BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 5 December 2007

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—05/12/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist, The Night Owl
  2/5Pity the author, a night owl married to a lark, suffering society's prejudices.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/12/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/12/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/12/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/12/2007
  News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/12/2007
  Including Weather; Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—05/12/2007
  Lively and diverse conversation.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist, Coffee
  3/5A compact history of our love affair with this invigorating bean.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—PJ Harvey; Women and the Red Army Faction
  Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey talks about her life and career.
5. 11:00
  Mind Changers—The Heinz Dilemma
  Lawrence Kohlberg's experiment to quantify the human capacity for ethical reasoning.
6. 11:30
  Baggage—Series 3, The Homecoming
  1/6Ruth may be in love, Fiona may be in labour, and Caroline may wish she hadn't bothered.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—05/12/2007
  Consumer news and issues with Sheila McClennon and Stewart Flinders.
2. 12:57
  Weather—05/12/2007
  Weather information.
3. 13:00
  World at One—05/12/2007
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Off the Page—Failure
  Dominic Arkwright and his guests talk about an uncomfortable subject.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—04/12/2007
  Good day, Vienna.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—My Blue Wedding
  Graham Slater thinks he may be having a nervous breakdown, due to an imaginary friend.
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—02/12/2007
  Peter Gibbs chairs. Guests are Bob Flowerdew, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—An Audience with Max Wall, Cracks in the Wall
  3/5Max describes his tempestuous relationship with his mother Stella.
9. 15:45
  Apprentice to the Past—Episode 3
  3/4Clare Jenkins talks to three generations of the Somerset Willow Company.(R)
10. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Grandparents - Tourism
  What makes a good Grandparent? Laurie Taylor discovers the secret to a good relationship.
11. 16:30
  All in the Mind—Carers - Ivan Lewis - In Touch With Art
  Dr Raj Persaud presents the series exploring developments in psychology and psychiatry.
12. 17:00
  PM—05/12/2007
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/12/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Listen Against—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4A week of radio that never happened. With Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/12/2007
  Tete a tete.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—05/12/2007
  Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Dombey and Son, Episode 13
  13/20Edith Dombey tries to reason with her husband.
6. 20:00
  Unreliable Evidence—Legal Aid
  Cutbacks in the Government's legal aid budget have led to warnings of injustices.
7. 20:45
  Power and the Web—Episode 2
  2/2Matthew d'Ancona asks whether the internet has the potential to reshape society.
8. 21:00
  Frontiers—Hubble Space Telescope
  Andrew Luck-Baker meets the astronauts preparing to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
9. 21:30
  Midweek—05/12/2007
  Lively and diverse conversation.
10. 21:58
  Weather—05/12/2007
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—05/12/2007
  National and international news and analysis with David Eades.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Burning Bright, Episode 8
  8/10Maggie and Jem join forces to warn Mr Blake that he is to be targeted as a revolutionary.
13. 23:00
  Rubbish—Series 2, Phobic
  6/6Unable to look at his own reflection in a mirror, Martin seeks help from a local artist.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—05/12/2007
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  News and Weather—06/12/2007
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—At Large and at Small: Confessions of a Literary Hedonist, Coffee
  3/5A compact history of our love affair with this invigorating bean.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/12/2007
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2007
  Weather information for shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/12/2007
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/12/2007
  Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Vincent.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/12/2007
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Thursday 6 December 2007