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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 01/01/2008

01/01/2008

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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: 01/01/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 01/01/2008

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

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 01/01/2008

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

News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

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: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 01/01/2008

With Edward Stourton, Carolyn Quinn. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With Edward Stourton and Carolyn Quinn. 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.

Taking a Stand

Interview series with Fergal Keane in which he talks to individuals who have taken a stand

Fergal Keane talks to individuals who through conviction or circumstance have been forced to take a stand for what they believe in

Taking a Stand: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Taking a Stand, 01/01/2008

Fergal Keane talks to identical twins who were separated at birth as part of an experiment

Fergal Keane talks to identical twins Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, who were separated at birth and adopted by different families as part of an experiment in the 1960s.

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

Centre of our World

Centre of our World: Episode 5: Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre

Episode 5

Episode 5: Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre

Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre

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Prof Carl Chinn visits the Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre.

Prof Carl Chinn visits a cross-section of community centres reflecting the city of Birmingham's ethnic diversity. He visits the Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre.

Prof Carl Chinn visits a cross-section of community centres reflecting the city of Birmingham's ethnic diversity. He hears stories of why people have emigrated to Birmingham and what they make of England's second city.

He visits the Midlands Greek Cypriot Centre.

Professor Carl Chinn visits community centres reflecting Birmingham's ethnic diversity

Professor Carl Chinn visits a cross-section of community centres reflecting the city of Birmingham's ethnic diversity

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: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 01/01/2008

Led by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.

Christian worship and music led by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.

News Review of the Year

A look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the past year

News Review of the Year: 2007

30/12/2007

2007

BBC Radio 4 - News Review of the Year, 2007

Edward Stourton looks back at the stories that hit the headlines in 2007.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

Woman's Hour Drama: And Is There Honey Still For Tea?

15 Minute Drama: And Is There Honey Still For Tea?: Episode 2

Episode 2

And Is There Honey Still For Tea?

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, And Is There Honey Still For Tea?, Episode 2

Ada watches Queen Victoria's funeral while Rudyard Kipling worries about the Boer War.

Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence. 2/5: And Is There Honey Still for Tea? Ada watches the Queen's funeral while Kipling worries about the war.

15 Minute Drama: And Is There Honey Still For Tea?

Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence

The Great Game in a Cold Climate: A Tale of Two Cities

BBC Radio 4 - The Great Game in a Cold Climate: A Tale of Two Cities

Adam Fowler visits Northern Canada to discover some potential benefits of global warming.

A Tale of Two Cities: Adam Fowler visits the town of Churchill in Northern Canada to discover the potential benefits of global warming for this tiny community on the Hudson Bay.

Films for a New India

Films for a New India: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - Films for a New India, Episode 1Search BBC

Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the world of Indian independent cinema.

1/2. Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the world of Indian independent cinema, whose gritty themes and realism contrast sharply with escapist Bollywood.

Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the world of Indian independent cinema

Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the world of Indian independent cinema, whose gritty themes and realism contrast sharply with Bollywood escapism

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News and Weather

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 01/01/2008

National and international news and the shipping forecast.

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

Look Away Now

Topical comedy show looking over the sporting news

Look Away Now: Look Away Now 2007

Look Away Now 2007

BBC Radio 4 - Look Away Now, Look Away Now 2007

Garry Richardson replays some of sport's funniest moments of 2007.

Jack: 200 Years up a Beanstalk

BBC Radio 4 - Jack: 200 Years up a Beanstalk

Michael Rosen explores Jack and the Beanstalk, one of Britain's classic folk tales.

Michael Rosen explores one of Britain's classic folk tales. Now a popular betime story and pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk first appeared in a pamphlet in 1807.

Weather

Weather: 01/01/2008

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World at One

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

World at One: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 01/01/2008

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

Music Feature

Programmes exploring music and music-related subjects

To Sing Like Bing

Music Feature: To Sing Like Bing: Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - Music Feature, To Sing Like Bing, Episode 2

Alyn Shipton concludes his look at the rise and reign of the crooner Bing Crosby.

