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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 09/07/2008

09/07/2008

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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: 09/07/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 09/07/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 09/07/2008

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: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 09/07/2008

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

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

Midweek

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests

Midweek: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, 09/07/2008

Lively and diverse conversation with Hardeep Singh Kohli and guests.

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

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: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 09/07/2008

Christian worship and music, led by Rev Tony Burnham.

Christian worship and music, led by Rev Tony Burnham. Director of music: Barry Rose. Organist: Graham Eccles.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Chef Hélène Darroze; Care for stroke victims

Chef Hélène Darroze; Care for stroke victims

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Chef Hélène Darroze; Care for stroke victims

Michelin-star chef Helene Darroze on her cooking philosophy. With Jenni Murray.

Michelin-star chef Helene Darroze on her cooking philosophy. Plus the life and work of St Ives artist Margaret Mellis, and how to care for those who have had a stroke.

In Living Memory

In Living Memory: Series 8

In Living Memory: Series 8: Episode 4: Legionnaire's Disease

Episode 4

Episode 4: Legionnaire's Disease

Series 8

Legionnaire's Disease

BBC Radio 4 - In Living Memory, Series 8, Legionnaire's Disease

Chris Ledgard meets survivors of the mystery illness that struck in July 1976.

Chris Ledgard meets the survivors and scientists who struggled to find the cause for the mystery illness that struck down hundreds of American ex-servicemen in July 1976.

Chris Ledgard travels to Philadelphia to meet the survivors and the scientists who struggled to find the cause of the mystery illness that struck down over a hundred ex-servicemen and killed 29 in the weeks following an American Legion convention in July 1976.

Cabin Pressure

Sitcom about an airline for whom no job is too small but many, many jobs are too difficult

Cabin Pressure: Series 1: Boston

Boston

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Cabin Pressure, Series 1, Boston

A routine flight is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse.

A routine flight is disrupted by a routine fire, routine lawsuit and routine corpse. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. From July 2008.

A routine flight to Boston is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse.

Starring Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam

John Finnemore’s sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. 

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey …. Stephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas Richardson …. Roger Allam
Capt Martin Crieff …. Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey …. John Finnemore
ATC Fitton …. Ewen MacIntosh
Hamilton Leeman …. Kerry Shale
Paramedic …. Matilda Ziegler

Producer: David Tyler

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2008.

Cabin Pressure: Series 1

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 09/07/2008

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: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 09/07/2008

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.

Presented by Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.

Including:

Two men have been jailed for twelve months each after fitting dozens of gas fires dangerously and claiming to be CORGI registered.

The Financial Services Authority is launching a campaign to warn people about boiler room scams, in which organised criminal gangs pretending to be city traders call people at home and sell them fake or worthless shares.

Goodbye to the Dakota DC3. Reporter Luke Walton investigates the aircraft's enduring appeal.

The Government has set up a panel to establish whether No Win No Fee has resulted in more people being given access to justice.

Following the recent Pitt Report on flooding, sustainable drainage has become the must-have solution for front drives, new build and town centre schemes. Expensive schemes are said to be failing due to faulty installation.

Why do we throw away so many electrical goods?

Weather

Weather: 09/07/2008

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World at One

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

World at One: 09/07/2008

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Off the Page

Series featuring new writing and stimulating discussion.

Off the Page: GroupThink

GroupThink

BBC Radio 4 - Off the Page, GroupThink

Tobias Jones, Rose Shapiro and Malachi O'Doherty on the consequences of thinking alike.

4 Extra Debut. Dominic Arkwright, Tobias Jones, Rose Shapiro and Malachi O'Doherty discuss the consequences of thinking alike. From July 2008.

Dominic Arkwright is joined for a discussion on the concept of groupthink, a condition that afflicts many governments and corporations, by author of Suckers Rose Shapiro, Irish broadcaster Malachi O'Doherty and Tobias Jones.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 08/07/2008

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.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Accolades

08/03/2007

Accolades

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A man claims to know the identity of Shakespeare's Dark Lady.

By Christopher William Hill. In 1973, AL Rowse published Shakespeare The Man, in which he claimed to have decoded Shakespeare's sonnets. But was it simple misreading?

Gardeners' Question Time

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

Gardeners' Question Time: 06/07/2008

06/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, 06/07/2008

Peter Gibbs chairs. With Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw.

Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw answer questions sent in by listeners. Including weather for gardeners.

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 3: The Numbers

Episode 3

Episode 3: The Numbers

BBC National Short Story Award 2008

The Numbers

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By Claire Wigfall. A young woman on a remote island finds solace in the logic of numbers.

By Claire Wigfall. A young woman living on a remote island finds calm and solace in the logic of numbers. Tracy Wiles reads 2008's winning entry.

By Claire Wigfall. 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

Thinking Allowed

Thinking Allowed: Glamour - Advertising

Glamour - Advertising

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Glamour - Advertising

Laurie Taylor discusses the history of glamour with Stephen Gundle.

Laurie Taylor discusses the history of glamour and its shift into the contemporary world with Stephen Gundle.

GLAMOUR
Laurie Taylor is joined by Stephen Gundle, Professor of Film and Television Studies at Warwick University and the author of Glamour: A History and Peter York, management consultant, cultural critic and columnist to debate the origin of glamour and its shift into the contemporary world. 

ADVERTISING 
Winston Fletcher, former Chairman of the Advertising Association and author of Powers of Persuasion: The Inside Story of British Advertising and Peter York discuss the development and impact of British advertising.

All in the Mind

The show with the latest evidence on psychology, mental health and neuroscience.

The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.

