BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Wednesday 1 January 2020

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—The New Year International Comedy Show
  The Arts Hour brings you a celebration of the best comedy talent from around the world(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Rights of Nature and aerotoxicity
  Join Tamasin Ford and Mike Powell for two special reports
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/01/2020 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Compass—Chinese Dreams, Chinese Dreams: Indonesia
  2/5Will China's rise help Chinese-Indonesians or encourage more discrimination and envy?
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Investigative journalist - Ronan Farrow
  How did a Hollywood insider break the story that took the shine off Tinseltown?(R)
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Documentary—Hey Sisters, Sew Sisters
  The seamstresses who sewed soft goods components for space craft and space suits(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—North Korea abandons moratorium on nuclear tests
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
15. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—US is sending extra troops to the Middle East
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Australia fires still sweeping across the country
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Australia fires: seven people killed in New South Wales
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—Deadliest day of wildfires in Australia
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Rights of nature
  If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—The book that predicted an end to civilisation
  The Limits to Growth was published in 1972 and suggested global decline from 2020
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Documentary—Time has chosen us
  The Soviet War in Afghanistan told through its teenage soldiers and their music.(R)
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  World Update—'Deadliest day' of Australia fires
  There's been a sharp rise in fatalities as Australia continues to battle raging bushfires
14. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/01/2020 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 11:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Why is AI so far from perfect?
  Why is AI so far from perfect and what can be done to improve it?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—The Godfather of Hollywood sound
  Walter Murch is a superstar sound designer. His ingenuity transformed cinema forever
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—The book that predicted an end to civilisation
  The Limits to Growth was published in 1972 and suggested global decline from 2020(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/01/2020 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  The Compass—Chinese Dreams, Chinese Dreams: Indonesia
  2/5Will China's rise help Chinese-Indonesians or encourage more discrimination and envy?(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Australia bushfires: deadliest day since fires began
  There's been a sharp rise in the number of people killed by bushfires in Australia
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Umaro Sissoco Embaló elected president of Guinea Bissau
  The electoral commission announced the victory of the former PM Umaro Sissoco Embaló
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Rights of Nature
  If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  Outside Source—US embassy attack
  Iranian backed militia group withdraw from US embassy in Baghdad
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Ghana says it wants to adopt new currency Eco
  Ghana says it wants to adopt the Eco, a new Euro-pegged currency
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Interview—Investigative journalist - Ronan Farrow
  How did a Hollywood insider break the story that took the shine off Tinseltown?(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Why is AI so far from perfect?
  Why is AI so far from perfect and what can be done to improve it?(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Guinea-Bissau elects Umaro Sissoco Embaló as new president
  Former Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embaló is elected president of Guinea Bissau
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2020/01/01 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—01/01/2020 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Compass—Chinese Dreams, Chinese Dreams: Indonesia
  2/5Will China's rise help Chinese-Indonesians or encourage more discrimination and envy?(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Documentary—Soul Music, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
  How Cyndi Lauper's 1980s ballad True Colors has inspired people around the world
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/01/2020 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—01/01/2020 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/01 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Rights of Nature
  If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/01 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  Outlook—The Godfather of Hollywood sound
  Walter Murch is a superstar sound designer. His ingenuity transformed cinema forever(R)
22. 23:50GMT
  Witness History—The book that predicted an end to civilisation
  The Limits to Growth was published in 1972 and suggested global decline from 2020(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/02 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Documentary—Time has chosen us
  The Soviet War in Afghanistan told through its teenage soldiers and their music.(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/02 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Morocco special
  Morocco is a land of economic contrasts. But Business Matters discovered much more
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/02 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/01/2020 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/02 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Eat the year
  Three women who went to extraordinary lengths in search of change
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/02 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Will humans become extinct by the end of the century?
  How precarious is our civilisation and what can be done to stop a global catastrophe?
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2020/01/02 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Documentary—Soul Music, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
  How Cyndi Lauper's 1980s ballad True Colors has inspired people around the world(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/02 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Breast cancer AI system outperforms experts in spotting breast cancer
  AI was as accurate as two doctors working together
15. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2020/01/02 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—AI system better than doctors at spotting breast cancer, study says
  Artificial Intelligence outperformed six radiologists in reading mammograms

Thursday 2 January 2020

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