Radio Broadcast & Download Window

from Sunday 29 October 2023

Programme Name Duration (mins/secs) First BBC broadcast time (GMT) Available to download from (GMT) Broadcast Window
News & Current Affairs
The World in 2 Minutes 2 minutes via download only Every hour at approx. 40 min past the hour Until 10 minutes past the following hour
HARDtalk 3 x 23 minutes Mon, Wed & Fri 08:06 Mon, Wed & Fri 09:00 4 days
From Our Own Correspondent 23 minutes Saturday 16:06 Saturday 17:00 48 hours
More or Less 9 minutes Saturday 05:50 Saturday 06:30 7 days
Newsday 49'30" (26'30 & 23') / 23' Mon - Fri 05:00 not available as a download Live Only
Newshour 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") various editions throughout the day not available as a download Live Only
The Real Story 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Friday 08:06 Friday 11:30 7 days
News Bulletins 5 / 3 / 2 minutes various editions throughout the day not available as a download Live Only
BBC OS 2 x 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 16:00, 17:00 not available as a download Live Only
BBC OS Conversations 23 minutes Friday 20:06 Friday 21:00 7 days
The Fifth Floor 40 mins 30 secs (23' & 17'30") Friday 12:06 Friday 13:30 56 hours
The Inquiry 23 minutes Thursday 08:06 Thursday 09:00 7 days
The Newsroom 23 minutes / 14 minutes various editions throughout the day not available as a download Live Only
Weekend 3 x 49'30" (23' & 26'30") Sat & Sun 06:00 not available as a download Live Only
What in the World 9 minutes Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 16:15 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 16:15 24 hours
Business
Business Daily 17 minutes 30 seconds Monday-Friday 08:32 Monday-Friday 09:30 24 hours
Business Matters 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Tues-Sat 01:06 not available as a download Live Only
Business Update 2 minutes 30 seconds via download only Monday-Friday 10:00 6 hours
Marketplace Global Update 8 minutes via download only Monday-Friday 11:00 11:00 - 19:00 (8 hours)
World Business Report 26 minutes 30 seconds Monday-Friday 15:32 Monday-Friday 16:30 15:32 - 22:30 (7 hours)
World Business Report 26 minutes 30 seconds Monday-Friday 22:32 Monday-Friday 23:30 22:32 - 05:30 (7 hours)
Sport
BBC Premier League Update (Edition One) 2 minutes Monday - Sunday 23:00 Daily 23:00 From approx. 23:00 until 09:30 GMT next day
BBC Premier League Update (Edition Two) 2 minutes Monday - Friday 10:30 Monday-Friday 10:30 From approx.10:30 until 17:00 GMT
BBC Premier League Extra 5 minutes via download only From approx. 18:30 GMT until 10:30 GMT next day
Football Look Ahead 90 seconds via download only Friday 10:30 24 hours
Sportshour 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 10:06 not available as a download Live Only
Sportsworld (Saturday & Sunday) Sat 4 x 53 mins / Sun 4 x 53 minutes Saturday 14:06 / Sunday 15:06 not available as a download Live Only
Sport Today 26 minutes 30 seconds via download only Monday-Friday 15:30 From approx.15:30 until 19:00 GMT
Sport Today 26 minutes 30 seconds Monday-Friday 19:32 not available as a download Live Only
Sport Update 3 minutes 30 seconds via download only Monday-Sunday 06:30 From approx. 06:30 GMT until 11:30 GMT
Sports News 9 minutes Daily 22:20 not available as a download Live Only
Sporting Witness 9 minutes Saturday 02:50 Saturday 03:30 7 days
Stumped 26 minutes 30 seconds Saturday 02:32 Saturday 03:30 7 days
Documentaries
Assignment 23 minutes Thursday 10:06 Thursday 21:00 7 days
Assignment 26 minutes 30 seconds Thursday 02:32 Thursday 03:30 7 days
Discussion and Documentary ^ 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 12:06 Saturday 13:30 Variable
The Documentary (Tuesday) 23 minutes Tuesday 10:06 Tuesday 21:00 7 days
The Documentary (Tuesday) 26 minutes 30 seconds Tuesday 02:32 Tuesday 03:30 7 days
The Documentary (Wednesday) 26 minutes 30 seconds Wednesday 04:32 Wednesday 05:30 7 days
Science, Health & Technology
Crowdscience 26 minutes 30 seconds Friday 20:32 Friday 21:30 7 days
Climate Watch 3 minutes 59 seconds approx. Thursday 20:00 Thursday 20:30 Until next Thursday 3:00 GMT
Discovery 26 minutes 30 seconds Monday 20:32 Monday 21:30 7 days
Health Check 26 minutes 30 seconds Wednesday 20:32 Wednesday 21:30 7 days
Science in Action 26 minutes 30 seconds Thursday 20:32 Thursday 21:30 7 days
Tech Life 26 minutes 30 seconds Tuesday 20:32 Tuesday 21:30 7 days
Unexpected Elements 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Thursday 07:06 Thursday 10:30 7 days
The Climate Question 23 minutes Sunday 14:06 Monday 00:00 7 days
The Climate Question 26 minutes 30 seconds Sunday 14:32 Sunday 15:30 7 days
Human Interest
Heart and Soul 26 minutes 30 seconds Friday 04:32 Friday 05:30 7 days
Outlook 40 mins 30 secs (23' & 17'30'') Monday-Thursday 12:06 Monday-Thursday 13:30 7 days
Outlook Weekend 26 minutes 30 seconds Saturday 05:32 Saturday 06:30 7 days
Over To You 9 minutes Saturday 09:50 Saturday 10:30 7 days
The Conversation 26 minutes 30 seconds Monday 04:32 Monday 05:30 7 days
The History Hour 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 14:06 Saturday 15:30 7 days
Pick of the World 17 minutes 30 seconds Saturday 09:32 Saturday 10:30 5 days
Weekend Stories + 17 minutes 30 seconds Saturday 05:32 Saturday 06:30 7 days
Witness History 9 minutes Monday-Friday 08:50 Monday-Friday 09:30 7 days
Arts
Music Life 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 23:06 Sunday 00:30 Unlimited
In the Studio 26 minutes 30 seconds Tuesday 04:32 Tuesday 05:30 7 days
The Arts Hour 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 20:06 Saturday 21:30 7 days
Top of the Pops: Segment 1 23 minutes Saturday 03:06 Friday 23:30 7 days
Top of the Pops: Segment 2 26 minutes 30 seconds Saturday 03:32 Friday 23:30 7 days
Top of the Pops: Segment 3 15 minutes via download only Friday 23:30 7 days
World Book Club (once a month) ^ 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 12:06 Saturday 13:30 Unlimited
Society & Culture
People Fixing The World 23 minutes Tuesday 08:06 Tuesday 09:00 7 days
The Food Chain 26 minutes 30 seconds Thursday 04:32 Thursday 05:30 7 days
Weekend Insights* 17 minutes 30 seconds Sat 02:32 Sat 12:30 Variable
The Forum^ 49 mins 30 secs (23' & 26'30") Saturday 12:06 Saturday 13:30 28 days
African Programmes
Changing World for Africa 24 minutes via download only Monday 11:00 7 days
Africa Daily 10 minutes via download only Daily 02:00 24 hours
Focus on Africa 23 mins / 51 mins (24'30'' & 26'30") Mon-Fri 15:06 not available as a download Live Only
This is Africa 26 minutes 30 seconds Saturday 02:32 Saturday 03:30 7 Days
This is Africa - Ten in Ten 10mins via download only Saturday 02:30 7 Days

