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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 08/08/2008

08/08/2008

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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: 08/08/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 08/08/2008

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

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Ernie Rea.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 08/08/2008

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

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: 08/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 08/08/2008

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With Edward Stourton and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by James Naughtie and Evan Davis.

Banking analyst Ralph Silva discusses the future of the banking sector.

Edward Lucas, author of The New Cold War, discusses the clashes in Georgia.

Mark Thomas of Shelter and Peter Bolton King of the National Association of Estate Agents discuss how far the government should intervene in the housing market.

Ian Kearns of the think tank IPPR discusses why he supports the government's new risk register.

Siladitya Battacharya and Prof Robert Winston discuss fertility treatments.

Evan Davis sets off to see how easily he can hitch to Bournemouth. Two experienced hitchers, Simon Usborne and Tony Hawks, discuss his attempt.

Conservative MEP Edward McMillan-Scott discusses why he has been campaigning for a boycott of the Olympic Games.

Jon Moulton of Alchemy Partners and Terry Smith of Tullett Prebon discuss the Royal Bank of Scotland's reported losses.

Democrats worry that Barack Obama has not put enough distance between himself and his Republican rival John McCain. North American editor Justin Webb reports.

Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell discusses the games with Garry Richardson.

The Olympics opening ceremony will begin at eight minutes past eight on the eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the century. Numerologist Sonia Ducie discusses the Chinese lucky number.

Wilco Van Rooijen talks about being airlifted to safety in the K2 tragedy.

The MBA business degree is not just useless but positively dangerous, a new book argues. Author Philip Delves Broughton and Sean Rickard of Cranfield School of Management discuss.

Desert Island Discs

Castaway guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

Desert Island Discs: Richard Ingrams

03/08/2008

Richard Ingrams

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Richard Ingrams

Kirsty Young's castaway is journalist and satirist Richard Ingrams.

Kirsty Young's guest on Desert Island Discs this week is Richard Ingrams. Former editor and a founder of the satirical magazine Private Eye, he's one of the godfathers of contemporary British satire. Pseud's Corner, Dear Bill, and Colemanballs all originated with him at the helm. Now editor of The Oldie, he's still taking part in regular ideas meetings at Private Eye and says he wouldn't know what to do if he stopped working.

From a privileged and well-connected background he seemed an unlikely outsider, yet he's spent a lifetime pulling the rug from under the feet of the great and the good. It's often proved a risky route, bringing him into conflict with army recruiting sergeants, cabinet ministers and billionaire industrialists alike. One of four boys, his favourite childhood memories are of accompanying his mother on the piano while she played the violin. He met Willie Rushton at school when they worked on the school magazine and at Oxford he met Paul Foot and other Private Eye regulars contributing to more magazines - Parson's Pleasure and Mesopotamia.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: The Gloria from Mass in B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Teach yourself piano tuning 
Luxury: Grand piano.

Act of Worship

Act of Worship: 08/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Act of Worship, 08/08/2008

An act of worship and music led by Rev Roger Hutchings.

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

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Private fostering; Helen Escobedo

Private fostering; Helen Escobedo

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Private fostering; Helen Escobedo

What can be done to protect children in private fostering arrangements?

What can be done to protect children in private fostering arrangements? Plus, Mexican artist Helen Escobedo interviewed; and writer Bernadine Evaristo on the slave trade.

Test Match Special

Test Match Special: 08/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Test Match Special, 08/08/2008

Coverage of the second day of the Fourth Test between England and South Africa at the Oval

Fourth Test between England and South Africa at the Oval. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Simon Mann. Including Shipping Forecast.

Coverage of the second day of the Fourth Test between England and South Africa at the Oval. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Simon Mann. With summaries from Geoff Boycott, Phil Tufnell, Mike Selvey and Shaun Pollock.

Including Shipping Forecast.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 08/08/2008

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

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

The Now Show

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

The Now Show: Series 24

The Now Show: Series 24: Episode 7

Episode 7

Series 24

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

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

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

The Archers

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

The Archers: 08/08/2008

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

The 'Go Getters' riding practice is a shambles. Accepting he's out of practice, Nigel agrees that Shula should be the lead rider. 

