BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 29 July 2018

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1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—Pakistan's new captain
  
  Imran Khan's party wins most seats in general election. Did the army help? (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Trending—#MeToo: What’s Next? (Part 2 of 2)
  
  We continue to look at the global effect of #MeToo (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Should Controversial Guests be Given Airtime?
  
  Why some listeners are infuriated The Real Story gave a “controversial” guest airtime (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—A Tale of Two Axolotls, The Nun’s Salamander
  
  2/2 Why are Mexican nuns breeding a rare salamander? Could they save this remarkable species? (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Fire and Water
  
  Elemental struggles in India's slums, the Syrian city of Afrin, Tunisia and Sierra Leone (R)
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  The Assassination—28/07/2018 GMT
  
  Owen Bennett-Jones tells the dramatic, inside story of the murder of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.
14. 02:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—Democracy and famine
  
  What is the cause of famine? It’s not the obvious answer (R)
15. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 03:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Central Park Calling
  
  The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Assignment—The Life, Death and Life of Arkady Babchenko
  
  The resurrection of a murdered Russian journalist and critic of the Kremlin in Kiev (R)
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Major Wildfires Burn in California
  
  Thousands flee wildfires in California; Cambodia at the polls; Colombia's armed strikes
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Zimbabwe On The Eve Of Critical Elections
  
  Zimbabwe is on the cusp of the first post-Mugabe elections; 6.4 magnitude quake on Lombok
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Former Congresswoman Quits Over Family Separation
  
  Former congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman on why she quit over US family separation issue
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Gordon Ramsay: My life in five dishes
  
  An insight into the world-famous chef and the food that made him (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Fire and Water
  
  Elemental struggles in India's slums, the Syrian city of Afrin, Tunisia and Sierra Leone (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Unearthing the Past in Srebrenica
  
  Thousands were killed in the war in Bosnia, remains are still being found and re-buried (R)
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The Tale of the King of the Wild Blue Sky
  
  The stormy life of Jerry Foster, America’s first flying newsman. (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Living with Nature, The sounds of the Maasai Mara
  
  1/4 A sonic journey through the plains of the Maasai Mara in Africa (R)
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Food for Thought
  
  In the US-China trade war, midwestern soya bean farmers are caught in the middle (R)
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  BBC Proms on the World Service—BBC Proms 2018, Forty Years of BBC Young Musician
  
  1/7 Nicola Benedetti with Ravel’s Tzigane, celebrating 40 years of BBC Young Musician (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Robert Mugabe: Don't Vote for My Successor
  
  The former president gives a surprise press conference on the eve of Zimbabwe elections
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Central Park Calling
  
  The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—On Tour in Montreal
  
  Nikki Bedi is in Montreal, Canada, in the middle of the city’s summer festival season
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Assassination—28/07/2018 GMT
  
  Owen Bennett-Jones tells the dramatic, inside story of the murder of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. (R)
5. 18:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Getting Creative with Statistics
  
  How big are your testicles and what does that mean?
6. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  
  BBC Introducing—The Great Exhibition of the North
  
  New musical talent Polo, Roxy Girls, Dylan Cartlidge, Chrystal and A Festival, A Parade (R)
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Zimbabwe Election: Mugabe Rejects Mnangagwa
  
  Zimbabwe's ex-president Mugabe turns on Mnangagwa in surprise pre-poll speech
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The Whitewashing of Zimbabwe's Ancient History
  
  How the true history of the Great Zimbabwe ruins was uncovered after independence.
12. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—29/07/2018 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Unearthing the Past in Srebrenica
  
  Thousands were killed in the war in Bosnia, remains are still being found and re-buried (R)
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/29 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Artistic Triumph through Tragedy
  
  Can tragedy, loss and death inspire great art? (R)
19. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/29 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—Pakistan Elections and Censorship
  
  Censorship and social network use in the Pakistan elections. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/30 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Zimbabwe Goes to the Polls
  
  Zimbabwe goes to the polls for the first time since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/30 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Water on Mars
  
  Scientists have used radar technology to discover water beneath the surface of Mars (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/30 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/30 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Happy 40th Birthday To The First Test-Tube Baby
  
  A special Health Check programme marking 40 years of in vitro fertilisation (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/30 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
  
  Was the outgoing UN human rights commissioner too vocal to be effective in the job?
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/30 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Banishing body shame
  
  Two women using their own bodies to challenge traditional perceptions of beauty
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/30 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Trending—#MeToo: What’s Next? (Part 2 of 2)
  
  We continue to look at the global effect of #MeToo (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/30 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Artistic Triumph through Tragedy
  
  Can tragedy, loss and death inspire great art? (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/30 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2018 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2018/07/30 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why Does History Repeat Itself?
  
  Why do we often ignore our parents’ advice? (R)
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2018/07/30 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Polls Open in Zimbabwe
  
  The ballot doesn't have Robert Mugabe for the first time in 38 years

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