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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: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 17/04/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 17/04/2008

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: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 17/04/2008

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. 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.

In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.

In Our Time: Yeats and Irish Politics

Yeats and Irish Politics

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Melvyn Bragg examines the effect of Irish politics on the work of the poet W.B. Yeats.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poet W.B. Yeats and Irish politics from the suspension of home rule to the division of Ireland.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poet W.B. Yeats and Irish politics. Yeats lived through a period of great change in Ireland from the collapse of the home rule bill through to the Easter Rising of 1916 and the partitioning of the country. In May 1916, 15 men were shot by the British government. They were the leaders of the Easter Rising – a doomed attempt to overthrow British rule in Ireland - and they were commemorated by W.B. Yeats in a poem called Easter 1916. It ends with the following lines: MacDonagh and MacBrideAnd Connolly and PearseNow and in time to be,Wherever green is worn,Are changed, changed utterly:A terrible beauty is born.Yeats lived through decades of turbulence in Ireland. He saw the suspension of home rule, civil war and the division of the country, but how did the politics of the age imprint themselves on his poetry, what was the nature of Yeats’ own nationalism, and what did he mean by that most famous of phrases ‘a terrible beauty is born’?With Roy Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History at Oxford University and Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford; Fran Brearton, Reader in English at Queen’s University, Belfast and Assistant Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry; Warwick Gould, Director of the Institute of English Studies in the School of Advanced Study, University of London

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: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 17/04/2008

Christian worship and music led by Andrew Graystone.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Brenda Blethyn; Dr Valerie Grant on the sex ratio

Brenda Blethyn; Dr Valerie Grant on the sex ratio

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Brenda Blethyn; Dr Valerie Grant on the sex ratio

Actor Brenda Blethyn on her life and career.

Actor Brenda Blethyn on her life and career. Plus, Dr Valerie Grant on her controversial theory about the sex ratio, and skill exchanges at primary schools.

Crossing Continents

Series focusing on foreign affairs issues

Crossing Continents: Las Vegas

Las Vegas

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Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but not in Las Vegas. Rosie Goldsmith hears the arguments

Las Vegas: Nevada is the only state in the US which permits prostitution. But in the largest city, Las Vegas, it is illegal. Rosie Goldsmith hears the arguments.

The Best Years of His Life

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Patrick Humphries explores the life and career of author Paul Brickhill.

Patrick Humphries explores the life and career of Paul Brickhill, whose books include The Great Escape, Reach for the Sky and The Dambusters, all of which became iconic films.

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

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News and Weather

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 17/04/2008

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: 17/04/2008

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Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.

Weather

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World at One

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

World at One: 17/04/2008

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

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: The New Equestrians

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The New Equestrians

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Helen Mark visits Yorkshire villages to meet a variety of horse owners of different ages.

The New Equestrians: Horse ownership is increasing all over the UK. Helen Mark visits Yorkshire villages to meet a variety of horse owners of different ages and walks of life.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 16/04/2008

16/04/2008

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There's a weight lifted from Kathy's shoulders - though she still has to wait for the sentencing before she can get on with the rest of her life. She and Pat speculate about what brought the jury round. Jacqui was convinced the number of aliases Taylor had was significant - and of course, the similarities between the two cases played a big part. And Taylor himself, losing it under cross examination. Kathy tells how Claire came to thank her. It meant a lot to her. But now, she's making a new start and wondering if it's time to move on from Lower Loxley.

Phil is on the warpath about the catalogue that Jill has hidden, and she finds herself making up stories - first that she may have sent it to Christine's by mistake with some church magazines. Phil charges off to ask her, and Jill rings ahead with a warning. All Christine can think of is that she sent the catalogue to Ruth to show the boys, so Jill has to phone her too. She managed to stall Phil with a large amontillado - but he'll be on his way to Brookfield first thing in the morning.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Judith Adams - I Believe I Have Genius

Judith Adams - I Believe I Have Genius

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Judith Adams - I Believe I Have Genius

What happened when Charlotte Bronte headed to Brussels to study at a girls' school.

4 Extra Debut. What happened when Charlotte Bronte headed to Brussels to study at a girls' school. Stars Laura Molyneux and Rosie Cavaliero.

Judith Adams's play is based on the writings and letters of Charlotte Bronte describing her experiences when she travelled to Brussels to study at a girls' school, as humble and obscure as the heroines of her later novels.

Charlotte Bronte 1, or Reason ...... Laura Molyneux
Charlotte Bronte 2, or Passion ...... Rosie Cavaliero
Constantin Heger ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Priest ...... David Shaw-Parker
Chappelle ...... Mark Meadows
Mme Heger ...... Elaine Claxton
Mary Taylor ...... Anne-Marie Piazza

Directed by Jonquil Panting.

Questions, Questions

Problem-solving programme addressing listeners' questions

Problem-solving programme which addresses the intriguing and seemingly imponderable questions posed by everday life

Questions, Questions: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Questions, Questions, 17/04/2008

Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.

Radio 4 Appeal

Highlighting a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters donate their time.

A weekly programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters give their time without payment.

Radio 4 Appeal: 13/04/2008

13/04/2008

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Michael Palin appeals on behalf of Motivation.

Michael Palin appeals on behalf of Motivation. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: An Audience with Dan Leno

Afternoon Reading: An Audience with Dan Leno: Episode 4: Here We Are Again!

Episode 4

Episode 4: Here We Are Again!

