BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Wednesday 12 January 2022

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Writers Colson Whitehead and Isabel Allende
  
  Nikki Bedi speaks with two very different internationally-renowned, award-winning authors (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—China locks down ahead of the Winter Olympics
  
  Millions are under lockdown as the country attempts to control fresh Covid 19 outbreaks
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sathnam Sanghera: Confronting Britain's history
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a bestselling British Indian writer
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Robots under the Thwaites Glacier
  
  Robots under the Thwaites Glacier collect data on Climate Change (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Looking for the Liberian sister I left behind
  
  Civil war separated Helene Cooper from her sister. Years later she went back to find her (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Kazakhstan's nuclear legacy
  
  The secret plan to clear a huge nuclear testing site after the fall of the Soviet Union. (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Why We Play, Childhood: Exploring the world through play
  
  How play is crucial to building our understanding of our surroundings, culture and self
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  The Coming Storm—The Coming Storm
  
  QAnon: The plot to break reality.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Novak Djokovic admits breaking isolation while Covid positive
  
  Novak Djokovic blames agent for Australian paperwork ‘mistake’
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Novak Djokovic admits breaking isolation while Covid positive
  
  Novak Djokovic blames agent for Australian paperwork ‘mistake’
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Novak Djokovic blames agent for Covid paperwork ‘mistake’
  
  The Serbian tennis star's comments have prompted a new investigation from officials
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sathnam Sanghera: Confronting Britain's history
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a bestselling British Indian writer (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—What's at stake in Kazakhstan?
  
  How the protests may shake up the economy, trade and business in the Central Asian nation
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Malick Sidibé: Mali's superstar photographer
  
  How a Malian photographer's pictures of Mali's swinging '60s and '70s amazed the world.
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Why We Play, Childhood: Exploring the world through play
  
  How play is crucial to building our understanding of our surroundings, culture and self (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Robots under the Thwaites Glacier
  
  Robots under the Thwaites Glacier collect data on Climate Change (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Forest fear
  
  Deforestation allows what's hidden within to get out, possibly to spread deadly pathogens (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/01/2022 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Coming Storm—The Coming Storm
  
  QAnon: The plot to break reality. (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Sami vocalist taking joik to a new generation
  
  Singer Maxida Märak uses Sami traditional song, called joik, to reach new audiences
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Malick Sidibé: Mali's superstar photographer
  
  How a Malian photographer's pictures of Mali's swinging '60s and '70s amazed the world. (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/01/2022 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Why We Play, Childhood: Exploring the world through play
  
  How play is crucial to building our understanding of our surroundings, culture and self (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Russia talks to Nato
  
  As Russia talks to Nato in Brussels, we hear from Ukraine's ambassador to the UK
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sathnam Sanghera: Confronting Britain's history
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a bestselling British Indian writer (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—US inflation hits 7%
  
  The US annual inflation rate rose to 7% in December, a figure not seen since 1982
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Prince Andrew case to proceed
  
  A civil suit alleges the prince sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Teaching during the pandemic
  
  We hear from teachers around the world on classes being disrupted by Covid-19
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Sami vocalist taking joik to a new generation
  
  Singer Maxida Märak uses Sami traditional song, called joik, to reach new audiences (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Malick Sidibé: Mali's superstar photographer
  
  How a Malian photographer's pictures of Mali's swinging '60s and '70s amazed the world. (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/01/2022 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2022/01/12 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—12/01/2022 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—12/01/2022 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Why We Play, Childhood: Exploring the world through play
  
  How play is crucial to building our understanding of our surroundings, culture and self (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Omicron set to infect half of Europe
  
  Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/01/2022 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—12/01/2022 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—US inflation hits 7%
  
  The US annual inflation rate rose to 7% in December, a figure not seen since 1982
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/01/2022 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sathnam Sanghera: Confronting Britain's history
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a bestselling British Indian writer (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/01/2022 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  The Coming Storm—The Coming Storm
  
  QAnon: The plot to break reality. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/01/2022 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Forest fear
  
  Deforestation allows what's hidden within to get out, possibly to spread deadly pathogens (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/01/2022 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—US inflation hits 7%
  
  The US annual inflation rate rose to 7% in December, a figure not seen since 1982.
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/01/2022 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Are we heading for space wars?
  
  Would conflict on the ground between majors powers now inevitably spill over into space?
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/01/2022 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Omicron set to infect half of Europe
  
  Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/01/2022 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Sami vocalist taking joik to a new generation
  
  Singer Maxida Märak uses Sami traditional song, called joik, to reach new audiences (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Malick Sidibé: Mali's superstar photographer
  
  How a Malian photographer's pictures of Mali's swinging '60s and '70s amazed the world. (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/01/2022 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Montenegro’s Chinese road
  
  How a new motorway is fuelling fears about debt, corruption, and submission to Beijing
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/01/2022 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Sleep, eat, repeat?
  
  The vicious circle of too little rest and too much of the wrong food
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/01/2022 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Nigeria ends its Twitter ban
  
  Nigeria lifts Twitter suspension after more than six-month clampdown

Thursday 13 January 2022

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