| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses the impact of China's economic reforms with Will Hutton. 00:45The sound of bells from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Susie reveals what sparked her lifelong passion for the Hollywood star. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Susie recalls 'Judy-like' family Christmases and trying to emulate her heroine. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Dr James Hanvey leads a spiritual reflection on the incarnation. 00:304/5Susie reflects on the notion of fandom and visits a Judy museum. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:151/10An Indian street kid wins a place on a TV quiz. Novel that inspired Slumdog Millionaire.(R) 00:305/5Susie agrees to perform at a 'Judy Night' in New York. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:12The latest weather forecast. 00:152/10He got the first question right, but can Thomas win a billion on the Indian TV game show?(R) 00:302/4Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:11BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
| 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Sarah Swadling.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 05:45News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Lynn Gallagher. 05:455/5Gwyneth Lewis considers the satisfaction of adventure close to home.(R)
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from All Saints Church, Allesley in Coventry. 05:45Chris Bowlby spotlights Czech leader Vaclav Klaus.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 06:00Martin Sixsmith explores the lives of artists and writers who fled the former Eastern Bloc(R)
| 06:00Julian Worricker looks back at 60 years of BBC masterclasses featuring great musicians.(R)
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Reporting from the tiny Channel island of Sark. 06:30News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Mark Tully draws on the ancient prayer tradition of the Examen. 06:35Visiting the family that are keeping Alderney's farming tradition alive. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | 07:00Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Allan Ahlberg.(R) 07:45Sarfraz Manzoor explores John Lennon's love for Cape Wrath in the Scottish Highlands.(R)
| 07:00Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
| 07:00Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little presents a special edition of Sunday on the subject of children. 07:55Dave McGough appeals on behalf of the MM Gulf Veterans and Families Benevolent Association 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | 08:00Nicholas Parsons explores the history of radio comedy and its impact on British life.
| | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10A suite of carols by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and composer Sasha Johnson Manning. 08:50Clive James reflects on life after the grave and Shakespeare's beliefs.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Andrew Marr is joined by John Parker, Tom Holland, Deborah Moggach and Andrew Price. 09:451/5Susie reveals what sparked her lifelong passion for the Hollywood star.
| 09:00Lana Vandenberghe's role in the Jean Charles de Menezes case. 09:302/5A building society which turned detective and found 10,000 pounds for a local charity. 09:452/5Susie recalls 'Judy-like' family Christmases and trying to emulate her heroine.
| 09:00Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests. 09:453/5Susie has a strange meeting with Judy's daughter Liza Minnelli.
| 09:00A service from Bath Abbey, led by the Rector, Rev Prebendary Edward Mason. 09:454/5Susie reflects on the notion of fandom and visits a Judy museum.
| 09:00Kirsty Young's castaway is actor James Nesbitt. 09:455/5Susie agrees to perform at a 'Judy Night' in New York.
| 09:00Presenter Richard Coles is joined by author Stella Duffy. With poetry from Clare Fox.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party on tackling violence against women.
| 10:00Arsenal and England striker Kelly Smith on being one of the world's top female players.
| 10:00The dos and don'ts of wearing red. Plus, Major Janet Pilgrim on her Royal Red Cross.
| 10:00Jenni Murray looks back over the best of the year's music, drama and comedy interviews.
| 10:00Manju Ghosh and Christine Jackson on travelling across England on their bus passes.
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig goes to a postcard fair with photographer and collector Martin Parr. 10:30Salman Rushdie celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the classic film The Wizard of Oz.
| 10:00The week's events in Ambridge.
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| 11:00 | 11:001/3Bringing up their severely autistic son nearly ruined Jamie and Nuala Gardner's marriage. 11:306/6A burst water pipe means hard-up Harry and his wife need a place to stay...
| 11:00Dominic Prince, 47 years old and sixteen and a half stones, tries to become a jockey. 11:304/4John talks about starring, aged eight, in David Lean's 1948 film version of Oliver Twist.
| 11:00Martin Plimmer looks at the ever-increasing pace of life and its consequences for us.(R) 11:303/4The actor-cum-sleuth heads to New York for a funeral - and to pursue his detective work.
| 11:00Caroline Hawley meets an Iraqi boyband formed towards the end of Saddam Hussein's rule. 11:30Bruce Forsyth talks revealingly to Paul Morley about his life and career in showbusiness.
