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The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 23/07/2009

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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: 23/07/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 23/07/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Richard Hill.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 23/07/2009

Anna Hill hears from those affected by a major veg supplier going into administration.

Hundreds of farmers supplied fruit and vegetables to MBMG, which has gone into administration. Anna Hill speaks to a farmer about the impact on him and others in rural businesses.

Hundreds of farmers who supplied MBMG with fruit and vegetables have lost a buyer, as it goes into administration. It sold the produce to wholesalers, processors and the catering service. Anna Hill speaks to one farmer who says it will affect both farmers and other rural workers. 

And in the week when a report by the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee calls on British farmers to grow more, just how realistic are plans for food security in the UK?

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: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 23/07/2009

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.

Reporter Andrew Hosken investigates how the UK has coped with previous flu pandemics.

Danny Shaw reports on the allegations that Catherine Crawford, chief executive of the Metropolitan Police Authority, discriminated against black officers and did not carry out duties properly.

Canadian musician Dave Carroll explains his shock at his song about an airline breaking his guitar getting 3.7 million views on YouTube.

Correspondent Jonathan Beale reports on an interview with US Vice-President Joe Biden.

James Naughtie examines the idea of 'happiness economics', the idea that in setting taxes, making social policy and crafting public services the aim should be to promote well-being.

Frances Harris of the British Library discusses the release of an autobiographical account of the life of Russian spy Anthony Blunt.

Thought for the Day with the Reverend Angela Tilby, Vicar of St Bene't's Church in Cambridge.

Lib Dem MP Phil Willis and Sir David King discuss whether scientific research should be central to government policy.

Medical correspondent Fergus Walsh and Dr Laurence Buckman discuss the introduction of the National Flu Service.

President Barack Obama has defended his plans for health reform in a news conference broadcast live in the US. Sidney Blumenthal, a long time adviser to the Clintons, explains the pledge to push through a reform by the end of the year.

Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reports on whether Spinvox is capable of converting voice messages into text messages.

Author John Banville and MI6 historian Professor Christopher Andrew discuss the life of Cambridge don, Soviet spy and keeper of the Queen's pictures: Anthony Blunt.

Dr Dick Shaw explains how a new bug could halt the progress of the invasive Japanese knotweed plant.

Residents of Chicago have been gathering to remember the notorious 1930s bank robber John Dillinger. Kevin Connolly joins the commemorations and considers whether the criminals of the Great Depression were heroes or villains. 
 
Should today's politicians and generals revisit the early 19th Century thinker on war, Carl von Clausewitz, for inspiration in Afghanistan? Brigadier Allan Mallinson and Professor Jeremy Black discuss.

Inside the Ethics Committee

Joan Bakewell and a panel of experts wrestle with the ethics of a real-life medical case.

Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to wrestle with the ethics arising from a real-life medical case.

Inside the Ethics Committee: Series 5

Inside the Ethics Committee: Series 5: Episode 2: Transplant

Episode 2

Episode 2: Transplant

Series 5

Transplant

BBC Radio 4 - Inside the Ethics Committee, Series 5, Transplant

Should a woman be given a kidney transplant when there is a high risk of failure?

Chris needs an operation to have a cancerous kidney removed, but is terrified of going under anaesthetic. What is the surgeon's duty to a patient who refuses to have an operation?

Joan Bakewell discusses the thorny ethical issues in the real life case of a young woman called Charlotte who needs a kidney transplant.  

Since her kidneys failed she has to spend every night attached to a dialysis machine. Dialysis is by no means perfect and her long term outlook is bleak. Doctors do not expect her to be alive in a decade. Her only hope is a kidney transplant from a living donor.

But Charlotte is an extremely high risk patient. She suffers from a severe form of antiphospholipid syndrome or 'sticky blood'. There is a high chance that a transplanted organ will fail if it is transplanted into Charlotte, and she could even lose her life.

Is it ethical to offer Charlotte a kidney transplant? Whether the organ comes from the cadaver waiting list or a live donor, is this the best use of a precious resource when there is a high chance the organ will fail?

Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the complex ethical issues arising from the case.

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Joan Bakewell and a panel of experts examine the ethics involved in a real hospital case

Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to tackle the ethics involved in a real hospital case

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: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 23/07/2009

Christian worship and music led by Rev Stephen Shipley.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Breastfeeding health benefits; Sex diaries

Breastfeeding health benefits; Sex diaries

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Breastfeeding health benefits; Sex diaries

What are the health benefits of breastfeeding? Plus, couples cope with mismatched libidos.

What, if any, are the health benefits of breastfeeding? Plus, the life of lepidopterist Lady Eleanor Glanville; and how do couples cope when they have mismatched libidos?

Crossing Continents

Series focusing on foreign affairs issues

Crossing Continents: Pakistan

Pakistan

BBC Radio 4 - Crossing Continents, Pakistan

Bill Law investigates if Pakistani youngsters are in danger of joining the Taliban.

Bill Law investigates if Pakistani youngsters are in danger of joining the ranks of the Taliban or if they are fighting back against the extremists.

