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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: 23/10/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 23/10/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Shaunaka Rishi Das.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 23/10/2009

The Farming Today bees produce their most valuable crop of the year.

The Farming Today bees produce their most valuable crop of the year, and Charlotte Smith meets publicans who bought a farm in Surrey to grow the food for their four London pubs.

The Farming Today bees produce their most valuable crop of the year. 

With rural pubs having a tough time in the recession, Charlotte Smith meets publicans who bought a farm in Surrey to grow all the food for their four London pubs.

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: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 23/10/2009

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.

With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.

Presented by Justin Webb and John Humphrys.

The debate continues over the BNP's appearance on Question Time last night. The Welsh secretary Peter Hain has criticised the BBC but justice secretary Jack Straw, who appeared on the programme's panel, said that for the first time the views of the BNP had been properly scrutinised. Correspondent Angus Stickler went to hear what the audience members thought of the programme. 

It is the deadline for school application forms to be received in some areas of the country, but the postal strike has led to a backlog and could affect children's chances of going to the secondary school of their choice. Local authorities have said that if applications do not arrive on time then they cannot be considered. Shirie Ritchie of the Local Government Association discusses whether some children will consequently lose a place at their school of choice. 

Moves to to arrange a reconciliation agreement between the rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, are continuing. An agreement could pave the way for elections, but also allow the Palestinians to present a united front in future negotiations with Israel. Middle East correspondent Tim Franks reports on how the Islamist Hamas movement is no longer as popular as it was, after two-and-a-half years in power. 

Food Standards Authority officials are in Brussels to discuss the findings of tests into the quality of chicken sold in the UK. They have discovered that chicken is pumped with protein powders made from pork and beef, and want better labelling to inform consumers. Campaigners want the practice to be banned. The officials will present their findings to the European Commission. Geoffrey Dovey, who runs a poultry supply company and has long campaigned on this issue, discusses the campaign. 

Members of the Metropolitan Police's specialist firearms unit are to start patrolling with visible guns. The armed officers will target the capital's most dangerous streets and housing estates alongside neighbourhood officers. Pilot patrols have already begun in Brixton, Haringey and Tottenham. Brian Paddick, former deputy assistant commissioner at the Met, examines whether armed police will combat gun crime. 

The clocks go back this Sunday and there are the usual complaints that the move only benefits Scottish farmers. Historian Sir Alistair Horne has been arguing that, with devolution and increasing Scottish powers to make their own legislation, Scotland should have its own time zone. Sir Alistair discusses his suggestions. 

Thought for the Day with Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Gresham Professor of Divinity. 

Trawler skippers in parts of the UK have already exhausted their fishing quotas for the year and will be without a job until the 2010 quotas in January. A group of fisherman's wives, the Cod Crusaders, says that EU rules are pushing the next generation out of the industry and are meeting the Scottish fisheries minister to discuss how to improve the industry. Reporter Tamasin Ford went to Fraserburgh, on the north-east coast of Scotland, to speak to fishermen and their wives. 

Lawyers for a ten-year-old Nigerian girl, Adeyoti Ogunsola, and her mother Clementina have won a judicial review of their case. Adeyoti tried to strangle herself after being put in an immigration detention centre by the UK Border Agency, against medical advice. She and her mother were facing deportation to Nigeria but, just hours before their flight, they were granted with a judicial review. Clementina had spent more than five years in the UK, but her application for asylum had been refused. Reporter Sanchia Berg has the latest developments. 

Several hundred people protested outside the BBC's Television Centre against BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time. While many have criticised the BBC for allowing the BNP to appear on the programme, others have praised them. The morning after, how did the leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin perform? David Aaronovitch, columnist for The Times, and Kelvin Mackenzie, former editor of The Sun, examine who won the debate. 

The White House is expected to make a decision on its Afghanistan policy within the next few weeks. Correspondent Gordon Corera examines President Obama's options for Afghanistan. 

The Republic of Congo is to give away vast tracts of land rent-free on a 30-year lease to South African farmers. It is hoped that the South African farmers will be able to cultivate the land and help kick start the market for homegrown produce in the country. Johan Pienaar, who helped negotiate the deal for the South African farmers' union, and Mark Ashurst, director of the Africa Research Institute, analyse whether the deal will help the Congo to rise out of poverty and use its rich natural resources. 

There have been two bomb blasts in Pakistan. Correspondent Mark Dummett reports on the attacks. 

