BBC World Service Online Schedule Wednesday 17 June 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Global Story—Iran, the US and Israel: who really won?
  Our chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, on the Iran deal.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Climate Question—How will climate change affect insects?
  Insects are crucial to food production, the spread of disease and most ecosystems(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—The real School of Rock: I made a hit album with my students
  A rebel teacher in Canada’s Bible Belt formed a student band – and inspired the cult film(R)
11. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—50 years since the Soweto Uprising
  A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  Good Bad Billionaire—Cristiano Ronaldo: Football's first billionaire player
  How Cristiano Ronaldo went from childhood poverty to record-breaking footballer
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—At G7 Ukraine hopes to engage Trump
  President Zelensky of Ukraine asked the US for additional Patriot air-defence missiles.
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Fuel smugglers between Iran and Pakistan
  Bikers are battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Zelensky meets Trump at G7 Summit
  Ukraine's President asked his US counterpart Donald Trump for more air defence missiles.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  The Interview—Gebran Bassil, Lebanese politician: Hezbollah should disarm
  Jeremy Bowen speaks to Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil about the country’s future
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Founders: The supermarket billionaire who ran for New York City mayor
  Greek-born John Catsimatidis on quitting university, supermarkets and talks with Trump
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
  In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 08:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  The Climate Question—How will climate change affect insects?
  Insects are crucial to food production, the spread of disease and most ecosystems(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  World Questions—Morocco: Young Women and Change
  Jonny Dymond chairs a diverse panel of young women’s advocates in Morocco(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  The Global Story—Hungary pays couples to have babies: Does it work?
  The possibilities and limitations of pro-natalism
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—The engineer who invented a fix for his own heart condition
  Tal Golesworthy was the first patent to get an experimental implant that he created
20. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
  In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  Good Bad Billionaire—Cristiano Ronaldo: Football's first billionaire player
  How Cristiano Ronaldo went from childhood poverty to record-breaking footballer(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—AI titans meet leaders of the big economies
  Both sides tussle over ethics, access to AI models and regulation
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Interview—Gebran Bassil, Lebanese politician: Hezbollah should disarm
  Jeremy Bowen speaks to Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil about the country’s future(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  Business Daily—Founders: The supermarket billionaire who ran for New York City mayor
  Greek-born John Catsimatidis on quitting university, supermarkets and talks with Trump(R)
11. 14:50GMT
  World Business Express—Ready, Fed, Go!
  US Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will oversee his first policy meeting
12. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 15:06GMT
  Outside Source—Uzbekistan's World Cup debut
  Uzbekistan are playing Colombia later today in Mexico City
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  Outside Source—Search for six-year-old Ebola patient
  We speak to our reporter who recently visited the DRC
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—The engineer who invented a fix for his own heart condition
  Tal Golesworthy was the first patent to get an experimental implant that he created(R)
18. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
  In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  On air
  Listen live
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
  Listen live
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2026/06/17 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Climate Question—How will climate change affect insects?
  Insects are crucial to food production, the spread of disease and most ecosystems(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Health Check—The global toll of food poisoning
  A new WHO report finds that food contamination accounts for 1.5+ million deaths annually
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—17/06/2026 20:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Interview—Gebran Bassil, Lebanese politician: Hezbollah should disarm
  Jeremy Bowen speaks to Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil about the country’s future(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  Good Bad Billionaire—Cristiano Ronaldo: Football's first billionaire player
  How Cristiano Ronaldo went from childhood poverty to record-breaking footballer(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2026 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2026 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—First broadcast 17/06/2026 21:32 GMT
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2026 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  World Questions—Morocco: Young Women and Change
  Jonny Dymond chairs a diverse panel of young women’s advocates in Morocco(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/06/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/06/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Global Story—Hungary pays couples to have babies: Does it work?
  The possibilities and limitations of pro-natalism(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/06/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/06/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Russian dream
  Meet the Westerners moving to Russia on Putin’s “anti-woke” visa
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—The engineer who invented a fix for his own heart condition
  Tal Golesworthy was the first patent to get an experimental implant that he created(R)
11. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
  In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/06/2026 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/06/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Why do we love smoky flavours so much?
  We look at the enduring appeal of smoked foods around the world.
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—18/06/2026 04:06 GMT
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—18/06/2026 05:06 GMT
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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