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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 08/06/2009

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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: 08/06/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 08/06/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 08/06/2009

Charlotte Smith hears how the dioxin scandal in Irish pork could have been avoided.

With Charlotte Smith. All Irish pork products were withdrawn after the dioxin contamination scandal. An Irish Parliament report says the traceability system has to be improved.

The dioxin scandal in Irish pork cost the Irish Government 180million euros. The Agriculture Committee says significant changes are needed in traceability to avoid such extremes in the future. At the time, all Irish pork products were recalled rather than then 10 per cent potentially contaminated. The committee says enforcement of the existing regulations should also be improved.

Weather

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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: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 08/06/2009

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.

Europe editor Mark Mardell and polling analyst John Curtice analyse the European election results.

Sir David Normington says he was shocked and disappointed by the the resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair.

Sanchia Berg reports from a new play that reimagines the sinking of the Russian submarine Kirsk.

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is celebrating second place in the European elections, in front of Labour. UKIP leader Nigel Farage discusses the result. 

Sarah Montague describes the story of European election result night.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne explains what the European election results mean for the Conservatives.

Science correspondent Tom Feilden speaks to Richard Bashford about the RSPB's Make Your Nature Count survey.

Thought for the day with Rev Dr Colin Morris. 

Professor Juliet Lodge and Dr Simon Hix discuss the electorial success of Europe's far right political parties.

BNP leader Nick Griffin, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman and political editor Nick Robinson discuss the European election results.

Author of On Roads, Joe Moran, and Top Gear presenter James May discuss whether the M25 has the romantic appeal of Route 66.

The Liberal Democrats have come fourth in the European elections, behind the Conservatives, UKIP and Labour. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg discusses the results.

Can food waste be used as a source of electricity? Sarah Mukherjee reports on government plans to invest in anaerobic digestion, a process which does just that.

A new film about the overfishing of tuna, End of the Line, has had such an impact that the boss of Pret a Manger says his company will stop selling tuna in sandwiches or sushi boxes. Actress Greta Scacchi and chef Phil Vickery discuss the film.

Commentators Jackie Ashley and John Rentoul discuss a disasterous night for Labour in the European elections.

Start the Week

Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday

Start the Week: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, 08/06/2009

Andrew Marr talks to John Keane, Katie Mitchell, Peter Hall and Matthew Gale.

Andrew Marr talks to John Keane about the life and death of democracy, director Katie Mitchell on virgin births and opera, Peter Hall on the vitality of regional theatre and Matthew Gale on Futurism.

Andrew Marr talks to John Keane about democracy, Katie Mitchell about virgin births and opera, Peter Hall about the vitality of regional theatre and Matthew Gale about Futurism.

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: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 08/06/2009

Christian worship and music led by Judy Merry.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Stalking and harassment; Short men and tall women

Stalking and harassment; Short men and tall women

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Stalking and harassment; Short men and tall women

Laws on stalking discussed. Plus, the perils of being a shorter man or taller woman.

Laws on stalking discussed. Plus, the perils of being a shorter man or taller woman; and the golden age of the air stewardess.

Governors Needed

Governors Needed: Episode 2: Private Schools

Episode 2

Episode 2: Private Schools

Private Schools

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Reeta Chakrabati discovers what it means to be a school govenor in the independent sector.

Reeta Chakrabati discovers what it means to be a school governor in the independent sector, with a look at Rugby and Pinewood schools and Cheltenham Ladies College.

Reeta Chakrabati sets out to discover what is involved in being a school governor and how influential their work is on the success or failure of a school. They are the largest volunteer body in the UK but in certain areas there is a severe shortage; it involves a lot of work and its commitment in unpaid and largely unseen. 

Reeta discovers what it means to be a school governor in the independent sector. Talking to head teachers and governors at Rugby and Pinewood schools and Cheltenham Ladies College, she investigates the role that the governing body plays in their continued success. 

The reponsibilities of school governors have increased enormously in the independent sector as well as the maintained. How do they ensure the recruitment of skilled people needed, while trying to keep numbers up and fees down?

Reeta Chakrabati sets out to discover what it means to be a school governor

Reeta Chakrabati sets out to discover what it means to be a school governor and examines their responsibilities and workload

Newfangle

Newfangle: Episode 2: Changing Tunes

Episode 2: Changing Tunes

Changing Tunes

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The tribe is tasked with building Alf the Alpha a giant mound.

The tribe are tasked with building Alf the Alpha a giant mound. While working in the mud Newfangle finds a rhythm in the clanking of flints in dirt- it's music and the tribe go ape.

