BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Wednesday 6 January 2021

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—The Arts Hour International Comedy Show
  
  Join us as we say goodbye to 2020 in style with some of the world’s funniest comedians (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—The US state of Georgia goes to the polls
  
  The electoral race in Georgia will shape American politics for the next two years
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Neil Ferguson: Did the UK get its Covid strategy wrong?
  
  We speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Digital Human: Ghoul
  
  Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My husband came back from the dead
  
  How an accident and a case of mistaken identity changed one couple's lives forever (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Buddhists and death row
  
  How criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found peace (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna
  
  In Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow?
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Blindness in the digital age
  
  Technological and digital news from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Georgia: US Senate vote on knife-edge
  
  The Republicans and Democrats are neck and neck after yesterday's runoff vote
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US Senate runoff: Georgia results on knife-edge
  
  The candidates are neck and neck as postal ballots are counted
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US Senate runoff: Democrats and Republicans neck and neck
  
  Elections in Georgia that will decide control of the Senate are too close to call
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Neil Ferguson: Did the UK get its Covid strategy wrong?
  
  We speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Predicting the future of retail
  
  Is the coronavirus destroying retail, or just speeding up its demise?
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The 'strike' in space
  
  How three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna
  
  In Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow? (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Digital Human: Ghoul
  
  Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Sjón - Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
  
  Sjón answers questions from readers about his novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was. (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/01/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Blindness in the digital age
  
  Technological and digital news from around the world. (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Seven songs to mourn seven black men
  
  Joel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The 'strike' in space
  
  How three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/01/2021 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Digital Human: Ghoul
  
  Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Georgia election: Democrats move closer to Senate control
  
  Democrats could take control of the Senate as results come in from two Georgia votes
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—Uproar over attacks on journalists in Somalia
  
  There’s been an uproar over continued attacks on journalists in Somalia.
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Alaska oil drilling auction to proceed
  
  A controversial Alaska oil drilling rights auction has been approved by a federal judge
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus conversations: Vaccinations in Israel
  
  We speak to people in Israel which currently has the world's highest vaccination rate
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—France rejects reports of airstrike on Mali wedding
  
  France denies reports its airstrike killed wedding party guests in a Mali's Mopti town.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Neil Ferguson: Did the UK get its Covid strategy wrong?
  
  We speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down (R)
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Blindness in the digital age
  
  Technological and digital news from around the world. (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—At least twenty people killed in DRC attack
  
  At least 20 people have been killed in a massacre near Beni in the eastern DRC.
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2021/01/06 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—06/01/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—06/01/2021 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna
  
  In Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow? (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Digital Human: Ghoul
  
  Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/01/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—Sports News
  
  Due to events in Washington this programme was not broadcast.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Alaska oil drilling auction to proceed
  
  Due to events in Washington this programme was not broadcast.
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/01/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Seven songs to mourn seven black men
  
  Joel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA (R)
22. 23:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The 'strike' in space
  
  How three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Sjón - Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
  
  Sjón answers questions from readers about his novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was. (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Trump supporters storm Capitol building
  
  Armed supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol building and forced a lockdown
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is recycling broken?
  
  Were we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem? (R)
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Yotam Ottolenghi: My life in five dishes
  
  The ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Seven songs to mourn seven black men
  
  Joel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The 'strike' in space
  
  How three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Libya's brothers from Hell
  
  How seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The first year of the pandemic
  
  The show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Chaos in the US capitol: protesters storm Capitol Hill.
  
  Trump supporters go on a rampage trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election

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