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This week with Ellie DarviU.
with This Family Business. Including Sue Cook 's final report on Getting Through. Tel: [number removed]93
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Final part.
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2.30 World Report: 2.45 Personal View; 3.05 Outlook; 3.30
Omnibus; 4.05 Science in Action
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Paul Copley. Out in the forest there grew a restless young fir tree. He wanted to be a Christmas tree down in the town and he made himself sick with wishing....
A four-part serial from the story by ETA Hoffmann .
Christmas Eve: when Mary's toys are threatened by the seven-headed Mouse-King, the Nutcracker comes to her aid.
with Robert Elms.
Hanif Kureishi talks about his new film London Kills
Me. Plus the latest music and reports with Richard Coles.