south asia GMT+5 to GMT+6 A guide to listening in English including Pakistan (GMT +5), India and Sri Lanka (GMT +5½) , October 2014 – march 2015 Nepal (GMT +5⁄) and Bangladesh (GMT +6)

Where you see this sign v you will hear a short Update at 30 minutes past the hour GMT Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday GMT 0:00 The Newsroom The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom The Newsroom The Newsroom The Newsroom 0:00 0:06 Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v 0:06 0:32 The World This Week Heart & Soul The Food Chain Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action 0:32 1:00 News News News News News News News 1:00 1:06 Business Matters v FOOC v World Business Report v Business Matters v Business Matters v Business Matters v Business Matters v 1:06 1:32 Global Business Outlook Weekend 1:32 2:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 2:00 2:06 The Fifth Floor v The History Hour v 2:06 2:32 The Conversation The Documentary (Tue) The Documentary (Wed) Assignment World Football 2:32 3:00 The Newsroom v The Newsroom v News News News News News 3:00 3:06 The Forum v Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) 3:06 3:32 Heart & Soul In the Balance 3:32 3:50 Sporting Witness 3:50 4:00 The Newsroom The Newsroom Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 4:00 4:20 Sports News v Sports News v 4:20 4:32 Boston Calling Trending 4:32 4:50 More or Less 4:50 5:00 The Newsroom v News News News News News News 5:00 5:06 Top of the Pops v HARDtalk v HARDtalk v The Inquiry v HARDtalk v Global Business v 5:06 5:32 The World This Week The Food Chain Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action 5:32 6:00 Weekend v Weekend v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 6:00 7:00 Weekend v Weekend v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 7:00 8:00 Weekend v Weekend v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 8:00 8:32 In the Balance Outlook Weekend v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v 8:32 8:50 Witness Witness Witness Witness Witness 8:50 9:00 News News News News News News News 9:00 9:06 The History Hour v FOOC v The Arts Hour v The Forum v Weekend The Thought Show v Outlook Arts v 9:06 9:32 Heart & Soul Documentary v (B) 9:32 9:50 More or Less 9:50 10:00 News News v World Update v World Update v World Update v World Update v 10:00 10:06 Sportshour v Assignment (rpt) v 10:06 10:32 Health Check (rpt) 10:32 11:00 The Newsroom v The Newsroom v Outside Source v Outside Source v Outside Source v Outside Source v Outside Source v 11:00 11:32 Trending Global Business 11:32 11:50 Over to You 11:50 12:00 News News News News News News News 12:00 12:06 The Arts Hour v Documentary (Tue/rpt) v (D) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) The Fifth Floor v (W) 12:06 12:32 Documentary (Wed/rpt) (D) 12:32 13:00 v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 13:00 14:00 The Newsroom v News News News News News News 14:00 14:06 The Science Hour v HARDtalk v The Inquiry v HARDtalk v Global Business v HARDtalk v 14:06 14:32 The Why Factor The Food Chain Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action 14:32 14:50 More or Less 14:50 15:00 News The Newsroom v News News News News News 15:00 15:06 Sportsworld Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v 15:06 15:32 Boston Calling Sport Today Sport Today Sport Today Sport Today Sport Today 15:32 16:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 16:00 16:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld 16:06 16:32 The Conversation The Documentary (Tue) The Documentary (Wed) Assignment Tech Tent 16:32 17:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 17:00 17:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld 17:06 17:32 World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 17:32 18:00 The Newsroom v News v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v 18:00 18:06 Sportsworld 18:06 18:32 In the Balance 18:32 19:00 News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 19:00 19:06 Documentary (Tue/rpt) v (D) 19:06 19:32 Boston Calling (D) Heart & Soul Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action The Food Chain 19:32 20:00 News News Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 20:00 20:06 Outlook Arts v Weekend Documentary v (B) 20:06 20:32 20:32 21:00 Newshour v Newshour v News News News News News 21:00 21:06 HARDtalk v The Inquiry v HARDtalk v Global Business v HARDtalk v 21:06 21:32 The Conversation The Documentary (Tue) The Documentary (Wed) Assignment World Football 21:32 22:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 22:00 22:06 The History Hour v FOOC v 22:06 22:32 Boston Calling World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 22:32 23:00 The Newsroom The Newsroom News News News News News 23:00 23:06 Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) Outlook v (W) The Fifth Floor v (W) 23:06 23:20 Sports News v Sports News v 23:20 23:32 The Why Factor Trending 23:32 23:50 Over to You More or Less 23:50

(B) This slot will be home to occasional documentaries and once a month you will hear World Book Club and once a month Global Beats. (D) At times, Debates and other ad hoc programmes will be broadcast here. (W) This slot includes a 10-minute broadcast of Witness FOOC = From Our Own Correspondent

