BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 14 December 2010

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 1
  1/5Richard Cohen highlights some of the mythology associated with the sun.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/12/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Michelle Marken.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—14/12/2010
  Anger from farmers over plans to start making them pay for the costs of animal diseases.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—14/12/2010
  Will cuts test the NHS to the limit, and what does the future hold for Silvio Berlusconi?
2. 09:00
  Taking a Stand—14/12/2010
  Fergal Keane talks to Mohsen Sazegara.
3. 09:30
  I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Into Here—Episode 4
  4/5Roger Law meets up with Chris Darwin, the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.
4. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 2
  2/5How has the sun cast its influence in such diverse activies as warfare and holiday-making?
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—14/12/2010
  Presented by Jane Garvey. New Zealand chef Peter Gordon on making the perfect pavlova.
6. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse, Episode 2
  2/5Cartographer Jaci arrives to map The Rock. Can Charles stop the curse striking again?
7. 11:00
  Saving Species—Series 1, Episode 33
  33/40Saving Species reports from Panama about the plight of Sloths in the Caribbean.
8. 11:30
  Inside the Life Drawing Class
  Anneka Rice shares her passion for art, and depicting the naked human body.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—14/12/2010
  Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker. Has Wikileaks struck a blow for open society?
2. 12:57
  Weather—14/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—14/12/2010
  National and international news.
4. 13:30
  The Big Squeeze
  Classical accordionist James Crabb sets out to rescue his instrument's dodgy reputation.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—13/12/2010
  Nic keeps the peace and Helen considers all her options.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Tony Staveacre - Wodehouse in Hollywood
  PG Wodehouse is taken to Hollywood by a major studio. Is it a match made in heaven?
7. 15:00
  Home Planet—14/12/2010
  Late developing toads and why lions don't get scurvy.
8. 15:30
  Afternoon Reading—Julia Blackburn - For the Love of a Child, Chocolate Pudding
  1/3A psychiatrist wakes a child from a coma by describing chocolate pudding.
9. 15:45
  Head to Head—Series 2, AJP Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper
  2/5The 1961 clash between AJP Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper over the origins of WWII.
10. 16:00
  Waking Up in the Dock
  Edi Stark investigates whether the science and law are at odds in sleepwalking crimes.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—DH Lawrence
  Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
12. 17:00
  PM—14/12/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—14/12/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 2, Sheila Hancock
  1/6Rufus Hound invites Sheila Hancock to read extracts from her teenage diaries.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—14/12/2010
  It's a difficult day for Phoebe and Vicky is settling in.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Comedian Russell Howard; the art of Norman Rockwell
  With John Wilson, who interviews comedian Russell Howard, and reassesses Norman Rockwell.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse, Episode 2
  2/5Cartographer Jaci arrives to map The Rock. Can Charles stop the curse striking again?
6. 20:00
  Inside the IMF
  Is the IMF up to the job of fixing the global economy? Stephanie Flanders reports.
7. 20:40
  In Touch—DLA and e-Books
  RNIB's Steve Winyard says that government DLA reform spells cuts for some blind people.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Adoption and Social Networking
  Claudia Hammond looks at social networking and adoption.
9. 21:30
  Taking a Stand—14/12/2010
  Fergal Keane talks to Mohsen Sazegara.
10. 21:58
  Weather—14/12/2010
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—14/12/2010
  National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
12. 22:45
  Helen Dunmore - The Betrayal—The Midnight Knock on the Door
  7/10Dr Brodskaya has been arrested. Now, a car door slams beneath Andrei and Anna's flat.
13. 23:00
  The Phone—All-Night Cafe by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
  2/4An insomniac mathematician answers a phone belonging to a prostitute.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—14/12/2010
  Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—15/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 2
  2/5How has the sun cast its influence in such diverse activies as warfare and holiday-making?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—15/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—15/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—15/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—15/12/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Michelle Marken.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—15/12/2010
  News and issues in rural Britain presented by Anna Hill.

Wednesday 15 December 2010