BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Monday 1 January 2018

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the American Screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Fisherwomen
  
  Two women in Alaska and Iceland who make their living from the waves
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Hands off the Wheel
  
  What is fuelling the race to build fully self-driving cars and do we really need them?
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: What's Around The Corner?
  
  A student cycles round a bend on Bolivia's Death Road and a most unexpected thing happens (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The Brain Prize: How “Reward” Works
  
  Prizewinning scientists: how the brain reacts to rewards (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Iranian Protests: Rouhani Speaks
  
  President responds after four days of demonstrations across Iran.
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Rouhani: Citizens Can Criticise, Not Destroy
  
  President speaks out after four days of protests in Iran
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Kim Jong-un's New Year Speech
  
  The North Korean leader tells the USA there's a nuclear button on his desk
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Nuclear Button is on My Desk, Says Kim
  
  North Korean president warns the US in his New Year message
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the American Screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black (R)
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Could our faces replace passports as ID?
  
  Facial recognition could transform personal security but how easily can it be fooled? (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  Newsday—North Korea's New Year Message
  
  Kim Jong-un boasts of a nuclear button on his desk.
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The Business of Wellness
  
  The wellness industry is booming but is there any science behind it?
11. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation
  
  On New Year's Eve 1999 the Russian President went on TV and said he was leaving office.
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—The Arts Hour International New Year Comedy Celebration
  
  Stand-up comedy from around the world on BBC World Service (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  World Update—01/01/2018 GMT
  
  News and issues making the headlines each day.
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Fisherwomen
  
  Two women in Alaska and Iceland who make their living from the waves (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Capturing a Different Side of Baghdad
  
  The Iraqi journalist who didn't want the pages of his diary to just be about war
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Sleepwalking
  
  Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep
7. 13:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Statistics of the Year 2017
  
  Phones, lawn mowers and how Kim Kardashian helped the public understanding of risk (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—China Bans Imported Plastic Waste
  
  The measure cutting waste imported for recycling will have global implications
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—UN Urges DR Congo’s Leader to Keep Promise to Step Down
  
  Under a deal reached a year ago, President Kabila was due to step down by the end of 2017
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Hands off the Wheel
  
  What is fuelling the race to build fully self-driving cars and do we really need them?
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight
  
  We'll have the latest on the Iran protests & look back at some of 2017's biggest stories
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—Hundreds Escape From Boko Haram Captivity
  
  Nigerian army says 700 Boko Haram captives have escaped
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the American Screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black (R)
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Could our faces replace passports as ID?
  
  Facial recognition could transform personal security but how easily can it be fooled? (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—China's Ban On Ivory Trade Comes Into Force
  
  It is now illegal for Chinese people to buy any ivory product
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2018/01/01 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—01/01/2018 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Sleepwalking
  
  Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Fisherwomen
  
  Two women in Alaska and Iceland who make their living from the waves (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Palestinian Girl Charged After Slapping Soldier on Video
  
  Ahed Tamimi, 16, charged with assault after she was filmed hitting an Israeli soldier
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—01/01/2018 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/01 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Hands off the Wheel
  
  What is fuelling the race to build fully self-driving cars and do we really need them?
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/01 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—The Arts Hour International New Year Comedy Celebration
  
  Stand-up comedy from around the world on BBC World Service (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/02 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Checking-in With The Problem Solvers
  
  World Hacks returns to stories from last year to see how these projects have developed.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/02 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Phil Grucci and the Art of Fireworks
  
  Phil Grucci prepares for another record-breaking pyrotechnic performance.
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/02 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—How to Survive Working Life
  
  A special guide on getting the most from your career
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/02 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/01/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/02 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Sleepwalking
  
  Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep (R)
11. 02:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Statistics of the Year 2017
  
  Phones, lawn mowers and how Kim Kardashian helped the public understanding of risk (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/02 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Iran Protests
  
  There are reports of new demonstrations in at least five cities in Iran.
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/02 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Iranian Protests Continue
  
  Iranian demonstrators attack police stations late into the night.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/01/02 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Reports Of New Demonstrations In Iran
  
  Anti-government protests continue in Iran.

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