the middle east and countries of the fsu A guide to listening in English GMT +3 to GMT +4⁄ April – October 2011 including Eastern Mediterranean, Gulf States, North and South Sudan, Iraq (GMT +3), UAE (GMT +4), Iran and South Afghanistan (GMT +4∕)

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 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 Global Business Healthcheck rpt The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand 0:32 0:50 Witness rpt Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 0:50 1:00 News News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 1:00 1:06 Your World v The Forum v 1:06 1:32 Discovery rpt World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 1:32 1:50 Witness rpt Witness rpt Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News 1:50 2:00 News The World Today v News News News News News 2:00 2:06 The Strand (weekend) v (W) Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 2:06 2:32 One Planet rpt (B) Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook World Football 2:32 2:50 Witness rpt (B) 2:50 3:00 The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v 3:00 3:32 Heart & Soul Assignment rpt One Planet Discovery Click Healthcheck Science in Action 3:32 3:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 3:50 4:00 The World Today The World Today The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v 4:00 4:20 Sports News v Sports News v 4:20 4:32 Click rpt Global Business 4:32 4:50 Over to You 4:50 5:00 World Today Weekend v World Today Weekend v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v 5:00 6:00 World Today Weekend v News The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v 6:00 6:06 The Strand (weekend) v 6:06 6:32 Science in Action rpt Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook World Football 6:32 6:50 Witness rpt 6:50 7:00 World Today Weekend v World Today Weekend v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v The World Today v 7:00 7:32 Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily 7:32 7:50 Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 7:50 8:00 News News News News News News News 8:00 8:06 The Forum v Top of the Pops v Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 8:06 8:32 One Planet Discovery Click Healthcheck Science in Action 8:32 8:50 Witness rpt From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 8:50 9:00 World Briefing News v World Update v World Update v World Update v World Update v 9:00 9:06 Your World v 9:06 9:20 Sports News v 9:20 9:32 Assignment rpt Global Business 9:32 10:00 World Briefing v News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 10:00 10:06 HARDtalk rpt v (W) 10:06 10:32 Click rpt (B) Healthcheck rpt (W) Outlook Outlook Outlook Outlook World Football 10:32 10:50 Over to You (B) Witness rpt (W) 10:50 11:00 World Briefing World Briefing World v v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v 11:00 11:20 Sports News v Sports News v 11:20 11:32 Heart & Soul Discovery rpt Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily 11:32 11:50 Witness rpt Inside the Premier League From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 11:50 12:00 v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 12:00 12:56 Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News 12:56 13:00 News News News News News News News 13:00 13:06 Your World v The Strand (weekend) v Americana v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 13:06 13:32 Global Business The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand The Strand 13:32 13:50 Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 13:50 14:00 News News News News News News News 14:00 14:06 Sportsworld The Forum v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v World Football v 14:06 14:32 One Planet Discovery Click Healthcheck Science in Action 14:32 14:50 Witness rpt From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 14:50 15:00 News News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 15:00 15:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld 15:06 15:32 Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily 15:32 15:50 Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News 15:50 16:00 News News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 16:00 16:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld 16:06 16:32 World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 16:32 16:50 Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 16:50 17:00 World Briefing v World Briefing v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v 17:00 17:32 Sportsworld Have Your Say Sportsworld Have Your Say 17:32 18:00 News News World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v