BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Sunday 17 March 2024

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Haiti: Gangs and stray bullets
  
  People in Haiti trying to survive and the struggle for aid workers trying to help them (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Dear Daughter—Making amends
  
  Musikari risks his life fighting corruption in Kenya, but at what cost to his family? (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Rajeev Bagga: Deaflympic badminton champion
  
  In 2005, badminton champion Rajeev Bagga took his total of Deaflympic gold medals to 14 (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Fandom: The next generation
  
  K-Pop fans send us on a journey into fandom through Star Trek, football and physics (R)
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/03/2024 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—A promising new cancer treatment
  
  Promising results from a global study provide hope for new cancer treatment (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Running out of sand
  
  Sand mining is fuelling Cambodia's construction boom but at what cost to the environment? (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—DRC: Life after the Lord's Resistance Army
  
  In remote parts of D R Congo, survivors of the LRA's reign of terror rebuild their lives.
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  The Global Jigsaw—Contested waters: Crimea
  
  How water is used as a weapon of war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
18. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Rajeev Bagga: Deaflympic badminton champion
  
  In 2005, badminton champion Rajeev Bagga took his total of Deaflympic gold medals to 14 (R)
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/03/2024 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 05:30GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 05:32
22. 05:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Diving With a Purpose
  
  Meet the young scuba divers of colour who are searching for sunken slave ships (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Israel-Gaza war: will ceasefire talks resume?
  
  Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire could resume on Sunday in Qatar.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Final day of voting in Russia
  
  Moscow accuses Ukraine of trying to disrupt the election with drone attacks.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Russia says multiple drone attacks repelled
  
  Moscow accuses Ukraine of trying to disrupt the election with drone and missile attacks.
7. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—DRC: Life after the Lord's Resistance Army
  
  In remote parts of D R Congo, survivors of the LRA's reign of terror rebuild their lives. (R)
9. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  
  Happy News—Happy News
  
  Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Everything's a drum with Ane Brun, Amelia Meath and Linden Jay
  
  Three musicians discuss collaboration, navigating between genres and lyrical inspirations (R)
13. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/03/2024 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Jigsaw—Contested waters: Crimea
  
  How water is used as a weapon of war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (R)
17. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?
  
  We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Evidence—The science of the menopause
  
  How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science (R)
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Protesters arrested on final day of Russian vote
  
  The arrests happened during the vote set to confirm Pres Putin in office
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Everything's a drum with Ane Brun, Amelia Meath and Linden Jay
  
  Three musicians discuss collaboration, navigating between genres and lyrical inspirations (R)
7. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 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—17/03/2024 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/03/2024 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?
  
  Plus, gang violence in Haiti, and the possibility of unmanned ships on the oceans (R)
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Fandom: The next generation
  
  K-Pop fans send us on a journey into fandom through Star Trek, football and physics (R)
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Putin wins election with 88% of vote as expected
  
  Putin set to win a fifth term by an expected landslide of 88% of votes
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—17/03/2024 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—17/03/2024 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Three Million: 3. The f-word
  
  Famine grips Bengal but publicly no-one is calling it a famine
14. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—17/03/2024 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Your questions answered: Reversing climate change, eating avocados, electric vehicles and more
  
  Graihagh Jackson and her expert panel dive into your questions
16. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2024 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 23:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Football's top scorer is a she - Temwa Chawinga
  
  The Malawian got 63 goals last year – nine more than Cristiano Ronaldo (R)
18. 23:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Exposing little known atrocities in Bengal
  
  How an historical documentary series exposed little known atrocities on a grand scale (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/03/2024 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—DRC: Life after the Lord's Resistance Army
  
  In remote parts of D R Congo, survivors of the LRA's reign of terror rebuild their lives. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Global Jigsaw—Contested waters: Crimea
  
  How water is used as a weapon of war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?
  
  We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/03/2024 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Happy News—Happy News
  
  Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/03/2024 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Is the BMI fatphobic?
  
  How useful is the Body Mass Index? (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/03/2024 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Speaking up at work
  
  We look at how to raise concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace. (R)
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Football's top scorer is a she - Temwa Chawinga
  
  The Malawian got 63 goals last year – nine more than Cristiano Ronaldo (R)
18. 03:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Exposing little known atrocities in Bengal
  
  How an historical documentary series exposed little known atrocities on a grand scale (R)
19. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/03/2024 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Planet of the puppeteers
  
  Ana Crăciun-Lambru and Heather Lai discuss the magic of puppetry
23. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/03/2024 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
24. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Newly re-elected Putin vows to prioritise the war in Ukraine
  
  President Putin said the result demonstrated the trust the Russian people place in him
25. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
26. 05:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Is the BMI fatphobic?
  
  How useful is the Body Mass Index? (R)

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