BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 5 December 2013

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—05/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life, Episode 3
  3/5The family is now homeless but Penelope is determined to rebuild their lives.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—05/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—05/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—05/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Johnston McKay.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—05/12/2013
  Charlotte Smith on why nearly half the government's animal health laboratories will close.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Fieldfare
  Chris Packham presents the fieldfare.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—05/12/2013
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Hindu Ideas of Creation
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life, Episode 4
  4/5For her second novel, The Bookshop, Penelope relives memories of Southwold.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Women in Film; Christmas Jumpers
  Christmas jumpers - faux pas or fashion essential? British women's film industry success.
5. 10:45
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, Episode 4
  4/5With the wedding just two days away, Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—India: Resisting Rape
  One year on from the attack in Delhi, the experience of women who've chosen to report rape
7. 11:30
  Laura Barton's Tomboys
  Laura Barton shares her fascination with the cultural phenomenon of tomboys.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—05/12/2013
  Diesel problems, the chancellor's Autumn Statement and the fight against counterfeit trade
2. 12:57
  Weather—05/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—05/12/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Greenback: How the Dollar Came to Rule the World—Greenbacks and Goldbugs
  4/5Before the Civil War, any bank could issue its own dollar bills - good for counterfeiters.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—04/12/2013
  Joe gives some sound advice.(R)
6. 14:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 5, Woolmere Walter
  3/4By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Pilgrim must assist an odd couple in a very unusual courtship.
7. 15:00
  Open Country—Romney Marsh
  Tales of smuggling, a nuclear power station and medieval churches on Romney Marsh.
8. 15:27
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2013
  The St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. Give on 0800 082 8284 or Radio 4 website.(R)
9. 15:30
  Bookclub—Lee Child - Killing Floor
  Lee Child talks about Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher book. With James Naughtie.(R)
10. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Kill Your Darlings; Nebraska; A Long Way From Home; BIFA Awards
  Francine Stock talks to Daniel Radcliffe on playing a beat poet in Kill Your Darlings.
11. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
  The global march of valley-girl 'uptalk' - now men too are upwardly inflecting.
12. 17:00
  PM—05/12/2013
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—05/12/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:30
  The Secret World—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—05/12/2013
  Jamie steps in.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Kill Your Darlings, John Newman, Emil and the Detectives, Autobiographies
  Arts news, including a review of Daniel Radcliffe in beat poets film Kill Your Darlings.
5. 19:45
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, Episode 4
  4/5With the wedding just two days away, Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Terror Laws: An Unhappy Compromise?
  Have the Coalition's terror reforms struck the right balance?
7. 20:30
  In Business—Longevity War Game
  Peter Day discovers if a war game can help bridge the gap of healthy living in Newcastle.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk
  The global march of valley-girl 'uptalk' - now men too are upwardly inflecting.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Hindu Ideas of Creation
  Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe.(R)
10. 21:50
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
11. 21:58
  Weather—05/12/2013
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—05/12/2013
  Osborne says austerity plan working, but job of recovery 'not yet done'. With David Eades.
13. 23:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—05/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—06/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
3. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—06/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
4. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—06/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 05:30
  News Briefing—06/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
6. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—06/12/2013
  A spiritual comment, prayer and tribute to Nelson Mandela with Andrew Graystone.
7. 05:45
  Farming Today—06/12/2013
  Action is needed to tackle Bovine Viral Diarrhoea in England and Wales, says advisor.
8. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Teal
  Chris Packham presents our smallest duck the teal.

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