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大象传媒 Radio 4 FM Schedule Tuesday 24 December 2024

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Midnight News—24/12/2024
  
  National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
2. 00:15
  
  Bunk Bed—Series 10, 4. Actors Jane Horrocks and David Morrissey join Patrick Marber and Peter Curran to grapple with life's woes and wonders.
  
  4/6 In a damp caravan at a music festival, everyone can hear you complain.
3. 00:30
  
  The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg—Episode 1: Lords of Misrule
  
  1/5 Historian Sarah Clegg introduces the ghoulish creatures from ancient winter folklore.
4. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2024
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
5. 01:00
  
  On air
  
  Listen live
  
  Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—24/12/2024
  
  大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
  
  Listen live
6. 05:20
  
  Shipping Forecast—24/12/2024
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
7. 05:30
  
  News Briefing—24/12/2024
  
  The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
8. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Moments of Peace
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Ann Easter.
9. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—24/12/24 - Powerless: the rural community getting connected to the national grid
  
  A remote community in Northumberland is about to get connected to the national grid.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Today—24/12/2024
  
  Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author and UK Children's Laureate, guest edits Today.
2. 09:00
  
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Saturnalia
  
  Natalie Haynes celebrates Saturnalia with guests Andr茅 Vincent and Llewelyn Morgan.
3. 09:30
  
  All in the Mind—The Psychology of Nostalgia
  
  How nostalgia shapes our feelings and behaviour, and how we can harness it for wellbeing.
4. 10:00
  
  Woman's Hour—Minette Walters, Menopause supplement adverts
  
  The bestselling author on her new historical novel The Players
5. 11:00
  
  Add to Playlist—Festive classics with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams
  
  A special festive episode, with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams.
6. 11:45
  
  The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg—Episode 2: Monstrous Visitors
  
  2/5 We鈥檙e taken on a hunt as dancing and revelling Christmas monsters go house-to-house.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  News Summary—24/12/2024
  
  The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.
2. 12:04
  
  Archive on 4—ABBA: Inside the Music
  
  Exploring ABBA's songwriting and craft on the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision win.
3. 12:57
  
  Weather—24/12/2024
  
  The latest weather forecast
4. 13:00
  
  World at One—24/12/2024
  
  Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment.
5. 13:45
  
  My Poetry and Other Animals—The Tiger
  
  The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets a tiger - to help inspire a new animal poem.
6. 14:00
  
  The Archers—23/12/2024
  
  Plans are coming together for Kate.
7. 14:15
  
  Drama on 4—The Owl and the Nightingale
  
  A medieval twitter spat translated by poet Simon Armitage.
8. 15:00
  
  A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols—Christmas 2024
  
  A service of carols, hymns and readings live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
9. 16:30
  
  Beyond Belief—Blue Christmas
  
  Do religions do enough for those grieving at times of collective merriment?
10. 17:00
  
  PM—24/12/2024
  
  Afternoon news and current affairs programme
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Six O'Clock News—24/12/2024
  
  National and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
2. 18:15
  
  The Wombles to the Rescue—Episode 2: Tobermory Sees Trouble Ahead
  
  2/7 Plans are afoot for Great Uncle Bulgaria's trip to America, but Tobermory is worried.
3. 18:30
  
  Best Medicine—Series 2, 6. Pain Management, Organoids, Prosthetic Leg Covers
  
  Pain management takes on tiny beating hearts in a dish and prosthetic legs.
4. 19:00
  
  The Archers—24/12/2024
  
  There鈥檚 a Christmas Eve surprise in Ambridge.
5. 19:15
  
  This Cultural Life—Nigel Kennedy
  
  Violinist Nigel Kennedy reveals his formative cultural influences and experiences.
6. 20:00
  
  Caf茅 Hope—Caf茅 Hope's Christmas Dinner
  
  How people are helping others to make Christmas better for their community.
7. 20:40
  
  In Touch—Christmas Eve: With Chris McCausland and Betsy Griffin
  
  In Touch celebrates Christmas Eve with two very special guests.
8. 21:00
  
  Crossing Continents—Poland's Ghosts, Ukraine's Heroes
  
  The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes.
9. 21:30
  
  Short Cuts—Merry Christmas
  
  Short festive documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long.
10. 22:00
  
  The World Tonight—24/12/2024
  
  In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective.
11. 22:45
  
  South Sea Tales by W. Somerset Maugham—The Door of Opportunity
  
  2/5 Alban Torel thinks his posting in Sondurah secure until there is a sudden local uprising.
12. 23:00
  
  Soul Music—A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
  
  A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.
13. 23:30
  
  Midnight Mass
  
  The traditional Christmas Eve celebration of Midnight Mass, live from Leeds Cathedral.
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Late
1. 00:48
  
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2024
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
2. 01:00
  
  Selection of 大象传媒 World Service Programmes—25/12/2024
  
  大象传媒 Radio 4 joins the 大象传媒 World Service.
3. 05:20
  
  Shipping Forecast—25/12/2024
  
  The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
4. 05:30
  
  News Briefing—25/12/2024
  
  The latest news from 大象传媒 Radio 4
5. 05:43
  
  Prayer for the Day—Merry Christmas!
  
  A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Canon Ann Easter.
6. 05:45
  
  Farming Today—25/12/24 - Farming and star gazing in an International Dark Skies Reserve
  
  Farming in an an international dark sky reserve: Cranborne Chase National Landscape.