BBC Radio 4, Factual schedule Wednesday 5 December 2012
Wednesday 5 December 2012
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Early
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00:30 – 00:48
Book of the Week The Horologicon, Episode 2
2/5 Did you jenticulate well this morning? More hidden delights from the English language.
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01:00 – 05:20
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 05/12/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:45 – 06:00
Farming Today 05/12/2012
Fears for the future of upland farms as new entrants turn their back on the industry.
FM only
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Morning
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08:31 – 09:00
Yesterday in Parliament 05/12/2012
Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster and beyond.
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09:00 – 09:45
Listen nowMidweek Jocelyn Burton, Michael Holroyd, Bruno Tonioli, Jonathan Hancock
Libby Purves meets Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli and biographer Michael Holroyd.
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09:45 – 10:00
Book of the Week The Horologicon, Episode 3
3/5 As the amell approaches, it's time to dash to a grubbery.
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10:00 – 10:45
Listen nowWoman's Hour Judit Polgar; Teaching compassion; Sex workers
Chess grandmaster Judit Polgar, sex workers, teaching compassion. Presenter Jenni Murray.
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10:30 – 10:45
Listen nowWoman's Hour Judit Polgar; Teaching compassion; Sex workers
Chess grandmaster Judit Polgar, sex workers, teaching compassion. Presenter Jenni Murray.
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11:00 – 11:30
Uzbek to My Roots
An audio diary from Londoner Amy and her family as they journey back to their Jewish roots
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours How flu vaccines are made, the Autumn Statement, and first aid in schools
The way we vaccinate for flu is a 'gamble' according to the Department of Health.
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12:04 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours How flu vaccines are made, the Autumn Statement, and first aid in schools
The way we vaccinate for flu is a 'gamble' according to the Department of Health.
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13:45 – 14:00
The Global Gap Series 1: Mexico, Green Politicians
3/5 Green politicians from the UK and Mexico compare notes.
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15:00 – 15:30
Listen nowMoney Box Live The Autumn Statement
Financial phone-in on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement with Paul Lewis and Ruth Alexander
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15:30 – 16:00
Listen nowAll in the Mind Alzheimer's Disease
Claudia Hammond on understanding the changes in the brain leading to Alzheimer's disease.
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16:00 – 16:30
Listen nowThinking Allowed Work identity on the railway; how to be gay
Laurie Taylor on a new book exploring gay male identity. Also, work identity in crisis.
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16:30 – 17:00
Listen nowThe Media Show Editors' meeting, Hacked Off, NewsCorp
Hacked Off's plans after Leveson and NewsCorp's plans for its UK papers.
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Evening
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19:15 – 19:45
Listen nowFront Row All-female Julius Caesar; writer Mike Bartlett on The Town
An all-female staging of Julius Caesar and Mike Bartlett on his first TV drama.
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20:45 – 21:00
Listen nowFour Thought Series 3, Amber Dermont: The Benefits of an Unhappy Childhood
Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.
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21:00 – 21:30
Listen nowFrontiers 05/12/2012
Adam Rutherford reports on the recent discovery that much of our DNA is not useless junk.
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21:30 – 21:58
Listen nowMidweek Jocelyn Burton, Michael Holroyd, Bruno Tonioli, Jonathan Hancock
Libby Purves meets Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli and biographer Michael Holroyd.
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23:30 – 00:00
Today in Parliament 05/12/2012
Keith Macdougall with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
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Live from Emmanuel Church, Didsbury. Preacher: Debra Green OBE. Leader: Andrew Graystone.