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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 10/07/2008

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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: 10/07/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 10/07/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Cathy Le Feuvre.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 10/07/2008

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: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 10/07/2008

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

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

Presented by Evan Davis and Edward Stourton.

Including:

Over 1,000 former members of the armed forces are homeless. A military charity is setting up a cafe to train veterans who have fallen on hard times and to help them get jobs in catering. Angus Crawford reports. 

The amount of oil reserves still available is being underestimated, the Royal Society of Chemistry believes. Chief executive Dr Richard Pike claims that he can prove his theory using only dice. 

House prices are falling in Northern Ireland faster than anywhere else in Britain. Chris Buckler reports from Belfast. 

A nightclub opening in the King's Cross area of London is using its dance floor as an energy source. Surya lays claim to the title of the world's first eco disco. Colin Paterson reports. 

Thought for the Day with Oliver McTernan, director of the NGO Forward Thinking.
 
As Barratt announces 1,200 job cuts, Housing minister Caroline Flint says she wants to see more homes built. 

The Blue Nile, one of the world's least prolific bands, are making a new album. Nicola Stanbridge visits Glasgow to meet them. 

Gordon Brown has compared himself to literary character Heathcliff in this week's New Statesman. Juliet Barker and Quentin Letts discuss whether this is a wise choice. 

Many problems could be solved by nudging the public into doing certain things, a new book suggests. Richard Thaler, author of Nudge, talks about how the obesity epidemic could be solved by changing the size of plates and how signs on the road have saved his life a number of times. 

Jon Manel continues his investigation into care for the elderly with a report on how complaints are treated in an area where evidence can be very hard to provide.

In Our Time

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

In Our Time: Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome

Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome

Melvyn Bragg examines the life and chronicles of the the Roman historian Tacitus.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman historian Tacitus, whose portrayal of Roman decadence influences the way we see Rome today.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman historian Tacitus who chronicled some of Rome’s most notorious emperors, including Nero and Caligula, and whose portrayal of Roman decadence influences the way we see Rome today.  “The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace”. So reads page one of The Histories by the Roman historian Tacitus and it doesn’t disappoint. Convinced that Rome was going to the dogs, Tacitus  depicts a Rome which is a hotbed of sex and violence, of excessive wealth and senatorial corruption. His work is a pungent study in tyranny and decline that has influenced depictions of Rome, from Gibbon’s Decline and Fall to Robert Graves’ I, Claudius. But is it a true picture of the age or does Tacitus’ work present the tyranny and decadence of Rome at the expense of its virtues? And to what extent, when we look at the Roman Empire today, do we still see it through Tacitus' eyes?With Catharine Edwards, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University of London; Ellen O’Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol and Maria Wyke, Professor of Latin at University College 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: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 10/07/2008

Christian worship and music, led by Mike Ford.

Christian worship and music, led by Mike Ford. Director of music: Barry Rose.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Breast cancer genes; Married to a paedophile

Breast cancer genes; Married to a paedophile

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Breast cancer genes; Married to a paedophile

Jenni Murray discusses the impact of the discovery of new breast cancer genes.

Jenni Murray discusses the impact of the discovery of new breast cancer genes. Plus Pat Took on discovering her husband's paedophilia, artist Sophie Ryder, and women in songs.

International Cricket

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Ball by ball coverage of Twenty20 and One Day International events

International Cricket: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra - International Cricket, 10/07/2008

Coverage of the First Test between England and South Africa.

Coverage of the First Test between England and South Africa. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Mark Pougatch. Including Shipping Forecast.

Coverage of the first day in the First Test between England and South Africa at Lord's. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Mark Pougatch. With summaries from Geoff Boycott, Shaun Pollock, Phil Tufnell and Mike Selvey, plus reports from Alison Mitchell.

Including Shipping Forecast.

International Cricket: Test Match Special

Test Match Special

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra - International Cricket, Test Match Special

Continued coverage of the first day in the First Test between England and South Africa at Lord's. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Mark Pougatch. With summaries from Geoff Boycott, Shaun Pollock, Phil Tufnell and Mike Selvey, plus reports from Alison Mitchell.

Including Shipping Forecast.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 10/07/2008

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Fags, Mags and Bags

Sitcom written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop

Sitcom written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop

Fags, Mags and Bags: Series 1

Fags, Mags and Bags: Series 1: Episode 3: Wall of Crisps

Episode 3

Episode 3: Wall of Crisps

Series 1

Wall of Crisps

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A new corn and maize-based snack sparks trouble in the corner shop. From October 2007.

A new corn and maize-based snack sparks trouble in the corner shop. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. From October 2007.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 10/07/2008

Brian's restless and is even offering to help Jennifer with the cooking! He's frustrated at not being asked to help with harvest. They're interrupted by Lynda so Brian makes an excuse to disappear. Jennifer's not pleased. 

