BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 27 December 2022

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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—27/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Wild Bond—The Spy
  1/5Emily Knight celebrates 60 years of James Bond, with some help from the animal kingdom.
3. 00:30
  Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 1
  1/5Hilary Mantel’s frank and haunting portrait of her early years.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—27/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—27/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—27/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—27/12/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—27/12/22 - Forty Farms
  A portrait in pictures of 40 Cumbrian farms at a time of major change to UK farming.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 9 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—27/12/2022
  Jamie Oliver guest edits Today.
2. 09:00
  Room 5—Series 2, 8. Hannah
  9/10On being one in a million.
3. 09:30
  Flight of the Ospreys—Coming in to Land
  Emily Knight and Sacha Dench look back on the 5,000km migration of Britain's ospreys.
4. 09:45
  Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 2
  2/5The young Hilary Mantel recalls her first experience of school.
5. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—On Being Seen: Actor Constance Wu, Zara McDermott, Dr Jess Wade, filmmaker Gurinder Chadha & Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran
  Crazy Rich Asians actor Constance Wu on the nuances and pressures of representation.
6. 11:00
  Phantoms in the Brain—‘Is back pain a transmissible disease?' - Dan’s story
  Dan lives with agonising back ache, until a pilot study into pain transforms his life.
7. 11:30
  Laura Barton's Notes on Music—Episode 3: Cars and Girls
  The music writer presents a series of meditations on different aspects of music.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—27/12/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 6. Daygamers and Daydreamers
  Nerdy student Tom Ralis reinvented himself as a seduction guru. It ended in tragedy.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Portable Heaters
  Which portable heater is best for heating you – and the room you’re in?
4. 12:57
  Weather—27/12/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—27/12/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  Causing a Scene—Ghosts
  Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—26/12/2022
  Tony receives a gift from his sister.
8. 14:15
  The Dark Is Rising—Episode Two: The Book of Gramarye
  Will uses his new powers, but the Dark appears in many terrifying forms.
9. 15:00
  Short Cuts—Series 33, Time Stops
  Josie Long presents short documentaries that play with our perception of time.
10. 15:30
  A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand—Series 2: Can I Change?, S2. Ep 4 - Does willpower even exist?
  The van Tulleken brothers explore what change is and how it happens.
11. 16:00
  Bad Blood: The Story of Eugenics—Newgenics
  Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
12. 16:30
  Great Lives—Bob Harris on Sir Matt Busby, Manchester United manager
  Presenter Bob Harris champions Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby.
13. 17:00
  PM—27/12/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—27/12/2022 More disruption for rail passengers
  Rail delays and cancellations continue - despite RMT strike ending
2. 18:15
  Just William - The Great Performer by Richmal Crompton—William the Great Actor
  3/5Martin Jarvis’ new recording of this classic tale. Comic chaos onstage.
3. 18:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 5, An American in Yxsjö
  2/4The Swedish family Andersson meet an American cousin.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—27/12/2022
  A decision is made at Brookfield.
5. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Series 4, From Jamaica to Westminster Abbey with Nicky Spence and Laura Jurd
  Trumpeter Laura Jurd and operatic tenor Nicky Spence add five more tracks
6. 20:00
  Christmas Recycled
  Can we find a way to be sustainable at Christmas?
7. 20:40
  In Touch—The Entertainers
  A discussion with three entertainers working in TV, film, pantomime and cartoons.
8. 21:00
  All in the Mind—Can you knit away your worries?
  Claudia Hammond ponders whether crochet can help to ease mental health problems.
9. 21:30
  Room 5—Series 2, 8. Hannah
  9/10On being one in a million.
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—Taiwan extends compulsory military service
  Concerns about a growing threat of invasion from China.
11. 22:45
  Marple: Three New Stories—Miss Marple's Christmas by Ruth Ware, Miss Marple's Christmas (Part 4)
  4/4Christmas dinner is in ruins as Jane Marple unmasks a jewel thief.
12. 23:00
  Lights Out—Series 5, Call Signs
  Man, Mouse and a morse key: the story of a radio amateur in Kyiv as the Russians invade.
13. 23:30
  Only After Dark—Night Ferry
  Adventures into the night with writer Dan Richards.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—28/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Wild Bond—The Femme Fatale
  2/5Emily Knight celebrates Bond's Femmes Fatales, with some help from the animal kingdom.
3. 00:30
  Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 2
  2/5The young Hilary Mantel recalls her first experience of school.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—28/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—28/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—28/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—28/12/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—28/12/2022 Commercial wool
  The sheep farm reviving its wool trade.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 10 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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