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Young Governors Take Control

Young Governors Take Control: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - Young Governors Take Control, Episode 2

What happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors.

Clare English discovers what happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors, three years on.

Clare English discovers what happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors, three years on. Clare considers the impact of Westminster politics on the daily work of those who manage the juvenile, mentally ill or drug-addicted offenders who make up a large percentage of the prison population.

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What happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors

Clare English discovers what happened to the trainee prison governors featured in Radio 4's The Young Governors, three years on

Spending My Inheritance

Spending My Inheritance: Episode 5: Saga Louts

Episode 5

Episode 5: Saga Louts

Saga Louts

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When Harry's parents offer to take him and his family on holiday, he can hardly say no.

When cash-strapped Brian's retired parents offer to take him and his family on holiday, he can hardly say no. Stars Kris Marshall. From December 2008.

Sitcom by Clive Coleman, starring Kris Marshall as cash-strapped forty-something Harry, who has to watch from the sidelines as his newly retired parents start spending their hard-earned cash on themselves.

Harry's parents offer to take him and his family on holiday.

Harry ...... Kris Marshall
Jo ...... Raquel Cassidy
Brian ...... Kenneth Cranham
Liz ...... Judy Parfitt
Jess ...... Antonia Thomas
Ron ...... Stephen Critchlow
Linda ...... Janice Acquah
Aristos ...... Chris Pavlo

Directed by Sam Hoyle.

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.

Sitcom by Clive Coleman, starring Kris Marshall

Sitcom by Clive Coleman. Cash-strapped forty-something Harry has to watch from the sidelines as his newly retired parents start spending their hard-earned cash on themselves

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 15/12/2008

15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 15/12/2008

National and international news and the shipping forecast.

The latest national and international news headlines, followed by the shipping forecast.

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

You and Yours

You and Yours: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 15/12/2008

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

Presented by Julian Worricker.

The government is coming under pressure from energy companies to speed up the introduction of smart meters in people's homes. Petter Allison is the Director of Smart Metering at Centrica. 

Several of Britain's car leasing companies are warning customers against using a particular type of Biofuel. We speak to Robert Balding, who speaks for Motorconsult, and Giles Clark, the editor of Biofuel Review.

General Manager Kevin Ackerman discusses the bold steps he took to boost crowds at Towcester Race course. 

We are joined by Harvey Goldsmith, co-organiser of Live Aid 

Writer and broadcaster Michael Bywater discusses the etiquette of money lending. 

Since the beginning of the year the people of Fife have been encouraged to try and eat only local produce. Mark Holdstock went to look at the so-called 'Fife Diet' and how some of the dieters are shaping up for Christmas.

Andrew McClelland of the Internet Marketing Retail Group discusses whether email discount vouchers offer real value for money.

Brian Taylor, the BBC's political editor in Scotland, discusses whether the Barnett Formula (used to allocate taxpayers' money between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) is fair system.

Weather

Weather: 15/12/2008

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World at One

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

World at One: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 15/12/2008

National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Brain of Britain

General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain.

The nationwide general knowledge contest in which 48 listeners from all parts of the UK fight their way to the final. The prize is a silver salver and the title Brain of Britain.

Brain of Britain: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, 15/12/2008

Robert Robinson chairs the final heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.

Robert Robinson chairs the final heat of the perennial general knowledge contest, with four contestants from Scotland and the north of England.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 14/12/2008

14/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 14/12/2008

David is still in bed ill. Desperate for him to get well, Lynda drops in with various pills and potions on her way to the rehearsals. David is concerned that there is too much work for Ruth, but she has Bert and Eddie helping out with extra shifts. 

Fallon is struggling to remember her lines. Lynda ropes Kathy into helping her find time with the cast for extra rehearsals. Later Fallon and Brenda seem to be doing well - until Lynda asks them not to use their scripts! Kathy needs an extra hand doing front of house and Fallon suggests Hannah, Tom's new pig girl.

Kenton arrives to check on David - and to show that he really was ill and now David has it. David worries that they won't have time to practise their slapstick routine but Kenton reassures him - they've been practising for it all their lives.

