SATURDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2008
SAT 00:00 News and Weather (b008vcy5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
SAT 00:30 Book of the Week (b008tm6r)
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt
Episode 5
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt. Joyce Tyldesley's biography. 5/5: Cleopatra's liaison with Mark Antony is legendary, but what are the facts behind it?
SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vcy6)
The latest shipping forecast.
SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vcy7)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
SAT 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vcy8)
The latest shipping forecast.
SAT 05:30 News Briefing (b008vcy9)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008vcyb)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
SAT 05:45 The Preposterous Files (b0080sxq)
Death By Beer
Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
Question- How many pints of beer a day does it take to kill a woman living in Manchester in 1900? Answer- 1.5.
Professor Hugh Pennington is shocked by the scale of death caused by accidental contamination. There are many similarities between how the authorities dealt with the disaster then and his own experience in modern poisonings.
Producer: Matt Thompson
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 06:00 News and Papers (b008vd2d)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SAT 06:04 Weather (b008vd2f)
The latest weather forecast.
SAT 06:07 Open Country (b008s5h7)
Countryside magazine. Matt Baker visits the New Forest.
SAT 06:35 Farming Today This Week (b008vd2h)
Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith.
SAT 06:57 Weather (b008vd2j)
The latest weather forecast.
SAT 07:00 Today (b008vd2k)
With Edward Stourton and James Naughtie. Including Yesterday in Parliament at
7.20am; Sports Desk at
7.25am,
8.25am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am; Weather at
7.57am.
SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (b008vd2l)
Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Adam Hart-Davies. Featured poet is Matt Harvey.
SAT 10:00 Excess Baggage (b008vd2m)
Ethnomusicologist - Hotel Bristol
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
The research work of the ethnomusicologist can take place anywhere, from a folk club in the pub down the road to remote and exotic parts of the world, recording the last performers of a dying music, or the first notes of a new kind, formed as cultures collide.
John McCarthy meets Rolf Killius, co-curator for the Music in India Exhibition at the Horniman Museum in London and Jonathan Stock, Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield, two people who have travelled to China and India respectively in search of music. They talk about the kind of places where they have discovered the music and the people they have met on the way.
HOTEL BRISTOL
Hotel Bristol, why is this such a popular name found not just on the continent of Europe but all over the globe? Was there a Mister Bristol who started them all or is it a foreign byword for deluxe living, like Grand or Excelsior? Writer and journalist Roger Williams has explored the mystery behind the Bristol Hotels.
SAT 10:30 And the Academy Award Goes To... (b008vd2n)
Series 1
Lawrence of Arabia
In his history of the Oscars, Paul Gambaccini discovers how David Lean's epic won the Best Picture Award in 1963. From February 2008.
SAT 11:00 The Week in Westminster (b008vd2p)
A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Peter Oborne.
SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (b008vd2q)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
SAT 12:00 Money Box (b008vd2r)
Paul Lewis with news from the world of personal finance. Including reports on the current trend for people to opt for deposit accounts and new guidelines for repaying tax credits.
SAT 12:30 The News Quiz (b008tt7r)
Series 64
Episode 4
Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Fred Macaulay, Jeff Green, Jeremy Hardy and Francis Wheen.
SAT 12:57 Weather (b008vd2s)
The latest weather forecast.
SAT 13:00 News Headlines (b008vd2t)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (b008tt7s)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from Rotherham. Panellists include Caroline Flint, John Tusa, Grant Shapps and Steve Webb.
SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (b008vd2v)
Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Call 08700 100 444 [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute].
SAT 14:30 Classic Serial (b008vhb4)
Flashman at the Charge
Episode 1
George MacDonald Fraser's dramatisation of his own novel. 1/2: Harry Flashman suffers the ill fortune of being caught up in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
SAT 15:30 Soul Music (b008tn7d)
Series 6
Spem in Alium
Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most elaborate and spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
Scored for 40 voices, the piece is best sung and heard in the round in order to appreciate an extraordinary sonic experience.
Choral conductor Simon Halsey and Michael Morpurgo discuss the music's spine-tingling effect on both performers and listeners.
Featuring:
Graeme Fife
John Davies
Clive Stafford-Smith
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
Producers: Rosie Boulton & Melvin Rickarby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
SAT 16:00 Weekend Woman's Hour (b008vd5y)
Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. Including features on child protection, granny flats, jobs for women in the EU and reading for the under-sevens.
SAT 17:00 Saturday PM (b008vd5z)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines.
SAT 17:30 The Bottom Line (b008vd60)
Evan Davis presents the business magazine. Entrepreneurs and business leaders talk about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers.
SAT 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b008vd61)
The latest shipping forecast.
SAT 17:57 Weather (b008vd62)
The latest weather forecast.
SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vd63)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
SAT 18:15 Loose Ends (b008vd64)
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. He is joined by opera singer Lesley Garrett, actor Richard Blackwood and writer Michael Smith.
SAT 19:00 Profile (b008vd65)
Adair Turner
Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Business correspondent Hugh Pym profiles Adair Turner, the new Chair of the Climate Change Committee.
SAT 19:15 Saturday Review (b008vd66)
His Illegal Self by Peter Carey, Nick Broomfield’s Battle for Haditha
Dreda Say Mitchell – novelist
Don Guttenplan – historian and writer
Michael Arditti - writer
Cloverfield
Shot entirely on handheld cameras, the film begins in Manhattan, where friends have gathered in an apartment for a surprise goodbye party. But the good times are interrupted by a huge explosion across town. Is it an earthquake? Terrorists? No, it's much, much worse…
Battle for Haditha
Nick Broomfield’s latest film tells the story of a group of Iraqi insurgents who bombed a convoy of US Marines, resulting in the death of their most popular officer. Enraged by their loss they carry out a brutal retaliation.
