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FM Schedule for Tuesday 8 December 2009

  1. 00:00–00:30
    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
  2. 00:30–00:48
    1/5. The two-year-old Joe is propelled onto the stage at Sadler's Wells by his ruthless father.
  3. 00:48–01:00
  4. 01:00–05:20
    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
  5. 05:20–05:30
  6. 05:30–05:43
  7. 05:43–05:45
    Daily prayer and reflection with Andrew Graystone.
  8. 05:45–06:00
    Anna Hill hears claims that the food strategy for the 2012 Olympics is flawed.
  9. 06:00–09:00
    Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
  10. 09:00–09:30
    Dr Warren Hern talks about his choice to carry out abortions despite death threats.
  11. 09:30–09:45
    5/5. Paul examines two groups at the sharp end of the process - agents and audiences. (R)
  12. 09:45–10:00
    2/5. The young Grimaldi begins to make his mark as a comic performer in London.
  13. 10:00–11:00
    With Jane Garvey. Including Tamzin Outhwaite on Sweet Charity, and children's outdoor play
  14. 11:00–11:30
    Benjamin Zephaniah examines why Jamaican patois is the slang of choice for UK teenagers.
  15. 11:30–12:00
    Janet Ellis celebrates the history and the art of the jigsaw puzzle.
  16. 12:00–12:57
    Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
  17. 12:57–13:00
    The latest weather forecast.
  18. 13:00–13:30
    National and international news with Martha Kearney.
  19. 13:30–14:00
    2/4. Frances Fyfield and her team explore Tippett's pre-war masterpiece, A Child of Our Time.
  20. 14:00–14:15
    Emotions run high at Ambridge Hall.
  21. 14:15–15:00
    By Bernard MacLaverty. Poet Andrew steps from his office and is engulfed by a blizzard.
  22. 15:00–15:30
    Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.
  23. 15:30–15:45
    1/3. By Hugo Kelly. A single woman seizes an opportunity to get away for a weekend.
  24. 15:45–16:00
    2/4. Ruth Padel explores how Darwin established relationships as a husband and father. (R)
  25. 16:00–16:30
    Michael Rosen meets the consultants who will teach you how to speak more clearly.
  26. 16:30–16:56
    1/9. Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes discusses the life of Henry V.
  27. 16:56–17:00
    East Germany elects a new leader amid fears the country is sliding into lawlessness.
  28. 17:00–18:00
    Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
  29. 18:00–18:30
    National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
  30. 18:30–19:00
    1/6. Beagle Team infringe every civil liberty in the book on behalf of national security.
  31. 19:00–19:15
    Vicky and Joe get into the festive spirit.
  32. 19:15–19:45
    Including 2009 Turner Prize-winning artist Richard Wright.
  33. 19:45–20:00
    2/5. Amy and her sister Muriel visit friends in Trinidad, but Muriel takes a turn for the worse
  34. 20:00–20:40
    Fran Abrams examines aggressive cost-cutting in the government's forensic science service.
  35. 20:40–21:00
    Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
  36. 21:00–21:30
    Scientists say testing our 'working memory' instead of IQ would be more accurate.
  37. 21:30–21:58
    Dr Warren Hern talks about his choice to carry out abortions despite death threats.
  38. 21:58–22:00
    Weather information.
  39. 22:00–22:45
    National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
  40. 22:45–23:00
    7/10. Both Elsie and Violet are increasingly anxious about Henry's weakened state.
  41. 23:00–23:30
    3/6. Ben and Mary's love life needs help; luckily Blitz has found Lord Byron to offer some tips
  42. 23:30–00:00
    News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
  43. 00:00–00:30
    The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
  44. 00:30–00:48
    2/5. The young Grimaldi begins to make his mark as a comic performer in London.
  45. 00:48–01:00
    The latest shipping forecast.
  46. 01:00–05:20
    BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

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