BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Monday 13 November 2023

Europe and the Middle East Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Writing a way out of war
  
  Fergal Keane reflects on how writers can imagine life beyond wartime in divided societies. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Explanation—Venezuela crisis
  
  With more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia, how is Venezuela so poor? (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Can maths prove the existence of aliens?
  
  We look a famous equation which tries to explain whether life exists in outer space (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Happy News—Protecting penguins in South America
  
  Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What will 1.5° of warming look like?
  
  Listener Julian wants to know what to expect on the other side of this climate threshold. (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Training heroin users to save their friends
  
  How drug users in Glasgow are being trained to treat people who have overdosed (R)
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Ghana's first photojournalist who found fame in his 90s
  
  James Barnor's work had fallen into obscurity but then came a surprise revival. (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—The rise of women in eSports
  
  Eefje Depoortere and Julia Robson are two professional e-sport gamers
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—WHO says Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning
  
  Gunfire and bombings in the area have exacerbated already critical circumstances.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—WHO says Gaza's main hospital no longer functioning
  
  Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says at least 2,300 people are still inside Al-Shifa.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—The main hospital in Gaza has run out of electricity and water
  
  The Israeli military says it has agreed to help evacuate babies from Al-Shifa.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a former governor of the Bank of England
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—How has war changed the lives of Ukraine’s working women?
  
  A group of Ukrainian women discuss the impact the war has had on their careers
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The invention of the EpiPen
  
  How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What will 1.5° of warming look like?
  
  Listener Julian wants to know what to expect on the other side of this climate threshold. (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Pakistani popstars, and the hippo and the tortoise
  
  An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—The rise of women in eSports
  
  Eefje Depoortere and Julia Robson are two professional e-sport gamers (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Plans and dreams: The adventures of a wandering guitarist
  
  Growing up poor in Uganda, musician Jon Muq was short on plans, but always big on dreams
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The invention of the EpiPen
  
  How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What will 1.5° of warming look like?
  
  Listener Julian wants to know what to expect on the other side of this climate threshold. (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Gaza's largest hospital is "not functioning"
  
  The World Health Organization says Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital is "not functioning"
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a former governor of the Bank of England (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Iceland prepares for serious volcanic eruption
  
  More than 500 earthquakes have hit a country reliant on tourism
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Israel-Hamas war: Gaza hospitals caught up in fighting
  
  The WHO says Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City "is not functioning as a hospital anymore".
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Heavy fighting in northern Gaza
  
  Fierce fighting is continuing near hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Plans and dreams: The adventures of a wandering guitarist
  
  Growing up poor in Uganda, musician Jon Muq was short on plans, but always big on dreams (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The invention of the EpiPen
  
  How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2023/11/13 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Writing a way out of war
  
  Fergal Keane reflects on how writers can imagine life beyond wartime in divided societies. (R)
10. 20:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 20:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Alex Antonelli
  
  Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change
12. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Crisis in Gaza hospitals 'dire and getting worse' - WHO
  
  Crisis in Gaza hospitals 'dire and getting worse' - WHO spokesperson
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—13/11/2023 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—13/11/2023 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Are energy firms slowing down on new fossil fuel exploration?
  
  The BBC has seen figures that show crucial climate change advice is being ignored
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—13/11/2023 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to a former governor of the Bank of England (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—13/11/2023 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—The rise of women in eSports
  
  Eefje Depoortere and Julia Robson are two professional e-sport gamers (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/11/2023 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Pakistani popstars, and the hippo and the tortoise
  
  An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there. (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/11/2023 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Countries meet in Kenya to negotiate a plastic pollution treaty
  
  The agreement could be the first of its kind
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/11/2023 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/11/2023 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/11/2023 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—My forgotten war
  
  Why is the situation for Syrian refugees in Turkey becoming increasingly hostile?
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/11/2023 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Plans and dreams: The adventures of a wandering guitarist
  
  Growing up poor in Uganda, musician Jon Muq was short on plans, but always big on dreams (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The invention of the EpiPen
  
  How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/11/2023 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/11/2023 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/11/2023 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Jenn Lee: Taiwan fashion designer
  
  Taking inspiration from the flea markets of Taipei to show on the catwalks of London
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/11/2023 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—WHO says Gaza's biggest hospital becoming a cemetery
  
  Bodies are piling up inside and outside Al-Shifa hospital.

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