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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 24/05/2009

24/05/2009

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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: 24/05/2009

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Bells on Sunday

The sound of church bells ringing on Sunday from around the country

Bells on Sunday: 24/05/2009

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The sound of bells from St Helen's Church, Sefton in Liverpool.

Letters to Mary

Letters to Mary: Episode 2

Episode 2

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Richard Reeves updates Mary Wollstonecraft on her ideas about republicanism.

Richard Reeves, director of the think tank Demos, updates Mary Wollstonecraft on how her ideas about republicanism have, or have not, advanced in Britain in 250 years.

Series in which three writers send an informal letter to the influential British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, 250 years after her birth, updating her on the progress of her often radical ideas.

Richard Reeves, director of the independent think tank Demos, updates Mary on how her ideas about republicanism have - or have not - advanced in Britain in the 250 years since her birth. 

Although generally thought of as a feminist, Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men is a political pamphlet attacking aristocracy and advocating republicanism. It proved to be the first salvo in a pamphlet war, responding to Burke's defence of constitutional monarchy, aristocracy and the Church of England. In the pamphlet she attacked not only hereditary privilege but also the language used by Burke to defend it. Perhaps most significantly and originally, she criticised Burke's justification of an unequal society founded on the passivity of women.

Writers address an informal letter to the influential British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft

Series in which three writers send an informal letter to the influential British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, 250 years after her birth, updating her on the progress of her often radical ideas

News Headlines

The latest national and international news headlines

News Headlines: 24/05/2009

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The latest national and international news.

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

Something Understood

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

Something Understood: Homesickness

Homesickness

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Mark Tully explores the yearning of homesickness.

Mark Tully explores homesickness - a yearning more complex than nostalgia for homeland.

Mark Tully explores homesickness - a yearning more complex than nostalgia for homeland - in a programme from 2009.

How true is it that all older people are homesick for the culture of their childhood? 

With readings from George Orwell and John Clare, and a delightful interview with the late Rabbi Lionel Blue.

Produced by Elizabeth Burke
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4

Living World

Getting up close and personal with wild nature in Britain and beyond.

Intimate encounters and extraordinary observations of wild nature in Britain and beyond.

The Living World

Living World: Marsh Harriers

Marsh Harriers

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Lionel Kelleway gets very close to the marsh harrier.

Lionel Kelleway gets very close to the marsh harrier, an icon of the East Anglia marshland.

Lionel Kelleway gets very close to the marsh harrier, an icon of the East Anglia marshland. It is quite a sight to see it rise, effortlessly, when looking across the seed head tops of a large yellow reedbed. The marsh harrier has characteristically large and broad wings and the male is stunningly beige.

Weather

Weather: 24/05/2009

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News and Papers

The news headlines, including a look at the newspapers

News and Papers: 24/05/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News and Papers, 24/05/2009

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

Sunday

A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week

Sunday: 24/05/2009

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Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week.

Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories, both familiar and unfamiliar.

Radio 4 Appeal

Highlighting a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters donate their time.

A weekly programme highlighting the work of a charity and appealing for donations. The presenters give their time without payment.

Radio 4 Appeal: Save the Rhino

Save the Rhino

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Clive Anderson appeals on behalf of Save the Rhino.

Clive Anderson appeals on behalf of Save the Rhino. Save the Rhino works to conserve viable populations of critically endangered rhinos in Africa and Asia.

Clive Anderson appeals on behalf of Save the Rhino. Save the Rhino works to conserve viable populations of critically endangered rhinos in Africa and Asia. 

Donations to Save the Rhino should be sent to Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal, please mark the back of your envelope Save the Rhino. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. If you are a UK tax payer, please provide Save the Rhino with your full name and address so that they can claim the Gift Aid on your donation worth another 25 per cent. The online and phone donation facilities are not currently available to listeners without a UK postcode.

Registered Charity No: 1035072.

Sunday Worship

Sunday Worship: 24/05/2009

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A service from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, conducted by the Very Rev Henry Hull.

A service from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick, conducted by the Very Rev Henry Hull. The Preacher is Dom Mark-Ephrem Nolan, OSB.

