BBC World Service TV Guide — Sunday

Browse the full BBC World Service TV guide for Sunday, 6 September 2026. 44 programmes listed , including 10 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

BBC OS Conversations

How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world

Nuala McGovern brings together people from around the world to discuss how major news stories are affecting their lives

00:30 30m

The Documentary: A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

Glaciologist Dr Catherine Walker tells the story of the A23a iceberg

Glaciologist Dr Catherine Walker tells the story of the A23a iceberg, from its origins, its ice being laid down deep in the Antarctic over millennia, through to its final chapter

01:00 30m

The Newsroom

01:30 20m

Dear Daughter

Mother and Son Champions

The mother and son duo who represented Mexico together at the Winter Olympics

A mother talks about making history with her son as the first mother and son due to compete at the same Winter Olympic Games, representing the Mexico together

01:50 10m

Sporting Witness

Norway v England 1981: 'Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating'

Bjørge Lillelien's famous commentary from when Norway beat England in 1981

Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien's commentary on Norway's 1981 win against England in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo

02:00 30m

The Newsroom

02:30 30m

Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world

03:00 6m

News

03:06 54m

World Book Club

Daniyal Mueenuddin

Daniyal Mueenuddin talks about his debut novel, This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Harriett Gilbert talks to Daniyal Mueenuddin about his debut novel, This Is Where the Serpent Lives - a portrait of contemporary Pakistan

04:00 6m

News

04:06 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

04:30 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

05:00 30m

The Newsroom

05:30 20m

Asia Specific

Insights and conversations on the stories and trends shaping Asia Pacific

Insights and conversations on the stories and trends shaping Asia Pacific, unpacked by those who know it best. Hosted in Singapore by Mariko Oi, alongside BBC experts in Beijing, Bangkok, and beyond, you'll hear Asian perspectives on international issues and in-depth analysis on news from a region that's home to nearly 2.5 billion people.

05:50 10m

Sporting Witness

Norway v England 1981: 'Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating'

Bjørge Lillelien's famous commentary from when Norway beat England in 1981

Norwegian radio commentator Bjørge Lillelien's commentary on Norway's 1981 win against England in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo

Morning

06:00 3h

Weekend

09:00 6m

News

09:06 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

09:30 30m

The Food Chain

The business, science and cultural significance of food

The business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put it on a person's plate

10:00 6m

News

10:06 24m

People Fixing the World

Fighting the Silent Killer

The prevention, detection and treatment of sepsis around the world

Tracing the global movement to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of sepsis, hearing from Dr Kissoon of the Global Sepsis Alliance

10:30 30m

The Fifth Floor

Global news

The week's global stories from the Fifth Floor, home to the BBC's 40 language services

11:00 30m

The Newsroom

11:30 20m

Dear Daughter

Mother and Son Champions

The mother and son duo who represented Mexico together at the Winter Olympics

A mother talks about making history with her son as the first mother and son due to compete at the same Winter Olympic Games, representing the Mexico together

11:50 10m

More or Less

Numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Tim Harford presents the programme that explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Daytime

12:00 6m

News

12:06 54m

World Questions

13:00 1h

Newshour

14:00 6m

News

14:06 24m

The Climate Question

How people might be able to save the planet

Stories on why people find it so hard to save the planet, and how it might be possible to change that

14:30 30m

Happy News

A weekly round-up of the happiest stories in the world

15:00 6m

News

15:06 3h 54m

Sportsworld

Reports, interviews and analysis

Tonight's Highlights

19:00 30m

The Newsroom

19:30 30m

The Global Jigsaw

Ukraine's "Hell Jumpers"

The evolution of civilian evacuation efforts in eastern Ukraine

Exploring how civilian evacuation efforts in eastern Ukraine have evolved throughout the war with Russia, and how rescuers continue to adapt in an increasingly hostile battlefield

20:00 6m

News

20:06 54m

Unexpected Elements

Scientific stories and connections from around the globe

Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way with Unexpected Elements

21:00 1h

Newshour

22:00 6m

News

22:06 24m

The Climate Question

How people might be able to save the planet

Stories on why people find it so hard to save the planet, and how it might be possible to change that

22:30 30m

Assignment

Big Surveillance, Flock, and ICE

Ellie House reports on the US's increasingly interconnected surveillance network

Ellie House reports from Houston on Flock Safety, a company that is part of the US's increasingly interconnected surveillance network and has system of AI-powered licence plate readers that spans over 6,000 communities in America. However, it has been bearing the brunt of a backlash, with vigilantes cutting down its devices. Ellie sees how Flock has been used by police to fight crime and gets inside the anti-surveillance fightback

23:00 30m

The Newsroom

23:30 30m

The Fifth Floor

Global news

The week's global stories from the Fifth Floor, home to the BBC's 40 language services

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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