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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 02/03/2009

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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: 02/03/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 02/03/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Jenny Wigley.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 02/03/2009

News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Weather

Weather: 02/03/2009

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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: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 02/03/2009

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.

Stephen Alambritis, of the Federation of Small Businesses, and Welsh Assembly member John Griffiths discuss calls for the government to subsidise workers' wages.

Richard Garside, of Kings College London, discusses the effectiveness of community penalties.

Healthcare Commission report author Maureen Burton and Ministry of Defence minister Kevan Jones discuss military healthcare.

Cricket historian David Firth and Dr Heiner Gillmeister discuss the likelihood that cricket originated in Belgium.

Thought for the day with the International Director of Micah Challenge, the Reverend Joel Edwards.

Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen reports from Gaza and Sir Nicholas Young, of the British Red Cross, discusses the problems of funding and access facing aid agencies in Gaza.

There has been a major breakthrough in stem cell science. Professor Sir Ian Wilmut of the Medical Research Council discusses the implications of the breakthrough for medicine.

Journalist Jessica Duchen and conductor Harry Christophers discuss Handel's legacy.

HSBC Group Chairman Stephen Green discusses the bank's plans to raise funds through a new rights issue.

Councillor Vanessa Brown discusses the effect of the admissions lottery on secondary schools.

Gordon Brown has vowed to forge a 'global new deal' with Barack Obama. Former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind discusses the future of the special relationship.

Journalist Andrew Rawnsley and Peter Kellner from Yougov discuss whether government action is increasingly determined by public opinion. 

Nick Bryant reports on a possible increase in shark attacks off the Australian coast.

Reverend Dr John Polkinghorne discusses how religion can enter into a dialogue with science.

Start the Week

Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday

Start the Week: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, 02/03/2009

Andrew Marr's guests include playwright Enda Walsh and writer Linda Grant.

Andrew Marr's guests include playwright Enda Walsh, who discusses his latest play The New Electric Ballroom, and writer Linda Grant, who talks about her book The Thoughtful Dresser.

Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. His guests include playwright Enda Walsh, who discusses his latest play The New Electric Ballroom, and writer Linda Grant, who talks about her book The Thoughtful Dresser.

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: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 02/03/2009

Christian worship and music with Rev Roy Jenkins.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Angela Gheorghiu; Fiona Millar

Angela Gheorghiu; Fiona Millar

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Angela Gheorghiu; Fiona Millar

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu on her life and work. Plus, Fiona Millar on the Blair years.

Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu on her life and work. Plus Alastair Campbell's partner Fiona Millar on the Blair years, and child safety on Twitter.

Straight to the Top

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Liz Barclay investigates whether leading fashion brands can beat the credit crunch.

Liz Barclay investigates whether a leading fashion brand like Topshop can beat the credit crunch.

Liz Barclay investigates whether a leading fashion brand like Topshop can beat the credit crunch. With major retailers seeing their profit margins squeezed, are consumers continuing to tighten their belts? 

Featuring interviews from key players including former Topshop brand director Jane Shepherdson, widely credited with masterminding the store's fashion renaissance, and designer Celia Birtwell.

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

The Yellowplush Papers

The Yellowplush Papers: Episode 4: My Novel

Episode 4

Episode 4: My Novel

My Novel

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A fashionable society novelist inspires Charles to undertake an ambitious enterprise.

By William Makepeace Thackeray. When a fashionable society novelist comes to stay at Diddlesex Towers, he inspires Charles to undertake an ambitious and scandalous enterprise.

Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray, adapted by Stephen Wyatt, recounting the rise and fall of early-19th Century footman Charles Yellowplush. 

When a fashionable society novelist comes to stay at Diddlesex Towers, he inspires Charles to undertake an ambitious and scandalous enterprise. 

Charles Yellowplush ...... 	Adam Buxton
Duke ...... Paul Rider
Duchess ...... Janice Acquah
Marquess ...... Inam Mirza
Mary Ann ...... Annabelle Dowler
Modicum ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Scavenger ...... Stephen Critchlow

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray, adapted by Stephen Wyatt

Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray, adapted by Stephen Wyatt, recounting the rise and fall of early-19th century footman Charles Yellowplush

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 02/03/2009

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: 02/03/2009

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With Peter White. How the alcohol content of drinks dictates their labelling.

Consumer news and issues with Peter White. When is wine not wine? How the alcohol content of drinks dictates their labelling.

Presented by Peter White.

Age Concern closes its controversial lifestyle membership organisation, 'Heyday', after a critical report from the Charity Commission.

Europe rules on Kinder's claim that its chocolate eggs 'help you to grow'. Do products' slogans stand up to scrutiny?

In the first of our disabled leaders series, Peter White interviews Dr Tom Shakespeare who has spoken out against many of the conventional views of disability rights campaigners.

Rogue companies which don't deliver concert tickets are managing to persuade customers that they are a safe bet by buying security certificates for their websites.

Despite public opposition, the Strategic Health Authority for Southampton has decided to use its new powers to force a water company to add fluoride to its water.

