BBC World Service East Asia Schedule Saturday 25 December 2021

East Asia Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Afghan girls given a sporting chance
  
  The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye
  
  The 69 year old was serving 22 years for corruption
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How to choose the perfect gift
  
  What's the most important thing to consider when buying someone a present?
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—The moments which made us think
  
  Some of the most thought-provoking dispatches heard from around the world in 2021
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols—Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2021
  
  Christmas carols and readings from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge (R)
11. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  
  The Reith Lectures—AI: A Future for humans?
  
  Artificial Intelligence and Human Existence: Stuart Russell’s 2021 BBC Reith Lectures. (R)
13. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 05:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them
15. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 05:32GMT
  
  World of Wisdom—Happiness in a Hard Situation
  
  How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard?
17. 05:50GMT
  
  Ros Atkins on ...—The fight for Nazanin’s freedom
  
  Ros Atkins on how the British-Iranian is caught up in a complex geo-political situation
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Omicron – mild or monster?
  
  Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  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.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas Message—Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message
  
  Coverage of Her Majesty the Queen's traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth
7. 08:12GMT
  
  On the Podium—On the Podium at Christmas
  
  A show about what it takes to get to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
8. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 09:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—The Christmas chart for 2021
  
  Ladbaby, Adele, Gary Barlow, Ed Sheeran and Elton John - who will top the charts?
10. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 10:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—2021: A year in review
  
  We look back at some of the stories we covered in 2021
12. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/12/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 11:32GMT
  
  The Explanation—Understanding the Islamic State group
  
  Quentin Sommerville on the rise, fall and potential re-emergence of IS
16. 11:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Ask the controller: Part one
  
  The controller of BBC World Service English responds to questions, favourable or critical
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—MTV@40
  
  The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—World's most powerful telescope launched into orbit
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope opens a new era in space exploration
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Afghan girls given a sporting chance
  
  The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe (R)
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  On the Podium—On the Podium at Christmas
  
  A show about what it takes to get to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (R)
9. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Generation change: Part one
  
  The new generation of change makers working to fight hunger and climate change
11. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Generation change: Part two
  
  The new generation fighting to taboos around organ donation and for diversity in STEM
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/12/2021 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  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)
5. 18:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
  
  The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media. (R)
6. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, When will the pandemic end?
  
  Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
  
  World famous cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins Nikki Bedi.
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—25/12/2021 21:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
12. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/12/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—25/12/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them (R)
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/12/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Home for the holidays with MØ, Sigrid, Tove Lo and Alma
  
  Why are Scandinavians so good at making pop music?
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/12/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Omicron – mild or monster?
  
  Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/12/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them (R)
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/12/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  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)
7. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Ask the controller: Part one
  
  The controller of BBC World Service English responds to questions, favourable or critical (R)
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/12/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Reporting Covid
  
  Vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, Delta, Omicron. What’s it like reporting on the pandemic?
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/12/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  The Explanation—Understanding the Islamic State group
  
  Quentin Sommerville on the rise, fall and potential re-emergence of IS (R)
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
  
  The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media. (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/12/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—MTV@40
  
  The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV (R)
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/12/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Gas prices soar across Europe
  
  Consumers and businesses hit by surging energy costs
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/12/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—The moments which made us think
  
  Some of the most thought-provoking dispatches heard from around the world in 2021 (R)
19. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/12/2021 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How to choose the perfect gift
  
  What's the most important thing to consider when buying someone a present? (R)

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