Much has been made of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII this year, yet there has been

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: Jan Pienkowski

18/10/2009

Jan Pienkowski

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Jan Pienkowski

Kirsty Young's castaway is illustrator Jan Pienkowski.

Kirsty Young's castaway is the illustrator Jan Pienkowski. He was born in Warsaw before the Second World War and lived through the uprising of 1944. He spent his childhood in Poland, Bavaria, Vienna and Italy, before making his home in England more than 60 years ago. The folk traditions of central Europe are still much in evidence in his work though; twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, his illustrations see childhood terrors realised in gothic scenes, with witches a constant presence.

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

Favourite track: Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles
Book: Audiobook of Martin Jarvis reading Just William by Richmal Crompton
Luxury: Large supply of moleskin sketch books.

Act of Worship

Act of Worship: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Act of Worship, 23/10/2009

An act of worship and music from Edinburgh, led by Rev Angela Tilby.

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

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Rebecca Front; Late terminations

Rebecca Front; Late terminations

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Rebecca Front; Late terminations

Actor Rebecca Front on The Thick Of It. Plus; late abortion details to be made available.

The consequences of details on late abortions to be made available discussed. Plus, actor Rebecca Front on The Thick of It; and Hollywood's Red witch-hunt.

Terry Nutkins: In the Ring of Bright Water

Terry Nutkins: In the Ring of Bright Water: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Terry Nutkins: In the Ring of Bright Water, Episode 2

Following the death of Terry Nutkins we revisit two programmes he made about his childhood

Terry Nutkins recalls the impact of fame on author Gavin Maxwell and speaks to his former wife Lavinia Hankinson. From October 2009. Episode 2 of 2.

Following the sad death of Terry Nutkins, we revisit two documentaries he made about his unusual childhood spent with the author, Gavin Maxwell, in the remote west highlands. 

When Terry Nutkins was 13 he moved from London to the isolated west highlands to live with Maxwell, whose most famous book is 'Ring of Bright Water' . Forty years after Maxwell's death (in 2009) Terry told the remarkable story of his life with this mercurial man and his famous otters, Edal and Teko.

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The romantic setting of Camusfearna has become almost mythical since Ring of Bright Water was published in 1960; it's now a place of pilgrimage for people who love the otters, the landscape and the wildlife described in the book. But, according to Terry, the purity of this little white cottage in pristine surroundings was sullied after Maxwell made his money from the book: the cottage was extended, pools were constructed and Maxwell himself became a reluctant celebrity, under constant pressure to live up to the reputation he had established.

Maxwell, a homosexual, entered into an unhappy marriage; the otters began a series of savage attacks and a fire devastated Sandaig House. In this programme Terry spoke exclusively to Gavin Maxwell's former wife, Lavinia Hankinson; to the naturalist and writer, Sir John Lister Kaye who knew Maxwell shortly before his death, and to Maxwell's biographer, Douglas Botting.

'Ring of Bright Water' is, arguably, the finest book ever written about a man's relationship with landscape and wildlife. Maxwell's poetic observations of otter behaviour and the detailed sketches and photographs in the book helped to change - on a worldwide basis - the reputation of these animals which were widely persecuted at the time. 

Producer: Karen Gregor.

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.

Terry Nutkins tells of his childhood, spent with the mercurial author Gavin Maxwell

When Terry Nutkins was 13 he moved to the isolated West Highlands to live with the writer Gavin Maxwell. 40 years after Maxwell's death, Terry tells the story of that time

The Adventures of Inspector Steine

The Adventures of Inspector Steine: Episode 5: In Praise of Love

Episode 5

Episode 5: In Praise of Love

In Praise of Love

BBC Radio 4 - The Adventures of Inspector Steine, In Praise of Love

Brunswick's old flame reappears as a contestant in a beauty pageant being judged by Steine

Inspector Steine is compering a beauty pageant on Brighton seafront. But when Brunswick's old flame Doris reappears as a contestant, Brunswick is thrown into emotional turmoil.

Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss set in 1950s Brighton. 

Inspector Steine is compering a beauty pageant on Brighton seafront. But when Brunswick's old flame Doris reappears as a contestant, Brunswick is thrown into emotional turmoil - which is probably why he doesn't notice that the south east's big-shot criminals are converging on Brighton.