Everyone enjoys reminiscing about the 1980's at Shula and Kenton's party. His t-shirt - 'Kenton Says Relax' - is a big hit. 

As Eddie and Ed drive round the car parks of Great Yarmouth, Ed wishes he could change what's happened between him and Will. They're about to call it a day when Ed recalls a distant memory of him and Will playing in the sand dunes. Suddenly he remembers a WW2 pillbox they loved and realises that's the place to look. 

Sure enough, Will can be seen sitting next to the pillbox. Ed insists on going to him alone. 

Will is totally vulnerable and feels Ed's taken everything from him - he's won. Ed hates what he's hearing and recalls how he looked up to Will. Will cracks at the thought of George not needing him. He sees himself as a violent loser and  breaks down when he realises that Ed's not going to stop him from seeing George. Ed assures Will that things will be all right. As Will slowly gets to his feet, Ed tells him they're going home.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 08/08/2008

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

John Wilson reports on the breadth of current British folk music.

Arts news and reviews. John Wilson reports on the breadth of current British folk music, including interviews with Eliza Carthy and members of the reformed supergroup Pentangle.

Presented by John Wilson.

Including:

Folk singer Seth Lakeman talks about taking his inspiration from the stories, ancient and modern, of his native west country, and about the recent revival in the fortunes of English folk music. 

John discusses The Imagined Village, an album featuring traditional English folk songs given a contemporary multicultural make-over by British artists including Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Paul Weller and Benjamin Zephaniah. 

Traditional singer and multi-instrumentalist Eliza Carthy talks to John about growing up as the daughter of Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, about the difference between folk and traditional music, and about writing intensely personal songs. 

Pentangle were one of the shining lights in the modernisation of British folk music in the 1960s. Their sound blends traditional ballads, blues, jazz and pop, often incorporating different genres in the same piece. John talks to guitarist Bert Jansch and bass player Danny Thompson about why they decided to reform and how it feels to be performing together over forty years after their first gig.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

Woman's Hour Drama: Inside the Whale

15 Minute Drama: Inside the Whale: Episode 10: Not as practical as I thought

Episode 10

Episode 10: Not as practical as I thought

Inside the Whale

Not as practical as I thought

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Inside the Whale, Not as practical as I thought

Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives. Michael gives Anna a final parting gift and Stevie discovers that she can see what she thought she had lost forever.

Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives. 

Michael gives Anna a final parting gift and Stevie discovers that she can see what she thought she had lost forever. 

With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton.

Abridged by Penny Leicester.

15 Minute Drama: Inside the Whale

Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on what might have been

Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together

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?: 08/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Any Questions?, 08/08/2008

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Norton-sub-Hamdon, Somerset.

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Norton-sub-Hamdon, Somerset. Panellists include former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown and musician Billy Bragg.

A Point of View

A Point of View: 08/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - A Point of View, 08/08/2008

A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine Whitehorn.

Friday Drama

The home of thrillers, mysteries, romance and detective stories

The home of thrillers, mysteries, romance and detective stories. A real treat for lovers of a good story well told

Friday Drama: One Chord Wonders

Friday Drama: One Chord Wonders: Episode 5: Television's Over

Episode 5

Episode 5: Television's Over

One Chord Wonders

Television's Over

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In the spring of 1977, punk rock is rumoured to be arriving in suburban Surrey.

Series of plays by Frank Cottrell Boyce looking at the punk generation. In the spring of 1977, punk rock is rumoured to be arriving in suburban Surrey.

Series of plays by British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce looking at the punk generation three decades on, with each play telling a different, but connected, story.

In the spring of 1977, punk rock is rumoured to be arriving in suburban Surrey. Is anarchy about to overwhelm civilized society or is this salvation for the bored teenagers of Camberley?

