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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 22/08/2008

22/08/2008

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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: 22/08/2008

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 22/08/2008

Daily prayer and reflection with Graham Daniels.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 22/08/2008

News and issues in rural Britain, with Mark Holdstock.

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: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 22/08/2008

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.

Keith Vaz, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee discusses the latest government data blunder.

Gary Glitter is on a flight from Bangkok to London despite his attempts to avoid returning to the UK. Nick Ravenscroft reports from Heathrow.

Sports editor Mihir Bose reports on the government's promise to raise £100m from the private sector. 

Karen Allen reports from Johannesburg on Zimbabwe's political crisis.

Lenny Harper and Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming discuss the Jersey child abuse inquiry.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defends the decisions that led to the four day war with Russia.

Australia's acting High Commissioner Frances Adamson and British sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe debate the Olympic bet between both countries. 

David Davis MP, from the home affairs select committee, and Executive Editor of Computer Weekly Tony Collins discuss the latest data blunder.

Chairman of the Pakistan Movement for Justice Party, Imran Khan, discusses whether Pakistan's leaders will be able to contain threats to the country's security.

Sports Editor Mihir Bose discusses the cost of the London games with IOC President Jacques Rogge.

Peter Hyman, a teacher and former aide to Tony Blair, and Anthony Seldon, headmaster and Blair's biographer, discuss what progress has been made by Labour in the field of education over the past decade.

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: Ruthie Henshall

17/08/2008

Ruthie Henshall

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Ruthie Henshall

Kirsty Young's castaway is West End star Ruthie Henshall.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actress Ruthie Henshall. A West End and Broadway star she has performed in many of the most successful productions of the past twenty years, including Miss Saigon, Les Miserables and Chicago. On stage she has left audiences and reviewers breathless at the dazzling brilliance of her performances. But, off-stage, her life has often been defined more by shade than light.

In this moving interview she talks openly about the abuse she endured as a child and the depression she suffered as an adult. She speaks too of her grief after the death of her "warm and brilliant" sister Noel last year and of the lasting impact Noel has had on her life. Now, Ruthie's happily married with two young daughters but, of the dark days behind her, she says, "I'd spent so many years entertaining and pretending everything was alright, but no matter where you get to it's never enough: you're always looking for the next thing."

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

Favourite track: Over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy
Book: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Luxury: A jar of Hellman's mayonnaise.

Act of Worship

Act of Worship: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Act of Worship, 22/08/2008

An act of worship and music led by Andrew Graystone.

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: Eating disorders during pregnancy; Conditional cautioning

Eating disorders during pregnancy; Conditional cautioning

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Eating disorders during pregnancy; Conditional cautioning

Do images of skinny post-pregnant celebrities send the wrong message?

Do images of skinny post-pregnant celebrities send the wrong message? Plus the continuing popularity of Enid Blyton, and a pilot scheme for female offenders.

Romany Roads

Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture

Romany Roads: Series 1

Romany Roads: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Romany Roads, Series 1, Episode 2

Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War.

Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture. While Gypsies face some of the greatest challenges in their history, there is evidence of a cultural renaissance across Europe.

Series on the history of Gypsies and their culture.

In this concluding programme Gypsies themselves recount their history in Britain since the Second World War: the profound change as lorries and trailers replaced horses and caravans; the changes in agriculture, land use and legislation which made nomadic life difficult, then criminal.  Simon Evans explores the problems Gypsies face today even on land they own, and the remarkable resilience of this people and their culture.

Two-part series on the history of Gypsies and their culture

Deep Trouble

Comedy series set aboard HMS Goliath, a nuclear stealth submarine

Deep Trouble: Series 1

Deep Trouble: Series 1: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - Deep Trouble, Series 1, Episode 1

Britain 2012. Nuclear submarine HMS Goliath is on patrol, minus a high-tech crew.

Britain 2012. Nuclear submarine HMS Goliath is on patrol, minus a high-tech crew. Stars Jim Field Smith. From October 2005.

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.

Comedy series by Jim Field Smith and Ben Willbond set aboard a nuclear stealth submarine

Comedy series by Jim Field Smith and Ben Willbond set aboard HMS Goliath, a nuclear stealth submarine

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 22/08/2008

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: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 22/08/2008

Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite. Including Face the Facts.

Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.

Including:

Visit Britain has criticised the government for not providing enough funding to promote the London Olympic games abroad. With Culture Minister Margaret Hodge, Kurt Jenson, Policy Director of the Tourism Alliance, and Roy Graff, Director of China Contacts.

How much cash do the Beatles continue to bring into their home city of Liverpool? And is the city making the best use of their legacy? Stephanie Power investigates.

Maureen and Kenneth Wicks had their fingerprints taken by American immigration staff and ended up in detention.

Face the Facts: John Waite investigates the links between a college in the UK and a global clothes recycling business. Students claim that they are being used as cheap labour to hand out leaflets and collect clothes.

Weather

Weather: 22/08/2008

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World at One

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

World at One: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 22/08/2008

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

For One Night Only

Paul Gambaccini revisits life-changing concerts turned into legendary live albums.