All in the Mind: Doctors in Difficulty - Snoop - Lie Detector

Doctors in Difficulty - Snoop - Lie Detector

BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Doctors in Difficulty - Snoop - Lie Detector

Claudia Hammond explores who doctors turn to for help when they become ill.

DOCTORS IN DIFFICULTY
When you feel ill or depressed your doctor is the obvious person to turn to, but who do doctors turn to when they’re in a bad way? 28% suffer from depression and an unusually high proportion think about suicide. At a conference this week on Managing Poor Performance in Doctors at the Royal Society of Medicine, evidence suggested that a lot of doctors who make mistakes aren’t simply bad doctors – they’re depressed or burnt out. The problem is such that from the autumn the National Clinical Assessment Service is starting a new pilot service in London especially for doctors and dentists. All in the Mind talked to Dr Becky Hirst, who works as a Specialist Registrar in palliative care in Sheffield and who was shocked to find herself unable to cope due to depression. We also hear from Jenny King, a psychologist at Edgcumbe Consulting Group who sees underperforming doctors; and Dr Antony Garelick, consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist who heads Mednet, a clinical service for doctors in South East England

SNOOP
Dr Sam Gosling, a psychologist at the University of Texas, reckons that we can obtain insights into personality by looking at someone’s belongings. All in the Mind tests this out on You and Yours presenter, Winifred Robinson, and Claudia talks about the psychology of possessions with Dr. Gosling.

LIE DETECTOR
There’s something about the idea of getting at the truth that appeals to us all. But since truth drugs make you talk, but not necessarily tell the truth and lie detector tests are easy to fake, then there’s no reliable, scientific way of discovering the truth. But just the other day psychologists at a British Psychological Society event listened to an Indian neuropsychologist who believes he’s come up with the answer. Professor C R Mukundan is pioneering a system where the suspect doesn’t even say a single word. Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature profiling – or BEOS - works by analysing a subject’s brain activity in response to a series of statements – or probes - detailing their suspected involvement in the crime. When they hear a true statement which tallies with their experience their brain has a kind of flash of remembrance which is registered by a computer. BEOS has already been used in a number of murder investigations in India and Professor Mukundan told All in the Mind more about how it works….

1968 Day by Day

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

1968: Day by Day

1968 Day by Day: 9th July 1968

9th July 1968

BBC Radio 4 - 1968 Day by Day, 9th July 1968

Australian police continue to lay siege to Sydney gunman Wally Mellish.

With John Tusa. Australian police continue to lay siege to Sydney gunman Wally Mellish who, among other demands, insists on marrying his hostage girlfriend.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 09/07/2008

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

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

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 09/07/2008

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

The life of Count Arthur Strong, one-time variety star and expert in absolutely everything

The muddled life of Count Arthur Strong, one-time variety star and expert in absolutely everything.

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!: Series 3

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!: Series 3: Episode 3: The Advert

Episode 3: The Advert

Series 3

The Advert

BBC Radio 4 - Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!, Series 3, The Advert

The ex-variety star is convinced he can play Malcolm's grandpa in a toffee commercial.

The ex-variety star is convinced he can play Malcolm's grandpa in a toffee commercial. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2008.

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.

Spoof reminiscences of a former variety star

Spoof reminiscences of a former variety star. Count Arthur Strong is an expert in everything, all false starts and nervous fumbling, poorly concealed by a sheen of bravado

The Archers: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 09/07/2008

Mike's surprised to see Neil on his way to the pigs with George. Neil says Emma had to stay on at Brookfield, and he doesn't like George going to Susan's mum. Mike has received planning permission for the conversion. On hearing about Ed and Fallon, unsympathetic Neil thinks Fallon's had a lucky escape. 

At the pigs, George falls over into the mud and gets upset. Christopher's returned home early to revise and Susan's popped home to prepare tea. When she sees George, she chastises Neil.

Mike tells Oliver he admires him for having given Ed a chance. Helen tells Oliver the last batch of cheese is selling and one of their customers wants to increase their order. Oliver's still downhearted; the next test isn't for two weeks. He wishes he had Helen's optimism.

Helen asks Shula for support at the packhouse meeting. Shula's unsure, as she's busy with bellringing practice. She tells Helen that she and Kenton are having a joint 50th birthday party with an 'eighties' theme. 

Neil is impatient at ringing practice. Christopher believes that, after being told off by Susan, Neil is taking it out on the ringers. Realising it's not a good time, Shula just gets on with it. 

Episode written by Keri Davies.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 09/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 09/07/2008

With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with architect Frank Gehry.

Arts news and reviews, with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with architect Frank Gehry.

Presented by Mark Lawson.

Including:

His previous programmes Death of a Princess and Six Days of Soweto led to Anthony Thomas being banned from visiting Saudi Arabia and South Africa. He talks to Islamic scholars around the world about the meaning of The Qur'an. 

The Independent's Paris Correspondent John Lichfield discusses the new album by France's first lady Carla Bruni. The 40-year-old wife of President Sarkozy wrote lyrics to most of the songs, including Tu es ma came, a love song that talks about drug addiction. 

Science fiction expert Roger Luckhurst reviews the latest adaptation of Jules Verne's adventure Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the first major live action adventure to be filmed in digital 3D. 

Mark talks to architect Frank Gehry, whose summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery is a mixture of steel columns, timber planks and overlapping glass panes, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's designs for wooden catapults.

As a painting by Watteau that had been lost for 160 years is sold for over 12 million pounds, Giles Waterfield talks about famous works of art that are still missing.

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 3

Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky, Episode 3

Flora meets an old flame and Linton's newspaper struggles to cover the two big stories.

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