BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 15 December 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Dear Granny Smith, Episode 1
  1/5Why postmen used to have the best job in the world, and why it's becoming the worst.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/12/2009
  Anna Hill meets a farmer working round the clock to gather in parsnips for Christmas.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—15/12/2009
  Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Defining The Decade—A Googling We Go
  1/3The impact of the internet - dreamt up by visionaries and embraced by commerce.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Dear Granny Smith, Episode 2
  2/5The special relationship between the postman and his clients.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Diplomat Alice Walpole; Human Trafficking Unit closure
  HM Consul-General in Basra and mother of six Alice Walpole on motherhood and her role.
5. 11:00
  Sable Island - A Dune Adrift
  Sable Island, a sand dune in the Atlantic, is crucial to the world and our imagination.
6. 11:30
  Harry Worth: The Man in the Window
  Glenn Mitchell celebrates the life and work of entertainer Harry Worth.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—15/12/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—15/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—15/12/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Holst: The Planets
  3/4Frances Fyfield and guests pore over the pages of the manuscript of Holst's The Planets.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—14/12/2009
  Will's temper explodes at the shoot.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—HighLites: Pilot
  Farce by Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding, set in and around Bev's hairdressing salon.
7. 15:00
  Home Planet—15/12/2009
  Richard Daniel and his team discuss insects and sea life.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Alice Munro - Too Much Happiness, Free Radicals
  1/3A newly widowed woman must look to the wife she replaced when a stranger threatens her.
9. 15:45
  My Mile of the River—2. Wheelbarrow Championships
  2/5Chris Tally Evans evokes the Summer sights and sounds of the River Wye.(R)
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—15/12/2009
  Michael Rosen and critics test George Orwell's rules for writing about politics.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Tennessee Williams
  Stand-up comedian Rich Hall discusses the life of playwright Tennessee Williams.
12. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—15th December 1989
  Soviet human rights campaigner Andrei Sakharov dies.
13. 17:00
  PM—15/12/2009
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—15/12/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Storm Warning
  2/6The bungling surveillance team are out of their depth shadowing a corrupt Russian.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—15/12/2009
  New guard at the tramshed.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—15/12/2009
  Terry Wogan on bowing out, and a review of new film Nine.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Mike Walker - Scumdog Millionaires, Episode 2
  2/5Disgraced trader Tim Ng's ransacked apartment suggests he is not quite out of the woods.
6. 20:00
  The New Art of Diplomacy—Episode 1
  1/2James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—15/12/2009
  A review of the Intel reader, a new device to help visually-impaired people access print.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Anxious Children - Remembering Stories - West Park Psychiatric Hospital
  Claudia Hammond reports on hopeful new research to help anxious children.
9. 21:30
  Defining The Decade—A Googling We Go
  1/3The impact of the internet - dreamt up by visionaries and embraced by commerce.
10. 21:58
  Weather—15/12/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—15/12/2009
  National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Ingoldsby Legends, The Leech of Folkestone, Part 1
  2/10An avaricious woman plots with her doctor to get rid of her spouse.
13. 23:00
  Vent—Series 3, Victoria
  4/6Disraeli arrives to deconstruct the characters and folk in Ben's life.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—15/12/2009
  News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Dear Granny Smith, Episode 2
  2/5The special relationship between the postman and his clients.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/12/2009
  Anna Hill asks about the current state of the UK fishing industry.

Wednesday 16 December 2009