Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Caitlin Moran, and Bonnie Tyler's Inheritance Tracks. BBC Radio 4, Factual schedule Thursday 29 November 2012
Thursday 29 November 2012
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Early
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00:30 – 00:48
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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01:00 – 05:20
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 29/11/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:45 – 06:00
Farming Today 29/11/2012
The winner of the 'Farming Today' Farmer of the Year award is revealed.
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Morning
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08:31 – 09:00
Yesterday in Parliament 29/11/2012
Susan Hulme covers Prime Minister's Questions and debates in the Commons and the Lords.
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09:00 – 09:45
Listen nowIn Our Time Crystallography
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.
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09:45 – 10:00
Book of the Week The Black Count, Episode 4
4/5 General Dumas accompanies Napoleon on his ill-fated expedition to Egypt.
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10:00 – 10:45
Listen nowWoman's Hour Lady MacMillan; Maeve Binchy's A Week in Winter; women in prison
Lady MacMillan on her husband Kenneth's ballets; Maeve Binchy's last book; women in prison
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11:00 – 11:30
Listen nowCrossing Continents The Mystery of South Africa's Missing Textbooks
Rob Walker investigates allegations of corruption affecting South African schools.
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11:30 – 12:00
Listen nowThe Beat Hotel
How a down-at-heel Parisian hotel became the world's avant-garde headquarters.
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours Energy Bill, Prof Malcolm Harrington and fake electrical goods
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
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12:04 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours Energy Bill, Prof Malcolm Harrington and fake electrical goods
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
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15:00 – 15:27
Listen nowOpen Country Atlantic College at 50
Felicity Evans visits Atlantic College in south Wales - set up to promote peace.
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15:27 – 15:30
Listen nowRadio 4 Appeal One to One Children's Fund
Sue MacGregor presents the Radio 4 Appeal for One to One Children's Fund.
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15:30 – 16:00
Listen nowOpen Book Children's Book Special
Children's Book Special with Richard Curtis, Charlie Higson, Lauren Child and Amanda Craig
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16:00 – 16:30
Listen nowThe Film Programme 29/11/2012
Francine Stock talks with Ralph Fiennes about Charles Dickens and James Bond.
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16:30 – 17:00
Listen nowMaterial World 29/11/2012
UK Energy Bill, rat cull in South Georgia, the powers of olive oil, and Romantic Chemistry
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Evening
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19:15 – 19:45
Listen nowFront Row Roddy Doyle, Boris Godunov, The Staves, TV Drama The Fear
Roddy Doyle on his new novella, Boris Godunov at the RSC, and singing sisters The Staves.
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20:00 – 20:30
Listen nowThe Report The Royal British Legion
Angus Crawford examines controversial change at the Royal British Legion.
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20:30 – 21:00
Listen nowIn Business Berlin: Start-Up City
Peter Day reports from Berlin - a city developing into a successful high-tech hub.
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21:00 – 21:30
Listen nowSaving Species Series 3, Sausage lichen; Turkmenistan; hen harriers
13/24 Brett Westwood looks at the creation of a vast nature reserve in Turkmenistan.
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21:30 – 21:58
Listen nowIn Our Time Crystallography
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.
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23:30 – 00:00
Today in Parliament 29/11/2012
The keenly awaited report of the Leveson Inquiry into newspaper standards is released.
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Late
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