BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Film special
  
  Featuring It’s A Wonderful Life, Studio Ghibli and Charlie Chaplin
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Fresh financial help for US citizens debated
  
  14 million unemployed Americans and stock markets await news of financial stimulus
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Hindu bard
  
  In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My brother’s illness made me a “sickle cell warrior”
  
  Tartania Brown is one of few sickle cell doctors in New York who also has the condition (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—UNESCO and race and tolerance
  
  How UNESCO fought racism and advocated tolerance. (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Climate meltdown
  
  Wildfires, floods, hurricanes made 2020 record breaking. What it says about climate change (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US transition team 'not getting all information' it needs
  
  Joe Biden singles out the Defense Department as failing to brief his team properly
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—'Dangerous' lack of information by Trump Administration
  
  Mr Biden says he's not getting the information needed to make the transition to power
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Biden accuses the Trump team of obstruction
  
  President Trump is accused of failing to share information with the incoming Biden team
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—What happened next to our problem solvers
  
  Hydrating sweets for the elderly go on sale and how a housing experiment coped with Covid
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Lockdown lunches
  
  How lockdown has changed the way we cook and buy food
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The building of the Aswan Dam
  
  One of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed in 1970
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Hindu bard
  
  In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—AR Rahman: The man behind the music
  
  AR Rahman on music, God and how spirituality is entwined in the process of composition (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Virtually On Tour in Rome
  
  We celebrate Italian performance artists who have risen to the challenges of Covid-19 (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2020 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Climate meltdown
  
  Wildfires, floods, hurricanes made 2020 record breaking. What it says about climate change (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The family murder that launched our campaign
  
  Brothers Luke and Ryan Hart are trying to change the conversation around domestic abuse
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The building of the Aswan Dam
  
  One of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed in 1970 (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2020 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—AR Rahman: The man behind the music
  
  AR Rahman on music, God and how spirituality is entwined in the process of composition (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—UK's Covid-19 cases have reached highest level
  
  A record 41,385 cases were recorded
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—What happened next to our problem solvers
  
  Hydrating sweets for the elderly go on sale and how a housing experiment coped with Covid (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Global travel disruption continues amid the pandemic
  
  Pakistan is the latest country to extend its ban on flights from the UK into the New Year
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Earthquake in Croatia
  
  A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck southern Croatia
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus conversations: Covid-19 'long haulers'
  
  We speak again to two women who suffer from long Covid symptoms
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The family murder that launched our campaign
  
  Brothers Luke and Ryan Hart are trying to change the conversation around domestic abuse (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The building of the Aswan Dam
  
  One of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed in 1970 (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2020 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2020/12/29 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Hindu bard
  
  In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize (R)
10. 20:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 20:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The best tech stories of 2020
  
  The best tech of 2020 including Kivuwatt, internet shutdowns and digital death.
12. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Covid-19: UK seeing a record surge in cases
  
  UK scientists call for “decisive” action to tackle Covid spread
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—29/12/2020 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—First broadcast 29/12/2020 22:32 GMT
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/12/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—What happened next to our problem solvers
  
  Hydrating sweets for the elderly go on sale and how a housing experiment coped with Covid (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—AR Rahman: The man behind the music
  
  AR Rahman on music, God and how spirituality is entwined in the process of composition (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Virtually On Tour in Rome
  
  We celebrate Italian performance artists who have risen to the challenges of Covid-19 (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Bigger financial aid cheques blocked in the US
  
  Debate over cheques sent out to people in the US to help them during the pandemic
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Mental health in Singapore
  
  Has Singapore found a solution to improving its citizens’ wellbeing?
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The family murder that launched our campaign
  
  Brothers Luke and Ryan Hart are trying to change the conversation around domestic abuse (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The building of the Aswan Dam
  
  One of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed in 1970 (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/12/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/12/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The best tech stories of 2020
  
  The best tech of 2020 including Kivuwatt, internet shutdowns and digital death. (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Biden vows to ramp up Covid-19 jabs
  
  US President elect Biden promises to move heaven and earth to speed up vaccinations

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