Lena Horne sings Stormy Weather
The guest choice from Don Guttenplan, is Lena Horne singing Stormy Weather. Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler in 1933, Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem. Lena Horne sang it in the 1943 film Stormy Weather, which is also a favourite of Don’s.
His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
Booker Prize winner Peter Carey's new novel His Illegal Self, in which a young boy is abducted from his New York home by a woman he believes to be his mother.
His Illegal Self by Peter Carey is published by Faber and Faber
Happy Now
Lucinda Coxon's play Happy Now?, directed by Thea Sharrock, is an acerbic comedy which explores the grinding pressures of balancing marriage, children and career.
SAT 20:00 The Archive Hour (b008wllv)
Munich and the Making of Manchester United
Munich and the Making of Manchester United: Michael Crick recalls the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958. 23 people, including 8 Manchester United players, lost their lives.
SAT 21:00 Classic Serial (b008s8rs)
Fortunes of War
Episode 1
Fortunes of War: Lin Coghlan's sweeping new dramatisation of Olivia Manning's classic war novels. 1/6: Young Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest in 1939 with her new husband Guy.
SAT 22:00 News and Weather (b008vd67)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
SAT 22:15 Moral Maze (b008tp88)
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Melanie Phillips, Ian Hargreaves, Michael Portillo and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses.
SAT 23:00 The Garden Quiz (b008scg1)
Episode 4
Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country.
SAT 23:30 Poetry Please (b008s8z5)
Colours by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, translated by Robin Milner Gulland
From: Selected Poems
Publ: Penguin
Cinders by Roger McGough
From: Collected Poems
Publ: Viking
The Midnight Skaters by Edmund Blunden
From: Poems of Many Years
Publ: Collins
The Hornbeams by Felix Dennis
From: Lone Wolf
Publ: Hutchinson
An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by WB Yeats
From: The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
Publ: palgrave
The Landscape Near an Aerodrome by Stephen Spender
From: New Collected Poems
Publ: faber
Pledge to the Freight Canvasser by Carol Rumens
From: Hex
Publ: Bloodaxe
The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats
From: The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
Publ: palgrave
It Was Long Ago by Eleanor Farjeon
From: The Oxford Treasury of Time Poems
Kubla Khan by Coleridge.
From: Poems
Publ: Everyman
A Disused Shed in County Wexford by Derek Mahon
From: Selected Poems
Publ: Penguin
SUNDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2008
SUN 00:00 News and Weather (b008vhd2)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
SUN 00:30 Shorts (b0076x85)
Series 6
Murdo and Ishbel
New stories from Scotland. 4/5: Murdo and Ishbel, by Marietta MacGranthin. A villager is drawn nightly to the sea, where he becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman.
SUN 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vhwn)
The latest shipping forecast.
SUN 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vhwp)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
SUN 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vhwq)
The latest shipping forecast.
SUN 05:30 News Briefing (b008vhwr)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SUN 05:43 Bells on Sunday (b008vhws)
The sound of church bells from St Vedast in the City of London's Foster Lane.
SUN 05:45 Profile (b008vd65)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 News Headlines (b008vhwt)
The latest national and international news.
SUN 06:05 Something Understood (b008vhwv)
Reflections
Reflections: Katy Radford considers how individuals and societies relate to their own reflections, from the distortions of magicians to the significance of religious traditions.
SUN 06:35 On Your Farm (b008vktt)
Country magazine. Adam Henson visits Silverhill Farm in Ireland, breeders of duck for Chinese restaurants for 45 years. Chinese New Year is a very busy time for them.
SUN 06:57 Weather (b008vktv)
The latest weather forecast.
SUN 07:00 News and Papers (b008vktw)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN 07:10 Sunday (b008vktx)
Roger Bolton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week.
SUN 07:55 Radio 4 Appeal (b008vkty)
Linton Kwesi Johnson appeals on behalf of Inquest. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144.
SUN 07:58 Weather (b008vktz)
The latest weather forecast.
SUN 08:00 News and Papers (b008vkv0)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN 08:10 Sunday Worship (b008vkv1)
A service to celebrate the feast of Candlemas from St Luke's Church in Canton, Cardiff. Preacher: Rev Edwin Counsell. Neil Ferris directs the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir.
SUN 08:50 A Point of View (b008tt7t)
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
SUN 09:00 Broadcasting House (b008vkv2)
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
SUN 10:00 The Archers Omnibus (b008vkv3)
The week's events in Ambridge.
SUN 11:15 Desert Island Discs (b008vkv4)
Beryl Bainbridge
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the writer Dame Beryl Bainbridge.
She grew up in Liverpool - in a home filled with acrimony and argument - and started writing when she was still a child. Her only ambition, she says, was to get married and have a 'proper' family, but when her first two children were still young, her marriage broke down and she turned to writing once again. She believes she finds inspiration from the trouble and friction of everyday life and that if her marriage hadn't failed, she would have been too happy to write another word. Now she is one of our most respected authors. She has written 17 novels and countless articles, screenplays and television plays. She's won armfuls of awards too - but, despite being shortlisted five times, she's never won the Booker prize. She doesn't mind not winning, she says, but she would like to be the writer who has had the most nominations.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Can I Forget You? by Richard Tauber
Book: The Case Books by John Hunter
Luxury: Pens and Paper.
SUN 12:00 Just a Minute (b008thvy)
Series 52
Episode 4
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Salisbury Playhouse. Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Marcus Brigstocke and Jenny Eclair.
SUN 12:32 The Food Programme (b008yn17)
Pollan and Nutritionism
Sheila Dillon speaks to the author and food campaigner Michael Pollan about the ideas in his book, In Defence of Food. She asks him about his concept of 'nutritionism', an approach to food that concentrates on nutrients: fats, vitamins, salts, sugars, the constituents of foods, rather than the foods themselves. The interview has been awarded the Miriam Polunin Award for Work on Healthy Eating by The Guild of Food Writers.
