BBC 2025 Spring Interim Schedule

Spring Interim Schedule Now Available 

Given differences in daylight saving time schedules, the BBC World Service will be on a three-week interim schedule prior to the summer schedule.

The 2025 spring interim schedule is effective Sunday, March 9 through Saturday, March 29, 2025.   Interim Schedule Highlights

Newshour
Weekday editions remain the same with an extra edition at 3 p.m. ET.

Weekend 8 a.m. ET editions shift one hour to 9 a.m. ET. This change impacts scheduling on March 9, March 15, March 16, March 22, March 23, and March 29.

Weekend 4 p.m. ET editions remain consistent during the interim schedule, with an extra edition at 5 p.m. ET.

BBC OS
Editions move forward one hour to 12 p.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET.

The Newsroom
There will be no 2 p.m. ET edition Sunday – Friday.  


The BBC summer schedule will take effect on Sunday March 30, 2025. We will share details of that schedule change once they are finalized.