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News Briefing

News Briefing: 04/11/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 04/11/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Roger Hutchings.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 04/11/2009

Anna Hill hears that Eastern Europe's gangs are stealing UK farm machinery to order.

Farm machinery theft has risen to record levels - Eastern Europe's gangs are stealing to order. Anna Hill hears from insurers who are funding a police unit to control the problem.

News and issues in rural Britain.

Farm machinery theft has risen to record levels, and Eastern Europe's criminal gangs are stealing to order. Anna Hill hears from the largest farm insurers, who are funding a police unit to control the problem. 

Plus, with 90 per cent of UK pork coming from Landrace Hybrid pigs, the programme finds out how this animal has come to dominate the industry.

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: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 04/11/2009

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

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

Presented by Evan Davis and John Humphrys. 

The chairman of the Commons intelligence and security committee, Kim Howells, has called for the phased withdrawal of British troops from Helmand province. The former junior Foreign Office minister said the billions of pounds that would be saved should be redirected to defending the UK from terrorist attacks by Al-Qaida. Mr Howells discusses his proposals. 

Conservative leader David Cameron is to unveil the party's new policy on Europe, after announcing the party would not hold a referendum on the EU treaty if they won the next general election. The Tories previously said that if the Lisbon Treaty were ever to be ratified by all countries, the party 'would not let matters rest there'. Eurosceptic Tory MP Mark Pritchard comments on his party's Europe policy. 

The Kelly Report into the system of Parliamentary expenses is being released. Political correspondent Ross Hawkins looks back on the MPs' expenses scandal. 

It is the first anniversary of Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential elections. But in the intervening year, the Democrats have lost gubernatorial seats in both Virginia and New Jersey to the Republicans. The Republican Party chairman, Michael Steele, says the results are a rejection of President Obama's reckless spending, and what he calls 'the far-left policies that are hurting our nation'. North America editor Mark Mardell examines President Obama's popularity a year after his election. 

The much-discussed package of reforms to the expenses and allowances system in the House of Commons is to be put before MPs. The Kelly Report will propose radical changes which many MPs are reluctant to adopt. Conservative leader David Cameron will also give a speech on his party's Europe policy. Political editor Nick Robinson comments on what promises to be an eventful day in Westminster. 

The military leader of the Republic of Guinea, Captain Moussa Dadis Camarra, has refused to step down ahead of presidential elections due for next January. Government troops violently crushed an opposition rally in the centre of the capital, Conakry, killing more than 150 people. International development correspondent Mark Doyle reports from Conakry on internal dissent in Guinea. 

Thought for the Day with the Right Rev Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark. 

Five British soldiers have been killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan. Correspondent Ian Pannell reports on the latest developments. 

A nationwide march commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 siege of the US embassy in Tehran will be turned into an anti-government rally. Opposition protests are banned in Iran, but protestors are hoping to use the official demonstration as an opportunity to protest against President Ahmedinejad. The head of Tehran's anti-riot police has threatened opposition protesters with a full-scale assault if they return to the streets. Iranian opposition journalist Masih Alinejad assess the violent clashes. 

Five British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan after a policeman they were training opened fire on them. Defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt reports on the latest in the incident. 

The Conservatives will outline their policy on Europe after announcing they would not hold a referendum on the EU Treaty if coming to power in the next general election. Speaking to The Sun in 2007, David Cameron promised a 'cast iron guarantee' that a Conservative government would allow the British public to have their say, and shadow foreign secretary William Hague recently vowed to 'not let matters rest there' if a treaty was ratified before they came to power. The Sun's associate editor Trevor Kavanagh and former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo examine Tory European policy. 

Five British soldiers have been shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan. The UN's former deputy special representative in the country, Peter Galbraith, discusses its police training. 

Sir Christopher Kelly's report into the system of parliamentary expenses will outline a number of strict and unpopular measures. Today has tried to speak to MPs about the reforms, but many are reluctant to comment on the record. Richard Caborn MP, who is standing down at the next general election, gives his views on MPs' reaction to the report. 

Former American vice president Al Gore, noted for his strong stance on climate change, has written a book arguing that the public is willing to make changes in their behaviours to reduce the impact of climate change. Mr Gore spoke to Today presenter James Naughtie about his optimism that the growing movement against climate change would spur the world's leaders to act. He explained that while individuals changing light bulbs and fitting insulation played a part, 'more important is changing the laws and policies'. But with sustained pressure, he says, there is cause to be hopeful that progress can be made at the Copenhagen summit. This is an extended version of the broadcast intervie

Midweek

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests

Midweek: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Midweek, 04/11/2009

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Lawrence Dallaglio.

Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests Phill Jupitus, Professor Mary Beard, Emma Freud and Lawrence Dallaglio.

Phill Jupitus is a comedian, broadcaster, writer and actor who has appeared on British television and radio and the stage for over 20 years. He has been a team captain on BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks since it began and has hosted radio shows on GLR and BBC 6Music. He now joins the cast of Hairspray, playing the role of Edna Turnblad. Hairspray is at London's Shaftesbury Theatre.

Professor Mary Beard is a Cambridge don, classicist, author, classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement and blogger on Times Online. Her book, It's a Don's Life, is published by Profile Books.

Emma Freud has worked for many years as a TV presenter and broadcaster. She has written a foreward to her late father's book, A Feast of Freud: A Collection of the Wittiest Writings of Clement Freud, which is published by Bantam Press.

Lawrence Dallaglio OBE is the former England, Lions and Wasps rugby player, who won 85 caps for England and three for the Lions. He played for Wasps for his entire club career and held the position of captain for 13 years until his retirement in 2008. He also captained his country and is regarded as one of the world's greatest ever back-row forwards. He was also a member of England's World Cup-winning side in 2003. His new book Rugby Tales: Legendary Stories of Blood, Sweat and Beers is published by Headline.

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

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: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 04/11/2009

Christian worship and music led by Andrew Graystone.

Woman's Hour

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

Woman's Hour: Serena Williams interviewed; Working with your spouse

Serena Williams interviewed; Working with your spouse

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Serena Williams interviewed; Working with your spouse

Tennis star Serena Williams on life on and off the court.

Tennis star Serena Williams on life on and off the court. Plus, what impact does working together have on a domestic relationship?

M1: The Modernist Marvel

BBC Radio 4 Extra - M1: The Modernist Marvel

Poet John Hegley reflects on the M1, Britain's first motorway in 1959. From 2009.

Poet John Hegley reflects on the M1, Britain's first motorway in 1959, and still its transport backbone. From November 2009.

Poet and musician John Hegley shares his reflections on Britain's first major motorway which opened in 1959, with a poetic meditation.

With his mandolin in tow, John slows down, turns off and seeks out the overlooked sights and sounds of the M1 - the 200-mile stretch of road that's the transport backbone of Britain.

John learns why there is no Junction 3, discovers how a scientific formula for loo breaks determined how far apart service stations should be built, and admires the road for the glimpse on the modern world it offers us.

Producer: Simon Jacobs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

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.

Hut 33

Three code-breakers hate each other and their draughty hut. James Cary's wartime sitcom.

Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other. James Cary's wartime sitcom.

Hut 33: Series 3: Spitfire Poker

Spitfire Poker

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hut 33, Series 3, Spitfire Poker

The Bletchley Park codebreakers try to help raise money for the town's spitfire fund.

The Bletchley Park codebreakers try to help raise money for the town's spitfire fund. Stars Robert Bathurst. From November 2009.

The Bletchley Park code breakers try help raise money for the town's spitfire fund.

James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.

Professor Charles Gardner …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Gordon ...... Fergus Craig
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

Hut 33: Series 3

Sitcom by James Cary, set in Bletchley Park in 1941

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 04/11/2009

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: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 04/11/2009

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.

Weather

Weather: 04/11/2009

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World at One

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

World at One: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 04/11/2009

National and international news with Martha Kearney.

The Media Show

This is the programme about a revolution in media.

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

The Media Show: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, 04/11/2009

Reporting drugs; comedy and offence; internet guru Steven Johnson.

Reporting drugs; comedy and offence; the 'manufactured outrage' of web-based protest; internet guru Steven Johnson.

After the sacking of government drugs adviser Professor David Nutt, we look at whether the way the media covers drugs has a bigger impact on policy making than the science.

The BBC Trust has upheld a complaint about Mock the Week, finding that comedian Frankie Boyle's comments about swimmer Rebecca Adlington were 'humiliating'. We talk to Richard Tait of the BBC Trust and comedian Steve Punt about when comedy becomes offensive.    