SUN 12:57 Weather (b008vl2t)
The latest weather forecast.
SUN 13:00 The World This Weekend (b008vl2v)
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
SUN 13:30 Uncovering Pakistan: A Leap Of Faith (b008w5yc)
The Dream Undone
A Leap of Faith: Owen Bennett Jones, who lived in Pakistan as a BBC correspondent, returns to look at the turbulent and troubled history of a nation. 1/2: The Dream Undone.
SUN 14:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b008vl2w)
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and John Cushnie answer questions from gardeners in Warwickshire.
SUN 14:45 The Drawings on the Wall (b008vl2x)
The Legless Women of Creswell Craggs
Archaeologist Dr George Nash explores five of Western Europe's most remarkable rock art sites.
His journey begins with extinct animals and strange female forms in Church Hole Cave in Derbyshire. Who created this prehistoric graffiti, and why?
Producer: Chris Eldon Lee
A Culture Wise production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 15:00 Classic Serial (b008vl2y)
Fortunes of War
Episode 2
Fortunes of War: Lin Coghlan's sweeping new dramatisation of Olivia Manning's classic war novels. 2/6: As the war gets closer, things become more difficult for Harriet and Guy.
SUN 16:00 Bookclub (b008vl2z)
Sarah Dunant
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Sarah Dunant's The Birth of Venus, an erotic thriller set in Renaissance Florence.
SUN 16:30 Poetry Please (b008vlk2)
All poems by Robert Browning taken from ‘Browning – The Poems’ pub Penguin
All Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning taken from ‘The works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’ published by The Wordsworth Poetry Library
How they Brought the Good news from Ghent to Aix by Robert Browning
Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning
Sonnet 28 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning.
The Revenge of My Last Duchess by Roger McGough
From: Collected Poems
Publ: Viking
Sonnet 14 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
SUN 17:00 File on 4 (b008tnzl)
As investigations continue into the cause of the blaze at the Royal Marsden, Allan Urry asks whether fire safety standards in Britain's hospitals are good enough.
SUN 17:40 Profile (b008vd65)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Saturday]
SUN 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b008vlk3)
The latest shipping forecast.
SUN 17:57 Weather (b008vlk4)
The latest weather forecast.
SUN 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vlk5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
SUN 18:15 Pick of the Week (b008vlk6)
Joan Bakewell presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
SUN 19:00 The Archers (b008vlk7)
Jolene despairs when she realises that Lilian's Pancake Day plans are going to mean a lot of extra work for her and Sid. She tells Sid to go to the Dower House to ask Matt if he's planning on trying to patch things up with Lilian. Sid finds Matt defiant, insistent that he's the wronged party, and refusing to make amends with Lilian. Sid breaks the bad news to Jolene - who fears that the pub isn't big enough for both her and Lilian...
At the pub, Brian extends his sympathies over the Perks' new houseguest. Adam is delighted when Brian tells him that he's handing over the anaerobic digester project to him, Debbie, Ruth and David as their own enterprise. At first, Adam suspects a catch - but Brian assures him that the offer is transparent.
Matt shows delighted Pip his new skylark plots. She's happy to have 'convinced' him of the error of his ways, and Matt surprises her by saying that he's impressed by her spark. Later, Pip goes to see Ruth in hospital. Ruth is touched by the visit: and Pip assures her mother that she's glad she had the reconstruction operation - if it makes her happy.
SUN 19:15 Go4it (b008vlk8)
Barney Harwood presents the children's magazine. He looks at some of the classic naughty characters in children's literature, including the mischievous wooden puppet Pinocchio.
SUN 19:45 More Untold Stories (b007719z)
Seeing Stars
Alan Bennett reads extracts from Untold Stories, his book of essays and diaries. 3/4: Seeing Stars. Alan recalls his one of his favourite childhood pastimes, going to the pictures.
SUN 20:00 Feedback (b008tt7m)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
SUN 20:30 Last Word (b008tt7p)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.
SUN 21:00 Money Box (b008vd2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 21:26 Radio 4 Appeal (b008vkty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:55 today]
SUN 21:30 In Business (b008tsjj)
Lean, Mean and at Your Service
Lean, Mean and at Your Service: Global manufacturers have saved billions with lean production methods, but service industries seem to be far behind. Peter Day investigates.
SUN 21:58 Weather (b008vlk9)
The latest weather forecast.
SUN 22:00 Westminster Hour (b008vlkb)
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including at
10.45pm Politically Charged.
SUN 23:00 The Learning Curve (b008tj0t)
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.
SUN 23:30 Something Understood (b008vhwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:05 today]
MONDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2008
MON 00:00 News and Weather (b008vr0d)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
MON 00:15 Thinking Allowed (b008tp87)
Urban Nightlife - The Burlesque
Human behaviour, institutions and conventions are put under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads a discussion on topical issues coming out of the academic and research world.
MON 00:45 Bells on Sunday (b008vhws)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:43 on Sunday]
MON 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vr0f)
The latest shipping forecast.
MON 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vr0g)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
MON 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vr0h)
The latest shipping forecast.
MON 05:30 News Briefing (b008vr0j)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
MON 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008vqyw)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
MON 05:45 Farming Today (b008vr0k)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
MON 05:57 Weather (b008vr0l)
The latest weather forecast for farmers.
MON 06:00 Today (b008vr0m)
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Weather at
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am.
MON 09:00 Start the Week (b008vs21)
Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. Guests include Peter Carey, who talks about his new novel His Illegal Self, and Tim Harford on his book The Logic of Life.
MON 09:45 Book of the Week (b008vsm2)
Heart of Darfur
Episode 1
Heart of Darfur: Lisa French-Blaker describes her experiences as an aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres. 1/5: On arrival, Lisa is full of hope, determined to make a difference.
