FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—23/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 2
2/5 Having rescued a kitten from a barn, O'Connor fights to keep it alive.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/12/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/12/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/12/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
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05:45
Farming Today—23/12/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Kate Williams.
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Morning
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06:00
Today—23/12/2009
Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—23/12/2009
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Howard Goodall.
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09:45
Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 3
3/5 O'Connor and his cat settle down together swimmingly but bee trouble beckons.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Phone In: Families at Christmas
A special phone in edition of the programme; how to survive the family Christmas.
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11:00
In Living Memory—Series 11, Sunday Trading
4/4 Chris Ledgard explores the restoration of Sunday trading in August 1994.
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11:30
Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 5
5/6 Bernard Gallagher makes a shockingly gruesome discovery.
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Afternoon
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12:00
You and Yours—23/12/2009
Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
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12:57
Weather—23/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—23/12/2009
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
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13:30
The Media Show—23/12/2009
Inside US presidential debates; Nicholas Coleridge; will the OFT veto Project Canvas?
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14:00
The Archers—22/12/2009
Christmas comes early.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Joan Aiken - Black Hearts in Battersea, Episode 1
1/2 Simon comes to London and gets caught up in wicked Hanoverian plots to overthrow the King.
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15:00
Money Box Live—23/12/2009
Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on charitable giving.
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15:27
Radio 4 Appeal—Build Africa
Dame Diana Rigg appeals on behalf of Build Africa.
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15:30
Afternoon Reading—Scene of the Crime, Blackfriars Bridge
5/5 By Anthony Horowitz. A humorous retelling of the detailed planning of the perfect crime. (R)
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15:45
The Santa Tapes—Shop Store Santa
3/4 In one of Britain's oldest grottos, Santa finds the present very different to the past.
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Bourgeois Power and Marriage
Was marrying within the family key to success of the ruling classes in Victorian England?
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16:30
All in the Mind—Scientific Names - Psychological Enjoyment of Wine
Exploring scientists whose names have become synonymous with a disease or a syndrome.
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16:56
1989: Day by Day—23rd December 1989
Intense fighting continues in Romania.
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17:00
PM—23/12/2009
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—23/12/2009
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 A call centre demon faces judgement, and the Institute for Useless Scientific Research.
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19:00
The Archers—23/12/2009
All dressed up.
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19:15
Front Row—23/12/2009
Mark Lawson talks to some of 2009's key cultural figures.
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19:45
Roald Dahl—Someone Like You, 3. Lamb to the Slaughter
3/5 An unfaithful husband is killed with an unusual weapon.
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20:00
Unreliable Evidence—Too Much Information
How much information about us is in circulation and what are our rights to access it?
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20:45
The Watchdog and the Feral Beast—Episode 2
2/3 Sir Christopher Meyer examines the relationship between the press and politicians.
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21:00
The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 1, Science and Religion
Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by the Very Rev Victor Stock and Adam Rutherford.
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21:30
Midweek—23/12/2009
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Howard Goodall.
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21:58
Weather—23/12/2009
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—23/12/2009
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—The Ingoldsby Legends, Nell Cook
8/10 A part-comic, part-terrifying poetic portrayal of baked meat and bloody murder.
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23:00
Bespoken Word—01/07/2009
Featuring a reading by the late Adrian Mitchell of his poem, To Whom It May Concern. (R)
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23:15
All Bar Luke—Series 3, The Wedding
6/6 Luke is forced to stand in during Lee and Hayley's wedding reception. (R)
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23:30
Take Two—Series 2, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
3/3 Richard Coles on the collaboration between Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan. (R)
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—24/12/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 3
3/5 O'Connor and his cat settle down together swimmingly but bee trouble beckons.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—24/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/12/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/12/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—24/12/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
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05:45
Farming Today—24/12/2009
Kate Williams hears how deer poaching is on the rise.
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