BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Sunday 26 July 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—The new AI tool creating a buzz
  
  GPT-3 is a tool whose predecessor was dubbed “too dangerous to release”. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Kalki Presents: My Indian Life—The biggest brothel in Asia
  
  Sonagachi is a hub for sex trafficking. Leena Kejriwal wants to end it #MyIndianLife
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Resolves—Resolves, Caroline Hodges
  
  7/8 A headteacher resolves to find ways to provide poorer families with meal support
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/07/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Trending—QAnon and on and on
  
  Why has a bizarre conspiracy theory surged in popularity during the global pandemic? (R)
10. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Has science coverage lost out its diversity of topics to Coronavirus?
  
  Listeners ask if coverage of Covid 19 has been to the detriment of other science topics?
11. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The most important, least important thing
  
  Why is watching sport so important to us as a species? What happens when it disappears?
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Brazil’s legacy of racism
  
  Brazil confronts racial inequality; Turkmenistan and Covid-19 and a Venetian festival (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, 'Essex has given me my ballsiness'
  
  2/10 Zing heads to Witham to meet councillor Chelsey Jay, a self-described proud Essex girl (R)
17. 03:50GMT
  
  James Naughtie’s Letter to America—Letter four
  
  Where did America's conservative revolution come from? (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/07/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The confined: A story of hidden children
  
  How Jewish children and French nuns together defied the Nazis (R)
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  Assignment—The many colours of Raqqa
  
  How Syria's secret photographer worked and survived under every force in the conflict (R)
24. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
25. 05:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Vipassana: 240 hours of silence
  
  Inside the world of vipassana meditation - 10 days of demanding, illuminating silence (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Death of Elijah McClain
  
  We hear from Sheneen McClain, whose son Elijah died after being detained by police
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Astronauts: Sandra Magnus and Samantha Cristoforetti
  
  Women who have lived and worked in space, share their out of this world experiences (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  The Compass—The Pandemic that Changed the World, Rethinking: The pandemic that changed the world
  
  3/3 Ian Goldin analyses the Covid pandemic, economic disaster and the future of globalisation (R)
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Does comfort food really comfort us?
  
  It’s something many of us intuitively believe, but it’s not always that simple (R)
9. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/07/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 08:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Pedro Reyes: Destroying guns, creating art
  
  Artist Pedro Reyes on why he’s making weapons of war into art (R)
13. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Brazil’s legacy of racism
  
  Brazil confronts racial inequality; Turkmenistan and Covid-19 and a Venetian festival (R)
15. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 09:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Attila the Nun
  
  Arlene Violet, the American nun who took on the mob
17. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/07/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Vipassana: 240 hours of silence
  
  Inside the world of vipassana meditation - 10 days of demanding, illuminating silence (R)
21. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Seven dead, 46 injured: One Chicago weekend
  
  As violence rockets across the USA we look back at a weekend of shootings in Chicago (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Coronavirus: Major blow to Spain as UK order quarantine
  
  The travel industry responds with dismay to the announcement
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The most important, least important thing
  
  Why is watching sport so important to us as a species? What happens when it disappears? (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Tolstoy: War and Peace
  
  An epic sweep of war and love and family life set in 19th century Russia (R)
7. 14:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The teenage brain
  
  Why can’t teenagers get out of bed in the morning? (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  
  Sportsworld brings you live Premier League commentary of West Ham against Aston Villa.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/07/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Ingenious, The ginger gene and breast cancer gene
  
  1/2 The origins of the ginger gene and the genes that can increase the risk of breast cancer (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Life—'Synths are my best friends' with Suzanne Ciani, Marie Davidson, Sui Zhen, and Lorenzo Senni
  
  Four leading electronic artists discuss the joy of synthesisers (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—The coronavirus impact on rural India
  
  India, third in the world for coronavirus cases, sees total edge up to 1.5 million
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Pedro Reyes: Destroying guns, creating art
  
  Artist Pedro Reyes on why he’s making weapons of war into art (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, 'Essex has given me my ballsiness'
  
  2/10 Zing heads to Witham to meet councillor Chelsey Jay, a self-described proud Essex girl (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The teenage brain
  
  Why can’t teenagers get out of bed in the morning? (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/07/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Vipassana: 240 hours of silence
  
  Inside the world of vipassana meditation - 10 days of demanding, illuminating silence (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/07/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Life-saving surgery, but not by a doctor
  
  Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia are being trained to perform emergency operations (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/07/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Jane Goodall
  
  Jane Goodall describes her life with the wild chimpanzees of Gombe. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/07/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—First broadcast 27/07/2020 00:06 GMT
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/07/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Does comfort food really comfort us?
  
  It’s something many of us intuitively believe, but it’s not always that simple (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/07/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/07/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/07/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why do stories matter?
  
  How stories help us connect, teach us empathy, and set the rules of society (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Data in the time of cholera
  
  A journey back to the birth of epidemiology (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/07/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Tolstoy: War and Peace
  
  An epic sweep of war and love and family life set in 19th century Russia (R)
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Afghanistan's cricket heroes
  
  How Afghan cricketers lifted the nation's spirits by reaching their first big tournament (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/07/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/07/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/07/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Are some soaps better than others?
  
  How was soap discovered, and what else is used for washing around the world? (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/07/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US leaves consulate as China deadline passes
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/07/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—American diplomats quit Chinese embassy
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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