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Browse the full BBC World Service TV guide for today. 48 programmes listed , including 14 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

  1. 00:00 6m

    News

  2. 00:06 24m

    From Our Own Correspondent

    Reports from across the globe
    Global reports as BBC correspondents across the world tell stories and examine news developments in their region
  3. 00:30 30m

    BBC Inside Science

    The latest scientific research
    The latest scientific research to make the news headlines and how science is evolving to transform culture and affect lives
  4. 01:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 01:30 30m

    Discovery

    Insights from leading scientific figures
  6. 02:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  7. 02:30 30m

    CrowdScience

    Are We Really In Charge?
    Caroline Steel explores the science behind humanity's free will
    Caroline Steel explores the science behind humanity's free will, taking a look at how neuroscientists have tried to pinpoint the moment a decision is made
  8. 03:00 6m

    News

  9. 03:06 24m

    People Fixing the World

    The Joy of Walking
    How the benefits of walking are being explored around the world
    Myra Anubi looks at how a walk can improve wellbeing, sharpen thinking and bring communities closer together, trying out a walking map of the UK on a journey through London
  10. 03:30 30m

    The Fifth Floor

    Global news
    The week's global stories from the Fifth Floor, home to the BBC's 40 language services
  11. 04:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  12. 04:30 30m

    The Conversation

    The Healing Power of Wild Landscapes
    Two women from the Netherlands and Wales on being immersed in nature
    Ella Al-Shamahi talks to Arita Baaijens from the Netherlands and Brigid Lowe from Wales, who both spend their time immersed in nature
  13. 05:00 3h

    Newsday

    The latest headlines

Morning

  1. 08:00 6m

    News

  2. 08:06 24m

    The Interview

    Conversations from across the BBC with influential figures shaping the world
    Thought-provoking conversations from across the BBC with influential figures shaping the world, including politicians, activists, thinkers, cultural leaders and business figures
  3. 08:30 20m

    Business Daily

    Business and finance news, interviews and reports
  4. 08:50 10m

    Witness History

    The First Monkeys to Survive Space Travel
    How the US sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive in 1959
    How the US sent two monkeys, Able and Baker, into space and brought them back alive in 1959. They were the first living creatures to survive a space flight
  5. 09:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  6. 09:30 30m

    CrowdScience

    Are We Really In Charge?
    Caroline Steel explores the science behind humanity's free will
    Caroline Steel explores the science behind humanity's free will, taking a look at how neuroscientists have tried to pinpoint the moment a decision is made
  7. 10:00 6m

    News

  8. 10:06 54m

    The History Hour

    Memories of historical reporting told by the people who were there
  9. 11:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  10. 11:30 30m

    The Global Story

    The story of America and the world
    The story of America and the world, hosted by Asma Khalid in Washington, DC and Tristan Redman in London

Daytime

  1. 12:00 6m

    News

  2. 12:06 44m

    Outlook

    Perspectives on important issues
    True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives
  3. 12:50 10m

    Witness History

    The First Monkeys to Survive Space Travel
    How the US sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive in 1959
    How the US sent two monkeys, Able and Baker, into space and brought them back alive in 1959. They were the first living creatures to survive a space flight
  4. 13:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 13:30 30m

    The Conversation

    The Healing Power of Wild Landscapes
    Two women from the Netherlands and Wales on being immersed in nature
    Ella Al-Shamahi talks to Arita Baaijens from the Netherlands and Brigid Lowe from Wales, who both spend their time immersed in nature
  6. 14:00 1h

    Newshour

  7. 15:00 6m

    News

  8. 15:06 24m

    The Interview

    Conversations from across the BBC with influential figures shaping the world
    Thought-provoking conversations from across the BBC with influential figures shaping the world, including politicians, activists, thinkers, cultural leaders and business figures
  9. 15:30 20m

    Business Daily

    Business and finance news, interviews and reports
  10. 15:50 10m

    World Business Express

  11. 16:00 2h

    BBC OS

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 6m

    News

  2. 18:06 44m

    Outlook

    Perspectives on important issues
    True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives
  3. 18:50 10m

    Witness History

    The First Monkeys to Survive Space Travel
    How the US sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive in 1959
    How the US sent two monkeys, Able and Baker, into space and brought them back alive in 1959. They were the first living creatures to survive a space flight
  4. 19:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 19:30 30m

    Sport Today

  6. 20:00 6m

    News

  7. 20:06 24m

    From Our Own Correspondent

    Stories from BBC correspondents around the world
    Stories from BBC correspondents around the world, presented by Kate Adie
  8. 20:30 30m

    Discovery

    The Life Scientific: Edith Heard
    Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Edith Heard, a leading expert in epigenetics
    Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Edith Heard, a leading expert in epigenetics, about her journey from a shy and introverted youngster to the cutting edge of European science
  9. 21:00 1h

    Newshour

  10. 22:00 6m

    News

  11. 22:06 24m

    The Interview

    Conversations from across the BBC with influential figures shaping the world
    Thought-provoking conversations from across the BBC with influential figures shaping the world, including politicians, activists, thinkers, cultural leaders and business figures
  12. 22:30 30m

    The Conversation

    The Healing Power of Wild Landscapes
    Two women from the Netherlands and Wales on being immersed in nature
    Ella Al-Shamahi talks to Arita Baaijens from the Netherlands and Brigid Lowe from Wales, who both spend their time immersed in nature
  13. 23:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  14. 23:30 30m

    World Business Report

    Finance and business news
    Finance and business news from around the world

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