BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 29 December 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—The Accidental Discovery of Text
  3/5Stephen Fry explores how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Three Houses, Episode 5
  5/5It's Christmas at Rottingdean and the waits and the mummers are paying their calls.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/12/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/12/2012
  Presented by the Very Rev Graham Forbes, Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
9. 05:45
  iPM—29/12/2012
  The winner of the iPM New Year's Honours is announced.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News and Papers—29/12/2012
  News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
2. 06:04
  Weather—29/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 06:07
  Open Country—Finding Neverland
  On the edge of JM Barrie's Kirriemuir, Helen Mark discovers the real Never Never Land.
4. 06:30
  Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
  A year in the life of the Farming Today cow. Presented by Sarah Swadling.
5. 06:57
  Weather—29/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
6. 07:00
  Today—29/12/2012
  Morning news and current affairs, guest edited by journalist Dame Ann Leslie.
7. 09:00
  Saturday Live—Aggie MacKenzie; Ralph McTell; The Archers; Russell Grant's Inheritance Tracks
  John McCarthy and Suzy Klein with Aggie MacKenzie; Russell Grant's Inheritance Tracks.
8. 10:30
  Shakespeare Is German
  An exploration into why Shakespeare is so beloved in Germany.
9. 11:00
  The Forum—The Real and the Virtual
  Bridget Kendall and guests explore the boundaries of reality in art and maths.
10. 11:30
  From Our Own Correspondent—A feast of highlights from 2012
  Kate Adie presents some of 2012's best despatches from correspondents around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Money Box—Personal Finance Look Ahead
  Paul Lewis and guests look ahead to 2013 - house prices, investing, income and the economy
2. 12:30
  The News Quiz—Series 79, Episode 2
  2/8Compilation of the best bits of the News Quiz from 2012, presented by Sandi Toksvig.
3. 12:57
  Weather—29/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  News—29/12/2012
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:10
  Correspondents' Look Ahead—28/12/2012
  The BBC's top correspondents give their predictions about what will shape the news in 2013
6. 14:00
  The Listening Project—The Listening Project Symphony
  BBC Philharmonic presents The Listening Project Symphony, from MediaCityUK in Salford.(R)
7. 14:30
  Saturday Drama—Red Shoes
  Karen's heart is set on a pair of red shoes whose magic compels her to dance to her death.
8. 15:30
  Bellydancing and the Blues
  Guy Schalom hunts out the spirit of the new Egypt in the musical roots of the bellydance
9. 16:00
  Woman's Hour—Charlotte Church; Ren Harvieu; inspirational young women
  Charlotte Church and other young women who have made an impression in 2012.
10. 17:00
  PM—Saturday PM
  Full coverage of the day's news with Patrick O'Connell.
11. 17:30
  iPM—29/12/2012
  The winner of the iPM New Year's Honours is announced.
12. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
13. 17:57
  Weather—29/12/2012
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Loose Ends—Simon Le Bon, Sir David Frost, Nile Rogers, Clare Balding, Bobby Womack
  Clive Anderson revisits the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2012.
3. 19:00
  From Fact to Fiction—Series 13, Dead End
  3/8By John Godber. Two gravediggers contemplate the year's news. Are we in for a triple dip?
4. 19:15
  Pick of the Year—25/12/2012
  Departing Radio 4 announcer Harriet Cass chooses her favourite radio moments from 2012.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Blithe Margaret
  Stephen Fry on the mysterious life of the much-loved comedy great Margaret Rutherford.
6. 21:00
  Classic Serial—The Eustace Diamonds, Episode 1
  1/3Lizzie Eustace must fight to retain the diamonds which she believes are rightfully hers.
7. 22:00
  News and Weather—29/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 22:15
  Unreliable Evidence—Courtroom Drama
  Clive Anderson and guests look at how the legal world is reflected on stage and screen.
9. 23:00
  Brain of Britain—29/12/2012
  Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies.
10. 23:30
  Poetry Please—23/12/2012
  Roger McGough presents a warm but slush-free selection of Christmas poetry requests.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/12/2012
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—Shrinking the Handset
  4/5The story of the engineers who turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.(R)
3. 00:30
  Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Winter in the Air
  1/3A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/12/2012
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2012
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/12/2012
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—30/12/2012
  The bells of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
9. 05:45
  Four Thought—Series 3, Tom Armitage: The Coded World
  Tom Armitage says learning to write computer code means learning to think in a modern way.

Sunday 30 December 2012