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News Briefing

News Briefing: 17/11/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Prayer for the Day, 17/11/2009

Daily prayer and reflection with Philip Robinson.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 17/11/2009

There's a lack of funding in agricultural research, according to Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

There's a lack of funding in agricultural research, according to Lord Taylor of Holbeach. Anna Hill talks to Lord Taylor about the importance of research funding.

There's not enough money in agricultural research and development required to tackle the problem of feeding the world, according to Lord Taylor of Holbeach, but where will the extra money come from? Anna Hill talks to Lord Taylor about the importance of an injection of research funding. 

With traditional rural crafts such as dry-stone walling and hedge-laying enjoying a resurgence in popularity, Anna meets a thatcher and his apprentice who are hoping to keep these skills alive and thriving.

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: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 17/11/2009

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

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

Presented by John Humphrys and Evan Davis.

Dementia patients are receiving poor care in NHS hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to a new report by the Alzheimer's Society. The charity questioned more than 2,000 nurses and carers, and found that some patients were not assisted with eating or drinking. Nurses reported having insufficient or no training in the area. Kieran Mullan, director of policy at the Patients Association, examines the report's findings. 

A Tory parliamentary candidate has fought off a de-selection vote, over revelations of an affair. Liz Truss kept her Norfolk constituency association seat by a comfortable margin. The association were not informed of the affair, despite Westminster knowing of it, exposing tensions between the 'Turnip Taliban' and the 'Notting Hill Set' within the Tory party. John Strafford, chairman of the Campaign for Conservative Democracy, and Eric Pickles, chairman of the Conservative Party, discuss the implications for the reputation of the Conservative Party. 

President Obama is in China to meet its leaders and improve relations with the country. There are concerns within the US government over China's increasing strength and international dominance. China correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports on China's growing military forces and the rise of nationalism. 

The International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) has said it wants more information on Iran's nuclear site at Qom. Inspectors are concerned that delay in declaring the uranium enrichment plant raises questions about the existence of other nuclear secrets. Sir Richard Dalton, former British ambassador to Iran, comments on Iran's nuclear policy. 

As the debate continues over what to do in Afghanistan, Today has been hearing from Major Richard Streatfeild, who is serving with the Rifles in Helmand Province. Much of that debate has focused on whether or not the local population want British forces there or not. In his latest despatch Major Streatfeild describes his early efforts to win the confidence of the people of the upper Sangin Valley, where he is stationed. 

Thought for the Day with Vishvapani, a member of the Western Buddhist Order. 

The charity Barnardo's is warning that thousands of children across the UK are being sexually exploited by adults. The charity says there is evidence that abusers are becoming increasingly organised and are transporting children across the UK to be sold for sex. Correspondent Kim Catcheside reports on the rise in child trafficking, and chief executive of Barnardo's, Martin Narey, discusses policies to help trafficked children. 

President Obama has been meeting China's leaders in attempts to seek closer co-operation and trust. China's growing political, economic and military powers are raising concerns in the West. Jonathan Fenby, China director at the Research Service Trusted Sources, and China expert Dr Stephen Tsang examine the US's relationship with China. 

Gordon Brown has delivered a speech defending Britain's involvement in Afghanistan. The prime minister announced that seven out of the top twelve Al Qaeda figures have been killed, and that there should be a timetable for transferring control - district by district - to full Afghan control starting next year. Security correspondent Gordon Corera comments on the speech. 

Eyebrows were raised when multi-billionaire Warren Buffet spent  34 billion dollars buying a stake in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. But did the Oracle from Omaha make a good move? Correspondent Kevin Connolly reports from Santa Fe, amid signs that the US railroad industry is making a comeback. 

The Alzheimer's Society has launched a new report criticising care for dementia sufferers in hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Counting the Cost: Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards suggests that patients are leaving hospital far worse off than when they went in. The cost of ineffective hospital care for people with dementia is estimated to be at least 80 million pounds a year. Neil Hunt, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Association, and Care Services Minister Phil Hope discuss whether dementia patients are being cared for properly. 

The Mexican city of Juarez is fast becoming one of the most dangerous places to live in the world. Yesterday a funeral was held for a seven-year-old boy, one of the latest victims of the violence. Mexico's president has pledged to wipe out the drug cartels which he blames for the breakdown of law and order. Thousands of troops have been sent to Juarez, but have so far failed to stop the killing. Correspondent Matthew Price reports from Mexico. 

Thousands of microscopic worms have been blasted into space aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which took off from Cape Canaveral last night. The worms are part of study into human physiology. Nathaniel Szewczyk, of the University of Nottingham's Institute of Clinical Research, discusses how the worms are being use

1989: Simpson Returns

1989: Simpson Returns: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - 1989: Simpson Returns, Episode 2

John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution.