A Point of View

A Point of View: Feminism and Democracy

22/05/2009

Feminism and Democracy

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Clive James reflects on the global responsibility of feminists in the west.

A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Clive James.

Broadcasting House

The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

Broadcasting House: 24/05/2009

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Kevin Connolly tastes the atmosphere at a Mayfair gentlemen's club. Is it like Parliament?

News and conversation about the week's big stories. The Prime Minister wants to end to the gentlemen's club atmosphere in Parliament, so Kevin Connolly seeks one out in Mayfair.

News and conversation about the big stories of the week.

This week BH explores the world of self regulation. The Prime Minister wants to put an end to the Gentlemen's club atmosphere in Parliament - Kevin Connolly seeks one out in Mayfair. Tanya Beckett reports from the Black Forest and Kevin Connolly meets Kevin Connolly - the Dead Ringer's impressionist with a view from the North East. 

Also, what is it like to "take the call"? And Oxford professor & poet Ruth Padel finds herself under pressure to resign. 

The Sunday newspapers were reviewed by people linked by Independence - Margo Macdonald, the Independent Scottish MP; Roger Alton, the Editor of the Independent newspaper and Brian Hayes, one of the most distinguished voices of Independent radio in this country.

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: Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

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Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and performer Barry Humphries.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the comedian and performer Barry Humphries. For decades he has enjoyed global fame with his grotesque comic creations, the Melbourne housewife Dame Edna Everage and the drunken cultural attache Sir Les Patterson. Off stage, though, his life has been spent immersed in literature, music and the arts, and he says that his time spent on the desert island would allow him to devote himself to painting.

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

Favourite track: Songs of Sunset: They are not long, the weeping & the laughter by Frederick Delius
Book: The Melbourne Street Directory 
Luxury: My paints.

International Cricket

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Ball by ball coverage of Twenty20 and One Day International events

International Cricket: 24/05/2009

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra - International Cricket, 24/05/2009

Coverage of the second One Day International between England and West Indies from Bristol.

Coverage of the second One Day International between England and West Indies from Bristol. Including Shipping Forecast.

Coverage of the second One Day International between England and West Indies from Bristol. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann and Tony Cozier and summaries from Sir Viv Richards, Vic Marks and Alec Stewart.

Including Shipping Forecast.

Pick of the Week

A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.

Pick of the Week: 24/05/2009

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Sheila McClennon introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 24/05/2009

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Marshall comments that it's been tricky for Debbie turning down Matt's business proposition. Adam agrees; he's glad he's not in that position. At their meeting Debbie tells Adam she thinks that if they put in competitive figures for next year they'll stand a pretty good chance of keeping the contract with Borchester Land. She confides that she feels guilty about her decision over Matt. She and Adam agree it's a sad situation, not just for Matt but for Lilian as well. Adam assures Debbie that he'll watch out for Lilian after Debbie leaves.

Over a cosy breakfast with Tom, Brenda asserts that Mike's too besotted with his new lady friend to miss her. She thinks she moved out just in time.

Tony tells Tom he likes Marshall; he seems to know his farming and is a hit with Jennifer. He's not so sure Marshall's finding Brian so easy, and there's the big lunch party on Tuesday. Tony confesses he's trying to stay out of the feud between Lilian and Jennifer.  

Later Tony's delighted to find that Tom and Brenda are back together. Tom assures him it's fine for Tony to tell whoever he likes.

Episode written by Simon Frith.

Go4it

Childrens magazine exploring everything under the sun, with features and songs

Go4it: 24/05/2009

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Barney Harwood is joined by Michael Rosen, Philip Ardagh and Kaye Umansky.

Barney Harwood is joined by Michael Rosen, Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Ardagh and Kaye Umansky for the final edition of the children's magazine.

Barney Harwood is joined by Michael Rosen, Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Ardagh and Kaye Umansky for the final edition of the children's magazine. They answer questions from an audience of school children, and Barney looks back on some of his favourite moments from past programmes.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Stories with Latitude

Afternoon Reading: Stories with Latitude: Episode 5

Episode 5

Stories with Latitude

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John Hegley eavesdrops on a conversation between two friends in Imperial Rome.

