BBC World Service East Asia Schedule Saturday 10 July 2021

East Asia Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—World's Youngest Country Turns 10
  
  It's ten years since South Sudan won its independence
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  On the Podium—Brighton Zeuner
  
  How does a 16-year-old cope with the pressures of being an elite athlete? (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Burkina Faso gold: A mixed blessing
  
  Gold mining and Islamic extremist attacks in Burkina Faso (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
  
  In July 1985 the Greenpeace boat was bombed in New Zealand by French secret agents (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—The pandemic brings more robots
  
  What will be the impact of greater automation in the workplace? (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Teenage pilots
  
  9/10 How does it feel to fly a Spitfire? (R)
16. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Bjorn Borg
  
  The Swedish tennis superstar who won Wimbledon five times in a row (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Haiti asks for foreign troops
  
  Haiti asks for foreign troops
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Haiti appeals for international military help
  
  Appeal follows assassination of President
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Africa’s “worst week” of the pandemic
  
  Cases reach records in the continent amid vaccine shortages
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Why women walk
  
  Cheryl Strayed and Kerri Andrews on the benefits of striding out in the great outdoors (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Bobby Gillespie, Laura Mvula, Lawson
  
  Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth of Savages on their new album
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Wimbledon and the Euros
  
  Live Saturday morning global sports show with reports, debate and humour.
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist, Series 1, 11. Korean roulette
  
  The money trail takes us to the gaming tables of Philippine casinos
15. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Just how do people go about fixing the world?
  
  Listeners put their questions to the editor of People Fixing The World
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The mixed beat
  
  Nora Fakim takes a look at mixed identity and how it’s evolving over generations
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Taliban gain more territory in Afghanistan
  
  A warlord in Herat has threatened to fight back.
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Sportsworld
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
5. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Teenage pilots
  
  9/10 How does it feel to fly a Spitfire? (R)
9. 17:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Bjorn Borg
  
  The Swedish tennis superstar who won Wimbledon five times in a row (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The World Debate—The Engineers: Clean Energy
  
  Can Renewable Energy save the planet?
3. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Actor Vin Diesel
  
  Action hero Vin Diesel on the ninth film in the Fast and Furious franchise
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Concerns grow over security in Afghanistan
  
  As Taliban gains more control over Afghanistan, people are worried about their safety
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Everybody is a musician with Tshepang, Chelsea Wolfe, Anna von Hausswolff and Colin Greenwood
  
  What's it like to make a sound that can never be recreated?
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—Sports News
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—NFTs: The booming world of digital art
  
  We hear how NFT artworks are selling for big money and shaking up the art world.
14. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Human induced climate change heats up fast
  
  The record-breaking recent Pacific North-West heatwave is attributable to humans.
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/07/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Refusing the vaccine
  
  We hear from countries struggle with vaccine hesitancy among their populations
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/07/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Teenage pilots
  
  9/10 How does it feel to fly a Spitfire? (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Just how do people go about fixing the world?
  
  Listeners put their questions to the editor of People Fixing The World (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/07/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/07/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/07/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Emma Kathleen Thomas: A tapestry of species
  
  Creating a collaborative artwork that spans the globe (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The mixed beat
  
  Nora Fakim takes a look at mixed identity and how it’s evolving over generations (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/07/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Pulling out: Western troops leave Afghanistan
  
  A correspondent looks back on the West’s twenty year engagement in Afghanistan
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/07/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—NFTs: The booming world of digital art
  
  We hear how NFT artworks are selling for big money and shaking up the art world. (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—BBC News
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—Covid crisis: Does 'burnout leave' work?
  
  Many companies are offering employees extra periods of leave to avoid getting burned out (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/07/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Widow of assassinated Haitian President accuses political enemies of hiring mercenaries
  
  Mrs Moise was also injured in the attack on her late husband

Sunday 11 July 2021

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