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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 08/07/2008

08/07/2008

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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: 08/07/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 08/07/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 08/07/2008

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: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 08/07/2008

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

With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.

Presented by James Naughtie and Evan Davis.

Including:

The UK economy faces the serious risk of recession, according to a British Chambers of Commerce report. Andrew Smith of KPMG and David Frost of the BCC talk about the current economic climate. 

Security correspondent Gordon Corera examines allegations about the poisoning of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko in London two years ago. 

Police forces in the UK are taking part in a major crackdown on the theft of metal, one of the fastest growing crimes in the country. Colette Hume reports. 

Despite being protected, many heritage sites in England are at risk, according to English Heritage. Chief executive Simon Thurley discusses the problems facing listed sites. 

At present rates, commitment for financial assistance in Africa will fall short. Bob Geldof discusses his concerns. 

The Church of England has taken a significant step towards ordaining women bishops. Religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott reports. 

Thought for the Day with Dr Indarjit Singh.
 
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson discusses the importance of trade talks on the G8 process. 

The BBC is to publish its annual report, while questions continue to be asked about the licence fee. Anthony Jay, one of the writers of Yes Minister, says that the corporation needs to be cut back to one TV and one radio station. 

Following his series on care for the elderly, Jon Manel spends a day on a hospital ward for the elderly. 

Children are failing to recognise basic creatures in the wild yet recognise alien characters from TV, a wildlife survey reports. Naturalists and TV presenters Nick Baker and Mike Dilger talk about raising awareness.

The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health

The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health: Episode 2: What Responsibilities Do Patients Have to the NHS?

Episode 2

Episode 2: What Responsibilities Do Patients Have to the NHS?

What Responsibilities Do Patients Have to the NHS?

BBC Radio 4 - The NHS at 60: The Cost of Health, What Responsibilities Do Patients Have to the NHS?

Should patients be held responsible for conditions caused by their lifestyles?

To what degree should patients be held responsible for conditions caused by their lifestyles?

BBC health correspondent Branwen Jeffreys presents a series of debates as the NHS marks its 60th anniversary. A panel of guests examines key dilemmas facing the NHS and analyses how the cost of health is balanced against quality of care and the values of the NHS.

To what degree should patients be held responsible for conditions caused by their lifestyles? If someone continues to drink after they've been diagnosed and treated for cirrhosis of the liver, should doctors deny further treatment and spend the money on preventing others falling into the same situation? 

It's a grey and difficult area: heavy drinking can be a product of social factors and genetic predisposition, yet some specialists feel they are treating lost causes. Health promotion is one of the most vulnerable health service budgets, and its messages are often ignored - so is it time to give more money to promoting healthy lifestyles and will people listen?

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

A series of debates examining funding dilemmas as the NHS marks its sixtieth anniversary

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: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 08/07/2008

Christian worship and music, led by Nigel Swinford.

Christian worship and music, led by Nigel Swinford. Director of music: Barry Rose. Organist: Simon Lole.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Writer Laura Fish; Debbie Banks; Rape conviction rates

Writer Laura Fish; Debbie Banks; Rape conviction rates

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Writer Laura Fish; Debbie Banks; Rape conviction rates

Laura Fish talks about her novel Strange Music, and Debbie Banks on the tiger skin trade.

Laura Fish talks about her novel Strange Music. Plus Debbie Banks on the tiger skin trade, sexual diseases among older people, and is rape conviction becoming a postcode lottery?

World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations

Series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet

Series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, with Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood

World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations, 08/07/2008

Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement and migration of animals.

Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet.

Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, from the European eel to the African white-eared kob antelope. A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists around the world to present regular reports.

Tintin's Guide to Journalism

17/11/2007

BBC Radio 4 - Tintin's Guide to Journalism

Mark Lawson celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Belgian artist Herge.

Mark Lawson celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Belgian artist Herge, creator of the boy reporter Tintin who travelled the world making the news.

Mark Lawson celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Belgian artist Herge, creator of the boy reporter Tintin who travelled the world making the news. Many real reporters have since been inspired to follow his lead. Contributors include Charles Moore of the Daily Telegraph, Balkan expert Misha Glenny and Nick Cook of Jane's Defence Weekly.

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 08/07/2008

National and international news and the shipping forecast.

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

Call You and Yours

Listeners air their views on consumer news and issues

Call You and Yours: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Call You and Yours, 08/07/2008

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Peter White.

Presented by Winifred Robinson and Peter White.

How can we stop knife crime?

With guests: 
Richard Garside, Centre of Crime and Justice studies, KCL
Alexander Rose, campaigner and friend of murdered youth
Vernon Coaker MP, Home Office Minister
Dominic Grieve MP, Shadow Home Secretary.

