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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

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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

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 15/03/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Eugene O'Neill.

Macbeth Remixed: The Myth of the Witches

The Myth of the Witches

Macbeth Remixed

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How did the three witches become part of the Macbeth myth?

Boiling up trouble for the would-be king in their cauldron, how did the witches become part of the myth? Stars Liam Brennan.

The three witches boiling up trouble for the would-be king in their cauldron on the heath is one of the most famous and familiar dramatic images from Shakespeare's Macbeth.   

But the witches didn't exist in the real Macbeth's time so how and why did they become part of the myth?

Liam Brennan stars as MacBeth with members of The National Theatre of Scotland.

Producer: Pennie Latin 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 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.

Series comparing the known historical facts about Macbeth with Shakespeare's dramatisation

News and Papers

The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers

News and Papers: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News and Papers, 15/03/2008

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

Weather

Weather: 15/03/2008

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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: Little Switzerland

Little Switzerland

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Helen Mark visits the south Shropshire town of Church Stretton.

Countryside magazine. Helen Mark visits the south Shropshire town of Church Stretton nestling in the hills that earned it the nickname of Little Switzerland.

Countryside magazine.

Helen Mark visits the south Shropshire town of Church Stretton nestling in the hills that earned it the nickname of Little Switzerland. The town is currently divided over the issue of building affordable homes, which residents say will compromise the town's beauty and not help the local community.

Farming Today This Week

Farming Today This Week: 15/03/2008

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

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: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 15/03/2008

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

With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn. Including Yesterday in Parliament at 7.20am; Sports Desk at 7.25am, 8.25am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am; Weather at 7.57am.

Saturday Live

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

Saturday Live: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, 15/03/2008

Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Gervase Finn. Featured poet is Murray Lachlan Young.

Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Gervase Finn. Featured poet is Murray Lachlan Young.

Excess Baggage

Travel magazine, featuring travellers' tales, experiences and anecdotes

Excess Baggage: US Veteran - New Zealand

US Veteran - New Zealand

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Sandi Toksvig talks to US Veteran Putnam Flint about his war experiences.

Sandi Toksvig talks to US Veteran Putnam Flint about his profound war experience and a recent personal return journey.

US VETERAN 
Sandi Toksvig is joined by barrister and writer John Gimlette and US Veteran Putnam Flint to hear of a profound war experience and a recent personal return journey.

John Gimlette is the author of a new book entitled Panther Soup - a reference to the mud created by tanks and trucks - chronicling his journey from Marseilles to Austria in the tyre tracks of US army veteran Putnam Flint, formerly of the 824th Panther tank busters unit. 

Putnam first made the journey in 1944/45 in order to help flush out and destroy German observation posts and other obstacles to allied victory.  In the company of John, and his grandson Jeff, Putnam revisited his wartime odyssey for the first time since his landing in Marseilles in October 1944.

NEW ZEALAND
Journalist and writer Duncan Fallowell tried to expunge a tyrannical wanderlust by travelling one last time as far away as he could so that he'd never need to travel again, and would at last be able to ‘relax’.  Duncan has chronicled his ‘last’ journey in a book Going as Far as I can.

Nowhere Fast?

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Martin Plimmer looks at the ever-increasing pace of life and its consequences for us.

Martin Plimmer looks at the ever-increasing pace of life and its consequences for modern human beings. He asks how much damage we are doing to our physical and emotional health.

Martin Plimmer looks at the ever-increasing pace of life and its consequences for modern human beings. He asks how much damage we are doing to our physical and emotional health and looks at ways to stem the tide.

The Week in Westminster

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

Week in Westminster

The Week in Westminster: 15/03/2008

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A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Matthew D'Ancona.

From Our Own Correspondent

Kate Adie introduces insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents and writers.

Kate Adie introduces insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories from around the world.

From Our Own Correspondent: 15/03/2008

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Kate Adie introduces BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.

BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News and Weather

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 15/03/2008

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National and international news and the shipping forecast.

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

Money Box

The latest news from the world of personal finance

The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

Money Box: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, 15/03/2008

Paul Lewis with the latest news and advice from the world of personal finance.

Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money. Including a look at the Budget.

The Now Show

Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests

The Now Show: Series 23

The Now Show: Series 23: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 23

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Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team.

6/6. Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team including Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and Jon Holmes.

Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team

News Headlines

The latest national and international news headlines

News Headlines: 15/03/2008

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Any Questions?

Topical discussion posing questions to a panel of political and media personalities

Topical discussion in which a panel of personalities from the worlds of politics, media and elsewhere are posed questions by the audience. From a different location each week

Any Questions?: 14/03/2008

14/03/2008

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Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate at Cranmer Hall, Durham.

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate at Cranmer Hall, Durham. Panellists include Nick Brown, Danny Alexander, Geoffrey Howe and Haleh Afshar.

Any Answers?

Listeners respond to the issues raised in the preceding edition of Any Questions?

Any Answers?: 15/03/2008

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Listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Call 08700 100 444 [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute].

Saturday Drama

Thrillers, mysteries, love stories and detective fiction.

