BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 9 April 2023

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Hazel Scott: Jazz star and barrier breaker
  
  An exceptionally talented musician who always stood her ground (R)
3. 00:50GMT
  
  Over to You—After schedule changes are made, it’s over to you
  
  After four programmes are dropped, you tell us what you think of the changes (R)
4. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/04/2023 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Women aren’t being promoted in healthcare
  
  Why more women need to be leaders in healthcare. (R)
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  World Questions—Chile
  
  Can a new, young president unite a divided country? (R)
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Escaping North Korea
  
  One family's years of trying to flee Pyongyang; tales from Nigeria, Colombia and Germany
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Trending—Myanmar’s digital battleground
  
  Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online.
14. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Ernst van Dyk: Ten-time Boston Marathon winner
  
  How wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon a record-breaking tenth time. (R)
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/04/2023 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Deep Waters: Sanctions and the new 'dark' fleet
  
  How sanctions on Russian oil have increased the world's secretive "dark fleet" (R)
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Standoff at Al Aqsa mosque
  
  In Jerusalem hundreds of Palestinians have barricaded themselves inside the complex.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Israel launches airstrikes in Syria
  
  Syria reports explosions near Damascus as Israeli warplanes attack military targets.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Fears of violence at Al Aqsa Mosque
  
  Hundreds of Palestinians have barricaded themselves inside the holy site.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Escaping North Korea
  
  One family's years of trying to flee Pyongyang; tales from Nigeria, Colombia and Germany (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past
  
  Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a dilemma (R)
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Sounds from the blockchain with Mark de Clive-Lowe, Iman Europe, dot and Pat Junior
  
  Four artists discuss how Web3 technology has changed the way they make music (R)
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/04/2023 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  Trending—Myanmar’s digital battleground
  
  Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online. (R)
15. 10:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How to better understand and explain numbers
  
  Professor Oliver Johnson discusses the use of statistics in the pandemic and in life. (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Guns in America
  
  Experiences of dealing with the aftermath of a shooting (R)
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Vienna: Getting housing right
  
  Does Vienna have the world’s best public housing? Chris Bowlby reports (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Tense atmosphere in Jerusalem on Easter
  
  Israel hits Syrian military targets after rockets fired from Syria.
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Sounds from the blockchain with Mark de Clive-Lowe, Iman Europe, dot and Pat Junior
  
  Four artists discuss how Web3 technology has changed the way they make music (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/04/2023 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Global Questions—Brazil‘s Amazon Fight
  
  Brazil's new President Lula vows to protect the Amazon and its indigenous peoples. (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Hazel Scott: Jazz star and barrier breaker
  
  An exceptionally talented musician who always stood her ground (R)
7. 19:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How to better understand and explain numbers
  
  Professor Oliver Johnson discusses the use of statistics in the pandemic and in life. (R)
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Houthi and Saudi delegations meeting in Yemen for talks
  
  Houthi and Saudi delegations meeting in Yemen for talks
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How did we discover climate change?
  
  We recreate the first experiment linking carbon dioxide to a warmer earth.
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—The dream of finding a diamond
  
  A glittering discovery in the earth of Sierra Leone - but what happened next? (R)
14. 21:50GMT
  
  Over to You—After schedule changes are made, it’s over to you
  
  After four programmes are dropped, you tell us what you think of the changes (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—09/04/2023 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—09/04/2023 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past
  
  Qian Julie Wang started working on immigration cases and faced a dilemma (R)
20. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—09/04/2023 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Escaping North Korea
  
  One family's years of trying to flee Pyongyang; tales from Nigeria, Colombia and Germany (R)
22. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—09/04/2023 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 23:32GMT
  
  Trending—Myanmar’s digital battleground
  
  Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online. (R)
24. 23:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How to better understand and explain numbers
  
  Professor Oliver Johnson discusses the use of statistics in the pandemic and in life. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/04/2023 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/04/2023 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/04/2023 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Happy News
  
  The Happy Pod, our new weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/04/2023 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/04/2023 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/04/2023 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What does flying do to my body?
  
  We take to the skies to find out what effect working at 35,000 feet has on one's health. (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/04/2023 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Kangaroo care for premature babies
  
  The simple skin-to-skin approach saving newborn lives (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/04/2023 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—The dream of finding a diamond
  
  A glittering discovery in the earth of Sierra Leone - but what happened next? (R)
13. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—After schedule changes are made, it’s over to you
  
  After four programmes are dropped, you tell us what you think of the changes (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/04/2023 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/04/2023 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/04/2023 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Life lessons from two professional tree climbers
  
  What does it take to become a world champion tree climber?
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/04/2023 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—China staging live-fire drills around Taiwan
  
  Fighter planes and warships are carrying out simulated strikes.
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/04/2023 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—China simulates hitting 'key targets' in Taiwan
  
  Beijing has called the drills a “stern warning" to the self-governing island.

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