BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Thursday 10 December 2015

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—10/12/2015
  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, The Decision
  3/5Diana Athill explains how she relinquished her independence and moved into a care home.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—10/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—10/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—10/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—10/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—10/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Stolen Meat
  Food security expert demands greater policing to keep stolen livestock from the food chain
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Montserrat Oriole
  Liz Bonnin presents Montserrat oriole from the Caribbean island of Montserrat.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—10/12/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Chinese Legalism
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Chinese Legalism from the time of the First Emperor.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter, Dead Right
  4/5Approaching her 98th birthday, Diana Athill shares her thoughts and feelings about death.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Costume construction, The Speak Out Project, Livia Firth, The Unthanks
  Teaching the next generation the art of costume construction. Jenni Murray presents.
5. 10:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, Pieces of Red String
  4/5Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
6. 11:00
  Crossing Continents—Malaysia's Runaway Children
  Five school children starve to death in the Malaysian jungle. Why weren't they protected?
7. 11:30
  The Ghetto Inglese
  Rome's famous Piazza di Spagna has a secret British history that still reverberates.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—10/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  One to One—Christina Lamb talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai - Malala's dad.
  Christina Lamb talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was shot by the Taliban.(R)
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Quentin Willson, Cavity wall insulation, London brick thefts
  Motoring journalist Quentin Willson explains why he regrets endorsing an investment scheme
4. 12:57
  Weather—10/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—10/12/2015
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  British Liberalism: The Grand Tour—John Stuart Mill, John Bright and the Morant Bay Massacre
  A Jamaican rebellion rouses Victorian liberals against state violence. With Anne McElvoy.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—09/12/2015
  Old news is big news for Kirsty.(R)
8. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Bright Spark
  By Eve Davies. Powerful drama about historical child abuse.
9. 15:00
  Open Country—Lincolnshire Coast Revival
  Helen Mark visits the Lincolnshire Coast to find new life and regeneration in the winter.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Christmas Appeal—St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal 2015
  The Rev Dr Sam Wells makes the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields.(R)
11. 15:30
  Bookclub—Colum McCann - TransAtlantic
  Colum McCann discusses his Man Booker-nominated novel TransAtlantic. With James Naughtie.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—The Lost Star of The Fallen Idol, Andy Serkis on his film studio
  Francine Stock talks to the child star of Carol Reed's Fallen Idol seven decades later.
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Flooding, Scientific modelling, Magnetoreception, Escalators
  Adam Rutherford asks how models can help to predict floods and improve defences.
14. 17:00
  PM—10/12/2015
  Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—Mental health inspections to be introduced.
  Inspections into mental health trusts to be introduced following uninvestigated deaths
2. 18:30
  Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 2
  2/4Tina and the band look back at 1999, when she became a feminist icon. With Jenni Murray.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—10/12/2015
  Will someone help restore some Grundy 'pluck'?
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Christopher Ricks on TS Eliot, Arthur Miller play premier, Top picks for non-fiction books of 2015
  Literary critic Christopher Ricks discusses TS Eliot's annotated poems. With John Wilson.
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust, Pieces of Red String
  4/5Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.(R)
6. 20:00
  The Report—Young, Tory and Bullied
  Investigating bullying allegations in the conservative youth movement. John Manel reports.
7. 20:30
  In Business—Truckers: Women behind the Big Wheel
  The trucking industry has a staffing shortage, but why aren't more women behind the wheel?
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Flooding, Scientific modelling, Magnetoreception, Escalators
  Adam Rutherford asks how models can help to predict floods and improve defences.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Chinese Legalism
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Chinese Legalism from the time of the First Emperor.(R)
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Why has the government delayed its decision on airport expansion?
  The government has put off a decision about airport expansion at Heathrow or Gatwick.
11. 22:45
  Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell—9. A Plan
  9/10Carl decides he must rid himself of Sybil. Read by Patricia Hodge.
12. 23:00
  Jon Ronson On—Series 7, Undeserved Rewards
  4/5Jon Ronson investigates why the least deserving people often get the richest rewards.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—10/12/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—11/12/2015
  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, Dead Right
  4/5Approaching her 98th birthday, Diana Athill shares her thoughts and feelings about death.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—11/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—11/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—11/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—11/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Rabbi Dr Naftali Brawer.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farmers fight the livestock rustlers, Forage aid for Cumbria, English bubbly
  Livestock theft cost £6.6m in the UK last year - farmers are now fighting back.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise
  Liz Bonnin presents the displaying raggiana bird-of-paradise from Papua New Guinea.(R)

Friday 11 December 2015