FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/12/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 1
1/5 Robert Penn begins his search for the perfect tree in woodland near his South Wales home. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/12/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/12/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
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05:45
Farming Today—Payment priority for flood-hit farmers, Farming Today Cow TB test, Poinsettia
Six hundred flood hit farmers will have their annual support payment claims fast-tracked.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Ostrich
Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert (R)
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Morning
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06:00
Today—22/12/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day
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09:00
The Long View—John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail
Today's debates about online privacy have 17th-century precedents. With Jonathan Freedland
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09:30
The Misogyny Book Club—Hands Up, Misogynists!
5/5 What does the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey say about how women see themselves? (R)
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09:45
Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 2
2/5 Robert Penn fells an ash tree and begins his quest to find as many uses for it as he can.
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in combat, Sam Bailey, Learning hygge with the Danes
What the removal of barriers to close-combat roles will mean for women on the frontline.
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10:45
15 Minute Drama—I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, Ruler of the Queen's Navee
2/5 1878. HMS Pinafore looks set to fail in a London heatwave. Can Grossmith save the day?
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11:00
Putting Science to Work—Infuriating Packaging
Jim Al-Khalili brings three scientists together to solve a problem facing society.
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11:30
Soul Music—Series 21, Fairytale of New York
5/5 The stories behind 1988's 'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—22/12/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front—22 December 1915 - Dorothea Winwood
David Lloyd George visits Newcastle, and it is Dorothea's first day at the Bevan.
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12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How do you deal with loneliness?
We would like to know how you have coped with loneliness.
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12:57
Weather—22/12/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—22/12/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell..
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13:45
Roger Law: Art and Seoul—22/12/2015
Seoul is the place to go for anyone who wants plastic surgery, and Roger wants to know why
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14:00
The Archers—21/12/2015
David feels vulnerable. (R)
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14:15
McLevy—Series 11, The Seventh Veil
2/4 Chief Constable Murray Craddock is outraged when an exotic dancer arrives in Leith.
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15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 12, Stonehenge
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel from Stonehenge. (R)
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15:30
Mastertapes—Series 5, Georgie Fame (the B Side)
Georgie Fame answers audience questions about his album, 'Rhythm & Blues at the Flamingo'
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16:00
The Human Zoo—Series 7, The Strangeness of Tradition
Michael Blastland examines current events through the lens of psychology.
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16:30
Great Lives—Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin
Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.
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17:00
PM—22/12/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/12/2015 UK military deployed to Afghanistan
UK military are deployed to Helmand as reports suggest the Taliban could take Sangin
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18:30
Don't Make Me Laugh—Christmas Special 2015
Frank Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Ellie Taylor and Dan Schreiber try not to be funny.
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19:00
The Archers—22/12/2015
There is a gathering at Keeper's Cottage.
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19:15
Front Row—And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals
Samira Ahmed talks to Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, Ruler of the Queen's Navee
2/5 1878. HMS Pinafore looks set to fail in a London heatwave. Can Grossmith save the day? (R)
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20:00
A Meaty Problem
Henry Dimbleby unravels the deep-seated attachment of the British to eating meat.
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20:40
In Touch—Guide dogs on planes, Dealing with parties
Guide dog passport problems, coping with parties, and blind soldiers in WWI.
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21:00
The Listeners—Series 3, Episode 1
1/3 Professional listeners reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing.
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21:30
The Long View—John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail
Today's debates about online privacy have 17th-century precedents. With Jonathan Freedland (R)
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21:58
Weather—22/12/2015
Weather information.
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22:00
The World Tonight—UK military deployed in Afghanistan
An Afghan activist tells the programme that sending more foreign troops is not a solution.
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—A Snow Garden and Other Stories, A Snow Garden
2/5 A divorced father is determined to give his two young sons a Christmas to remember.
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23:00
The Show What You Wrote—Series 3, Crime & Punishment
3/4 The sketch show written by the public.
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23:30
Stepping Stones—The Chuckler: A Short Ride in a Smart Machine
3/5 Piers Plowright goes for a drive with his two daughters in a Morris Minor. (R)
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23:45
Today in Parliament—22/12/2015
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/12/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 2
2/5 Robert Penn fells an ash tree and begins his quest to find as many uses for it as he can. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/12/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/12/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
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05:45
Farming Today—Antibiotic resistance, Raspberry the new cranberry?, Holly harvest, Christmas food charity
Should a vital antibiotic of 'last resort' for humans be banned on farms?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mauritius Kestrel
Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel, from the island of Mauritius. (R)
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