Later Ruth brings David chicken and sweet corn soup, as they won't get to celebrate their china wedding anniversary at the Golden Dragon tomorrow evening. David worries about being ill when so much is going on, but Ruth tells him he just needs to concentrate on getting healthy.

Episode written by Tim Stimpson.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Tony Staveacre - Wodehouse in Hollywood

Tony Staveacre - Wodehouse in Hollywood

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Tony Staveacre - Wodehouse in Hollywood

PG Wodehouse is taken to Hollywood by a major studio. Is it a match made in heaven?

Writer PG Wodehouse is taken to 1930s Hollywood by a major movie studio. Is it a match made in heaven? Stars Tim McInnerny.

In 1930 MGM shipped PG Wodehouse out West and thrust $104,000 into his hand - in return for zilch. The stories and novels that Wodehouse created out of his Hollywood experience were his satiric riposte to those that had made a dishonest man out of him. Comedy combining Wodehouse's own writing with dramatised fictional scenes by Tony Staveacre. 

PG Wodehouse......Tim McInnerny 
Ethel Wodehouse.....Fenella Woolgar
Sam Marx......Rowe David McClelland 
Dorothy......Fiona Clarke 
Clarence......Declan Wilson
Thalberg/Bobby......Paul Ryder

Directed by Stefan Escreet.

Money Box Live

Phone-in programme with discussion and advice on personal finance

Money Box Live: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box Live, 15/12/2008

Paul Lewis and guests answer questions on redundancy and leaving your job.

Paul Lewis and guests answer questions on redundancy and leaving your job. Ther panel of experts are Sarah Veale, head of equality and employment rights at the TUC, Angela O'Brien, rights officer with Devon Citizens Advice and Clive Howard, a partner in the employment department of Russell Jones and Walker solicitors.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Tapertime

Afternoon Reading: Tapertime: Episode 1: Victoria Hislop

Episode 1

Episode 1: Victoria Hislop

Tapertime

Victoria Hislop

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By Victoria Hislop. All sorts of mysteries emerge as the sun goes down on a Cretan village

Short stories that take dusk as a central theme. As the sun goes down on a little Cretan village all manner of mysteries emerge, including a stranger's arrival. By Victoria Hislop.

'TAPERTIME'

The above is an old Edwardian word meaning dusk, and this series of commissioned stories takes place as the light fades. What happens to the visual world as dusk emerges? What happens to make people behave differently, often strangely, as the world starts to blur? Five leading writers explore the possibilities.


1.One Cretan Evening by Victoria Hislop

The well-heeled gent arrives at the village as sun sets. He has a key and is on a family mission...

Reader Barbara Flynn
Producer Duncan Minshull.

Series of five short stories that take dusk as a central theme or feature

Series of five specially-commissioned short stories that take dusk as a central theme or feature

Blind Man Seeks Work

Blind Man Seeks Work: Episode 1: Vet

Episode 1: Vet

BBC Radio 4 - Blind Man Seeks Work, Vet

Peter and TV vet Emma Milne explore how much of her job could be done without sight.

Peter White looks at some of the jobs he was told he could not do because he was blind. Peter and TV vet Emma Milne explore how much of her job could be done without sight.

Peter White looks at some of the jobs he was told he could not do because he was blind. 

Peter is joined by TV vet Emma Milne and together they explore how much of her job could be done without sight. Emma is surprised by how many of the other senses vets use: touch, smell and in some cases even taste.

Peter White looks at some of the jobs he was told he could not do because he was blind

The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Food Programme

The Food Programme: Food Books

Food Books

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, Food Books

Sheila Dillon and guests discuss the year's crop of food books.

Beyond Belief

Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world

Beyond Belief: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Beyond Belief, 15/12/2008

Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world.

Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 15/12/2008

Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.

Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 15/12/2008

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Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 15/12/2008

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

The Unbelievable Truth

Game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies.

Game show in which panellists compete to see how many nuggets of truth they are able to hide amongst their lies.