MON 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008vsm3)
Dame Eileen Atkins; Linda Grant; Snoring
Eileen Atkins on her life, her career and her latest role. Plus, how to treat snoring, author Linda Grant on clothes and identity, and possible criminal prosecution for abortions?
MON 11:00 Catching up with Cancer (b008vt6c)
Episode 1
Penny Marshall investigates cancer care in the UK. 1/2: She asks why survival rates are very low compared to those of other European countries, despite record investments.
MON 11:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017071k)
Series 2
Squab is not the Language of Love
Radio writer Hugo defects to TV.
Series two of Christopher William Hill's sitcom set in 1962. A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.
Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Georgina Barrett ...... Carolyn Pickles
Burton ...... Peter Marinker.
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2008.
MON 12:00 You and Yours (b008vtpj)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
MON 12:57 Weather (b008vtpk)
The latest weather forecast.
MON 13:00 World at One (b008vtpl)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
MON 13:30 The Garden Quiz (b008vtpm)
Episode 5
Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country.
MON 14:00 The Archers (b008vlk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Sunday]
MON 14:15 Drama (b008vtpn)
Churchill Confidential: Return to Power
Churchill Confidential: Return to Power. Penny Leicester's dramatisation of cabinet meetings during Winston Churchill's premiership between October 1951 and April 1955.
MON 15:00 Money Box Live (b008vtpp)
Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. Listeners can call 08700 100 444 from
1.30pm until
3.30pm [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute].
MON 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008vv5m)
Scene of the Crime
From the River's Mouth
Stories by leading crime writers.
By Stella Duffy.
The malign and sultry River Thames exacts a watery revenge.
Read on location by Samantha Bond in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel.
MON 15:45 Art Made in China (b008th99)
Episode 1
Roger Law investigates the extraordinary boom in contemporary Chinese art. Modern works are currently selling for record prices.
MON 16:00 The Food Programme (b008yn17)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:32 on Sunday]
MON 16:30 Beyond Belief (b008vv9y)
Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives.
MON 17:00 PM (b008vvkh)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
MON 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vvkj)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
MON 18:30 Just a Minute (b008vvd0)
Series 52
Episode 5
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Greenwich Theatre. Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jack Dee and Liza Tarbuck.
MON 19:00 The Archers (b008vvkk)
Jennifer is depressed after a difficult day with Jack yesterday, and preoccupied with Brian (although she doesn't tell Lilian so). Lilian is still feeling bereft over Matt. Jennifer suggests that they cheer themselves up with a gym session at Grey Gables, followed by lunch in the bistro.
Matt has arranged to meet Annabelle at Grey Gables. Matt assures Annabelle that she hasn't caused problems between him and Lilian; they enjoy a very open, adult relationship. On cue, Lilian enters. Annabelle comments that the death-stare from Lilian doesn't signify a very adult relationship to her. After Lilian's intrusion, Matt is keen to change venues so he and Annabelle can continue talking. Annabelle is happy to move on - to talk business...
In the gym changing room, depressed Lilian bemoans losing her Tiger to Annabelle. Jennifer suggests that she keeps a diary, as a kind of therapy to record her thoughts and feelings.
Back at Home Farm, Jennifer confronts Brian about his plans for the children's inheritance. Brian defends his ideas, and maintains that he has not made any firm decisions. Jennifer warns him that, if he persists with his current ideas, he runs the risk of tearing the family apart for good.
MON 19:15 Front Row (b008vvkl)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a review of the film There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and nominated for eight Oscars.
MON 19:45 Daunt and Dervish (b008vvj7)
Series 3
Episode 1
London 1953. The Daunt and Dervish detective agency is back in business.
As the country prepares to crown the new Queen, the female detectives accept an invitation for tea at Claridges.
Stars Anna Massey as Josephine Daunt, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Susan Dervish, Sean Scanlon as Bill Mackie, Peter Marinker as Ricard Biró, Ben Onwukwe as Gordon Teague, Simon Treves as Freddie Tinsley, Joannah Tincey as Belinda Lane, Jane Whittenshaw as Sally Hastings and Sam Pamphilon as Biró's assistant.
Clarinet played by Julian Stringle
Director: Colin Guthrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
MON 20:00 Document (b008wf6v)
Stop Pakistan
Stop Pakistan: How close did America come to launching a pre-emptive attack in order to prevent Pakistan from becoming a nuclear power?
MON 20:30 The Learning Curve (b008vvkn)
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.
MON 21:00 For Nature, Not Humans (b00776gz)
Alan Leith tells the story of an eccentric recluse. Mary Florence Bonham Christie purchased Brownsea Island in 1927. She banned the public and allowed wildlife to roam free.
MON 21:30 Start the Week (b008vs21)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 21:58 Weather (b008vvnk)
The latest weather forecast.
MON 22:00 The World Tonight (b008vvnl)
National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. Including reports on the alleged bugging of an MP and how the Darfur refugees are threatened by civil war in Chad.
MON 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008vvmw)
A Room with a View
Episode 1
A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 1/15: Lucy Honeychurch and her cousin Miss Bartlett take their first tentative steps into a foreign land.
MON 23:00 Quote... Unquote (b008tp85)
Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests Michael Winner, Jilly Cooper, Simon Brett and Valerie Grove. The reader is Peter Jefferson.
MON 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008vvnm)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
TUESDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2008
TUE 00:00 News and Weather (b008vqyx)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
TUE 00:30 Book of the Week (b008vsm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Monday]
TUE 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vqyy)
The latest shipping forecast.
TUE 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vqyz)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
TUE 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vqz0)
The latest shipping forecast.
TUE 05:30 News Briefing (b008vqz1)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
TUE 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008vqz2)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
TUE 05:45 Farming Today (b008vqz3)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
TUE 06:00 Today (b008vqz4)
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Sports Desk at
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at
6.45am; Weather at
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am.
