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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 19/10/2007

19/10/2007

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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: 19/10/2007

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 19/10/2007

Daily prayer and reflection with George Craig.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 19/10/2007

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

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: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 19/10/2007

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

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

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: Jill Balcon

14/10/2007

Jill Balcon

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Jill Balcon

Kirsty Young's castaway is actress Jill Balcon.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actress Jill Balcon. She has the voice of an old friend - and it's not surprising, she was a BBC radio announcer during the war and has been acting and performing poetry consistently since. Poetry has always played a central role in her life. She was only 12 years old when she first saw the poet Cecil Day Lewis. He had come to judge a poetry-reading competition at her school and although he was more than 20 years her senior, he was, she says, the most beautiful man she had ever seen.

They were married for more than 20 years. Since his death in 1972, she has maintained her own acting career, continued raising their children - the acclaimed cookery writer Tamasin and Oscar-winning actor Daniel - and also worked hard to preserve his legacy.

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

Favourite track: Romanza: the 3rd movement of Symphony No 5 in D Major by Vaughan Williams
Book: The collected works by Thomas Hardy
Luxury: A barrel of Guerlain Jicky perfume.

Act of Worship

Act of Worship: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Act of Worship, 19/10/2007

Worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Mr Selfridge; Appalachian Women's Mountain Songs

Mr Selfridge; Appalachian Women's Mountain Songs

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Mr Selfridge; Appalachian Women's Mountain Songs

The life of Harry Gordon Selfridge a philanderer, gambler, charmer and maverick retailer.

The life of Harry Gordon Selfridge a philanderer, gambler, charmer and maverick retailer. Plus the ballad singing kept alive by Appalachian mountain women.

Lives in a Landscape

Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today

Lives in a Landscape: Series 3

Lives in a Landscape: Episode 5: sk8boiz

Episode 5

Episode 5: sk8boiz

sk8boiz

BBC Radio 4 - Lives in a Landscape, sk8boiz

Tim, Carl, Johnny, Woody and Daz are middle-aged skateboarders.

Series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today. Tim, Carl, Johnny, Woody and Daz are at least 25 years older than most of their fellow skateboarders.

Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today.

Negotiating the half-pipes and bowls of the North's skateparks, Tim, Carl, Johnny, Woody and Daz look a little out of place.  At least 25 years older than most of their fellow skateboarders, they are the Middle Aged Shredders.

A Charles Paris Mystery

Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris

Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-amateur sleuth Charles Paris in the stories by Simon Brett, dramatised by Jeremy Front

Charles Paris Mystery: Murder Unprompted

A Charles Paris Mystery: Murder Unprompted: Episode 1

Episode 1

Murder Unprompted

BBC Radio 4 - A Charles Paris Mystery, Murder Unprompted, Episode 1

Simon Brett's thespian sleuth is set to open in a West End play.

Simon Brett's thespian sleuth is set to open in a West End play - but the real drama happens backstage. Stars Bill Nighy.

A Charles Paris Mystery: Murder Unprompted

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.

A case for Simon Brett's thespian sleuth, dramatised by Jeremy Front, starring Bill Nighy

The actor-turned-time sleuth is an understudy in a West End play. Then the lead gets shot on stage on the opening night. Dramatised by Jeremy Front, starring Bill Nighy

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News and Weather

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 19/10/2007

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: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 19/10/2007

Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Winifred Robinson.

Weather

Weather: 19/10/2007

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World at One

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

World at One: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 19/10/2007

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

Feedback

Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations

Feedback: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Feedback, 19/10/2007

Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 18/10/2007

18/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 18/10/2007

Jamie leaves school early with a stomach ache, admitting he hasn't been sleeping very well lately. Kathy's concerned about what's bothering him and eventually Jamie admits that he's worried that Kathy and Kenton might be splitting up; they're always off in corners talking about something out of Jamie's earshot. Kathy reassures him that both she and Kenton love him very much and Kenton has no intention of leaving them.

Glen Whitehouse surprises Lynda by turning up on her doorstep, especially as she presumed he'd sacked her. He tells her that although he was initially thrown by discovering who 'Dylan Nells' was, he's very impressed by her determination and still wants her to write for Borsetshire Life. Lynda's thrilled, especially when he agrees to repay all the cheques written out to 'Dylan'.

