BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Sunday 17 January 2021

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Douglas Stuart and fashion for change
  
  Author Douglas Stuart on the transformative power of clothes in life and literature (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Mayday—16/01/2021 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Reporting on the invasion of the US Congress
  
  Listeners' reactions to the US riots plus the Newsroom’s editor and presenter (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Gravitational waves and black holes
  
  Gravitational waves from colliding supermassive black holes
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—Re-energising your reading regime
  
  Tips for getting you and your family reading
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  Two Minutes Past Nine—Two Minutes Past Nine, 16/01/2021 GMT
  
  Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. (R)
12. 02:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Silicon Valley turns on Donald Trump
  
  The US president is suspended from his social media accounts and Parler is taken offline. (R)
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Australia's beauty - and its terrors
  
  Flames, cyclones and floods - and Covid. Plus: tales from Indonesia, Ireland and Somalia (R)
19. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  
  Mayday—16/01/2021 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. (R)
21. 05:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US President-elect Biden announces plans
  
  Joe Biden to sign a number of executive orders on his first day in the White House
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Threat posed by far-right extremists in US is 'intense'
  
  Thousands of national guard troops deployed in Washington due to armed protest threat
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US on alert amid threat of armed protests
  
  Thousands of national guard troops deployed in preparation for the potential of violence
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Health Check—WHO warns against vaccine rollout unfairness
  
  Are poorer countries missing out in the global vaccine rollout? A warning from the WHO (R)
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Australia's beauty - and its terrors
  
  Flames, cyclones and floods - and Covid. Plus: tales from Indonesia, Ireland and Somalia (R)
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Moana: The Polynesian family behind the smash hit songs
  
  Musician Opetaia Foa'i fought for the Disney movie to stay true to Pacific culture
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—Re-energising your reading regime
  
  Tips for getting you and your family reading (R)
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The paddle-out
  
  Surfers honour death with a paddle-out. Hear stories from Hawaii, Cape Town and Cornwall (R)
17. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/01/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 11:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Spice Diana
  
  A Ugandan artist shares her hopes for her country (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  World Questions—The European Union
  
  Europe Editor, Katya Adler, presents a debate focusing on the European Union post Brexit (R)
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—How big a threat does America face from far-right groups?
  
  Far-right supremacist movements in United States bigger threat than Isis
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars (R)
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine
  
  The French social activist, feminist and playwright who was executed at the guillotine (R)
9. 15:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine (R)
10. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/01/2021 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  Mayday—16/01/2021 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. (R)
5. 19:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The woman who won the Paris-Dakar rally
  
  In January 2001, Germany's Jutta Kleinschmidt won one of the biggest races in motorsport (R)
6. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 20:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Dancing in the kitchen with Eris Drew, Octo Octa, Kate Pierson and Jayda G
  
  How 1950s rock'n'roll influences today's dance music
8. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Poisoned Kremlin critic Navalny detained in Russia
  
  Poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny is held by police after flying back to Moscow.
10. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/01/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—17/01/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  Two Minutes Past Nine—Two Minutes Past Nine, 16/01/2021 GMT
  
  Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. (R)
15. 22:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine (R)
16. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Alan Dershowitz: Trump's second impeachment
  
  Should President Trump be impeached again - and how will he defend himself? (R)
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What are the limits of human endurance?
  
  Meet the athletes pushing against the limits of human endurance
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Young widows
  
  Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19 (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Questions—Global Questions, America's place in the world
  
  As Joe Biden becomes the president of the United States, what will be his priorities be? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Biden's economic challenge
  
  US president-elect Joe Biden sets out first set of executive orders as inauguration nears
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Talking across divides
  
  How can Americans of differing views restart their conversations? (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Tamara Rojo: Ballet in a pandemic
  
  Do the arts face a Covid crisis?
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Record-breaking runners
  
  Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on gold medals, pregnancy and discrimination
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine
  
  The French social activist, feminist and playwright who was executed at the guillotine (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The woman who won the Paris-Dakar rally
  
  In January 2001, Germany's Jutta Kleinschmidt won one of the biggest races in motorsport (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Does Africa have a voice on climate?
  
  Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is on a mission to make sure Africa is listened to
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What are the limits of human endurance?
  
  Meet the athletes pushing against the limits of human endurance (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Poisoned opposition leader Navalny detained in Russia
  
  Alexei Navalny flew back to Moscow 5 months after he was nearly killed by a nerve agent

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