TUE 09:00 Inside Stories (b008vzdp)
Series 2
Episode 2
Steve Hewlett looks at the progress of different news stories. 2/3: He talks to scientists and reporters about the coverage of bird flu and its potential as a public health hazard.
TUE 09:45 Book of the Week (b008vslm)
Heart of Darfur
Episode 2
Heart of Darfur: Lisa French-Blaker describes her experiences as an aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres. 2/5: Lisa and her team are forced to make some harrowing decisions.
TUE 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008vsln)
Sally Brampton on Depression; 90th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage including looking at the remarkable activist Emily Wilding Davison. Plus, British Elle founder Sally Brampton on depression.
TUE 11:00 Catching up with Cancer (b008vzdq)
Episode 2
Penny Marshall investigates cancer care in the UK. 2/2: She looks at the new strategy announced by cancer tsar Mike Richards last year and assesses its prospects of success.
TUE 11:30 John Curwen and His Moveable Doh (b008vzdr)
Rev Roy Jenkins tells the story of nineteenth-century English Congregational minister John Curwen, who devised the tonic sol-fa method of musical annotation.
TUE 12:00 Call You and Yours (b008vtmc)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
TUE 12:57 Weather (b008vtmd)
The latest weather forecast.
TUE 13:00 World at One (b008vtmf)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
TUE 13:30 The Sound Makers (b008vzds)
Paul Gambaccini meets sound engineers James Lock and Geoff Emerick, two unsung heroes behind some of the most successful recordings of the last 40 years.
TUE 14:00 The Archers (b008vvkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Monday]
TUE 14:15 Drama (b008vzdt)
Laura
Laura: Edwardian country house comedy, dramatised by Sue Eckstein from a short story by Saki. Laura falls ill while staying with her friend Amanda and her boring husband Egbert.
TUE 15:00 Home Planet (b008vzdv)
Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world and our impact on it.
TUE 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008vv5n)
Scene of the Crime
One Man Band
Stories by leading crime writers.
By Frances Fyfield.
A man returns to the seafront shelter where he experienced both cruelty and kindness half a century previously.
Read by David Horovitch.
TUE 15:45 Art Made in China (b008th9c)
Episode 2
Roger Law investigates the extraordinary boom in contemporary Chinese art. He discovers China's taste for satire.
TUE 16:00 Law in Action (b008vzdw)
The Judiciary in Pakistan
Clive Coleman reports on the tension between government and judiciary in Pakistan.
TUE 16:30 A Good Read (b008vzdx)
Carol Klein and Shami Chakrabarti
Kate Mosse and her guests - gardener, Carol Klein and ex-Director of human rights group Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti - discuss their favourite books by Catherine O’Flynn, JK Rowling and Graham Greene..
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Publ: Tindal Street Press
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling
Publ: Bloomsbury
The Comedians by Graham Greene
Publ: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
TUE 17:00 PM (b008vvc4)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including at
5.57pm Weather.
TUE 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vvc5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
TUE 18:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix (b008vzdy)
Series 2
Episode 2
From a room full of kittens to something you might find behind the sofa...
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go along!
Faced with a live studio audience and a couple of microphones - the masters of improve create sketches from shouted out suggestions.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
TUE 19:00 The Archers (b008vvj8)
It's the day of Lilian's big pancake extravaganza. It's well attended, but Jolene's patience wears thin as she and Sid have to do the majority of the hard work. After dropping the first huge pancake in an ill-fated toss, Sid is forced to slave away all night over a hot paella pan, ending with a burnt hand and singed eyebrows. The takings are pitifully low when the costs of the evening are taken into consideration. Lilian refuses to be downcast - and looks forward to the Valentine's Day event instead.
Clarrie talks to Susan about the slimming club as she buys items for a healthy fruit salad. Susan is impressed that Eddie will be attending, although he's not very happy about it.
Joe asks if the Grundys can be part of the new bio-energy consortium. David says he'll put the proposal to the others but Joe will have to raise a percentage of the £600K if he wants to be involved. Joe beats a hasty retreat - but David's evening is interrupted again, by Susan, who makes it clear that she doesn't like the idea of looking out at what will probably amount to being a sewage farm from her bedroom window.
TUE 19:15 Front Row (b008vvj9)
Arts news with Mark Lawson, including a review of the Oscar-nominated film Juno.
TUE 19:45 Daunt and Dervish (b008vvjb)
Series 3
Episode 2
Female private detective adventure series, set in 1953. Hired to investigate actress Belinda Lane, the detective duo are drawn into an even deeper mystery. From February 2008.
TUE 20:00 File on 4 (b008vzdz)
In the wake of the New Year chaos on Britain's railways, Julian O'Halloran looks at Network Rail's performance on track maintenance and its record on safety checks.
TUE 20:40 In Touch (b008vzf0)
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
TUE 21:00 Case Notes (b008vzf1)
Superbugs
Dr Mark Porter investigates health issues of the day. He looks at the problem of superbugs in hospitals and the Department of Health's strategy for eliminating them.
TUE 21:30 Inside Stories (b008vzdp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 21:58 Weather (b008vvmx)
The latest weather forecast.
TUE 22:00 The World Tonight (b008vvmy)
News and analysis with Robin Lustig and Ritula Shah. Including reports on Super Tuesday in the American presidential race and proposed government reforms on social housing.
TUE 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008vvmz)
A Room with a View
Episode 2
A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic romance. 2/15: Lucy loses both Miss Lavish and her Baedeker, but finds very different company in Santa Croce.
