BBC World Service TV Guide — Monday, 18 May 2026

Browse the full BBC World Service TV guide for Monday, 18 May 2026. 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

00:00 6m

News

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

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

01:00 30m

The Newsroom

01:30 30m

Discovery

The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter

Professor Lucy Carpenter's work on how oceans shape the air above them

Professor Lucy Carpenter talks about her journey from sampling ocean air to turning the tide of global environmental policy

02:00 30m

The Newsroom

02:30 30m

CrowdScience

Why Do We Itch?

Anand Jagatia takes a look at the science behind itching

Anand Jagatia takes a look at the science behind itching, exploring whether scratching an itch is helpful and discovering some of the things that can cause an itch

03:00 6m

News

03:06 24m

People Fixing the World

Brilliant solutions to the world's problems

Brilliant solutions to the planet's problems, featuring the people with ideas to make the world a better place and an analysis of whether they will work

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

04:00 30m

The Newsroom

04:30 30m

The Conversation

Catfishing and its Consequences

Two women from the UK and Sweden who have been scammed on dating sites

Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from the UK and Sweden who have spent years rebuilding their lives after being scammed by men they met on dating sites

05:00 3h

Newsday

The latest headlines

Morning

08:00 6m

News

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

08:30 20m

Business Daily

Business and finance news, interviews and reports

08:50 10m

Witness History

Poland's Underground Newspaper

How a newspaper set up in 1982 played a role in the fall of communism in Poland

The story of how, in 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly, a newspaper that shared uncensored news with the public, as a response to the country's communist regime

09:00 30m

The Newsroom

09:30 30m

CrowdScience

Why Do We Itch?

Anand Jagatia takes a look at the science behind itching

Anand Jagatia takes a look at the science behind itching, exploring whether scratching an itch is helpful and discovering some of the things that can cause an itch

10:00 6m

News

10:06 54m

The History Hour

Memories of historical reporting told by the people who were there

11:00 30m

The Newsroom

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

12:00 6m

News

12:06 44m

Outlook

Perspectives on important issues

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

12:50 10m

Witness History

Poland's Underground Newspaper

How a newspaper set up in 1982 played a role in the fall of communism in Poland

The story of how, in 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly, a newspaper that shared uncensored news with the public, as a response to the country's communist regime

13:00 30m

The Newsroom

13:30 30m

The Conversation

Catfishing and its Consequences

Two women from the UK and Sweden who have been scammed on dating sites

Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from the UK and Sweden who have spent years rebuilding their lives after being scammed by men they met on dating sites

14:00 1h

Newshour

15:00 6m

News

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

15:30 20m

Business Daily

Business and finance news, interviews and reports

15:50 10m

World Business Express

16:00 2h

BBC OS

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 6m

News

18:06 44m

Outlook

Perspectives on important issues

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

18:50 10m

Witness History

Poland's Underground Newspaper

How a newspaper set up in 1982 played a role in the fall of communism in Poland

The story of how, in 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly, a newspaper that shared uncensored news with the public, as a response to the country's communist regime

19:00 30m

The Newsroom

19:30 30m

Sport Today

20:00 6m

News

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

20:30 30m

Discovery

The Life Scientific: Washington Yotto Ochieng

Washington Yotto Ochieng on how dependent people are on navigation systems

Washington Yotto Ochieng on how dependent people are on navigation systems, his upbringing, and his work in encouraging the next generation of engineers in the UK and Africa

21:00 1h

Newshour

22:00 6m

News

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

22:30 30m

The Conversation

Catfishing and its Consequences

Two women from the UK and Sweden who have been scammed on dating sites

Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from the UK and Sweden who have spent years rebuilding their lives after being scammed by men they met on dating sites

23:00 30m

The Newsroom

23:30 30m

World Business Report

Finance and business news

Finance and business news from around the world

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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