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BBC News Schedule — Sun 08 Mar

12:00 AM

BBC News — 00:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
12:30 AM

Arts in Motion — 00:30

At the world-renowned National Film and Television School, film-making is stripped of its myths, revealing how collaboration, doubt and craft shape the next generation of film-makers.
Runtime: 30 min
1:00 AM

BBC News — 01:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
1:30 AM

Unspun World with John Simpson — 01:30

John Simpson analyses whether the Iranian regime will survive, and looks at what Israel and the United States are aiming to achieve in their war with Iran.
Runtime: 30 min
2:00 AM

BBC News — 02:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
2:30 AM

Tracey Emin: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview — 02:30

Tracey Emin talks to Laura Kuenssberg about her life after cancer and her new exhibition at Tate Modern.
Runtime: 30 min
3:00 AM

BBC News — 03:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
3:30 AM

Global Eye — 03:30

The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests
We go behind the mass protests in Nepal that toppled the government. Eyewitness accounts reveal how unarmed demonstrators were killed as authorities lost control of the crowds.
Runtime: 30 min
4:00 AM

BBC News — 04:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
4:30 AM

World's Ultimate Adventures — 04:30

Chef and content creator Julie Lin is on a Turkish adventure, shaped by her passion for food. In the country's south east, she explores living traditions and stories from the dawn of civilisation.
Runtime: 30 min
5:00 AM

BBC News — 05:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
5:30 AM

Talking Business — 05:30

Can China's economy become less reliant on selling goods to the rest of the world?
Runtime: 30 min
6:00 AM

Breakfast — 06:00

The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
Runtime: 3 hr
9:00 AM

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — 09:00

Laura Kuenssberg talks to Yvette Cooper, Seyed Ali Mousavi, Tom Fletcher, Robert Jenrick and John Swinney. With Penny Mordaunt, Zarah Sultana and Christiane Amanpour.
Runtime: 1 hr
10:00 AM

BBC News — 10:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
10:30 AM

BBC News — 10:30

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
11:00 AM

BBC News — 11:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 1 hr
12:00 PM

BBC News — 12:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 1 hr
1:00 PM

BBC News — 13:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
1:30 PM

Tech Now — 13:30

Joe Tidy explores whether AI could really lead to the end of humanity. Jacqui Wakefield is on expedition with the team trying to build the world's largest biological database.
Runtime: 30 min
2:00 PM

BBC News — 14:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
2:30 PM

Samantha Power on the New Global Order — 14:30

America's former UN Ambassador and USAID chief, Samantha Power, speaks to BBC News about the year's dramatic changes in US foreign aid and policy.
Runtime: 30 min
3:00 PM

BBC News — 15:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
3:30 PM

BBC News — 15:30

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
4:00 PM

BBC News — 16:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
4:30 PM

Global Eye — 16:30

The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests
We go behind the mass protests in Nepal that toppled the government. Eyewitness accounts reveal how unarmed demonstrators were killed as authorities lost control of the crowds.
Runtime: 30 min
5:00 PM

BBC News — 17:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 1 hr
6:00 PM

BBC News — 18:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
6:30 PM

The Iran War — 18:30

Today: 08/03/2026
A daily briefing from BBC News on the latest developments on the Israel-US war in Iran.
Runtime: 15 min
6:45 PM

BBC News — 18:45

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 15 min
7:00 PM

BBC News — 19:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
7:30 PM

BBC News — 19:30

The latest news from the BBC including a round-up of the day's sporting action.
Runtime: 30 min
8:00 PM

BBC News — 20:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
8:30 PM

Newscast — 20:30

Lighthearted discussion of the day's news.
Runtime: 30 min
9:00 PM

BBC News — 21:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 1 hr
10:00 PM

BBC News — 22:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 1 hr
11:00 PM

BBC News — 23:00

The latest news from the BBC.
Runtime: 30 min
11:30 PM

Global Eye — 23:30

The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests
We go behind the mass protests in Nepal that toppled the government. Eyewitness accounts reveal how unarmed demonstrators were killed as authorities lost control of the crowds.
Runtime: 30 min
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