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BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 01/07/2008

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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: 01/07/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 01/07/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Ruth Patterson.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 01/07/2008

News and issues in rural Britain, with Anna Hill.

Presented by Anna Hill. Producer Alasdair Campbell

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: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 01/07/2008

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

With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.

Presented by James Naughtie and Evan Davis.

Including:

The government faces a new rebellion over its abolition of the 10p tax band as the Finance Bill returns to the Commons. Labour MP David Taylor explains why he has tabled an amendment calling for all losers to be compensated in full. 

Turkey's chief prosecutor will give evidence to the country's constitutional court calling for the governing AK Party to be closed down for trying to impose Sharia law on Turkey, a strictly secular state. Sarah Rainsford reports. 

An interview given by the the Beatles to Scottish TV has recently been rediscovered, having languished in a damp garage in South London for over 30 years. Richard Jeffs explains the significance of his discovery.

Thought for the Day with Dr Indarjit Singh, director of the Network of Sikh Organisations.
 
Documentary film maker Sean Langan has returned home after three months in captivity in Afghanistan. Security correspondent Frank Gardner and John Williams from the Foreign Office discuss his release. 

Science correspondent Tom Feilden visits Charles Darwin's garden in Kent, which he used as an open air laboratory, to find out how Kentish hedge parsley helped Darwin to refine his theory of natural selection. 

A new report claims that good grades in science subjects are harder to obtain than those in arts subjects. Dr Robert Coe, author of the report, discusses the findings with Julian Petley, professor of film and television studies. 

Can China ever become a more democratic society in the western sense? Professor Edward Burman from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts discusses the future of the country with Will Hutton of the Work Foundation.

Introduced by James Naughtie and Edward Stourton. 
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News 
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament 
With Sean Curran and Susan Hulme. 
7.48 Thought for the Day With Indarjit Singh. 
8.31  Yesterday in Parliament

The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health

The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health: Episode 1: Dementia v Mental Wellbeing

Episode 1

Episode 1: Dementia v Mental Wellbeing

Dementia v Mental Wellbeing

BBC Radio 4 - The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health, Dementia v Mental Wellbeing

Examining the funding dilemmas surrounding dementia and mental health care services.

Branwen Jeffreys presents a debate examining funding dilemmas as the NHS marks its 60th anniversary. Dementia and mental health care are always pressed when budgets are tight.

BBC Health Correspondent Branwen Jeffreys presents a series of debates as the NHS marks its sixtieth anniversary.

A panel of guests examines funding dilemmas that face the NHS and analyses how the cost of health is balanced against quality of care and the values of the NHS. Each programme features two expert advocates who marshall supporting evidence using case studies and data to argue their position. And in the studio, a business person and a politician are forced to reconcile principle with pragmatism and make tough choices between deserving cases. Niall Dickson of the King's Fund is on hand to provide the context for these important choices and explain how decisions are actually made within the NHS.

Dementia and mental health care services are always pressed when budgets are tight, yet both are areas of increasing importance that seldom get the attention they deserve. The burden on families and carers of dementia sufferers is intense while in the case of mental health, the cost to society is huge. Alzheimer's patients and their families are challenging NICE's rulings about drug treatments in court; mental health advocates are calling on greater provision of effective but costly talking therapies over traditional drug treatments. So who gets priority?

A series of debates examining funding dilemmas as the NHS marks its sixtieth anniversary

The NHS at 60: the Cost of Health

New series 1/4. How Should the NHS Decide Which Treatments to Fund? 
BBC health correspondent Branwen Jenkins and a panel of guests investigate dilemmas that face the NHS, and begin by considering which treatments should be funded. Expert advocates look at the cases of dementia patients and Alzheimer's sufferers, and consider whose treatment should take priority, given the limited resources available. Producer Laurence Grissell Shortened repeat at 9.30pm See also Thursday 8pm, and Radio 3 tonight at 11pm Past caring: page 41

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: Cooke's Elections

Book of the Week: Cooke's Elections: Episode 2

Episode 2

Cooke's Elections

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Cooke's Elections, Episode 2

Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory in 1964 but faced continuing protests over Vietnam.

