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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 21/07/2007

21/07/2007

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BBC Radio 4

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: 21/07/2007

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 21/07/2007

Daily prayer and reflection with Andrea Rea.

Gardens of Faith

Gardens of Faith: Episode 1: Islam

Episode 1

Episode 1: Islam

Islam

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Peter France visits an Islamic garden in central London.

Series examining the relationship between different faiths and the natural world by looking at their gardens. 1/5. Peter France visits an Islamic garden in the centre of London.

Peter France examines the relationship between different faiths and the natural world

Peter France examines the relationship between different faiths and the natural world by looking at their gardens

News and Papers

The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers

News and Papers: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - News and Papers, 21/07/2007

The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

Weather

Weather: 21/07/2007

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Open Country

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

Open Country: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, 21/07/2007

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 21/07/2007

Rural magazine programme presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

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: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 21/07/2007

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

Presented by James Naughtie and John Humphries. With Sports Desk at 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 7.57am, 8.58am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am and Yesterday in Parliament at 8.50am.

Saturday Live

Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.

Saturday Live: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, 21/07/2007

Fi Glover is joined by cookery writer Prue Leith and poet Elvis McGonagall.

Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Fi Glover is joined by cookery writer Prue Leith and poet Elvis McGonagall.

Excess Baggage

Travel magazine, featuring travellers' tales, experiences and anecdotes

Excess Baggage: British Overseas Territories

British Overseas Territories

BBC Radio 4 - Excess Baggage, British Overseas Territories

Sandi Toksvig talks to representatives from the Falkland Islands, St Helena and Gibraltar.

BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
There are fourteen British Overseas Territories, including the tiny, remote Pitcairn; the holiday resorts of The Virgin Islands or Bermuda; the military bases of Cyprus; and the wilderness of the Antarctic Territory. Each of them has a story to tell, both of British history and how they are surviving in the post Empire world. 

Sandi Toksvig talks to representatives from three of these dependencies: the Falkland Islands, St Helena and Gibraltar.  Are they worthy of the journey, offering new experiences, or simply the vestiges of colonial days?  What has made us hold on to them in the face of opposition from their neighbours, to the point of going to war in one case?  Are they just like little bits of Britain scattered around the globe or do they have their own identity?  Are they easy to get to and what do they offer the tourist? 

Sukey Cameron is a third generation Falkland Islander and the Islands’ government representative in the UK; born and bred in Gibraltar , Albert Poggio, is not only its government’s representative in the UK but also its director of tourism; Michael Clancy, Welsh by birth, is now Governor of the Island of St Helena, as well as neighbouring Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.

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

California Dreaming

California Dreaming: Episode 1: Laurel Canyon

Episode 1: Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

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Andy Parfitt tells the story of the Californian music scene of the 1960s.

1/2. Laurel Canyon: Andy Parfitt chronicles the Californian music scene of the 1960s and early 1970s, which saw the emergence of such songwriters as Joni Mitchell and David Crosby.

Andy Parfitt tells the story of the Californian music scene of the 1960s and early 1970s

Test Match Special

Test Match Special: Test Match Special

BBC Radio 4 - Test Match Special, Test Match Special

Commentary on the third day of the First Test between England and India at Lord's.

Coverage of the third day of the First Test between England and India at Lord's. Commentary from Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Arlo White.

Ball-by-ball commentary on the third day of the First Test between England and India at Lord's.

Commentary from Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Arlo White, with summaries by Geoff Boycott, Angus Fraser and Sunil Gavaskar.

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 21/07/2007

Ball-by-ball commentary on the third day of the First Test between England and India at Lord's.

Commentary from Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Arlo White, with summaries by Geoff Boycott, Angus Fraser and Sunil Gavaskar.

Including at 5.54pm Shipping Forecast.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 21/07/2007

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Loose Ends

An eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy

Loose Ends: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, 21/07/2007

An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.

An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Peter Curran talks to choreographer Matthew Bourne, former boxer Billy Walker and actress Anna Massey.

Profile

An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines

Profile: Wolfgang Wagner

Wolfgang Wagner

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A profile of the Bayreuth Festival's artistic director Wolfgang Wagner.

Music journalist Tom Service examines the controversy coursing around the festival’s artistic director Wolfgang Wagner.

The week ahead sees the opening of the renowned Bayreuth Festival, the pinnacle of musical life for lovers of Wagner. Music journalist Tom Service examines the controversy coursing around the festival’s artistic director Wolfgang Wagner.

Saturday Review

Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events, with Tom Sutcliffe and guests

Presenter Tom Sutcliffe and guests offer sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events

Saturday Review: Truant by Horatio Clare, John Travolta in Hairspray

Truant by Horatio Clare, John Travolta in Hairspray

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Truant by Horatio Clare, John Travolta in Hairspray

Sarfraz Manzoor is joined by Maev Kennedy, Mark Ravenhill and Alkarim Jivaniand.

Sarfraz Manzoor and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Having won the BBC TV talent show Any Dream Will Do Lee Mead makes his debut as Joseph. But was he upstaged by the technicolor sheep?


Truant by Horatio Clare
Horatio Clare’s nineties’ memoir catalogues how using cannabis changed his life for the worse.

