DECEMBER 14 RADIO GUIDE

RADIO 4

5.30 News Briefing. 5.43 Prayer for the Day. 5.45 Farming Today. 5.58 Tweet of the Day. 6.00 Today. 8.31 ((LW)) Yesterday in Parliament. 9.00 In Our Time. 9.45 Cold Therapy with Michael Mosley. 9.45 ((LW)) Daily Service. 10.00 Woman’s Hour. 11.00 Crossing Continents. 11.30 Great Lives. 12.00 News. 12.01 ((LW)) Shipping Forecast. 12.04 You and Yours. 12.32 Sliced Bread. 12.57 Weather. 1.00 The World at One. 1.45 The Empire of Tea. 2.00 The Archers. 2.15 Drama: Broken Colours. 3.00 Open Country. 3.27 Radio 4 Appeal. 3.30 Open Book. 4.00 Rewinder. 4.30 BBC Inside Science. 5.00 PM. Presented by Evan Davis. 5.54 ((LW)) Shipping Forecast. 5.57 Weather. 6.00 Six O’Clock News. 6.30 Ken Cheng: I Can School You. New series. Comedian Ken Cheng focusses his analytical observations on school subjects. In the first of the series, he explores maths, the subject that he loved until it broke him. 7.00 The Archers. Lilian makes a dramatic statement and it’s an anxious day for Adam. 7.15 Front Row. A round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music. 8.00 The Briefing Room. David Aaronovitch and guests explore the issues behind a story in the news. 8.30 Million Dollar Lover. A true story recorded in real time about how homelessness and wealth collide in a luxury Californian resort when a millionaire widow falls for her handyman. 9.00 BBC Inside Science. The latest scientific research to make the news headlines and how science is evolving to transform culture and affect lives. 9.30 In Our Time. Melvyn Bragg and guests investigate the history of ideas. 9.59 Weather. 10.00 The World Tonight. 10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Happy Couple. 11.00 The Today Podcast. 11.30 Today in Parliament. 12.00 News and Weather. 12.30 Cold Therapy with Michael Mosley. 12.48 Shipping Forecast. 1.00 As BBC World Service. 5.20 Shipping Forecast.

RADIO 3

6.30 Breakfast. 9.00 Essential Classics. 12.00 Composer of the Week: Humperdinck. 1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. 2.00 Afternoon Concert. 5.00 In Tune. Music and arts news. 7.00 Classical Mixtape. A selection of classical favourites mixed with jazz, folk and music from around the world. 7.30 Radio 3 in Concert. Recorded at London’s Wigmore Hall, award winning pianist Paul Lewis continues his exploration of Schubert’s piano writing with a performance of three sonatas. 10.00 Free Thinking. 10.45 The Essay: Looking at Leeds. 11.00 The Night Tracks Mix. 11.30 Unclassified. 12.30 Through the Night.

CLASSIC FM

6.00 More Music Breakfast. 9.00 Alexander Armstrong. 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall. 4.00 Margherita Taylor. Margherita presents three hours of classical favourites. 7.00 Smooth Classics at Seven. Zeb Soanes presents the evening show, promising everything from all-time favourites to contemporary classics. Including the Great Escape at 9pm. 10.00 Calm Classics. 1.00 Bill Overton. 4.00 Early Breakfast.

RADIO 4 EXTRA

5.00 The True Story of Martin Guerre. 6.00 Paul Temple and the Alex Affair. 6.30 The Same River Twice. 7.00 Snow. 7.15 How to Write a Novel in a Week. 7.30 The Break. 8.00 Dad’s Army. 8.30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket. 9.00 Guess What? 9.30 The Richest Man in Britain. 10.00 The True Story of Martin Guerre. 11.00 Paul Temple and the Alex Affair. 11.30 The Same River Twice. 12.00 Snow. 12.15 How to Write a Novel in a Week. 12.30 The Break. 1.00 Dad’s Army. 1.30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket. 2.00 Guess What? 2.30 The Richest Man in Britain. 3.00 The True Story of Martin Guerre. 4.00 Paul Temple and the Alex Affair. 4.30 The Same

