BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Sunday 9 May 2021

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Africa’s oldest burial
  
  A fossilised child reveals an ancient caring society
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/05/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why is learning stuff harder as you get older?
  
  Why as children we effortlessly absorb new skills but as adults we don’t (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—India’s Covid crisis
  
  India’s government loses popularity in Covid’s second wave
11. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Opera singer Joshua Hopkins: Remembering my sister in song
  
  We speak to Joshua Hopkins, a singer using his voice to call out violence against women. (R)
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/05/2021 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Where is Jack Ma?
  
  Days before his company embarked on a share listing, billionaire Jack Ma went missing (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Latest on Covid-19 in India
  
  EU dampens hopes for coronavirus vaccine patents to be waived to boost production
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Afghan School Attack
  
  A militant attack in Kabul leaves at least 50 dead
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Scottish National Party win in Polls
  
  The SNP leader says another independence referendum is the will of the people.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—The blind cooks
  
  Learning to cook after sight-loss and empowering others to do the same (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—India’s Covid crisis
  
  India’s government loses popularity in Covid’s second wave (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Black Jewish Lives Matter
  
  Amie Liebowitz looks at stories of black Jewish American activists and their lives. (R)
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  Deeply Human—Deeply Human, The Teenage Brain
  
  Why adolescence is so weird (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist, Series 1, 2. Hacking Hollywood
  
  A comedy plot, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack: the story of the Sony Hack
15. 09:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The art of the two-minute news bulletin
  
  We hear from Global Newsbeat and ask if you can provide news in two minutes
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/05/2021 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Shay Lia
  
  A star from Djibouti talks about growing up on the Horn of Africa (R)
20. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Our story - Part 2
  
  How to be a girl (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Kabul attack: Blasts near school leave more than 50 dead
  
  Funerals have begun for victims of a series of blasts near a school in Kabul
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Tadeusz Kosciuszko, groundbreaking fort builder
  
  The engineer who championed freedom on two continents (R)
5. 13:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Finding Mexico City’s real death toll
  
  How two data detectives revealed the pandemic’s impact. (R)
6. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 14:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  And coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/05/2021 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Anti-Vax Files, Vaccine heroes fight back
  
  8/8 The pandemic isn’t over – but there are signs that science is beating anti-vaccine lies. (R)
5. 18:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Indonesia's badminton heroine
  
  How Susi Susanti won the first Olympic gold medal for her badminton-obsessed country (R)
6. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Could an Epic battle take a bite out of Apple?
  
  How seismic could the legal battle be between Fortnite maker Epic and Apple?
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Israel defends action against Palestinian protests
  
  Israeli prime minister says police action against Jerusalem protesters justified
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Mohammed Alyahya: Does Saudi Arabia still have America's support?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the boss of Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya English news channel (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist, Series 1, 2. Hacking Hollywood
  
  A comedy plot, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack: the story of the Sony Hack (R)
14. 21:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Finding Mexico City’s real death toll
  
  How two data detectives revealed the pandemic’s impact. (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/05/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—09/05/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Black Jewish Lives Matter
  
  Amie Liebowitz looks at stories of black Jewish American activists and their lives. (R)
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/05/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—India’s Covid crisis
  
  India’s government loses popularity in Covid’s second wave (R)
22. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2021 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 23:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Tech does not impact teenage mental health
  
  Little association between tech use and mental health problems in teenagers (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/05/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—US declares state of emergency over fuel cyber-attack
  
  A ransomware attack has shutdown one of US's most important fuel pipelines since Friday
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/05/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The noises that make us cringe
  
  Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/05/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/05/2021 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/05/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Can indigenous knowledge help us fight climate change?
  
  Do we ignore the knowledge indigenous people have about climate change?
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/05/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Deeply Human—Deeply Human, The Teenage Brain
  
  Why adolescence is so weird (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/05/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist, Series 1, 2. Hacking Hollywood
  
  A comedy plot, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack: the story of the Sony Hack (R)
13. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The art of the two-minute news bulletin
  
  We hear from Global Newsbeat and ask if you can provide news in two minutes (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/05/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/05/2021 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/05/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Women fighting wildfires
  
  A Russian volunteer and an elite US firefighter on the challenge of tackling remote fires
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/05/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Violence continues in Jerusalem overnight
  
  There are fears that 'Israel Day' marches by Jewish settlers could increase tension
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/05/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Concern of violence ahead of annual Jerusalem Day Flag March
  
  Jewish ultra-nationalists are due to parade near the Muslim quarter in the old city

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