BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 22 December 2009

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—22/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 1
  1/5One snowy night in the wilds, O'Connor hears a pained cry from the woods.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—22/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—22/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—22/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—22/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—22/12/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—22/12/2009
  Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Defining The Decade—The Heat is On
  2/3How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000?
3. 09:45
  Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 2
  2/5Having rescued a kitten from a barn, O'Connor fights to keep it alive.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Natasha Hunt's Olympic Challenge
  Natasha Hunt, the unfit maths teacher now training for the Olympics.
5. 11:00
  Towering Ambition
  Adil Ray follows the inaugural campaign to correct UK architecture's ethnic imbalance.
6. 11:30
  Li Yuan Chia
  Sally Lai explores why Chinese artist Li Yuan Chia made a home for artists in Cumbria.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—22/12/2009
  Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
2. 12:57
  Weather—22/12/2009
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—22/12/2009
  National and international news with Martha Kearney.
4. 13:30
  Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Chopin: Barcarolle
  4/4Frances Fyfield visits the British Library to look at the Chopin's piano score, Barcarolle
5. 14:00
  The Archers—21/12/2009
  Educating Vicky.
6. 14:15
  Linda Cracknell - The Three Knots
  Two stranded friends meet an old woman who claims to control the elements.
7. 15:00
  Home Planet—22/12/2009
  Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Scene of the Crime, From the River's Mouth
  1/5By Stella Duffy. The malign and sultry River Thames exacts a watery revenge.(R)
9. 15:45
  The Santa Tapes—2. White Beard
  2/4Alan Dein discovers how Santa can connect with a new generation.
10. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—22/12/2009
  Michael Rosen takes apart some jokes to try to find out why they're funny.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Vivian Stanshall
  Neil Innes discusses the life of his colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall.
12. 16:56
  1989: Day by Day—22nd December 1989
  Romanian President Ceausescu is caught as he tries to escape.
13. 17:00
  PM—22/12/2009
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—22/12/2009
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Trust
  3/6The bungling surveillance team is on a job so secret even the boss doesn't know about it.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—22/12/2009
  Christmas comes early.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—22/12/2009
  Eddie Izzard on 2012 and political aims; TV Hamlet and Turn Of The Screw reviewed.
5. 19:45
  Roald Dahl—Someone Like You, 2. Skin
  2/5An astonishing work of art is created on a drunken night in Paris.
6. 20:00
  The New Art of Diplomacy—Episode 2
  2/2James Naughtie asks if British diplomacy is still fit for purpose.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—22/12/2009
  Peter White is joined by Richard Lane and Lee Kumutat for an audio book review.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Scientific Names - Psychological Enjoyment of Wine
  Exploring scientists whose names have become synonymous with a disease or a syndrome.
9. 21:30
  Defining The Decade—The Heat is On
  2/3How have world leaders' attitude to global warming changed since the year 2000?
10. 21:58
  Weather—22/12/2009
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—22/12/2009
  Will President Obama's Health Care Bill do enough to help the poor? With Roger Hearing.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Ingoldsby Legends, The Spectre of Tapton, Part 2
  7/10The strange tale of a trouser-stealing ghost, continued.
13. 23:00
  Vent—Series 3, When Was the Last Time You Saw Your Godfather?
  5/6Ben is set to be a godfather, but Mary is not happy about it at all.
14. 23:30
  Take Two—Series 2, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Walter Legge
  2/3Richard Coles examines the partnership of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Walter Legge.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—23/12/2009
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor—Episode 2
  2/5Having rescued a kitten from a barn, O'Connor fights to keep it alive.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/12/2009
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—23/12/2009
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—23/12/2009
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—23/12/2009
  Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—23/12/2009
  News and issues in rural Britain with Kate Williams.

Wednesday 23 December 2009