BBC News UK Schedule Thursday 1 January 2009

UK Schedule

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Morning
1. 07:30GMT
  The Best of Five Minutes With...—31/12/2008
  Celebrities and news-makers get grilled in exactly five minutes by Matthew Stadlen.
2. 08:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 09:30
3. 09:30GMT
  Review—2008, Film
  Mark Kermode on the blockbusters, the flops and the unexpected gems in movies during 2008.(R)
4. 10:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 12:30
Afternoon
1. 12:30GMT
  Leading Questions—Alistair Darling
  The BBC's Business Editor talks to the British Finance Minister Alistair Darling.(R)
2. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—01/01/2009
  The latest national and international news stories from the BBC, followed by Weather.
3. 14:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 14:30
4. 14:30GMT
  Downturn USA
  Greg Wood in New York looks back at a year of high drama in the American economy.(R)
5. 15:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 16:30
6. 16:30GMT
  The Best of Five Minutes With...—01/01/2009
  Celebrities and news-makers get grilled in exactly five minutes by Matthew Stadlen.
7. 17:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 17:30
8. 17:30GMT
  The Weather Show—Winter 2008
  Carol Kirkwood is New York for a seasonal weather show, including news from the Met Office(R)
Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—01/01/2009
  The latest national and international news stories from the BBC, followed by Weather.
2. 18:30GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 19:30
3. 19:30GMT
  Review—2008, The 'W' Years
  Matt Frei in Washington reports on the George W Bush years.(R)
4. 20:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 20:30
5. 20:30GMT
  Review—2008, We Remember
  Remembering some of the world's leading figures who passed away in 2008.(R)
6. 21:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 21:30
7. 21:30GMT
  Leading Questions—Brendon Barber
  Declan Curry talks to the Trades Union Congress General Secretary, Brendon Barber.(R)
8. 22:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 23:30
9. 23:30GMT
  HARDtalk—Marcus Trescothick, England Cricketer, 2000 - 2006
  Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.(R)
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—02/01/2009
  Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
2. 00:30GMT
  Our World—The Last Volunteer
  Robert Hall meets Henry Allingham, Britain's oldest man.
3. 01:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 02:30
4. 02:30GMT
  HARDtalk—Marcus Trescothick, England Cricketer, 2000 - 2006
  Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.(R)
5. 03:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 03:30
6. 03:30GMT
  Our World—The Land That Radovan Built
  Former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, is on trial for war crimes.(R)
7. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—02/01/2009
  Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
8. 04:30GMT
  HARDtalk—Marcus Trescothick, England Cricketer, 2000 - 2006
  Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
9. 05:00GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 05:30
10. 05:30GMT
  World Business Report—02/01/2009
  Presenting not just the headlines, but the explanations behind the headlines.