BBC Radio 4, Factual schedule Saturday 22 December 2012
Saturday 22 December 2012
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Morning
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06:07 – 06:30
Listen nowOpen Country Christmas in Norfolk
Helen Mark is in Norfolk where preparations for Christmas are well underway.
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06:30 – 06:57
Farming Today Farming Today This Week
The onward march of the Schmallenberg virus. Farming and countryside news with Caz Graham.
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09:00 – 10:30
Listen nowSaturday Live Sanjeev Bhaskar and Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson's Inheritance Tracks
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with a Saturday Live selection box.
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10:30 – 11:00
...But Still They Come
The story behind the recording of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.
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11:00 – 11:30
Listen nowWeek in Westminster 22/12/2012
George Parker of the Financial Times looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
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11:30 – 12:00
Listen nowFrom Our Own Correspondent A Parisian merry-go-round ride
Kate Adie introduces BBC despatches from Burma, Greece, India, Paris and St Helena.
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Afternoon
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12:00 – 12:30
Listen nowMoney Box Package accounts - is the end now? Carbon discredits. The taxman cometh...not. When you can and can't cool off
Packaged accounts, carbon discredits, the taxman cometh not, and cooling off.
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12:04 – 12:30
Listen nowMoney Box Package accounts - is the end now? Carbon discredits. The taxman cometh...not. When you can and can't cool off
Packaged accounts, carbon discredits, the taxman cometh not, and cooling off.
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13:10 – 14:00
Listen nowAny Questions? Haddenham Village Hall, Buckinghamshire
Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate from Haddenham in Buckinghamshire.
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14:00 – 14:30
Any Answers? 22/12/2012
Your chance to have your say on the issues of the week. With Anita Anand.
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16:00 – 17:00
Listen nowWoman's Hour Weekend Woman's Hour: Cate Blanchett, Tove Jansson, Meow Meow
From Elizabeth to Galadriel - Cate Blanchett on being a Queen. Presented by Jane Garvey.
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Evening
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18:15 – 19:00
Loose Ends Macy Gray, James Purefoy, Bryan Ferry, Matthew McFadyen and Freshsteps
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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19:15 – 20:00
Listen nowSaturday Review Life of Pi, Dance of Death and Restless are all reviewed
Life of Pi and Strindberg's Dance of Death, plus Restless and The Girl on TV over Xmas.
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20:00 – 21:00
Archive on 4 What Big Teeth You Have...
Anthony McGowan uncovers the dark story behind the Grimms beloved fairy tales.
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22:15 – 23:00
Listen nowUnreliable Evidence Unfair Dismissal
Clive Anderson and guests discuss controversial proposed changes in employment law.
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23:00 – 23:30
Brain of Britain 17/12/2012
The nationwide general knowledge quiz, chaired by Russell Davies.
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23:30 – 00:00
No Ideas But in Things: The Poetry of William Carlos Williams
Annie Freud explores the work of the all-American poet, William Carlos Williams.
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Late
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Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl Tull is left to bring up her three children alone