BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Sunday 15 June 2025

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Have we seen a breakthrough in preventing genetic diseases?
  
  The landmark gene editing drug which could help transform personalized medicine. (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Trending—No, there isn’t a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
  
  Why is President Trump so interested in South Africa? (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Eric Murangwa Eugene: How football saved the goalie’s life
  
  Eric Murangwa Eugene's life was saved when gunmen recognised him as a footballer (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/06/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Mpox surging in Sierra Leone
  
  As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone we check-in on how the outbreak is progressing. (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  World Questions—Malaysia
  
  Free speech, inequality and the role of women. Kuala Lumpur debates with passion
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—LA Protests and Trump's immigration crackdown
  
  The President's decision to send in troops has raised the stakes in the deportation row
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks protests in Los Angeles
  
  John Simpson analyses the US president’s decision to deploy troops to California (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/06/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Why religion does so well on social media
  
  We find out how and why content about faith is reaching millions of young followers
20. 04:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Could you be hit by a falling satellite?
  
  Investigating if 100,000 satellites could be orbiting earth in five years’ time
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Protests across America against Trump
  
  Mass protests against Trump across US as president holds military parade
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Iran-Israel war 'may well head into a more dangerous direction'
  
  Israel and Iran trade fire for a fourth day
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Iran-Israel war
  
  Israel has carried out more military strikes on Tehran
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—LA Protests and Trump's immigration crackdown
  
  The President's decision to send in troops has raised the stakes in the deportation row (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—AI in the food chain
  
  How is artificial intelligence rewiring the global food industry? (R)
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Making life easier for older people
  
  We're in the US and Spain to look at how life can be improved for ageing populations. (R)
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—The TV drama that shocked the Arab world
  
  How an Egyptian TV drama tackled sensitive topics and sparked difficult conversations (R)
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/06/2025 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Jae Cash
  
  Zambian rapper Jae Cash talks to DJ Edu about his latest album (R)
17. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  
  The World Debate—Is Donald Trump making the world safer or more dangerous?
  
  Lyse Doucet debates the changing international landscape during Donald Trump’s presidency (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—What are Israel's war aims in Iran?
  
  Israel launched an attack on Iran three days ago.
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  World Questions—Malaysia
  
  Free speech, inequality and the role of women. Kuala Lumpur debates with passion (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world - including Diamond League athletics.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/06/2025 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—The TV drama that shocked the Arab world
  
  How an Egyptian TV drama tackled sensitive topics and sparked difficult conversations (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Defuse and diffuse
  
  World War II bombs were defused in Cologne, Germany, so we’re exploring diffusion science (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Strikes by Israel and Iran continue
  
  Israel continues attacks on Tehran and Iran fires more missiles at Israel
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Why are our tropical forests disappearing faster than ever and what can we do about It?
  
  Colombia’s former environment minister, Susana Muhamad on saving the Amazon rainforest
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Trending—No, there isn’t a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
  
  Why is President Trump so interested in South Africa? (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Getting lyrical with BBC Learning English
  
  We investigate My Song, My Home, a musical podcast series from BBC Learning English
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/06/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The tyre scandal
  
  How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India (R)
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/06/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—LA Protests and Trump's immigration crackdown
  
  The President's decision to send in troops has raised the stakes in the deportation row (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/06/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—The first solar polar pictures
  
  ESA’s Solar Orbiter camera probe begins raising its orbit towards the sun’s poles (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/06/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/06/2025 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/06/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Unstoppable: Asima Chatterjee
  
  How Indian chemist Asima Chatterjee's work paved the way for modern-day chemotherapy (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/06/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/06/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/06/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Was there an idyllic time before carnivores?
  
  Was there ever a time when life on earth was peaceful? No predators, no prey, just vibes? (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/06/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Making life easier for older people
  
  We're in the US and Spain to look at how life can be improved for ageing populations. (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/06/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—The TV drama that shocked the Arab world
  
  How an Egyptian TV drama tackled sensitive topics and sparked difficult conversations (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/06/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—16/06/2025 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—16/06/2025 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Guided by women: Feminist city walks
  
  Two women from Iceland and Bolivia who've created female-focussed walking tours
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/06/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Strikes by Israel and Iran continue
  
  At least 67 injured people have been evacuated to hospitals across central Israel
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—16/06/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—The conflict between Iran and Israel intensifies
  
  Three people have been killed in Iran's strikes overnight in Israel with dozens injured

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