Weather

Weather: 08/07/2008

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World at One

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

World at One: 08/07/2008

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Music Feature

Programmes exploring music and music-related subjects

Music Feature: The Greek Blues

The Greek Blues

BBC Radio 4 - Music Feature, The Greek Blues

Peter Paphides charts the history and roots of Rembetika, the Greek blues.

Rock critic Peter Paphides goes back to Athens, the city where his parents grew up, to chart the history and roots of Rembetika, the Greek blues.

Rock critic Peter Paphides goes back to Athens, the city where his parents grew up, to chart the history and roots of Rembetika, the Greek blues. Played on violins, ouds and bouzoukis and featuring extremely impassioned singing, Rembetika is the music of the lower classes in Greece and Asia Minor. Typical lyrics are concerned with lost love, impending death, hashish, sex, prison and gambling.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 07/07/2008

07/07/2008

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Jazzer asks distracted Ed to go to The Bull at lunchtime but Ed declines. Joe's sad when Ed says that he and Fallon have split up. Jazzer's really cross with Ed when he discovers the news. He tries to persuade Ed to get Fallon back but Ed refuses. Jazzer knows it's because of Emma and tells Ed she's trouble and to stay away.

Brian's not coping well with taking a back seat during harvest. Jazzer signs for a delivery: boxes containing Siobhan's memorial bench. Unhappy Jennifer welcomes Peggy's arrival so they can leave. Jennifer has a meeting with the conservation expert at Felpersham University. 

Peggy tells Jennifer she's not having a party for Jack's birthday, as he couldn't cope. Jennifer thinks Jack's lucky to have Peggy. Stopping to talk to Joe, Jennifer says Lynda has expressed concern over Joe offering lifts for ten Teas, when hers are five. Joe justifies it by saying his rides are more environmentally friendly. 

Peggy quizzes Jennifer about the atmosphere when she arrived at the house. She's horrified to hear about the bench. Jennifer's relieved it's a bench and not a statue and says at least that woman might be some use after her death.

Episode written by Keri Davies.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: A Place in the World

A Place in the World

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Clara and Tobi flee their native Germany for a better life in Ireland.

By Harriet O'Carroll. Following the 30 years war, Clara and Tobi flee Germany for the promise of a better life in Ireland. But what they find there is far from the Promised Land.

By Harriet O'Carroll.

Following the 30 years war, Clara and Tobi flee their native Germany for the promise of a better life in Ireland. But what they find there is far from the Promised Land.

Tobi ...... Paul Rhys
Clara ...... Lia Williams
Marianne ...... Sarah Dillon
Walter ...... Richard Howard
Sunderland ...... Miche Doherty
Aunt Mags ...... Stella McCusker
Donal ...... Luke Griffin

Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan.

Home Planet

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

Home Planet: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Home Planet, 08/07/2008

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

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

BBC National Short Story Award

Stories shortlisted for the National Short Story Award

BBC National Short Story Award: BBC National Short Story Award 2008

BBC National Short Story Award: BBC National Short Story Award 2008: Episode 2: Surge

Episode 2: Surge

BBC National Short Story Award 2008

Surge

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By Erin Soros. Readings of stories short-listed for the BBC National Short Story Award.

By Erin Soros. Stories short-listed for the BBC National Short Story Award, which has attracted over 600 submissions and includes entries by the biggest names in British fiction.

By Erin Soros. Readings of the stories short-listed for this year's BBC National Short Story Award, which has attracted more than 600 submissions and includes entries by some of the biggest names in British fiction. The stories are read by a selection of the nation's leading acting talent.

Readings of the stories short-listed for this year's BBC National Short Story Award

The Law Show

Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.

The Law Show is your guide to the law and the legal decisions that have a bearing on everyone in the UK.

Weekly conversation that will give you an in-depth understanding of the law stories making news and the legal decisions that could have a bearing on everyone in the UK. Whether it's unpicking a landmark legal ruling, explaining how laws are made or seeking clarity for you on a legal issue, The Law Show will be your guide.

Law in Action

The Law Show: Senior Judges: Out of Touch?

Senior Judges: Out of Touch?

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Senior Judges: Out of Touch?

Our senior judges are independent, but are they sufficiently in touch with public opinion?

Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at legal issues. Our senior judges may be independent, but are they sufficiently in touch with public opinion?

Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at legal issues. Our senior judges may be independent, but are they sufficiently in touch with public opinion? How are they perceived by the public and what changes may be necessary?

A Good Read

A Good Read: Andrea Catherwood and Tom Standage

Andrea Catherwood and Tom Standage

BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Andrea Catherwood and Tom Standage

Sue MacGregor, Tom Standage and Andrea Catherwood discuss favourite books.

