FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—15/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Looking for Mrs Livingstone, Episode 5
5/5 The author reaches Mary's final resting place - a grave on the banks of the Zambezi River.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—15/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—15/12/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—15/12/2012
A short reflection and prayer with Bishop Donal McKeown.
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05:45
iPM—15/12/2012
Two men of the cloth discuss gay marriage, and Shaun Ley reads your news.
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—15/12/2012
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—15/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Costing the Earth—Future Forests
Is the crisis in the UK's ash forests a vision of the future? Tom Heap reports.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
The biggest manufacturing industry in the UK - food processing - faces a skills gap.
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06:57
Weather—15/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—15/12/2012
US school shootings, judicial review reviewed and are ghost writers a good thing?
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09:00
Saturday Live—Lee Mack, Fiona Shaw Inheritance Tracks, John McCarthy, Paul O'Grady
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with comedian Lee Mack and Paul O'Grady.
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10:30
The Actors' Gang
'Shawshank Redemption' star Tim Robbins leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—15/12/2012
Peter Oborne of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Westminster and beyond.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—Dementia Village
Despatches from South Africa, China, Equatorial Guinea, Poland and the Netherlands.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Money Box—O2 price rises and Asda credit cards
O2 price rise, Asda credit cards, Repeat payments, Lloyds TSB & Co-op, Council Tax Benefit
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12:30
The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 6
6/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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12:57
Weather—15/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—15/12/2012
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—Balshaw's CE High School, Leyland
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Leyland in Lancashire.
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14:00
Any Answers?—15/12/2012
Topics include drug decriminalisation, immigration, gay marriage, and fracking.
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14:30
Saturday Drama—Carlo Collodi - Pinocchio
Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life.
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15:30
An Alternative Christmas
Reverend Richard Coles revives a treasure trove of Alternative Christmas recordings.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Nigella Lawson; Tanya Byron; supermarket ads at Christmas
Nigella Lawson on parenting guilt; supermarket ads at Christmas; sex trade in Nepal.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Full coverage of the day's news presented by Patrick O'Connell.
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17:30
iPM—15/12/2012
Two men of the cloth discuss gay marriage, and Shaun Ley reads your news.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—15/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—15/12/2012
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—15/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—Sophie Parkin, Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Scottee, Ed Harcourt and Clock Opera
Clive Anderson is joined by Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Sophie Parkin and artist Scottee.
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19:00
From Fact to Fiction—Series 13, Love and Honour
1/8 Lyn and Steff embark on an audacious undertaking to pledge their love for each other.
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19:15
Saturday Review—The Hobbit; Quentin Blake exhibition; pantomime dames
The Hobbit, a new Quentin Blake exhibition, and the rich history of the Pantomime Dame.
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20:00
Archive on 4—Frost on Nixon
David Frost turns to the archives to get beneath the skin of Richard Nixon.
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21:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo—3. Scandal
3/4 The Count unearths a scandal that links two of his remaining enemies.
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22:00
News and Weather—15/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Unreliable Evidence—Who's to Blame?
Clive Anderson and guests discuss who should pay compensation to victims of abuse.
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23:00
Brain of Britain—10/12/2012
The ever-popular nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
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23:30
Poetry Please—09/12/2012
Roger McGough presents some tree poems, as the country contemplates losing its ashes.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—16/12/2012
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Rhys Davies Competition Winners—One Summer
1/2 By Kate Hamer. Winner of the Welsh short story contest.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—16/12/2012
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—16/12/2012
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—16/12/2012
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—16/12/2012
The bells of York Minster.
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05:45
Four Thought—Series 3, Nancy Lublin: 21st-Century Social Activism
Nancy Lublin argues that the web has transformed social activism for the better.
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