Readings recorded on stage at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk. John Hegley eavesdrops on a conversation between two friends over a bowl of rancid fish soup in Imperial Rome.

Readings recorded on stage at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk

More or Less

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

More or Less: 22/05/2009

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Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere.

Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and in life.

Tim Harford presents the magazine which looks at numbers everywhere, in the news, in politics and in life.

An Open University co production for BBC Radio 4.

Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

Last Word: 22/05/2009

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Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. Featuring the lives of journalist Anne Scott-James, composer Nicholas Maw, politician Lord Kennet and writer Alan Hackney.

Matthew Bannister talks to Sir Max Hastings and Katherine Whitehorn about the life of journalist Anne Scott-James; Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Trevor Nunn and Sally Cavender on composer Nicholas Maw; Lord Owen and Thoby Young about the life of Lord Kennet; Michael Winner and Michael Hackney talk about writer Alan Hackney.

Money Box

The latest news from the world of personal finance

The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.

Money Box: 23/05/2009

23/05/2009

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Bob Howard reports on holidaymakers who think they have received forged dollars.

Bob Howard reports on people who think they received forged dollars when changing their holiday money, and a credit rating agency which has revised down its outlook for the economy.

A leading credit rating agency revises down its outlook for the UK economy due to concerns about its significant debt. Bob Howard reports on the people who believe they were given forged dollars when they changed their holiday money. And are lenders treating mortgage customers as profit fodder by inflating their Standard Variable Rates?

In Business

Series about the world of work from vast corporations to modest volunteers

Series of programmes about the whole world of work, public and private, from vast corporations to modest volunteers

In Business: Craig Barrett interview

Craig Barrett interview

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Peter Day talks to the outgoing chairman of Intel, Craig Barrett.

Peter Day talks to the outgoing chairman of Intel, Craig Barrett, about receiving the largest fine ever imposed by the EU and the challenges of running a cutting edge company.

Peter Day talks to the outgoing chairman of Intel, Craig Barrett, about receiving the largest fine ever imposed by the European Union and the other challenges of running a company on the cutting edge of modern technology.

Westminster Hour

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme

Westminster Hour: 24/05/2009

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Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including Letters to Mary.

The Film Programme

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world

The Film Programme: 22/05/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 22/05/2009

Willem Dafoe talks about Antichrist, which was booed at its premiere at Cannes.

Willem Dafoe talks about Antichrist, the new Lars Von Trier film in which he stars and which was booed by the audience at its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Willem Dafoe talks about Antichrist, the new Lars Von Trier film in which he stars and which was booed by the audience at its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The star of Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and David Lynch's Wild at Heart reveals why he likes to get into a director's head.

The work of Claude Chabrol is discussed by two of his stars, Ludivine Sagnier and Sandrine Bonnaire.

Mike Hodges, the director of Get Carter and Croupier, discusses one of his favourite films, Max Ophuls's Lola Montes.

Midnight News

The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.

Midnight News: 25/05/2009

25/05/2009

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The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

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

Thinking Allowed

Thinking Allowed: Slumming

20/05/2009

Slumming

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Slumming: how whites' wild times in America's black areas changed sex and politics forever

The thrill of the disreputable brought hordes of whites to Harlem in the Jazz Age. Laurie Taylor hears how the practice of 'slumming' revolutionised US racial and sexual politics.

'Slumming' was the name given to the thousands of white middle class voyeurs crossing boundaries of race, class and sexual orientation to trip into the worlds of the poor on their dorstep. There they learnt to drop the restraints of respectability and savoured an often salatious sense of sex and discovery in the period of prohibition. The jazz raged, the 'pansies' preened, but after the party what was the effect on the communities they visitied? Laurie talks to the author of Slumming, Chad Heap, and the writer Bonnie Greer about the impact that the wild white adventuring in urban areas had on sexual and racial politics in America.

Shipping Forecast: 25/05/2009

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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

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

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