Alistair Cooke's Letters from America, broadcast during election campaigns. Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory in 1964 but faced continuing protests over the war in Vietnam.

BBC North American editor Justin Webb introduces Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns over the past 60 years.

Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory in 1964 but faced continuing questions in 1966 because of the war in Vietnam. Alistair Cooke reflects on the changes in American democracy from the days when everyone knew their place to an age when people were demanding to know what was being done in their name.

Five of Alistair Cooke's Letters from America, originally broadcast during US elections

Justin Webb introduces five of Alistair Cooke's famous Letters from America, broadcast during previous election campaigns over the past 60 years

Daily Service

Led by the Rev Roger Hutchings. Here I Am, Lord (Schutte, arr Rose). Job 42, vv1-6. 
Psalm 139 (Bairstow). The Lord Is King! Lift Up Thy Voice (Church Triumphant).

2/5. Alistair Cooke muses on the aftermath of the 1964 election that brought Lyndon B Johnson to power. The war in Vietnam seemed to exert an influence on the public, who started demanding to know what acts were being carried out in their name. Introduced by Justin Webb. For details see yesterday Repeated at 12.30am

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Victoria Hislop; Congolese widows

Victoria Hislop; Congolese widows

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Victoria Hislop; Congolese widows

Author Victoria Hislop on the Spanish Civil War and her novel The Return.

Author Victoria Hislop on the Spanish Civil War and her novel The Return. Plus new proposals for equal pay, the abuse of widows in the Congo, and a look at Hestercombe gardens.

With Jenni Murray. 
10.45 The Way We Live Right Now 12/15 The Woman's Hour drama. 
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm

World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations

Series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet

Series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, with Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood

World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations, 01/07/2008

Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals.

Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood feature various migrant species passing through three gardens in Devon, Wolverhampton and Scotland.

Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, from the European eel to the African white-eared kob antelope. A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists around the world to present regular reports.

This programme features various migrant species passing through three gardens in Devon, Wolverhampton and Scotland.

World on the Move: Great Animal Migrations

20/40. The live, year-long event continues. With Brett Westwood and Philippa Forrester. Series editor Julian Hector Repeated tomorrow at 9pm Join the event at bbc.co.uk/worldonthemove

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

BBC Radio 4 - The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Ian Sansom talks to Judith Kerr, author of the children's book The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of the best-selling children's books of all time. On the 40th anniversary of its publication, Ian Sansom talks to the author and fans.

Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of the best-selling children's books of all time. On the 40th anniversary of its publication, Ian Sansom talks to the author and fans of the story to find out the reasons for its enduring popularity.

One of the bestselling children's books of all time, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, is 40 years old. Ian Sansom talks to its author, Judith Kerr. and to fans of the story to find out why it continues to be so popular. Producer Rachel Hooper

Call You and Yours

Listeners air their views on consumer news and issues

Call You and Yours: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Call You and Yours, 01/07/2008

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Peter White.

Presented by Winifred Robinson and Peter White.

As the world faces a food crisis, should we embrace GM crops?

With guests:
Helen Browning, Food and Farming Director, Soil Association.
Dr Julian Little, Agriculture Biotechnology Council.
Andrew Opie, Food Policy Director, British Retail Consortium.

With Winifred Robinson and Peter White. EMAIL: [address removed] 
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per minute). Lines open from 10am

Weather

Weather: 01/07/2008

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World at One

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

World at One: 01/07/2008

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

The World at One

Music Feature

Programmes exploring music and music-related subjects

Music Feature: The Lost Beatles Interview

The Lost Beatles Interview

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The story of a lost TV interview with the Beatles that was recorded in April 1964.

