FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
News and Weather—13/12/2007
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Edward Burra: Twentieth-Century Eye, Episode 3
3/5 Burra's first visit to France in 1926 took him to the coast that inspired much of his work
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2007
Weather information for shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—13/12/2007
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—13/12/2007
Weather information for shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—13/12/2007
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—13/12/2007
Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas.
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05:45
Farming Today—13/12/2007
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—13/12/2007
Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
In Our Time—The Sassanid Empire
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Edward Burra: Twentieth-Century Eye, Episode 4
4/5 Burra's visited Mexico in 1937 to stay with the novelist Malcolm Lowry.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Student Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsickness; Nativity Plays; The Women of Cranford
How do parents cope when their offspring come back home for the Christmas holidays?
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11:00
Crossing Continents—Taking on the Traffickers
Linda Pressly reports on efforts to prevent human trafficking in El Salvador and Nicaragua
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11:30
When Hollywood Went To War—Episode 1
1/2 Humphrey examines the film studios' reactions to the outbreak of war in Europe.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—13/12/2007
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Mishal Husain.
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12:57
Weather—13/12/2007
Weather information.
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13:00
World at One—13/12/2007
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
Open Country—08/12/2007
Matt Baker explores the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, which plans to reopen.
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14:00
The Archers—12/12/2007
The stuffing finds a home.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Take-Away, Bitter Batter
5/5 By Gary Brown. Melvyn's batter is limp and lifeless until a stranger arrives.
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15:00
Check Up—Cholesterol
Barbara Myers and Dr Jonathan Morrell answer questions about cholesterol.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—09/12/2007
Eric Robson appeals on behalf of Garden Africa.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Remember Me, Episode 4
4/5 An old photo increases Maggie's anxiety.
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15:45
Lights, Camera, Landscape—Series 2, Brecon Beacons
4/5 The wilderness of the Brecon Beacons has served as many extra-terrestrial landscapes.
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16:00
Open Book—Christopher Koch, Christmas Fiction Picks, and Classics for Children
Mariella Frostrup features a Christmas selection of some of the year's best fiction.
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16:30
Material World—Cutty Sark - Lord Kelvin
Quentin Cooper reports on the restoration of the Cutty Sark.
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17:00
PM—13/12/2007
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—13/12/2007
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
The Hollow Men—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Sketch show by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand
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19:00
The Archers—13/12/2007
Jim finds it embarrassing.
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19:15
Front Row—13/12/2007
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and a round-up of the best recent crime fiction.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—Dombey and Son, Episode 19
19/20 Mr Carker has an appointment with fate.
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20:00
Investigation—Series 3, Episode 4
4/4 Simon Cox explores the sources of the flood of spam emails which beset every office worker
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20:30
Analysis—Africa's Chance
Richard Dowden reports on major economic growth in some African nations.
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21:00
Leading Edge—Polar Bears and Britain's Carbon Footprint
A report on the discovery of a polar bear jaw bone, older than any previously discovered.
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21:30
In Our Time—The Sassanid Empire
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.
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21:58
Weather—13/12/2007
Weather news.
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22:00
The World Tonight—13/12/2007
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Land of Spices, Episode 4
4/10 The Reverend Mother has found qualities in Anna that remind her of herself when young.
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23:00
It's That Jo Caulfield Again—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 Jo and her husband examine their options when they realise that they used to go out. (R)
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23:30
Today in Parliament—13/12/2007
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
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Late
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00:00
News and Weather—14/12/2007
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Edward Burra: Twentieth-Century Eye, Episode 4
4/5 Burra's visited Mexico in 1937 to stay with the novelist Malcolm Lowry.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—14/12/2007
Weather information for shipping.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—14/12/2007
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service for a selection of programmes.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—14/12/2007
Weather information for shipping.
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05:30
News Briefing—14/12/2007
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—14/12/2007
Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Patrick Thomas.
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05:45
Farming Today—14/12/2007
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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