BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Sunday 22 August 2021

Europe and the Middle East Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Seismic citizen science in Hispaniola
  
  Is there more to come from the Haitian earthquake fault system?
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/08/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The psychology of courage and bravery
  
  Why are some people able to keep calm in an emergency whilst others panic or freeze? (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—A bad business
  
  Twenty years after the collapse of Enron, how difficult is it to commit corporate fraud? (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Afghanistan: How did we get here?
  
  With the Taliban back in charge, our correspondent searches his memory for clues
11. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Photography: Tyler Mitchell and Russel Wong
  
  Life through a lens with some of the world’s most exciting photographers (R)
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/08/2021 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  
  The Fake Paralympians—1. Gold
  
  Team captain Ray is genuinely disabled - and going to Sydney is beyond his wildest dreams (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Former world leaders criticise US withdrawal
  
  Tony Blair calls US troop withdrawal “imbecilic”
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Criticism of US withdrawal continues
  
  Donald Trump calls withdrawal 'humiliating'
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US fears risk of Islamic State attack at Kabul airport
  
  US warns citizens to avoid Kabul airport
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  World of Wisdom—Acceptance
  
  Can fully accepting unwelcome events can help us learn from them?
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Should the BBC WS have given a voice to the Taliban?
  
  Thoughts on events in Afghanistan and whether the Taliban should have been given airtime. (R)
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Afghanistan: How did we get here?
  
  With the Taliban back in charge, our correspondent searches his memory for clues (R)
10. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The painful secret I hid from my twin
  
  When Alex lost his memories his identical twin helped him restore them, or some of them
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  Bad Cops—2. The wiretap
  
  The FBI gets to work and a whole new level of criminality is revealed
14. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 09:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Black Jewish Lives Matter
  
  Amie Liebowitz looks at stories of black Jewish American activists and their lives. (R)
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/08/2021 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Changing World, Changing Bodies, Is height all in the mind?
  
  5/6 Professor Cregan-Reid explores why people have grown so fast in the 20th Century (R)
20. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  
  BBC Proms on the World Service—Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach and Mozart
  
  Highlights from the 2021 season of BBC Proms, the UK's greatest classical music festival (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Afghanistan: Crowds of people are still arriving at Kabul airport
  
  US commercial planes will be used to help with the evacuation from Afghanistan
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Forum—A radiant light: The Indonesian poet Amir Hamzah
  
  The romantic works and tragic life of a noble writer from Sumatra (R)
5. 13:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
  
  The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses (R)
6. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 14:06GMT
  
  Music Life—The importance of space with Cassandra Jenkins, Arooj Aftab and Charlotte Dos Santos
  
  Can an artist ever really say a piece of work is complete? (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Sportsworld
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/08/2021 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Mayra Andrade and Yvan Buravan
  
  Featuring stars from Cape Verde and Rwanda
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—What next for Afghanistan?
  
  What does the future look like for Afghanistan under Taliban control?
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Anti-Taliban forces offer talks
  
  Leaders of anti-Taliban forces offer talks, but are prepared to fight
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  Bad Cops—2. The wiretap
  
  The FBI gets to work and a whole new level of criminality is revealed (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  World of Wisdom—Acceptance
  
  Can fully accepting unwelcome events can help us learn from them? (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
  
  The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/08/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—22/08/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The painful secret I hid from my twin
  
  When Alex lost his memories his identical twin helped him restore them, or some of them (R)
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/08/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Afghanistan: How did we get here?
  
  With the Taliban back in charge, our correspondent searches his memory for clues (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/08/2021 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Black Jewish Lives Matter
  
  Amie Liebowitz looks at stories of black Jewish American activists and their lives. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/08/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Commercial planes to help US evacuation from Afghanistan
  
  The US has ordered 18 jets to move people from third countries after they have left Kabul
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain
  
  Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/08/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Can we be ‘nudged’ to act on climate change?
  
  Changing our climate habits: how can we be 'nudged' to make a difference?
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/08/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Bad Cops—2. The wiretap
  
  The FBI gets to work and a whole new level of criminality is revealed (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  World of Wisdom—Acceptance
  
  Can fully accepting unwelcome events can help us learn from them? (R)
13. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Should the BBC WS have given a voice to the Taliban?
  
  Thoughts on events in Afghanistan and whether the Taliban should have been given airtime. (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/08/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2021 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—A love for my language
  
  Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who are keeping their indigenous languages alive
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/08/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Biden: US ramping up evacuations
  
  US President Joe Biden has again defended his decision to leave Afghanistan
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/08/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Evacuations from Kabul airport
  
  US President Joe Biden has again been defending his decision to withdraw US forces

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