BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 25 December 2019

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Early
1. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
2. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—25/12/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
3. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 05:30
  News Briefing—25/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—25/12/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Sarah Mullally
6. 05:45
  Farming Today—Mistletoe
  Emma Campbell visits a farm preparing to take a crop of mistletoe to auction.
7. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 7 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Neil Gaiman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra—Playing in the Dark (Part 1)
  1/2Readings and music from Neil Gaiman and friends with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
2. 07:00
  The Listening Project—Christmas Special
  Fi Glover presents the Christmas Special with the writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day.
3. 08:00
  With Great Pleasure—Clare Balding
  Clare Balding shares her life through reading with Hugh Bonneville and Alice Arnold.
4. 09:00
  Christmas Service: A Wintershall Nativity
  A Nativity service from the Wintershall Estate near Guildford.
5. 09:45
  Last Christmas—3. Aimee Mullins & Bill Scanlon
  3/5Personal seasonal reflections. A tennis player falls on hard times and an athlete’s story.
6. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Making and Breaking Christmas Traditions
  Is it time to ditch the turkey and other Christmas traditions?
7. 10:41
  Kilvert's Diary—Episode 3: Christmas Cheer
  3/5Kilvert begins Christmas Day by sitting down in a bath full of ice.
8. 10:55
  The Listening Project—Steph and Caitlin - A Forever Family
  Mother tells teenage daughter the story of how she came to be joyfully adopted.
9. 11:00
  Soul Music—Coventry Carol
  The 'Coventry Carol' tells the story of the Slaughter of the Innocents
10. 11:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Good King Senseless
  Count Arthur sets about launching Malcolm's singing career with some Christmas carolling.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—25/12/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  The Secret Commonwealth—Episode 3
  3/10No longer safe in Jordan College, Lyra returns to Godstow. Book at Bedtime.
3. 12:18
  Pick of the Year—Pick of the Year 2019
  A selection of highlights from the past year on BBC radio
4. 13:00
  News—25/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
5. 13:13
  Weather—25/12/2019
  The latest weather forecast
6. 13:15
  Three Vicars Talking—Christmas
  Reverends Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser - back for a Christmas Day special.
7. 13:45
  In Their Element—Series 4, Gold
  3/5Chemist Andrea Sella celebrates how the element gold enhances our lives.
8. 14:00
  The Archers—24/12/2019
  Tom suspicions rise.
9. 14:15
  Drama on 4—A Time to Dance
  A retelling of the Christmas story from TV dramatist Lucy Gannon.
10. 15:00
  HM The Queen
  The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation.
11. 15:05
  News Summary—25/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
12. 15:15
  Last Christmas—2. Greg Wise & Emma Thompson
  2/5Personal reflections from Greg Wise and Emma Thompson on the festive season.
13. 15:30
  All in the Mind—The importance of play in childhood
  Letters to Santa, why play matters, balancing time between video games and outside play.
14. 16:00
  Neil Gaiman’s ‘Chivalry’
  Glenda Jackson stars in a delightfully quirky Christmas story by Neil Gaiman.
15. 16:30
  A Very John Kearns Christmas
  John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share recordings of family Christmas dinners gone by.
16. 17:00
  Loose Ends—Music from 10cc, Eddi Reader, Squeeze, Jorja Smith, Kiefer Sutherland and more
  Clive Anderson with a choice selection of music performed live in the Loose Ends studio.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—25/12/2019
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 18:15
  Christmas Compass—In the DRC
  Thierry Mabonga reads a new Christmas story from Alexander McCall Smith.
3. 18:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 4, Christmas at Aldershot
  5/8Hancock is looking forward to Christmas, but then his call-up papers arrive...
4. 19:00
  The Archers—25/12/2019
  Tom puts his foot in it
5. 19:15
  Front Row—Motown legends Brian and Eddie Holland
  Legendary Motown songwriters Brian and Eddie Holland
6. 19:45
  Kilvert's Diary—Episode 3: Christmas Cheer
  3/5Kilvert begins Christmas Day by sitting down in a bath full of ice.
7. 20:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Christmas Special
  John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Glyn Johns, Shazia Mirza and JK Rowling.
8. 20:45
  Four Thought—The Romance of Train Travel
  Monisha Rajesh says the romance of train travel is not dead.
9. 21:00
  Science Stories—Isaac Newton and the story of the apple
  Did Newton's theory of gravity really come to him after seeing an apple fall?
10. 21:30
  Soul Music—Coventry Carol
  The 'Coventry Carol' tells the story of the Slaughter of the Innocents
11. 22:00
  With Great Pleasure—Clare Balding
  Clare Balding shares her life through reading with Hugh Bonneville and Alice Arnold.
12. 22:45
  The Secret Commonwealth—Episode 3
  3/10No longer safe in Jordan College, Lyra returns to Godstow. Book at Bedtime.
13. 23:00
  Bunk Bed—Series 4, Episodes 5 & 6
  Patrick Marber and Peter Curran talk in-depth nonsense late at night in a bunk bed.
14. 23:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas
  Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam, married ‘for ever’, plan the perfect Christmas 'a deux'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—26/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4
2. 00:15
  Christmas Meditation
  A reflection on the meaning of Christmas with actor and comedian Sally Phillips.
3. 00:30
  Last Christmas—3. Aimee Mullins & Bill Scanlon
  3/5Personal seasonal reflections. A tennis player falls on hard times and an athlete’s story.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—26/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—26/12/2019
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—26/12/2019
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—26/12/2019
  National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—26/12/2019
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop Sarah Mullally
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Farming the Lakes
  Can traditional farming survive in the Lake District?
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 8 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

Thursday 26 December 2019