BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Sunday 21 November 2021

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Europe
  
  Several European countries are seeing surges in coronavirus infections (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Fighting the apartheid my grandfather created
  
  Wilhelm Verwoerd’s grandfather was the prime minister of South Africa in the 1960s (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—The end for coal power?
  
  The fossil fuel is on target to be replaced with renewables in both India and China.
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2021 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Would my cat survive in the wild?
  
  Do our pampered house cats lose their survival instincts?
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Regarding the pain of others
  
  The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Libya's anxiously-awaited elections
  
  Stories from Libya's streets, Bosnian cities, Turkey's borders and Brazilian snack bars
15. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Batila and Dandy: Why we make music
  
  How making music helps artists around the world make sense of the societies they live in (R)
17. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2021 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Trading tribulation
  
  Exploring the highs and lows of financial trading on smartphone apps. (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Doubts remain after videos show missing Chinese tennis star
  
  Doubts remain after videos show missing Chinese star
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US sends military support to Ukraine
  
  US sends military support to Ukraine, as tensions with Russia worsen
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—WHO warns of half a million Covid deaths in Europe by spring
  
  The WHO warns Europe could experience half a million Covid deaths by spring
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—How a new cuisine is born
  
  The evolution of ‘Cape-Malay’ and ‘Viet-Cajun’ cuisines (R)
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Libya's anxiously-awaited elections
  
  Stories from Libya's streets, Bosnian cities, Turkey's borders and Brazilian snack bars (R)
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The hidden faiths of Northern Ireland
  
  What is life like for people from outside the Catholic-Protestant divide? (R)
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  Deeply Human—Deeply Human, Sex
  
  Why it’s not when you do it, it’s how you do it (R)
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  The Explanation—Understanding democracy in Hong Kong
  
  Why are there democracy protests in Hong Kong?
17. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Meeting the man behind the music show This Is Africa
  
  Listeners quiz DJ Edu about selecting songs and promoting African musicians
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Nimco Happy
  
  How a viral song turned a Somali singer into a global celebrity (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—What is the metaverse and why is Facebook so obsessed with it?
  
  Which vision of the so-called metaverse will we adopt in the future? (R)
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Health Check—T-cell Covid protection before the pandemic
  
  New research on how some people had a level of Covid immunity before the pandemic started (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Sudan's military reinstates ousted PM Hamdok
  
  Ousted Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok reinstates, after being placed under house arrest
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Mary Somerville: The queen of 19th-Century science
  
  The 19th-Century polymath who popularised science for generations of readers (R)
9. 14:50GMT
  
  More or Less—A TikTok tale
  
  How a well-meaning TikTok disrupted 4,600 studies.
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Regarding the pain of others
  
  The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it (R)
12. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2021 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  Trending—The Denial Files, 5. ‘We fight climate denial on Wikipedia’
  
  Has Wikipedia won its long-running fight against climate change denial and bad science? (R)
5. 19:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The woman who rowed the Atlantic
  
  Tori Murden McClure built her own boat and became the first woman to row the Atlantic. (R)
6. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 20:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Europe braces for another Covid wave
  
  Restrictions and lockdowns return to the continent, as a further wave of Covid bears down
8. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Anti-coup protests in Sudan continue after PM reinstated
  
  The deal struck with the reinstated PM failed to end weeks of deadly protests
10. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—21/11/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The hidden faiths of Northern Ireland
  
  What is life like for people from outside the Catholic-Protestant divide? (R)
15. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Artists Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore
  
  Is there anything normal about Gilbert and George? (R)
17. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2021 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 23:32GMT
  
  The Explanation—Understanding democracy in Hong Kong
  
  Why are there democracy protests in Hong Kong? (R)
19. 23:50GMT
  
  More or Less—A TikTok tale
  
  How a well-meaning TikTok disrupted 4,600 studies. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Libya's anxiously-awaited elections
  
  Stories from Libya's streets, Bosnian cities, Turkey's borders and Brazilian snack bars (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2021 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Distress of TikTok fake school accounts
  
  After US school TikTok challenge, UK schools are dealing with fake accounts. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Anti-lockdown protests sweep across Europe
  
  There have been huge protests in Belgium and the Netherlands over anti-covid measures
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2021 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Listening to coral reefs
  
  Conservationist Rory Crawford meets the scientists surveying coral reefs using sound (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/11/2021 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Could giving nature rights help fight climate change?
  
  The rights and roles of the natural world
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Deeply Human—Deeply Human, Sex
  
  Why it’s not when you do it, it’s how you do it (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2021 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Explanation—Understanding democracy in Hong Kong
  
  Why are there democracy protests in Hong Kong? (R)
17. 03:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Meeting the man behind the music show This Is Africa
  
  Listeners quiz DJ Edu about selecting songs and promoting African musicians (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/11/2021 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—An assistance dog changed my life
  
  Women from Brazil and the UK on how assistance dogs improved their mobility and wellbeing
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Waukesha: Fatalities after car drives into Christmas parade in US
  
  Police chief Dan Thompson said it hit more than 20 people including children

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