An Audience with Dan Leno

Here We Are Again!

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In drag, Dan becomes the finest of all Pantomime dames.

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington. 4/5: Here We Are Again!

The great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington

The Single Life

The Single Life: Episode 4

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How does society look upon people who choose not to marry?

Thirty-eight per cent of all British men have never married. But how does society view people who choose not to marry and to enjoy the freedom and other benefits of being single?

Thirty-eight percent of all British men have never married. But how does society look upon people who choose not to marry and to enjoy the freedom and other benefits that being single affords? In the fourth part of The Single Life, which was originally recorded and broadcast in 2008, Stephen talks about his life, in which marriage, children and mortgages haven't yet played a part.

Producer: Jo Meek
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.

Series exploring the lives of the thousands of ordinary single people in the UK today

Series exploring the lives of the thousands of ordinary people in the UK today who are not in a relationship

Open Book

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

Open Book: Anne Fine, Publishers Go Green, and Dostoevsky for Beginners

Anne Fine, Publishers Go Green, and Dostoevsky for Beginners

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Mariella Frostrup presents a beginner's guide to the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Mariella Frostrup presents the books programme, including a beginner's guide to the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Anne Fine
Mariella meets the novelist Anne Fine, whose many books for children have been praised for their sensitive and humorous treatment of difficult themes. But she's also written several novels for adults, including her latest, Fly in the Ointment. It's a dark story about a woman's clandestine attempts to maintain contact with her grandchild. Anne Fine tells Mariella about it, and explains why bringing up children has never been more difficult.


Publishers Go Green
As a major publisher launches a new range of eco-friendly books using recycled board and paper from sustainable forests, Mariella is joined by Tom Tivnan of The Bookseller to discuss how an industry enormously dependent on paper and road freight can become more evironmentally aware.


Dostoevsky for Beginners
Mariella is joined by the novelist James Meek and the BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent Bridget Kendall to discuss a writer they both admire: Fyodor Dostoevsky. One of his greatest novels, Demons, has just been issued in a new translation. Dostoevsky is famous for his dark themes and the forbidding size of his novels, but there are riches to be found within. Mariella gets some advice on where to start.


The Florilegium
Prince Charles has commissioned a book recording the plants in his garden at Highgrove. Just 175 copies of the Highgrove Florilegium are being printed, and a copy will set you back £11,000. Mariella talks to the writer Anna Pavord to find out what a florilegium is, and why they are among the most lavish and expensive books ever produced.

Material World

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: Blood Brain Barrier - The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls

Blood Brain Barrier - The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, Blood Brain Barrier - The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls

Quentin Cooper explores the Blood Brain Barrier.

Blood Brain Barrier
The Blood Brain Barrier is an extraordinary mechanism. Its been known about for well over 100 years but it’s only in the last 10 or 15 years that researchers have started to get an idea of the Blood Brain Barrier's role in diseases like MS, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Quentin Cooper is joined by Professor Joan Abbott, Blood Brain Barrier group, King’s College, University of London and Professor Sanjay Sisodiya, Institute of Neuroscience, University College, University of London to find out more. 


The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls

The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls are written on parchment which is made from animal skin. This skin can degrade and turn into collagen losing the writings for ever. Quentin Cooper meets Professor Tim Weiss, Head of School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University. He is using powerful x-rays to examine incredibly small samples of the texts to see how they are degrading and what can be done to stop it.

1968 Day by Day

A look back at the events making the news 40 years ago

1968: Day by Day

1968 Day by Day: 17th April 1968

17th April 1968

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Decimalisation of the UK's currency begins and conductor Sir John Barbirolli retires.

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago. Decimalisation of the UK's currency begins and conductor Sir John Barbirolli retires.

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

Decimalisation of the UK's currency begins, conductor Sir John Barbirolli retires and Sir Learie Constantine is appointed as the first black rector of St Andrews University.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 17/04/2008

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

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.

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Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 17/04/2008

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Banter

Panel show in which comic guests are invited to come up with their definitive top threes

Andrew Collins hosts the panel show in which comic guests are invited to come up with their definitive top threes in categories covering anything from playwrights to Playstation

Banter: Series 3

Banter: Series 3: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series 3

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Guests include Richard Herring and Russell Howard.

Andrew Collins hosts the show in which guests are invited to offer their definitive top threes. Guests include Richard Herring and Russell Howard.

The Archers: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 17/04/2008

Ruth has to lie to Phil about what has happened to the fictional catalogue (the real one is hidden under his mattress). David and Ruth are out checking the cattle when Ruth notices that one of them is down. It's grass staggers, and they get some magnesium into her quickly while they wait for Alistair. David kicks himself for putting the cows onto that rich grass for so long, when they were so hungry.

Adam has to bite the bullet and go and see Matt. Ambridge Heat and Power had no joy with neighbouring farmers, and they need to ask Borchester Land if they would like to come in on the Anaerobic Digester. Matt is gleeful. He asks for paperwork and says he'll take the suggestion to the board. Adam tells David that Matt enjoyed watching him squirm.

Alice comes back from her interview for the RAF. It was really tough. She can see the areas in which she did well, but she is by no means convinced that she performed well enough throughout. Adam tries to keep her spirits up, but she's not in the mood for a pep talk. She just wants to go home to bed.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 17/04/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 17/04/2008

Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets members of the band Portishead.

Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets members of the band Portishead, back with their first new recording after a gap of a decade.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

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