Helen Shapiro presents the story of a lost TV interview with the Beatles recorded in April 1964 and recently found languishing in a rusty film can in a garage in South London.

Sixties star Helen Shapiro presents the story of a lost TV interview with the Beatles that was recorded in April 1964 and recently found languishing in a rusty film can in a garage in South London. Experts say it's the earliest surviving interview where Lennon and McCartney talk about how they met and discuss the song writing process.

With contributions from the original TV interviewer Paul Young - who had never seen the footage, which was part of a regional television programme broadcast only in Scotland - Beatles expert and writer Mark Lewisohn and Dick Fiddy of the BFI.

Recorded in April 1964, this is considered to be the earliest surviving TV interview with the Beatles. Part of a regional TV programme broadcast in Scotland and presented by Helen Shapiro , it was found more than 40 years later languishing in a garage in south London and has never been seen or heard by the rest of the world. 
Producer Howard Shannon Rptd on Saturday at 3.30pm Radio features: pages 134-135

The Archers

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

The Archers: 30/06/2008

30/06/2008

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David is still troubled by the thought of Pip on the Young Farmers' Moulin Rouge float. Pip teases him about it. Annabelle comes round to persuade David and Ruth to come rejoin the digester project. After some discussion, they agree. 

Lilian comes down in the early hours of the morning, to find Matt sitting with a glass of whisky. He wishes Lilian had never opened this can of worms - making him tell her he was adopted. He's on his own - that's how it's always been. He isn't sure that he wants to know the woman who cast him off so lightly. And anyway, she's probably dead. Lilian speculates that she might not be.

Later in the day, Lilian finds him looking at the website. He's started to look for his mother. He knows her name - Cave - and he knows his date of birth. So he makes an appointment to see social services about it, knowing that his birth was registered in Peckham. Lilian wants to come with him, but Matt would prefer to go alone. He'll do it his own way. 

Episode written by Tim Stimpson.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Annamaria Murphy - Rosie's Beauty

16/02/2007

Annamaria Murphy - Rosie's Beauty

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Annamaria Murphy - Rosie's Beauty

A woman running a village beauty parlour becomes privy to the community's secrets.

Rosie runs a beauty parlour in her village. Most of her clients come to talk and Rosie is invited to share some of the community's dark secrets.

By Annamaria Murphy.  

Rosie runs a beauty parlour in her village. Most of her clients come to talk and Rosie is invited to share some of the dark secrets that make up the community in which she lives.  

Rosie Craze ...... Mary Woodvine
Martha Taper ...... Barbara Jefford
Lily Harvey ...... Amanda Lawrence
Ellen Hosken ...... Mandy Simons
Michael Harvey ...... Stephen Hall 
Irish Reilly ...... Charles Barnecut

Directed by Claire Grove.

Afternoon Play: Rosie's Beauty

Rosie runs a beauty parlour in her village. Most of her clients come to talk and she is invited to share some of the dark secrets that make up the community in which she lives. Written by Annamaria Murphy.  
Producer/Director Claire Grove (H)

Home Planet

Programme answering listeners' questions about planet Earth and our impact upon it

Home Planet: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Home Planet, 01/07/2008

Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.

Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the environment and the natural world.

New series 1/13. Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the environment and the natural world. Producer Nick Patrick 
ADDRESS: Home Planet, [address removed] email: [address removed] Phone: [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p a minute)

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: SOS: Save Our Souls

Afternoon Reading: SOS: Save Our Souls: Episode 2: The Longsight Branch

Episode 2: The Longsight Branch

SOS: Save Our Souls

The Longsight Branch

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Paul Magrs's quirky tale of friendship and survival is set in the trees above Manchester.

Short stories to mark the 100th anniversary of the SOS call. Paul Magrs's quirky tale of friendship and survival is set in the trees high above Manchester. Read by Laura Smales.

Short stories to mark the 100th anniversary of the international distress call.

