BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 17 December 2010

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 4
  4/5Richard Cohen explores how the sun has inspired generations of painters.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/12/2010
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/12/2010
  Daily prayer and reflection with Michelle Marken.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—17/12/2010
  A cattle vaccine for TB could be given a UK licence in 2012.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—17/12/2010
  Debating boys' illiteracy, European economic stability and love for a white Christmas.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Sir Torquil Norman
  Aviator and arts patron Sir Torquil Norman joins Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 5
  5/5How long will the sun shine? And it's time for the author to seek out the perfect sunset.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—17/12/2010
  Presented by Jenni Murray. Twirling Tory Ann Widdecombe on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse, Episode 5
  5/5The giant Golf Ball Rock has rolled into a bunker. Is the curse finally over?
6. 11:00
  A Friend in Need
  BBC correspondent Roland Buerk investigates Japan's growing "rent a friend" service sector
7. 11:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Struggling print journalist Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—17/12/2010
  How to deal with dodgy e-mails and retain a sense of humour, Peter White presents.
2. 12:57
  Weather—17/12/2010
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—17/12/2010
  National and international news.
4. 13:30
  More or Less—17/12/2010
  Tim Harford and the More or Less team explain the numbers in the news.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—16/12/2010
  Helen is overloaded and Elizabeth handles a domestic crisis.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—The Other Simenon: Striptease
  A dramatisation of Georges Simenon's novel "Striptease", set in a night club in Cannes.
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Purleigh & District Gardeners' Society, Essex
  The panel are guests of the Purleigh & District Gardeners' Society in Essex.
8. 15:45
  Head to Head—Series 2, Foucault and Chomsky
  5/5Edward Stourton revisits broadcast debates from the archives - The nature of power.
9. 16:00
  Last Word—17/12/2010
  Matthew Bannister on Richard Holbrooke, Blake Edwards, Bella Akhmadulina, Elaine Kaufman.
10. 16:30
  The Film Programme—17/12/2010
  Francine Stock talks to director Peter Weir.
11. 17:00
  PM—17/12/2010
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—17/12/2010
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 32, Xmas Party political indiscretions
  5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the topical comedy show.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—17/12/2010
  Pat tries to mediate and Phoebe's keen to talk.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Ronnie Corbett at 80
  Veteran comedian Ronnie Corbett talks to Mark Lawson.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Uncle Gwyn's Posthumous Curse, Episode 1
  1/5Margaret John stars in Lynne Truss's comedy drama set on a rainy golf course in Wales.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—17/12/2010
  Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from Milton Keynes.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—A Time for Empathy
  Joan Bakewell wonders how we recover true empathy in a culture of self-regard.
8. 21:00
  Friday Drama—Banished: Mugabe of Zimbabwe
  By Andrew Whaley. A young woman's journey into the heart of Zimbabwe.
9. 21:58
  Weather—17/12/2010
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—17/12/2010
  National and international news and analysis.
11. 22:45
  Helen Dunmore - The Betrayal—Volkov Is Dead
  10/10Volkov gives Andrei a way out of execution, while Anna waits to give birth in hiding.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—DH Lawrence
  Poet John Hegley chooses the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—17/12/2010
  Mark D'Arcy reports on events at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—18/12/2010
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 5
  5/5How long will the sun shine? And it's time for the author to seek out the perfect sunset.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—18/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—18/12/2010
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—18/12/2010
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—18/12/2010
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—18/12/2010
  With The Rt Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
8. 05:45
  iPM—18/12/2010
  'The war's greatest photo, on my mum's wall'. A listener takes a Blitz relic up St Paul's.

Saturday 18 December 2010