BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 25 December 2008

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 01:11
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/12/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
3. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/12/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
5. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/12/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear.
6. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/12/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Sarah Swadling.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Archive Hour—Snowy Streets of St Petersburg
  Martin Sixsmith explores the lives of artists and writers who fled the former Eastern Bloc(R)
2. 07:00
  Desert Island Discs—Allan Ahlberg
  Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Allan Ahlberg.(R)
3. 07:45
  Lennon's Private Passion: Cape Wrath
  Sarfraz Manzoor explores John Lennon's love for Cape Wrath in the Scottish Highlands.(R)
4. 08:00
  The Archive Hour—How Radio Comedy Changed a Nation
  Nicholas Parsons explores the history of radio comedy and its impact on British life.
5. 09:00
  Christmas Service
  A service from Bath Abbey, led by the Rector, Rev Prebendary Edward Mason.
6. 09:45
  Book of the Week—My Judy Garland Life, I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  4/5Susie reflects on the notion of fandom and visits a Judy museum.
7. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The Best of 2008
  Jenni Murray looks back over the best of the year's music, drama and comedy interviews.
8. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—The Iraqi Backstreet Boys
  Caroline Hawley meets an Iraqi boyband formed towards the end of Saddam Hussein's rule.
9. 11:30
  Strictly Come Brucie
  Bruce Forsyth talks revealingly to Paul Morley about his life and career in showbusiness.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  With Great Pleasure—With Great Pleasure at Christmas
  Terry Pratchett revels in some of his favourite pieces of writing.
2. 12:57
  Weather—25/12/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  News—25/12/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
4. 13:15
  Songs Everlasting—Series 2, Ave Maria
  3/4Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians
5. 13:30
  Open Country—20/12/2008
  Countryside magazine. Matt Baker reports from a valley in Yorkshire.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—24/12/2008
  Usha seeks sanctuary.
7. 14:15
  Pick of the Year—25/12/2008
  Sandi Toksvig chooses her favourite moments from the best of BBC radio in 2008.
8. 15:00
  HM the Queen
  The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation.
9. 15:05
  Drama on 4—The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
  Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is preoccupied.
10. 16:30
  Open Book—Nigella Lawson and debut novels
  Nigella Lawson reveals the five books that mean the most to her.
11. 17:00
  The Archive Hour—Carry On Britain
  Carolyn Quinn asks what the Carry On series of films tells us about British society.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—25/12/2008
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/12/2008
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Alistair Cooke's Seasonal Letters from America—Episode 2
  2/8Justin Webb introduces eight of Alistair Cooke's seasonal Letters from America.
3. 18:30
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—25/12/2008
  Jack's Christmases past.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—12/08/2008
  Mark Lawson meets actress Elaine Stritch, who reflects on a 60-year career.(R)
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Old Peter's Russian Tales, The Stolen Turnips
  4/5Broad and Long share a meagre existence until their turnips are stolen.
7. 20:00
  Let Me Entertain You—Ancestors
  1/4John Sessions unpicks some medieval myths about wandering minstrels and motley fools.(R)
8. 20:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.(R)
9. 21:00
  Let Me Entertain You—The Sporting Hero
  3/4John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.(R)
10. 21:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Episode 4
  4/4The circus, music hall and the odd high-diving elk - a history of popular entertainment.(R)
11. 21:58
  Weather—25/12/2008
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  News—25/12/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
13. 22:15
  Christmas Past and Christmas Present at King's
  Brian Kay uncovers the WWI origins of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
14. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—A Christmas Carol, Episode 9
  9/10Scrooge is seized by a terrible curiosity - who is the dead man that everyone reviles?
15. 23:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Marcus Faversham
  3/4The swashbuckling family romp reaches the story of Victorian Britain's greatest actor.(R)
16. 23:30
  Leonard and Marianne
  The story of the late Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen's Norwegian muse.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/12/2008
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Christmas Meditation
  Dr James Hanvey leads a spiritual reflection on the incarnation.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My Judy Garland Life, I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  4/5Susie reflects on the notion of fandom and visits a Judy museum.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/12/2008
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/12/2008
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/12/2008
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/12/2008
  Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/12/2008
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Friday 26 December 2008