TUE 23:00 Laurence and Gus: Hearts and Minds (b008w9d5)
Episode 1
Running Order and Writers:
L&G Beauty and Ugliness Intro - Laurence Howarth & Gus Brown
Catch of the Day - Toby Davies
Stigmata - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
Permission - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
An Ugly Word 1 - Laurence Howarth
Sound Engineer - Laurence Howarth
Personality - Sarah Morgan
An Ugly Word 2 - Laurence Howarth
LOVE SONG - Isy Suttie
An Ugly Word 3 - Laurence Howarth
The Dads - Beauty and Ugliness - Laurence Howarth
Beauty and Ugliness Quickie - John Luke Roberts
Beautiful When You're Angry - Laurence Howarth
Astronauts - Russell Thompson
Horseless Carriages - John Finnemore
Phobia - Sonya Vine and Briony Redman
Frankenstein Untold - Simon Kane
The Script Editor was Will Ing and the producer was Colin Anderson
TUE 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008vvn0)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
WEDNESDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2008
WED 00:00 News and Weather (b008vqz5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
WED 00:30 Book of the Week (b008vslm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Tuesday]
WED 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vqz6)
The latest shipping forecast.
WED 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vqz7)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
WED 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vqz8)
The latest shipping forecast.
WED 05:30 News Briefing (b008vqz9)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
WED 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008vqzb)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
WED 05:45 Farming Today (b008vqzc)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
WED 06:00 Today (b008vqzd)
With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague. Sports Desk at
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at
6.45am; Weather at
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am.
WED 09:00 Midweek (b008w1jl)
Lively and diverse conversation.
WED 09:45 Book of the Week (b008vslp)
Heart of Darfur
Episode 3
Heart of Darfur: Lisa French-Blaker describes her experiences as an aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres. 3/5: Lisa has a terrifying confrontation with armed government troops.
WED 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008vslq)
Caitlin Davies; Indian Temple Prostitutes; The Bloomsbury Set Maid
Caitlin Davies on how Botswana deals with sexual and physical assault. Plus the women who are Indian temple prostitutes, and the diaries of the 'Bloomsbury Set' maid Grace Higgens.
WED 11:00 Uncovering Pakistan: The Britistanis (b008wff1)
Episode 1
Navid Akhtar explores the lives of British Pakistanis, looking at issues of family, religion, ambition, racism, success and national identity (1/2).
WED 11:30 Clare in the Community (b008w1p4)
Series 4
Carry On Up The Amazon
Clare finds it difficult to resist interfering when she discovers Helen's son in a squat around the corner rather than in Borneo...
Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions.
Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Helen ...... Gemma Craven
Irene ...... Ellen Thomas
Megan ...... Nina Conti
Simon ...... Andrew Wincott
With Paul Chequer and Alex Tregear
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
WED 12:00 You and Yours (b008vtmg)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
WED 12:57 Weather (b008vtmh)
The latest weather forecast.
WED 13:00 World at One (b008vtmj)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
WED 13:30 Quote... Unquote (b008w1p5)
Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests. The reader is Peter Jefferson.
WED 14:00 The Archers (b008vvj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Tuesday]
WED 14:15 Drama (b008w1p6)
Death of a Pirate
Death of a Pirate: The final broadcast of a pirate radio operator with outspoken views.
WED 15:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b008vl2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Sunday]
WED 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008vv5p)
Scene of the Crime
The Best Little Country in the World
Stories by leading crime writers. 3/5: The Best Little Country in the World, by Louise Welsh. Newly arrived in Glasgow from Poland, Henryk struggles with the language barrier.
WED 15:45 Art Made in China (b008th9f)
Episode 3
Roger Law investigates the extraordinary boom in contemporary Chinese art. In Shanghai, he discovers the weird and wonderful world of Chinese installation art.
WED 16:00 Thinking Allowed (b008w1p7)
Craftwork and Skill
CRAFTWORK and SKILL
Last week the Prime Minister said that he wanted to make sure that "Britain raises its skills game to world class". Nowadays people have people skills, managers have management skills and leaders have leadership skills. But are these true skills - or are they rather aptitudes we are born with, perhaps something that can be learnt on a weekend course? Laurie Taylor is joined by sociologist Richard Sennett, author of a new work entitled The Craftsman and Grayson Perry Turner Prize winning artist and craftsman-potter. They discuss the meaning of 'true' skill, of craftsmanship - of the lifelong engagement with a particular skill or craft. Is there still a need for the craftsman’s ethic in our computer-driven, factory-made society where strings to our bows count for so much more than a way with wood?
WED 16:30 Case Notes (b008vzf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
21:00 on Tuesday]
WED 17:00 PM (b008vvc6)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
5.57pm.
WED 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vvc7)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
WED 18:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ddx9f)
Series 1
A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered
Pip falls in love but great drama awaits. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.
WED 19:00 The Archers (b008vvjc)
Ill-informed Susan and Joe gossip about the plans for the biodigester, managing to whip each other up into a panicked frenzy.
Kenton comes to fetch Kathy from a cold Lower Loxley, just as Nigel is asking her to help him research new boilers. Nigel decides to join Kenton at the slimming club. Kenton worries that Kathy won't be okay on her own at April Cottage, so he convinces her in come too - in a supportive capacity.
Eddie complains to Joe about the short rations that they'll soon be forced to endure at Keeper's Cottage. Joe points out that it's going to be difficult to win Clarrie over without losing weight for real - prompting Eddie to hastily start thinking of a plan.
At the slimming club, Eddie is relieved to have a male comrade in Nigel. Susan is also in attendance - but everyone is shocked to see an already skinny Sabrina Thwaite turn up. Clarrie welcomes the group, and there is some general chat about diets, before the dreaded weigh-in. As expected, most people are unhappy with the results, but Eddie is much heavier than even Clarrie expected him to be - prompting him to 'thank' her for making him come to the club...
WED 19:15 Front Row (b008vvjd)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
WED 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008vvjf)
Daunt and Dervish
Episode 3
Another adventure for Guy Meredith's female private eyes, set in 1953. 3/5: An unexpected visitor shows Daunt and Dervish that they are not the only ones interested in Belinda Lane.
