BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Monday 4 May 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont
  
  Orthotist Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on how the body can adapt to life-changing injuries. (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why can't I recognise faces?
  
  Face blindness affects 1 in 50 people. But what’s the cause? (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—The secrets of greywater
  
  How relatively clean water can be reused to tackle water scarcity (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Mapping Epstein's global connections
  
  How World Service journalists mapped Jeffrey Epstein's web of influence around the world (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Resolving conflict in relationships
  
  Family mediators on finding calm and co-operation in conflict and putting children first
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump: US will guide stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz
  
  The US military says it will support merchant vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz
19. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump offers 'Project Freedom' to help navigation in the Strait
  
  Iran warns that US interference in the Strait of Hormuz would be a ceasefire violation
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US says it will try to free merchant ships stranded by Iran's blockade
  
  Fifteen thousand US service personnel would be involved
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sam Liang, Otter.ai CEO: AI captures everything
  
  Zoe Kleinman speaks to Sam Liang about why human beings are imperfect listeners
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The city that’s banned meat adverts
  
  Commericals for flights, petrol and diesel cars, and meat have gone from Amsterdam
7. 07:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Nuns killed in Algeria
  
  In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers
8. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 08:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why can't I recognise faces?
  
  Face blindness affects 1 in 50 people. But what’s the cause? (R)
12. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The world’s first perfume archive and Dutch car-free Sundays in the global oil crisis
  
  Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why is Russia shutting off the internet?
  
  Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens?
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 1
  
  The Scottish rappers who fooled the music industry
20. 11:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Nuns killed in Algeria
  
  In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 12:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Resolving conflict in relationships
  
  Family mediators on finding calm and co-operation in conflict and putting children first (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—US military says it's helped two ships transit the Strait of Hormuz
  
  But a huge number of vessels and crew remain stranded
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sam Liang, Otter.ai CEO: AI captures everything
  
  Zoe Kleinman speaks to Sam Liang about why human beings are imperfect listeners (R)
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—The city that’s banned meat adverts
  
  Commericals for flights, petrol and diesel cars, and meat have gone from Amsterdam (R)
11. 14:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—GameStop wants eBay for $55.5bn
  
  US retailer GameStop has put in an offer to buy online marketplace eBay for $56bn
12. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 15:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—US says military and cargo ships transit Strait of Hormuz
  
  Iran says it stopped a US destroyer from entering the Strait of Hormuz
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Car driven into crowd in Germany
  
  We get more details about the incident in Leipzig
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 1
  
  The Scottish rappers who fooled the music industry (R)
18. 17:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Nuns killed in Algeria
  
  In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers (R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2026/05/04 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Inside Iran
  
  On Tehran's streets, signs of tension, exhaustion, defiance - and resolve (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Jens Juul Holst
  
  Physiologist Jens Juul Holst on how gut hormone GLP-1 paved the way for weight loss drugs
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Tensions spike in the Strait of Hormuz
  
  Iran's military said it fired warning shots at American warship.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sam Liang, Otter.ai CEO: AI captures everything
  
  Zoe Kleinman speaks to Sam Liang about why human beings are imperfect listeners (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Resolving conflict in relationships
  
  Family mediators on finding calm and co-operation in conflict and putting children first (R)
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—04/05/2026 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2026 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Hostility fears escalate in the Persian Gulf
  
  Fears grow after the US sailed two warships through the Strait of Hormuz
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—04/05/2026 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—The world’s first perfume archive and Dutch car-free Sundays in the global oil crisis
  
  Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/05/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/05/2026 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/05/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why is Russia shutting off the internet?
  
  Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/05/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/05/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/05/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Serbia: Under the canopy
  
  A disaster at a Serbian station sparked mass protests. What is its political legacy?
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/05/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 1
  
  The Scottish rappers who fooled the music industry (R)
11. 02:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Nuns killed in Algeria
  
  In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/05/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—05/05/2026 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/05/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  In the Studio—Scottish artist Joan Eardley
  
  Antonia Quirke goes behind the scenes of a new exhibition dedicated to her work
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/05/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—US strikes Iranian fast boats
  
  Fears are growing of a full-scale return to hostilities in the Middle East
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—05/05/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Fears grow for a full-scale return to hostilities in the Middle East
  
  The UAE says Iran had also launched cruise missiles and drones towards its oil facilities

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