BBC Radio 4, Factual schedule Wednesday 5 December 2012

Wednesday 5 December 2012

  1. Early

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    1. 00:30

      Book of the Week The Horologicon, Episode 2

      2/5 Did you jenticulate well this morning? More hidden delights from the English language.

    2. 01:00

      Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 05/12/2012

      BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

    3. 05:45

      Farming Today 05/12/2012

      Fears for the future of upland farms as new entrants turn their back on the industry.

      FM only
  2. Morning

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    1. 08:31

      Yesterday in Parliament 05/12/2012

      Susan Hulme reports on events at Westminster and beyond.

      LW only
    2. 09:00

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      Midweek Jocelyn Burton, Michael Holroyd, Bruno Tonioli, Jonathan Hancock

      Libby Purves meets Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli and biographer Michael Holroyd.

      FM only
    3. 09:45

      Book of the Week The Horologicon, Episode 3

      3/5 As the amell approaches, it's time to dash to a grubbery.

      FM only
    4. 10:00

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      Woman's Hour Judit Polgar; Teaching compassion; Sex workers

      Chess grandmaster Judit Polgar, sex workers, teaching compassion. Presenter Jenni Murray.

      FM only
    5. 10:30

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      Woman's Hour Judit Polgar; Teaching compassion; Sex workers

      Chess grandmaster Judit Polgar, sex workers, teaching compassion. Presenter Jenni Murray.

      LW only
    6. 11:00

      Uzbek to My Roots

      An audio diary from Londoner Amy and her family as they journey back to their Jewish roots

  3. Afternoon

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    1. 12:00

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      You 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.

      FM only
    2. 12:04

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      You 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.

      LW only
    3. 13:45

      The Global Gap Series 1: Mexico, Green Politicians

      3/5 Green politicians from the UK and Mexico compare notes.

    4. 15:00

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      Money Box Live The Autumn Statement

      Financial phone-in on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement with Paul Lewis and Ruth Alexander

    5. 15:30

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      All in the Mind Alzheimer's Disease

      Claudia Hammond on understanding the changes in the brain leading to Alzheimer's disease.

    6. 16:00

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      Thinking 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.

    7. 16:30

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      The Media Show Editors' meeting, Hacked Off, NewsCorp

      Hacked Off's plans after Leveson and NewsCorp's plans for its UK papers.

  4. Evening

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    1. 19:15

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      Front 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.

    2. 20:45

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      Four Thought Series 3, Amber Dermont: The Benefits of an Unhappy Childhood

      Amber Dermont explains the benefits of an unhappy childhood.

    3. 21:00

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      Frontiers 05/12/2012

      Adam Rutherford reports on the recent discovery that much of our DNA is not useless junk.

    4. 21:30

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      Midweek Jocelyn Burton, Michael Holroyd, Bruno Tonioli, Jonathan Hancock

      Libby Purves meets Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli and biographer Michael Holroyd.

    5. 23:30

      Today in Parliament 05/12/2012

      Keith Macdougall with the day's top news stories from Westminster.

    1. 00:30

      Book of the Week The Horologicon, Episode 3

      3/5 As the amell approaches, it's time to dash to a grubbery.

    2. 01:00

      Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 06/12/2012

      BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

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