BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 13 December 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—13/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney—Episode 1
  1/5The American comedian's fiercely tender memoir of losing his toddler son to cancer.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—13/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—13/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—13/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—13/12/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/12/2022 Land Use report; Avian flu; Cheese exports
  A Lords report calls for a Land Use Commission. Plus avian flu and cheese exports.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow
  Writer Amy Liptrot discusses how hooded crows in Berlin remind her of her youth.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—13/12/2022
  News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  Room 5—Series 2, 6. Tre
  7/10On his childhood nightmares and the diagnosis that explained them.
3. 09:30
  Flight of the Ospreys—On the Gambia River
  Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys as they reach Gambia.
4. 09:45
  A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney—Episode 2
  2/5Rob’s professional gamble has paid off but he’s about to be needed at home more than ever.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust. RCN's Pat Cullen. Dance like no-one's watching
  Hilary McGrady the DG of the National Trust. David Coulthard on women in F1. Nurses strike
6. 11:00
  Phantoms in the Brain—‘I'm tired of feeling a prisoner to my thoughts’ – Moksha’s story
  The doctor with OCD so extreme he drives 50 miles every day just to use the toilet at home
7. 11:30
  Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Episode 1: The Baritone Voice
  The music writer presents a series of meditations on different aspects of music.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—13/12/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  You and Yours—Call You and Yours: How are the strikes and threatened strikes affecting you?
  Call You and Yours: How are the strikes and threatened strikes affecting you?
3. 12:57
  Weather—13/12/2022
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  World at One—13/12/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
5. 13:45
  Please Protect Abraham—7. Just Pray
  Abraham’s friends and family retrace the events of Sunday 25 March, 2018.
6. 14:00
  The Archers—12/12/2022
  There’s romance on the cards for the Grundys.
7. 14:15
  Broken Colours—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Jess and Dan try to piece together what happened at the supermarket shooting.
8. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 33, Expression
  Short documentaries about how we express ourselves. Presented by Josie Long.
9. 15:30
  A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand—Series 2: Can I Change?, S2. Ep 2 - Does our birth order affect our personality?
  The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
10. 16:00
  Will Bird Flu Steal Christmas?
  Charlotte Smith investigates the outbreak, vaccines, and if bird flu will steal Christmas.
11. 16:30
  Great Lives—Olivia Laing on Christopher Lloyd, Gardener and Writer
  Writer Olivia Laing nominates the gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd.
12. 17:00
  PM—13/12/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—13/12/2022 Scientists have made a major breakthrough in their quest to make nuclear fusion
  It's hoped it could one day lead to a near-limitless source of clean power
2. 18:30
  Hennikay—Series 1, 4. Going Home
  4/4Guy goes back home to where it all started to see if he can make sense of Hennikay.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—13/12/2022
  One resident makes a drunken admission.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody; Qatar art, architecture & the World Cup; Hannah Khalil
  Director Kasi Lemmons on I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a Whitney Houston biopic.
5. 20:00
  What’s a Tory?
  Lewis Goodall wonders what it means to be a Conservative in Britain today.
6. 20:40
  In Touch—The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer; Visually Impaired Netball
  We talk about the role of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer in diagnosing sight loss.
7. 21:00
  All in the Mind—The sudden rise in teenagers developing tics during the pandemic
  How much is social media behind a rise in involuntary tics in teens during the pandemic?
8. 21:30
  Room 5—Series 2, 6. Tre
  7/10On his childhood nightmares and the diagnosis that explained them.
9. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Rishi Sunak sets out new plan to curb Channel migrants
  The PM has outlined measures aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the Channel
10. 22:45
  A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson—Episode 2
  2/5Elizabeth discovers she won’t ever be going home whilst Clara still longs for her sister.
11. 23:00
  Rhys James—Rhys James Isn't..., Rhys James Isn’t… "A"
  1/2Comedian Rhys James tries on some opposite political opinions to see how they fit.
12. 23:30
  Today in Parliament—13/12/2022
  All the news from today's sitting at Westminster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—14/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney—Episode 2
  2/5Rob’s professional gamble has paid off but he’s about to be needed at home more than ever.
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—14/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—14/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—14/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—14/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—14/12/2022
  A reflection and prayer to start the day with the Rt Revd Mary Stallard.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—13/12/2022 Migration and farming; artisan cheese
  Migration Advisory Committee report. Cheese made in the remotest of places.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Auk
  Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk.

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