BBC World Service East Asia Schedule Sunday 19 June 2022

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Insecurity in Nigeria
  
  Living in fear of the violent attacks which have become commonplace in Nigeria
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Dear Daughter—'Wife material'
  
  Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  More or Less—How often do people have sex?
  
  Looking at sex and statistics in Japan and America. (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/06/2022 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—An Anthology of Fashion
  
  A delve into the curation of the exhibition which is launched at the famous MET Gala (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The climate tipping points
  
  Justin Rowlatt explores how global warming may trigger irreversible changes to our planet (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Murder in the Brazilian Amazon
  
  Remembering Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira; stories from France, South Africa and Iran
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—What next for Afrofuturism?
  
  We meet the next generation of Afrofuturism-inspired artists (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/06/2022 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—Is Islamophobia hurting India’s global image?
  
  Reports of rising Islamophobia and hyper-nationalism are posing serious concerns (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—NATO head warns of prolonged conflict in Ukraine
  
  NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says conflict in Ukraine could last for years
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Ukraine optimistic about joining the EU
  
  Hopes in Ukraine as European Commission gives the nod to Kyiv's EU candidacy
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—French voters to decide who will control their National Assembly
  
  Voting is underway in the final round of France's parliamentary elections
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—What's up with airline food?
  
  The highs and lows of in-flight dining (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Murder in the Brazilian Amazon
  
  Remembering Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira; stories from France, South Africa and Iran (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The British commune and the Colombian guerilla group
  
  Atlantis was a psychotherapy commune who moved to Farc controlled territory
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Racing to get kids reading
  
  How a race to write books and a gadget that counts words are helping child literacy (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Should drones protect US schools from shootings?
  
  The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences
15. 09:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The challenges of revealing a defector’s story
  
  How the BBC WS got the inside story on life at the top of the North Korean regime
16. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/06/2022 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  
  The Compass—Himalaya: The Human Story, Life on the line
  
  The future of Ladakh amidst military unrest between India and China (R)
20. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—World Book Cafe: Brooklyn
  
  World Book Café, the programme where writers reveal the secrets of their home cities (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—France votes in parliamentary elections
  
  France votes in parliamentary elections, as Macron's party seeks to maintain control
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Ice cream: A cool history
  
  How snow and ice were transformed into one of the world’s most popular desserts (R)
5. 13:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The challenges of revealing a defector’s story
  
  How the BBC WS got the inside story on life at the top of the North Korean regime (R)
6. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 14:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Do weird stuff and have fun doing it, with Nova Twins, Dream Wife, Cassyette and Yonaka
  
  Why a song doesn’t have to be personal to be meaningful (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—19/06/2022 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/06/2022 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Is any progress being made on climate change?
  
  Has the war in Ukraine sidelined pledges made at the Climate Change Summit in Glasgow? (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Cambodian genocide trials
  
  Cambodian Genocide trials, 'Napalm Girl' from the Vietnam War, and the Holy Cross dispute
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—France's Macron projected to lose majority
  
  Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose control of the French National Assembly
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—Is El Salvador's bitcoin revolution failing?
  
  El Salvador has invested heavily bitcoin - what happens now prices are tumbling? (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Should drones protect US schools from shootings?
  
  The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The challenges of revealing a defector’s story
  
  How the BBC WS got the inside story on life at the top of the North Korean regime (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/06/2022 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—19/06/2022 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The British commune and the Colombian guerilla group
  
  Atlantis was a psychotherapy commune who moved to Farc controlled territory (R)
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/06/2022 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Murder in the Brazilian Amazon
  
  Remembering Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira; stories from France, South Africa and Iran (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/06/2022 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Church's slave plantation: Part one
  
  How have the Church of England's historic slave plantations affected Barbados? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/06/2022 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/06/2022 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/06/2022 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Pete Smith
  
  Restore peat bogs to mitigate climate change and improve bio-diversity. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/06/2022 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/06/2022 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/06/2022 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Does recycling help fight climate change?
  
  We explore how effective the globe’s recycling system is at tackling the climate crisis.
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/06/2022 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Tech Life—Is El Salvador's bitcoin revolution failing?
  
  El Salvador has invested heavily bitcoin - what happens now prices are tumbling? (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/06/2022 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Should drones protect US schools from shootings?
  
  The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences (R)
13. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—The challenges of revealing a defector’s story
  
  How the BBC WS got the inside story on life at the top of the North Korean regime (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/06/2022 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/06/2022 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/06/2022 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—What is a quantum computer?
  
  What exactly are quantum computers? And when will they replace the computers we use now? (R)
18. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/06/2022 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Leftist Gustavo Petro wins Colombia presidential election
  
  Gustavo Petro is former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter
20. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/06/2022 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Rat catchers: Women in pest control
  
  Women combatting pest infestations in Northern Ireland and Malaysia
22. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—20/06/2022 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Colombia elects first ever leftist president
  
  Gustavo Petro has promised to deliver real change for his country

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