BBC World Service TV Guide — Today Thu 25 Jun

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

00:00 6m

News

00:06 54m

In Our Time

The Code of Hammurabi

The laws that a King of ancient Babylon had carved into a black basalt pillar

Misha Glenny and guests discuss the laws that Hammurabi the King of ancient Babylon, had carved into a black basalt pillar in present-day Iraq and which, since its rediscovery in 1901 in present day Iran, has affirmed Hammurabi's reputation as one of the first great lawmakers

01:00 30m

The Newsroom

01:30 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

02:00 30m

The Newsroom

02:30 30m

The Documentary: Agony and Ecstasy: A History of Penalty Shootouts

A look back at the history of football's penalty shootouts

Former South African football captain Amanda Dlamini looks back at the history of penalty shootouts with penalty expert and author Ben Lyttleton

03:00 6m

News

03:06 44m

Outlook

Perspectives on important issues

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

03:50 10m

Witness History

Sid Seagull and the Slip Slop Slap Campaign

How Australia fought against skin cancer with a cartoon seagull and jingle

The launch of the Slip Slop Slap campaign in Australia, 1981, which raised awareness of skin cancer and sun protection using a cartoon seagull and catchy jingle

04:00 30m

The Newsroom

04:30 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

05:00 3h

Newsday

The latest headlines

Morning

08:00 6m

News

08:06 24m

The Inquiry

Is Technology Ruining Sport?

The use of technology for decision-making in the world of live sport

Exploring the positives and negatives of using technology for decision-making in the world of live sport, such as football's VAR and ELC in tennis

08:30 20m

Business Daily

Business and finance news, interviews and reports

08:50 10m

Witness History

WW1: The Battle of the Somme

First World War veterans recall the Battle of the Somme, 1916

From BBC Archive recordings, First World War veterans recall the Battle of the Somme in 1916, where one million men were killed or wounded

09:00 30m

The Newsroom

09:30 30m

The Documentary: Agony and Ecstasy: A History of Penalty Shootouts

A look back at the history of football's penalty shootouts

Former South African football captain Amanda Dlamini looks back at the history of penalty shootouts with penalty expert and author Ben Lyttleton

10:00 6m

News

10:06 24m

The Media Show

The important questions about long-running stories

The important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news

10:30 30m

Happy News

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

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

WW1: The Battle of the Somme

First World War veterans recall the Battle of the Somme, 1916

From BBC Archive recordings, First World War veterans recall the Battle of the Somme in 1916, where one million men were killed or wounded

13:00 30m

The Newsroom

13:30 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

14:00 1h

Newshour

15:00 6m

News

15:06 24m

The Inquiry

Is Technology Ruining Sport?

The use of technology for decision-making in the world of live sport

Exploring the positives and negatives of using technology for decision-making in the world of live sport, such as football's VAR and ELC in tennis

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

WW1: The Battle of the Somme

First World War veterans recall the Battle of the Somme, 1916

From BBC Archive recordings, First World War veterans recall the Battle of the Somme in 1916, where one million men were killed or wounded

19:00 30m

The Newsroom

19:30 30m

Sport Today

20:00 6m

News

20:06 24m

The Documentary: Agony and Ecstasy: A History of Penalty Shootouts

A look back at the history of football's penalty shootouts

Former South African football captain Amanda Dlamini looks back at the history of penalty shootouts with penalty expert and author Ben Lyttleton

20:30 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

21:00 1h

Newshour

22:00 6m

News

22:06 24m

The Inquiry

Is Technology Ruining Sport?

The use of technology for decision-making in the world of live sport

Exploring the positives and negatives of using technology for decision-making in the world of live sport, such as football's VAR and ELC in tennis

22:30 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

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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