BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Monday 21 February 2022

South Asia Schedule

View BBC World Service schedule variations

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—An emotional return to the Chagos Islands
  
  Islanders return to Chagos. Plus tales of Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Swedish names. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Muslim and lesbian
  
  How a young French-Algerian Muslim chose both her faith and her sexuality (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Australia reopens to tourists
  
  The country’s tourism industry was worth $44bn before Covid-19
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Deep sea exploration
  
  The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it. (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/02/2022 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?
  
  How are mountain communities being impacted by melting glaciers?
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Deeply Human—Deeply Human Series 2, Accents
  
  1/12 Heyo, why do you talk like that? (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  Music Planet—Democratic Republic of Congo - Rumba
  
  To listen online, visit bbcworldservice.com/musicplanet (R)
17. 03:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid
  
  What does the data tell us? (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/02/2022 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—How do you navigate in space?
  
  when spacecraft leave Earth, how do they navigate? (R)
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Biden agrees to Ukraine summit with Putin
  
  The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade
24. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
25. 05:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Dementia: Women breaking the silence
  
  Two women, from Singapore and the UK, on how young onset dementia has changed their lives
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US officials say Russia is ready to launch a military operation
  
  The White House estimates Russia has amassed up to 190,000 troops around Ukraine
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US says Russia has amassed more than 150,000 troops around Ukraine
  
  Diplomatic efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine have intensified
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Ingrid Betancourt: Can Colombia defeat corruption?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a Colombian presidential candidate
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Fighting homelessness in Sacramento
  
  California's state capital suffers from a serious shortage of housing
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The first sex worker strike
  
  When 200 French sex workers took refuge in a church in Lyon, it started a movement.
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?
  
  How are mountain communities being impacted by melting glaciers? (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—How do you navigate in space?
  
  when spacecraft leave Earth, how do they navigate? (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Landscapes
  
  Nawal Al-Mughafi explores how artists are responding to the landscape around them (R)
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  World of Wisdom—Overcoming Betrayal
  
  When someone we trust betrays us, the feelings can be corrosive. How might we move on? (R)
18. 10:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid
  
  What does the data tell us? (R)
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/02/2022 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 11:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Dementia: Women breaking the silence
  
  Two women, from Singapore and the UK, on how young onset dementia has changed their lives (R)
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My symphony to a soccer ‘bad-boy’
  
  How a Finnish composer’s muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The first sex worker strike
  
  When 200 French sex workers took refuge in a church in Lyon, it started a movement. (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/02/2022 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?
  
  How are mountain communities being impacted by melting glaciers? (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Ukraine Crisis: Russia says more than 60,000 civilians have left rebel held areas of the Donbas
  
  Ukraine says evacuations part of an orchestrated pretext for a possible Russian invasion.
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Ingrid Betancourt: Can Colombia defeat corruption?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a Colombian presidential candidate (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—England is expected to end Covid restrictions
  
  Amid falling case rates, England is expected to remove all Covid restrictions
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Ukraine: Biden opens door to Putin summit
  
  The US President agrees "in principle" to diplomatic talks
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Mexico: Student Journalists
  
  What it's like to start out in an industry characterised by violence
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My symphony to a soccer ‘bad-boy’
  
  How a Finnish composer’s muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The first sex worker strike
  
  When 200 French sex workers took refuge in a church in Lyon, it started a movement. (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/02/2022 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2022/02/21 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—21/02/2022 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Putin recognises two Ukrainian territories
  
  President Putin has recognised two separatist territories in Ukraine
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—What will happen if the world's glaciers melt?
  
  How are mountain communities being impacted by melting glaciers? (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Tooth and claw: Spotted hyena
  
  Professor Adam Hart resurrects the spotted hyena’s reputation, from scavenger to hunter
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/02/2022 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—21/02/2022 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Russia recognises breakaway Ukraine regions
  
  President Putin recognised the autonomy of Donetsk and Luhansk
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/02/2022 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Ingrid Betancourt: Can Colombia defeat corruption?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a Colombian presidential candidate (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2022 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Dementia: Women breaking the silence
  
  Two women, from Singapore and the UK, on how young onset dementia has changed their lives (R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/02/2022 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—LGBT history special
  
  Memories of the hunt for an HIV cure; Bollywood's lesbian drama; Serbia's trans icon.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/02/2022 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Russia recognises breakaway Ukraine regions
  
  President Putin recognised the autonomy of Donetsk and Luhansk
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/02/2022 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/02/2022 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/02/2022 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Jobfished
  
  How people were hired to work for a successful design agency but the whole thing was fake
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/02/2022 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My symphony to a soccer ‘bad-boy’
  
  How a Finnish composer’s muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The first sex worker strike
  
  When 200 French sex workers took refuge in a church in Lyon, it started a movement. (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/02/2022 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/02/2022 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/02/2022 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Tooth and claw: Spotted hyena
  
  Professor Adam Hart resurrects the spotted hyena’s reputation, from scavenger to hunter (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/02/2022 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Russia moves to recognises Ukraine separatist regions
  
  Western powers fear Putin's recognition empowers Russian troops to enter Ukraine.
18. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/02/2022 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Ben Okri: Inside the mind of a poet
  
  In the Studio enters the creative mind of the celebrated Nigerian poet Ben Okri.

Tuesday 22 February 2022

Please choose the appropriate schedule