| 11:00Adam Hart-Davis explores the history of the technology of Christmas. 11:30The bumbling theatre veteran prepares for a seasonal appearance at an old folk's home.(R)
| 11:001/3Andrew Rawnsley considers the potential for action on fighting child poverty. 11:30Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
| 11:15Kirsty Young's castaway is academic Baroness Haleh Afshar.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Terry Pratchett revels in some of his favourite pieces of writing. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 12:305/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Dave Gorman presents a Christmas edition of the show, with guest Lee Mack. 12:32Sheila Dillon challenges chef Angela Hartnett to make a meal from local produce. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Robert Robinson chairs the first semi final of the perennial general knowledge contest.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Brian Kay uncovers the WWI origins of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the fast-changing media world.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:153/4Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians 13:30Countryside magazine. Matt Baker reports from a valley in Yorkshire.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tim Harford is joined by former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq and comedian Dave Gorman.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Edward Stourton looks back at the stories that hit the headlines in 2008.
| 13:00A look at events around the world. 13:30Winifred Robinson examines the stereotypical image of the Liverpudlian.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Eddie lets the side down. 14:151/214-year-old Arietty is getting impatient to escape the confines of her cosy home.
| 14:152/2The Clock family must find shelter before the sparrowhawks get them.
| 14:00Improv at the tech rehearsal. 14:15Festive comic drama by Adam Beeson based on a short story by Gogol.
| 14:15Sandi Toksvig chooses her favourite moments from the best of BBC radio in 2008.
| 14:151/4A night at the music hall ends in death, as Holmes is engaged by a most unexpected client.
| 14:00Novelist James Maw paints an unofficial portrait of Francis Bacon.(R) 14:30The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood. 14:453/4Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great uncle, pianist Paul Wittgenstein.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. 15:30Eleanor reflects on her daughter Rosie's special wedding anniversary.(R) 15:451/4Featuring an interview with the archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams.
| 15:00Vanessa Collingridge visits Southall, Middlesex, to take listeners' questions. 15:30By Michael Faber. A father is close to experiencing the happiest moment of his life.(R) 15:452/4Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls.
| 15:00Stephen Cleobury directs the choir for the annual Festival from King's College, Cambridge.
| 15:00The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth and the nation. 15:05Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is preoccupied.
| 15:00Clare Balding walks the Northumbrian coast with walking magazine editor Jonathan Manning.(R) 15:27Zeinab Badawi appeals on behalf of the Tropical Health and Education Trust. 15:30A passionate affair gradually dies. An early story by Daphne du Maurier discovered in 2006 15:454/4Bryn explores Ralph Vaughan Williams's 1912 work Fantasia on Christmas Carols.
| | 15:001/3Samuel Dockwrath sets out to prove his suspicions over the inheritance of Orley Farm.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Sheila Dillon joins a family of keen cooks to prepare a feast of forgotten Christmas meals 16:30Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.
| 16:00Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak 16:30The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber.
| 16:30Laurie Taylor brings past and present together to explore the culture of the detective.
| 16:30Nigella Lawson reveals the five books that mean the most to her.
| 16:00A celebration of a virtually extinct aspect of the music industry, the B-side of a record.(R) 16:30Francine Stock discusses the best films of the year with director Asif Kapadia.
| 16:00Highlights of the year's Woman's Hour programmes, presented by Jane Garvey.
| 16:00Mariella Frostrup and her guests consider novelists' relationships with their families. 16:30Martin Sorrell walks the Sussex Downs which inspired the nature poet Ted Walker.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Carolyn Quinn asks what the Carry On series of films tells us about British society. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn, plus sports headlines. 17:30The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Henry Bonsu investigates current debates about class and poverty in education policy.(R) 17:40Chris Bowlby spotlights Czech leader Vaclav Klaus. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Dave Gorman presents a Christmas edition of the show, with guest Lee Mack.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6Divorcee Carol has a fruit surplus and Adrian is asked to be a Bond girl.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:151/8Justin Webb introduces eight of Alistair Cooke's seasonal Letters from America. 18:302/6Will's godfather Peter invites fashion presenter Kathy to help him dress better.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:152/8Justin Webb introduces eight of Alistair Cooke's seasonal Letters from America. 18:305/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:153/8Justin Webb introduces eight of Alistair Cooke's seasonal Letters from America. 18:305/6Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of the year's best conversation, comedy and music.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:15With John Wilson. Damon Albarn reveals how he and Graham Coxon decided to reform Blur. 19:451/5Ivan the Ninny builds his fortune on salt, but suffers the jealous rage of his brothers.
| 19:00Improv at the tech rehearsal. 19:15With Mark Lawson. Kenneth Branagh reflects on a year of critical acclaim. 19:452/5An old fisherman's kindness to a golden fish is repaid almost endlessly.