World Briefing v 18:00 18:06 The Documentary rpt v HARDtalk rpt v (W) 18:06 18:32 Heart & Soul Discovery rpt (W) Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily 18:32 18:50 Witness rpt (W) Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News 18:50 19:00 News World Briefing v News News News 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 Assignment rpt (B) Discovery Click Healthcheck Science in Action One Planet 19:32 19:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 19:50 20:00 Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 20:00 21:00 News News News News News News News 21:00 21:06 The Forum v Your World v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v World Football 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 22:06 22:32 One Planet rpt 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 Witness rpt Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News Sports News 22:50 23:00 World Briefing World Briefingv World Briefingv World Briefingv World Briefingv World Briefingv World Briefingv 23:00 23:20 Sports News v 23:20 23:32 Assignment rpt Heart & Soul Discovery Click Healthcheck Science in Action One Planet 23:32 23:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 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 Lebanon: Beirut 93.6 FM; partner Voice of Lebanon, Syria: Syrian Radio in Damascus 94.0 FM (Arabic and BBC in Kyrgyz Beirut 93.3 FM English) Batken 102.2 FM Mauritania: Nouakchott 106.9 FM (Arabic), UAE: Abu Dhabi 90.3 FM (Arabic and English); Bishkek 103.7 FM BBC on FM Nouadhibou 102.4 FM (Arabic) Fujairah FM 92.6 FM (Arabic – partner) Kerben 106.3 FM BBC World Service programmes can be heard on the Morocco: partner MFM Agadair 96.5 FM, Casablanca following frequencies: 88.7 FM, Fez 102.5 FM, Marrakech 97.7 FM BBC in Dari, Pashto and Uzbek BBC on satellite Afghanistan: Kabul 101.6 FM (24 hours a day in English); Palestinian Territories: Gaza 107.4 FM, Hebron 89.8 BBC is available in FM in Dari, Pashto and Uzbek on the BBC World Service programmes can be heard on Hot Farah 89.0 FM; Helmand 89.2 FM; Qalat 89.0 FM; Sharan FM, Jenin 103 FM, Nablus 91.8 FM, Ramallah 98.8 FM; following stations (with English 0000-0500 local time): Bird 8 at 13° East, Nilesat (channel 33), Arabsat 3A 89.0 FM partner Radio Bethlehem 2000 106.4 FM (all in Arabic) Kabul 89 FM (channel 16), Orbit (channel 81 or 62), Bahrain: Manama 103.8 FM (Arabic) and 101.0 FM Qatar: Doha 107.4 FM (Arabic) Mazar-e Sharif 89 FM Intelsat 10-02 at 1ºW. (English) Somalia: Baidoa 90.8 FM*, Beledweyne 88.4 FM*, Borama Jalalabad 89 FM Djibouti: Djibouti City 99.2 FM (Arabic, English, Somali, 89 FM, Bosasso 88.2 FM, Burao 88.8 FM, Galkaacyo 96.6 Bamian 89 FM BBC on the internet French) FM, Hargeisa 89 FM, Jowhar 89.7 FM*, Kismaayo 90.5 FM*, Konduz 88.1 FM Programmes can be heard on the internet at: Egypt: Alexandria (Egypt Radio) 94.3 FM (English and Marka 95.1 FM*, Mogadishu 91.91 FM* (all English, Somali Faizabad 89.0 FM bbcworldservice.com. For full schedule and frequency Arabic); Cairo (Egypt Radio) 95.4 FM (English and and Arabic). Partners: Bosasso (SBC) 89.0 FM, Garoowe Pol-e Khomri 89.0 FM information, on ‘How & when to listen’. Arabic) 89.2 FM, Quardho 88.7 FM (Arabic and Somali); Mogadishu Herat 89.2 FM Iraq: Al Amara 89.0 FM (Arabic), Al Kut 89.0 FM (Radio Shabelle). Gardez 87.9 FM For news in Arabic, Russian, Persian, Pashto and (Arabic), Baghdad 89.0 FM (Arabic) and 96.9 FM (*these frequencies were off air at the time of publication) Jabal os Saraj 92.2 FM Kyrgyz visit: bbcarabic.com; bbcrussian.com; (English), Basra 88.0 FM (English) and 90.0 FM (Arabic), South Sudan: Juba 88.2 FM (English) and 90.0 FM Sheberghan 89.0 FM bbcpersian.com; bbcpashto.com; www.bbckyrgyz.com Kirkuk 92.9 FM (Arabic), Salhuddin Mosul/Erbil 96.0 FM (Arabic) (also available in Waw on 90.0 MHz, Arabic and Maimana 92.1 FM (Arabic), Shomaly 90.0 FM (Arabic), Sulaimaniya 92.5 FM Television audiences can find information about English), Malakal 90 FM (Arabic and English). Partner: Taloqan 88.3 FM BBC World News, the BBC’s international news (Arabic), Suq Ashuyukh 100.0 FM (Arabic) Yambio South Sudan 90 FM (English). Khost 90.1 FM Jordan: Amman 103.1 FM (Arabic), Ajloun 89.1 FM channel, at bbcworldnews.com Sudan: El-Obeid 91.0 FM* (Arabic), Khartoum 91.0 FM* Ghazni 88.3 FM For information about the BBC’s Arabic and Persian (Arabic) (Arabic and English), Port Sudan 91.0 FM* (Arabic), Wad Kandahar 90 FM Kuwait: 100.1 FM (English) and 90.1 FM (Arabic) television channels visit bbcarabic.com and Madani 91.5 FM* (Arabic and English) Lashkar-Gah 89.2 FM bbcpersian.com (*these frequencies were off air at the time of publication) Kunar 87.5 FM