River Twice. 5.00 Snow. 5.15 How to Write a Novel in a Week. 5.30 The Break. 6.00 Dad’s Army. 6.30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket. 7.00 Guess What? 7.30 The Richest Man in Britain. 8.00 Jim Morrison’s Will to be Weird. 9.00 Great Lives. 9.25 Doctor Who: The War Doctor. 10.00 Comedy Club. 10.00 It’s a Fair Cop. 10.30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years. 11.00 The Maltby Collection. 11.30 Sofie Hagen: How to Love Your Fat. 12.00 The True Story of Martin Guerre. 1.00 Paul Temple and the Alex Affair. 1.30 The Same River Twice. 2.00 Snow. 2.15 How to Write a Novel in a Week. 2.30 The Break. 3.00 Dad’s Army. 3.30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket. 4.00 Guess What? 4.30 The Richest Man in Britain.

RADIO 2

6.30 The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. 9.30 Vernon Kay. 12.00 Jeremy Vine. 2.00 Scott Mills. 4.00 Sara Cox. 6.30 Sara Cox’s Half Wower. 7.00 Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist. 7.30 Jo Whiley. 9.00 The Country Show with Bob Harris. 10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Magnificent 7. 10.30 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation. 12.00 OJ Borg. 3.00 Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton. 4.00 Wynne Evans.

RADIO 5

5.00 Wake Up to Money. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast. 9.00 Nicky Campbell. 11.00 Adrian

Chiles. 1.00 Nihal Arthanayake. 4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 5 Live Sport. 8.00 5 Live Sport: The Euro Leagues Podcast. 10.00 Colin Murray. 1.00 Dotun Adebayo.

SCALA

7.00 Charles Nove. 10.00 Penny Smith. 1.00 Sam Hughes. 4.00 Richard Allinson. 7.00 Mark Forrest. 10.00 The Space. 1.00 Night Music. 5.00 In the Park.

TALKSPORT

5.00 Early Breakfast. 6.00

talkSPORT Breakfast with Alan Brazil. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan. 1.00

Hawksbee and Baker. 4.00

talkSPORT Drive with Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent. 7.00 Kick Off. 10.00 Sports Bar. 1.00 Extra Time.

TALKRADIO

5.00 James Max. 6.30 Talk Today with Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorp. 9.30 Kev and Alex. 10.00 Julia HartleyBrewer. 1.00 Kevin O’Sullivan and Alex Phillips. 3.00 Ian Collins. 4.00 Vanessa Feltz. 6.00 The Talk. 7.00 Prime Time with Rosanna Lockwood. 8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 9.00 The Independent Republic of Mike Graham. 11.00 Andre Walker. 1.00 Paul Ross.

WORLD SERVICE

5.00 Newsday. 8.00 News.

8.06 The Inquiry. 8.30 Business Daily. 8.50 Witness History. 9.00 The Newsroom. 9.30 Assignment. 10.00 News. 10.06 Unexpected Elements. 11.00 The Newsroom. 11.30 The Food Chain. 12.00 News. 12.06 Outlook. 12.50 Witness History. 1.00 The Newsroom. 1.30 Health Check. 2.00 Newshour. 3.00 News. 3.06 The Inquiry. 3.30 World Business Report. 4.00 BBC

OS. 6.00 News. 6.06 Outlook. 6.50 Witness History. 7.00

The Newsroom. 7.30 Sport Today. 8.00 News. 8.06 Assignment. 8.30 Science in Action. 9.00 Newshour. 10.00 The Newsroom. 10.20 Sports News. 10.30 World Business Report. 11.00 News. 11.06 The Inquiry. 11.30 The Food Chain. 12.00 News. 12.06 Unexpected Elements. 1.00 News. 1.06 Business Matters. 2.00 The Newsroom. 2.30 Tech Life. 3.00 News. 3.06 Outlook. 3.50 Witness History.