The Unbelievable Truth: Christmas Special

Christmas Special

BBC Radio 4 - The Unbelievable Truth, Christmas Special

The panel are Graeme Garden, Jack Dee, Armando Iannucci and Sean Lock.

David Mitchell hosts a Christmas edition of the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies. With Graeme Garden, Jack Dee, Armando Iannucci and Sean Lock.

David Mitchell hosts a special Christmas edition of the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies and compete to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. The panel are Graeme Garden, Jack Dee, Armando Iannucci and Sean Lock.

The Archers: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 15/12/2008

Death, dismemberment and sibling rivalry.

The Grundys are preparing the turkeys and Will has come pitch in. As Will goes to hang the finished turkeys in the container, Ed arrives and offers to help. Joe thinks it's nice to see the boys working together. 

Clarrie worries that Ed and Will might fight again but Joe hopes they are getting along. However Will snaps at Ed as he tries to make conversation about George. He then refuses Eddie's offer of a pint and decides to leave.

Back at home, Eddie agrees to cover some of Ed's shifts at Grange Farm so he can go Christmas shopping with Emma. Joe insists on going along to the milking to offer his 'expertise'. When Ed leaves, Joe asks if they know what Ed and Will discussed in the container. Clarrie is sure Will left because of Ed arriving but Eddie tells her not to worry. At least they talked to each other. It's a start.

Nic is surprised to see Will at her door. He's upset and jealous that Ed gets to spend so much time with George. Nic reassures him he's a good man, Before he goes, she gives him a Christmas present for George.

Episode written by Tim Stimpson.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 15/12/2008

With Mark Lawson. Jeff Park makes his selection of his favourite crime novels of the year.

Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Jeff Park makes his selection of his favourite crime novels of the year.

Presented by Mark Lawson.

The new film Twilight, adapted from the first in the best-selling series of teen novels by Stephanie Meyer, tells the story of a girl who moves town only to fall in love with a vampire. Kate Saunders reviews the teenage love story with a twist. 

In new book The Triumph of Music, Tim Blanning, Professor of Modern European History, casts an eye over the last 500 years to document the rise of the power and prestige of music and musicians. He reflects on the increasing influence, fame, wealth and authority of individuals from Monteverdi, Bach, Beethoven, Paganini and Haydn to David Bowie, Bono, and Brian May playing God Save the Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace in 2002. Tim discusses his theories and his reluctance to express his own taste. 

Front Row's crime specialist Jeff Park makes his selection of his favourite crime novels of the year.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

Woman's Hour Drama: A Small Town Murder

15 Minute Drama: A Small Town Murder: Episode 1

A Small Town Murder

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, A Small Town Murder, Episode 1

It soon becomes apparent that the death of Professor Leonard Hines was no accident.

Crime mystery by Scott Cherry, featuring police family liaison officer Jacqui Hartwell. It soon becomes apparent to that the death of Professor Leonard Hines was no accident.

Crime mystery by Scott Cherry, featuring police family liaison officer Jacqui Hartwell. 

It soon becomes apparent to that the death of Professor Leonard Hines was no accident.

Jacqui ...... Meera Syal
Ellen ...... Barbara Flynn
DI Long ...... Maureen Beattie
Neil ...... David Horovitch
Heather ...... Kellie Shirley
Max ...... Jo Kloska.

15 Minute Drama: A Small Town Murder

Crime mystery by Scott Cherry, featuring police family liaison officer Sue Hartwell

Things We Forgot to Remember

Series examining overlooked but noteworthy historical events, with Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance

Things We Forgot to Remember: Series 4

Things We Forgot to Remember: Series 4: Episode 3: The League of Nations

Episode 3

Episode 3: The League of Nations

Series 4

The League of Nations

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The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations.

Michael Portillo re-examines the reputation of the League of Nations. Born at the end of World War One it has been damned for failing to avoid a second conflict. But is that fair?

Michael Portillo re-examines the reputation of the League of Nations. Born out of the carnage of World War One it has been damned for failing to avoid a second conflict. But is that a fair judgement?

