BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Saturday 1 May 2021

South Asia Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app policies
  
  Apple has been charged with breaking EU competition rules over how it runs its App Store.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/05/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Stumped—IPL 2021: 'In Covid times, it's a Catch-22'
  
  The Stumped team discuss the social and sporting dilemma of the IPL continuing.
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Reporting India’s Covid-19 crisis
  
  Meet the team living and reporting in the eye of India’s coronavirus storm (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The killing of Osama Bin Laden
  
  The man behind the 9/11 attacks was killed by US special forces on 2 May 2011 (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—Is the EU stifling AI innovation?
  
  Europe is planning to introduce expansive regulations governing artificial intelligence (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/05/2021 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Anti-Vax Files, Brazil’s bubble of bad information
  
  7/8 Why are some Brazilians unable to check information they receive via chat apps?
16. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Anthony Robles
  
  The one-legged wrestler who won a national college title in the United States in 2011 (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—India records 400,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
  
  The latest milestone comes as acute shortages of oxygen and hospital beds continue
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—India expands vaccine programme
  
  More than 400,000 coronavirus infections in 24 hours were recorded on Saturday
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—India records 400,000 daily cases
  
  More than three-and-a-half thousand deaths were also recorded
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2021 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Global Questions—Global Questions
  
  Audiences from around the world question their leaders on global issues.
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Tom Jones, Field Music, Kaleo
  
  Tom Jones on his latest album. Plus, Field Music, Kaleo, Dinosaur Jr, Scouting For Girls
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—The NFL’s miracle man: Alex Smith on overcoming life-threatening injury and his against-all-odds comeback
  
  Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith discusses his recovery from a near-fatal injury.
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/05/2021 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist, Series 1, 1. The Interview
  
  A comedy plot, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack: the story of the Sony Hack
15. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The challenges of reporting a crisis in India
  
  The BBC’s Delhi bureau tell us the challenges of reporting the Covid-19 crisis
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Louise Penny: Still Life
  
  Award-winning murder mystery set in rural Quebec from Canada’s queen of crime-writing
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Covid-19: India's vaccine shortage
  
  All adults are now eligible to be vaccinated but several states don't have the doses
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
5. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/05/2021 17:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2021 17:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Anti-Vax Files, Brazil’s bubble of bad information
  
  7/8 Why are some Brazilians unable to check information they receive via chat apps? (R)
9. 17:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Anthony Robles
  
  The one-legged wrestler who won a national college title in the United States in 2011 (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Our story - Part 1
  
  How to be a girl
3. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Actor Abhishek Bachchan
  
  Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan discusses the changing expectations of movie audiences
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—US military threatens retaliation in Afghanistan
  
  The head of the US military in Afghanistan warns against attacks on foreign troops
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Influences and identity with Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Brandee Younger and Alissia
  
  How do artists use their music to show respect for what's come before?
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/05/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—01/05/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/05/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Experimental theatre in Tokyo
  
  Immersive performances in a pandemic, but can theatre change us and how we see the world?
14. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/05/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan
  
  Melting ice from glaciers over the last 20 years accounts for a fifth of sea level rise.
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: India
  
  Two Indian doctors talk about the coronavirus crisis in their country
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Anti-Vax Files, Brazil’s bubble of bad information
  
  7/8 Why are some Brazilians unable to check information they receive via chat apps? (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The challenges of reporting a crisis in India
  
  The BBC’s Delhi bureau tell us the challenges of reporting the Covid-19 crisis (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Biden’s first 100 days
  
  President Biden took office in a time of crisis. Can he pull the country together?
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Louise Penny: Still Life
  
  Award-winning murder mystery set in rural Quebec from Canada’s queen of crime-writing (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—US Turkey tensions
  
  Turkey reacts angrily to the US declaration that massacres in 1915 constituted genocide
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Experimental theatre in Tokyo
  
  Immersive performances in a pandemic, but can theatre change us and how we see the world? (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How are health workers coping in India's fresh wave?
  
  How is the pandemic affecting the health and wellbeing of India's health workers? (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Indian votes counted amid Covid surge
  
  Votes are being counted in five states where elections took place last month

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