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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 25/04/2008

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

News Briefing

News Briefing: 25/04/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 25/04/2008

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Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 25/04/2008

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News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Presented by Charlotte Smith. Producer Fran Barnes

Today

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including religious reflections from Thought for the Day at 0748

Today: 25/04/2008

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Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at 6.45am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.

With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. 
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament 
With Robert Orchard and David Wilby. 
7.48 Thought for the Day 
With the Rt Rev Richard Harries. 
8.31  Yesterday in Parliament Editor of Today Ceri Thomas

The Reunion

Series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history

The Reunion: D.C. Thomson Comics

20/04/2008

D.C. Thomson Comics

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Sue MacGregor reunites people behind cartoon strips for popular children's comics.

Sue MacGregor gathers together a group of artists, writers and editors who have created and drawn a vast array of cartoon strip characters for popular children's comics.

Sue MacGregor talks to artists, writers and editors who have created cartoon characters for DC Thomson's children's comics. Repeated from Sunday at 11.15am

Book of the Week

Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

Book of the Week: Isabella de' Medici

Book of the Week: Isabella de' Medici: Episode 5

Episode 5

Isabella de' Medici

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Isabella de' Medici, Episode 5

When her beloved father dies, Isabella's life takes a very different and tragic turn.

Isabella de' Medici: Caroline P Murphy's biography of the most celebrated woman of Renaissance Florence. 5/5: When her beloved father dies, Isabella's life takes a tragic turn.

Caroline P Murphy's biography of the most celebrated woman of Renaissance Florence

Caroline P Murphy's biography of the most brilliant and celebrated woman of Renaissance Florence. Read by Fenella Woolgar

Act of Worship

Book of the Week:Isabella de' Medici

5/5. By Caroline P Murphy. When her beloved father dies and her brother Francesco succeeds him, Isabella's life takes a dark and tragic turn. Read by Fenella Woolgar. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30am

Woman's Hour

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Woman's Hour: Stay at home mothers; Women earning more than men

Stay at home mothers; Women earning more than men

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Stay at home mothers; Women earning more than men

Bonnie Greer and Toby Young discuss whether mothers should be paid to stay at home.

Bonnie Greer, Mary Ann Sieghart and Toby Young discuss issues including whether mothers should be paid to stay at home, and can a man cope with a woman earning more than he does?

With Jane Garvey. 
10.45 An Expert in Murder 5/10 The Woman's Hour drama. 
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm Editor Jill Burridge

Clearing the House

BBC Radio 4 - Clearing the House

People who share their experiences of clearing their parents' house.

Clearing out one's parents' house is a daunting task, both emotionally and practically. People who have been through the process share their experiences.

Clearing out one's parents' house is a daunting task, both emotionally and practically. It is also part of the process of mourning and yet is so fraught that often siblings lose their adult veneer and revert to childhood roles. It is a process surprisingly little talked about and there is no practical advice available. People who have been through the process share their experiences and stories, funny, sad and surprising.

What is a fair division? Who deserves what? Do dutiful daughters always get more than absent sons? How do we negotiate between a respect for the wishes of the dead - and the refusal of living partners to give houseroom to piles of prized old possessions?

And when it is over and the house is empty, adult children say goodbye to their own childhood. Often their thoughts turn to their own mortality, to their own houses full of stuff which someone will have to clear. Facing that moment is a transforming rite of passage, the end of a difficult journey.

C Clearing out a parent's house is a daunting task, both emotionally and from a practical point of view. It is also part of the process of mourning. 
People in the midst of the experience tell their funny, sad and surprising stories. Producers Elizabeth Burke and Kim Normanton See also Your and Yours at 12.04pm Checking out: page 32

The Casebook of Inspector Steine

The Casebook of Inspector Steine: Episode 4: The Uses of Literacy

Episode 4

Episode 4: The Uses of Literacy

The Uses of Literacy

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Brunswick goes under cover as a careers master in a prestigious girls' school.

Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss set in 1950s Brighton. Acting on a tip-off, Brunswick goes under cover as a teacher in a prestigious girls' school.

Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss set in 1950s Brighton.

Acting on a mysterious tip-off, Brunswick goes under cover as a careers master in a prestigious girls' school. An eminent former pupil who has been invited to open a new science block is also a criminal mastermind.

Inspector Steine ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm
Mrs Groynes ...... Sam Spiro
Constable Twitten ...... Matt Green
Adelaide ...... Janet Ellis
Hinge ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Phyllis ...... Michelle Tate
Female panellist ...... Sophie Dearlove.

Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss set in 1950s Brighton

4/6. The Uses of Literacy. Brunswick goes undercover at a famous girls' school on a mission to find the identity of an eminent former pupil who happens to have one of the greatest criminal minds of the 20th century. Lynne Truss's cop comedy set in 1950s Brighton.    
Producer/Director Karen Rose

You and Yours

You and Yours: 25/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 25/04/2008

Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.

Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite. Featuring a look at some of the practical considerations of clearing an elderly relative's house.

Following Clearing the House, a look at some of the practical considerations of clearing an elderly relative's house. With Liz Barclay and John Waite. Series editor Andrew Smith 
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Weather

Weather: 25/04/2008

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World at One

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

World at One: 25/04/2008

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National and international news with Shaun Ley.

The World at One

The Message

Discussion programme looking at how current media trends affect our lives

The Message: 25/04/2008

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Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.

Guests join Jenni Murray for lively conversation on media trends. 
Producer Cecile Wright Repeated on Sunday at 8pm

The Archers

An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

The Archers: 24/04/2008

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After a big build-up, Matt tells David and Adam that he persuaded the Borchester Land board to approve a 40% share of the digester project - but with conditions. Borchester Land must have two members on the board of Ambridge Heat and Power, otherwise the deal's off. It's clear there's no room for negotiation, so with the blessing of Debbie and Ruth, David and Adam accept. Matt delights in telling them that he'll be one of the board members.

Brian tells Adam he's sorry he couldn't be involved in the negotiations but he'll do what he can in the future.

Will's upset to learn that people are gossiping about the red kite poisoning. Tom reassures him that, apart from the odd idiot, people are very supportive. Tom's pleased with what he sees at 1, The Green, and is confident Will's a better landlord than the Aldridges.

Despite Will's protests, Matt suggests that Will's responsible for the poisoned kite. To Will's frustration, Matt assures Will that he's prepared to back Will's denial to the hilt - as long as it doesn't happen again.

Episode written by Adrian Flynn.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama: On Mardle Fen: Series 1

Drama on 4: On Mardle Fen: Series 1: Part 4: The Taste of Success

Part 4 Part 4: The Taste of Success

On Mardle Fen

The Taste of Success

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Jack asks his nephew to take care of things so that he can get away for a few weeks.

by Nick Warburton. Part 4: The Taste of Success. The eccentric restaurant set in the Fens is in financial trouble. Jack asks his nephew to take care of things so he can get away for a few weeks. Meanwhile Warwick sings the praises of Mardle Pudding, a legendary local dish. 

Warwick Hedges.....Trevor Peacock 
Jack Hedges.....Sam Dale
David.....Chris Pavlo 
Fay.....Liza Sadovy 
Marcia.....Kate Buffery
Imogen.....Liz Sutherland
Zofia.....Helen Longworth

Director Claire Grove.