Lynda asks Jennifer for their support at the packhouse committee meeting. Jennifer explains her situation's difficult. She can help best by putting pressure on behind the scenes. Lynda's not convinced. 

Brian can't help nit-picking at how Adam's managing harvest. Jennifer goes to see Adam, explaining how it's affecting Brian. If there was any job he could offer Brian, they would both be extremely grateful.

Joe takes Mildred to a mystery destination: Grey Gables. On the way, they reminisce about the old days. On arrival, Mildred's impressed. Lynda tries to stop Joe parking Bartleby at the front but Joe puts her in her place. He reaffirms his opinion that Bartleby is more environmentally friendly than her car and calls her a petrolhead. 

Enjoying afternoon tea, Mildred confesses to Joe that she's met someone special while she's been in Ambridge. Disappointed Joe says he isn't surprised. Mildred puts him straight, saying, 'It's you. You silly man!' 

Episode written by Keri Davies.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 10/07/2008

With Mark Lawson. Including an interview with best Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie.

Arts news and reviews, with Mark Lawson. Including an interview with best Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie.

Presented by Mark Lawson.

Including:

Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children has been voted the best Booker Prize winner. He talks to Mark about how he regards this early novel, what the Queen said to him when he received his knighthood and how he came to play the part of a gynaecologist in the recent Hollywood film Then She Found Me. 

Lab Rats is a new comedy set in a university laboratory, co-written and starring Chris Addison. With the world of science as its backdrop, the series is a surreal look at the comic potential of workers in white coats. Writer, broadcaster and former radio astronomer Marcus Chown reviews the first episode.

Anish Kapoor's public art project with Tees Valley Regeneration launches today with the first installation, Temenos. Located at Middlehaven Dock, Middlesbrough, Temenos will be 110 metres in length and almost 50 metres high. Mark talks to Kapoor about the Tees Valley Giants and bringing art to regeneration areas of the North East.

Joanna Murray-Smith has taken the incident in Germaine Greer's life in which she was held captive by a former student as the starting point for a play examining feminism. The playwright discusses where fact diverges from fiction and why Eileen Atkins is not playing Germaine Greer.

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 4

Episode 4

Writing the Century 1933-1938: A Darkening Sky

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

As Christmas 1936 approaches, the whole nation is transfixed by the abdication crisis.

Exploring the 20th century through diaries of real people. Flora meets an old flame and Linton's newspaper struggles to cover the stories of the King's passing and the Jarrow March.

Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people.

As Christmas 1936 approaches, the whole nation is transfixed by the abdication crisis.

Linton Andrews ...... Russell Dixon
Flora Judd ...... Susannah Harker
Gertie ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mrs Judd ...... Ann Rye
Mann ...... Malcolm Raeburn

Directed by Gary Brown.

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

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

Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence

Vanessa Rosenthal explores the 20th century through real correspondence. A Darkening Sky

National Doctors

The NHS at 60 - National Doctors: Episode 3: Middle Age Crisis?

Episode 3: Middle Age Crisis?

The NHS at 60 - National Doctors

Middle Age Crisis?

BBC Radio 4 - The NHS at 60 - National Doctors, Middle Age Crisis?

Since the 1980s, governments have wanted doctors to become much more managerial.

The NHS is changing rapidly - where does it leave the doctors? Chris Bowlby asks, is the traditional doctor doomed?

The NHS is changing rapidly - where does it leave the doctors? Politicians and patients are ever more demanding, technology is transforming how medicine works. So, Chris Bowlby asks, is the traditional doctor doomed?

Chris Bowlby looks at the role of doctors over the sixty-year history of the NHS

Chris Bowlby looks at the constantly changing role and reputation of doctors over the sixty-year history of the NHS

Analysis

Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad.

Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics.

Analysis: Character Factories

Character Factories

BBC Radio 4 - Analysis, Character Factories

Richard Reeves asks whether it is time for the chattering classes to promote their virtues

Richard Reeves, commentator and part-time scout master, asks whether it is time for the chattering classes to unashamedly promote their own virtues.

Lord Baden-Powell called the scout movement he founded a 'character factory', designed to impart his own public school and military values to the masses. Richard Reeves, commentator and part-time scout master, asks whether it is time for the chattering classes to unashamedly promote their own virtues.

Leading Edge

Geoff Watts explores the world of science and the people, passions and policies behind it

Leading Edge: Corals in Danger and Avian Flu

Corals in Danger and Avian Flu

BBC Radio 4 - Leading Edge, Corals in Danger and Avian Flu

Geoff Watts reports on the state of the world's corals, now sadly under serious threat.

