BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Wednesday 29 October 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Yorgos Lanthimos
  
  Nikki Bedi speaks to the maverick Greek director latest film Bugonia, starring Emma Stone (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why is the French president suing Candace Owens?
  
  Owens is accused of spreading a conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was born a man (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict
  
  Justin Rowlatt reports on how global warming turbocharges crises in Somalia (R)
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Tim Berners-Lee: The man who dreamed of a World Wide Web
  
  The web's inventor on the unique life that inspired a tech revolution (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Why China wants more foreign tech grads
  
  There’s been a backlash over a new visa in China, where youth unemployment is high
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—Evil Corp, 2. Into the storm
  
  2/7 A rookie FBI agent is swept up in a case that goes from the USA, to Ukraine and Russia
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Aid agencies warn of worsening situation in Sudan
  
  Growing concerns for the remaining resident of El Fasher as thousands flee the city.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Israeli strikes kill 33 in Gaza
  
  Israel responded to what it said were violations of the ceasefire.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
  
  The Israeli Prime Minister ordered the strikes saying Hamas had violated the ceasefire.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder: We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust
  
  Shaun Ley speaks to Jimmy Wales about rebuilding trust in an age of misinformation.
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Afghanistan: Can its private sector step up?
  
  We examine the role that businesses could play in helping the country's economy recover
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Srebrenica massacre
  
  The worst atrocity Europe had seen since World War Two
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict
  
  Justin Rowlatt reports on how global warming turbocharges crises in Somalia (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Robots and reality
  
  The advance of domestic robots (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground
  
  How a TV ad from an Ontario politician reignited Trump’s trade war against Canada
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Solving the ‘heist of the century’
  
  When diamonds worth $100m were stolen, Patrick Peys faced the biggest case of his career
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Srebrenica massacre
  
  The worst atrocity Europe had seen since World War Two (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—Web-scraping bots
  
  Bots are driving down human traffic at the world's largest online encyclopedia. (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Jamaica left reeling from hurricane
  
  Melissa was the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—Focus on Africa
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Afghanistan: Can its private sector step up?
  
  We examine the role that businesses could play in helping the country's economy recover (R)
14. 15:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—Nvidia hits historic $5 trillion valuation
  
  Nvidia has become the world's first $5 trillion company
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  BBC OS—Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 'over 100'
  
  The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says the dead include more than 40 children
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  BBC OS—Hurricane Melissa: At least 20 dead in Haiti
  
  The hurricane has also caused widespread power outages and flooding in Jamaica
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder: We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust
  
  Shaun Ley speaks to Jimmy Wales about rebuilding trust in an age of misinformation. (R)
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Cyber Hack—Evil Corp, 2. Into the storm
  
  2/7 A rookie FBI agent is swept up in a case that goes from the USA, to Ukraine and Russia (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Focus on Africa—Focus on Africa
  
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa. (R)
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2025/10/29 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—29/10/2025 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict
  
  Justin Rowlatt reports on how global warming turbocharges crises in Somalia (R)
13. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  
  Health Check—What surpassing 1.5°C means for global health
  
  How can we protect global health in a world that will ‘inevitably’ warm past 1.5 degrees?
15. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/10/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/10/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Can South Korea meeting ease US China trade tensions?
  
  Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting for the first time since 2019
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/10/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Solving the ‘heist of the century’
  
  When diamonds worth $100m were stolen, Patrick Peys faced the biggest case of his career (R)
21. 23:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Srebrenica massacre
  
  The worst atrocity Europe had seen since World War Two (R)
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/10/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Robots and reality
  
  The advance of domestic robots (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/10/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/10/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/10/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Why the US-Canada relationship is on shaky ground
  
  How a TV ad from an Ontario politician reignited Trump’s trade war against Canada (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/10/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/10/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/10/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The last cowboys
  
  A long-haul view of the life of modern truckers in Europe
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/10/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Solving the ‘heist of the century’
  
  When diamonds worth $100m were stolen, Patrick Peys faced the biggest case of his career (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Why is Trump giving the White House a makeover?
  
  Say goodbye to the East Wing as you know it
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/10/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—30/10/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—30/10/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—The chefs
  
  Chefs from three continents tell Ruth Alexander what makes this demanding job so special.
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—30/10/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—President Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea
  
  Ahead of the meeting President Trump said 'a lot of problems are going to be solved'.

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