Almost half of the 22,000 people who complained to the BBC about its decision not to run a Disasters Ememrgency Committee appeal for Gaza actually contributed to it. Media historian Professor Jean Seaton explains why she is concerned about web-based protests. 

Plus, the future of news according to American author, journalist and visionary Steven Johnson.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 03/11/2009

03/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 03/11/2009

Mike still has lots of wood to collect for the bonfire. Vicky offers to make the guy, with Phoebe's help. Searching Mike's clothes for a guy costume, Vicky's keen to ditch a lot of it. She wants Mike to be smart. Maybe they can go clothes shopping soon?

Pat informs Peggy that the community shop idea's on the parish council agenda. Usha's already agreed to be on a committee. Peggy says Susan should be too. Pat thinks this could be awkward, if they had to make her redundant. 

Mike asks David for help with bonfire wood. Clarrie appears. Eddie might be able to help too. Some country clothing catalogues have come to Brookfield for Joe. Clarrie apologises, but says she's got something else to apologise for, too. 

Inside Brookfield, Ruth says she didn't notice the teapot's absence. Clarrie feels awful, but Ruth tells her she's done them a favour - she hated it! Eddie appears with the perfectly mended teapot. Ruth tells them both it's fantastic. Later, Eddie tells Clarrie the teapot mending was expensive, but he felt he had to pay, as David and Ruth have been good to them. Clarrie says he did the right thing, for once, and she's very proud of him. 

Episode written by Adrian Flynn.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Play

Drama on 4: Ivan and the Dogs

Ivan and the Dogs

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Ivan and the Dogs

By Hattie Naylor. The true story of a boy adopted by a pack of wild dogs in Moscow.

By Hattie Naylor. The extraordinary true story of a boy who walked out of his Moscow home at the age of four and spent two years living on the city streets with a pack of wild dogs.

Based on the extraordinary true story of a boy adopted by a pack of wild dogs on the streets of Moscow. 

Of all the stories that came out of Russia during perestroika this is one of the strangest. Ivan Mishukov walked out of his drunken, arguing parents flat aged 4 and went to live on the streets of Moscow. There he was adopted by a pack of wild dogs and with them he spent two winters on the streets. When the play begins Ivan is now 11 and has never told anyone of his time with the dogs until one night his foster mother promises another dog if he will tell his story. 

The story takes us though the backstreets of Moscow at a time when the idea of life itself was being devalued and where we meet glue-sniffing children who fight for their territory in underground sewers and drunks who will freeze to death in the winter. Amidst this human catastrophe Ivan learns that only his dogs can really be trusted and embarks on an extraordinary relationship of mutual need.  


Credits:
Ivan: Tom Glenister
Cellist:   Sarah Moody

Producer/Director: Paul Dodgson
A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4.

Money Box Live

Phone-in programme with discussion and advice on personal finance

Money Box Live: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box Live, 04/11/2009

Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer questions on mortgages.

Vincent Duggleby and a panel of guests answer calls on financial issues.

Vincent Duggleby and guests answer listeners' questions on the subject of mortgages.

Guests:  

Paula John, Your Mortgage  
Ray Boulger, mortgage brokers John Charcoal
Louise Cuming, mortgage specialist, Cuming Associates Ltd.

Afternoon Reading

Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

Afternoon Reading: Tales From the Low Countries

Afternoon Reading: Tales From the Low Countries: Episode 2: The Fortress at Bruges

Episode 2

Episode 2: The Fortress at Bruges

Tales From the Low Countries

The Fortress at Bruges

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By Gregory Norminton. After global warming floods, the city of Bruges has survived.

By Gregory Norminton. 4 Extra Debut. Set in 'what remains of Belgium' after global warming floods, the city of Bruges has survived. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore.

Set in the not-so-distant future in 'what remains of Belgium'. Following the floods of global warming, most of the Low Countries are now under the sea, but the medieval city of Bruges has survived due to a feat of engineering called 'The Fortress'. The solidarity of two old friends - a Walloon historian and a Fleming engineer - is tested by the arrival on the scene of Jean's new girlfriend, Magdalena. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore
Produced by Emma Harding.

Series of evocative new stories set in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg

Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life

Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life: Episode 28: Exporting the Home

Episode 28

Episode 28: Exporting the Home

Exporting the Home

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life, Exporting the Home

Exploring the homes the British struggled to create in India during the age of empire.

Historian Amanda Vickery explores the kind of homes the British struggled to create in India during the age of empire.

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. 

