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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 09/08/2008

09/08/2008

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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: 09/08/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 09/08/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Noel Battye.

Big Fish, Small Ponds

Big Fish, Small Ponds: Episode 2: Irthlingborough and Charles Weston

Episode 2

Episode 2: Irthlingborough and Charles Weston

Irthlingborough and Charles Weston

BBC Radio 4 - Big Fish, Small Ponds, Irthlingborough and Charles Weston

American movie director Charles Weston based his studios in Irthlingborough.

David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes. In the early 20th century, American director Charles Weston based his studios in Irthlingborough.

David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes.

In the early 20th century, American movie director Charles Weston based his studios in Irthlingborough and made seven gory war films, all featuring the locals as extras. David arrives for a regular public screening of Weston's 1913 film about the Battle of Waterloo, with a piano accompaniment.

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

David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes

News and Papers

The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers

News and Papers: 09/08/2008

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News headlines, plus a look at the papers.

The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.

Weather

Weather: 09/08/2008

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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: 09/08/2008

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Matt Baker finds mud, fish and relics in the Bristol Channel.

Countryside magazine. Matt Baker finds mud, fish and relics in the Bristol Channel.

Farming Today This Week

Farming Today This Week: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today This Week, 09/08/2008

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

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: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 09/08/2008

Including Sports Desk; Thought for the Day; Weather.

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

Presented by Edward Stourton and Evan Davis.

Including:

Gabriel Gatehouse and James Rogers report on the South Ossetian conflict. Andrei Kortunov and Merab Klimiachvili discuss the deteriorating situation.

Greg Wood reflects on the effect of the credit crunch, one year on.

Gordon Correra and Ahmed Rashid discuss the crisis in Pakistan.

Dr George Wilson of the Australian Wildlife Services explains why kangaroos may hold the solution to climate change.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone describes the extraordinary scenes at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. 

Tony Benn talks about his inventions. 

Robert Peston talks to Hector Sants, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority.

Sports economist Professor David Forrest explains how we should rank and measure the Olympic performances of different nations.

Magnus Linklater and Charlotte Higgins discuss confessional art.

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas and Times columnist David Aaronovitch discuss what makes a good protest.

Saturday Live

Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.

Saturday Live: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Live, 09/08/2008

Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Sadie Jones. Featured poet is Elvis McGonagall.

Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Presenter Richard Coles is joined by novelist Sadie Jones. Featured poet is Elvis McGonagall.

Presenter Richard Coles is joined by Sadie Jones, whose first novel The Outcast brought her a notable success, having been a finalist in the Orange Prize for Fiction. The book is set in in Surrey in the 1940s and 50s and looks at how a devastating loss can tear families and communities apart. She will be in the studio to cast her ear across the story of a man who won two bronze medals for Britain the last time the games came to London back in 1948.

Chaka Khan tells us her Inheritance Tracks. And the featured poet is Elvis McGonagall.

Excess Baggage

Travel magazine, featuring travellers' tales, experiences and anecdotes

Excess Baggage: National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery

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Sandi Toksvig explores the relationship between travel and portraiture.

Sandi Toksvig visits the National Portrait Gallery to explore the relationship between travel and portraiture.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Proverbially, a picture is worth a thousand words and a landscape painting can reveal many details about the location depicted, but what can a portrait tell us about a location? Is it possible for a face to reveal the place? 

Sandi Toksvig visits the National Portrait Gallery to meet its contemporary curator, Sarah Howgate, who explains the importance of an award for portrait painters to travel.  Sandi also talks to this year’s winners Timothy Hyman and Gareth Reid to find out how they’ve expressed their chosen destinations - the heat of India and the cold of a Finnish winter – in their paintings of people; and is joined by art critic and historian Richard Cork to discuss the great artist travellers from the renaissance to modern times.

Meter Mad

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Jenny Eclair narrates a eulogy mourning the imminent death of the parking meter.

4 Extra Debut. Jenny Eclair pays tribute to the parking meter, which is facing extinction due to replacement chip and pin machines. From August 2008.

Jenny Eclair narrates a eulogy mourning the imminent death of the parking meter, compiled by Josie Barnard. Fifty years after the first parking meter was installed in London in 1958, new methods of paying parking charges by text threaten to make these potent articles of street furniture extinct.