Inspector Steine ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm
Constable Twitten ...... Matt Green
Mrs Groynes ...... Samantha Spiro
Doris/Maisie ...... Rachel Atkins
Roy ...... Douglas Hodge
Diamond Tony ...... David Holt.

Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss set in 1950s Brighton

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 23/10/2009

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: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 23/10/2009

Consumer news and issues with Peter White.

Weather

Weather: 23/10/2009

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World at One

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

World at One: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 23/10/2009

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

Feedback

Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations

Feedback: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Feedback, 23/10/2009

Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 22/10/2009

22/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 22/10/2009

Jack and Peggy get a glimpse of the future.

Will sounds off to Brian about Borchester Land renting the 50 acres to Ed. He thinks it will be damaging for his birds, he says. Brian gives him short shrift. This is really all about Will's relationship with his brother, and Brian isn't having it. It's a short lease, if it doesn't work it won't be renewed, and that's all there is to it. 

The whole family is very concerned about Jack, who is becoming increasingly difficult for Peggy to manage. Peggy takes him on a visit to the Laurels again - just quietly, the two of them. They have a calm and quiet time in the garden there. 

Gossip is spreading about the shop closing. Lynda talks to Elizabeth, who doesn't really know anything about it. Concerned Pat approaches Brian about it. Brian tells her he is convinced that the easiest thing for Peggy is to close the shop and turn it into a flat. He's already told Peggy he'll handle the conversion. But Pat thinks they don't need to move quite so quickly. There must be something else they can do. 

Episode written by Tim Stimpson.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: The Day the Planes Came

24/06/2008

The Day the Planes Came

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Day the Planes Came

Romantic comedy by Caroline and David Stafford, set in the the immediate aftermath of 9/11

Romantic comedy by Caroline and David Stafford, set in the sleepy town of Gander in Newfoundland, where several American flights were diverted in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

Romantic comedy by Caroline and David Stafford.

The events of 9/11 cause many American flights to be diverted to Canada. The sleepy town of Gander in Newfoundland finds itself accommodating over 6,000 stranded passengers, including Sarah and her teenage daughter Polly. A selfless and put-upon divorcee, Sarah is seduced by the local people's hospitality. Finally, she learns to let her hair down. She has her first kiss in years, catches a fish, meets Crazy Pete, dabbles in a bit of karaoke and finally gets the few hours of sleep that have eluded her for so long.

Sarah ...... Rosie Cavaliero
Polly ...... Jade Williams 
Gary ...... William Hope
Chris ...... Stephen Critchlow
Airport Announcer ...... Peter Marinker

Directed by Marc Beeby.

Gardeners' Question Time

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

Gardeners' Question Time: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, 23/10/2009

Peter Gibbs chairs the horticultural forum, with Aileymill Primary Group in Greenock.

Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Aileymill Primary Group in Greenock.

Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. 

John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Aileymill Primary Group in Greenock. 

Matthew Wilson discusses how to achieve multi-coloured autumn brilliance in your garden.

Including Gardening weather forecast.

Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life

Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life: Episode 20: Two Widowers

Episode 20

Episode 20: Two Widowers

Two Widowers

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The story of two different widowers and their desperate search for a new wife.

From intimate diaries, historian Amanda Vickery discovers the stories of two very different widowers desperately searching for a new life.

Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the hidden history of home over 400 years. She draws on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. 

When we think of the history of home, the cosy experiences of the nuclear family spring easiest to mind. But what of those who had no family or home of their own? 

The story of two different widowers and their desperate search for a new wife, based on original material from two unusual sets of diaries which Prof Vickery found in Lincoln.

Readers: Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak.

Singers: Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard.

A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.

Historian Amanda Vickery reveals the hidden history of home over 400 years

Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries

Last Word

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

Last Word: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, 23/10/2009

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.

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: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 23/10/2009

Foxes, werewolves and vampires star in this edition, with Wes Anderson and John Landis.

Fantastic foxes, werewolves and vampires star in this edition of the programme, with Wes Anderson, Park Chan Wook and John Landis.

Fantastic foxes, werewolves and vampires star in this edition, with Wes Anderson, Park Chan Wook and John Landis. 

Wes Anderson tells Francine Stock about his adaptation of Roald Dahl's tale about a fox's tail. John Landis reveals why there's not a silver bullet to be seen in An American Werewolf in London. Ex-England cricket captain Mike Brearley discusses the relationship between cinema and psychoanalysis.