Paul Magrs's quirky tale of friendship and survival is set in the trees high above Manchester.

Read by Laura Smales.

Five stories to mark the 100th anniversary of the international distress call

2/5. The Longsight Branch. By Paul Magr. Laura Smales reads a tale of friendship and survival set in the trees high above Manchester. For details see yesterday

Cosmic Quest

Cosmic Quest: Episode 27: The Life and Death of Stars

Episode 27

Episode 27: The Life and Death of Stars

The Life and Death of Stars

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Cosmic Quest, The Life and Death of Stars

Heather Couper looks at research that shows stars are like controlled nuclear explosions.

Astronomer Heather Couper looks at the research which showed that stars are like controlled nuclear explosions. From July 2008.

Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.

Until the modern era of astrophysics, nobody knew what made stars shine. The answer arose from the nuclear age. The sun and stars are like giant hydrogen bombs, controlled nuclear explosions.

In the 1950s, Fred Hoyle and his colleagues showed how new elements are created in stars as they burn hydrogen and helium. In the case of relatively small stars such as our sun, the fuel eventually runs out, the bloated outer layers are lost into space and a slowly cooling white dwarf remains. But massive stars begin to collapse in on themselves when fuel runs out at the core, creating a huge explosion known as a supernova.

Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy

Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe and progress of astronomy.

Cosmic Quest: The Life and Death of Stars

27/30. The Life and Death of Stars. Heather Couper looks at how the work of British astronomer Fred Hoyle and his colleagues in the 1950s led to the discovery that stars are like giant hydrogen bombs and shine because they burn hydrogen and helium. For details see yesterday

The Law Show

Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.

The Law Show is your guide to the law and the legal decisions that have a bearing on everyone in the UK.

Weekly conversation that will give you an in-depth understanding of the law stories making news and the legal decisions that could have a bearing on everyone in the UK. Whether it's unpicking a landmark legal ruling, explaining how laws are made or seeking clarity for you on a legal issue, The Law Show will be your guide.

Law in Action

The Law Show: Who Can Plead Insanity?

Who Can Plead Insanity?

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Who Can Plead Insanity?

Clive Coleman explores the the issue of who should be allowed to plead insanity.

Clive Coleman explores who should be allowed to plead insanity. As more mentally ill people enter the justice system, is the law is as up-to-date and fair as it should be?

Clive Coleman explores the issue of who should be allowed to plead insanity. As more mentally ill people enter the justice system, Clive asks if the law is as up-to-date and fair as it should be.

Law In Action

6/10. As more mentally ill people enter the justice system, Clive Coleman asks if it is as up-to-date and fair as it should be. Producer Simon Coates

A Good Read

A Good Read: Les Dennis and Michael Simkins

Les Dennis and Michael Simkins

BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Les Dennis and Michael Simkins

Actors Michael Simkins and Les Dennis join Sue MacGregor to discuss some favourite reads.

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Les Dennis and Michael Simkins discuss books by Saul Bellow, Patrick Hamilton and Gene Wilder.  From 2008.

Sue MacGregor and her guests - actors Les Dennis and Michael Simkins - discuss their favourite paperbacks by Saul Bellow, Patrick Hamilton and Gene Wilder.

Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
Publisher: Penguin

The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton
Publisher: Constable and Robinson Limited

My French Whore: A Love Story by Gene Wilder
Publisher: Old Street

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.

5/9. Sue MacGregor joins Les Dennis and Michael Simkins to discuss their favourite paperbacks. 
Producer Christine Hall Repeated on Friday at llpm

1968: Day-by-Day

Red rain falls over much of Britain. For details see Saturday

1968 Day by Day

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

1968: Day by Day

1968 Day by Day: 1st July 1968

1st July 1968

BBC Radio 4 - 1968 Day by Day, 1st July 1968

With John Tusa. Red rain falls over much of Britain.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 01/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 01/07/2008

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

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

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