Geoff Watts looks at the top science stories of the week, with science writer Gabrielle Walker, including a report on the state of the world's corals, now sadly under serious threat.

Geoff Watts looks at the top science stories of the week, with science writer Gabrielle Walker.


Corals in Danger
Leading coral reef scientists meet this week in Florida to discuss the state of the world's corals, now sadly under serious threat thanks to climate change and human disturbance. Geoff talks to Professor Peter Mumby of Exeter University, one of the key players at this international meeting, about the extent to which climate change is threatening these valuable ecosystems, and what, if anything, can be done.


Avian Flu
Geoff talks to Professor Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust, about the dangers still posed to humans by avian influenza, and the need to stockpile a vaccine.


Birdman of Bognor
Tracey Logan reports from this year's Birdman of Bognor competition, as the nation's most intrepid aviators attempt to take to the air in human-powered flying machines. It may seem eccentric, but the science of low-powered flight is not well understood, and competitions like this could shed light on solar-powered crafts of the future.


International Year of the Potato
Britain's favourite vegetable is being honoured this year. Geoff visits the Natural History Musuem's herbarium to talk to botanist Sandy Knapp about how the latest genetic techniques have helped uncover the history of the potato and its journey from the wilds of ancient Peru, to our modern-day chip pans.

Weather

Weather: 10/07/2008

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The World Tonight

In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective

The World Tonight: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, 10/07/2008

National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.

Book at Bedtime

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and literature from around the world

Book at Bedtime: The Night of the Mi'rag

Book at Bedtime: The Night of the Mi'rag: Episode 4

The Night of the Mi'rag

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, The Night of the Mi'rag, Episode 4

Nouf's brother Othman reveals his own suspicions about what lay behind her murder.

Gripping crime novel set in contemporary Saudi Arabia, by Zoe Ferraris. Abridged by Alison Joseph. Nouf's brother Othman reveals his own suspicions about what lay behind her murder.

Gripping crime novel set in contemporary Saudi Arabia, by Zoe Ferraris. Abridged by Alison Joseph. Nouf's brother Othman reveals his own suspicions about what lay behind her murder. Read by Zubin Varla.

Crime novel by Zoe Ferraris set in contemporary Saudi Arabia

Gripping crime novel set in contemporary Saudi Arabia, by Zoe Ferraris. Abridged by Alison Joseph

The Lost Weblog of Scrooby Trevithick

The Lost Weblog of Scrooby Trevithick: Episode 3: Herb

Episode 3: Herb

Herb

BBC Radio 4 - The Lost Weblog of Scrooby Trevithick, Herb

Scrooby and Walshie discover their new next-door neighbour is a homeopath.

Comedy series written by and starring Andy Parsons. Scrooby and Walshie discover their new next-door neighbour is a homeopath which opens a window into alternative herbal medicine.

Comedy series written by and starring Andy Parsons. Scrooby Trevithick has gone missing, leaving a number of recordings detailing his recent attempts to better himself.

Scrooby and Walshie discover their new next-door neighbour is a homeopath which opens a window into alternative herbal medicine. Scrooby tries some guerilla gardening in the communal garden, but finds his herb growing is frustrated not only by his neighbour but also by the local police force and some unwelcome heavies.

Comedy series written by and starring Andy Parsons

Comedy series written by and starring Andy Parsons. Scrooby Trevithick has gone missing, leaving a number of recordings detailing his recent attempts to better himself

Today in Parliament

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

Today in Parliament: 10/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today in Parliament, 10/07/2008

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.

Midnight News

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Midnight News: 11/07/2008

11/07/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Midnight News, 11/07/2008

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Book of the Week

Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

Book of the Week: Wife in the North

Book of the Week: Wife in the North: Episode 4: Blog Off

Episode 4: Blog Off

Wife in the North

Blog Off

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Wife in the North, Blog Off

When Judith refuses to censor her blog, new friends seem to be turning their backs on her.

Story of Judith O'Reilly's decision to make a new life in the North of England. When Judith refuses to censor her blog, her few new friends seem to be turning their backs on her.

Based on her hugely popular blog, the story of Judith O'Reilly's decision to give up her glamorous London lifestyle and make a new life for her family in the North of England.

Judith discovers that people really are reading her blog when the atmosphere at the school gate turns somewhat chilly and the local vicar hauls her in for a dressing down. When she refuses to censor it, the few friends she has made seem to be turning their backs on her. And with her husband still away, she is truly struggling with life in the North - until a London bus comes to her rescue.

Read by Felicity Montagu.

The story of Judith O'Reilly's decision to make a new life in the North of England

Based on her popular blog, the story of Judith O'Reilly's decision to give up her glamorous London lifestyle and make a new life for her family in the North of England

Shipping Forecast: 11/07/2008

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