Sitcom by Adam Rosenthal and Viv Ambrose, set 100,000 years BC among a tribe of proto-humans.

The tribe is tasked with building Alf the Alpha a giant mound, to help him survey his swamp kingdom. While working in the mud, Newfangle finds a rhythm in the clanking of flints in dirt- it's music and the tribe go ape for the original sound. 

Soon he and Crag are performing their songs to adoring fans, but then the band splits. Newfangle's dreams are shattered, until he meets a mysterious primate impresario in the forest who has a plan for a comeback tour. 

Newfangle ...... Russell Tovey
Snaggle ...... Pippa Evans 
Crag ...... Gabriel Vick
Coco ...... Maureen Lipman 
Alf ...... Hugh Bonneville 
Lucy ...... Amy Shindler 

An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4.

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

Sitcom by Adam Rosenthal and Viv Ambrose, set 100,000 years BC among a proto-human tribe

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 08/06/2009

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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: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 08/06/2009

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

World at One

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

World at One: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 08/06/2009

National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Quote... Unquote

Celebrity panel game about quotations featuring questions posed by listeners

Quote... Unquote: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Quote... Unquote, 08/06/2009

Nigel Rees chairs. With Beryl Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony Howard and Francesca Simon.

Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. With guests Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony Howard and Francesca Simon.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 07/06/2009

07/06/2009

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All publicity is good publicity for Brookfield Farm.

Helen wakes a still groggy Annette for her early shift at the shop, but struggles to discover what happened to Annette on Friday night.

Later, after fruitlessly calling and texting Jazzer, Annette admits to Helen that it was him she hooked up with. Helen is horrified, and does little to hide her dismay - telling a defensive Annette that Jazzer will go with anyone with a pulse. Upset and angry, Annette protests that she had a great time with Jazzer and will be seeing him again.

The Brookfield open day takes place, with David running farm walks and Jill giving talks about bees. When confronted by Ruth, Joe denies that he's been selling cider and garden ornaments; but it's clear that he and Eddie have been trading alongside the talks on cider making.

Lynda confirms she has Jill's support for the plan for an Ambridge Plinth at the fete.

By the end of the day, everyone feels that the event has been a success - with David satisfied that they've achieved some good PR.

Episode written by Keri Davies.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Play

Drama on 4: How Are You Feeling, Alf?

How Are You Feeling, Alf?

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By James Graham, set in 1979 as the Callaghan government faces a vote of no confidence.

By James Graham, set in 1979. Can Labour stalwart Alf, ill and dying in a Leeds hospital, make it down to London in time for a crucial vote to help the ailing government?

By James Graham. It is 1979 and the Winter of Discontent. A resurgent Conservative Party has forced a motion of no confidence in the ailing Labour government. Every vote counts, so will Labour stalwart Alf, ill and dying in his Leeds hospital bed, be able to make it down to London to cast his crucial vote?

Alf ...... David Ryall
Tilda ...... Annabelle Dowler
Jim/Patient ...... Malcolm Tierney
Humphrey ...... Pip Torrens
Michael ...... David Hargreaves
Walter/MP 2/Taxi driver ...... Paul Rider
Whiskers/Speaker of the House ...... Philip Fox
Fitt/MP 1/Spriggs/Johnson Voice/Waiter ...... Stephen Hogan
McGuire/Presenter 1/Station Master ...... Matt Addis
Presenter 2/Train Announcer/Nurse ...... Lizzy Watts
Woman ...... Janice Acquah.

Archive on 4

Brilliant stories told using archive from the BBC and beyond.

Archive on 4: Bill Buckley - Mr Right

06/06/2009

Bill Buckley - Mr Right

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Bill Buckley - Mr Right

A selection of conservative writer and intellectual William F Buckley's finest moments.

Michael Portillo presents some of conservative writer, intellectual and wit William F Buckley's most glittering exchanges with the leading politicians and personalities of his day.

Michael Portillo presents some of conservative writer, intellectual and wit William F Buckley's most glittering exchanges with the leading politicians and personalities of his day. 

Buckley helped to move conservatism from the outer fringes to the very centre of American political life. Waspish, provocative, sometimes infuriating but never dull, his weekly programme Firing Line became the world's longest-running TV show with a single host. From 1966 to 1999, everyone from presidents to poets, politicians and punks submitted to Buckley's weekly interrogations.

A Paladin Invision production for radio 4.

