BBC World Service News Internet Schedule Saturday 16 January 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—America's damaged democracy
  
  What next for the United States and the Republican Party? (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Biden plans Covid vaccination push
  
  Biden outlines plan to vaccinate one hundred million Americans in his first hundred days
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Australia's beauty - and its terrors
  
  Flames, cyclones and floods - and Covid. Plus: tales from Indonesia, Ireland and Somalia
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 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.
9. 02:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Beirut port blast: Five months on
  
  A search for truth and repairing the blast's physical, political and psychological damage (R)
12. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Estonia's singing revolution
  
  Rock star Tõnis Mägi describes how Estonia sang its way out of the Soviet Union. (R)
13. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  
  The Real Story—America's damaged democracy
  
  What next for the United States and the Republican Party? (R)
15. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Young widows
  
  Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19
17. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 05:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Douglas Stuart and fashion for change
  
  Author Douglas Stuart on the transformative power of clothes in life and literature
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Opposition alleges fraud in Uganda elections
  
  Preliminary results suggest incumbent Yoweri Museveni holds a commanding lead
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—India begins vaccination campaign
  
  India hopes to offer 300 million people a coronavirus jab in the coming months
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Ugandan authorities deny electoral fraud accusations
  
  Ugandan presidential candidate, Bobi Wine makes accusations of fraud
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Talking across divides
  
  How can Americans of differing views restart their conversations?
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Coronavirus: Young widows
  
  Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19 (R)
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  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)
13. 09:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Reporting on the invasion of the US Congress
  
  Listeners' reactions to the US riots plus the Newsroom’s editor and presenter
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—When Donald Trump bought a football team
  
  When Donald Trump became the owner of the New Jersey Generals of the now defunct USFL.
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/01/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  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?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  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
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Museveni declared winner of Uganda election
  
  Museveni declared winner of Uganda's presidential election amid vote-rigging allegations
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Attack at the US Capitol
  
  Puerto Rican militants attack Congress, India's first woman lawyer, landing on Titan
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Silicon Valley turns on Donald Trump
  
  The US president is suspended from his social media accounts and Parler is taken offline.
9. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine
  
  The French social activist, feminist and playwright who was executed at the guillotine (R)
11. 16:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine (R)
12. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 17:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Douglas Stuart and fashion for change
  
  Author Douglas Stuart on the transformative power of clothes in life and literature (R)
14. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 17:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 17:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Has tech been compromised in the US Capitol?
  
  Has tech been compromised during the storming of the US Capitol? (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/01/2021 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Mayday—16/01/2021 GMT
  
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
5. 18:50GMT
  
  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. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  
  World Questions—The European Union
  
  Europe Editor, Katya Adler, presents a debate focusing on the European Union post Brexit
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Actor Juliette Binoche
  
  Actor Juliette Binoche on her new 1960s-based film How to be a Good Wife
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Uganda election: Museveni rejects rigging claims
  
  Museveni claims victory amid accusations of voter fraud.
12. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/01/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—16/01/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/01/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The paddle-out
  
  Surfers honour death with a paddle-out. Hear stories from Hawaii, Cape Town and Cornwall (R)
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/01/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Silicon Valley turns on Donald Trump
  
  The US president is suspended from his social media accounts and Parler is taken offline. (R)
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Late
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. (R)
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
  
  When Katty Met Carlos—Talking across divides
  
  How can Americans of differing views restart their conversations? (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 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)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 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)
18. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/01/2021 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 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)
20. 05:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine (R)

Sunday 17 January 2021

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