WED 20:00 Moral Maze (b008w1p8)
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Four guests cross-examine witnesses.
WED 20:45 Politically Charged (b008tp89)
The Oz Trial
Series in which Clive Anderson recalls dramatic legal cases which caused controversy and left their mark on politics, the law and the individuals involved. 2/3: The Oz Trial.
WED 21:00 Costing the Earth (b008dq2s)
The Ice Cream Man Cometh
Tom Feilden reports on a project by Jerry Greenfield, one half of Ben and Jerry's ice cream brand, to enable people to gain first-hand experience of global warming.
WED 21:30 Midweek (b008w1jl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 21:58 Weather (b008vvn1)
The latest weather forecast.
WED 22:00 The World Tonight (b008vvn2)
National and international news and analysis with David Eades. Including reports on a possible NATO troop surge in Afghanistan and the results of yesterday's US primaries.
WED 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008vvn3)
A Room with a View
Episode 3
A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 3/15: After an afternoon of Beethoven, Lucy ventures into Florence. Beneath the loggia, an incident occurs.
WED 23:00 Transatlantic (b008w1pb)
Andy Zaltzman and Rory Bremner look at the US presidential election primaries from both sides of the Atlantic.
WED 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008vvn4)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
THURSDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2008
THU 00:00 News and Weather (b008vqzf)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b008vslp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vqzg)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vqzh)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
THU 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vqzj)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 05:30 News Briefing (b008vqzk)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008vqzl)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
THU 05:45 Farming Today (b008vqzm)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
THU 06:00 Today (b008vqzn)
Sports Desk
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament
6.45am,
8.31am; Weather
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am,
8.58am; Thought for the Day
7.48am.
THU 09:00 In Our Time (b008w3xm)
The Social Contract
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract and ask a foundational question of political philosophy – by what authority does a government govern? “Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains”. So begins Jean Jacques Rousseau’s great work on the Social Contract. Rousseau was trying to understand why a man would give up his natural freedoms and bind himself to the rule of a prince or a government. But the idea of the social contract - that political authority is held through a contract with those to be ruled - began before Rousseau with the work of John Locke, Hugo Grotius and even Plato. We explore how an idea that burgeoned among the 17th century upheavals of the English civil war and then withered in the face of modern capitalist society still influences our attitude to government today. With Melissa Lane, Senior University Lecturer in History at Cambridge University; Susan James, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London; Karen O’Brien, Professor of English Literature at the University of Warwick.
THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b008vslr)
Heart of Darfur
Episode 4
Heart of Darfur: Lisa French-Blaker describes her experiences as an aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres. 4/5: Lisa is in trouble after treating two children for gunshot wounds.
THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008vsls)
Fatima Bhutto; Sophie Hannah; The Can Can
Benazir Bhutto's niece, Fatima, discusses her criticism of the dynastic internal politics of Pakistan's largest political party. Plus, author Sophie Hannah on her career.
THU 11:00 From Our Own Correspondent (b008w3xn)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU 11:30 With Great Pleasure (b008w3xp)
Brian Patten
Poet Brian Patten chooses pieces of writing which have been inspirational to him in his work and his life. Readers are Christian Rodska and Alison Reid.
THU 12:00 You and Yours (b008vtmk)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Peter White.
THU 12:57 Weather (b008vtml)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 13:00 World at One (b008vtmm)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
THU 13:30 Open Country (b008s5h7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:07 on Saturday]
THU 14:00 The Archers (b008vvjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Wednesday]
THU 14:15 Drama (b008w3xq)
Be My Baby
Amanda Whittington's drama-documentary combines the fictional stories of young women who gave up their illegitimate babies for adoption in the 1960s with the real stories of three adoptees, now in their forties, who have made contact with their mothers.
Mary ...... Laura Molyneux
Queenie ...... Alinka Wright
Norma ...... Joannah Tincey
Matron ...... Rachel Atkins.
THU 15:00 Traveller's Tree (b008w3xr)
Series 3
Episode 4
Fi Glover presents the holiday magazine with insider tips from listeners and travel experts. The team look at learning holidays and the vast range of choices available.
THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b008vkty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:55 on Sunday]
THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008vv5q)
Scene of the Crime
Twelve Noon
Stories by leading crime writers. 4/5: Twelve Noon, by Sophie Hannah. Standing in a car park, a woman tries to interpret an enigmatic sign and determines to resolve a moral dilemma.
THU 15:45 Art Made in China (b008th9h)
Episode 4
Roger Law investigates the extraordinary boom in contemporary Chinese art.
He uncovers the Beijing art scene and finds that production is on an industrial scale.
THU 16:00 Bookclub (b008vl2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
THU 16:30 Material World (b008w3xs)
Fossil Colourisation - Symmetry
Fossil Colourisation
Quentin will be exploring how fossil remains of the dinosaurs is revealing information about their colouring and marking – were they striped or spotty – purple or yellow? The development of colour and the eye to see it, over 500 million years ago, was a trigger to the biggest expansion of life on the planet – the ‘Cambrian explosion’. Quentin is joined by Professor Andrew Parker, a Research Leader in Zoology at the Natural History Museum and Dr Phil Manning, Lecturer in Palaeontology, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester.
Symmetry
Quentin finds out about a mathematical object called the monster with more symmetries than there are atoms in the Sun and finds out why you need 100s of thousands of dimensions to actually see it. The beauty and essence of symmetry and why it’s vital for communications and code breaking. Quentin is joined by Marcus Du Sautoy, Professor of Maths at the University of Oxford and author of Finding Moonshine and Prof Robert Curtis, Deputy Head of Research, School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham.
THU 17:00 PM (b008vvc8)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vvc9)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
THU 18:30 Down the Line (b012r6vs)
Series 3
Olympics, and Can We Trust the Media?
Britain's Olympic chances, and can we trust phone-ins? Gary Bellamy takes the calls. Stars Rhys Thomas. From February 2008.