Jazzer catches Ed looking at a photo of Emma on his mobile and finds one of Fallon instead, saying he should use that for his wallpaper. He encourages Ed to look at Fallon's plus points, but although Ed thinks she's great, he admits he's finding it hard to get over Emma; he thought they'd be together forever. Jazzer strongly advises him to move on.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Annapurna

Annapurna

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Annapurna

By Jod Mitchell. A couple on a Himalayan mountain trek realise they are being stalked.

By Jod Mitchell. Tension mounts as a young English couple trek their way across a treacherous Himalayan mountain range and realise a mysterious Nepali is stalking them.

By Jod Mitchell. Tension mounts as a young English couple trek their way across a treacherous Himalayan mountain range and realise that a mysterious Nepali is stalking them, getting closer by the day.

Tim ...... Ben Crowe
Emma ...... Clare Corbett
Sher; Krishna ...... Padam Chhetri

Director Conor Lennon.

Shared Earth

Series celebrating nature and exploring what can be done to conserve wildlife and habitats

Natural history series celebrating nature and exploring what can be done to conserve wildlife and habitats

Shared Earth: Series 3

Shared Earth: Series 3: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - Shared Earth, Series 3, Episode 2

Dylan Winter meets a man determined to survive on food foraged from the countryside.

2/6. Dylan Winter presents a topical magazine series celebrating the natural world. He meets a man determined to create a daily feast from food foraged from the countryside.

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

Dylan Winter presents a topical magazine series celebrating the natural world

Dylan Winter presents a topical magazine series celebrating the natural world and how to preserve it

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads

Afternoon Reading: Alan Howard Reads: Episode 5: The Sentence

Episode 5: The Sentence

Alan Howard Reads

The Sentence

BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Reading, Alan Howard Reads, The Sentence

By Nina Raine. A judge looks back on his childhood and a story that he told his children.

By Nina Raine. A judge looks back on his childhood and a story that he told his children. Read by Alan Howard.

The popular veteran actor reads a series of specially commissioned short stories

The Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

Making of Music: Series 2

The Making of Music: Series 2: Episode 30: The Making of Music

Episode 30

Episode 30: The Making of Music

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Making of Music, Series 2, The Making of Music

Where have we come to and what is the current state of classical music?

James Naughtie's series chronicling historical influences on classical music. 30/30: The Making of Music. Where have we come to and what is the current state of classical music?

The Making of Music: Series 2

James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences on classical music

James Naughtie presents the series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

Last Word

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

Last Word: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, 19/10/2007

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.

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

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: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 19/10/2007

John Carney, the director of the low-budget musical Once talks about the film's success.

John Carney, the director of the low-budget Irish musical Once talks about the film's phenomenal success in the United States.

Asif Kapadia, the director of the award-winning The Warrior on his latest film, Far North, which has its UK premiere at the London Film Festival.

The best-selling author Neil Gaiman talks about the adaptation of his novel Stardust and his own film adaptation of Beowulf.

Frank Cottrell Boyce, the writer of Hilary And Jackie, 24 Hour Party People and Welcome To Sarajevo offers a tip for budding screen-writers.

John Carney, the director of the low-budget Irish musical Once talks about the film's phenomenal success in the United States.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: PM

BBC Radio 4 - PM, PM

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

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].

Weather; 19/10/2007

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 19/10/2007

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

The News Quiz

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

The News Quiz: Series 63

The News Quiz: Series 63: Episode 4

Episode 4

Series 63

BBC Radio 4 - The News Quiz, Series 63, Episode 4

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz.

Topical comedy quiz looking over the week's news, chaired by Sandy Toksvig

The Archers: 19/10/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 19/10/2007

David and Ruth get a visit from Vince from Natural England, who gives them advice on how to attract different species of birds. They also check over the site of the new hedge. Both David and Ruth are excited by the project.

Jamie's still under the weather and Kathy tells Kenton she thinks he knows something's wrong. She decides to explain what's going on, without saying it was rape. She tells Jamie that she knew someone who was involved in a crime, who's done it again and she's been asked to give evidence at this trial. Jamie worries that he might come and find Kathy, but she reassuring, saying he's in prison now until his court case.

Fallon's in a subdued mood, telling Kenton it's because she's had a late night. Then Ed turns up at The Bull and sweeps her off her feet when he asks her if she meant what she said last Friday night. When she says she meant every word, he gives her a long kiss and everyone cheers. Unfortunately Emma also witnesses the kiss. But when Hayley asks her if she's ok, Emma hides her shock, saying she thinks they make a great couple.

Front Row

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

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