BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Wednesday 6 January 2016

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Listening Project in Lebanon
  
  Life as a refugee who has fled the war in Syria to make a new life in Lebanon
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—US Gun Sales Rise Ahead of Controls
  
  Barack Obama announces he will further regulate gun ownership in the United States.
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Saving South Sudan's Lost Girls
  
  Cathy Groenendijk found high numbers of unaccompanied girls on the streets of South Sudan (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Obama Unveils New Gun Controls
  
  New US gun laws; Combating pollution in Delhi; The violinist who doesn't own a violin
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—North Korea Claims It Carried Out Nuclear Test
  
  Possible North Korea nuclear test; US gun laws; Australia's deadly cane toad problem
14. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Reaction to North Korea's Nuclear Test
  
  North Korea nuclear test; Ebola's potential weakness; Getting kids to ditch their gadgets
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 06:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Opposition To Obama's Gun Control Move
  
  North Korea nuclear test; Anger over Obama's new gun laws; Las Vegas tech fest
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 07:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Concern Over North Korea's Hydrogen Bomb Test
  
  North Korea tests hydrogen bomb; Cologne sexual assaults; The violinist with no violin
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 08:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Significance of North Korea's Hydrogen Bomb Test
  
  North Korea hydrogen bomb test; US police and race relations; Unplugging kids from tech
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The World's Electronic Waste
  
  Waste dumping in Ghana; recycling in Europe; the industry view
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Fidel Castro Takes Havana
  
  In Jan 1959 leftist revolutionaries ended decades of rule by Cuba's US-backed dictator
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 09:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love
  
  Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her phenomenally successful novel Eat, Pray, Love (R)
12. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 10:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  
  World Update—Cologne Attacks: Female 'Code of Conduct' Suggested
  
  US Muslim prayer complaint; David Bowie's landlady
14. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 11:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—North Korean Hydrogen Bomb Test 'Serious Threat'
  
  Pyongyang carries out a new bomb test; Cologne assault row grows; #BanCocaCola
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 12:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Nun Campaigning for Gay Rights
  
  When Sister Jeannine Gramick joined a convent, she had never heard the word 'homosexual'
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 13:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 14:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Mayor of Jerusalem - Nir Barkat
  
  Nir Barkat has grand plans for advancing Jerusalem but just how equal is the city?
7. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 14:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Virtual Reality Gets Real in 2016
  
  How virtual reality and machine learning translation will shape the future of technology (R)
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 15:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
11. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 15:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—Bavuma Makes History
  
  Temba Bavuma becomes the first black African to score a Test century for South Africa
13. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 16:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  
  World Have Your Say—Cologne Sex Attacks
  
  More than 100 women in Cologne have complained of attacks by men on New Year's Eve
15. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 17:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—06/01/2016 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—2016/01/06 18:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—Emergency UN meeting on North Korea nuclear test
  
  Iranian diplomats leave Saudi Arabia, German police criticised over Cologne attacks
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Oil Falls to Fresh 11-year Lows
  
  We find out why the cost of crude oil has tumbled more than 5% in one day.
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 19:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Listening Project in Lebanon
  
  Life as a refugee who has fled the war in Syria to make a new life in Lebanon (R)
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 20:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 21:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Mayor of Jerusalem - Nir Barkat
  
  Nir Barkat has grand plans for advancing Jerusalem but just how equal is the city? (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Emergency Declared After 4,000 Brazilian Babies Born with Microcephaly
  
  Why have 4000 babies in Brazil been born with a brain that has not fully developed?
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 22:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/01/2016 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/06 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Oil Falls to Fresh 11-year Lows
  
  We find out why the cost of crude oil has tumbled more than 5% in one day.
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/06 23:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love
  
  Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her phenomenally successful novel Eat, Pray, Love (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/07 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—UN Draws Up New Sanctions on North Korea
  
  Los Angeles gas leak, Unusual weather in Sierra Leone, Charlie Hebdo one year on
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—07/01/2016 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/01/07 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Brazil versus Sleaze
  
  The web of corruption and scandal that has deepened Brazil's economic crisis
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/07 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—The Price of Oil Falls to an 11 Year Low
  
  Brent crude oil, has fallen by 4% in a single day and now stands at under $35 a barrel.
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/07 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Nun Campaigning for Gay Rights
  
  When Sister Jeannine Gramick joined a convent, she had never heard the word 'homosexual' (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/07 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  Newsday—UN Prepares New Sanctions Against N.Korea
  
  N.Korea latest, LA gas leak; Inside Madaya in Syria
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/07 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—National Emergency Declared Over US Gas Leak
  
  US gas leak causes sickness; Remembering Charlie Hebdo attack; $100 golden donuts
14. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/01/07 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—International Condemnation of North Korea Nuclear Tests
  
  UN prepares sanctions against N Korea; Cologne's NYE attacks; Fleeing Boko Haram

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