BBC World Service South Asia Schedule Sunday 23 February 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  BBC OS Conversations—Ukraine: Three years of war
  
  Every moment can be the last experiences of life in Ukraine (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Fame Under Fire—Diddy on Trial, Diddy on Trial - Does hip-hop have a problem? Plus Diddy’s influence on the music industry
  
  How Diddy ‘brought the party’ and examining the culture and history of hip-hop (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Exploring the caves of the world's biggest iceberg
  
  In 2000, Jill Heinerth became the first person to dive under the caves of a vast iceberg (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Are we ready for the new male contraceptives?
  
  Is the world ready for new male contraceptives? (R)
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Syria after Assad
  
  How has the country changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/02/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The global oxygen crisis
  
  The global need for medical oxygen is high, but there are huge access gaps to tackle. (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Forum—How the US dollar came to dominate the world
  
  The story of the world’s pre-eminent currency (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Missing in Ukraine
  
  The war has killed thousands of Ukrainians and many have simply disappeared without trace
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Trending—Can Community Notes clean up your feed?
  
  Will Meta’s move to X-style Community Notes work?
20. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Exploring the caves of the world's biggest iceberg
  
  In 2000, Jill Heinerth became the first person to dive under the caves of a vast iceberg (R)
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/02/2025 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Saudi and trans: Eden’s final message
  
  After a Saudi trans woman’s death went viral, BBC Eye investigates her final months (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners
  
  Six-hundred prisoners were expected to be released from Israeli prisons
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Germans vote in snap election
  
  The vote was triggered by the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—The human toll of three years of Ukrainian war
  
  Ukraine marks three years of war with Russia
7. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Missing in Ukraine
  
  The war has killed thousands of Ukrainians and many have simply disappeared without trace (R)
9. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Ukrainecast: Three years of war
  
  Ukrainians reflect on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—How to have better sex
  
  Solutions to help people enjoy sex more (R)
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Syria after Assad
  
  How has the country changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad? (R)
15. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/02/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  
  Trending—Can Community Notes clean up your feed?
  
  Will Meta’s move to X-style Community Notes work? (R)
19. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?
  
  Is this ‘the biggest fraud in the whole of history'? (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  BBC OS Conversations—Ukraine: Three years of war
  
  Every moment can be the last experiences of life in Ukraine (R)
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 12:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—Human life under the oceans
  
  Plans are underway for humans to live and work in underwater habitats for long durations (R)
5. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Israel has stepped up its military operation in the occupied West Bank
  
  Tanks have been deployed to the territory's north for the first time in decades
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How can we build mental resilience to climate change?
  
  Extreme weather can also damage our mental health. How can we fight "climate trauma"?
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 14:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Happy News—Happy News
  
  Positive news stories (R)
11. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 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—23/02/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/02/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 20:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Standing on the shoulders of giants
  
  The Unexpected Elements team are going supersized. (R)
5. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Centre-right leads in German exit polls, with far-right party in second place
  
  Christian Democrats head for first place in German poll, with far-right AfD second
7. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/02/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 22:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Syria after Assad
  
  How has the country changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad? (R)
11. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—23/02/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 23:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How can we build mental resilience to climate change?
  
  Extreme weather can also damage our mental health. How can we fight "climate trauma"? (R)
13. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 23:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Is the working from home era over?
  
  Our podcast The Global Story looks at worldwide trends around work - and where we do it
15. 23:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Putting the focus on the making of a war drama
  
  We hear listeners’ reactions to the time-travelling WW2 war drama Purple Heart Warriors
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—24/02/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Missing in Ukraine
  
  The war has killed thousands of Ukrainians and many have simply disappeared without trace (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Trending—Can Community Notes clean up your feed?
  
  Will Meta’s move to X-style Community Notes work? (R)
5. 00:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?
  
  Is this ‘the biggest fraud in the whole of history'? (R)
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—24/02/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/02/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Bill Gates
  
  The Gates Foundation has tackled issues around health, education, and climate change (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—24/02/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/02/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why isn't the sky green?
  
  Why do we see so many colours in the sky, but never green? (R)
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—24/02/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—How to have better sex
  
  Solutions to help people enjoy sex more (R)
16. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2025 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  
  Pick of the World—Is the working from home era over?
  
  Our podcast The Global Story looks at worldwide trends around work - and where we do it (R)
18. 03:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Putting the focus on the making of a war drama
  
  We hear listeners’ reactions to the time-travelling WW2 war drama Purple Heart Warriors (R)
19. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—24/02/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/02/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 04:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Women investigating bribery and corruption
  
  Yousr Khalil from Egypt and Judy Krieg in the US discuss detecting global business fraud
23. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—24/02/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
24. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Friedrich Merz's conservatives win Germany's election
  
  He says his top priority will be strengthening unity in Europe
25. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
26. 05:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why isn't the sky green?
  
  Why do we see so many colours in the sky, but never green? (R)

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