How to Listen

BBC on FM Maldives: Male, Capital Radio 95.6 FM (English), 104.8 FM (Tamil), 99.6 FM (Sinhala); BBC Hindi on TV Bangladesh: Dhaka 100 FM (English and Nuwara Eliya 100.2 FM (English), 103.5 FM BBC Global India on ETV: Bengali); Sylhet 88.8 FM; Khulna 88.8 FM; Rangpur Nepal: Kathmandu 103 FM (English and Nepali (Tamil), 97 FM (Sinhala); Anuradhpura 102.4 FM 88.8 FM; Rajshahi 88.8 FM; Chittagong 88.8 FM; ETV Rajasthan : Friday 1730 IST; Saturday 2030 IST 24 hours) (Tamil), 107.6 FM (Sinhala); Kandy 96.4 FM (rpt); Sunday 1100 IST(rpt) Comilla 103.6 FM; Cox’s Bazar 100.8 FM; Barisal Synergy FM 91.6; Gadhimai FM 91.4; Radio Mithila (English), 98.8 FM (Tamil), 102 FM (Sinhala). 105.0 FM; Thakurgaon 92.0 FM (all Bengali). ETV UttarPradesh & Uttrakhand : Friday 2000 IST, 100.8 FM; Radio Birgunj 99 FM; Kalika FM 91; Yes FM: Colombo 89.5 FM, Kandy 88.2 FM and Saturday 2130(rpt), Sunday 1100 IST(rpt) India (English): Radio Indigo 91.1 FM, Bangalore Hetauda FM 96.6;Sanskar FM 88; Janakpur FM Galle 101 FM (all English). ETV Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh : Friday 2000 and Goa. 101.8; Radio Today 91 MHz; Youth FM 96.8; IST , Saturday 2130(rpt), Sunday 1100 IST(rpt) Community Radio Stations: Vivek 90.4 FM in Saptakoshi FM 90; Pathibhara FM 93.6; Saptarangi BBC via satellite ETV Bihar & Jharkhand : Friday 2000 IST , Saturday FM 101.6; Popular FM 99.5; Amurta FM 91.6; Chandigarh; Salaam Namaste 90.4 FM in Noida; Across South Asia direct-to-home from Apstar 7 2130(rpt), Sunday 1100 IST(rpt) Vijaypur FM 98.8; Eagle FM 99.2; Dinesh FM 93.8; Radio JU 90.8 Mhz in Kolkata; Pasumai 90.4 FM at 76.5º East. ETV Urdu : Saturday 2000 IST , Sunday 1030 Phoolbari FM 93.2; Radio Bageshwori 94.6 FM; in Dindigul; Puduvai Vaani 107.8 FM in IST(rpt), Monday 2030 (rpt) Puducherry; Radio Benziger 107.8 in Kollam, Dhaulagiri FM 98.6; Radio Annapurna 93.4 FM; Kerala; Mindtree 90.4 FM in Ambala; Radio Tinau FM 98.2; Radio Resunga 106.2 FM; Bandipur BBC news online Television audiences can find information about Namaskar 90.4 FM in Konark (Odisha). FM 88.8; Saypatri FM 91.6; Hamro Malika FM 107 BBC news is updated constantly at BBC World News, the BBC’s international news MHz. (All members of ACORAB – the umbrella .com/news. English radio programmes can be channel, at bbcworldnews.com India (Hindi): 94.3 MYFM Ahmedabad, Ajmer, organisation of community FM radio stations in heard at bbcworldservice.com. For schedule and Indore, Nagpur, Amritsar, Jaipur, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Nepal; BBC Nepali programmes only) frequency information click ‘How To Listen’. For further information: Indu Shekhar Sinha, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Bhopal, Business Development (South Asia) Bilaspur, Raipur, Surat and Jalandhar; 94.3 Tomato Sri Lanka: SLBC: Batticaloa 99.6FM (English), For news in Bangla, Hindi, Nepali, BBC World Service FM in Kolhapur and Sangli; 94.3 FM Radio Misty in tel: + 91 11 2340 1618 Siliguri, Radio Misty Sikkim 95 FM in Gangtok. 102 FM (Tamil), 90.4 FM (Sinhala); Colombo 96.4 Sinhala, Tamil and Urdu visit: bbcbangla.com; and 95.6 FM (English), 94.2 FM and 101.3 FM bbchindi.com; bbcnepali.com; bbcsinhala.com; fax: + 91 11 2340 1601 (Also available via East FM in Nairobi 106.3 FM email: [email protected] and Mombasa 89.5 FM, Radio Tarana 1386 AM (Tamil), 90.3 FM and 98.3 FM (Sinhala); Galle 90.8 bbctamil.com; bbcurdu.com Auckland.) FM (English); Matara 98.4 FM and 90.8 FM