John Simpson returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution and asks what they feel about what has happened in the two decades since.

The BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life. Through personal stories, he traces the different roads that East Germany, the Czech Republic and Romania have taken since 1989. 

John returns to Prague to speak to those who lived through the Velvet Revolution and asks what they feel about what has happened in the two decades since. The Communist regime was overthrown in 1989 but the Communists are still proudly there, and appear to have some fervent new recruits. So did the playwrights, actors and rock musicians deliver the country they had hoped for?

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

BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life

The BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of post-communist life

Parting Shots

Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch from British ambassadors

Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch, the traditional final telegram home in which British ambassadors could let their hair down and settle a few scores

Parting Shots: Series 1

Parting Shots: Series 1: Episode 5

Episode 5

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Parting Shots, Series 1, Episode 5

Matthew Parris on valedictories which embarrassed ministers.

Valedictories which embarrassed ministers. Featuring an interview with Sir Ivor Roberts, whose 2006 valedictory led to the Foreign Office banning their circulation.

Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch of the British ambassador

Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch, the traditional final telegram home in which British ambassadors could let their hair down and settle a few scores. The series features newly declassified Foreign Office files alongside interviews with the diplomats who wrote them. 


Matthew delves into the archives to find valedictories in which ambassadors heading into retirement poked fun at foreign nations where they had served.

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: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, 17/11/2009

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: The Kelly Review; Volunteer doulas

The Kelly Review; Volunteer doulas

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, The Kelly Review; Volunteer doulas

Will the Kelly reforms put women off from standing as MPs?

Will the Kelly reforms put women off from standing as MPs? Plus, how do midwives feel about an increase in the number of doulas? And, Audrey Hepburn's style.

1989: A German Story

1989: A German Story: Episode 3: Westernising East Berlin

Episode 3

Episode 3: Westernising East Berlin

Westernising East Berlin

BBC Radio 4 - 1989: A German Story, Westernising East Berlin

Jens Jarisch on the identity of several places in the former eastern sector of Berlin.

Award-winning Berlin-based feature maker Jens Jarisch explores the shifting identity of several places in the former eastern sector of the city.

Series in which German programme-makers reflect and report on aspects of the country that rarely, if ever, find their way into the British media. 

Award-winning Berlin-based feature maker Jens Jarisch explores the shifting identity of five places in the former eastern sector of the city.

For Jarisch, Berlin is a landscape of dreams and nightmares. His tortured picture of low-life on the city's Kurfurstenstrasse (Die K) won some of radio's biggest prizes. Now, he again turns to the city to meet the denizens of several iconic places that were famed in the days of the GDR. He finds that some have changed completely and yet others remain much as they were 20 years ago.

German programme-makers report on rarely-reported aspects of their country

Series in which German programme-makers reflect and report on aspects of the country that rarely, if ever, find their way into the British media

Gurinder, The Movie

04/07/2009

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Gurinder, The Movie

Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.

Film director Gurinder Chadha explains how her 'dual nationality', Asian and British, enriches her work. From July 2009.

On the set of her latest film, director Gurinder Chadha tells the story of her ‘dual nationality’.

She discusses how her early life in Southall in west London, where she grew up conscious of both her Asian and British inheritance, has informed and enriched her hit films including Bend It Like Beckham.

A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 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.

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast

News, weather and Shipping Forecast updates. 

News Headlines; Shipping Forecast: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - News Headlines; Shipping Forecast, 17/11/2009

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: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 17/11/2009

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

Weather

Weather: 17/11/2009

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World at One

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

World at One: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, 17/11/2009

National and international news with Shaun Ley.

The Inner World of Music

BBC Radio 4 - The Inner World of Music

Composer Matthew King discovers the extraordinary abilities of musical savants.

Composer Matthew King discovers how the extraordinary abilities of musical savant Derek Paravicini are unlocking the secret of how we all makes sense of music.

Composer Matthew King discovers how the extraordinary abilities of musical savant Derek Paravicini are unlocking the secret of how we all makes sense of music.

Pianist Derek Paravicini is a phenomenon, possessor of a truly extraordinary musical mind. His abilities are renowned: he can play virtually any piece, in any style you wish, in any key, and identify complex chords of more than a dozen notes in split seconds. He has wowed crowds from London to Las Vegas, performed at Ronnie Scott's and Queen Elizabeth Hall, and been the subject of media attention across the world.

