BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Sunday 6 September 2020

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Business Weekly—Avoiding slave labour in supply chains
  
  Are international companies doing enough to remove Uighur slave labour?
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/09/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Trending—‘I invested in Facebook … now I am ashamed’
  
  An early investor in the world’s largest social network says the company has lost its way (R)
7. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Reporting from the dangerous streets of Belarus
  
  How a number of BBC journalists have lost their accreditation reporting from Belarus (R)
8. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Elizabeth Strout: Olive Kitteridge
  
  Harriett Gilbert talks to the world-renowned American author Elizabeth Strout
10. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Detained in Belarus
  
  Journalists detained in Belarus, plus stories from Hungary, Australia and the US. (R)
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, 05/09/2020 GMT
  
  8/10 Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out. (R)
14. 03:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The afterlife
  
  Suppose you knew that after your natural death the human race would die out… (R)
15. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/09/2020 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Faith versus the virus: Pakistan’s struggle
  
  The struggle between science and faith in Pakistan during the Coronavirus pandemic (R)
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Another day of protests expected in Belarus
  
  Demonstrations expected in Minsk following the re-election of President Lukashenko.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—More protests expected in Belarus
  
  Protests planned in Belarus; COVID survivors support Israeli patients
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—COVID survivors help COVID patients in Israel
  
  COVID survivors help patients in Israeli hospital; another Sunday of protests in Belarus
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Margarita Forés: My life in five dishes
  
  The Filipina chef on privilege, battling bulimia, and finding her identity through food (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Detained in Belarus
  
  Journalists detained in Belarus, plus stories from Hungary, Australia and the US. (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Sewing to protest in a Chilean prison camp
  
  Student Cristina Zamora found courage in creativity when she was taken from her baby (R)
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—Lockdown gigs: Performing in a pandemic
  
  With the touring circuit effectively shut down, how are India's performers adapting? (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Stonebwoy and Samini
  
  DJ Edu chats to two titans of the Ghanaian dancehall scene (R)
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/09/2020 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Faith versus the virus: Pakistan’s struggle
  
  The struggle between science and faith in Pakistan during the Coronavirus pandemic (R)
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  BBC Proms on the World Service—BBC Proms 2020, London Symphony Orchestra play Adès and Vaughan Williams
  
  1/2 Highlights from the 2020 season of BBC Proms, the UK's greatest classical music festival. (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—New protest in Belarus against Lukashenko amid police crackdown
  
  Opponents say Mr Lukashenko rigged the presidential election of 9 August
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Elizabeth Strout: Olive Kitteridge
  
  Harriett Gilbert talks to the world-renowned American author Elizabeth Strout (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Smallpox: The defeat of the speckled monster
  
  Exploring the 200 year campaign to wipe out a killer disease (R)
7. 14:50GMT
  
  The Big Idea—The afterlife
  
  Suppose you knew that after your natural death the human race would die out… (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Tennis, Football and celebrating 70 years of Ferrari
  
  Sportsworld brings you all the latest sporting news from around the world.
10. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  
  WorklifeIndia—Lockdown gigs: Performing in a pandemic
  
  With the touring circuit effectively shut down, how are India's performers adapting? (R)
12. 16:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 16:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 16:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Black Music in Europe, The 1960s
  
  8/9 Guitar legend Francis Bebey, Fela Kuti, Don Cherry, and the story of The Blue Notes (R)
14. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Inventing James Bond
  
  Ian Fleming and the genesis of James Bond and the birth of the Sony Walkman
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/09/2020 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Rulebreakers, A beautiful prison
  
  3/5 Why Greenland is opening up its first prison, after years as a modern prison-less society (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Life—Getting into trouble with Moonchild Sanelly, Etuk Ubong, Cuppy and Bryte
  
  Are there things musicians can't say in their music?
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Protesters defy heavy security in Belarus
  
  People have been beaten up by men in plainclothes in the streets of Minsk
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  Comedians vs. the News—Rafi Bastos and Loyiso Gola
  
  Stars from Brazil and South Africa join Jess and Eman to take on the world's headlines (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, 05/09/2020 GMT
  
  8/10 Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out. (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Breast cancer screening
  
  Could screening for breast cancer from the age of 40 save lives?
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—06/09/2020 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Black Music in Europe, The 1960s
  
  8/9 Guitar legend Francis Bebey, Fela Kuti, Don Cherry, and the story of The Blue Notes (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—06/09/2020 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Covid-free nations
  
  We hear about life on Pacific islands with no coronavirus cases (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/09/2020 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Liz Seward
  
  Jim Al-Khalili talks to Liz Seward, Senior Space Strategist for Airbus Defence and Space. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/09/2020 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—India overtakes Brazil in Covid-19 cases
  
  Fears for the economy as cases spiral beyond 4.2 million.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/09/2020 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Margarita Forés: My life in five dishes
  
  The Filipina chef on privilege, battling bulimia, and finding her identity through food (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/09/2020 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—07/09/2020 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/09/2020 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Why are we conscious?
  
  What evolutionary advantage does consciousness bestow upon us? (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Breast cancer screening
  
  Could screening for breast cancer from the age of 40 save lives? (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/09/2020 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Smallpox: The defeat of the speckled monster
  
  Exploring the 200 year campaign to wipe out a killer disease (R)
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Lucy Ejike - Nigeria's powerlifting hero
  
  The story of Nigeria's most successful female paralympian. (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/09/2020 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—07/09/2020 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—07/09/2020 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why does running water make me need the toilet?
  
  What does science say about controlling urination, and other bodily functions? (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/09/2020 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Brexit back in the news as UK ministers plan for 'no deal'
  
  It comes after UK chief negotiator said the UK was not "scared" of walking away
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—07/09/2020 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Britain plans for no deal Brexit
  
  New bill to be tabled which could see the return of a hard border in Northern Ireland

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