FM Schedule
Early
00:00
Midnight News—22/12/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 1
1/5Robert Penn begins his search for the perfect tree in woodland near his South Wales home.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—22/12/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—22/12/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
05:45
Farming Today—Payment priority for flood-hit farmers, Farming Today Cow TB test, Poinsettia
Six hundred flood hit farmers will have their annual support payment claims fast-tracked.
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Ostrich
Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert(R)
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Morning
06:00
Today—22/12/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day
09:00
The Long View—John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail
Today's debates about online privacy have 17th-century precedents. With Jonathan Freedland
09:30
The Misogyny Book Club—Hands Up, Misogynists!
5/5What does the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey say about how women see themselves?(R)
09:45
Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 2
2/5Robert Penn fells an ash tree and begins his quest to find as many uses for it as he can.
10:00
Woman's Hour—Women in combat, Sam Bailey, Learning hygge with the Danes
What the removal of barriers to close-combat roles will mean for women on the frontline.
10:45
15 Minute Drama—I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, Ruler of the Queen's Navee
2/51878. HMS Pinafore looks set to fail in a London heatwave. Can Grossmith save the day?
11:00
Putting Science to Work—Infuriating Packaging
Jim Al-Khalili brings three scientists together to solve a problem facing society.
11:30
Soul Music—Fairytale of New York
The stories behind 1988's 'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues.
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Afternoon
12:00
News Summary—22/12/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
12:04
Home Front—22 December 1915 - Dorothea Winwood
David Lloyd George visits Newcastle, and it is Dorothea's first day at the Bevan.
12:15
You and Yours—Call You and Yours - How do you deal with loneliness?
We would like to know how you have coped with loneliness.
12:57
Weather—22/12/2015
The latest weather forecast.
13:00
World at One—22/12/2015
Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell..
13:45
Roger Law: Art and Seoul—22/12/2015
Seoul is the place to go for anyone who wants plastic surgery, and Roger wants to know why
14:00
The Archers—21/12/2015
David feels vulnerable.(R)
14:15
McLevy—Series 11, The Seventh Veil
2/4Chief Constable Murray Craddock is outraged when an exotic dancer arrives in Leith.
15:00
The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 12, Stonehenge
Jay Rayner hosts the culinary panel from Stonehenge.(R)
15:30
Mastertapes—Series 5, Georgie Fame (the B Side)
Georgie Fame answers audience questions about his album, 'Rhythm & Blues at the Flamingo'
16:00
The Human Zoo—Series 7, The Strangeness of Tradition
Michael Blastland examines current events through the lens of psychology.
16:30
Great Lives—Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin
Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.
17:00
PM—22/12/2015
Eddie Mair with interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
18:00
Six O'Clock News—22/12/2015 UK military deployed to Afghanistan
UK military are deployed to Helmand as reports suggest the Taliban could take Sangin
18:30
Don't Make Me Laugh—Christmas Special 2015
Frank Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Ellie Taylor and Dan Schreiber try not to be funny.
19:00
The Archers—22/12/2015
There is a gathering at Keeper's Cottage.
19:15
Front Row—And Then There Were None, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, 70s revivals
Samira Ahmed talks to Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
19:45
15 Minute Drama—I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General, Ruler of the Queen's Navee
2/51878. HMS Pinafore looks set to fail in a London heatwave. Can Grossmith save the day?(R)
20:00
A Meaty Problem
Henry Dimbleby unravels the deep-seated attachment of the British to eating meat.
20:40
In Touch—Guide dogs on planes, Dealing with parties
Guide dog passport problems, coping with parties, and blind soldiers in WWI.
21:00
The Listeners—Series 3, Episode 1
1/3Professional listeners reveal how there is far more to listening than hearing.
21:30
The Long View—John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail
Today's debates about online privacy have 17th-century precedents. With Jonathan Freedland(R)
21:58
Weather—22/12/2015
Weather information.
22:00
The World Tonight—UK military deployed in Afghanistan
An Afghan activist tells the programme that sending more foreign troops is not a solution.
22:45
Book at Bedtime—A Snow Garden and Other Stories, A Snow Garden
2/5A divorced father is determined to give his two young sons a Christmas to remember.
23:00
The Show What You Wrote—Series 3, Crime & Punishment
3/4The sketch show written by the public.
23:30
Stepping Stones—The Chuckler: A Short Ride in a Smart Machine
3/5Piers Plowright goes for a drive with his two daughters in a Morris Minor.(R)
23:45
Today in Parliament—22/12/2015
Mark D'Arcy reports from Westminster.
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Late
00:00
Midnight News—23/12/2015
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
00:30
Book of the Week—The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees, Episode 2
2/5Robert Penn fells an ash tree and begins his quest to find as many uses for it as he can.(R)
00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
01:00
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—23/12/2015
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/12/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
05:30
News Briefing—23/12/2015
News from BBC Radio 4.
05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/12/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
05:45
Farming Today—Antibiotic resistance, Raspberry the new cranberry?, Holly harvest, Christmas food charity
Should a vital antibiotic of 'last resort' for humans be banned on farms?
05:58
Tweet of the Day—Mauritius Kestrel
Michael Palin presents the Mauritius kestrel, from the island of Mauritius.(R)
