FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—19/12/2009
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Dear Granny Smith, Episode 5
5/5 The tale of Tom and Jerry and the big grey boxes.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—19/12/2009
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—19/12/2009
The latest news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—19/12/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Bishop Alan Abernethy.
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05:45
Running Away—Hugh Dennis
4/5 Comedian Hugh Dennis takes one of his favourite walks near his home on the Sussex Downs. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—19/12/2009
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—19/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Open Country—Growing Tents Not Crops on Gower
Helen Mark visits the Gower Peninsula to explore the impact of tourism on farming.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Research predicts that food sales will be up on last year despite the recession.
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06:57
Weather—19/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—19/12/2009
Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—19/12/2009
Fi Glover is joined by sports reporter Garry Richardson. With poetry from Susan Richardson
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10:00
Excess Baggage—19/12/2009
Sandi Toksvig hears about pyramids, opera houses and cargo containers round the world.
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10:30
Here We Come
John Waite tells the story of The Monkees, the successful 1960s pop group.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—19/12/2009
Peter Riddell leads a round-table reflection on an extraordinary year in politics.
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—19/12/2009
Kate Adie introduces 麻豆社 foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Money Box—19/12/2009
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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12:30
The Now Show—Series 29, Episode 4
4/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
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12:57
Weather—19/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—19/12/2009
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—18/12/2009
Martha Kearney chairs the topical debate from Masham, North Yorkshire.
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14:00
Any Answers?—19/12/2009
Martha Kearney takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
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14:30
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
When a tornado lands Dorothy in Oz, she must battle her way to get back home...
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15:30
Tales from the Stave—Series 5, Holst: The Planets
3/4 Frances Fyfield and guests pore over the pages of the manuscript of Holst's The Planets.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
Sigourney Weaver talks about Avatar and life beyond the screen.
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16:56
1989: Day by Day—19th December 1989
Serious unrest is reported in Romania, with hundreds massacred.
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17:00
PM—Saturday PM
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines.
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17:30
iPM—19/12/2009
The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—19/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—19/12/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—19/12/2009
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—19/12/2009
Peter Curran is joined by Boy George, Mark Ravenhill and Michael Fassbender.
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19:00
From Fact to Fiction—Series 7, The Guilt Season
7/8 Writer Liz Jensen creates a fictional response to the week's news.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Keira Knightley's stage debut and Sam Taylor Wood's feature film Nowhere Boy
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Richard Coles, Jude Kelly and Amanda Vickery.
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20:00
Archive on 4—A Dog's Life
Peter White examines the changing role of the working dog.
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21:00
Classic Serial—The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 3
3/3 George Smiley reaches the end of his hunt for the mole.
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22:00
News and Weather—19/12/2009
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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22:15
Unreliable Evidence—European Law: After Lisbon
Will the Lisbon Treaty generate a legal tsunami which will overwhelm British sovereignty?
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23:00
Brain of Britain—14/12/2009
Russell Davies chairs the tenth, heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.
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23:30
Adventures in Poetry—Series 10, On First Looking into Chapman's Homer
6/6 Peggy Reynolds explores the stories behind the Keats' poem and its enduring appeal.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—20/12/2009
The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Pier Shorts, Love Lessons from Cephalopods
2/5 By Kay Sexton. A marine scientist challenges a Russian gangmaster to a swimming contest. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—20/12/2009
麻豆社 Radio 4 joins the 麻豆社 World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—20/12/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—20/12/2009
News from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—20/12/2009
The sound of bells from St John the Baptist, Loughton.
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05:45
The Watchdog and the Feral Beast—Episode 1
1/3 Does the press act as freedom's guardian or is it a 'feral beast', in Tony Blair's phrase?
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