Computers for £24, the best supermarket fashions, and weights and measures inspectors. BBC Radio 4, Factual schedule Tuesday 18 December 2012
Tuesday 18 December 2012
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Early
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00:30 – 00:48
Book of the Week Shakespeare's Local - Six Centuries of History Seen through One Extraordinary Pub, Episode 1
1/5 The pub's early incarnation as a lawless Southwark drinking den.
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01:00 – 05:20
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 18/12/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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05:45 – 06:00
Farming Today 18/12/2012
As a group is fined for illegal hunting, supporters say the law is pointless and confusing
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Morning
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08:31 – 09:00
Yesterday in Parliament 18/12/2012
Sean Curran reports on events at Westminster.
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09:00 – 09:30
Listen nowThe Life Scientific John Gurdon
2012 Nobel Prize winner John Gurdon on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the Sheep.
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09:30 – 09:45
Listen nowOne to One Olivia O'Leary with Mick Fitzgerald
Olivia O'Leary meets one of the greatest ever jump-jockeys, Mick Fitzgerald.
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09:45 – 10:00
Book of the Week Shakespeare's Local - Six Centuries of History Seen through One Extraordinary Pub, Episode 2
2/5 The George enters literary history with the publication of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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10:00 – 10:45
Listen nowWoman's Hour Sheridan Smith; Meow Meow; Alcohol and teenagers
Meow Meow in cabaret, Sheridan Smith, alcohol and teenagers. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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11:00 – 11:30
Listen nowSaving Species Series 3, Wildlife Art / Wildlife Gardening Forum
16/24 Brett Westwood takes a look at the relationship between wildlife conservation and art.
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11:30 – 12:00
Riot Grrrls
A noisy exploration of the punk and politics of music's Riot Grrrl movement.
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours Call You and Yours: more money for grassroots sports
£493 million is to be invested in grassroots sports - what will it mean for you?
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12:04 – 12:57
Listen nowYou and Yours Call You and Yours: more money for grassroots sports
£493 million is to be invested in grassroots sports - what will it mean for you?
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13:45 – 14:00
Grimm Thoughts Episode 2
2/10 Marina Warner traces Grimms' tales back to their ancient origins.
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15:00 – 15:30
Listen nowThe Kitchen Cabinet Series 3, Birmingham
3/6 Jay Rayner and the Kitchen Cabinet team are with food enthusiasts in Birmingham.
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15:30 – 16:00
Listen nowThe Library Returns
Jonathan Glancey argues that amid closures, the public library is also being reinvented. (R)
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16:00 – 16:30
Listen nowWord of Mouth Under the Influence
Michael Rosen starts a new series by investigating the effects of alcohol on speech.
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16:30 – 17:00
Listen nowGreat Lives Series 29, Prince Alamayu
3/9 Lemn Sissay joins Matthew Parris to discuss Queen Victoria's favourite, Prince Alamayu.
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Evening
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19:15 – 19:45
Listen nowFront Row Salman Rushdie, Victoria Wood, Christmas Jukebox Jury
Salman Rushdie on the film of his novel Midnight's Children; Victoria Wood on Joyce Hatto.
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20:00 – 20:40
Listen nowEurope Moves East
Allan Little looks at the changing dynamic of the European Union, as power heads east.
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20:40 – 21:00
Listen nowIn Touch 18/12/2012
RNIB's Matt Davies tells Peter White of their concerns about the new regulations on PIPs.
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21:00 – 21:30
Listen nowAll in the Mind Mind mindedness; communicating risk; dyslexia
Claudia Hammond investigates how reading a baby's mind helps its development.
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21:30 – 21:58
Listen nowThe Life Scientific John Gurdon
2012 Nobel Prize winner John Gurdon on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the Sheep.
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23:00 – 23:30
Listen nowThe Infinite Monkey Cage Series 7, Creating Life
5/6 Comedian Ed Byrne joins Robin and Brian to talk about science's quest to create life.
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23:30 – 00:00
Today in Parliament 18/12/2012
Sean Curran with the day's top news stories from Westminster.
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Late
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00:30 – 00:48
Book of the Week Shakespeare's Local - Six Centuries of History Seen through One Extraordinary Pub, Episode 2
2/5 The George enters literary history with the publication of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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01:00 – 05:20
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes 19/12/2012
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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