BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 9 August 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—09/08/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Dear Daughter—Surviving my daughter’s killing
  When 19-year-old Ann was killed, her mother chose restorative justice(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The first time women played basketball at the Olympics
  In 1976, six women's teams competed in Olympic basketball for the first time(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—09/08/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—Why are some people microdosing weight loss drugs?
  Makers of the drugs say they don't condone people modifying how they use their products(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—The engineers: Flying at the edge
  Engineers Kelly Latimer, Rob Miller, Daniel Moczydlower discuss their pioneering work(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—China's alleged 'Fentanyl King' and the Mexican cartels
  How did a graduate of Peking University end up accused of enabling a global drug trade?
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  On air
  Listen live
  BBC Inside Science—The state of our substrate: What is drought doing to our soil?
  The surprising science of how drought affects the health of our soils.(R)
  Listen live
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—09/08/2026 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Asia Specific—Are the glory days of cheap flights in Asia over?
  Rising fuel prices are squeezing Asia’s budget airlines - what happens next?
20. 04:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The first time women played basketball at the Olympics
  In 1976, six women's teams competed in Olympic basketball for the first time(R)
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—09/08/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—09/08/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—09/08/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—China's alleged 'Fentanyl King' and the Mexican cartels
  How did a graduate of Peking University end up accused of enabling a global drug trade?(R)
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  The Food Chain—What can food tell us about the past?
  How ancient diets, old recipes and archaeology reveal the story of our past.(R)
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Stop being a terrible tourist
  How cities are tackling the challenges of mass tourism(R)
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Rapping behind bars in Cameroon
  How a record label was created in one of Cameroon's most notorious prisons
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—09/08/2026 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  Dear Daughter—Surviving my daughter’s killing
  When 19-year-old Ann was killed, her mother chose restorative justice(R)
17. 10:50GMT
  More or Less—How much of all the money in the world does Elon Musk have?
  Calculating Elon Musk’s personal share of total global wealth(R)
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  BBC Conversations—Ariana Grande and the public scrutiny of women
  Fans and content creators share their experiences(R)
20. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  Assignment—Getting Gaza back online
  How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—09/08/2026 12:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Is this a new era of wildfires?
  Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The baby saved by surgery in the womb
  A ground-breaking operation fixed Theo's life-threatening birth defect inside the womb(R)
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  Sportsworld—09/08/2026 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—09/08/2026 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Global Jigsaw—What is so-called 'Jihadi cool'?
  How extremist content is quietly spreading on TikTok and Instagram(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Someone's always watching
  Gen Z's new love of birdwatching has us on the lookout for some fascinating science.(R)
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—09/08/2026 20:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Is this a new era of wildfires?
  Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?(R)
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  Assignment—Getting Gaza back online
  How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub(R)
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—09/08/2026 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Rapping behind bars in Cameroon
  How a record label was created in one of Cameroon's most notorious prisons(R)
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—09/08/2026 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—China's alleged 'Fentanyl King' and the Mexican cartels
  How did a graduate of Peking University end up accused of enabling a global drug trade?(R)
19. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/08/2026 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  BBC Inside Science—The state of our substrate: What is drought doing to our soil?
  The surprising science of how drought affects the health of our soils.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—10/08/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—10/08/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—10/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
  How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—10/08/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—10/08/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—10/08/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Why is TB still killing people?
  Tuberculosis kills over a million people every year, despite a vaccine and a cure. Why?(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—10/08/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Stop being a terrible tourist
  How cities are tackling the challenges of mass tourism(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—10/08/2026 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Rapping behind bars in Cameroon
  How a record label was created in one of Cameroon's most notorious prisons(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—10/08/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—10/08/2026 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—10/08/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women helping earthquake survivors
  Women supporting those affected by devastating earthquakes in Venezuela and Myanmar
17. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—10/08/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—10/08/2026 04:06 GMT
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—10/08/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—10/08/2026 05:06 GMT
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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