Live News Schedule Saturday 1 August 2026

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Early
1. 01:00
  BBC News—01/08/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 01:06
  The Newsroom—01/08/2026 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—01/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  The Global Story—Is embryo selection allowing parents to ‘build-a-baby’?
  Some fertility startups promise a future free from genetic disease. Is that scientific?(R)
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—01/08/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 02:32
  Americast—The Democrats need to win Michigan… so why is it splitting the party?
  A centrist and a left wing candidate go head to head in Michigan.
8. 03:00
  BBC News—01/08/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 03:06
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: Eureka! part 1
  The dreamers, tinkerers and inventors whose ideas travelled far beyond their expectations(R)
10. 03:50
  Witness History—The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
  In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra(R)
11. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
12. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
13. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—01/08/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 05:32
  Dear Daughter—Donor conceived
  Emma and her mum, Ida, from Denmark, share their donor conception story
15. 05:50
  More or Less—Would you take £50,000 or a 50/50 chance of £1m?
  How to understand risk-averse financial decision making.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—01/08/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—Spain blames traffickers for migrants reaching Ceuta from Morocco
  Officials say more than 48,000 people had voluntarily returned to Morocco.
3. 07:00
  Today—01/08/2026
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
4. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 11:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 13:00
  BBC News—01/08/2026 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—Fifa abandons investment plans after backlash
  Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan
4. 14:00
  BBC News—01/08/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 14:06
  The History Hour—The first Comic Con and making Oasis’ Wonderwall
  Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
6. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
8. 17:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 20:00
  BBC News—01/08/2026 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 20:06
  The Arts Hour—Uzoamaka Power on her romcom, Call of My Life
  Actor, writer and director Uzoamaka Power talks about her romcom, Call of My Life
5. 21:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 22:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 23:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—02/08/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
  Kelsey Pfendler becomes the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—02/08/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 02:32
  Health Check—Steering in the right direction to road safety
  New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years(R)
8. 03:00
  BBC News—02/08/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 03:06
  World Book Club—Kaarina Parker: Fulvia
  Kaarina Parker talks about her debut novel set in ancient Rome - Fulvia.(R)
10. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
11. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—02/08/2026 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 04:32
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
  Kelsey Pfendler becomes the first US woman to row solo from California to Hawaii
13. 05:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
14. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—02/08/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 05:32
  Asia Specific—Vietnam’s counterfeit crackdown
  Counterfeit and pirated goods are estimated to be almost half-a-trillion US dollars,
16. 05:50
  Sporting Witness—When Hearts’ dream season turned sour
  Heart of Midlothian's remarkable 1986 season brought euphoria and heartbreak(R)

Sunday 2 August 2026