Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

01:00 - 05:20

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

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  4. Factual
  5. Schedule, Thursday 12 November 2009

'Factual' schedule for Thursday 12 November 2009

  1. 00:30–00:48
    BBC Radio 4
    3/5. Sara Wheeler flies above the huge Greenland ice sheet.
  2. 01:00–05:20
    BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
  3. 05:45–06:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Charlotte Smith hears that hill farming could die out within a decade.
  4. 09:00–09:45
    BBC Radio 4
    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays
  5. 09:45–10:00
    BBC Radio 4 (FM only)
    4/5. Sara Wheeler remembers some of the explorers who have sought the North Pole.
  6. 10:00–11:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Including actress Romola Garai; canine chic; and who pays for dementia care?
  7. 11:00–11:30
    BBC Radio 4
    Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
  8. 11:30–12:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Alastair Campbell reveals his passion for the music of Belgian singer Jacques Brel. (R)
  9. 12:00–12:57
    BBC Radio 4 (FM only)
    Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
  10. 12:04–12:57
    BBC Radio 4 (LW only)
    Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
  11. 13:30–14:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Miriam Akhtar, Dr Phil Hammond and Lucy Mangan describe what makes them H.A.P.P.Y.
  12. 15:00–15:27
    BBC Radio 4
    Matt Baker explores plans to create a new Lanarkshire town based on Robert Owen's ideals.
  13. 15:27–15:30
    BBC Radio 4
    Jon Snow appeals on behalf of Bhopal Medical Appeal.
  14. 15:45–16:00
    BBC Radio 4
    4/5. Roger Law talks to artists about the division in ceramics between art and industry.
  15. 16:00–16:30
    BBC Radio 4
    Mariella Frostrup unveils the results of the two programmes focusing on neglected classics
  16. 16:30–16:56
    BBC Radio 4
    Quentin Cooper presents a special edition from Cardiff University.
  17. 16:56–17:00
    BBC Radio 4
    The mayors of East and West Berlin shake hands at a new border crossing at Potsdamerplatz.
  18. 19:15–19:45
    BBC Radio 4
    A review of the apocalyptic film 2012, and Norah Jones on her new CD, The Fall.
  19. 20:00–20:30
    BBC Radio 4
    The programme visits the mental health court pilot in Brighton.
  20. 20:30–21:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Evan Davis and his panel discuss why businesses tend to cluster and the future of TV.
  21. 21:00–21:30
    BBC Radio 4
    Geoff Watts dives into underwater archaeology and how cooking transformed human evolution.
  22. 21:30–21:58
    BBC Radio 4
    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays
  23. 23:30–00:00
    BBC Radio 4
    News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
  24. 00:30–00:48
    BBC Radio 4
    4/5. Sara Wheeler remembers some of the explorers who have sought the North Pole.
  25. 01:00–05:20
    BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

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