BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Monday 7 December 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—07/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Everyday life, Cafe society
  Laurie Taylor takes a sociological look at everyday life. Plus cafe society.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—06/12/2015
  Bells from the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfred, Ripon, North Yorkshire.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—07/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—07/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—07/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—07/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Livestock rustling, The beauty queens of dairy
  This week the programme is investigating livestock rustling as thieves target farm animals
10. 05:56
  Weather—07/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Spoon-billed Sandpiper
  Liz Bonnin presents the diminutive spoon-billed sandpiper of the high Russian tundra.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—07/12/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Start the Week—Reforming Saudi Arabia
  Andrew Marr with Madawi Al-Rasheed, Deirdre McCloskey, Ian Morris and William Patey.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Post War
  1/5Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was dreary.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Lily Tomlin, The Chain with Samantha Morton, Mmabatho Montsho, Jackie Ashley
  Lily Tomlin, The Chain with Samantha Morton, South African women challenging sex myths.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, Journeys
  1/5Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
6. 11:00
  The Art of StarCraft
  Stephen Evans goes deep into the Milky Way to look at the phenomenon of StarCraft.
7. 11:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 2, The Marriage Bureau
  3/5Hancock needs to get married to get a job. A 1955 original re-recorded in in 2015.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—07/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  One to One—Razia Iqbal talks to Hilal Sezgin
  Razia Iqbal talks to Hilal Sezgin about what it means to a Muslim in modern Germany.(R)
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Solar panel tariffs, Train vouchers, Peacocks
  Including a look at government plans to cut the feed-in tariff by 87% in early 2016.
4. 12:57
  Weather—07/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—07/12/2015
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  British Liberalism: The Grand Tour—John Locke v Arbitrary Power
  Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism, starting with rebel thinker John Locke
7. 14:00
  The Archers—06/12/2015
  Debating David is down in the dumps.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Further from Heaven
  By James O'Neill. Black comedy set in rural Ireland.
9. 15:00
  Round Britain Quiz—Programme 8, 2015
  The contest of cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe.
10. 15:30
  The Food Programme—Food Museums
  With two new food museums in London and New York, Sheila Dillon asks how to exhibit food.(R)
11. 16:00
  Tales from the Stave—Smetana - Ma Vlast
  Smetana's hymn to his native Czech land - Ma Vlast is the manuscript subject this week.(R)
12. 16:30
  Beyond Belief—50 Years of Nostra Aetate
  Ernie Rea and guests discuss the impact of the Vatican document Nostra Aetate.
13. 17:00
  PM—07/12/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Radio Four 1800 -- Dec 7 2015
  The number of homes flooded in Cumbria and Lancashire has doubled to five thousand.
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 2
  2/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Tony Hawks.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—07/12/2015
  Helen is paid a special visit.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow, Victoria and Albert New Galleries, By the Sea, TV box sets
  Jim Broadbent and Patrick Barlow discuss A Christmas Carol. Samira Ahmed presents.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, Journeys
  1/5Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Philosopher's Arms—Series 5, Lying and Misleading
  Matthew Sweet asks if there is a moral difference between lying and misleading.
7. 20:30
  Crossing Continents—Albania: Shadows of the Past
  Maria Margaronis explores the debris of Albania's painful past.(R)
8. 21:00
  The Secret Lives of Carers—01/12/2015
  The care organisations pioneering new ways of looking after people in their own homes.(R)
9. 21:30
  Start the Week—Reforming Saudi Arabia
  Andrew Marr with Madawi Al-Rasheed, Deirdre McCloskey, Ian Morris and William Patey.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—07/12/2015
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Third runway decision delayed 'for at least six months'
  Government delays Heathrow v Gatwick, FN's 'fantastic' elections, Trump 'Muslim ban' storm
12. 22:45
  Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell—6. Breaking Point
  6/10Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant, Dermot.
13. 23:00
  Wireless Nights—Series 4, Snowbound
  Jarvis Cocker finds himself snowbound in his nocturnal exploration of the human condition.
14. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—07/12/2015
  MPs pay tribute to the emergency services following the flooding caused by Storm Desmond.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—08/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Post War
  1/5Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was dreary.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—08/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—08/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—08/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—08/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Flooded farmers, Livestock rustling, Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture
  Farmers in Cumbria face the floods, with livestock under water and land inaccessible.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Blue Rock Thrush
  Liz Bonnin presents the blue rock thrush, perched high on a Spanish castle.(R)

Tuesday 8 December 2015