Yet Derek was born totally blind, with severe developmental and learning disabilities. He finds everyday tasks difficult, and requires 24-hour support. Derek is a musical 'savant' - owner of a talent that far transcends his disability, like the autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire or Dustin Hoffman's character Raymond Babbitt in the film Rain Man. Over the last three decades Derek has stunned experts with his seemingly effortless musical understanding, an innate ability to know what 'fits' in any musical context, from classical to jazz to rock.

Prof Adam Ockelford has been Derek's friend and mentor since he was a small child. Now one of the UK's leading experts in music psychology, Prof Ockelford believes that Derek's remarkable abilities may hold the key to understanding how humans make sense of music, and the unique effect it has on us all.

Matthew King explores the world of the musical savant, meeting Derek Paravicini to try and find out how his brain processes, understands and remembers music. The programme features contributions from Dr Darold Treffert, adviser on Rain Man and the world's most renowned expert on savant syndrome, and the parents of a young autistic girl with remarkable musical gifts.

The Archers

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

The Archers: 16/11/2009

16/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 16/11/2009

Helen gets a baptism of fire at Casa Nueva.

Pat's unhappy with Brian for sending round a builder to look at converting the shop into a flat. Her research has shown that people are keen on the idea of a community shop. Brian agrees it's a marvellous idea but the flat is the simplest solution and that's what Peggy needs. 

Helen offers to babysit for Nic and Will so they can go to a friend's 30th party. To her dismay Jake and Mia play her up. She just can't get them to sleep.

Lilian confides in Brian and Jennifer about Matt. Prison's enough to crack anyone up. Brian assures her that Matt's a tough cookie, he'll get through it. Neil's been round to offer his support. After Susan's jail term he knows exactly what Lilian's going through. Lilian never thought she'd have something in common with the Carters! 

Jennifer wonders how the bank will recover all the money that Matt and Chalkman owe. Matt's assets have been frozen but the Dower House is in trust so it's safe. Nightingale Farm might have to go but Lilian doesn't care. She'd give it all away if she could just have Matt back.

Episode written by Joanna Toye.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Drama

Drama on 4: The Secret Place

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The Secret Place

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By Clare Bayley. Andy and Safi are getting married, but this is no normal wedding.

By Clare Bayley. Andy and Safi are getting married, but this is no normal wedding. There won't even be a wedding night because Andy is serving a life sentence for murder.

By Clare Bayley.

Andy and Safi are getting married, but this is no normal wedding. There won't even be a wedding night because Andy is serving a life sentence for murder.

Andy ...... Paul Hilton
Safi ...... Helen Longworth
Leyla ...... Tracey Wilkinson
Patrick ...... Rod Arthur

Directed by Claire Grove.

Making History

Popular history series where the past connects with the present.

Making History: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Making History, 17/11/2009

Vanessa Collingridge investigates the life and times of Hildegard von Bingen.

Vanessa Collingridge investigates the life and times of Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century polymath, and Lady Blanche Scott Douglas's epic flight to India.

Vanessa Collingridge investigates the life and times of Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century polymath; Lady Blanche Scott Douglas's epic flight to India; more drovers place names, and a short agricultural history of hemp.

Shorts

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.

Scottish Shorts: Series 10

Shorts: Series 10: Episode 1: One of Us

Episode 1

Episode 1: One of Us

Series 10

One of Us

BBC Radio 4 - Shorts, Series 10, One of Us

By Julia Butler. A boy adapting to a new environment comes alive on the football pitch.

By Julia Butler. A young boy struggling to adapt to a new environment comes alive on the football pitch. Stories showcasing new Scottish writing. Read by Simon Tait.

Stories showcasing new Scottish writing.

By Julia Butler. 

A young boy struggling to adapt to a new environment comes alive on the football pitch. 

Read by Simon Tait.

Shorts: Series 10

The Garden

The Garden: Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - The Garden, Episode 2

It is late spring and the swallows return to the garden. Narrated by Peter France.

It's late spring and the summer migrants return. A hungry heron preys on frogs in the garden pond, and in March a queen bumble bee is spotted moving among the flower beds.

An evocative series telling the story of an Oxfordshire garden through time and the seasons, from its earliest creation to the challenges it faces in the 21st century. This is a fictional tale based on fact, set against a backdrop of specially recorded sounds.

It's late spring and the summer migrants return - the swallows, swifts and house martins. A hungry heron preys on frogs in the garden pond, and in March a queen bumble bee is spotted moving among the flower beds, hunting for nectar.

Narrated by Peter France

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson.

Evocative series telling the story of an Oxfordshire garden through time and the seasons

An evocative series telling the story of an Oxfordshire garden through time and the seasons, from its earliest creation to the challenges it faces in the 21st century. Narrated by Peter France

Word of Mouth

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them

Word of Mouth: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, 17/11/2009

Michael Rosen and playwright David Edgar on the rise and fall of the communist 'dialect'.