Published by John Murray

Channel 4 Gay Sex Season
Forty years since the decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England, Channel 4 marks the anniversary with a series of programmes.


Hairspray
Re-make of the classic film that starred Divine. In the re-make John Travolta takes on that role. 


India
Sanjeev Bhaskar gives his personal take on modern India in a BBC 2 documentary.

The Archive Hour

BBC Radio 4 Extra

A look back at programmes and recordings from the BBC archives

The Archive Hour: Mr Munrow, his Study

07/01/2006

Mr Munrow, his Study

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Archive Hour, Mr Munrow, his Study

Jeremy Summerly explores the archive of composer and broadcaster David Munrow.

Mr Munrow, His Study: The Royal Academy of Music now owns the ancient music, books and papers from the study of the late David Munrow. Jeremy Summerly explores this unique archive.

Classic Serial

Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

Classic Serial: Maurice

Classic Serial: Maurice: Episode 1

Maurice

BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Maurice, Episode 1

An unremarkable young man from the suburbs embarks on a journey of self-understanding.

Maurice: By E M Forster, dramatised by Philip Osment. 1/2: Maurice Hall is an unremarkable young man from the suburbs who embarks on a journey to self-understanding.

EM Forster's story of a young man who embarks on a journey of self-understanding

EM Forster's story of a young man from the suburbs who embarks on a journey of self-understanding, dramatised by Philip Osment

News and Weather

The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4

News and Weather: 21/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - News and Weather, 21/07/2007

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

Moral Maze

Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

Moral Maze: 18/07/2007

18/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Moral Maze, 18/07/2007

Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news.

Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Ian Hargreaves, Michael Portillo, Clifford Longley and Claire Fox cross-examine expert witnesses.

Round Britain Quiz

Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge

Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge

Round Britain Quiz: 2007

Round Britain Quiz: 2007: Episode 5

Episode 5

2007

BBC Radio 4 - Round Britain Quiz, 2007, Episode 5

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the quiz, with teams from the North of England and Scotland.

Tom Sutcliffe asks the questions in the contest of general knowledge and lateral thinking. The teams are from the North of England and Scotland.

Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions

Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge

Poetry Please

Roger McGough introduces selections of poetry on various themes, chosen by listeners.

Series

Poetry Please: Episode 2: Mark Steel, Simon Armitage, Rickie Lee Jones and Rachel Pantechnicon

Episode 2

Episode 2: Mark Steel, Simon Armitage, Rickie Lee Jones and Rachel Pantechnicon

Mark Steel, Simon Armitage, Rickie Lee Jones and Rachel Pantechnicon

BBC Radio 4 - Poetry Please, Mark Steel, Simon Armitage, Rickie Lee Jones and Rachel Pantechnicon

Roger McGough hosts the programme from the Latitude music and arts festival in Suffolk.

Roger McGough hosts the programme from the Latitude music and arts festival in Suffolk. Performers include Mark Steel, Simon Armitage, Rickie Lee Jones and Rachel Pantechnicon.

Roger McGough hosts the programme from the Latitude music and arts festival in Suffolk.

Performers include Mark Steel, Simon Armitage, Rickie Lee Jones and Rachel Pantechnicon. Readers are John Lightbody and Eleanor Tremain.

Causeway by Simon Armitage
From:  T Rex Versus The Corduroy Kid
Publ:  faber

Friends of the River Trent by Stevie Smith
From:  The Collected Poems
Publ:  Penguin

Don't Hurt Your Coccyx by Rachel Pantechnicon

The Silken Tent by Robert Frost
From:  The Poetry of Robert Frost
Publ:  Jonathan Cape

To His Lost Lover by Simon Armitage
From:  Book of Matches
Publ:  faber

Little Boy Blue by Eugene Field
From:  The Oxford Book of American Light Verse

Inexpensive Progress by John Betjeman
From:  The Collected Poems
Publ:  John Murray

First Time In by Ivor Gurney
From:  Selected Poems
Publ:  Oxford

O What is that Sound by WH Auden
From:  Collected Shorter Poems
Publ:  faber

Great God Quetzalcoatl Green Hot Water Bottle by Rachel Pantechnicon

The Rev’d Arbuthnot-Armitage-Brown by George Barker
From:  Funny Folk
Publ:  faber

The Memories of Fish by James Tate 
From:  Return to the City of White Donkeys 
Publ:  ecco

News and Weather: 22/07/2007

22/07/2007

BBC Radio 4 - News and Weather, 22/07/2007

A Dark and Stormy Night

Five stories about a crime told from five separate points of view

A Dark and Stormy Night: Series 1

A Dark and Stormy Night: Series 1: Episode 2: The Copper's Tale

Episode 2: The Copper's Tale

Series 1

The Copper's Tale

BBC Radio 4 - A Dark and Stormy Night, Series 1, The Copper's Tale

What the policeman sees as he goes off shift tells a different story.

Stories about a crime from five separate points of view. 2/5. The Copper's Tale, read by Philip Glenister. What the policeman sees as he goes off shift tells a different story.

Shipping Forecast: 22/07/2007

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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes: 22/07/2007

BBC World Service Online - Schedules

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs.

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.

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