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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: 05/06/2009

05/06/2009

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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: 05/06/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 05/06/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Katherine Meyer.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 05/06/2009

Dairy farmers face up to the future following the failure of a leading milk co-operative.

Charlotte Smith finds out why a milk co-operative collapsed, causing nearly 2,000 dairy farmers to lose out on thousands of pounds and leaving them facing an uncertain future.

Nearly 2,000 dairy farmers have lost out on thousands of pounds and face an uncertain future following the collapse of the Dairy Farmers of Britain milk co-operative. Charlotte Smith finds out what went wrong.

Presented by Charlotte Smith. Producer Anna Varle

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: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 05/06/2009

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

With John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.

Presented by Evan Davis and John Humphrys. 
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament 
With Sean Curran and David Wilby. 
7.48 Thought for the Day 
With the Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks. 
8.31  Yesterday In Parliament Editor of Today Ceri Thomas

Desert Island Discs

Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Desert Island Discs: Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook

31/05/2009

Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook

Kirsty Young's castaway is campaigner Caroline, Countess Of Cranbrook.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Caroline, Countess of Cranbrook. Caroline has travelled the world to see how different zoos worked, spent years living in the jungle and, when she returned to Britain, taught herself how to be a farmer. She has become a champion of the countryside and, when a supermarket giant announced plans to open a store on her doorstep, she decided to take them on.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: No. 54 Chorale: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book:  Food in England by Dorothy Hartley
Luxury: Ink and a pen.

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: Jane's Fame

Book of the Week: Claire Harman - Jane's Fame: Episode 5

Episode 5

Claire Harman - Jane's Fame

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Claire Harman - Jane's Fame, Episode 5

Today we are witness to the spectacle of Austen being marketed as a global brand.

Today we are witness to the spectacle of the young woman who happily limited her scope to 'three or four families in a country village' being marketed as a global brand.

Alice Krige reads from Claire Harman's exploration of Jane Austen's rise to pre-eminence from humble family scribblings to Hollywood movies. 

The use of Jane Austen's name knows no generic boundaries. At the beginning of the 21st century we are witness to the spectacle of the young woman who happily limited her scope to 'three or four families in a country village' being marketed as a global brand.

A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.

Book of the Week: Claire Harman - Jane's Fame

Alice Krige reads from Clare Harman's exploration of Jane Austen's rise to pre-eminence

Alice Krige reads from Clare Harman's exploration of Jane Austen's rise to pre-eminence from humble family scribblings to Hollywood movies.

Book of the Week:Jane's Fame

5/5. At the beginning of this century Jane Austen's work and name is marketed as a global brand. By Claire Harman. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30am

Act of Worship

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Violence within the family; Avocados

Violence within the family; Avocados

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Violence within the family; Avocados

Inter-generational violence in Asian families discussed. Plus, cooking with avocado.

The violence that some older Asian women use to control the younger female members of their family. Plus, women in the early Christian church; and the history of the avocado.

Writing the Century

5/5
The Woman's Hour drama. 
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm Editor Jill Burridge

The Shock of the Knee

10/01/2009

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Shock of the Knee

Fashion writer Colin McDowell recalls the rise of the miniskirt.

Fashion writer Colin McDowell traces the rise of the miniskirt in 1959, when hemlines shocked society. From January 2009.

Fashion writer Colin McDowell recalls the rise of the miniskirt and Yves Saint Laurent's 1959 House of Dior collection, which introduced hemlines above the knee, and the shocked reactions of society. 

The press were agog at these developments, and even some Dior staff thought that Saint Laurent's designs had gone too far. At the same time in Britain, short skirts became increasingly popular with young women. 

McDowell talks to one of the most important designers of the period, Mary Quant, as well as representatives of today's fashion industry, and wonders if womenswear will ever be as shocking again.

An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.

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.

