BBC World Service Post-Election Programming

The BBC World Service has added extra editions of live news programs with reaction to the U.S. election, offering a fresh and global view of the results.

All times are Eastern and the schedule may change. These hours will follow the World Service clock.

  • 5:06-5:59 – World Update (as normal)
  • 6:06-6:59 – Outside Source (as normal)
  • 7:06-7:59 – Outside Source
  • 8:06-8:29 – The Newsroom (as normal)
  • 8:32-8:59 – Business Daily
  • 9:00-9:59 – Newshour
  • 10:06-10:59 – Newshour
  • 11:06-11:59 – World Have Your Say (as normal)
  • 12:06-12:59 – World Have Your Say
  • 1:06-1:59 – America’s Choice – The results dissected (full details below)
  • 2:06-2:29 – The Newsroom (as normal)
  • 2:32-2:59 World Business Report
  • 3:06-3:59 Newshour
  • 4:06-4:59 Newshour

America’s Choice

Available for 24 hours from broadcast

In this special hour long program, former BBC Washington Correspondent Stephen Sackur looks at what changed on polling day. He will report on the events of the night in the race for the presidency – as well as in the elections for the House of Representatives, the Senate and for Governor of 10 states. We analyze the words of both the winners and the losers. And Stephen analyzes what the new political power map means for America and for the world, with the help of a distinguished panel of experts.