BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Tuesday 18 August 2015

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Thailand Bomb Attack Targets Tourists and the Economy
  
  Thailand's Defence Minister says Bangkok bombers targeted tourists to hurt the economy.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Mexico's Missing Girls
  
  Two families who started their own investigations into their daughters' disappearances. (R)
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  Newsday—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
9. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Sri Lanka Elections: Rajapaksa Concedes Defeat
  
  Sri Lanka; Thai Bomb; Tracking Ivory.
11. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Thai Police Identify Bomb Suspect
  
  Thailand Bomb; Indonesia Plane; US Wildfires.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
  
  Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation. (R)
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Bin Laden Tapes, The Bin Laden Tapes
  
  Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan. (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Ethiopia - Low Wage Economy?
  
  Is the booming Ethiopian economy at risk of being stuck with low wages for years to come?
9. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Dieppe Raid
  
  The disastrous raid by Allied forces on the German occupied French port of Dieppe in WW2.
10. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The Salt Story
  
  Salt: its history and future. (R)
12. 08:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
  
  The American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 games hosted by Nazi Germany (R)
13. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 09:06GMT
  
  World Update—Bangkok Bombing: Police Hunt Man
  
  Authorities release footage of a suspect with a black backpack
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Bangkok Bomb Aftermath
  
  Latest on Bangkok bomb, wildfires on US West Coast & Indonesia plane crash recovery
17. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Standing Up to Neo-Nazis
  
  Americans Sherrill and Bobby Harper resisted a white supremacist take-over of their area.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
  
  Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation. (R)
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Truth about the Body Mass Index
  
  As Dr Mark Porter's waistline increases he puts his body mass index, or BMI, to the test. (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Thai Bombing Suspect Video
  
  Video footage released of suspect; reaction to nuclear deal inside Iran; fluid sexuality
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  World Have Your Say—Bangkok Bomb 1 Day On
  
  Bangkok conversations after the deadly bomb blast; and is Israel an 'apartheid' society?
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—18/08/2015
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
11. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 15:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—Van Gaal's Biggest Test
  
  Manchester United return to the Champions League after a year absence.
13. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 16:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 16:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Footage Of Thai Bomb 'Suspect'
  
  Putin in Crimea, Scottish Catholic apology, Iran pop concert
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Bin Laden Tapes, The Bin Laden Tapes
  
  Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan. (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Egypt’s Anti-Terrorism Laws Deconstructed
  
  Will Egypt’s new anti-terrorism laws curb freedom of expression? (R)
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Iraqi Slaves
  
  Rescuing enslaved Yazidis in Iraq; Spitfires fly again; Ali Bongo's inheritance give-away
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
  
  Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation. (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Bin Laden Tapes, The Bin Laden Tapes
  
  Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan. (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—18/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Hunt for Bangkok Suspect
  
  Putin in Crimea, Scottish Catholic apology, scientists grow human brain
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Chinese Stocks Slide
  
  China's stock market falls once again. We look at the future of investing in China.
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—BBC Speaks to Bangkok Victim's Friend
  
  Putin in Crimea, Church apology to abuse victims, giving blood to fight Boko Haram
21. 23:20GMT
  
  Sports News—19/08/2015
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
22. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2015
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 23:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Egypt’s Anti-Terrorism Laws Deconstructed
  
  Will Egypt’s new anti-terrorism laws curb freedom of expression? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Investors Edgy as Chinese Stocks Fall Again
  
  The economic slowdown in China means investors around the world are increasingly jittery.
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Standing Up to Neo-Nazis
  
  Americans Sherrill and Bobby Harper resisted a white supremacist take-over of their area. (R)
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  Newsday—19/08/2015 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—19/08/2015 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
9. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Female Viagra Approved In US
  
  Female Viagra; EU Migrants; Replica Brain.
11. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2015—19/08/2015
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Search Continues For Bangkok Suspect
  
  Bangkok bombing; Greek Crisis; City Happiness.

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