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Browse the full BBC World Service TV guide for Tuesday, 20 October 2026. 47 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 54m

    The History Hour

    Memories of historical reporting told by the people who were there
  3. 01:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  4. 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
  5. 02:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  6. 02:30 30m

    Assignment

    BBC correspondents report
  7. 03:00 6m

    News

  8. 03:06 44m

    Outlook

    Perspectives on important issues
    True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives
  9. 03:50 10m

    Witness History

    Gerald Durrell's Mission To Save Species From Extinction
    How Gerald Durrell came to open a zoo to save endangered species from extinction
    How British conservationist and author Gerald Durrell came to open a zoo in 1959 with one clear aim - to save endangered species from extinction
  10. 04:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  11. 04:30 30m

    In the Studio

    Vietnamese Film Collective
    Following a Vietnamese film collective in Hanoi as they work on a new project
    Tuyet Vah Huynh goes behind the scenes of a Vietnamese film collective in Hanoi as they work on a new project, while exploring how cinema is booming in Vietnam
  12. 05:00 3h

    Newsday

    The latest headlines

Morning

  1. 08:00 6m

    News

  2. 08:06 24m

    People Fixing the World

    Breaking the Code of Silence
    How Palermo residents are fighting back against the Mafia's influence in Sicily
    How Palermo residents are fighting back against the Mafia's influence in Sicily, Italy, with a look at a charity encouraging residents to stop paying protection money
  3. 08:30 20m

    Business Daily

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

    Witness History

    How Ten Canoes Made Cinema History
    Australia's first feature film spoken entirely in Aboriginal languages
    Australia's first feature film spoken entirely in Aboriginal languages, Ten Canoes, which was created in 2006 and became the first traditional Yolngu story told on screen
  5. 09:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  6. 09:30 30m

    Assignment

    BBC correspondents report
  7. 10:00 6m

    News

  8. 10:06 54m

    The Arts Hour

  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

    How Ten Canoes Made Cinema History
    Australia's first feature film spoken entirely in Aboriginal languages
    Australia's first feature film spoken entirely in Aboriginal languages, Ten Canoes, which was created in 2006 and became the first traditional Yolngu story told on screen
  4. 13:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 13:30 30m

    In the Studio

    Vietnamese Film Collective
    Following a Vietnamese film collective in Hanoi as they work on a new project
    Tuyet Vah Huynh goes behind the scenes of a Vietnamese film collective in Hanoi as they work on a new project, while exploring how cinema is booming in Vietnam
  6. 14:00 1h

    Newshour

  7. 15:00 6m

    News

  8. 15:06 24m

    People Fixing the World

    Breaking the Code of Silence
    How Palermo residents are fighting back against the Mafia's influence in Sicily
    How Palermo residents are fighting back against the Mafia's influence in Sicily, Italy, with a look at a charity encouraging residents to stop paying protection money
  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

    How Ten Canoes Made Cinema History
    Australia's first feature film spoken entirely in Aboriginal languages
    Australia's first feature film spoken entirely in Aboriginal languages, Ten Canoes, which was created in 2006 and became the first traditional Yolngu story told on screen
  4. 19:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 19:30 30m

    Sport Today

  6. 20:00 6m

    News

  7. 20:06 24m

    Assignment

    BBC correspondents report
  8. 20:30 30m

    Tech Life

    The ways in which technology is changing lives
    The ways in which technology is changing people's lives, wherever they are in the world
  9. 21:00 1h

    Newshour

  10. 22:00 6m

    News

  11. 22:06 24m

    People Fixing the World

    Breaking the Code of Silence
    How Palermo residents are fighting back against the Mafia's influence in Sicily
    How Palermo residents are fighting back against the Mafia's influence in Sicily, Italy, with a look at a charity encouraging residents to stop paying protection money
  12. 22:30 30m

    In the Studio

    Vietnamese Film Collective
    Following a Vietnamese film collective in Hanoi as they work on a new project
    Tuyet Vah Huynh goes behind the scenes of a Vietnamese film collective in Hanoi as they work on a new project, while exploring how cinema is booming in Vietnam
  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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