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Browse the full BBC World Service TV guide for Wednesday, 21 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 Arts Hour

  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

    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
  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

    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
  10. 04:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  11. 04:30 30m

    The Documentary: Where is Austin Tice?

    The Escape
    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs
  12. 05:00 3h

    Newsday

    The latest headlines

Morning

  1. 08:00 6m

    News

  2. 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
  3. 08:30 20m

    Business Daily

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

    Witness History

    Malta's Divorce Referendum
    The 2011 referendum in Malta to decide whether divorce should be legalised
    The 2011 referendum in Malta to decide whether the country should remain one of the few places in the world where divorce was not permitted
  5. 09:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  6. 09:30 30m

    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
  7. 10:00 6m

    News

  8. 10:06 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
  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

    Malta's Divorce Referendum
    The 2011 referendum in Malta to decide whether divorce should be legalised
    The 2011 referendum in Malta to decide whether the country should remain one of the few places in the world where divorce was not permitted
  4. 13:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 13:30 30m

    The Documentary: Where is Austin Tice?

    The Escape
    Hearing from people who claim to know the last time Austin was seen alive
    Josh Baker and Sara Obeidat find people who claim to know the last time Austin was seen alive, hearing from a man who says he interrogated the journalist, and two more witnesses
  6. 14:00 1h

    Newshour

  7. 15:00 6m

    News

  8. 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
  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

    Malta's Divorce Referendum
    The 2011 referendum in Malta to decide whether divorce should be legalised
    The 2011 referendum in Malta to decide whether the country should remain one of the few places in the world where divorce was not permitted
  4. 19:00 30m

    The Newsroom

  5. 19:30 30m

    Sport Today

  6. 20:00 6m

    News

  7. 20:06 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. 20:30 30m

    Health Check

    Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world
  9. 21:00 1h

    Newshour

  10. 22:00 6m

    News

  11. 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
  12. 22:30 30m

    The Documentary: Where is Austin Tice?

    The Escape
    Hearing from people who claim to know the last time Austin was seen alive
    Josh Baker and Sara Obeidat find people who claim to know the last time Austin was seen alive, hearing from a man who says he interrogated the journalist, and two more witnesses
  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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