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Is it ever ok to be late?

The science of punctuality - and why we all have a different sense of how time passes. Plus how to say sorry across cultures, inside China's beauty industry, and how World Book Day first began.

18 minutes

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Saturday 08:32GMT
BBC World Service Australasia, Online, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & West and Central Africa only

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  • Saturday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, Online, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & West and Central Africa only
  • Sunday 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Sunday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
  • Sunday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
  • Sunday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
  • Sunday 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia, News Internet & East Asia only
  • Monday 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only