BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Sunday 25 January 2026

Americas and the Caribbean Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Top of the Pops—Robbie Williams and Sleaford Mods
  
  Latest UK music charts with guests Robbie Williams and Sleaford Mods
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/01/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Dark Is Rising—6. The Opening of the Present
  
  Will is betrayed. Nowhere is safe and his family are in danger (R)
7. 01:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—India’s 1948 hockey gold medal
  
  In 1948, newly independent India won gold in the hockey final at the Olympic Games
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/01/2026 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Could the shingles vaccine really slow down the ageing process?
  
  People who have had a vaccine against shingles seem to be aging more slowly (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—Anaesthesia
  
  What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep? (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's power struggle
  
  Heat and light in short supply in Kyiv - while worries surge over risks to nuclear plants
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine
  
  A man who had two heart operations as a child later worked with his surgeon saving others (R)
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/01/2026 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 05:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Putin's foreign fighters
  
  Why are young men from around the world risking their lives fighting for Russia? (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—US citizen and nurse Alex Pretti shot dead by federal agents
  
  What the federal authorities are saying is "nonsense" - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Conflicting accounts of second fatal shooting
  
  Trump officials says federal agents shot in self-defence
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—No breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks
  
  President Zelensky says the talks were "constructive"
7. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's power struggle
  
  Heat and light in short supply in Kyiv - while worries surge over risks to nuclear plants (R)
9. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Dinner unboxed
  
  What meal kits reveal about how we plan, buy and cook our food (R)
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Wild horses in the American West
  
  Innovative solutions to the unwieldy population of wild horses in the American West (R)
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Protest in the age of the 'Kill Switch'
  
  How some governments turn off the internet
15. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/01/2026 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  
  The Dark Is Rising—6. The Opening of the Present
  
  Will is betrayed. Nowhere is safe and his family are in danger (R)
19. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Is Greenland as big as Africa?
  
  Tim Harford asks if Greenland is really as vast as most maps seem to suggest (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Living in Greenland
  
  What’s it like to live in Greenland as the world debates your future? (R)
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Greece: Rescuers on trial
  
  The aid workers put on trial for people-smuggling after saving migrants from drowning (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Minnesota: Government account of protester killing conflicts with witness testimony
  
  Protests in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of a man by federal agents
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How hot could the planet get?
  
  Climate change is happening. So just how high could temperatures go?
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine
  
  A man who had two heart operations as a child later worked with his surgeon saving others (R)
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  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—25/01/2026 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/01/2026 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Black Girlhood in photos and writing
  
  Sisters Salamishah and Scheherazade Tillet’s photos & words on the lives of Black girls. (R)
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Banging the science drum
  
  The world's most unlikely drumming duo has us banging the drum for some rhythmic science. (R)
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Minneapolis crowds gather after death of Alex Pretti
  
  Flowers and tributes have been left at the spot where Alex Pretti was fatally shot
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—25/01/2026 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 22:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Protest in the age of the 'Kill Switch'
  
  How some governments turn off the internet (R)
13. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—25/01/2026 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 23:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How hot could the planet get?
  
  Climate change is happening. So just how high could temperatures go? (R)
15. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—25/01/2026 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 23:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Greece: Rescuers on trial
  
  The aid workers put on trial for people-smuggling after saving migrants from drowning (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/01/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's power struggle
  
  Heat and light in short supply in Kyiv - while worries surge over risks to nuclear plants (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/01/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—How is air travel returning to supersonic speeds?
  
  50 years since Concorde’s first commercial flight, is aviation going supersonic again? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/01/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/01/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/01/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Frontiers of Earth Science
  
  The very latest developments in the world of Earth science with Roland Pease (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/01/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/01/2026 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/01/2026 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—GospelOnDeBeatz
  
  GospelOnDeBeatz is responsible for some of the hits that brought Afrobeats to the world (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/01/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Wild horses in the American West
  
  Innovative solutions to the unwieldy population of wild horses in the American West (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/01/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Protest in the age of the 'Kill Switch'
  
  How some governments turn off the internet (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/01/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—26/01/2026 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/01/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Taking a fresh look at women’s designer shoes
  
  Women making footwear that platforms the skills and culture of Egypt and India
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—26/01/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Outrage grows in Minneapolis over the fatal shooting of a nurse
  
  Trump says there'll be a thorough review and agents will leave Minneapolis at some point
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—26/01/2026 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Do fish know what they look like?
  
  Are there self-aware shoals of fish drifting through our oceans? (R)

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