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.

Test Match Special

Test Match Special: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Test Match Special, 09/08/2008

Coverage of the third 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 third 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: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock 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.

Loose Ends

An eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy

Loose Ends: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, 09/08/2008

Peter Curran is joined by Jon Plowman, Maurice Collins and Mark Steel.

Peter Curran presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. He is joined by Jon Plowman, Maurice Collins and Mark Steel. Robin Ince talks to Bob Fischer.

Peter Curran presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music.

He is joined by Jon Plowman, Maurice Collins and Mark Steel. Robin Ince talks to Bob Fischer. Music comes from Mamas Gun and 6 Day Riot.

Profile

An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines

Profile: Tzipi Livni

Tzipi Livni

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Lucy Ash looks at the career of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Lucy Ash looks at the career of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, widely tipped to be a future Prime Minister.

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.

Lucy Ash looks at the career of Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. A former Mossad agent of Mossad, Livni entered parliament less than a decade ago but has enjoyed a meteoric rise. She is now vying to become the country's second female Prime Minister, having been tipped to replace Ehud Olmert when he steps down next month as leader of the ruling Kadima party.

Saturday Review

Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events, with Tom Sutcliffe and guests

Presenter Tom Sutcliffe and guests offer sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events

Saturday Review: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Review, 09/08/2008

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week.

The Archive Hour

A look back at programmes and recordings from the BBC archives

The Archive Hour: Love at the Lighthouse

Love at the Lighthouse

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Archive Hour, Love at the Lighthouse

Sue MacGregor explores the controversial life of Marie Stopes.

Sue MacGregor explores the controversial life of Marie Stopes, remembered not only as the founder of modern birth control but also of the Portland Museum in Dorset.

Sue MacGregor explores the controversial life of Marie Stopes. One of feminism's most complex icons, Stopes is remembered not only as the founder of modern birth control but also of the Portland Museum in Dorset, where locals recall her penchant for nude sunbathing and tireless anti-litter campaigns. The programme features previously unaired personal recordings, testimony from women whose lives she changed, and revealing personal insights from her son.

Classic Serial

Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

Classic Serial: My Name Is Red

Classic Serial: My Name Is Red: Episode 1

Episode 1

My Name Is Red

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When two artists are murdered, Black is called back to Istanbul to find the killer.

Ayeesha Menon's dramatisation of Orhan Pamuk's murder mystery set in Istanbul in 1590. When two artists are murdered, artist-turned-diplomat Black is called back to find the killer.

Ayeesha Menon's dramatisation of Orhan Pamuk's murder mystery set in Istanbul in 1590.

The Sultan brings together the most acclaimed artists in his kingdom to create a secret book of miniatures celebrating the glories of his realm. But when two of the miniaturists are murdered, panic erupts.

Black, an artist-turned-diplomat, is called back to Istanbul after a 12-year absence to find the killer. The only clue lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves.

Black ...... Baris Pirhasan
Enishte ...... Korhan Abay
Shekure ...... Ece Dizdar
Esther ...... Demet Tuncer
Butterfly ...... Murat Yatman
Olive ...... Yigit Ozsener
Stork ...... Konuralp Sunal
Hasan ...... Baris Cakmak
Osman ...... Eris Akman
Tresurer ...... Umut Demirdelen
Elegant ...... Aziz Mullaaziz
Narrators ...... Ozlem Turhal, Mehmet Ergen, Engin Cezar

Other parts played by Sinan Onukar, Ben Hopkins, Duygu Yeral, Engin Cezar and Ismail Hakki Eren. 

Directed by John Dryden.

Ayeesha Menon's dramatisation of Orhan Pamuk's murder mystery set in Istanbul in 1590

News and Weather

The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4

News and Weather: 09/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News and Weather, 09/08/2008

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

Inside the Ethics Committee

Joan Bakewell and a panel of experts wrestle with the ethics of a real-life medical case.

Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to wrestle with the ethics arising from a real-life medical case.

