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麻豆社 Radio 4 FM Schedule Saturday 20 December 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—20/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
2. 00:30
  
  Artworks—When I Met Jane Austen, Colm T贸ib铆n on Persuasion, the Navy, and a special letter
  
  9/10 Writers and thinkers tell Dr Paula Byrne when they met Jane Austen. Today, Colm T贸ib铆n.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—20/12/2025
  
  A selection of 麻豆社 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary—20/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—20/12/2025
  
  Spiritual reflection with Fiona Stewart, a writer who runs a Christian arts charity.
8. 05:45
  
  You're Dead to Me—Dead Funny History, Ramesses the Great
  
  Ancient Egypt鈥檚 big king, big statues, big laughs.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  News and Papers—20/12/2025
  
  The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers.
2. 06:07
  
  This Natural Life—Dara McAnulty
  
  Martha Kearney meets the young naturalist at dusk on the Mourne Mountains, County Down.
3. 06:30
  
  Farming Today—20/12/2025
  
  The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
4. 06:57
  
  Weather—20/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecast
5. 07:00
  
  Today—20/12/2025
  
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
6. 09:00
  
  Saturday Live—A Christmas Games Special
  
  Adrian shares fascinating festive stories from players, creators and collectors of games.
7. 10:00
  
  Curious Cases—Series 24, Mining for Gold (GOLD!)
  
  12/13 Hannah Fry and Dara 脫 Briain go prospecting for answers about how much gold we've mined.
8. 10:30
  
  The Kitchen Cabinet—Series 50, Caledonian Road
  
  6/6 Jay Rayner and the panel are in London answering questions from an audience of home cooks.
9. 11:00
  
  The Week in Westminster—20/12/2025
  
  Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
10. 11:30
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—20/12/2025
  
  Insight, wit and analysis from 麻豆社 correspondents, journalists and writers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—20/12/2025
  
  The latest national and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  Money Box—20/12/2025
  
  The latest news from the world of personal finance
3. 12:30
  
  Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2025, Episode 2
  
  2/2 Satirical impressions from the team headed up by Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
4. 12:57
  
  Weather—20/12/2025
  
  The latest weather forecast
5. 13:00
  
  News—20/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
6. 13:10
  
  Any Questions?—19/12/2025
  
  Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities
7. 14:05
  
  Any Answers?—20/12/2025
  
  Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?
8. 14:45
  
  The Archers—19/12/2025
  
  The Archers come together for the festive season.
9. 15:00
  
  Opening Lines—Sense and Sensibility - Episode One
  
  John Yorke explores Jane Austen鈥檚 influential novel, Sense and Sensibility.
10. 15:15
  
  Drama on 4—Sense and Sensibility, Part 1
  
  1/2 Austen鈥檚 tale of two sisters with wildly different hearts. Starring Tamsin Greig.
11. 16:15
  
  Woman's Hour—20/12/2025
  
  Highlights from the Woman's Hour week
12. 17:00
  
  PM—20/12/2025
  
  Full coverage of the day's news
13. 17:30
  
  Sliced Bread—Toast - Farepak's Christmas Hampers
  
  What led to the collapse of the Christmas savings club Farepak?
14. 17:54
  
  Shipping Forecast—20/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
15. 17:57
  
  Weather—20/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecast
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—20/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
2. 18:15
  
  Loose Ends—Gyles Brandreth, Carrie Grant, Simon Evans, Lisa Faulkner, The Unthanks
  
  Stuart Maconie presents a special Christmas edition from the 麻豆社 Philharmonic studio.
3. 19:00
  
  Profile—20/12/2025
  
  An insight into the character of an influential person making the news headlines
4. 19:15
  
  The Infinite Monkey Cage—Series 34, Monkey Business - Robin Dunbar, Dave Gorman and Jo Setchell
  
  Robin Ince and Brian Cox go bananas for our monkiest episode yet, all about primate love.
5. 20:00
  
  Archive on 4—A Ghost Story for Christmas
  
  Katherine Rundell unearths the Christmas ghost story.
6. 21:00
  
  Moral Maze—17/12/2025
  
  Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
7. 22:00
  
  News—20/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
8. 22:15
  
  The Food Programme—Dates: A User's Guide
  
  Dan Saladino finds out how the date became one of the most revered cultivated fruits
9. 23:00
  
  Time of the Week—Series 2, 1. Wives, Ankles, Underwear
  
  1/4 Chloe Slack returns with a new series of the women鈥檚 current affairs show all about women.
10. 23:30
  
  Punt & Dennis: Route Masters—Series 1: From Beer to Eternity, 8 鈥� From Motown to Ed Sheeran
  
  8/10 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis wander between Motown and Ed Sheeran with Mark Billingham.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—21/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Take Four Books—Salman Rushdie
  
  On his new collection of short fiction and its connections to three other literary works.
3. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 01:00
  
  Selection of 麻豆社 World Service Programmes—21/12/2025
  
  A selection of 麻豆社 World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes.
5. 05:30
  
  News Summary—21/12/2025
  
  National and international news from 麻豆社 Radio 4
6. 05:34
  
  Shipping Forecast—21/12/2025
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:43
  
  Bells on Sunday—The church of St John the Baptist in Mathon, Herefordshire
  
  Bells on Sunday comes from the church of St John the Baptist in Mathon, Herefordshire.
8. 05:45
  
  In Touch—16/12/2025
  
  News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted

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