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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 29/08/2007

29/08/2007

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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: 29/08/2007

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 29/08/2007

Daily prayer and reflection, with George Craig.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 29/08/2007

News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.

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: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 29/08/2007

With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day

With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.

National Treasures

National Treasures: Episode 4

Episode 4

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Nicholas Poussin's 17th-century paintings and the redundant Chatterley Whitfield Colliery.

Lawrence Pollard's series comparing national treasures. 4/5: Should an art masterpiece be purchased for the nation or should an important link with our industrial past be restored?

Lawrence Pollard presents a series comparing the cultural values of two national treasures

Daily Service

Spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Daily Service: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 29/08/2007

Christian worship and music led by the Rev Stephen Shipley.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Valerie Martin; Placing junior doctors

Valerie Martin; Placing junior doctors

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Valerie Martin; Placing junior doctors

Including American writer Valerie Martin on her novel Trespass.

American writer Valerie Martin on her novel Trespass. Plus the impact the recruitment system for junior doctors is having on family life, an childhood obesity examined.

The Eureka Years

Series exploring spectacular years in the history of science

The Eureka Years: Series 3

The Eureka Years: Series 3: Episode 1: 1965

Episode 1

Episode 1: 1965

Series 3

1965

BBC Radio 4 - The Eureka Years, Series 3, 1965

Huge advances in military technology would later fuel the race to the moon.

Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science. 1/4: 1965. The Cold War saw huge advances in military technology which would later fuel the race to the moon.

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

Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science

Bleak Expectations

Comedy Victorian adventures by Mark Evans

Bleak Expectations: Series 1

Bleak Expectations: Series 1: Episode 3: A Youth Utterly Crocked

Episode 3

Episode 3: A Youth Utterly Crocked

Series 1

A Youth Utterly Crocked

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Young Pip must thwart his evil guardian's plans. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof.

Young Pip must thwart his evil guardian's plans. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From August 2007.

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.

Comedy adventure series by Mark Evans, set in Victorian times

News and Weather

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

News and Weather: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - News and Weather, 29/08/2007

National and international news and the shipping forecast.

The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.

You and Yours

You and Yours: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 29/08/2007

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.

Weather

Weather: 29/08/2007

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World at One

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

World at One: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 29/08/2007

National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Off the Page

Series featuring new writing and stimulating discussion.

Off The Page

Off the Page: Know Your Place

Know Your Place

BBC Radio 4 - Off the Page, Know Your Place

Peregrine Worsthorne, Joolz Denby and Francis Gilbert discuss 'knowing your place'.

Dominic Arkwright, Peregrine Worsthorne, Joolz Denby and Francis Gilbert discuss 'knowing your place'. From August 2007.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 28/08/2007

28/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 28/08/2007

Bert's worried that the Massey tractor won't be repaired in time for the next ploughing match.

Emma has a bad day with George whilst she's cleaning at Brookfield and bursts into tears when Ruth asks her if she's all right. She wonders what's happened to her life especially now that Will's got a new girlfriend and Ed's out having fun with Fallon. She used to have ambitions, but now she's back living at home mopping floors for a living.

Tom's not happy that Brenda's spending so much time working for Matt and will be glad when Brenda's back at university.

Phil's disgruntled at Bert's unexpected appearance at his vegetable patch. When Bert goes, Phil tells Ruth he reckons Bert was trying to find out what Phil will be entering for the Flower and Produce Show.

Clarrie confides in Pat that she had an awful time when she and Eddie had tea with Nic. Clarrie doesn't trust her and reckons she's looking for someone with prospects to be a father to her kids, She can't stand back and watch William make another mistake. But Pat counsels caution; Clarrie should grit her teeth, smile and above all not let William know how she feels.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Play: Looking for Angels

Drama on 4: Looking for Angels: Episode 1: Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel

Episode 1: Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel

Looking for Angels

Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel

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Jack Thorne's touching story of how three young boys cope with the death of their friend.

Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel. Jack Thorne's story of how three young boys cope with the death of their friend. They steal his ashes and take them to the Angel of the North.

Drama on 4: Looking for Angels

Series of dramas taking angels as a theme

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: 26/08/2007

26/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, 26/08/2007

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: William Trevor - Cheating at Canasta

Afternoon Reading: William Trevor - Cheating at Canasta: Episode 3: Old Flame

Episode 3: Old Flame

William Trevor - Cheating at Canasta

Old Flame

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Zoe's marriage has been haunted by both Audrey and Grace. But Grace is now dead.

