BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 30 November 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Brain fog and perimenopause
  
  The global conversation sparked by a BBC reporter’s brain fog (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Chinese Cryptoqueen
  
  How Qian Zhimin ended up at the heart of the UK’s biggest cryptocurrency seizure (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Amazing Sport Stories—Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team: Ep 1
  
  One basketballer’s journey from the USSR to the NBA - and a Grateful Dead concert (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Premier League’s first female photographer
  
  Magi Haroun was the first female photographer in the Premier League (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Childhood hypertension becomes more common
  
  New study finds the prevalence of high blood pressure in childhood has doubled since 2000 (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Young and stateless
  
  The stories of young stateless individuals around the world (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Nigeria's epidemic of school kidnappings
  
  Armed jihadist groups and criminal gangs have abducted hundreds of children for ransom
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Why there is hope for Haiti
  
  Nick Miles asks a simple question - why is there still hope for Haiti? (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/11/2025 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Chinese Cryptoqueen
  
  How Qian Zhimin ended up at the heart of the UK’s biggest cryptocurrency seizure (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Trump warns Venezuela’s skies are “closed” as fears of US military action
  
  The warning comes after months of strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Venezuela slams Trump as fears mount over US military moves
  
  Criticism comes after the US President after he warned Venezuela’s airspace was closed
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Pope to visit Lebanon days after Israeli strikes in the capital
  
  The visit to warn-torn country is being seen as an important national moment
7. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Nigeria's epidemic of school kidnappings
  
  Armed jihadist groups and criminal gangs have abducted hundreds of children for ransom (R)
9. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—To tip or not to tip?
  
  What wait staff really think about your payments for their service (R)
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Preserving Peru’s food heritage
  
  How potatoes and other crops are being nurtured in the face of climate and other threats (R)
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—What is the 'Shadow Fleet'?
  
  How Russia uses oil tankers to evade sanctions and conduct hybrid warfare
15. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/11/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  
  Amazing Sport Stories—Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team: Ep 1
  
  One basketballer’s journey from the USSR to the NBA - and a Grateful Dead concert (R)
19. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Richard Thaler and The Winner’s Curse
  
  Richard Thaler on two of his most famous observations in behavioural economics (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Reith Lectures—Rutger Bregman: 1. Moral revolution
  
  Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture, Moral Revolution (R)
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president
  
  Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a formal pardon from President Herzog
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Who wins in the electric vehicles transition?
  
  Hungary is becoming a global leader in EV batteries, but who really benefits?
7. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 14:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Diabetes awareness month special
  
  Stories of innovation, advocacy and education to mark Diabetes Awareness Month
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/11/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  The Global Jigsaw—What is the 'Russian cultural code'?
  
  Why a headdress has become a poster image for the Kremlin’s vision of national identity (R)
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—The unexpected science behind Klimt's artwork
  
  A record-breaking painting leads us to microbes, spiders, gold and cave art. (R)
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Will Netanyahu be pardoned?
  
  It follows Trump urging the Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu earlier this month
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/11/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 22:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—What is the 'Shadow Fleet'?
  
  How Russia uses oil tankers to evade sanctions and conduct hybrid warfare (R)
13. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/11/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 23:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Who wins in the electric vehicles transition?
  
  Hungary is becoming a global leader in EV batteries, but who really benefits? (R)
15. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/11/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 23:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Stemming the tide in Normandy
  
  In Normandy, in France, coastal erosion is a growing problem. But what should be done? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Nigeria's epidemic of school kidnappings
  
  Armed jihadist groups and criminal gangs have abducted hundreds of children for ransom (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/12/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
  
  Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The animal employment agency
  
  How ferrets, dogs and rats are being trained to perform niche jobs (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—How big is a rainbow?
  
  Are all rainbows the same size or are some larger than others? (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Preserving Peru’s food heritage
  
  How potatoes and other crops are being nurtured in the face of climate and other threats (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/12/2025 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—What is the 'Shadow Fleet'?
  
  How Russia uses oil tankers to evade sanctions and conduct hybrid warfare (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/12/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—What my disability taught me about parenting
  
  Women from the US and Italy on the reality of motherhood and disability
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—01/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Russia lures African fighters in the war in Ukraine
  
  More young foreign fighters have been killed in Ukraine fighting for Russia

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