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SATURDAY Sunday Monday TUESDAY Wednesday UK GMT +1 A GUIDE TO LISTENING IN ENGLISH including England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales APRIL – OCTOBER 2011 Where you see this sign v you will hear a short News Update at 30 minutes past the hour GMT Saturday SUNday MONday Tuesday WEDNesday Thursday Friday GMT 0:00 World Briefing World Briefing World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 0:00 0:20 Sports News v Sports News v 0:20 0:32 World Business Report Global Business Heart & Soul World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 0:32 0:50 Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 0:50 1:00 News News News News News News News 1:00 1:06 HARDtalk v The Forum v Your World v Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v 1:06 1:32 World Football Discovery rpt (B) Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook 1:32 1:50 Witness rpt Over to You (B) 1:50 2:00 The World Today v The World Today/News News The World Today v 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Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 12:06 12:32 The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand 12:32 12:50 Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 12:50 12:56 Sports News Sports News 12:56 13:00 News News Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 13:00 13:06 Your World v The Documentary rpt v 13:06 13:32 Global Business Assignment rpt 13:32 14:00 News News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 14:00 14:06 Sportsworld The Forum v 14:06 14:32 Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook World Football 14:32 14:50 Witness rpt 14:50 15:00 News News News News News News News 15:00 15:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 15:06 15:32 One Planet Discovery Click Healthcheck Science in Action 15:32 15:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 15:50 16:00 News News 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News News 19:00 19:06 The Strand (weekend) v Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 19:06 19:32 Heart & Soul Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook World Football 19:32 20:00 Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 20:00 21:00 News News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 21:00 21:06 The Forum v Your World v 21:06 21:32 Global Business The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand 21:32 21:50 Witness rpt Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 21:50 22:00 News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 22:00 22:06 The Documentary rpt v (W) 22:06 22:32 Assignment rpt (W) Science in Action rpt World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 22:32 22:50 Witness rpt Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News 22:50 23:00 World Briefing World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 23:00 23:20 Sports News v 23:20 23:32 One Planet rpt Healthcheck rpt Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook World Football 23:32 23:50 Witness rpt Witness rpt 23:50 (W) Once a month you will hear World Book Club – this programme does not include a news summary at 30 minutes past the hour – and World Routes (B) At certain times of the year, Bottom Line will replace the usual schedule HOW TO LISTEN Digital satellite Digital cable Read and watch the latest international news Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite Subscribers who receive television from from the BBC, updated every minute of DAB digital radio television service (www.freesat.co.uk) Virgin Media will also be able to hear BBC every day: bbc.co.uk/news The BBC’s digital radio offer in the UK that carries BBC World Service radio on World Service radio on channel 906. includes BBC World Service 24 hours a day. channel 711. Contact your local operator for information For up-to-date news and analysis in other A special digital radio is necessary. A special receiver is necessary. on digital cable in your area. languages: bbcworldservice.com/languages Analogue radio BBC World Service in English is available 24 BBC World Service is one of the channels hours a day, free-to-air from the Eutelsat available to Sky Digital subscribers BBC World Service can be heard overnight BBC World Service Audience Hot Bird 8 satellite at 13° East, transponder (channel 0115) from 1.00am to 5.20am on the BBC Radio 4 Information 50, vertical polarisation, 11727 MHz, frequencies 92-95 FM and 198 kHz long tel: 020 7557 1165 to leave a message Service ID 13907.
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