BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 19 July 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—The great Twitter hack
  
  Hackers take over accounts belonging to famous names after breaching Twitter’s security. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Kalki Presents: My Indian Life—Saving the planet
  
  Two young Indians on a mission to make the world a better place to live #MyIndianLife (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Resolves—Resolves, Professor Malik Peiris
  
  6/8 A leading virologist resolves to learn the language of politics and economics (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/07/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Trending—The online heroes of the coronavirus pandemic
  
  Meet the people dishing out good advice and sound facts about Covid-19. (R)
10. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—How to keep listeners engaged with a 65-year-old format
  
  How From Our Own Correspondent keeps audiences engaged. Plus the impact of BBC job cuts (R)
11. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Embankment baby
  
  Tony May was abandoned as a baby in 1942. Can DNA testing reveal who his parents were?
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Coronavirus halts LA again
  
  California is shut down a second time, plus stories from Srebrenica, Ghana and Italy (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, Maybe Liverpool isn't real, maybe we just dreamed it
  
  1/10 Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out (R)
17. 03:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—How to stop murder
  
  How can we reduce murder rates? (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/07/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Roxane Gay: Writing the personal and political
  
  The writer Roxane Gay on publishing, cancel culture and Black Lives Matter
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  Assignment—What the sediment revealed in Lebanon
  
  What’s behind the scandal sparked by a delivery of tainted fuel to crisis-ridden Lebanon? (R)
24. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
25. 05:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The divinity of Haile Selassie
  
  How did the Ethiopian King Haile Selassie become the god for the Rastafari community? (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—South Africa’s alcohol ban
  
  How does banning alcohol sales help doctors tackling Covid-19?
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 06:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Negotiating peace
  
  Two women who shaped the peace agreements in Colombia and Northern Ireland (R)
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  
  The Compass—The Pandemic that Changed the World, Remedies: The pandemic that changed the world
  
  2/3 How should governments respond to the pandemic? (R)
7. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Asma Khan: My life in five dishes
  
  A disregarded daughter who defied expectation to run one of London's top restaurants (R)
9. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/07/2020 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 08:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Roxane Gay: Writing the personal and political
  
  The writer Roxane Gay on publishing, cancel culture and Black Lives Matter (R)
13. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 09:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is China versus India the most important rivalry of the 21st century?
  
  The border clash between China and India could reverberate through all Asia and beyond. (R)
15. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 09:32GMT
  
  Outlook—My Dad, Muhammad Ali
  
  What is it like to be the daughter of a man who called himself The Greatest?
17. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/07/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The divinity of Haile Selassie
  
  How did the Ethiopian King Haile Selassie become the god for the Rastafari community? (R)
21. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  
  World Questions—Coronavirus and Africa
  
  The impact of Coronavirus on Africa (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 600,000
  
  WHO says this is the largest single-day increase in cases, a quarter of them in the US
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Embankment baby
  
  Tony May was abandoned as a baby in 1942. Can DNA testing reveal who his parents were? (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Chaucer, father of English poetry
  
  The man who in the 14th Century made English a language fit for literature (R)
7. 14:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—How to stop murder
  
  How can we reduce murder rates? (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  
  Sportsworld brings you live Premier League commentary of Tottenham against Leicester.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/07/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Californian Century, California: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley
  
  5/5 The story of Ice-T, the original gangster rapper of 1990s LA and governor Jerry Brown (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Life—'I get scared' with Azekel, Kwesi Arthur, Shab and Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano
  
  How hard is it to make music with people you don't know? (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—China accused of 'gross abuses' against Uighurs
  
  Chinese Ambassador rejects reports of concentration camps in Xinjiang
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—Roxane Gay: Writing the personal and political
  
  The writer Roxane Gay on publishing, cancel culture and Black Lives Matter (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, Maybe Liverpool isn't real, maybe we just dreamed it
  
  1/10 Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—How to stop murder
  
  How can we reduce murder rates? (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/07/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The divinity of Haile Selassie
  
  How did the Ethiopian King Haile Selassie become the god for the Rastafari community? (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/07/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—New uses for old solutions
  
  How two life-saving apps were adapted to fix problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/07/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Origin of Stuff, Bed
  
  6/6 Katy Brand reveals how our attitudes to sleep, sex and status are played out in the bed. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/07/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—Restrictions tightened in Hong Kong over coronavirus fears
  
  Hong Kong has recorded its highest one-day increase in coronavirus cases.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/07/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Asma Khan: My life in five dishes
  
  A disregarded daughter who defied expectation to run one of London's top restaurants (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/07/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/07/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/07/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Separating the art from the artist
  
  Why does what we know about an artist affect how we see their work? (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Covid misconceptions and US deaths
  
  How many of us believe the myths about coronavirus? (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/07/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Chaucer, father of English poetry
  
  The man who in the 14th Century made English a language fit for literature (R)
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Beckham in Hollywood
  
  The glitz and glamour of David Beckham's signing for Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/07/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/07/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/07/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—How is human sound affecting sealife?
  
  Are peaceful seas an illusion? We find out how human sound affects life under the waves. (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/07/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—UAE launches historic mission to Mars
  
  We talk to one of the project leaders from the launch site in Japan
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/07/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—EU leaders struggle to find Covid deal
  
  Why have European leaders so far failed to reach a deal on a recovery package?

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