Two determined balloonists, 200 years apart, take to the skies to raise money for charity. BBC Radio 4, Factual schedule Wednesday 28 November 2012
Wednesday 28 November 2012
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Early
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00:30 – 00:48
Book of the Week The Black Count, Episode 2
2/5 An opulent lifestyle is surrendered when the young gallant enlists in the French Army.
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01:00 – 05:20
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 28/11/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:45 – 06:00
Farming Today 28/11/2012
Shoppers may have to pay more for potatoes after the worst harvest for 35 years.
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Morning
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08:31 – 09:00
Yesterday in Parliament 28/11/2012
Sean Curran reports on events in Westminster.
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09:00 – 09:45
Listen nowMidweek Bill Kenwright, Joe Brown, Katrina van Grouw, Liam Carson
Libby Purves meets theatre producer Bill Kenwright and musician Joe Brown.
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09:45 – 10:00
Book of the Week The Black Count, Episode 3
3/5 General Dumas proves himself on the battlefield and encounters Napoleon Bonaparte.
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10:00 – 10:45
Listen nowWoman's Hour Heather Headley; Seven Deadly Sins
Heather Headley, star of The Bodyguard musical. How do we view the Seven Deadly Sins?
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11:00 – 11:30
Listen nowThe Goddess of English
Zareer Masani on why Indians worship English as a goddess who can free them from poverty.
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours The Great British Bake Off, dental charges and toll bridges
Celebrity bakers Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood on the state of British baking.
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12:04 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours The Great British Bake Off, dental charges and toll bridges
Celebrity bakers Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood on the state of British baking.
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13:45 – 14:00
Listen nowLetters from Germany Michael Sturmer
3/5 Historian and journalist Michael Sturmer on the shifting perceptions of his country.
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15:00 – 15:30
Listen nowMoney Box Live Floods
Ruth Alexander and a panel of guests answer your calls on the impact of the floods.
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15:30 – 16:00
Listen nowAll in the Mind 27/11/2012
Polygraph testing for sex offenders, birdsong and wellbeing, body image and disfigurement.
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16:00 – 16:30
Listen nowThinking Allowed Family funerals; red tape
Laurie Taylor hears how corrupt officialdom causes poverty.
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16:30 – 17:00
Listen nowThe Media Show Lobbying before Leveson
Steve Hewlett on the last-minute lobbying before Lord Justice Leveson reports.
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Evening
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19:15 – 19:45
Listen nowFront Row Daniel Radcliffe in A Young Doctor's Notebook, Oliver Sacks, the Hunt
Daniel Radcliffe in TV series A Young Doctor's Notebook, plus Oliver Sacks and The Hunt.
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20:45 – 21:00
Listen nowFour Thought Series 3, Sara Ziff: The Problem with Fashion
Model and activist Sara Ziff discusses the problems with fashion and modelling.
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21:00 – 21:30
Listen nowFrontiers Brain Machine Interfaces
Geoff Watts looks into how scientists can use the mind to control artificial limbs.
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21:30 – 21:58
Listen nowMidweek Bill Kenwright, Joe Brown, Katrina van Grouw, Liam Carson
Libby Purves meets theatre producer Bill Kenwright and musician Joe Brown.
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23:30 – 00:00
Today in Parliament 28/11/2012
A clash at Prime Minister's Questions over the government's welfare-to-work programme.
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Late
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