BBC World Service East Asia Schedule Thursday 27 November 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—‘No justice, just kills’
  
  Families of Iraqis killed by US marines in Haditha learn why the killers walked free (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—The international drama of Miss Universe
  
  Miss Universe 2025 has been chaotic and scandalous - but will it win back viewers? (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Chinese Cryptoqueen
  
  How Qian Zhimin ended up at the heart of the UK’s biggest cryptocurrency seizure
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The human cannonball family
  
  David 'Cannonball Smith' made history being fired out of a cannon - now his kids do it too (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Do students learn best in their first language?
  
  And if so, what do you do if there are hundreds of local languages in a country?
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—To tip or not to tip?
  
  What wait staff really think about your payments for their service
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Dozens killed and hundreds missing in Hong Kong fire.
  
  Mulitple high-rise apartment buildings were engulfed by flames.
20. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 05:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Childhood hypertension becomes more common
  
  New study finds the prevalence of high blood pressure in childhood has doubled since 2000 (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—At least 44 people killed in Hong Kong fire
  
  They died after a major fire engulfed public housing apartments in Hong Kong yesterday.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Hong Kong firefighters searching for survivors
  
  A huge fire engulfed a complex of high-rise apartments housing thousands of people.
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Cyprus moving closer to reunification?
  
  Is reunification on the cards for Cyprus?
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—What makes a basketball team worth $10bn?
  
  We look at the record-breaking sale of the LA Lakers
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—India goes to the UN
  
  Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit led India’s first delegation to the United Nations
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Chinese Cryptoqueen
  
  How Qian Zhimin ended up at the heart of the UK’s biggest cryptocurrency seizure (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Another day, another BBC editing row?
  
  A disputed Reith Lectures cut adds to questions over BBC governance
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  The Global Jigsaw—What is the 'Russian cultural code'?
  
  Why a headdress has become a poster image for the Kremlin’s vision of national identity
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
20. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Shein: How the fast fashion disruptor ran into real world problems
  
  The inside story of Shein’s success, and the challenges it faces in its bid to go public
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My private trauma was leaked to the press - so I fought back
  
  Jenny helped expose a national scandal after her police testimony appeared in a newspaper
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—India goes to the UN
  
  Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit led India’s first delegation to the United Nations (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—To tip or not to tip?
  
  What wait staff really think about your payments for their service (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Hundreds missing after fire engulfs Hong Kong tower blocks
  
  At least 65 dead and hundreds missing after fire engulfs Hong Kong tower blocks
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Cyprus moving closer to reunification?
  
  Is reunification on the cards for Cyprus? (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—What makes a basketball team worth $10bn?
  
  We look at the record-breaking sale of the LA Lakers (R)
14. 15:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—What a cyberattack means for Asahi beer
  
  The Japanese brewer has delayed publishing its latest financial data
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  BBC OS—Hong Kong fire kills at least 65
  
  Nearly 300 are missing after a huge fire in a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  BBC OS—DC shooting suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan
  
  The two officers who were shot are in critical condition in hospital
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My private trauma was leaked to the press - so I fought back
  
  Jenny helped expose a national scandal after her police testimony appeared in a newspaper (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—India goes to the UN
  
  Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit led India’s first delegation to the United Nations (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2025/11/27 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—27/11/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—27/11/2025 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Chinese Cryptoqueen
  
  How Qian Zhimin ended up at the heart of the UK’s biggest cryptocurrency seizure (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
  
  Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more?
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—27/11/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades
  
  As firefighters work to put out the flames, we look at fire safety in tall buildings
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—27/11/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Cyprus moving closer to reunification?
  
  Is reunification on the cards for Cyprus? (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—27/11/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—To tip or not to tip?
  
  What wait staff really think about your payments for their service (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Another day, another BBC editing row?
  
  A disputed Reith Lectures cut adds to questions over BBC governance (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/11/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Donating my kidney transformed a child's life
  
  An organ donor has seen the impact she had by meeting the boy who received her kidney (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Shein: How the fast fashion disruptor ran into real world problems
  
  The inside story of Shein’s success, and the challenges it faces in its bid to go public (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—Should we allow AI into the classroom?
  
  Some children in the United States are learning with help from AI-powered apps at school. (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—My private trauma was leaked to the press - so I fought back
  
  Jenny helped expose a national scandal after her police testimony appeared in a newspaper (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—Are we in the age of trillionaires?
  
  Elon Musk could be the world’s first
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/11/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/11/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Twin spirits: A lost bond that lives in dreams
  
  How a twin brother lost at birth became one woman’s spiritual guide.
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC
  
  President Trump said the other soldier, Andrew Wolfe, was in a serious condition
22. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/11/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Why aren’t gene therapies more common?
  
  Three decades since the first successful gene therapy, why aren’t we using them more? (R)

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