BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Tuesday 27 January 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie
  
  An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Is Cuba next?
  
  Why the US capture of Nicolas Maduro spells trouble for Cuba. (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Nigeria: Killings, land and cattle
  
  Inside a conflict that’s fuelled controversial claims of “Christian genocide”
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My dad’s video tape connected me to his lost life
  
  Soon after the Bosnian war, Alisa Smajlović received a VHS tape from her missing father (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—John Logie Baird invents television
  
  On 26 January 1926, John Logie Baird demonstrated the prototype for television (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists
  
  Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Minneapolis mayor asks for an end to ICE local operations
  
  The mayor, Jacob Frey, says he has held a positive conversation with President Trump
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Immigration chief likely to depart Minneapolis
  
  The decision by President Trump may indicate move away from aggressive federal action
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—The figurehead of the mass deportation, Bovino, to leave Minneapolis
  
  The Mayor of Minneapolis says he's held a positive conversation with President Trump
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Helping prisoners become better parents
  
  An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—How country music became cool
  
  Streaming of the genre in the US rose by nearly 110% in the five years to 2024
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The liberation of Auschwitz
  
  In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Nigeria: Killings, land and cattle
  
  Inside a conflict that’s fuelled controversial claims of “Christian genocide” (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho
  
  Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
  
  How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putin’s rise to power.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The man trying to protect rice from extinction
  
  Debal Deb has spent 30 years collecting, growing and sharing 1492 rare types of rice.
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The liberation of Auschwitz
  
  In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists
  
  Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—India and EU announce the 'mother of all trade deals'
  
  It comes after nearly two decades of on-off talks
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Helping prisoners become better parents
  
  An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—How country music became cool
  
  Streaming of the genre in the US rose by nearly 110% in the five years to 2024 (R)
14. 15:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—India and EU agree game-changing trade deal
  
  India and the EU announce a landmark trade deal amid trade tensions with the US.
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Minnesota: Border patrol commander to leave the city
  
  Trump's border tsar Tom Homan is coming to the city to take over on-the-ground operations
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Nipah virus outbreak in India triggers airport screenings
  
  Five healthcare workers in West Bengal have been infected by the virus
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The man trying to protect rice from extinction
  
  Debal Deb has spent 30 years collecting, growing and sharing 1492 rare types of rice. (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The liberation of Auschwitz
  
  In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2026/01/27 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—27/01/2026 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Assignment—Nigeria: Killings, land and cattle
  
  Inside a conflict that’s fuelled controversial claims of “Christian genocide” (R)
10. 20:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 20:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—China's AI progress
  
  It's been a year since China's DeepSeek AI-chatbot shook the tech world.
12. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Trump 'border tsar' arrives in Minnesota
  
  Tom Homan arrives in Minnesota for immigration enforcement talks with state officials
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/01/2026 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals'
  
  After two decades, India and the European Union have announced a trade deal
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/01/2026 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Helping prisoners become better parents
  
  An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/01/2026 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Mrinalini Mukherjee and her circle of artists
  
  Sheetal Parmar on the work of Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee and her Circle (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/01/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho
  
  Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/01/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/01/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/01/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—The mystery of Putin and the apartment bombs
  
  How a series of attacks on Russian apartments helped propel Putin’s rise to power. (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/01/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/01/2026 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/01/2026 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How hot could the planet get?
  
  Climate change is happening. So just how high could temperatures go? (R)
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/01/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The man trying to protect rice from extinction
  
  Debal Deb has spent 30 years collecting, growing and sharing 1492 rare types of rice. (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The liberation of Auschwitz
  
  In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp (R)
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/01/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/01/2026 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/01/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  The Bomb—Kennedy and Khrushchev, 9. Black Saturday
  
  9/10 Soviet anti-aircraft fire brings down a spy plane over Cuba – the crisis spirals
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/01/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump says he will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota
  
  This follows the death of two protesters at the hands of federal agents this month.

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