BBC World Service East Asia Schedule Wednesday 18 December 2024

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—On Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  
  Nikki Bedi meets the creatives who are shaping the arts and culture of Malaysia (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Canadian politics takes a breather after the resignation of the country’s Finance Minister
  
  Calls growing for ex Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to challenge Justin Trudeau.
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Climate change and plastic - what's the connection?
  
  What does the failure of talks on a global plastics treaty mean for climate change? (R)
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—From Togo to Greenland – my Arctic odyssey
  
  When Tété-Michel Kpomassie was ordered to join a snake-cult he ran away to a faraway land (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Syria: What will the refugees do now?
  
  After the collapse of president Bashar al-Assad's rule can they return to their homes?
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Dramas—Purple Heart Warriors, Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’
  
  Ken goes to a Japanese American internment camp and is shocked at what he sees
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—UN: Syria not stable enough for huge numbers of refugees to return
  
  Head of IOM says without assistance, sending people back would further destabilise Syria
18. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—Does the robotaxi have a future?
  
  How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—'A hundred- thousand people have already returned to Syria'
  
  Many Syrians are returning but some are also leaving for fear of what might follow
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—'Syria could fall back into conflict without urgent support'
  
  Head of IOM says without humanitarian help, sending people back would destabilise Syria
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Lapland: The world’s biggest Christmas economy?
  
  How the home of Father Christmas turned holiday magic into a booming business
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Ceefax: the start of interactive television
  
  In 1974, the BBC launched the world's first teletext service
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Climate change and plastic - what's the connection?
  
  What does the failure of talks on a global plastics treaty mean for climate change? (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  World Questions—South Africa
  
  Gangsterism, inequality and land reform. The big issues debated in Cape Town (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Gisèle Pelicot and the 51 men she faced in court
  
  The mass rape trial has shaken French attitudes towards sexual violence and consent
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—From homeless in LA to the 'Queen of Melrose'
  
  Cosmo Lombino is a stylist to the stars, but the road to success was far from glamorous
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Ceefax: the start of interactive television
  
  In 1974, the BBC launched the world's first teletext service (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  Dramas—Purple Heart Warriors, Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’
  
  Ken goes to a Japanese American internment camp and is shocked at what he sees (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—The secret files that could put Syria's Assad in prison
  
  We hear from the man who has led attempts to catalogue the crimes of the Assads
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Will Honda and Nissan merge?
  
  Talks between the auto companies are currently in early stages
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—UN calls for free and fair elections in Syria
  
  We have the latest from the Syrian capital Damascus
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Missing Indian woman returns home after 22 years
  
  Hamida Banu says she was trafficked to Pakistan
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—From homeless in LA to the 'Queen of Melrose'
  
  Cosmo Lombino is a stylist to the stars, but the road to success was far from glamorous (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Ceefax: the start of interactive television
  
  In 1974, the BBC launched the world's first teletext service (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2024/12/18 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—18/12/2024 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Political crisis engulfs Canada's governing party
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticised over handling of Donald Trump's tariff threat
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Climate change and plastic - what's the connection?
  
  What does the failure of talks on a global plastics treaty mean for climate change? (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Health Check—2024 in global health: a review
  
  Which stories shaped global health in 2024?
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/12/2024 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Are US interest rate cuts coming to an end?
  
  Shares fell with Wall Street not keen on the message from Fed Chair Jerome Powell
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—18/12/2024 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/12/2024 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Dramas—Purple Heart Warriors, Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’
  
  Ken goes to a Japanese American internment camp and is shocked at what he sees (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/12/2024 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Questions—South Africa
  
  Gangsterism, inequality and land reform. The big issues debated in Cape Town (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/12/2024 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Are US interest rate cuts coming to an end?
  
  Shares fell with Wall Street not keen on the message from Fed Chair Jerome Powell
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/12/2024 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/12/2024 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/12/2024 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Srebrenica’s forgotten refugees
  
  Why those who fled the atrocities of Bosnia’s war are still living as refugees 30 years on
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/12/2024 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—From homeless in LA to the 'Queen of Melrose'
  
  Cosmo Lombino is a stylist to the stars, but the road to success was far from glamorous (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Could Donald Trump stop a TikTok ban in the US?
  
  The President-elect says he now has a ‘warm spot’ for the Chinese social media app
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/12/2024 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/12/2024 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/12/2024 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Has Christmas food gone mad?
  
  Inside the race for creating the most eye-catching festive flavours
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—19/12/2024 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Syria: "not a threat" to the world
  
  Syrian rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, says his group is not a threat to the west
18. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/12/2024 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  
  Health Check—2024 in global health: a review
  
  Which stories shaped global health in 2024? (R)

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