In 1959 Yves Saint Laurent 's Dior collection rocked the fashion scene when it exposed the knee in its evening-wear range. At the same time Britain was watching hemlines rise to the point where the mini-skirt was born. Recalling this era fashion writer Colin McDowell wonders if women's clothes will ever be as shocking again. Producers Caroline Auty and Bob Dickinson

Electric Ink

Satirical comedy. Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry

Electric Ink: Series 1: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Electric Ink, Series 1, Episode 1

Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.

Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. Stars Robert Lindsay. From June 2009.

Maddox is an old school journalist struggling to keep up with new technology.

He feels the art of finding stories is being forgotten and he is not about to let that happen. 

Starring Robert Lindsay and Alex Jennings. 

Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton’s satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry. 

Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
Announcer ...... Matt Addis

With additional material by Tom Mitchelson. 

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.

Electric Ink: Series 1

Comedy by Alistair Beaton. Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry

Satirical comedy by Alistair Beaton. Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry

New series. 1/6. Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton 's satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry. Maddox is an old-school journalist struggling to keep up with new technology. He feels the art of finding stories is being forgotten and he is not about to let that happen. With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.  
Producer Sally Avens

You and Yours

You and Yours: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 05/06/2009

Consumer news and issues with Peter White.

You and Yours: Visit Britain

Consumer affairs with Peter White. Series editor Andrew Smith

Weather

Weather: 05/06/2009

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World at One

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

World at One: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 05/06/2009

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

The World at One

Presented by Shaun Ley. Editor Jamie Angus

The Archers

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

The Archers: 04/06/2009

04/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 04/06/2009

Jennifer is very concerned about Lilian, who is still not speaking to her. She asks Adam to see if he can intervene, and he promises to try. On his way, he makes a point of speaking to David about the cricket. Adam isn't happy with the way the team are shaping up this season. He thinks it's all too friendly and they ought to get a bit more competitive. David isn't sure. After all, the cricket is supposed to be fun. But Adam thinks that as captain, Alistair should sharpen things up.

When Adam calls on Lilian he finds her extremely worried about Matt, who keeps disappearing without telling her where he's going, and won't talk to her. She feels very lonely. Adam tells her that Jennifer would love to be more of a support, but Lilian gives the idea short shrift.

Tom meets Brenda after her exam. She's very concerned about Vicky, who it appears is coming to the engagement meal tomorrow. She's finding it hard seeing her Dad so besotted with someone Brenda doesn't really like. Tom distracts her by stopping outside a jewellers, then taking her in and buying her a beautiful sapphire engagement ring.

Episode written by Simon Frith.

Matt gets caught in the act. Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama: On Mardle Fen: Series 2

Drama on 4: On Mardle Fen: Series 2: Part 1: Top Dog

Part 1 Part 1: Top Dog

On Mardle Fen

Top Dog

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A well-dressed stranger turns up with an unusual request.

A well-dressed stranger turns up with an unusual request. He is a rough diamond, the salt of the earth, but Jack doesn't like the look of him.

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

A well-dressed stranger turns up with an unusual request. He is a rough diamond, the salt of the earth, but Jack doesn't like the look of him. 

Warwick ...... Trevor Peacock
Jack ...... Sam Dale
Marcia ...... Kate Buffery
Samuel ...... John Rowe
Zofia ...... Helen Longworth
Mulloway ...... Malcolm Tierney
Bernard ...... Paul Rider

Directed by Claire Grove.

Drama on 4: On Mardle Fen

Drama on 4: On Mardle Fen: Series 2

Series 2

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

Afternoon Play: On Mardle Fen

1/4. Top Dog. First of four plays featuring 
Nick Warburton 's inspirational chef Warwick Hedges who runs an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Cambridgeshire Fens. A well-dressed stranger turns up with an unusual request. He's a rough diamond, the salt of the earth, but Jack doesn't like the look of him.  
Producer/Director Claire Grove

Gardeners' Question Time

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

Gardeners' Question Time: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, 05/06/2009

Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs and Pippa Greenwood.

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs and Pippa Greenwood answer questions sent in by post and email.

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. 

Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Biggs and Pippa Greenwood answer questions sent in by post and email. 

