BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Sunday 20 December 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—20/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Through the Wardrobe—The Rosy Rural Ruby
  3/3By Frank Cottrell Boyce. A certain Oxford academic is transported to a strange world.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—20/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—20/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—20/12/2015
  Bells from the High Cathedral of Saints Peter and Mary, Cologne, Germany.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Elon Musk
  Mark Coles profiles the billionaire business magnate and inventor Elon Musk.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—20/12/2015
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—At the Darkest Point
  As midwinter approaches, John McCarthy explores how we cope with dark times.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—Christmas Goose
  For a goose farmer, this is the busiest week of the year. Caz Graham lends a hand.
4. 06:57
  Weather—20/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—20/12/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—A Puritan's Christmas, Tension in Burundi, Fake apostolic blessings
  How Christmas went 'underground' during the British Civil War.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Save the Rhino
  Sam Taylor presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Save the Rhino.
8. 07:57
  Weather—20/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—20/12/2015
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Seeing Salvation
  Last in an Advent series, Learning to See, from Methodist College Belfast.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Howard Jacobson: Christmas
  Howard Jacobson recalls a mongrel mix of traditions in his family's Christmas festivities.(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Ivory Gull
  Chris Packham presents the ivory gull from the northern polar seas.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—20/12/2015
  Sunday morning magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—20/12/2015
  Adam and Ian are getting married, and has Lynda bitten off more than she can chew?
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—Commander Chris Hadfield
  Commander Chris Hadfield is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—20/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 3
  3/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Sandi Toksvig.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—No Mere Trifle
  Tim Hayward discovers the secret underground culture of 'dirty trifle'.
4. 12:57
  Weather—20/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—20/12/2015
  Global effects of low oil prices plus saving Libya's antiquities. Presented by Shaun Ley.
6. 13:30
  Chrismukkah and Other Cultural Mash-ups
  Sharmini Selvarajah meets interfaith families facing the 'December dilemma'.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Harpenden
  Eric Robson hosts the horticultural panel programme from Harpenden, Hertfordshire.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—Refugees in Lebanon
  Conversations recorded in Beirut between Syrian refugees trying to make a life there.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Memsahib Emma, Episode 1
  1/2Nothing delights Emma more than interfering in the romantic lives of others
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Samuel Bjork
  Mariella Frostrup presents a programme devoted to contemporary Norwegian literature.
11. 16:30
  The Echo Chamber—Series 6, Wendy Cope and Lachlan Mackinnon
  Paul Farley hears new poems from Wendy Cope and Lachlan Mackinnon at their home in Ely.
12. 17:00
  Volunteer Nation
  Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane unearths Britain's hidden army of volunteers.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Elon Musk
  Mark Coles profiles the billionaire business magnate and inventor Elon Musk.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—20/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—20/12/2015 David Cameron under pressure over Europe
  David Cameron under pressure over Europe
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—John Waite
  John Waite chooses his BBC Radio highlights.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—20/12/2015
  It is a big day for Eddie.
4. 19:15
  June Whitfield: 90 Not Out—1. Take It From Here to Happy Ever After
  1/2Joanna Lumley looks back at June Whitfield's first radio appearances.
5. 19:45
  From the Vineyard—Pinotage by Christopher Hope
  1/3Mysterious Marta is tending the vines in a South African vineyard, then something happens.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—18/12/2015
  Tom Stoppard on radio drama, Jim Naughtie on leaving Today, and the BBC in Scotland.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Mick Murphy, Ahmed Chalabi, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Brajraj Mahapatra and Holly Woodlawn
  Matthew Bannister on a cyclist, a politician, a singer, a king, an actress.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—A Swiss bank to start charging negative interest rates on savings
  Why a Swiss bank will be charging savers for holding their money from the new year.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Save the Rhino
  Sam Taylor presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Save the Rhino.(R)
10. 21:30
  In Business—The Sexy Salaryman
  How the white collar worker has become a cult hero in TV series and comic books in Japan.(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—20/12/2015
  Weekly political discussion and analysis with MPs, experts and commentators.
12. 22:45
  What the Papers Say—20/12/2015
  George Parker of the FT analyses how the newspapers are covering the biggest stories.
13. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Star Wars - do you remember the first time?
  Star Wars - do you remember the first time?(R)
14. 23:30
  Something Understood—At the Darkest Point
  As midwinter approaches, John McCarthy explores how we cope with dark times.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—21/12/2015
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Chess worlds, Competitive entrepreneurs
  Laurie Taylor looks at chess communities and the competitive culture of the self-made men.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—20/12/2015
  Bells from the High Cathedral of Saints Peter and Mary, Cologne, Germany.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—21/12/2015
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2015
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—21/12/2015
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—21/12/2015
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Flooding Clear Up
  The farmers clearing up after the floods.
10. 05:56
  Weather—21/12/2015
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Asian Koel
  Michael Palin presents the Asian koel's arrival to an Indian orchard.(R)

Monday 21 December 2015