Thrillers, mysteries, love stories and detective fiction, as well as an occasional special series

Saturday Play: The Dark Side

Saturday Drama: The Dark Side: Episode 1

Episode 1

The Dark Side

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By David Chapel. An MP's researcher has to compromise his ideals when he is sacked.

The Dark Side: Comic adventure by David Chapel. 1/2: James is an idealistic MP's researcher more concerned with ethics than power. This changes, however, when he is sacked.

Saturday Drama: The Dark Side

Comic adventure by David Chapel about an idealistic researcher

Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats

Former chancellor Ken Clarke profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th century

Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats: Series 6

Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats: Series 6: Episode 2: Max Roach

Episode 2: Max Roach

Series 6

Max Roach

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Ken Clarke and alto saxophonist Peter King explore the life and music of drummer Max Roach

Former chancellor Ken Clarke profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th century. 2/4: He is joined by alto saxophonist Peter King to explore the life and music of drummer Max Roach.

Former chancellor Ken Clarke profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th century.

2/4. He is joined by alto saxophonist Peter King to explore the life and music of drummer Max Roach. Roach was one of the pioneers who changed the face of jazz in the 1940s by redefining the drummer's role from simple time-keeping duties to that of a fully-fledged and equal member of the band.

Weekend Woman's Hour

Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes

Highlights of the week's Woman's Hour programmes, featuring the best the long-running magazine has to offer

Weekend Woman's Hour: 15/03/2008

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Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.

Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. Including David Cameron on quotas for women, prostate cancer, female comedy duos and sychronised swimming.

Saturday PM

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. Presented by Carolyn Quinn

Saturday PM: 15/03/2008

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Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus sports headlines.

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.

The Bottom Line

Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.

The Bottom Line: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line, 15/03/2008

Evan Davis talks with entrepreneurs and business leaders about the issues that matter.

Evan Davis presents the business magazine. Entrepreneurs and business leaders talk about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 15/03/2008

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: 15/03/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, 15/03/2008

Clive Anderson talks to actors Jason Isaacs and Kate O'Mara and to writer Jake Arnott.

Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. He talks to actors Jason Isaacs and Kate O'Mara and writer Jake Arnott. Emma Freud talks to Stefan Gates.

Profile

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

Profile: The Gurkhas

The Gurkhas

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Kathmandu correspondent Charles Haviland examines the history and culture of the Gurkhas.

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. BBC Kathmandu correspondent Charles Haviland examines the history and culture of the Gurkhas.

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.

BBC Kathmandu correspondent Charles Haviland examines the history and culture of the Gurkhas, who are recruited from four ethnic groups in the Nepalese Himalayas. He explores their combat record in the British army and their reputation around the world. Next Wednesday some three thousand Gurkhas are expected to gather outside parliament to demand the right to stay in the United Kingdom after retirement from the army.

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: Brian de Palma’s Redacted, Manil Suri's The Age of Shiva

Brian de Palma’s Redacted, Manil Suri's The Age of Shiva

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, Brian de Palma’s Redacted, Manil Suri's The Age of Shiva

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by David Aaronovich, Catherine O’Flynn and Susan Jeffreys.

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.

Redacted
Brian de Palma’s latest film was made for just $5 million using high-definition video and using a cast of unknowns. It is a fictionalised account of a real-life event, concerning the rape of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of her family by US troops. The film was fictionalised for legal reasons. It’s presented as a reconstruction of events that has been concocted from a mixture of internet uploads, blogs, a TV documentary and camcorder footage.

Random
Debbie Tucker-Green’s play is performed by one actress, Nadine Marshall, who plays all four members of a family - Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother – and takes place over the course of what starts out as a normal day but ends in tragedy.


China Design Now
The V&A’s new exhibition, China Design Now, explores the recent explosion of new design in China and looks at the impact of rapid economic development on architecture and design. It focuses on three rapidly expanding cities – Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen – and brings together architecture, fashion, and graphic design, as well as film, photography, youth culture, digital media, and product and furniture design. 


The Age of Shiva
Manil Suri is a mathematics professor who found fame when his first book, The Death of Vishnu, became an international bestseller. His latest novel, The Age of Shiva, is the second book in what will eventually be a trilogy. The final book will be called The Birth of Brahma.

The Age of Shiva traces the fortunes of a family in the aftermath of Indian independence. Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first glimpse of Dev, performing a song so infused with passion that it arouses in her the first flush of erotic longing. When Meera’s reverie comes true, it does not lead to the fairy-tale marriage she imagined. It is only when her son is born that Meera begins to imagine a life of fulfilment, but to the detriment of her child as she begins to smother him with her love.


The Curse of Comedy
This season of dramas on BBC Four reveals the turmoil and heartache found behind the laughter created by five great entertainers who rose to fame during the Sixties. 

In The Curse of Steptoe Jason Isaacs and Phil Davis portray Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell, the stars of hit sitcom Steptoe And Son, in a tale of two incompatible men bound together by success. 

Hancock and Joan tells the story of Tony Hancock’s love affair with John le Mesurier’s wife and his battle with drink. Ken Stott and Maxine Peake star.

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