BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Saturday 2 May 2020

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Covid medicine approved for limited use in USA
  
  Remdesivir, a Coronavirus treatment, gets approval for limited use in the US
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—How is the coronavirus crisis hitting India’s farmers?
  
  Is the country's food security under threat?
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The art of the Vietnam War
  
  The female view of the impact of the Vietnam War via the prism of art
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Lockdown Ramadan, music and guns
  
  Egypt’s Covid-19 Ramadan, Paraguay’s recycled orchestra, and being Chinese in the USA (R)
9. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Hiroshima's trees of hope
  
  Trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima are still growing in the Japanese city (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—Coronavirus: Is mass surveillance here to stay?
  
  Governments are deploying new technologies to fight coronavirus. But at what cost? (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Trending—What happens after you go viral?
  
  Two stories about social media storms. What happened after the crowds moved on? (R)
16. 04:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—Friends
  
  Is there a limit to the number of friends we can have? (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, Mental health and Covid-19
  
  How is our mental health during the pandemic?
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Coronavirus: The ethics of reopening for business
  
  The most compelling reports from BBC business programmes over the past week
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Parentland—Parentland: Homeschooling in a Pandemic
  
  Answering questions on how to educate children at home (R)
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Chinese Dreams, Chinese Dreams: Indonesia
  
  Will the growing prominence of ethnic Chinese create further resentment in Indonesia?
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Trending—What happens after you go viral?
  
  Two stories about social media storms. What happened after the crowds moved on? (R)
11. 08:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Number crunching the coronavirus
  
  A listener in Singapore finds the way Covid statistics are presented far from informative
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Karina Leblanc on coronavirus fears after childbirth
  
  Former Canadian footballer Karina Leblanc tells Sportshour her incredible story.
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Who cares?
  
  The foreign care workers who look after Britain’s elderly and disabled people (R)
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Tom Misch, Trivium, Lucinda Williams
  
  Tom Misch on his new album What Kinda Music, plus Trivium, Lucinda Williams, The 1975
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Coronavirus: US authorises use of anti-viral drug Remdesivir
  
  Drug helps speed up recovery time but has little impact on mortality rate
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2020 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Right Thing, Joshua Wong: Standing up to a superpower
  
  Joshua Wong on what he sees as the right thing in his fight against Beijing’s influence (R)
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—How do you restart sport during a pandemic?
  
  Sportsworld looks at what sport could look like if it were to restart soon.
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—The Premier League's best bargain buys
  
  Sportsworld discusses the best Premier League bargains.
11. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Coronavirus: The ethics of reopening for business
  
  The most compelling reports from BBC business programmes over the past week (R)
13. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2020 17:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 17:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 17:32GMT
  
  Kalki Presents: My Indian Life—Rescued
  
  The baby left at the orphanage – Nisha’s story. “Happiness is a mindset.” #MyIndianLife
17. 17:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—Friends
  
  Is there a limit to the number of friends we can have? (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The 1957 flu pandemic
  
  A million die in 1957 flu, conflict in the Galapagos islands and trees in Hiroshima.
3. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Liu Xiaoming: Is China a victim of Covid-19 or the source of the problem?
  
  Can the world trust China to come clean over the Covid-19 virus? (R)
5. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Cleo Ice Queen
  
  The Zambian rapper discusses her rise to fame
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Should Italy be relaxing its lockdown?
  
  The Deputy Italian Minister of Health on whether now is the time to relax the lockdown
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—New York emerges from a nightmare
  
  New York eyes a reopening after a journey to hell and back
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Three children on a deserted island
  
  Carina Hoang thought she was heading to a refugee camp but ended up stranded on a beach
13. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/05/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Life goes on
  
  Temperature checks and nose swabs: what life could look like after lockdown
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/05/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Liu Xiaoming: Is China a victim of Covid-19 or the source of the problem?
  
  Can the world trust China to come clean over the Covid-19 virus? (R)
19. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Smoking and Covid-19
  
  Could nicotine reduce Covid-19 severity? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/05/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Remembering medics who have died from Covid-19
  
  Losing loved ones on the frontline, coping during 40-day lockdown and hospital chaplains
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Chinese Dreams, Chinese Dreams: Indonesia
  
  Will the growing prominence of ethnic Chinese create further resentment in Indonesia? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/05/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—Tech firms boosted by Covid-19
  
  In contrast to many businesses, will the tech giants emerge stronger from the crisis? (R)
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Kalki Presents: My Indian Life—Rescued
  
  The baby left at the orphanage – Nisha’s story. “Happiness is a mindset.” #MyIndianLife (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Number crunching the coronavirus
  
  A listener in Singapore finds the way Covid statistics are presented far from informative (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/05/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
  
  The rise and fall of Cromwell, the most powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/05/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—New York emerges from a nightmare
  
  New York eyes a reopening after a journey to hell and back (R)
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Life goes on
  
  Temperature checks and nose swabs: what life could look like after lockdown (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/05/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—03/05/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The art of the Vietnam War
  
  The female view of the impact of the Vietnam War via the prism of art (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/05/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why scarcity can damage decision making
  
  How when we suffer a scarcity of mental resources, we fail to plan for our futures (R)
22. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  
  Kalki Presents: My Indian Life—Rescued
  
  The baby left at the orphanage – Nisha’s story. “Happiness is a mindset.” #MyIndianLife (R)
24. 05:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Climate change and birdsong
  
  With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?

Sunday 3 May 2020

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