BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 30 December 2013

FM Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Something Understood—Touch
  Arts journalist Marie-Louise Muir considers the value of human touch.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—York Minster
  The bells of York Minster.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—30/12/2013
  The roof that comes from the land: growing wheat for thatching. With Sarah Swadling.
10. 05:56
  Weather—30/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Starling
  David Attenborough presents the starling.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—30/12/2013
  Monty Python star Michael Palin guest-edits the programme.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Michael Gove on teaching history
  Andrew Marr discusses the teaching of history with the Education Minister Michael Gove.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 1
  Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Being a Teenager
  Emma Barnett hears from UK teens and schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai.
5. 10:45
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant—1. The Financial Scandal
  1/5A tale of banks and bankers, credit and discredit, and a woman who does something radical.
6. 11:00
  Bringing up the Grandkids
  Aasmah Mir meets the families in which grandparents are bringing up their grandchildren.
7. 11:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Against her better judgement, Jan has dinner with her ex-husband.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  You and Yours—30/12/2013
  Consumer news with Peter White.
2. 12:57
  Weather—30/12/2013
  The latest weather forecast.
3. 13:00
  World at One—30/12/2013
  National and international news.
4. 13:45
  Across the Board—Series 1, John Healy
  1/5Dominic Lawson talks to writer and former alcoholic John Healy.
5. 14:00
  The Archers—29/12/2013
  Something is bothering Lilian.(R)
6. 14:15
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—1. Enoch's Machine
  1/5Victorian gentleman scientist Enoch Cartwright tries to contact his dead daughter Emily.
7. 15:00
  Brain of Britain—30/12/2013
  Nationwide general knowledge quiz, hosted by Russell Davies.
8. 15:30
  The Food Programme—100 years of Elizabeth David
  Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward on the legacy of Elizabeth David, 100 years after her birth.(R)
9. 16:00
  The Living Mountain
  Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.
10. 16:30
  The Slow Coach—Episode 1
  1/2Liz Barclay follows three busy people on an experiment to slow down their pace of life.(R)
11. 17:00
  PM—30/12/2013
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—30/12/2013
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 8, Half a Sixth Form
  5/6David Cameron is headmaster, but Michael Gove arrives and has a licence to teach.
3. 18:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell hosts. With Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Bridget Christie and Ed Byrne.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—30/12/2013
  Adam has a few misgivings.
5. 19:15
  Front Row—New American Classics
  Mark Lawson examines the American fiction that made the headlines in 2013.
6. 19:45
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant—1. The Financial Scandal
  1/5A tale of banks and bankers, credit and discredit, and a woman who does something radical.(R)
7. 20:00
  Gypsy Pride and Prejudice
  Elinor Goodman examines the complex identity of England's Gypsies.
8. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Brazil: Fighting Slavery
  Linda Pressly goes on the road with Brazil's anti-slavery hit squads.(R)
9. 21:00
  Shared Planet—Are There Too Many People for Wildlife to Thrive?
  Monty Don presents a special edition recorded before a live audience at Bristol University(R)
10. 21:30
  Start the Week—Michael Gove on teaching history
  Andrew Marr discusses the teaching of history with the Education Minister Michael Gove.(R)
11. 21:58
  Weather—30/12/2013
  Weather information.
12. 22:00
  The World Tonight—30/12/2013
  Northern Ireland parties in final push for peace process deal. Presented by Roger Hearing.
13. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared, Episode 6
  6/10The Never Again gang close in on Allan and his friends at Lake Farm.
14. 23:00
  Word of Mouth—Kids TV
  Michael Rosen looks at children's television and its effects on language development.
15. 23:30
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—The Key
  6/6Richard and Door finally discover who ordered the death of Door's family. Can they escape?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—31/12/2013
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Food for Thought—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5Nina Myskow and children's author Judith Kerr on the meals that make a place home.(R)
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Man Belong Mrs Queen, Episode 1
  Matthew Baylis investigates the island cult of Vanuatu that worships Prince Philip.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—31/12/2013
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—31/12/2013
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—31/12/2013
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—31/12/2013
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day, with Leslie Griffiths.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—31/12/2013
  Hedge harvest - winter is a busy time for a nursery which grows miles of native hedging.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Tawny Owl (Winter)
  David Attenborough presents the Tawny Owl.

Tuesday 31 December 2013