BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Monday 18 November 2019

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why are immigrants under attack in South Africa?
  
  In the so-called “rainbow nation”, why are foreigners so often subject to violence? (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Sir Gregory Winter
  
  Jim Al-Khalili speaks to the 2018 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Sir Gregory Winter. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Saudi Aramco flotation values oil giant at $1.7tn
  
  Saudi Arabia has placed a preliminary valuation on state oil company Aramco.
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The digital gender divide
  
  The UN's ITU reports a widening gap in the number of women and men who are online. (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/11/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Female friendship
  
  How to make and how to keep good female friends
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Author and explorer - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
  
  What's Sir Ranulph Fiennes' motivation for a life of extreme adventure?
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  Health Check—What’s behind the vaping deaths in the US?
  
  Illicit cannabis behind vaping deaths in United States (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Tense stand-off in Hong Kong
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—South Africa’s Democratic Alliance names interim leader
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Hong Kong University under siege
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Hong Kong police arrest protesters
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Pro-democracy activists trapped inside Hong Kong University
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The scramble for Nollywood
  
  The international companies investing in Nigerian cinema
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The first Tasers
  
  Why Los Angeles police began using a new weapon in the early 1980s.
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Why are immigrants under attack in South Africa?
  
  In the so-called “rainbow nation”, why are foreigners so often subject to violence? (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Unwanted attention
  
  The impeachment hearings go public (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  World Update—Hong Kong protesters arrested as they run from campus
  
  Around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University but were met with tear gas
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/11/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Can a machine read my mind?
  
  How machine learning is enabling minds to start melding with machines (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The treasure hunters
  
  Stories of two very different men recovering lost and stolen treasures
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/11/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why grandparents are important
  
  Why do grandparents care for their grandchildren and what effect does it have on them?
7. 13:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?
  
  We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia’s disputed presidential election (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Chinese Ambassador Denounces Student Protests
  
  China's UK Ambassador says the Hong Kong protests have nothing to do with democracy
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—Blind Ghanian student 'dragged from Oxford Union chamber'
  
  Said the way he was treated made him feel "unwelcome in the union"
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—What happened to WeWork?
  
  Office-sharing company WeWork has had a tough year, so we ask where things went wrong
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Hong Kong protests: Violence and arrests at University campus
  
  Hong Kong protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a University campus.
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—Bandits 'kill children' in Nigeria's Zamfara state
  
  Dozens of homes were set ablaze and livestock was stolen
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Author and explorer - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
  
  What's Sir Ranulph Fiennes' motivation for a life of extreme adventure? (R)
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Can a machine read my mind?
  
  How machine learning is enabling minds to start melding with machines (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—South Africa's 'new face' of Afro Folk music
  
  Bongeziwe Mabandla combines popular and traditional music to create a new sound
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2019/11/18 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—2019/11/18 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—18/11/2019 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why grandparents are important
  
  Why do grandparents care for their grandchildren and what effect does it have on them? (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Female friendship
  
  How to make and how to keep good female friends (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/11/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—18/11/2019 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/18 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Samsung wants more of its devices to made in China
  
  The South Korean technology giant is outsourcing more manufacturing to Chinese companies.
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/18 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The treasure hunters
  
  Stories of two very different men recovering lost and stolen treasures (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/19 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean
  
  Rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean; the demolition of the Ayodha mosque; Wilfred Owen (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/19 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Hong Kong Polytechnic University Standoff
  
  Dozens of protestors have left the Polytechnic after more violent clashes with police.
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/19 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/11/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/19 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Border Tuner
  
  Huge searchlights shine across the Mexico-US border in a new work of art.
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/19 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Stopping abuse with protection dogs
  
  Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
11. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/11/19 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why grandparents are important
  
  Why do grandparents care for their grandchildren and what effect does it have on them? (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?
  
  We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia’s disputed presidential election (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/19 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Haiti protesters call for the country's president to resign
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/11/19 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US blacklists former Kenyan minister
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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