| 19:15With Mark Lawson. Julie Walters, Catherine Johnson Phyllida Lloyd talk about Mamma Mia! 19:453/5A kingdom and the fortunes of a young prince are thrown into disarray when a baby is born.
| 19:15Mark Lawson meets actress Elaine Stritch, who reflects on a 60-year career.(R) 19:454/5Broad and Long share a meagre existence until their turnips are stolen.
| 19:15A special edition in tribute to the Nobel prizewinning playwright Harold Pinter. 19:455/5When Martha's stepmother decides to marry her to Frost himself, her father fears for her.
| 19:00Chris Bowlby spotlights Czech leader Vaclav Klaus. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the year.
| 19:15Kirsten O'Brien looks back at the year on Go4it. 19:453/5The children witness an accident on the line and courageously step in to save the day.
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| 20:00 | 20:004/4Michael Portillo investigates Alfred the Great - English hero or Saxon spin-doctor? 20:30Bill Law investigates the extent of Islamist extremism in Canada.
| 20:00Henry Bonsu investigates current debates about class and poverty in education policy. 20:40Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
| 20:00Peter Curran presents conversation, comedy and music from the Latitude Festival.(R) 20:451/3Gyles Brandreth persuades politicians to talk about their true selves.
| 20:001/4John Sessions unpicks some medieval myths about wandering minstrels and motley fools.(R) 20:302/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.(R)
| 20:02Terry Pratchett revels in some of his favourite pieces of writing.(R) 20:50Clive James reflects on life after the grave and Shakespeare's beliefs.
| 20:00Naturalist Bridget Nicholls reflects on the life of conservationist Gerald Durrell.(R)
| 20:00Michael Rosen explores Jack and the Beanstalk, one of Britain's classic folk tales.(R) 20:30Tim Harford is joined by former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq and comedian Dave Gorman.
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| 21:00 | 21:002/3Should scientists be using animals for experiments or concentrate on finding alternatives? 21:30Andrew Marr is joined by John Parker, Tom Holland, Deborah Moggach and Andrew Price.
| 21:00Could hobbies like knitting help to keep depression at bay? 21:30Lana Vandenberghe's role in the Jean Charles de Menezes case.
| 21:00Ben Elton explores the lyrical side of PG Wodehouse, who wrote for many musical comedies.(R) 21:30Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.
| 21:003/4John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.(R) 21:304/4The circus, music hall and the odd high-diving elk - a history of popular entertainment.(R)
| 21:00A struggling writer, working in a pet cemetery, meets a young female embalmer.
| 21:002/2Toby and Aaron dream of finding their parents, but Toby's benefactor has other plans.
| 21:00Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. 21:26Dave McGough appeals on behalf of the MM Gulf Veterans and Families Benevolent Association 21:30Corporate change expert John Kao shows how jazz improvision can help companies innovate. 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:456/10The Ghost of Christmas Present reveals scenes of festivity and deprivation to Scrooge.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:457/10Scrooge is taken to a family party, unbeknownst to the guests.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:06National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 22:458/10Scrooge is visited by the fearsome Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Brian Kay uncovers the WWI origins of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. 22:459/10Scrooge is seized by a terrible curiosity - who is the dead man that everyone reviles?
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:4510/10Scrooge awakes on Christmas morning to find that there is still time to change the future.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15Sandi Toksvig chooses her favourite moments from the best of BBC radio in 2008.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:10Edward Stourton looks back at the stories that hit the headlines in 2008.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Michael Rosen hears how singing might make it easier to learn a second language. 23:301/2Contributors include Kim Howells, Sheila Rowbotham and Bruce Anderson.(R)
| 23:00Comedian David O'Doherty combines stand-up, documentary and song. 23:30Benjamin Zephaniah tells the story of the 17th-century language game The Dozens.
| 23:002/4When cab driver Keith's wife goes into hospital, he's forced to re-evaluate his world view 23:152/4An unattended bag causes confusion, and Lisa tries to deal with her pushy mother. 23:30From Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral with the archbishop of Liverpool, Patrick Kelly.
| 23:003/4The swashbuckling family romp reaches the story of Victorian Britain's greatest actor.(R) 23:30The story of the late Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen's Norwegian muse.(R)
| 23:00The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber. 23:30Jo Brand discovers what wildlife presenters really think of the animals they talk about.(R)
| 23:00Robert Robinson chairs the first semi final of the perennial general knowledge contest. 23:30Jeremy Harding reads and explores Ezra Pound's Pisan Cantos poems.
| 23:002/3Gyles Brandreth persuades politicians to talk about their true selves. 23:153/4Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians 23:30Mark Tully draws on the ancient prayer tradition of the Examen.
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