BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Monday 27 December 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  A Pyrotechnic History Of Humanity—Fossil fuels
  
  Our modern comfortable way of life and how it was made possible by fossil fuels (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Andrea Bocelli: Faith and music
  
  Colm Flynn speaks to the multi-award winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Ireland's economy surges despite Covid and Brexit
  
  The Irish economy is expected to grow significantly thanks to more foreign investment
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Nutcracker! with Sir Matthew Bourne
  
  The internationally celebrated choreographer reimagines one of his most popular works (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
  
  What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy? (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—CrowdScience Christmas bonanza
  
  What better way to see out 2021 than to look back at our favourite things from the year? (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  A Pyrotechnic History Of Humanity—Fossil fuels
  
  Our modern comfortable way of life and how it was made possible by fossil fuels (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Andrea Bocelli: Faith and music
  
  Colm Flynn speaks to the multi-award winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
  
  How can we better tell the climate story through images?
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Musical child prodigies
  
  Tosin Jegede and Sujari Britt: musicians whose lives in the spotlight began as children
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Israel expands into Golan Heights
  
  The Israeli cabinet votes in a $317 million plan to build 7,300 settler homes
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Israel's multi-million dollar plan for Golan Heights settlement
  
  The cabinet votes to approve a plan to build hundreds of new homes in the disputed area
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Calculating the toll of climate change related disasters
  
  Christian Aid identifies 10 extreme events that caused more than $1.5bn of damage in 2021
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
  
  What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy? (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise
  
  Harry Potter is one of the most successful book and film franchises in history
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Pong and the birth of computer games
  
  The pioneering table tennis simulator which started the video games industry.
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
  
  How can we better tell the climate story through images? (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—CrowdScience Christmas bonanza
  
  What better way to see out 2021 than to look back at our favourite things from the year? (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them (R)
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  World of Wisdom—Happiness in a Hard Situation
  
  How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard? (R)
18. 10:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Numbers of 2021
  
  The most significant numbers of the year
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/12/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 11:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Musical child prodigies
  
  Tosin Jegede and Sujari Britt: musicians whose lives in the spotlight began as children (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The violinist hoping to unite North and South Korea
  
  Won Hyung Joon dreams of bringing the Korean peninsula together through music
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Pong and the birth of computer games
  
  The pioneering table tennis simulator which started the video games industry. (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/12/2021 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
  
  How can we better tell the climate story through images? (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Devastating floods in northeastern Brazil
  
  Two dams have collapsed amid relentless rainfall in Bahia State
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
  
  What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy? (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Review of the year - 2021
  
  COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dollar value.
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—South Africa mourns Desmond Tutu
  
  We hear from people who met and knew the anti-apartheid hero
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Was 2021 a good year for the climate?
  
  We look back at the year with Justin Rowlatt, the BBC's new Climate Editor
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The violinist hoping to unite North and South Korea
  
  Won Hyung Joon dreams of bringing the Korean peninsula together through music (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Pong and the birth of computer games
  
  The pioneering table tennis simulator which started the video games industry. (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/12/2021 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2021/12/27 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—27/12/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—27/12/2021 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
  
  How can we better tell the climate story through images? (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The weirdness of water, Part 1 of 2
  
  ‘Please explain the weirdness of water?’ asks Neil Morton in Stirling in Scotland.
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/12/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—27/12/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Review of the year - 2021
  
  COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dollar value
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/12/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
  
  What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy? (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/12/2021 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Musical child prodigies
  
  Tosin Jegede and Sujari Britt: musicians whose lives in the spotlight began as children (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/12/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The right to drive in Saudi Arabia
  
  The Saudi women who used social media to campaign against being banned from the roads. (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/12/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Review of the year - 2021
  
  COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dolar value
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/12/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—The moo loo and other stories
  
  Training cows to use the toilet and a bouncy castle that fights climate change
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The weirdness of water, Part 1 of 2
  
  ‘Please explain the weirdness of water?’ asks Neil Morton in Stirling in Scotland. (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/12/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The violinist hoping to unite North and South Korea
  
  Won Hyung Joon dreams of bringing the Korean peninsula together through music (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Pong and the birth of computer games
  
  The pioneering table tennis simulator which started the video games industry. (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/12/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Instahappiness
  
  Could one online inspirational quote actually change your life?
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Balla Kouyaté: 800 years of tradition
  
  Following the balafon virtuoso as he makes his latest album
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/12/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Covid-19: US cuts isolation period by half
  
  The US authorities reduce the isolation period to 5 days to counter huge staff shortages

Tuesday 28 December 2021

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