Zoe's marriage has been haunted by Audrey, who had an affair with her husband, and by Grace, who is dead. Read by William Trevor.

William Trevor reads stories from his new collection.

Zoe's marriage has been haunted by Audrey, with whom her husband once had an affair, and also Grace. But Grace is now dead.

Abridged by Sally Marmion.

William Trevor reads five stories from his new collection

Kitchen Connections with Ainsley Harriott

Ainsley Harriott meets people who have brought their culinary traditions to the UK

Ainsley Harriott meets people who have made a home for themselves in the UK and brought with them their culinary traditions

Kitchen Connections with Ainsley Harriott: Series 1

Kitchen Connections with Ainsley Harriott: Series 1: Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 - Kitchen Connections with Ainsley Harriott, Series 1, Episode 3

He meets Bedrije, who came to Britain from wartorn Kosovo in 1998.

Ainsley Harriott meets people who have recently migrated to the UK and brought with them their culinary traditions. 3/5: He meets Bedrije, who fled from wartorn Kosovo in 1998.

Thinking Allowed

Thinking Allowed: The Generation Gap

The Generation Gap

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, The Generation Gap

Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain

2/3. Laurie Taylor presents three programmes examining the social gaps in today's divided Britain. Politicians David Willetts and Frank Field explore the generation gap.

THE GENERATION GAP
Laurie Taylor presents a special series of three programmes to examine the social gaps which most concern researchers in today’s divided Britain: the residential gap, the generation gap and the class gap. Laurie is joined by two policy makers throughout the series, the Conservative MP David Willetts and the Labour MP Frank Field; in this second part they discuss the generation gap together with two distinguished social scientists Professor Frank Furedi and Professor Rachel Thomson. The generation gap might not be so readily quantifiable but there is a sense of new and possibly growing divisions between children and parents.  Laurie debates what evidence would serve as proof of that intuition?

Case Notes

Medical programme exploring a different topic each week

Medical programme exploring a different topic each week, with reports and input from experts

Case Notes: Me and My Operation

Me and My Operation

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Mark Porter asks how a patient can prepare for an operation and how to speed up recovery.

Dr Mark Porter investigates health issues of the day. He asks what a patient can do to prepare for an operation and the best way to speed up recovery.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 29/08/2007

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

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, presented by Eddie Mair. Listeners can email pm@bbc.co.uk or text 84844 [maximum cost 12p].

The latest shipping forecast, followed by Weather.

Weather; 29/08/2007

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 29/08/2007

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

The Lawrence Sweeney Mix

Improvised sketch show with a live studio audience, with Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney

Improvised sketch show with a live studio audience, starring Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney

The Lawrence Sweeney Mix: Series 1: Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Lawrence Sweeney Mix, Series 1, Episode 1

Making it up as they go along. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches.

Making it up as they go along. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches driven by the audience. From February 2007.

Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney have script and make it up as they go along!

Faced with a live studio audience and a couple of microphones - masters of improv create sketches from shouted out suggestions.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.

The Lawrence Sweeney Mix: Series 1

Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney create improvised sketches from audience suggestions

The Archers: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 29/08/2007

Brenda gets stuck into working for Matt, who's impressed by her enthusiasm. But Lilian isn't so impressed by the intrusion into her home life.

Jennifer hopes to Lilian that there will be some sort of rapprochement between Alice and Brian before Alice goes to South Africa.

Brian's not pleased when he finds a gaggle of escaped pheasants on the road and tells Will to take care of them. Will asks Brian if he can use the photocopier in the office - he needs to copy proof of ID for something...

Nic's curious when Will says he's got something to tell her, but she'll have to wait to find out what it is. Later Will turns up at Nic's with a celebratory bottle of wine, explaining that he's had a letter from a firm of solicitors in Aberdeen telling him that he's mentioned in Great Aunt Hilda's will. Nic excitedly wonders whether it's a load of money, but Will cautions that it could be something small - like an old teapot!  But Nic thinks it's nice to dream and she can't wait to find out what's Will's been left.

Front Row

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music

Front Row: 29/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 29/08/2007

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

Woman's Hour Drama: Ladies of Letters Say No

15 Minute Drama: Ladies of Letters Say No: Episode 3

Ladies of Letters Say No

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Ladies of Letters Say No, Episode 3

By Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. 3/5: Irene resorts to direct action. With Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge, John Rowe, Christopher Kelham.

15 Minute Drama: Ladies of Letters Say No

By Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman, featuring comic heroines Irene and Vera

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