BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule Sunday 2 November 2025

East and Southern Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC OS Conversations—Women share stories of losing their hair
  
  Baldness, wigs and dating mishaps – experiences of alopecia (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—How Russian AI targets news organisations
  
  ‘Russian Doll’ and ‘Doppelganger’: the bot networks targeting journalists
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Dear Daughter—The nappy braai
  
  Azola’s friends throw him a baby shower – featuring an adult nappy
9. 01:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The race that stops a nation
  
  Michelle Payne describes being the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  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? (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer
  
  Harriett talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about My Sister, The Serial Killer.
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Argentina's Milei wins big
  
  How the chainsaw-wielding 'anarcho-capitalist' cut through in midterm elections
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Donald Trump’s China strategy
  
  John Simpson analyses President Trump’s approach to dealing with China (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/11/2025 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  
  Dear Daughter—The nappy braai
  
  Azola’s friends throw him a baby shower – featuring an adult nappy (R)
24. 05:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Halloween special: How many people did the real Dracula impale?
  
  Looking at the math's behind the myth
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Two arrested after mass stabbing on train in Eastern England
  
  Police in Britain have arrested two men after a mass stabbing attack on a train
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—New Yorkers cast ballots in early voting in mayoral election
  
  New Yorkers cast ballots on last day of early voting ahead of Tuesday's mayoral election
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Police arrest two after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire
  
  Nine people with life-threatening injuries after a mass stabbing on a train
7. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Argentina's Milei wins big
  
  How the chainsaw-wielding 'anarcho-capitalist' cut through in midterm elections (R)
9. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—The chefs
  
  Chefs from three continents tell Ruth Alexander what makes this demanding job so special. (R)
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Helping and healing in Sierra Leone
  
  How community solutions are helping amputees and drug users in the West African nation (R)
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—How Russian AI targets news organisations
  
  ‘Russian Doll’ and ‘Doppelganger’: the bot networks targeting journalists (R)
15. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/11/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  
  This Is Africa—Saint Realest
  
  Malawi's Saint Realest gets real about bad relationships, and harmful beliefs (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is the UN Security Council still relevant?
  
  Is the United Nations Security Council fit for purpose ? (R)
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  The Global Jigsaw—Jihadists and AI
  
  The AI dilemma facing IS and al-Qaeda
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Two people held over mass stabbing on British train
  
  Police say there's nothing to suggest the attack was a terrorist incident
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  World Book Club—Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer
  
  Harriett talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about My Sister, The Serial Killer. (R)
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—02/11/2025 GMT
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/11/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  
  World of Secrets—Death in Dubai, 6. The deal
  
  6/7 An undercover meeting with the man we’ve been investigating for two years (R)
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—A science heist
  
  The Louvre jewel theft has us inspecting heists and crime scenes in science. (R)
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—UK police say only one man suspected of train stabbings
  
  Police say they do not believe the mass stabbings was linked to terrorism
9. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—02/11/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 22:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The last cowboys
  
  A long-haul view of the life of modern truckers in Europe (R)
13. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—02/11/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 23:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—Why does the Amazon matter?
  
  Is the world's most important rainforest running out of time?
15. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—02/11/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 23:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Balochistan: The women of the vanished
  
  In Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan, women wait for news of missing loved ones (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Argentina's Milei wins big
  
  How the chainsaw-wielding 'anarcho-capitalist' cut through in midterm elections (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/11/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—How science got here, and where next
  
  As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—03/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Catherine Heymans
  
  Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans talks telescopes, dark matter and comedy. (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—03/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why do people love horror films?
  
  The scary science and terrifying truths behind people's love of horror films (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Helping and healing in Sierra Leone
  
  How community solutions are helping amputees and drug users in the West African nation (R)
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/11/2025 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—How Russian AI targets news organisations
  
  ‘Russian Doll’ and ‘Doppelganger’: the bot networks targeting journalists (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—03/11/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—03/11/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Female breadwinners
  
  A South African academic and UK author on the impact of women earning more than partners
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—03/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Trump: US could deploy troops to Nigeria
  
  Trump says he would not allow Christians deaths to continue in Nigeria

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