BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 16 December 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—16/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My History, Episode 2
  2/5It is 1947, and the teenage Antonia Pakenham has a schoolgirl crush.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—16/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—16/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—16/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—16/12/2015
  A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Scottish fishing quotas increase, Brussels sprouts, Alpacas
  Increases in fish quotas spell good news for Scottish fishermen.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Flightless Cormorant
  Chris Packham presents the flightless cormorant adapted to its Galapagos world.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—16/12/2015
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Midweek—Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol
  Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell and astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
3. 09:45
  Book of the Week—My History, Episode 3
  3/5The schoolgirl Antonia has converted to Catholicism.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Gloria Steinem
  Gloria Steinem discusses her new book and the influences on her activism and her feminism.
5. 10:41
  15 Minute Drama—A Speck of Dust, Episode 3
  3/5Zoe starts a new job, but will it be enough to help her keep the house?
6. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Lebanon: Ahmad and Safa - To Live Like A Human Being
  A conversation recorded in Beirut between Syrian refugees trying to make a new life there.
7. 11:00
  Online Shopping, Indian Style
  Mukti Jain Campion discovers how Indians are embracing the online shopping revolution.
8. 11:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Flying Scotsman
  2/4A whodunnit set on the great Flying Scotsman in the days of steam.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—16/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  2015 Hashtags of the Year—#AylanKurdi
  How one picture changed the nature of the debate about migrants in Europe.
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—Elderly care in Japan, Embroidery in fashion, Fostering
  We investigate the practices of private fostering agencies that make millions in profit.
4. 12:57
  Weather—16/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—16/12/2015
  Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
6. 13:45
  British Liberalism: The Grand Tour—The Cold War
  Anne McElvoy explores the distinctively embattled liberalism that emerged in the Cold War.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—15/12/2015
  A happy anniversary for David and Ruth?(R)
8. 14:15
  Tumanbay—Series 1, Coming of Age
  3/10Epic historical saga set in the richest, most powerful city on earth.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Money Box Live: Saving and Investing
  Questions on saving and investing, including cash, ISAs, funds and stock markets.
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Psychology of a Mars mission, Superforecasters, MPs guide to mental health, Recovery College
  Space psychology, superforecasters, MPs guide to mental health and Recovery College.(R)
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—Chess worlds, Competitive entrepreneurs
  Laurie Taylor looks at chess communities and the competitive culture of the self-made men.
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—Leveson part 2?, BBC News at Ten, David Rose on Shaker Aamer
  Steve Hewlett asks if there will be a Leveson part two, and David Rose on Shaker Aamer.
13. 17:00
  PM—16/12/2015
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—16/12/2015 Unemployment at 10-year low
  Unemployment is at its lowest level in 10 years with a record number of people in work.
2. 18:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, How to Make a Killing
  5/6A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—16/12/2015
  Come and get Eddie's finest quality mistletoe! .
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV
  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Roman poet Horace, Christmas TV, gallery gift shop economics
5. 19:45
  15 Minute Drama—A Speck of Dust, Episode 3
  3/5Zoe starts a new job, but will it be enough to help her keep the house?(R)
6. 20:00
  What Is IS?
  David Aaronovitch untangles the ideological threads that make up the 'Islamic State'.
7. 21:00
  Would You Eat an Alien?—Emotional Aliens
  Christine Nicol explores the meaty problem of eating aliens and how to choose which one.
8. 21:30
  Midweek—Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol
  Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell and astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell.(R)
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—The Fed raises US interest rate
  The Fed raises US interest rates, what does it mean for the UK and for the global economy?
10. 22:45
  Book at Bedtime—Slade House, Oink Oink, 1997
  3/5Sally Timms and the university Paranormal Society are on a field trip to Slade Alley.
11. 23:00
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 2, A Slight Alteration
  5/6Tessa Peake-Jones plays a dressmaker whose latest commission comes at a cost.
12. 23:15
  Before They Were Famous—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Even the most successful writers have, at some point, had to take jobs to pay the bills.(R)
13. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—16/12/2015
  Susan Hulme reports from Westminster on the last PMQs of the year.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—17/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—My History, Episode 3
  3/5The schoolgirl Antonia has converted to Catholicism.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—17/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—17/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—17/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—17/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—17/12/2015
  A short reflection and prayer with Jonathan Rea.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—GM insects, Christmas nuts, Fishing quotas
  Could genetically modified insects help reduce pesticide use and cattle diseases?
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Great Snipe
  Chris Packham presents the superbly camouflaged great snipe of Eastern Europe.(R)

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