America, Empire of Liberty

America, Empire of Liberty: Episode 66: The Back of the Bus

Episode 66

Episode 66: The Back of the Bus

The Back of the Bus

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The US Supreme Court orders schools to become racially mixed.

By David Reynolds. The US Supreme Court orders schools to become racially mixed and Martin Luther King emerges as a civil rights leader.

Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds. 

The US Supreme Court orders schools to become racially mixed and Martin Luther King emerges as a civil rights leader.

Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds

The Food Programme

Investigating every aspect of the food we eat

Food Programme

The Food Programme: Newcastle's Secret Pop-Up Restaurants

Newcastle's Secret Pop-Up Restaurants

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, Newcastle's Secret Pop-Up Restaurants

Four cooks from four different countries open up their homes to serve food to strangers.

Newcastle's secret paladares. Four cooks from four different countries - Cuba, Bosnia, Pakistan and Colombia - open up their homes to serve food to complete strangers.

Newcastle's secret paladares. Four cooks from four different countries - Cuba, Bosnia, Pakistan and Colombia - open up their homes to serve food to complete strangers. 

Organised as part of a food festival in Newcastle, the meals are based on Havana's paladares, family-hosted intimate cafes serving local food. Behind these paladares or 'pop up restaurants' in Newcastle are four volunteer cooks who want to share food from their home countries with people in the north east. 

The programme follows them as the evening of the meals unfold. Presented by Sheila Dillon.

Beyond Belief

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

Beyond Belief: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Beyond Belief, 08/06/2009

Ernie Rea and guests debate traditional African beliefs.

Ernie Rea debates traditional African beliefs, the faith system of new South African president, Jacob Zuma. What are these beliefs and how do they fit with Islam and Christianity?

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 08/06/2009

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.

World Twenty20 Cricket

Ball by ball coverage of World Twenty20 international cricket

World Twenty20 Cricket: 08/06/2009

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Coverage of Australia v Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge.

Coverage of Australia v Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge. Commentary from the Test Match Special team including Glen Mitchell and Simon Mann.

Coverage of Australia v Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge. Commentary from the Test Match Special team including Glen Mitchell and Simon Mann, with expert analysis from Geoff Lawson and Dougie Brown.

Including Shipping Forecast.

Analysis

Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad.

Programme examining the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad, presented by distinguished writers, journalists and academics.

Analysis: Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge

Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge

BBC Radio 4 - Analysis, Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge

Financial commentator Martin Wolf assesses what the future may hold for the global economy

Financial commentator Martin Wolf talks to a range of experts to analyse what the future may hold for the global economy.

In 2008 one of the world's most respected economic observers, Martin Wolf, the chief economic commentator of the Financial Times, forecast that the global downturn could be even worse than most experts realised. A year on, he returns to examine the current state of the global financial markets and talks to a range of financial experts to analyse what the future may hold.

Frontiers

Programme exploring new ideas in science and meeting the researchers responsible

Programme exploring new ideas in science and meeting the scientists and researchers responsible for them, as well as hearing from their critics

Frontiers: Alcohol

Alcohol

BBC Radio 4 - Frontiers, Alcohol

Sue Nelson goes behind the headlines to find out how alcohol affects our health.

Sue Nelson goes behind the headlines to find out how alcohol affects our health. The impact of drink on our health is rarely out of the news, but information can be confusing.

Sue Nelson goes behind the headlines to find out how alcohol affects our health. The impact of drink on our health is rarely out of the news, but information can be confusing. Latest studies link even moderate drinking to an increased risk of cancer, while others claim alcohol reduces heart disease.

Sue talks to experts in the field and learns that despite links to cancer being known for 100 years, understanding the actual mechanisms in the body remains under-researched and under-funded.

The World Tonight

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

The World Tonight: 08/06/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, 08/06/2009

National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah.

National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Gordon Brown meets backbench MPs after Labour's worst election result for 90 years.

Gordon Brown meets backbench MPs after Labour's worst election result for 90 years 

The risk of meeting BNP voters' demands 

Making Green votes count.

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: David Nicholls - One Day

Book at Bedtime: David Nicholls - One Day: Episode 1

Episode 1

David Nicholls - One Day

BBC Radio 4 - Book at Bedtime, David Nicholls - One Day, Episode 1

Emma and Dexter become friends after graduation - after they spent the night together.

4 Extra Debut. The friendship between Emma and Dexter begins on the day after graduation - the morning after they have spent the night together. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls. 

The friendship between Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew begins on the day after graduation - the morning after they have spent the night together.

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet romantic comedy novel by David Nicholls

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