BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Saturday 29 October 2016

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—FBI reopens Clinton email investigation
  
  FBI reopens Clinton email probe; UK Uber drivers gain worker status; Sweden cam-drone ban
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Bashiqa: Beyond the Battleground
  
  Picnics and sesame oil - memories of the Iraqi town at the heart of the fight for Mosul (R)
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Journeys to Understanding
  
  Stories from various roads to wisdom in China, Turkey, Germany and the US
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Soul Music, Sukiyaki
  
  Memories of the Japanese song Sukiyaki and the ways it touched people's lives (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—Election Rigging: Safeguarding the Vote
  
  How do politicians and their supporters manipulate polls? (R)
11. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—The end of 'La Jungle de Calais'
  
  Bulldozers level The Jungle migrant camp in Calais, good and bad news on climate change
13. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 04:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Face Your Fears
  
  How Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric divided a city
15. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Clinton email controversy resurfaces
  
  Clinton aide implicated in FBI investigation; Syrian rebels attempt to break Aleppo siege
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 06:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Iraqi citizens used as 'human shields'
  
  'Human shields' used in Mosul battle; Suez sixty years on.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 07:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Iceland goes to the polls
  
  Iceland elections;a history of made-up maps.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Dining with the Dead
  
  Death's role in centuries of food culture, from corpse cakes to Mexico's Day of the Dead.
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 08:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—Is the Desktop PC Back?
  
  How Microsoft is squaring up to Apple for a fight over desktop computers
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Swet Shop Boys, Drone Art
  
  The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 09:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Fifty Years On: Football on Robben Island
  
  Former inmates recalls the importance of football on Robben Island
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 10:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Reith Lectures—Mistaken Identities: Country
  
  Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah gives lectures on Creed, Country, Colour and Culture (R)
15. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 11:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Status Quo, Priscilla Presley, Lady Gaga
  
  Francis Rossi of Status Quo on their latest album and Priscilla Presley on Elvis classics
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 12:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Clinton Addresses New Email Inquiry
  
  Clinton faces new FBI probe; India-Pakistan tension over Bollywood film; Butterfly Lovers
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 13:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Music Extra—The Song House
  
  Scottish musician Ken Hyder explores the dwindling tradition of Gaelic psalm-singing
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 14:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—29/10/2016 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 15:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—29/10/2016 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 16:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—29/10/2016 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 17:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2016 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 17:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 17:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Face Your Fears
  
  How Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric divided a city (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 18:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Steven Ciobo - Australia's Minister for Trade,Tourism and Investment
  
  Is there a growing disillusionment with globalisation and big trade deals? (R)
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Fairphone at the Lovie Awards
  
  Fairphone, the ethical mobile phone (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 19:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—29/10/2016 GMT
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Soul Music, Sukiyaki
  
  Memories of the Japanese song Sukiyaki and the ways it touched people's lives (R)
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 20:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—FBI Director Comey in the Spotlight
  
  FBI director defends email probe; Dylan breaks silence; Bollywood film controversy
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 21:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Swet Shop Boys, Drone Art
  
  The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide. (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  Trending—Kenya’s Minibus ‘Menace’
  
  Reports of harassment on Kenyan minibuses trigger a ‘Stop Matatu Menace’ campaign.
15. 21:50GMT
  
  Over to You—BBC Pashto Facebook Page Hits Two Million
  
  BBC Pashto Facebook page becomes one of the most popular in Afghanistan
16. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 22:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 22:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue
  
  Trials using Wolbachia to control mosquito-transmitted diseases
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/29 23:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—The end of 'La Jungle de Calais'
  
  Bulldozers level The Jungle migrant camp in Calais, good and bad news on climate change (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/29 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Graffiti Artists: Lady Pink and Olga Alexopoulou
  
  Subway tunnels of 1970s New York and giant murals in Greece - Graffiti artists talk shop (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/30 00:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/10/2016 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—30/10/2016 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/30 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: Behind Closed Doors
  
  Shocking secrets are revealed by a Malawian teenager and a Texan inmate...
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/30 01:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Shell Shock
  
  The psychiatric cost of WW1; Hungary's 1956 uprising, Marvel Comics and London's Big Bang
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/30 02:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  In the Balance—Brexit: What Next for the City of London?
  
  Will Brexit undermine the dominance of London's banking industry?
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/30 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Power of the Word
  
  Faith leaders from around the globe choose a book that has inspired their spiritual lives
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/30 03:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Oklahoma City After the Bomb
  
  How Oklahoma City transformed itself after the devastating bomb in 1995
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/30 04:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—How Do We Fix Antibiotics?
  
  From Komodo dragons to Dutch pigs – some promising solutions to the antibiotics crisis (R)
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/30 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Swet Shop Boys, Drone Art
  
  The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide. (R)
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2016/10/30 05:00 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—We Shall Fly, Tomorrow's Dreams
  
  2/2 Maggie Aderin-Pocock looks at the surprising history of African space exploration (R)
20. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2016/10/30 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 05:32GMT
  
  Trending—Kenya’s Minibus ‘Menace’
  
  Reports of harassment on Kenyan minibuses trigger a ‘Stop Matatu Menace’ campaign. (R)
22. 05:50GMT
  
  Over to You—BBC Pashto Facebook Page Hits Two Million
  
  BBC Pashto Facebook page becomes one of the most popular in Afghanistan (R)

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