Adam ...... Kristopher Milnes
Pete ...... Freddy White
Sergeant Henshaw ...... Gerard Horan
Councillor Myatt ...... Fenella Woolgar
Mo ...... Leanne Rowe
Benny ...... James Daley
Pete's dad ...... Ben Crowe
Muttley/Steve ...... John Hasler
Margaret/Sharon ...... Amy Enticknap
DI Voke ...... John Rowe
Charlie Damage ...... Dan Starkey
Town Clerk ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Julie ...... Sarah Bedi
Mo's mum ...... Joan Walker
Mick ...... Tim James

Directed by Toby Swift.

Series of plays by Frank Cottrell Boyce looking at the punk generation three decades on

Series of plays by British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce looking at the punk generation three decades on, with each play telling a different, but connected, story

Weather

Weather: 08/08/2008

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The World Tonight

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

The World Tonight: 08/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, 08/08/2008

National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.

News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Including features on the escalating tension between Russia and Georgia, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and BMX at the Olympics.

National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.

Including features on the escalating tension between Russia and Georgia, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and BMX at the Olympics.

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: God's Own Country

Book at Bedtime: God's Own Country: Episode 10

God's Own Country

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, God's Own Country, Episode 10

Sam has tied the girl up in a cave. He continues to entertain dangerous delusions.

Matt Smith reads from Ross Raisin's tale of adolescence on the edge, set on the Yorkshire Moors. Sam has tied the girl up in a cave. He continues to entertain dangerous delusions.

Matt Smith reads from Ross Raisin's compelling and disturbing tale of adolescence on the edge, set on the Yorkshire Moors.

To prevent her from running away, Sam has tied the girl up in a sea cave near Whitby. He continues to entertain dangerous delusions about the nature of their relationship.

Matt Smith reads from Ross Raisin's tale of adolescence on the edge, set in Yorkshire

Matt Smith reads from Ross Raisin's compelling and disturbing tale of adolescence on the edge, set on the Yorkshire Moors

Great Lives

Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Great Lives: Series 16

Great Lives: Episode 1: Lord Longford

Episode 1

Episode 1: Lord Longford

Lord Longford

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Jon Snow champions jails reform campaigner and politician, Lord Longford.

4 Extra Debut. Jon Snow champions jails reform campaigner and politician, Lord Longford. With Matthew Parris and Rachel Billington. From August 2008.

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. 

Jon Snow argues the case for the prison reform campaigner and former member of Attlee's cabinet. He is assisted by Longford's daughter Rachel Billington and his biographer Peter Stanford.

Potting On

Potting On: Episode 1: Stones

Episode 1: Stones

Stones

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Garden centre owners Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old.

Garden centre owners Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old. Stars Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead. From February 2008.

Pam and Gordon Grant are a couple at odds running a garden centre. 

While Pam still feels young, Gordon wants to dive, slippers first, into middle age. She wants to go to a rock gig, but he wants to join the bowls club. 

Let battle among the begonias commence! 

Starring Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead as Pam and Gordon Grant.

With Trevor Bannister, Karl Theobald and Alex Tregear. 

Sitcom by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.

Producer Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 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.

Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead star as couple at odds over running a garden centre.

Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead star as a couple at odds running a rural garden centre and growing older...

Midnight News

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Midnight News: 09/08/2008

09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Midnight News, 09/08/2008

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: Batting on the Bosphorus

Book of the Week: Batting on the Bosphorus: Episode 5

Batting on the Bosphorus

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Batting on the Bosphorus, Episode 5

Angus's hopes of making his elusive first century rest on his final game in Poland.

Scottish sports writer Angus Bell's account of a cricket tour to unusual places, read by Robin Laing. Angus's hopes of making his first century rest on his final game in Poland.

Scottish sports writer Angus Bell's account of a cricket tour to unusual places, read by Robin Laing.

Angus's hopes of making his elusive first century rest on his final game in Poland.

Angus Bell's account of a cricket tour to unusual places, read by Robin Laing

Scottish sports writer Angus Bell's account of a cricket tour to unusual places, read by Robin Laing

Shipping Forecast: 09/08/2008

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