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor with Tom Standage and Andrea Catherwood discuss books by Pat Barker, Jim Crace and Ernest J Gaines.  From 2008.

Sue MacGregor and her guests, the journalist Tom Standage and television presenter Andrea Catherwood, discuss some favourite books. From July 2008.

BOOKS DISCUSSED:
Union Street by Pat Barker 
Publ: Virago Modern Classics

The Gift of Stones by Jim Crace
Publ: Picador /Pan Macmillan

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines 
Publ: Serpent's Tail Limited

1968 Day by Day

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

1968: Day by Day

1968 Day by Day: 8th July 1968

8th July 1968

BBC Radio 4 - 1968 Day by Day, 8th July 1968

The Bank of England announces a large international loan to stave off financial problems.

With John Tusa. The Bank of England announces a large international loan to stave off financial problems.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 08/07/2008

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

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

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 08/07/2008

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Safety Catch

Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.

Darren Boyd stars in Laurence Howarth's black comedy about a man who's reluctantly drifted into the arms dealing trade.

Safety Catch: Series 1: Show Me You Care

Show Me You Care

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Safety Catch, Series 1, Show Me You Care

Guilt-ridden arms dealer Simon McGrath cares about the world and his needy girlfriend.

Guilt-ridden arms dealer Simon McGrath cares about the world and his needy girlfriend. Starring Darren Boyd. From 2007.

Simon McGrath likes to think of himself as a good citizen. 

He donates blood, recycles his newspapers and has adopted two tigers. 

He just also happens to be an arms dealer... 

Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath.  

First of three series of Laurence Howarth’s black comedy of modern morality. 

With:

Joanna Page
Lewis MacLeod
Sarah Smart 
Brigit Forsyth 
Ben Onwukwe 

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.

Safety Catch: Series 1

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.

Sitcom by Laurence Howarth about a man who has reluctantly drifted into the arms trade

Sitcom by Laurence Howarth about a man who has reluctantly drifted into the arms dealing trade

The Archers: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 08/07/2008

Will is the bearer of good news for Emma.

Lilian's a little hurt when Matt reveals social services called him a week earlier to move his adoption meeting from London to Borchester. He didn't tell her as he thought it was unimportant. He wants to go to the meeting alone.

Annabelle, Matt, Ruth and David have a meeting. They're pleased Annabelle has negotiated twenty thousand pounds off the original quote for the grid connection. Annabelle receives a call saying the packhouse application has been scheduled for consideration by the planning committee. 

Pat tells Will the packhouse case will be discussed at a public meeting. Both sides have two minutes to put their argument forward. Pat's surprised when Will offers his support. He says just because he works for Borchester Land doesn't mean he can't have an opinion.

Will tells David he's pleased the discovery of the skeleton will mean a delay in opening the picnic area. He's concerned for the birds. Will receives a call from Emma, looking for George's buggy cover. Being only too eager to drop it round, he's falsely hopeful of their relationship. Emma's shocked to hear that Ed and Fallon have split. She's concerned for Ed, asking how he is. Will says he doesn't know and doesn't care.

Episode written by Keri Davies.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 08/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 08/07/2008

With Kirsty Lang. Including a review of Mamma Mia! The Movie.

Arts news and reviews, with Kirsty Lang. Including a review of Mamma Mia! The Movie.

Presented by Kirsty Lang.

Including:

Abba the group have sold over 400 million albums, the stage musical based around their songs has been seen by 30 million people, and so expectations for Mamma Mia! The Movie run high. Starring Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, the film tells the story of a bride, her mum and three possible dads, set on a picturesque Greek island. Rosie Boycott reviews. 

London's theatres enjoyed their most successful year on record in 2007, with attendances exceeding 13 million for the first time, according to a report by The Society of London Theatre. Critic David Benedict assesses the extent to which television programmes have boosted sales.

Stalin biographer Simon Sebag Montefiore has turned to fiction for his latest book Sashenka, a sweeping historical tale of three generations of women in a Russian family from the time of the Tsar through Stalin's terror to today's oligarchs.

Quarantine Theatre company's Director Richard Gregory has just toured a production called Old People, Children and Animals to Manchester and Glasgow, featuring performances from amateur volunteers Norma Raynes and Maureen Stirpe. 

The BP portrait award has removed the age barrier for entrants. Director Sandy Nairne explains why. An exhibition of the BP Portrait Award 2008 is at the National Portrait Gallery until 14 September.

This week the Festival Hall in London is one of the venues for The Big Chair Dance. Choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi has taught Khatak moves in a form that can be danced whilst sitting on a chair to 200 volunteer performers.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century Series 4

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky: Episode 2

Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky, Episode 2

Linton hears Oswald Mosley speak in Leeds and determines to oppose fascism in his paper.

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