Bill Law investigates if Pakistani youngsters are in danger of joining the ranks of the Taliban or if they are fighting back against the extremists. Two-thirds of the Pakistani population is under the age of 25. In a country under siege from the forces of religious extremism, this youth bulge serves as a ticking time bomb.

Journey to Armenia: Mandelstam - The Long Desired for Voyage

BBC Radio 4 - Journey to Armenia: Mandelstam - The Long Desired for Voyage

Toby Litt scours Armenia for the spirit of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam.

Toby Litt scours Armenia for the spirit of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, who wrote a masterpiece about his stay in the country in the 1930s.

British writer Toby Litt scours the mountains, lakes and capital city of Armenia for traces of a great forebear, the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam. 

Mandelstam visited Armenia in 1930, and during the eight months of his stay rediscovered his long-lost poetic voice and was inspired to write a prose masterpiece, Journey to Armenia. This essay, which is a beautiful, almost Cubist, meditation on the country and its ancient culture, forms the basis of Toby's quest and his dialogue with the dead poet.

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 23/07/2009

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: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 23/07/2009

Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl. Including Face the Facts.

Consumer news and issues with Shari Vahl. Including Face the Facts, presented by John Waite.

Weather

Weather: 23/07/2009

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World at One

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

World at One: 23/07/2009

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National and international news with Martha Kearney.

Questions, Questions

Problem-solving programme addressing listeners' questions

Problem-solving programme which addresses the intriguing and seemingly imponderable questions posed by everday life

Questions, Questions: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Questions, Questions, 23/07/2009

Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.

Stewart Henderson answers those intriguing questions from everyday life.

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 22/07/2009

22/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 22/07/2009

Lilian has a terrible headache and is going back to bed. Jennifer returns from the farmers' market, gasping for a cuppa. Adam tells her to take one up to Lilian, who doesn't look well.

Lilian confirms that she's closed the account. She tells Jennifer about Matt's new business deal. Matt just didn't understand her concerns; it was like talking to a stranger. Jennifer says maybe he'll come to his senses but Lilian thinks it's over.

Roy rings Tom. He won't be at nets as he's working. Tom's tempted to skip it as he's so busy but Roy thinks it isn't worth risking Adam's wrath. Roy says that Mike's just rung. He and Vicky will be back around five pm. Tom says he'll be there.

On their way to Willow Cottage, Brenda says Tom being late made her think she'd have to go on her own. Tom says he'd never let her down. Everyone gathers at Willow Cottage and Phoebe's so excited. Mike carries Vicky over the threshold, and they're delighted to find everyone waiting. They all raise their glasses and Mike begins a speech, but Vicky interrupts with her own. They're going to be so happy there.

Episode written by Carole Simpson Solazzo.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: Machado de Assis - A Second Life

Machado de Assis - A Second Life

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Machado de Assis - A Second Life

A man appeals to Heaven to allow him to be born again with 'experience'.

A man appeals to Heaven to be born again with 'experience', but it's no help in his second life. Comic drama starring John Bett.

Comic drama by Adam Beeson, adapted from a short story by the 19th-century Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. Anxious to avoid all the mistakes in his life, a man appeals to Heaven to allow him to be born again with 'experience'. But in his second life this precious knowledge proves no use at all.

Father Caldos ...... John Bett
Jose Maria ...... Richard Conlon
Dona Clemencia ...... Lucy Paterson
Lucas ...... John Macaulay
Prophet Job ...... Mark McDonnell

Other parts played by the cast.

Directed by Bruce Young.

Open Country

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

Open Country: Doggerland

Doggerland

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Doggerland

Helen Mark explores the history of Doggerland, a land lost beneath the waves.

Helen Mark explores the history of Doggerland, a land lost beneath the waves near Craster on the Northumbrian coast, with archaeologists and storyteller Hugh Lupton.

Helen Mark explores a land lost beneath the waves off the Northumbrian coast. 

âDoggerlandâ is the name for a huge area that, ten thousand years ago, before the end of the last Ice Age, linked the British Isles with Denmark and Northern Germany, a time when the Thames was a tributary of the Rhine. Besides speaking to archaeologists who are investigating Doggerland, she is joined by the storyteller Hugh Lupton who imagines the myths of those long-lost hunter-gatherers.

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: ACE Africa

19/07/2009

ACE Africa

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Sir Trevor McDonald appeals on behalf of ACE Africa.

Sir Trevor McDonald appeals on behalf of ACE Africa. 

Donations to ACE Africa, should be sent to FREEPOST BBC Radio 4 Appeal, please mark the back of your envelope ACE Africa. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. If you are a UK tax payer, please provide ACE Africa with your full name and address so 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: 1111283.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Stories with Latitude

Afternoon Reading: Stories with Latitude: Episode 3: Grandfather

Episode 3

Episode 3: Grandfather

Stories with Latitude

Grandfather

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By stand-up comedian Stephen K Amos. A family heirloom takes Stephen back to his childhood

A story written and performed by stand-up comedian Stephen K Amos about how a family heirloom has the power to take him back to his childhood and a very special relationship.