In a special edition of the programme for Radio 4's 1989 season, Michael Rosen talks to playwright David Edgar about the rise and fall of the 'dialect' of communism.

In a special edition of the programme for Radio 4's 1989 season, Michael Rosen talks to playwright David Edgar about the rise and fall of the language that became synonymous with communism - from the hyperbole of Ceaucescu's Romania ('General Secretary, President, President of the State Council, Chairman of the National Defence Council, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Socio-Economic Development' was his own job description) to phrases that have passed into the very definition of the Marxist-Leninist dialectic. The demolition of the Berlin Wall led to dramatic changes not only in the political and economic lives of those living in the former Eastern Bloc, but also to the language of those countries too, as they tried to shed the years of euphemism built up within a strongly ideological political system. 

Also, political journalist Anne McElvoy tells of her lingustic adventures in East Germany both before and after 1989, and Dr Zoran Milutinovic examines how Serbo-Croat has changed since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.

A Good Read

A Good Read: Erica Wagner and Francis Gilbert

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Sue MacGregor talks to Erica Wagner and Francis Gilbert about their favourite books.

Sue MacGregor, Erica Wagner and Francis Gilbert discuss books by Ursula Le Guin, Sathnam Sanghera and David Lodge.  From 2009.

Sue MacGregor talks to a husband and wife team, literary editor at The Times Erica Wagner and teacher and writer Francis Gilbert, about their favourite books, which include Ursula Le Guin's Wizard of Earthsea. 

Books featured in the programme: 

Erica's choice: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin, Puffin 

Francis's choice: The Boy with the Topknot by Sathnam Sanghera, Penguin 

Sue's choice: Deaf Sentence by David Lodge, Penguin.

Produced by Mark Smalley.  

First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2009.

1989: Day by Day

1989: Day by Day: Episode 44: 17th November 1989

Episode 44

Episode 44: 17th November 1989

17th November 1989

BBC Radio 4 - 1989: Day by Day, 17th November 1989

In Prague the police beat protesters as they call for the ousting of the Czech leadership.

A Labour peer declares the chances of catching AIDS through heterosexual relations are statistically invisible and in Prague the police beat protesters as they call for reforms.

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

A Labour peer declares the chances of catching AIDS through heterosexual relations are statistically invisible and in Prague the police beat protesters as they call for reforms and the ousting of the Czech leadership.

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: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 17/11/2009

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: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 17/11/2009

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!

Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!: Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!, Episode 2

Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about the Daily Express and cheese and onion crisps.

Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about the Daily Express, the Leicester Herald, cheese and onion crisps and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Jo Caulfield is back with her glorious mixture of bitchy friendliness and foot-in-mouth populism. 

In this episode, Jo is failing to shut up about the Daily Express, the Leicester Herald, cheese & onion crisps and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Starring Jo Caulfield, with Zoe Lyons, Nick Revell and Simon Greenall.

Written by Jo Caulfield & Kevin Anderson.

Additional material by Michael Beck, James Branch, Dan Evans, Brian Mitchell, Joseph Nixon, Nick Revell and Matt Ross.

Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.

Jo C holds forth with a glorious mixture of bitchy friendliness and foot-in-mouth populism

She came, she saw, she criticized: stand-up comedian Jo Caulfield holds forth with a glorious mixture of bitchy friendliness and foot-in-mouth populism

The Archers: 17/11/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 17/11/2009

Peggy goes shopping with Jennifer, leaving Lilian looking after Jack. Jack instantly becomes difficult, and aggressively knocks her against the wall. Lilian tries to calm him down, and suggests that they go out. She drives him to the prison - thus fulfilling her desperation to see where Matt is being held. Peggy thanks Lilian for taking care of Jack. Lilian guiltily tells Peggy that they went out - but doesn't say where they went.

Ed tells Joe he wishes he could find a way to thank Oliver for all his support. Later, Joe's Christmas shopping in Borchester, and sees Peggy and Jennifer. He asks after Jack, and offers to go and chat to him one day, to give Peggy a break. Peggy's grateful for the gesture, but tells Joe that Jack is in a pretty bad way at the moment. Joe says how sorry he is. Peggy is touched. 

Later, Joe and Clarrie talk about Christmas, and their usual plans for the turkey slaughter and preparation for sale. Joe comments on how lucky they all are. Clarrie cannot help but wonder what Joe might mean - until he refers to Jack and Peggy. Clarrie shares Joe's sentiments that the Grundys are, indeed, fortunate. 

Episode written by Joanna Toye.

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