News & Current Affairs | Business | Sport | Documentaries | Science, Health & Technology | Human Interest | Arts | Society & Culture | African Programmes

3 / 6 / 10 / 12 hours - Topical programmes likely to contain material which will become out of date within the time specified. https://wspartners.bbc.com/
24 / 48 / 56 hours - Topical programmes or those having a daily edition. Broadcast of such programmes must be before the next edition is broadcast by the BBC
3 / 4 / 5 days - Topical programmes likely to contain material which will become out of date within the time specified.
7 / 28 days - Programmes with a longer shelf life but must be broadcast before the next edition is broadcast by the BBC unless specified otherwise.
^ Discussion & Documentary brings together four monthly programmes into a weekly offer, exploring the lives, cultures and attitudes of people from around the world: World Book Club , World Questions , The Forum (in its new hour long format), and renowned BBC
Documentaries (hour long episodes) . Note: All four programmes can be taken on an individual basis. On a 5 weeks month, The Documentary offer wil consist of 2 episodes.
+ Weekend Stories : home to the best storytelling podcasts from the BBC; narratives that understand the past, present and explore the future.
* Weekend Insights brings together BBC Trending (24 episodes annually) , The Explanation (20 episodes annually) and World of Wisdom , (8 episodes annually) into a weekly offer to explain the stories the world is sharing via social media, unpacks complex news stories
and answers your spiritual questions. Note: All three programmes can be taken on an individual basis.
~ Weekend Stories This programme may broadcast repeats of the World Service programmes or special programmes.

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