BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Friday 27 December 2013

FM Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Food for Thought—Series 2, Yoko Ono
  2/5Chips, cabbage and chocolate? Yoko Ono discusses her life in food with Nina Myskow.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life, Being a Student Is Great
  4/5Nina starts college, has an uncomfortable theatre trip and frets about a romance.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with the Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/12/2013
  Caz Graham meets the 23-year-old who won the chance to run a farm in Wales.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Knot
  David Attenborough presents the knot.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/12/2013
  Former MI5 chief Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller guest-edits the programme.
2. 09:00
  Desert Island Discs—Miranda Hart
  Kirsty Young talks to comedian and actor Miranda Hart.(R)
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life, Dissertations, Romance and Subterfuge
  5/5Dissertation crises, spotting Samuel Beckett and employing subterfuge to save face.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Older people living together; Gender-based toys; Family films; Women who inspired you
  Sheila McClennon presents an investigation into gender stereotyping in children's toys.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 5. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
  5/5Five of the famous and timeless tales are celebrated for Christmas.
6. 11:00
  Extreme Commuting
  Travelling with the extreme commuters; a modern phenomenon.
7. 11:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 5, Hector's House of Windsor
  1/3The Queen's Scots gillie aids her in a plan to put her unruly prime minister in his place.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—Housebuilding and landbanking, foie gras, consumer trends for 2014
  Consumer news. Winifred Robinson asks how we can build more houses.
2. 12:52
  The Listening Project—Eileen and Amanda - Costume Drama
  Fi Glover with a wardrobe mistress and her assistant, preparing for their Christmas show.
3. 12:57
  Weather—27/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
4. 13:00
  World at One—27/12/2013
  News and current affairs, presented by Shaun Ley.
5. 13:45
  One to One—Ritula Shah talks to Dr Michael Irwin
  Ritula Shah talks to Dr Michael Irwin about the idea of renouncing life in old age.(R)
6. 14:00
  The Archers—26/12/2013
  Susan is looking for someone to blame.(R)
7. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Lavinia Greenlaw - The Chess Girls
  The story of the educational experiment that produced the world-beating Polgar sisters.(R)
8. 15:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—The Met Office, Exeter
  Peter Gibbs presents a special edition of GQT from the Met Office in Exeter.
9. 15:45
  Saki—The Seventh Pullet
  3/3A man invents ludicrous stories to escape the boredom of the daily grind.
10. 16:00
  The Inheritance Collection
  The Rev Richard Coles picks from this year's crop of Saturday Live's Inheritance Tracks.
11. 16:30
  More or Less—Numbers of the year
  The most informative, revealing and idiosyncratic statistics of 2013, with Tim Harford.
12. 16:56
  The Listening Project—Antonio and Leondre - Father's Footsteps
  Fi Glover with a 12-year-old talking to his dad about family, music and helping the poor.
13. 17:00
  PM—27/12/2013
  Full coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/12/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 8, Heaven Knows I'm Middle-Aged Now
  4/6Morrissey looks for a new musical collaborator. Can Bowie, McCartney or Gaga help?
3. 18:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Terry Christian talks to Kevin Bridges
  1/6TV presenter Terry Christian talks to stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—27/12/2013
  Rob finally phones, and Leonie comes to a decision.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—The Young Popstars of 2013
  John Wilson interviews 2013's leading young artists from the world of popular music.
6. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 5. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
  5/5Five of the famous and timeless tales are celebrated for Christmas.(R)
7. 20:00
  With Great Pleasure—With Great Pleasure at Christmas 2013
  Hugh Laurie, Miriam Margolyes, Julian Rhind-Tutt perform John Lloyd's favourite readings.
8. 20:50
  A Point of View—Two Cheers for Human Rights
  John Gray gives only two cheers for human rights.
9. 21:00
  Saturday Drama—Red Shoes
  Karen's heart is set on a pair of red shoes whose magic compels her to dance to her death.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—27/12/2013
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—27/12/2013
  Assassination in Lebanon. Continuing power cuts in the UK. With Philippa Thomas.
12. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared, Episode 5
  5/10Allan, Julius and Benny find refuge at Lake Farm with the Beauty, her dog and her elephant
13. 23:00
  Great Lives—Meg Rosoff on Isabella Bird
  Novelist, Meg Rosoff explores the life of the Victorian travel writer Isabella Bird(R)
14. 23:27
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—The Angel Islington
  3/6Richard and Door travel to the British Museum to locate the citadel of the legendary Angel(R)
15. 23:55
  The Listening Project—Abi - Talking to Catherine
  Fi Glover with a mother's final words to her daughter, words she wishes she'd said before.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Food for Thought—Series 2, Andy McNab
  3/5From fat kid to fit soldier, Andy McNab talks about his life in food with Nina Myskow.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life, Dissertations, Romance and Subterfuge
  5/5Dissertation crises, spotting Samuel Beckett and employing subterfuge to save face.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/12/2013
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
9. 05:45
  iPM—28/12/2013
  'This was the year that I found out I was a woman' - news sent in by listeners.

Saturday 28 December 2013