As an institution set up in the aftermath of a terrible conflict and amidst hopes that such horrors would never be repeated, it seems only right that the League of Nations should be deemed one of history's great failures. But in exploring the origins and works of the League Michael Portillo finds a number of things that have been forgotten in the over-whelming desire to lump the failings of the interwar years on a single identifiable scapegoat.

With the help of a former UN Ambassador and historians who have analysed the finer details of what happened at League meetings and conferences, he establishes a rounder picture of the League, both in its failings and successes. It did, after all resolve a number of border conflicts, very similar to the ones that had sparked the First World War. It also rescued the ailing Austrian economy and brought together the greatest Economists of the world who were given the opportunity to formulate global financial plans that formed the basis of the post Second World War economic system. 

Of course, in pushing for the setting up of the United Nations it was expedient to establish clear water between a system that appeared to have failed and a new one which might be able to learn the harsh lessons of the interwar years. 

Producer: Tom Alban

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Michael Portillo revisits great moments of history that conceal other important events

Crossing Continents

Series focusing on foreign affairs issues

Crossing Continents: Australia's Northern Territory

11/12/2008

Australia's Northern Territory

BBC Radio 4 - Crossing Continents, Australia's Northern Territory

The Australian government's intervention in the remote Aboriginal areas.

Lorena Allam investigates the Australian government's intervention in the remote Aboriginal areas after claims of rampant alcoholism and child abuse.

Lorena Allam investigates the Australian government's intervention in the remote Aboriginal areas after claims of rampant alcoholism and child abuse. Last year, army, police, doctors, nurses and bureaucrats were sent there in a billion-dollar state-run bid to curb violence and improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal families. But Lorena finds that their work has had mixed results, and in some cases has led to poorer diets, premature babies and even an increase in teenage suicides.

Science Friction

Series of debates looking at controversies within science

Science Friction: Series 2

Science Friction: Series 2: Episode 1: GM Crops

Episode 1: GM Crops

Series 2

GM Crops

BBC Radio 4 - Science Friction, Series 2, GM Crops

GM Crops. Are genetically modified crops the answer to feeding a hungry world?

Sue Nelson presents a series of debates looking at controversies within science. Are genetically modified crops the answer to feeding a hungry world?

Sue Nelson presents a series of debates looking at controversies within science. Are genetically modified crops the answer to feeding a hungry world or will farming practices rule out the need for GM?

Sue Nelson presents a series of debates looking at controversies within science

Start the Week

Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday

Start the Week: 15/12/2008

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, 15/12/2008

Andrew Marr is joined by Deyan Sudjic, Tim Kirby, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Andy Miah.

Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. His guests include Tim Kirby and astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.

The Burj Tower in Dubai will be finished next year and at more than 700 metres high it will become the tallest building in the world. In contrast, the construction of skyscrapers in London planned in the recent period of growth now looks under threat as recession looms. DEYAN SUDJIC, Director of the Design Museum, predicts the future for British architecture and examines how it is a seismograph for economic change. Deyan will be chairing the debate Design Cities: Where Next? at the Design Museum, London at 7.15pm on 15 December.

What makes a perfect house? A feeling of contentment, well-proportioned rooms and a sense of grandeur? Television producer and director TIM KIRBY asserts that these notions of what makes a good home can be traced back 500 years to the Italian architect Andrea Palladio. The Perfect House: The Life and Work of Andrea Palladio is on BBC Four on 17 December at 9.00pm.

The grandeur of space has enthralled poets for centuries, but as we journey further into its depths, does it lose its mysticism? Astrophysicist DAME JOCELYN BELL BURNELL has co-edited an anthology which rekindled poets’ curiosity in space by twinning them with astrophysicists to inspire them with the latest advancements in astronomy. Dark Matter: Poems of Space, edited by Maurice Riordan and Jocelyn Bell Burnell, is published by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

DR ANDY MIAH, from the University of the West of Scotland, believes that in this critical time of financial turmoil and concern about climate change there needs to be collaboration between the arts and the sciences. He argues that we no longer need specialist knowledge but ‘transdisciplinary’ creative solutions. Human Futures: Art in an Age of Uncertainty is edited by Andy Miah and published by Liverpool University Press.

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