BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule Wednesday 28 December 2022

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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—28/12/2022
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe guest edits Today
2. 09:00
  The Reith Lectures—The Four Freedoms, The Four Freedoms discussion
  5/5The 2022 Reith Lecturers discuss what FDR's Four Freedoms mean now.
3. 09:45
  Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 3
  3/5Studying law in London, the 20-year-old Mantel found herself bereft without her boyfriend.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—Finding My Voice. Afghanistan. Do you live with a 'man child'? Colourism. The great Christmas Sandwich debate
  Finding My Voice. Taliban ban on women working for NGOs. The Christmas sandwich debate.
5. 11:00
  Room 5—Series 2, 9. Room 5 LIVE
  10/10Room 5 LIVE at Hay Festival with screenwriter Abi Morgan.
6. 11:30
  Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends—Dougie Squires
  Patti Boulaye talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legend, Dougie Squires.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Summary—28/12/2022
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  Influenced—The New Gurus, New Gurus: 7. Bitcoin FC
  Helen Lewis meets the Bitcoin guru from Bedford who bought his local football team.
3. 12:32
  Sliced Bread—Electric Toothbrushes (& Water Flossers)
  The latest electric toothbrushes promise you a ‘professional clean’, but do they deliver?
4. 12:57
  Weather—28/12/2022
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  World at One—28/12/2022
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.
6. 13:45
  Causing a Scene—I Love You
  Antonia Quirke dissects some of the life-changing scenes that define cinema.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—27/12/2022
  A decision is made at Brookfield.
8. 14:15
  The Dark Is Rising—Episode Three: The Coming of the Cold
  The forces of the Dark lay dreadful siege to those of the Light.
9. 15:00
  Money Box—Heating the homes of the future
  Heating the homes of the future to bring energy bills down.
10. 15:30
  All in the Mind—Can you knit away your worries?
  Claudia Hammond ponders whether crochet can help to ease mental health problems.
11. 16:00
  Thinking Allowed—The football pools - mass investment
  Betting and investment - what are the connections and the differences?
12. 16:30
  The Media Show—The Magic of Natural History
  Revealing the secrets of wildlife TV shows with some of the best producers in the business
13. 17:00
  PM—28/12/2022
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—28/12/2022 Another UK climate record broken
  The Met Office says 2022 will be the UK's warmest year on record
2. 18:15
  Just William - The Great Performer by Richmal Crompton—William's Midnight Adventure
  4/5Martin Jarvis performs. A starchy spinster has moved in next door to William. Problems!
3. 18:30
  BBC New Comedy Awards 2022
  Kerry Godliman hosts the grand final of this year's comedy contest.
4. 19:00
  The Archers—28/12/2022
  Fallon has a troubling theory.
5. 19:15
  Add to Playlist—Series 4, Catrin Finch and Neil Brand on musical highs and lows
  Harpist Catrin Finch and composer Neil Brand add the next five tracks to the playlist.
6. 20:00
  First Contact
  Farrah Jarral on preparing for first contact with extra-terrestrials.
7. 20:45
  One to One—Gospel music in Cornwall: Gillian Burke and Ley Adewole
  Gillian Burke explores her love of singing gospel music in her hometown of Falmouth.
8. 21:00
  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.
9. 21:30
  The Media Show—The Magic of Natural History
  Revealing the secrets of wildlife TV shows with some of the best producers in the business
10. 22:00
  The World Tonight—A glimmer of light in Tigray
  Telephone lines working again in parts of war-torn Ethiopian region
11. 22:45
  Marple: Three New Stories—The Unravelling by Natalie Haynes, The Unravelling (Part 1)
  1/3Agatha Christie's iconic detective is reimagined as death visits her sleepy village.
12. 23:00
  Sandi Toksvig's Hygge—Series 1, Prof Brian Cox and Zoe Lyons
  4/5Professor Brian Cox and Zoe Lyons join Sandi Toksvig to explore 'hygge'.
13. 23:30
  Only After Dark—On the Streets
  Adventures into the night with writer Dan Richards.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/12/2022
  The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Wild Bond—The Villain
  3/5Emily Knight celebrate 60 years of Bond Villains, with some help from the animal kingdom.
3. 00:30
  Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel—Episode 3
  3/5Studying law in London, the 20-year-old Mantel found herself bereft without her boyfriend.
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/12/2022
  A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/12/2022
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/12/2022
  The latest news from BBC Radio 4
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—29/12/2022
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Bishop David Walker.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—29/12/22 - Vital Roots Garden
  How a Dorset couple is using climate change to grow subtropical foods.
10. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Alison Steadman - The Twelve Tweets of Christmas 11 of 12
  A seasonal offering from Tweet of the Day for the Christmas period.

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