For One Night Only: Series 3: At the Drop of a Hat

At the Drop of a Hat

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - For One Night Only, Series 3, At the Drop of a Hat

Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's satirical revue closed on 2 May 1959.

Series in which Paul Gambaccini recalls classic concerts. Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's satirical revue filled London's Fortune Theatre for two years before closing in 1959.

Series in which Paul Gambaccini recalls classic concerts.

Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's satirical revue filled London's Fortune Theatre for two years before closing on 2 May 1959. Happily, the final performance was recorded on an album.

For One Night Only: Series 3

Paul Gambaccini recalls classic three classic concerts.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 21/08/2008

21/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 21/08/2008

Alice is looking after Abbie while Hayley goes to Marjorie's funeral. The service is lovely, and there's a huge turnout. 

Hayley's meeting Brenda later, at an old school friend's hen party, and Brenda invites Alice to join them. As they get ready for the party, Alice tells them about her experience with Chris, and how amazing he's been.

Usha's heard from Amy that Mabel might be relenting a bit. She might even come to the wedding. But for now Usha hopes David and Neil aren't plotting awful things for Alan's stag do tonight. David assures her that with Neil as organiser it'll be a sober affair. 

Brenda's friend's hen party just happens to bump into Alan's stag party. The ladies are all dressed as angels and Neil's got all the men to dress up as vicars - including Alan!  What a sight!  The hen party ends up in a club but it gets a bit boring so Brenda comes up with a plan. They track down the stag party and join them at their karaoke in a Chinese restaurant. Everyone's having great fun and they all get together on stage to sing especially for Alan: 'Don't Stop Me Now...'

Episode written by Joanna Toye.

International Cricket

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Ball by ball coverage of Twenty20 and One Day International events

International Cricket: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra - International Cricket, 22/08/2008

Coverage of the first One Day International between England and South Africa at Headingley

Coverage of the first One Day International between England and South Africa at Headingley. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld and Simon Mann. Including Shipping Forecast.

Coverage of the first One Day International between England and South Africa from Headingley. 

Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld and Simon Mann, with Shaun Pollock, Graham Gooch and Matthew Hoggard.

Including Shipping Forecast.

The World Tonight

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

The World Tonight: 22/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, 22/08/2008

National and international news and analysis.

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: Addition

Book at Bedtime: Addition: Episode 5

Episode 5

Addition

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, Addition, Episode 5

Grace has split with Seamus. But as the drugs wear off, her mind clears.

Grace has split with Seamus as she fights the debilitating affect of her medication. But as the drugs wear off, her mind clears.

Toni Jordan's touching story about a woman learning to cope with obsessive compulsive disorder and whose world is ruled by numbers.

Grace has split with Seamus as she fights the debilitating affect of her medication. But as the drugs wear off, her mind clears.

Read by Federay Holmes.

Toni Jordan's story about a woman learning to cope with obsessive compulsive disorder

Toni Jordan's touching story about a woman learning to cope with obsessive compulsive disorder and whose world is ruled by numbers. Read by Federay Holmes

Great Lives

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

Great Lives: Series 16

Great Lives: Episode 3: Robert Hooke

Episode 3

Episode 3: Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Robert Hooke

David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator.

David Attenborough nominates the 17th-century inventor, Robert Hooke. With Lisa Jardine and Matthew Parris. From August 2008.

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.

David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th century-inventor and illustrator. His beautiful drawings of microscopic animals first attracted Attenborough to Hooke, who also helped to design the dome of St Paul's and claimed to have arrived at some of Isaac Newton's groundbreaking laws before Newton himself. Biographer Lisa Jardine joins in the debate.

Potting On

Potting On: Curse of the Pharaoh

Curse of the Pharaoh

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Potting On, Curse of the Pharaoh

Computer games or a dog? Pam and Gordon argue over growing old.

Computer games or a dog? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old. Stars Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead. From March 2008.

Gordon gets so addicted to a computer game that Pam has to get a dog for company.

Sitcom about a couple at odds over running a garden centre and growing older...

Written by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.

Starring Pam Ayres as Pam and Geoffrey Whitehead as Gordon. 

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 March 2008.

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: 23/08/2008

23/08/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Midnight News, 23/08/2008

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: Corvus: A Life with Birds

Book of the Week: Corvus: A Life with Birds: Episode 5

Corvus: A Life with Birds

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Corvus: A Life with Birds, Episode 5

Much to her amazement, Esther hears herself mimicked with disturbing accuracy.

Maureen Beattie reads from Esther Woolfson's story of her life with birds. Spike the magpie joins the Woolfson household. Esther hears herself mimicked with disturbing accuracy.

Maureen Beattie reads from Esther Woolfson's story of her life with birds.

Spike the magpie joins the Woolfson household. Much to her amazement, Esther hears herself mimicked with disturbing accuracy.

Maureen Beattie reads from Esther Woolfson's story of her life with birds

Shipping Forecast: 23/08/2008

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

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