BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 23 December 2008

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/12/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life—Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  1/5Susie remembers a childhood trip to see The Wizard of Oz.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/12/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/12/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/12/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/12/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—23/12/2008
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Taking a Stand—Lana Vandenberghe
  Lana Vandenberghe's role in the Jean Charles de Menezes case.
3. 09:30
  The Fortune Hunters—Episode 2
  2/5A building society which turned detective and found 10,000 pounds for a local charity.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—My Judy Garland Life, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  2/5Susie remembers her 'Judy-like' family Christmases and her attempts to emulate her heroine
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Footballer Kelly Smith; Pain relief for the elderly
  Arsenal and England striker Kelly Smith on being one of the world's top female players.
6. 11:00
  Jumbo to Jockey
  Dominic Prince, 47 years old and sixteen and a half stones, tries to become a jockey.
7. 11:30
  I Was...—Series 1, David Lean's Boy Star
  4/4John talks about starring, aged eight, in David Lean's 1948 film version of Oliver Twist.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—23/12/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—23/12/2008
  National and international news with Shaun Ley.
4. 13:30
  Christmas Past and Christmas Present at King's
  Brian Kay uncovers the WWI origins of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—22/12/2008
  Mabel arrives.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Borrowers, Episode 2
  2/2The Clock family must find shelter before the sparrowhawks get them.
7. 15:00
  Making History—Southall
  Vanessa Collingridge visits Southall, Middlesex, to take listeners' questions.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Vanilla Bright Like Eminem
  By Michael Faber. A father is close to experiencing the happiest moment of his life.(R)
9. 15:45
  Songs Everlasting—Series 2, Deck the Halls
  2/4Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—23/12/2008
  Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Beachcomber
  The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber.
12. 17:00
  PM—23/12/2008
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—23/12/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Divorcee Carol has a fruit surplus, and Adrian is asked to be a Bond girl.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Archers—23/12/2008
  Improv at the tech rehearsal.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—People of the Year - Part 1
  With Mark Lawson. Kenneth Branagh reflects on a year of critical acclaim.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Old Peter's Russian Tales, Fish Tales
  2/5An old fisherman's kindness to a golden fish is repaid almost endlessly.
6. 20:00
  Great White Hopes
  Henry Bonsu investigates current debates about class and poverty in education policy.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—23/12/2008
  Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Money for Medication - Psychogenic Seizures - A Knitting Prescription
  Could hobbies like knitting help to keep depression at bay?
9. 21:30
  Taking a Stand—Lana Vandenberghe
  Lana Vandenberghe's role in the Jean Charles de Menezes case.
10. 21:58
  Weather—23/12/2008
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—23/12/2008
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Christmas Carol, Episode 7
  7/10Scrooge is taken to a family party, unbeknownst to the guests.
13. 23:00
  David O'Doherty: It's David O'Doherty Time
  Comedian David O'Doherty combines stand-up, documentary and song.
14. 23:30
  The Dirty Dozens
  Benjamin Zephaniah tells the story of the 17th-century language game The Dozens.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—24/12/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My Judy Garland Life, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  2/5Susie remembers her 'Judy-like' family Christmases and her attempts to emulate her heroine
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—24/12/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—24/12/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—24/12/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—24/12/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.

Wednesday 24 December 2008