BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Sunday 14 December 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC OS Conversations—Somalis in America
  
  Somalis on President Trump and their lives in the US (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Steel from shipwrecks
  
  Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski investigates the scavenging of pre-atomic steel (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Amazing Sport Stories—Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team: Ep 3
  
  The showdown between two rivals for an Olympic medal. Can Lithuania triumph in tie-dye? (R)
9. 01:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Afghanistan’s international ski scene
  
  How the mountains of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan became a skiing hub
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Shingles vaccine slows the progression of dementia
  
  We unpick further research on the benefits of the shingles vaccine (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Philippa Gregory: The Other Boleyn Girl
  
  Bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins to discuss The Other Boleyn Girl (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Syria's first year without Assad
  
  Flags and fireworks at the celebrations couldn't conceal the challenges ahead
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Amazing Sport Stories—Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team: Ep 3
  
  The showdown between two rivals for an Olympic medal. Can Lithuania triumph in tie-dye? (R)
20. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Afghanistan’s international ski scene
  
  How the mountains of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan became a skiing hub (R)
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/12/2025 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Steel from shipwrecks
  
  Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski investigates the scavenging of pre-atomic steel (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Two dead confirmed at Brown University shooting
  
  Two students are dead and nine other people are injured after the shooting
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Manhunt continues after two killed in US university shooting
  
  Police say the attacker was a male dressed all in black who fled on foot
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Hundreds of police hunt suspect in Brown University shooting
  
  A gunman opened fire into a classroom where exams were taking place
7. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  
  The Reith Lectures—Rutger Bregman: 3. A conspiracy of decency
  
  Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture, Moral Revolution (R)
9. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 10:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Rethinking dyslexia
  
  Harnessing the skills of people with dyslexia by improving education and understanding (R)
11. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 10:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—A makeover for Syria's interim leader?
  
  Ahmed al-Sharaa has embraced social media to project an apparently moderate image (R)
13. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/12/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 11:32GMT
  
  Amazing Sport Stories—Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team: Ep 3
  
  The showdown between two rivals for an Olympic medal. Can Lithuania triumph in tie-dye? (R)
17. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—RCP 8.5: Why did the climate change model get it wrong?
  
  How an important climate model was too pessimistic about the future
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  BBC OS Conversations—Somalis in America
  
  Somalis on President Trump and their lives in the US (R)
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—The darker side of streaming
  
  A popular streamer tells us about the downsides of making online content. (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Eleven people killed in antisemitic attack in Australia
  
  The deadly shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach targeted a Hanukkah celebration
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly?
  
  Can people in the region be protected from future disasters?
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The cafe where mistakes are expected
  
  A pop-up cafe in Tokyo is giving people with dementia a place to volunteer
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/12/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The divine gift of sex
  
  Dr Rica Cruz is on a mission to destigmatise sex in the deeply Catholic Philippines (R)
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Chicken, with a side order of science
  
  Japan’s love for fried chicken at Christmas gets us digging into chicken’s origins. (R)
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Deadly shooting in Australia targets Hanukkah celebration
  
  Sixteen people are dead
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—14/12/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 22:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—A makeover for Syria's interim leader?
  
  Ahmed al-Sharaa has embraced social media to project an apparently moderate image (R)
13. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—14/12/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 23:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—What made the floods in South East Asia so deadly?
  
  Can people in the region be protected from future disasters? (R)
15. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—14/12/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 23:32GMT
  
  Assignment—The struggle of Israel's peace movement
  
  The Israeli and Palestinian activists who defy threats to dare to call for peace (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Syria's first year without Assad
  
  Flags and fireworks at the celebrations couldn't conceal the challenges ahead (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/12/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  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)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Mark O'Shea
  
  Mark O'Shea on how a boyhood interest in snakes paved the way for a globe-trotting career (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Can you play the guitar underwater?
  
  We explore underwater acoustics in search of a new music sensation (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Rethinking dyslexia
  
  Harnessing the skills of people with dyslexia by improving education and understanding (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/12/2025 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—A makeover for Syria's interim leader?
  
  Ahmed al-Sharaa has embraced social media to project an apparently moderate image (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—15/12/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Women living with severe allergies
  
  Women from the US and Spain discuss managing their severe allergic conditions
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—15/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Australia's prime minister promises to crack down on antisemitism
  
  Two gunmen targeted the Hanukkah event killing 15 people
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—15/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Can you play the guitar underwater?
  
  We explore underwater acoustics in search of a new music sensation (R)

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