1989: Day by Day

1989: Day by Day: Episode 19: 23rd October 1989

Episode 19

Episode 19: 23rd October 1989

23rd October 1989

BBC Radio 4 - 1989: Day by Day, 23rd October 1989

250,000 East Germans march in Leipzig in the country's biggest ever demonstration.

A quarter of a million East Germans march in Leipzig in the country's biggest-ever demonstration; in Hungary, tens of thousands of people remember the victims of the 1956 uprising.

Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago.

A quarter of a million East Germans march in Leipzig in the country's biggest-ever demonstration; in Hungary, tens of thousands of people remember the victims of their 1956 anti-communist uprising; Garry Kasparov beats the computer Deep Thought at chess.

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.

Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

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

PM: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 23/10/2009

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.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 23/10/2009

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The News Quiz

Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

The News Quiz: Series 69

The News Quiz: Series 69: Episode 5

Series 69

BBC Radio 4 - The News Quiz, Series 69, Episode 5

Sandi Toksvig chairs. The panel includes Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner and Francis Wheen.

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. The panel includes Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner and Francis Wheen.

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz

The Archers: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 23/10/2009

David shows Eddie round the farm, and Joe tags along. The presence of Joe doesn't do anything to reassure David that the farm will be in safe hands next week when the Grundys are in charge. Ruth drags David off to pack - she's sure they'll be fine. 

Lilian worries that Matt has taken to driving at speed again, but he denies it. She is sure he is hiding something from her. When she presses him to tell her what on earth it is, he finally admits that he has lied to the Serious Fraud Office - by not telling them about a substantial amount of money he has hidden in an offshore account. 

Lilian is deeply angry. She tells him just how stupid he has been, but there is worse to come. Matt can remember boasting to Chalkman about the account. If Chalkie remembers, he could be waiting to bring it up in court. Bleak Lilian says she didn't think it could get any worse. They could be looking at Matt spending years in prison. Matt tells her that's why he's so scared. He's not going to get through it without her. 

Episode written by Tim Stimpson.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 23/10/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 23/10/2009

Band producer Trevor Horn on the creation of Frankie Goes to Hollywood 25 years ago.

It's 25 years since Frankie Goes to Hollywood had their massive hits Relax, Two Tribes and The Power of Love. We look back on the creation of the band and its distinctive sound.

It's 25 years since Frankie Goes to Hollywood released their classic album Welcome to the Pleasuredome, which contained their three hit singles Relax, Two Tribes and The Power of Love. The band's producer Trevor Horn and their master of spin Paul Morley look back on the creation of the band and its distinctive sound.

Anthony Cartwright discusses his novel Heartland, which explores grass-roots politics, football and the far right in a fictional Black Country community.

A long, dark underpass beneath the railway tracks on Neville Street in Leeds has been transformed by new work from artists Hans Peter Kuhn and Andy Edwards. Geoff Bird reports from the opening and finds out whether the city's pedestrians appreciate the change.

15 Minute Drama

Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

Woman's Hour Drama: The Dead Hour

15 Minute Drama: The Dead Hour: Episode 5

The Dead Hour

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, The Dead Hour, Episode 5

Paddy refuses to accept the police theory that the murder was committed by an ex-boyfriend

Dramatisation of the novel by Denise Mina, set in Glasgow in 1984. Paddy refuses to accept the police theory that the murder was committed by an ex-boyfriend.

Dramatisation by Chris Dolan of the novel by Denise Mina, set in Glasgow in 1984. 

Paddy refuses to accept the police theory that the murder was committed by an ex-boyfriend.

Paddy Meehan ...... Amy Manson
Billy ...... Stevie Hannan
Neilson ...... Simon Donaldson
Trisha ...... Cara Kelly
Gourlay ...... Laurie Ventry
Sean ...... Paul Thomas Hickey
JT ...... Finlay McLean
Kate ...... Patricia Kavanagh
Sullivan ...... Andrew Clark
Burns ...... Grant O'Rourke
Ramage ...... Mark McDonnell

Other parts played by the cast. 

Directed by Bruce Young.

15 Minute Drama: The Dead Hour

By Denise Mina. Young Glasgow journalist Paddy Meehan investigates the death of a lawyer

Dramatisation of the novel by Denise Mina, set in Glasgow in 1984. Plucky young journalist Paddy Meehan investigates the death of a lawyer in one of the city's most exclusive suburbs

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