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Browse the full BBC World Service TV guide for Sunday, 18 October 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

  1. 00:00 6m

    News

  2. 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
  3. 00:30 30m

    The Documentary: The Dream Academy

    The science and solutions to the world's sleep problems
    Sean Allsop explores the science and solutions to the world's sleep problems, examining the financial strain sleepless nights place on a nation
  4. 01:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 01:30 20m

    Amazing Sport Stories

    The Worst Betrayal
    A boxing champion who was betrayed by a former Olympic teammate
    A boxing champion who was forced into hiding then betrayed by a former Olympic teammate
  6. 01:50 10m

    Sporting Witness

  7. 02:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  8. 02:30 30m

    Health Check

    Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world
  9. 03:00 6m

    News

  10. 03:06 54m

    In Our Time

    Indian Indentured Labour
    How sugar planters recruited workers from India after the abolition of slavery
    Misha Glenny and guests discuss how, after the abolition of slavery, sugar planters recruited workers from India to replace or compete with their formerly enslaved labourers
  11. 04:00 6m

    News

  12. 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
  13. 04:30 30m

    Unspun World with John Simpson

    The BBC's world affairs editor reflects on the week's major global news stories, talking to local experts from around the world to go behind the headlines
  14. 05:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  15. 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.
  16. 05:50 10m

    Sporting Witness

Morning

  1. 06:00 3h

    Weekend

  2. 09:00 6m

    News

  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 10:00 6m

    News

  6. 10:06 24m

    People Fixing the World

    The Everyday Tech Helping To Prevent Disasters
    Two groups of people using technology to help save lives after natural disasters
    The work of two groups of people using technology to help save lives after natural disasters in Argentina and Colombia
  7. 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
  8. 11:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  9. 11:30 20m

    Amazing Sport Stories

    The Worst Betrayal
    A boxing champion who was betrayed by a former Olympic teammate
    A boxing champion who was forced into hiding then betrayed by a former Olympic teammate
  10. 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

  1. 12:00 6m

    News

  2. 12:06 54m

    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
  3. 13:00 1h

    Newshour

  4. 14:00 6m

    News

  5. 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
  6. 14:30 30m

    Happy News

    A weekly round-up of the happiest stories in the world
  7. 15:00 6m

    News

  8. 15:06 3h 54m

    Sportsworld

    Reports, interviews and analysis

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 19:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  2. 19:30 30m

    Over to You

    The Sound of a Story
    How the BBC World Service uses words, sounds and music to bring stories to life
    Exploring how World Service reporters and programme makers bring stories and places to life for listeners, using words, sounds and music
  3. 20:00 6m

    News

  4. 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
  5. 21:00 1h

    Newshour

  6. 22:00 6m

    News

  7. 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
  8. 22:30 30m

    Assignment

    BBC correspondents report
  9. 23:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  10. 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

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