Drama on 4: On Mardle Fen

Drama on 4: On Mardle Fen: Series 1

Series 1

Series of plays by Nick Warburton, set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens

Afternoon Play: On Mardle Fen

4/4. The Taste of Success. By 
Nick Warburton. With the restaurant in financial trouble, Jack asks his nephew to look after things so that he can get away for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Warwick sings the praises nf ieaendarv local dish, Mardle pudding.  
Producer/Director Claire Grove

Ramblings

Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

Ramblings: Walking through Time

Ramblings: Walking through Time: Episode 5: Sussex - Herstmonceux Castle

Episode 5: Sussex - Herstmonceux Castle

Walking through Time

Sussex - Herstmonceux Castle

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Clare visits Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, home to the Greenwich Time signal for 50 years

Walking through Time: Clare Balding explores routes with connections to the past. 5/5: She visits Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, home to the Greenwich Time signal for fifty years.

Clare Balding explores routes with connections to the past

5/5. In the company of the Radio 4  continuity team, including Charlotte 
I Green, Brian Perkins and Peter Donaldson , Clare Balding goes on a fund-raising "Pilgrimage to the Pips" to 
Herstmonceux Castle, the home of the  for more than 50 years. Producer Lucy Lunt

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Follow the Instructions

Afternoon Reading: Follow the Instructions: Episode 5: Life Without The Manual

Episode 5: Life Without The Manual

Follow the Instructions

Life Without The Manual

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By Brian Thompson. In pre-war rural France, a farmer sees his first aeroplane.

Stories exploring the ways in which we interact with technology. 5/5: Life without the Manual, by Brian Thompson. In pre-war rural France, a farmer sees his first aeroplane.

Stories exploring the ways in which we interact with technology and machines

Specially commissioned stories exploring the ways in which we interact with technology and machines

f/5 Life without the Manual By 
Brian Thompson. In pre-war rural France an isolated farmer sees his first aeroplane-with inspiring consequences. Read by Neil Dudgeon. For details see Monday

Hunting the Beagle

Hunting the Beagle: Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hunting the Beagle, Episode 5

Prescott and his team return to their base in St Andrews to analyse the samples.

Dr Robert Prescott searches for the final resting place of the Charles Darwin's ship. 5/5: Prescott and his team return to their base in St Andrews to analyse the samples.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dr Robert Prescott searches for the final resting place of Charles Darwin's ship.

Dr Robert Prescott searches for the final resting place of the ship aboard which Charles Darwin began to formulate the ideas which would eventually become his theory of evolution.

Hunting the Beagle : 5/5

Dr Robert Prescott has sent for analysis of the samples from the ship they found buried in the Essex marshes. Could it be the HMS Beagle?
For details see Monday

Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

Last Word: 25/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, 25/04/2008

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. 
Producer Julia Johnson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

The Film Programme

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world

The Film Programme: 25/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 25/04/2008

John Hurt, the star of Elephant Man and The Naked Civil Servant talks about his career.

John Hurt talks about Indiana Jones, Alien and his film The Oxford Murders, a heady mix of maths, philosophy and murder; plus the Iraq war on screen.

John Hurt, the star of Elephant Man, Alien and The Naked Civil Servant discusses his career and his new movie which centres around Wittgenstein and homicide.

Nigel Floyd reviews the early work of one of the godfathers of American independent cinema Jim Jarmusch.

Cinema And The Iraq War: Kimberly Pierce's new film, Stop-Loss, is the latest in a long line of movies about the conflict in Iraq, including Paul Haggis' In The Valley Of Elah and Grace Is Gone starring John Cusack. The Film Programme talks to Pierce, Haggis and Cusack about their motives for making these controversial pictures.

The Film Programme: John Hurt

John Hurt talks to Francine Stock, and director Kimberly Peirce talks about her new film "Stop-Loss" about a veteran soldier who refuses to return to Iraq.

1968: DaybyDay

Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell. For details see Saturday

1968 Day by Day

A look back at the events making the news 40 years ago

1968: Day by Day

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Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell.

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Ethnic minorities speak out against Enoch Powell.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

PM: 25/04/2008

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Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.

Presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Peter Rippon

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 25/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 25/04/2008

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.

Six o'Clock News

The Now Show

Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests

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