BBC Parliament Schedule Thursday 25 December 2008

Schedule

Morning
1. 06:00
  Scottish First Minister's Questions—18/12/2008
  Questions in the Scottish Parliament to First Minister Alex Salmond. Thursday 18 December.
2. 06:30
  Select Committees—Health Inequalities
  Inquiry into Health Inequalities with chef Jamie Oliver. 5 November.
3. 07:30
  BOOKtalk—Christmas Choices
  Mark D'Arcy, Ed Vaizey, Michael White and Baroness Young on their political books of 2008.
4. 08:05
  Prime Minister's Questions—17/12/2008
  Commons questions to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from Wednesday 17 December.
5. 08:40
  House of Commons—The Pre-Budget Report
  The main speeches on the Government's Pre-Budget Report. 24 November.
6. 10:40
  BOOKtalk—Lord Norman Fowler
  Mark D'Arcy talks to Lord Norman Fowler about his book on the Tories, A Political Suicide.
7. 10:55
  Northern Ireland First Minister's Questions—01/08/2008
  Questions in the Northern Ireland Assembly to First Minister Peter Robinson. From 9 June.
8. 11:25
  House of Lords—Counter-Terrorism Debate
  Government plans to detain without charge for forty-two days. 13 October.
Afternoon
1. 12:25
  BOOKtalk—Chris Moncrieff
  Mark D'Arcy talks to author Chris Moncrieff about his book Wine, Women and Westminster.
2. 12:40
  The Record Review—19/12/2008
  A review of the highlights of the year at Westminster presented by Alicia McCarthy.
3. 13:40
  London Mayor's Question Time—21/12/2008
  London Mayor Boris Johnson's question session in the London Assembly, from 17 December.
4. 14:25
  The Record Europe—22/12/2008
  Shirin Wheeler on the European Parliament's final 2008 session. Parliament is in recess.
5. 14:55
  BOOKtalk—George Walden
  Mark D'Arcy talks to author George Walden about his book, China: A Wolf in the World?
6. 15:10
  Peers Progress
  Carolyn Quinn reports on the impact of life peers.
7. 15:45
  House of Commons—Queen's Speech Debate
  The main speeches by party leaders in the Queen's Speech debate. 3 December.
8. 17:30
  BOOKtalk—Christmas Choices
  Mark D'Arcy, Ed Vaizey, Michael White and Baroness Young on their political books of 2008.
Evening
1. 18:05
  Welsh Assembly—01/03/2008
  Recorded coverage of Welsh Assembly proceedings.
2. 19:05
  History of Parliament Lecture—1945 General Election
  Speech by Professor Peter Hennessy on the 1945 election. Recorded 11 December.
3. 19:30
  The Record Review—19/12/2008
  A review of the highlights of the year at Westminster presented by Alicia McCarthy.
4. 20:30
  Select Committees—03/12/2008
  Select Committee hearing on good government with evidence from Ken Clarke. 23 October.
5. 22:00
  BOOKtalk—Lord Bernard Donoughue
  Mary D'Arcy talks to Lord Bernard Donoughue on his book The Downing Street Diary Volume 2.
6. 22:15
  Scottish Parliament—21/12/2008
  Scottish Government's response to Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report. 26 November.
7. 23:15
  BOOKtalk—Gerald Scarfe
  Mark D'Arcy talks to cartoonist Gerald Scarfe about his book Monsters.
8. 23:30
  House of Lords—17/11/2008
  Debate on an EU Committee report on increasing donor organs, from Friday 14 November.
Late
1. 00:30
  Welsh First Minister's Questions—09/12/2008
  Questions in the Welsh Assembly to First Minister Rhodri Morgan from Tuesday 9 December.
2. 01:00
  The Record Europe—21/12/2008
  Shirin Wheeler reviews the year in the European Parliament. Parliament is in recess.
3. 01:30
  Scottish First Minister's Questions—18/12/2008
  Questions in the Scottish Parliament to First Minister Alex Salmond. Thursday 18 December.
4. 02:00
  Select Committees—Health Inequalities
  Inquiry into Health Inequalities with chef Jamie Oliver. 5 November.
5. 03:00
  BOOKtalk—Christmas Choices
  Mark D'Arcy, Ed Vaizey, Michael White and Baroness Young on their political books of 2008.
6. 03:35
  Prime Minister's Questions—17/12/2008
  Commons questions to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from Wednesday 17 December.
7. 04:10
  House of Commons—The Pre-Budget Report
  The main speeches on the Government's Pre-Budget Report. 24 November.