Homes were exposed to huge forces of change in the 19th and 20th century, responding to industrialisation, pollution and the imperial mission. Prof Vickery explores how they remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world.

Prof Vickery explores the kind of homes the British struggled to create in India, using the diaries and letters of colonial settlers.

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

Thinking Allowed

Thinking Allowed: White Collar Crime: Culture of Crime

White Collar Crime: Culture of Crime

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, White Collar Crime: Culture of Crime

1/3 Laurie Taylor explores white collar crime. What exactly is it, who commits it and why?

In the first of three of special programmes in association with the Open University, Laurie Taylor explores the subject of white collar crime. What is it, who commits it and why?

1/3 In a series of special programmes in association with the Open University, Laurie Taylor explores the subject of white collar crime, from its late addition to the statute books to the increasing difficulty in securing a conviction. He speaks to the key academic experts in the field, explores the latest sociological research and hears from professionals on both sides of the law about the culture, the practice and most often the non-prosecution of white collar crime.

In this edition, Laurie considers the culture of the crime. What exactly is white collar crime, who commits it and why?

All in the Mind

The show with the latest evidence on psychology, mental health and neuroscience.

The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.

All in the Mind: Romanian Orphans

Romanian Orphans

BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Romanian Orphans

Claudia Hammond talks to the eminent child psychiatrist Professor Sir Michael Rutter.

Claudia Hammond finds out how the hundreds of Romanian orphans who came to the UK 20 years ago have coped with their appalling treatment as babies.

1989: Day by Day

1989: Day by Day: Episode 31: 4th November 1989

Episode 31

Episode 31: 4th November 1989

4th November 1989

BBC Radio 4 - 1989: Day by Day, 4th November 1989

Margaret Thatcher is judged the least popular prime minister since polling began.

Margaret Thatcher is the least popular prime minister since polling began - she will stand down after the next election; SDLP leader John Hume throws down the gauntlet to the IRA.

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

Margaret Thatcher is the least popular prime minister since polling began - she will stand down after the next election; SDLP leader John Hume throws down the gauntlet to the IRA; and, he may have a 'Vision of Britain', but Prince Charles is compared to Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin.

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: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 04/11/2009

Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn. Plus Weather.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 04/11/2009

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Rudy's Rare Records

Sitcom by Danny Robins, set in a Birmingham record shop

Rudy's Rare Records: Series 2: Ride With Me

Ride With Me

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Rudy's Rare Records, Series 2, Ride With Me

A friend's death yields an unexpected windfall for Rudy and a health kick for Adam.

A friend's death yields an unexpected windfall for Rudy and a health kick for Adam. Starring Lenny Henry. From November 2009.

Adam takes his mortality a little too seriously, and finds himself confronted with a little too much lycra.

Starring Lenny Henry, Larrington Walker and Joe Jacobs.

Sitcom by Danny Robins, set in the finest, feistiest, family-run record shop in Birmingham.

Adam ...... Lenny Henry
Rudy ...... Larrington Walker
Richie ...... Joe Jacobs
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke.

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

Rudy's Rare Records: Series 2

Sitcom by Danny Robins, set in a Birmingham record shop.

The Archers: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 04/11/2009

Jennifer's pleased Pat can look after Jack on Friday while she takes Peggy into town. Pat hopes it will be a chance to read up on community shops. Jennifer's not sure Jack will be settled enough for that. She'll put a notice on the website about the community shop being discussed at the next parish council meeting, and offers to tell Susan about it. It will be a chance to make up for being short with her the other day. 

Leon arrives at Helen's with pizzas and drinks, He needs to create a new cocktail and wants to try out his ideas on Helen and Annette. Annette really enjoys the evening. Helen knows Leon did all this for despondent Annette's benefit and thinks it's really sweet of him.

Lilian contacts Russell and tells him where they are - and that Matt says he's not coming back. Russell tells her it's pre-trial panic. If Matt's not in court on Thursday, they'll issue a warrant for his arrest and he then faces increased sanctions, or even exile. Does Lilian want to stay with him, or spend her time flying between here and there? Is that really what she wants to do with the rest of her life? 

Episode written by Adrian Flynn.

Front Row

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

Front Row: 04/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, 04/11/2009

Bob Hoskins on taking on Dickens, and Sir Keith Park finally gets his plinth.

Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Bob Hoskins on taking on Dickens, and Sir Keith Park finally gets his plinth.

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