STEPHEN K AMOS IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS STAND-UP COMEDY AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, REGULAR APPEARANCES AT THE COMEDY STORE AND A RAFT OF RECENT ACCLAIMED TELEVISION AND RADIO WORK. HE ENDS RADIO 4'S TRIO OF STORIES WITH LATITUDE WITH A SPECIALLY WRITTEN STORY ABOUT HOW A FAMILY HEIRLOOM HAS THE POWER TO TAKE HIM BACK TO HIS CHILDOOD AND A VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP IN HIS LIFE.

PRODUCER SARA DAVIES.

Readings recorded on stage at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk

The Inconstant Moon

The Inconstant Moon: Episode 9: The Inconstant Moon

Episode 9

Episode 9: The Inconstant Moon

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The moon in medieval and Renaissance thought.

Forty years after the Apollo 11 landing, author Jeanette Winterson offers a series of reflective readings about the moon. The moon in medieval and Renaissance thought.

Forty years after the Apollo 11 landing, author Jeanette Winterson offers a series of reflective readings about the moon. 

The moon in medieval and Renaissance thought.

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Author Jeanette Winterson offers a series of reflective readings about the moon

Open Book

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

Open Book: Aravind Adiga, Dame Beryl Bainbridge, and European Writers and the Carribbean

Aravind Adiga, Dame Beryl Bainbridge, and European Writers and the Carribbean

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Aravind Adiga, Dame Beryl Bainbridge, and European Writers and the Carribbean

Mariella Frostrup's guests include Aravind Adiga and Dame Beryl Bainbridge.

Mariella Frostrup's guests include Aravind Adiga, and Dame Beryl Bainbridge talks about a non-fiction classic, JB Priestley's English Journey.

Mariella Frostrup talks to Aravind Adiga about his new novel Between the Assassinations, written before his first book, the Booker Prize -winning novel The White Tiger. The title refers to the period between the two assassinations of two former prime ministers of India, Indira and her son Rajiv Gandhi, and is a sequence of fictional stories set in a fictional seaside town Kittur.

75 years after JB Priestly's English Journey was published, novelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge discusses Priestly's love of England and the impact of the book, 25 years on, from following in Priestly's footstep herself - documented as a film and in the book, English Journey or the Road to Milton Keynes.

Also, European writers and their literary love affair with the Carribbean, from Jean Rhys's The Wide Sargasso Sea to the present, with two new Trinidadian writers Amanda Smyth and Monique Roffey, and Carole Angier biographer of Jean Rhys.

Material World

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Material World: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Material World, 23/07/2009

Apollo 11's long-surviving scientific legacy and the first man to map the moon.

Mirrors left on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 are helping to test Einstein's theories of gravity. Plus the 400th anniversary of the first telescopic map of the moon.

Among the cargo Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took to the Moon on Apollo 11 in 1969 was an array of mirrors that are still, 40 years on, at the forefront of science. By bouncing laser beams of light off the mirrors, scientists are now able to measure the Moon's position to an accuracy of one millimetre. They have already shown that the Moon is receding at a speed of nearly four centimetres every year. But with these more precise measurements they can even test whether Einstein got his theory of gravity absolutely right.

An update on how solar scientist Lucie Green fared on her trip to the Pacific to observe the latest total eclipse.

400 years ago, Englishman Thomas Harriot was the first to draw a telescopically-enhanced map of the moon's surface. It is due to go on display as part of the Science Museum's Cosmos and Culture exhibition.

Further out in space, an Australian amateur astronomer has noticed a new spot on Jupiter's tempestuous surface. As the world's biggest telescopes wheel round to have a look, we hear of the similarities with the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levi 9. It seems we missed a big splash this time.

And as Australia begins testing its version of a swine flu vaccine, Quentin finds out how to make a vaccine and what the challenges are of getting one in time for the impending northern hemisphere flu season.

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 23/07/2009

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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.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 23/07/2009

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Shappi Talk

Shappi Khorsandi takes a comic look at family life

Shappi Talk: Series 1: Religion

Religion

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Shappi Talk, Series 1, Religion

Shappi Khorsandi talks about her unconventional Iranian childhood.

Shappi Khorsandi talks about her unconventional Iranian childhood with guests Paul Sinha and Ken Livingstone. From July 2009.

Comedy series in which Shappi Khorsandi examines what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families.

Joining Shappi is Bengali comic Paul Sinha sharing his experiences of religion in his family. Shappi will also be joined by another 'related' guest- and she chats to ex Mayor of London Ken Livingstone.

There'll also be a chance for Shappi to chat with the audience and a song from Hils Barker.


Producer: Paul Russell
An Open Mike Production for BBC Radio 4.

Shappi Talk: Series 1

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.

Shappi Khorsandi examines what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families

Comedy series in which Shappi Khorsandi examines what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families

The Archers: 23/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 23/07/2009

The new Mrs Tucker settles into her role.

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