Inside the Ethics Committee: Series 4

Inside the Ethics Committee: Series 4: Episode 1

Series 4

BBC Radio 4 - Inside the Ethics Committee, Series 4, Episode 1

Three-year-old Catherine desperately needs a bone marrow transplant from a sibling.

Three-year-old Catherine has a life-threatening condition. She desperately needs a bone marrow transplant from a sibling. Should the parents select a suitable embryo to help?

Series in which Vivienne Parry is joined by a panel of experts to tackle the ethics involved in a real hospital case.

Three-year-old Catherine has a life threatening condition. She desperately needs a bone marrow transplant from a sibling. Should the parents select a suitable embryo to help?

Vivienne Parry and a panel of experts examine the ethics involved in a real hospital case

Vivienne Parry is joined by a panel of experts to tackle the ethics involved in a real hospital case

Round Britain Quiz

Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge

Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge

2008

Round Britain Quiz: 2008: Episode 6

Episode 6

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The North of England take on Scotland. Tom Sutcliffe chairs.

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the latest heat of the cryptic general knowledge quiz. The North of England take on Scotland.

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the latest heat of the cryptic general knowledge quiz. The North of England take on Scotland.

Questions from Programme 7

Question 1
North of England

Relatively speaking, can you connect Max Ernst to a New York museum developed by The Ladies, and Kuryakin's gang?

Question 2
Scotland

What might be the vehicle of choice of Pip’s lawyer acquaintance, a printer of the First Folio, and the Dartford Warbler?

Question 3
North of England

How is this linked to America’s favourite under-achiever, a Devon river, and a letter of the alphabet?

Question 4
Scotland

Where in the world are we?

Question 5 – listener question from Vin Sherlock in Nottingham
North of England

Take us with small additions from: a silver symbol; to a racehorse owner and Imam with no shortage of the first; to a type of tale sometimes associated with part of the second; to a French writer whose works might be seen as intellectual versions of the third.

Question 6 – listener question from Roland Howell in Darlington
Scotland

One who had to make a great personal sacrifice, in order to gain wisdom, by an ash tree;
an opponent whom a Tuscan army admired for his courage; and an exploitative pedagogue of the 19th century, had just one thing in common. What was it? And who are they?

Question 7
North of England

On which road might you have encountered the Dark Lady of DNA, a still superhero, London’s Mercurial editor, and Lassie’s father?

Question 8
Scotland

Fred was ginger, Don was psychotic, and Ed was known for his inside leg measurement; but John, unfortunately, was dead. Who were they and where did they come from?

Round Britain Quiz: 2008

Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions

Tom Sutcliffe chairs radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge

Poetry and the Russian Soul

Poetry and the Russian Soul: Episode 2: Set the Hearts of Men on Fire with Your Word

Episode 2: Set the Hearts of Men on Fire with Your Word

Set the Hearts of Men on Fire with Your Word

BBC Radio 4 - Poetry and the Russian Soul, Set the Hearts of Men on Fire with Your Word

Poetry was vital in creating a natural language and form of expression in modern Russia.

Effectively a creation of the 18th century, poetry was vital in creating a natural language and form of expression as modern Russia forged its own identity.

Martin Sixsmith explores the heart and soul of Russia's poetry.

Effectively a creation of the 18th century, poetry was vital in creating a natural language and form of expression as modern Russia forged a separate identity from the old world of the Slavonic church. More importantly, it carried far greater weight than the poetry of the West. From the days of the Tsar to the fall of Communism, Russian poetry was charged with a powerful and often fatal responsibility to convey the essential truth of the nation.

Martin Sixsmith explores the heart and soul of Russia's poetry

Midnight News

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Midnight News: 09/08/2008

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

The Late Story

The Late Story: Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up

The Late Story: Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up: Episode 1

Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up

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Stephanie Calman discovers that, despite being a parent, she has an inner age of 12.

Stephanie Calman reads from her book about the perils of reaching 40. She discovers that, despite being a parent, she has an inner age of 12.

Stephanie Calman reads from her book about reaching 40 and having an inner age of 12

Stephanie Calman reads from her book about the perils of reaching 40 and discovering that, despite being a parent, she has an inner age of 12

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

A selection of BBC World Service news and current affairs, arts and science programmes

BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service

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