BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 25 December 2012

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Early
1. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
2. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
3. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
5. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/12/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
6. 05:45
  Farming Today—25/12/2012
  Anna Hill meets the team who farm the real Downton Abbey estate at Highclere Castle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Food and Farming Awards—2012
  Sheila Dillon and Valentine Warner present the 13th annual BBC Food and Farming Awards.
2. 07:00
  HV Morton - Travelling into the Light
  John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton.(R)
3. 07:30
  Eric Sykes: The Radio Years
  The comic actor and writer, Eric Sykes, remembers riding the airwaves. With Paul Jackson.
4. 08:00
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 3, Christmas Special
  4/6For a special Christmas edition, Jay Rayner and the panel are with food lovers in London.
5. 08:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Ed Reardon at Christmas
  It's Christmas day, but will Ed be spending it in the bosom of his family?
6. 09:00
  Christmas Service
  A Right Royal Christmas: Bishop Richard Chartres preaches from the Tower of London.
7. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 2
  2/5The author Angela Thirkell recalls her home in Kensington Square in the late 1890s.
8. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Miranda Hart, Allegra McEvedy
  A Christmas Day celebration presented by Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey.
9. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Way up to Heaven
  2/5A trip to Paris allows a wife to take revenge on her husband.
10. 11:00
  Woman's Hour—25/12/2012
  A Christmas Day celebration presented by Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey.
11. 11:30
  Saving Species—Series 3, British Overseas Territories
  17/24Howard Stableford looks at conservation issues in some of the British Overseas Territories
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  With Great Pleasure—With Great Pleasure at Christmas
  A celebration of favourite readings with Fi Glover and guests.
2. 12:57
  Weather—25/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  News Briefing—25/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
4. 13:15
  Grease Was Our World
  Grease has entertained audiences for over 40 years. Alan Dein searches for its true roots.
5. 13:45
  Grimm Thoughts—Episode 7
  7/10Marina Warner uses psychoanalysis to explain meanings behind the Grimm Brothers' tales.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—24/12/2012
  Mike's in the mood for dancing.
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and the Expert Witness
  2/2Rumpole defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife.
8. 15:00
  HM The Queen
  The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation.
9. 15:05
  News Briefing—25/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
10. 15:15
  Pick of the Year—25/12/2012
  Departing Radio 4 announcer Harriet Cass chooses her favourite radio moments from 2012.
11. 16:00
  Word of Mouth—25/12/2012
  Michael Rosen discovers that the giving and receiving of compliments is a tricky business.
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Matthew Parris and Stuart Maconie celebrate the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
13. 17:00
  News Briefing—25/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
14. 17:10
  Eddie Goes Country
  Eddie Mair returns to his native Scotland to explore his deep affection for Country music.
15. 17:40
  Nabokov's Christmas
  Nabokov's beautiful Christmas story of loss and redemption. Read by Robert Glenister.
16. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
17. 17:57
  Weather—25/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/12/2012
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 7, A Right Royal Cockney Christmas
  1/6Upstairs Downton with the Windsors and the Middletons. Plus a spoons solo.
3. 18:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated
  6/6Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil culminating on Christmas Day.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—25/12/2012
  There's a warm welcome for Jazzer.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Working with the family
  Mark Lawson talks to artists and performers who work with members of their own family.
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Little Twist of Dahl, The Way up to Heaven
  2/5A trip to Paris allows a wife to take revenge on her husband.
7. 20:00
  The Bricklayer's Lament
  Jack Dee narrates the story of Gerard Hoffnung's classic tale, The Bricklayer's Lament.(R)
8. 20:30
  In Touch—25/12/2012
  David Blunkett, Gary O'Donoghue and Denise Leigh join Peter White to talk audio books.
9. 21:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Blame
  Satirist Joe Queenan reveals that the search for someone to blame is always successful.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—25/12/2012
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  Drama on 4—Roy Smiles - Dear Arthur, Love John
  Comedy drama about John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe and the making of Dad's Army.(R)
12. 22:45
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 2
  2/10Lady Dona encounters the local gentry and finds a secret passage to the sea.
13. 23:00
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 7, Christmas Special: The Science of Christmas Behaviour
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate Christmas with Mark Gatiss and Steve Jones.
14. 23:30
  The Playlist Series—Queen Victoria's Playlist
  In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Christmas Meditation
  A reflection on the meaning of Christmas with author and blogger Catherine Fox.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 2
  2/5The author Angela Thirkell recalls her home in Kensington Square in the late 1890s.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/12/2012
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Archbishop Vincent Nichols.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—26/12/2012
  Anna Hill is the lambing shed awaiting the arrival of around 100 pedigree lambs in Norfolk

Wednesday 26 December 2012