Alyn Shipton concludes his look at the rise and reign of the Crooner by talking to those who knew and worked with Bing Crosby.

Alyn Shipton concludes his look at the rise and reign of the Crooner by talking to those who knew and worked with Bing Crosby.

By the 1930s, crooning had cemented itself as a dominant force in popular music. Crooners like Rudy Valée and Russ Columbo vied for supremacy with the 'Old Groaner' himself, Bing Crosby. But Crosby's phenomenal musicality, honed from his roots in jazz and combined with a homely, easy-going personality, made him supreme in popular entertainment for over fifty years.

Music Feature: To Sing Like Bing

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Alyn Shipton traces the career of master crooner Bing Crosby

The Archers

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

The Archers: 31/12/2007

31/12/2007

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 31/12/2007

The ball at Lower Loxley goes with a swing. Nigel enjoys playing the host, and compliments Lilian on her dress and mask. However, Lilian turns maudlin when she realises that Matt only has eyes for Annabelle, who has turned up at the party with a mystery man. Matt can't help but try and find out who he is - prompting an irritated Lilian to drown her sorrows.

The party at the Snells goes well, with Jim holding court in the living room and entertaining everyone with his bad jokes. Kathy is finally able to relax and have fun, until Shula lets it slip that she knows her secret. Furious and upset, Kathy accuses Kenton of blabbing, and is not consoled when Kenton points out that it was Elizabeth who blew the secret. Kathy demands to be taken home - much to Lynda's private concern.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Series 4

Drama on 4: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: There Is No Such Thing as Free Food

There Is No Such Thing as Free Food

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, There Is No Such Thing as Free Food

Precious Ramotswe is preoccupied both professionally and personally by the subject of food

The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith, from his popular series of books set in Botswana. 1/4: There Is No Such Thing as Free Food.

Drama on 4: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

A series of plays adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's popular novels.

A series of plays adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's popular novels about African detective Precious Ramotswe.

Home Planet

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

Home Planet: 01/01/2008

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

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

Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world and our impact on it.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Treasure Island

Afternoon Reading: Treasure Island: Episode 2: The Sea Cook

Episode 2: The Sea Cook

Treasure Island

The Sea Cook

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Jim meets Long John Silver and soon discovers that there is more to him than meets the eye

John le Carre reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure. Jim meets the crippled sea cook Long John Silver and discovers that there is much more to him than meets the eye.

John le Carre reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story, abridged by Katrin Williams. 

Jim meets the crippled sea cook Long John Silver and soon discovers that there is much more to him than meets the eye.

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.

John le Carre reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story

John le Carre reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story, abridged by Katrin Williams

The Estuary

The Estuary: Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - The Estuary, Episode 2

As the tide turns, the feeding birds are forced to move nearer and nearer the shore.

Peter France narrates an extraordinary story of life on the Wash. As the tide starts to advance across the mud flats, the feeding birds are forced to move nearer the shore.

Peter France narrates an extraordinary story of life on the Wash as the tides and the seasons change, set against a backdrop of sounds recorded on location by Chris Watson.

As the tide turns and starts to advance across the mud flats, the dunlin, knot, curlew and other feeding birds are forced to move nearer and nearer the shore.

Peter France narrates an extraordinary story of life on the Wash as the tides change

Peter France narrates an extraordinary story of life on the Wash as the tides and the seasons change, set against a backdrop of sounds recorded on location by Chris Watson

Word of Mouth

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them

Word of Mouth: 20/08/2007

20/08/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, 20/08/2007

Guest presenter John Lloyd continues the series exploring the words we use.

Guest presenter John Lloyd continues the series which takes a close look at the words we use, where they come from and how we play with them.

Great Lives

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Great Lives: Series 14

Great Lives: Episode 3: Alfred Russel Wallace

Episode 3

Episode 3: Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Alfred Russel Wallace

Travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon proposes the pioneering naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.

Travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon proposes the pioneering naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. With Matthew Parris.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 01/01/2008

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

Weather: Weather

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Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 01/01/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 01/01/2008

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

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