BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 16 December 2011

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/12/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Craig Taylor - Londoners, Episode 4
  4/5London through the voices of Londoners - a registrar and a bicycle mechanic.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/12/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/12/2011
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/12/2011
  Prayer and reflection with the Rev Canon Stephen Shipley.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—16/12/2011
  Charlotte Smith hears that the first British cranberries are in the shops. Why now?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/12/2011
  Including Yesterday in Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Eve Pollard
  Eve Pollard is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Craig Taylor - Londoners, Episode 5
  5/5A lost property clerk - how honest does he think Londoner's are?
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—The case for free child care; How not to nag; The agony and ecstasy of the school play
  The case for free child care; How not to nag; The agony and ecstasy of the school play.
5. 10:45
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe—5. The Heir
  5/5Dan and Rachel's search for the heir to the probate fortune is over.
6. 11:00
  The Bob Graham Round
  Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer?
7. 11:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter among the ladies of Wadenbrook.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—16/12/2011
  What's actually an emergency when it comes to your travel insurance policy?
2. 12:57
  Weather—16/12/2011
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—16/12/2011
  Shaun Ley presents national and international news.
4. 13:45
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
  10/15Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—15/12/2011
  There's serious news at Brookfield.
6. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Walker - Beyond Borders
  How, in 1950, secret French plans created the organisation that became the European Union.
7. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Sutton Coldfield
  Eric Robson chairs a Q&A with Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson.
8. 15:45
  Afternoon Reading—A Little More Love in the Afternoon, Thursdays
  3/3By Adele Parks. A single friend's advice causes married Ginny to make a startling decision
9. 16:00
  Last Word—Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson
  John Wilson on Christopher Hitchens, Lynn Margulis, George Whitman and Jerry Robinson.
10. 16:30
  More or Less—16/12/2011
  Higgs boson statistics; how to corner a market; and Fibonacci's medieval mathematics.
11. 17:00
  PM—16/12/2011
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/12/2011
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Now Show—Series 35, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the last of the current series.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/12/2011
  Pat is stunned at the proposal.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Former Python Terry Jones, young James Herriot and Morse on TV
  Former Python Terry Jones; young James Herriot and Morse on TV; old carols in new clothes.
5. 19:45
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe—5. The Heir
  5/5Dan and Rachel's search for the heir to the probate fortune is over.
6. 20:00
  Any Questions?—Stepney, London
  Jonathan Dimbleby presents a panel discussion of news and politics from Stepney in London.
7. 20:50
  A Point of View—Climate Change Belief
  Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.
8. 21:00
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—Becoming the People's Post
  2/3Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
9. 21:58
  Weather—16/12/2011
  Weather information.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—16/12/2011
  Ritula Shah presents national and international news and analysis.
11. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Episode 10
  10/10The Major is injured during a showdown at the cliff top - but finally wins his prize.
12. 23:00
  Great Lives—Ludwig Wittgenstein
  Ludwig Wittgenstein, fascinating and misunderstood thinker, is chosen by Raymond Tallis.
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/12/2011
  Mark D'Arcy with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/12/2011
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Craig Taylor - Londoners, Episode 5
  5/5A lost property clerk - how honest does he think Londoner's are?
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/12/2011
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/12/2011
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/12/2011
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/12/2011
  Prayer and reflection with Bishop Dr Joe Aldred.
8. 05:45
  iPM—17/12/2011
  'The sea's a monster, if you love it, you're an idiot!': A yachting couple finally moor up

Saturday 17 December 2011