BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Thursday 11 December 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Questions—Kenya
  
  Killings, unemployment, inequality: a young audience demands answers from its government (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—How Syria is rebuilding after the fall of a dictator
  
  Since the Assad regime fell one year ago, how has life changed for Syrians? (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Steel from shipwrecks
  
  Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski investigates the scavenging of pre-atomic steel
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—India's cop-turned-artist whose Mum is his muse
  
  Ex-policeman Cop Shiva turns his childhood memories into fantastical portraits (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Why Cambodia and Thailand are fighting
  
  More than half a million people have been forced to leave their homes
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Food heroes and villains
  
  Why does social media cast some foods as heroes and others as villains?
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—United States seizes oil tanker off Venezuela
  
  This marks a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure on the Venezuelan government
20. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 05:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Shingles vaccine slows the progression of dementia
  
  We unpick further research on the benefits of the shingles vaccine (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Venezuelan opposition leader makes first public appearance
  
  Sh has been in hiding for months and told the BBC she knows "the risks" she is taking
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Venezuela's opposition leader appears in Norway
  
  She has been in hiding for months and told the BBC she knows "the risks" she is taking
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is it last orders for the wine industry?
  
  Is there a crisis in the world of wine?
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Why are medical students going to Bulgaria?
  
  We head to the Eastern European country to find out why it's become so popular (R)
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
  
  When Apartheid was abolished, South Africans had to find a way to confront their past
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Steel from shipwrecks
  
  Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski investigates the scavenging of pre-atomic steel (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Netflix’s Hollywood takeover drama
  
  The battle to control Warner Bros and what it could mean for movie fans
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
  
  The extraordinary teenage promise that led to a woman having a baby for her best friend (R)
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’
  
  President Trump takes on the US’s traditional allies in a foreign policy upheaval
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Shot out of the sky: My photo exposed a US political scandal
  
  Lou Dematteis' photo was a catalyst in the unravelling of a CIA cover-up
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
  
  When Apartheid was abolished, South Africans had to find a way to confront their past (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Food heroes and villains
  
  Why does social media cast some foods as heroes and others as villains? (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado vows freedom for her country
  
  The Nobel laureate led a clandestine journey to Norway after months in hiding
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is it last orders for the wine industry?
  
  Is there a crisis in the world of wine? (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Why are medical students going to Bulgaria?
  
  We head to the Eastern European country to find out why it's become so popular (R)
14. 15:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—'Piracy' in the Caribbean?
  
  Venezuela criticises the US for seizing an oil tanker
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  BBC OS—Venezuelan Nobel winner in Norway
  
  It is the first time María Corina Machado has been seen in public since January
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  BBC OS—Flu cases jump sharply in England
  
  We find out about the situation with flu cases in the UK and around the world
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Shot out of the sky: My photo exposed a US political scandal
  
  Lou Dematteis' photo was a catalyst in the unravelling of a CIA cover-up (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
  
  When Apartheid was abolished, South Africans had to find a way to confront their past (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2025/12/11 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—11/12/2025 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Steel from shipwrecks
  
  Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski investigates the scavenging of pre-atomic steel (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
  
  New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—11/12/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Disney & OpenAI deal: Threat or opportunity?
  
  Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI, letting fans make AI videos with its characters
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/12/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is it last orders for the wine industry?
  
  Is there a crisis in the world of wine? (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/12/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Food heroes and villains
  
  Why does social media cast some foods as heroes and others as villains? (R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Netflix’s Hollywood takeover drama
  
  The battle to control Warner Bros and what it could mean for movie fans (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: My best friend had my baby
  
  The extraordinary teenage promise that led to a woman having a baby for her best friend (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’
  
  President Trump takes on the US’s traditional allies in a foreign policy upheaval (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—The darker side of streaming
  
  A popular streamer tells us about the downsides of making online content. (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Shot out of the sky: My photo exposed a US political scandal
  
  Lou Dematteis' photo was a catalyst in the unravelling of a CIA cover-up (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Boy bands vs girl bands: Who makes better music?
  
  Stray Kids, BlackPink, Spice Girls, Westlife: We discuss who does it better
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—12/12/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The divine gift of sex
  
  Dr Rica Cruz is on a mission to destigmatise sex in the deeply Catholic Philippines
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—12/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Machado's escape was 'a special rescue mission'
  
  Her journey to reach Norway involved a land operation, two boats and a flight
22. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—12/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?
  
  New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought. (R)

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