When is wine not wine? How the alcohol content of drinks dictates their labelling.

Should the government and the private sector share information? David Blunkett tells us why we need to make sure that we strike a balance between personal privacy and national security.

World at One

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

World at One: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 02/03/2009

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

Quote... Unquote

Celebrity panel game about quotations featuring questions posed by listeners

Quote... Unquote: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Quote... Unquote, 02/03/2009

Nigel Rees chairs. With Catherine Bennett, Michael Dobbs, Sir Antony Jay and John Lahr.

Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. With guests Catherine Bennett, Michael Dobbs, Sir Antony Jay and John Lahr.

Test Match Special

Test Match Special: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Test Match Special, 02/03/2009

Coverage of the fifth day of the Fourth Test between West Indies and England in Barbados.

Coverage of the fifth day of the Fourth Test between West Indies and England from the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Including Shipping Forecast.

Coverage of the fifth day of the Fourth Test between West Indies and England from the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Christopher Martin Jenkins and Tony Cozier and summaries from Sir Viv Richards, Geoffrey Boycott and Vic Marks.

Including Shipping Forecast.

Islam and Science

Islam and Science: Episode 3

Episode 3

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The Islamic world is witnessing a trend for seeking 'scientific miracles' in the Qur'an.

The call to read and seek knowledge is embedded in the Qur'an, but the Islamic world is currently witness to a rise in creationism and a trend for seeking 'scientific miracles'.

Writer and journalist Ehsan Masood explores the status of science in the modern Islamic world, and asks whether measures taken to promote science are having an impact on the working lives of Muslim scientists.

The call to read and seek knowledge is embedded in the Qur'an. But the Islamic world is currently witness to a rise in creationism, a trend for seeking 'scientific miracles' in the Qur'an and a frustration among scientists at the literal interpretation of Islam. 

How does the interplay between Islam and science affect those working in research today? Ehsan Masood asks Muslims working in science in the UK and abroad about how their faith influences their work.

Ehsan Masood explores the status of science in the modern Islamic world

Writer and journalist Ehsan Masood explores the status of science in the modern Islamic world, and asks whether measures taken to promote science are having an impact on the work of Muslim scientists

The World Tonight

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

The World Tonight: 02/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, 02/03/2009

National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.

News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Including reports on how the money pledged by donors to rebuild Gaza will get through and AIG's declaration of the record corporate losses.

National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Including reports on how the money pledged by donors to rebuild Gaza will get through, AIG's declaration of the biggest corporate losses in history, the white-collar fraudsters who are getting jailhouse advice and who is in charge in Russia, Putin or Medvedev?

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 White Tiger

Book at Bedtime: The White Tiger: Episode 6

Episode 6

The White Tiger

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A road accident leaves Balram taking the blame for Pinky Madam's drunkenness.

Balram comes up against the corruption at the heart of his wealthy employers' lives as a road accident leaves him taking the blame for Pinky Madam's drunkenness.

Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning satire on contemporary India. The story of Balram Halwai, the son of a rickshaw puller, who escapes the rural poverty of his village into the bright lights and corruption of the city. 

Balram comes up against the corruption at the heart of his wealthy employers' lives as a road accident leaves him taking the blame for Pinky Madam's drunkenness.

Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel, set in Delhi

Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning novel that explores contemporary India through the eyes of streetwise Delhi chauffeur Balram

Off the Page

Series featuring new writing and stimulating discussion.

Off The Page

Off the Page: Meeting a Star

Meeting a Star

BBC Radio 4 - Off the Page, Meeting a Star

Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion on stardom and our reaction to fame.

Dominic Arkwright, James Delingpole, Agnes Poirier and Michael Simkins discuss stardom and our reaction to fame. From February 2009.

Today in Parliament

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

Today in Parliament: 02/03/2009

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News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.

Midnight News

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Midnight News: 03/03/2009

03/03/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Midnight News, 03/03/2009

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: The Decisive Moment

Book of the Week: The Decisive Moment: Episode 1

Episode 1

The Decisive Moment

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, The Decisive Moment, Episode 1

How our decisions are a finely-tuned blend of feeling and reason.

The importance of the emotional brain. Our best decisions are a finely-tuned blend of feeling and reason, and the precise mix depends on the situation.

Hari Dhillon and Amanda Burton read Jonah Lehrer's exploration of neuroscience and how the human brain makes up its mind. 

The importance of the emotional brain. Since Plato, philosophers have described the decision-making process as either rational or emotional: we carefully deliberate or we go with our gut instinct. 

But as scientists break open the mind's black box with the latest tools of neuroscience, they are discovering that this is not an accurate picture of how the mind works. Our best decisions are a finely-tuned blend of both feeling and reason, and the precise mix depends on the situation.

Jonah Lehrer's exploration of neuroscience and how the human brain makes up its mind

Hari Dhillon and Amanda Burton read Jonah Lehrer's exploration of neuroscience and how the human brain makes up its mind

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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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