BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Sunday 28 June 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/06/2026 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  More than the Score—Are sport and fashion closer than ever?
  
  How do sport and fashion influence each other?
5. 00:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Rebuilding Ronaldo’s knee
  
  In 2000, one of the world’s best footballers suffered a horrific knee injury
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/06/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Lack of evidence most IVF ‘add-ons’ improve fertility
  
  Providers may offer add-ons, additional treatments they say could help patients conceive (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Sheba: Just like us?
  
  Primate experimentation: we have the need, but do we have the right? (R)
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Afghanistan's secret schools for women
  
  As their freedoms vanish, young Afghan women hold on to their dreams of work and study
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  More than the Score—Are sport and fashion closer than ever?
  
  How do sport and fashion influence each other? (R)
16. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Rebuilding Ronaldo’s knee
  
  In 2000, one of the world’s best footballers suffered a horrific knee injury (R)
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/06/2026 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Has Britain become ungovernable?
  
  John Simpson examines the factors behind the resignation of Britain’s prime minister (R)
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—International teams join Venezuela earthquake rescue effort
  
  The epicentre of the deadly quakes was around 100 miles west of the capital Caracas
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Venezuela: Critical window to save lives narrows
  
  More than 1,400 have been confirmed dead with tens of thousands still missing
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Search for Venezuelan survivors of quake continues
  
  The UN estimates around 50,000 people are missing
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Afghanistan's secret schools for women
  
  As their freedoms vanish, young Afghan women hold on to their dreams of work and study (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—What to eat for a better night's sleep
  
  From kiwi fruit to caffeine: what helps, and what hinders, a good night's rest? (R)
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Freeing modern slaves
  
  The projects in America and Nepal to detect and help those who are being trafficked (R)
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Witnessing the 'Hand of God'
  
  A BBC journalist remembers Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup (R)
13. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/06/2026 10:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  More than the Score—Are sport and fashion closer than ever?
  
  How do sport and fashion influence each other? (R)
17. 10:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The messy history behind the modern calendar
  
  Why is May, May? We explain the genesis of the modern calendar
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—What is it like to have a lung transplant?
  
  Our guests share their experiences of this major surgery (R)
20. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  
  Assignment—How Germany fails disabled people
  
  In Germany it’s hard for disabled people to find work. So how could it be more inclusive? (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—US and Iran exchange strikes straining fragile ceasefire
  
  The US and Iran accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—"Super" El Niños and climate change
  
  How does the El Niño weather pattern work? And what's the link to global warming?
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: All aboard the Bike Bus
  
  The rising popularity of bike buses, which let children cycle to school safely (R)
7. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/06/2026 18:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Musician on a mission to keep bhajans alive
  
  The musician with a mission to keep devotional Hindu music alive (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Dividing lines
  
  A shifting border line in South Korea has us investigating all things boundaries. (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Venezuela: Thousands of people are still missing
  
  Hopes of finding more survivors are fading, three days after the earthquakes struck
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Climate Question—"Super" El Niños and climate change
  
  How does the El Niño weather pattern work? And what's the link to global warming? (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Assignment—How Germany fails disabled people
  
  In Germany it’s hard for disabled people to find work. So how could it be more inclusive? (R)
13. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/06/2026 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Witnessing the 'Hand of God'
  
  A BBC journalist remembers Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup (R)
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—28/06/2026 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Afghanistan's secret schools for women
  
  As their freedoms vanish, young Afghan women hold on to their dreams of work and study (R)
19. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/06/2026 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?
  
  Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat? (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/06/2026 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/06/2026 00:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/06/2026 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The friendly virus
  
  As antibiotics start to fail, are we ready to enter the age of phage? (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/06/2026 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/06/2026 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/06/2026 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Do animals care about the past?
  
  The past matters to humans, but does it matter to animals? (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/06/2026 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  People Fixing The World—Freeing modern slaves
  
  The projects in America and Nepal to detect and help those who are being trafficked (R)
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/06/2026 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Witnessing the 'Hand of God'
  
  A BBC journalist remembers Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/06/2026 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/06/2026 03:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/06/2026 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Play to learn
  
  Two women discuss the importance of quality early years education
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/06/2026 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Venezuela earthquake rescue continues
  
  More stories of miraculous rescue have emerged from Venezuela
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/06/2026 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Do animals care about the past?
  
  The past matters to humans, but does it matter to animals? (R)
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—29/06/2026 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Venezuela earthquake survivors found in rubble
  
  Number of dead rises as search for survivors continues

Monday 29 June 2026

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