Including 3.40 Gardening weather forecast.

Bob Flowerdew , Matthew Biggs and Pippa Greenwood answer listeners' questions sent in by post and email. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at approximately

Gardening Weather Forecast.

Producer Trevor Taylor Repeated on Sunday at 2pm 
Stone and decking cleaning offer: page 140

America, Empire of Liberty

America, Empire of Liberty: Episode 65: Defended to Death

Episode 65

Episode 65: Defended to Death

Defended to Death

BBC Radio 4 - America, Empire of Liberty, Defended to Death

The country enters a period of unprecedented prosperity, despite the threat of nuclear war

By David Reynolds. In the 1950s the country enters a period of unprecedented prosperity, despite the growing threat of nuclear war.

Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds. 

In the 1950s the country enters a period of unprecedented prosperity, despite the growing threat of nuclear war.

Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds

65/90. Defended to Death. in the 1950s, 
America entered a period of unprecedented prosperity, despite the growing threat of nuclear war. For details see Monday

Last Word

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

Last Word: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, 05/06/2009

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 presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

Last Word: Danny La Rue

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary programme. Rptd Sun 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: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 05/06/2009

A tribute to Stanley Baker, working-class hero of British cinema. Director Stephen Daldry.

Francine Stock talks to the director Stephen Daldry about his adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's novel, The Reader, which garnered an Oscar for its star Kate Winslet.

Francine Stock talks to Stephen Daldry, the director of Billy Elliot, about his adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's novel, The Reader, which garnered an Oscar for its star Kate Winslet.

The American duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, whose films tackle social issues, discuss their latest film Sugar, about a young basketball player from the Dominican Republic trying to break into the American league.

Plus a tribute to a great British star, Stanley Baker, dubbed the first working-class hero of British cinema.

Dustin Hoffman talks to Francine Stock about his career, which has included movies such as The Graduate, Rain Man and Tootsie. 
Producer Stephen Hughes Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 05/06/2009

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

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

World Twenty 20 Cricket

England v Holland
Commentary by Jonathan Agnew , 
Simon Mann and Arlo White on the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord's. 
Producer Adam Mountford 'approximate times Commentary also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 5pm Expert eye: page 32

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 05/06/2009

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: 5 June

The News Quiz

Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

The News Quiz: Series 68

The News Quiz: Series 68: Episode 6

Episode 6

Series 68

BBC Radio 4 - The News Quiz, Series 68, Episode 6

Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz

6/8. Francis Wheen , Jeremy Hardy , Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins join Sandi Toksvig for the topical comedy panel game. Producer Victoria Lloyd Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm RT DIRECT: The News Quiz: Read All about It is available on CD for E9.99 (RRP E12.72) inc p&p. Call [number removed] (landlines costs 5p per min: mobiles vary) quoting [number removed]

The Archers: 05/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 05/06/2009

It's the meal at Bridge Farm to celebrate Tom and Brenda's engagement, and Vicky is in party mood. As soon as she arrives she's flirting with Tony. When Tom and Brenda arrive, she welcomes them with such enthusiasm that Mike can barely get past her to see the ring for himself. Meanwhile, Annette - who didn't actually have anything better to do -  is sitting on her own in the pub. It's her lucky day, says Jazzer, coming to sit beside her. He doesn't have anything else to do either...Taking her courage in her hands, Annette agrees to go and see the Borchester nightlife with him - and stay over at his flat to save the cost of a taxi home.
Tom and Brenda escape from Vicky for a bit to make the coffee after the meal. Brenda assures him that Vicky isn't spoiling the evening for her - she just wishes she'd let Mike get a word in edgeways occasionally. Helen comes in, exercised by a text she's just had from Annette. She's staying over with a friend and won't be back tonight. Helen wonders where she could be.

Episode written by Simon Frith.

Jazzer finds the new girl in town.  Writer Simon Frith Director Julie Beckett ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]Messageboard: bbc.co.uk/dna/mbarchers

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