BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Thursday 30 July 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—The criminal allegations against Jared Leto
  
  An exclusive BBC investigation reveals new allegations against the actor and musician (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—A battle that changed Ireland
  
  How a World War One battle still affects people and communities
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Why I went looking for mum's love scammer
  
  After his mum was tricked by a love scammer, Carlos Barragan set out to find them (R)
11. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Sweden's summer shutdown
  
  In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Should I cut down on carbs?
  
  Low-carb diets are popular. But do you really need to reduce how much carbs you eat?
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump says US is looking at introducing controls on AI
  
  Mr Trump's comment comes after a rogue ChatGPT agent attacked another AI-related company
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Steering in the right direction to road safety
  
  New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US launches another night of strikes against Iran
  
  BBC travels across Iran by train - managing to hear the voices of ordinary Iranians
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—BBC travels the length of Iran on train
  
  BBC gains access to parts of the country that foreign journalists normally can't enter
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Can we live with extreme heat?
  
  Are we ready for a hotter climate?
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Power Players: India's Gen‑Z jobs crisis
  
  How a lack of jobs and exam leaks sparked some of India's biggest youth protests in years
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—'I organised the first Comic Con'
  
  In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—A battle that changed Ireland
  
  How a World War One battle still affects people and communities (R)
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Interviewing Elon Musk
  
  The Economist's editor-in-chief on the interview that sparked Musk's "traitor" attack.
14. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 09:32GMT
  
  Good Bad Billionaire—MrBeast: The business of going viral
  
  From pranks to philanthropy: how MrBeast built a billion-dollar media empire
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Was Lindsey Graham the last US foreign policy hawk?
  
  Zelensky and Netanyahu pay respects to their fiercest ally in Washington
20. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Teenage girls 1, 'old men' 0
  
  How Copa 71, the first women’s World Cup, took on football’s 'old men'
22. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—'I organised the first Comic Con'
  
  In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Steering in the right direction to road safety
  
  New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran
  
  The strikes were in retaliation for attempted missile attacks on American forces.
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Can we live with extreme heat?
  
  Are we ready for a hotter climate? (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Power Players: India's Gen‑Z jobs crisis
  
  How a lack of jobs and exam leaks sparked some of India's biggest youth protests in years (R)
11. 14:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—Is this the start of the robot wars?
  
  America blocks foreign-made robots
12. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 15:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Uefa to support World Cup boycott over Fifa proposal
  
  Fifa wants to sell off stakes in its football competitions to private investors
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans go through
  
  Uefa and its 55 member associations have rejected Fifa’s proposal
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Teenage girls 1, 'old men' 0
  
  How Copa 71, the first women’s World Cup, took on football’s 'old men' (R)
18. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—'I organised the first Comic Con'
  
  In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2026/07/30 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—A battle that changed Ireland
  
  How a World War One battle still affects people and communities (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Are we alone in the universe?
  
  What if the Goldilocks zone is for idiots?
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved
  
  ‘The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product’ - Uefa
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Can we live with extreme heat?
  
  Are we ready for a hotter climate? (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Should I cut down on carbs?
  
  Low-carb diets are popular. But do you really need to reduce how much carbs you eat? (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/07/2026 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—UEFA Shows FIFA the Red Card
  
  UEFA threatens World Cup boycott over FIFA commercial plans
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/07/2026 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Interviewing Elon Musk
  
  The Economist's editor-in-chief on the interview that sparked Musk's "traitor" attack. (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/07/2026 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: My best friend turned out to be my brother
  
  Dave and Andrea met by chance at work before they found out the life changing news (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—31/07/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/07/2026 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/07/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Was Lindsey Graham the last US foreign policy hawk?
  
  Zelensky and Netanyahu pay respects to their fiercest ally in Washington (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—31/07/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/07/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/07/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—Understanding AI Agents
  
  What do we need to know about agentic AI? (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—31/07/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Teenage girls 1, 'old men' 0
  
  How Copa 71, the first women’s World Cup, took on football’s 'old men' (R)
11. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—'I organised the first Comic Con'
  
  In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—31/07/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/07/2026 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/07/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Rastafari and I
  
  Silas Gray travels to Ethiopia to explore the legacy he inherited from his Rastafarian dad
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—31/07/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Hamas says it agrees to disarm
  
  Trump described the move as a critical step towards a new Palestinian government
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/07/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Are we alone in the universe?
  
  What if the Goldilocks zone is for idiots? (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—31/07/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump: Board of Peace agrees "complete disarmament" of Hamas
  
  The deal was brokered with the help of mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey

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