THU 19:00 The Archers (b008vvjg)
Nic is exasperated when Will has to cancel their day out after an emergency call from Adam. Will takes her to Keeper's Cottage so she can have some company with Joe. However, later Nic's stress levels get the better of her, and she angrily shouts at George for causing havoc at Keeper's Cottage - just in time for a concerned Ed to arrive home and witness her outburst.
Back at Casa Nueva, Nic tries to reason with Will and make him see how lonely and isolated she has become, and how hard it is for her to cope financially. She's about to ask Will for an allowance...but another work call from Brian curtails the conversation - and reduces Nic to tears.
Lilian finds a sympathetic ear in Eddie, when she smuggles him a pasty. He listens to her woes about Matt, as she listens to his about his 'diet'. Lilian suggests that Eddie keep a diary: hers is helping her get through these troubled times. Eddie doesn't like the idea of recording his feelings about his body.
David collects Ruth from the hospital. She's still sore and tired, but both she and David are delighted that she's finally back at Brookfield.
THU 19:15 Front Row (b008vvjh)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008vvjj)
Daunt and Dervish
Episode 4
Another adventure for Guy Meredith's female private eyes, set in 1953. 4/5: Daunt and Dervish find themselves in Whitechapel and Bill finds himself in the Thames.
THU 20:00 Uncovering Pakistan: A Leap Of Faith (b008w5yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
THU 20:30 In Business (b008w3xv)
Team Spirit
Team Spirit: In an era when business is increasingly conducted globally and in cyberspace, Peter Day asks what it takes to build and manage effective teams.
THU 21:00 Costing the Earth (b008w3xw)
Bring Me Sunshine
Bring Me Sunshine: Miriam O'Reilly looks at Britain's use of solar power and reports on plans to build solar plants in North Africa, producing electricity for export to Europe.
THU 21:30 In Our Time (b008w3xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:58 Weather (b008vvn5)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b008vvn6)
With Brian Hanrahan. Including reports on reactions to the Archbishop of Canterbury's comments on Sharia Law and the possible effects of today's interest rate cut.
THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008vvn7)
A Room with a View
Episode 4
A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 4: Having witnessed a murder, Lucy finds herself the centre of attention. However, her mind is on other things.
THU 23:00 Pick Ups (b008w3xx)
Series 1
Episode 5
A sticky DIY mishap for cabbie Dave, and Mike's first job is with the menacing Jess. Taxi firm sitcom stars John Thomson, Sally Lindsay, Ash Tandon, Phil Rowson. From February 2008.
THU 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008vvn8)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
FRIDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2008
FRI 00:00 News and Weather (b008vqzp)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.
FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b008vslr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008vqzq)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008vqzr)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at
5.20am.
FRI 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008vqzs)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b008vqzt)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008vqzv)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr Stephen Wigley.
FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b008vqzw)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
FRI 06:00 Today (b008vqzx)
With Carolyn Quinn and James Naughtie. Sports Desk at
6.25am,
7.25am,
8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at
6.45am; Weather at
6.05am,
6.57am,
7.57am; Thought for the Day at
7.48am.
FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b008vkv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Sunday]
FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b008vslt)
Heart of Darfur
Episode 5
Heart of Darfur: Lisa French-Blaker describes her experiences as an aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres. 5/5: As the rainy season finally comes, there is another militia attack.
FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008vslv)
Keeley Hawes; Antenatal Depression; Butterfly McQueen
Keeley Hawes on the 1980s, her career and wearing leather. Plus, the risks of antenatal depression, and actor Butterfly McQueen remembered.
FRI 11:00 Speed, Greed and the M25 (b0081t3k)
James May uncovers the secret history of the M25 Road Race and looks back at the greed of the late 1980s as Porsche-driving city traders indulged in illegal contests of speed.
FRI 11:30 Agatha Christie (b008w5wm)
Crooked House
Episode 1
Joy Wilkinson's adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel.
Returning home from WWII, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry Sophia Leonides. However, the suspicious death of her grandfather has thrown everything into confusion.
Charles ...... Rory Kinnear
Sophia ...... Anna Maxwell Martin
Taverner ...... Phil Davis
Josephine ...... Grianne Dromgoole
Aunt Edith ...... Judy Parfitt
Philip/Passerby ...... Ben Crowe
Magda ...... Anna Chancellor
Roger/Consul General ...... Simon Treves
Clemency ...... Rachel Sanders
Brenda ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Laurence/Lamb ...... Colin Hoult
Directed by Sam Hoyle.
FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b008vtmn)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
FRI 12:57 Weather (b008vtmp)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 13:00 World at One (b008vtmq)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI 13:30 Feedback (b008w5wn)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.
FRI 14:00 The Archers (b008vvjg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Thursday]
FRI 14:15 Drama (b008w5wp)
Have your Cake
Fairy Cakes
Have Your Cake: Series of plays about a cake-making club. 3/6: Fairy Cakes, by Amanda Whittington. Maggie's daughter Leanne comes home from art school, vowing never to return.
FRI 15:00 Costing the Earth (b008w3xw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
21:00 on Thursday]
FRI 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008vv5r)
Scene of the Crime
Blackfriars Bridge
Stories by leading crime writers.
By Anthony Horowitz.
This humorous retelling of the detailed planning of the perfect crime is set against the sounds of one of London's best-known bridges.
Read by Robert Bathurst.
FRI 15:45 Art Made in China (b008th9k)
Episode 5
Roger Law investigates the boom in contemporary Chinese art. 5/5: He explores the traditional methods of working with porcelain that have made the city of Jingdezhen famous.
FRI 16:00 Last Word (b008w5wq)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.
FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b008w5wr)
Francine Stock talks to artist and director Julian Schnabel about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, his award-winning version of journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir.
FRI 17:00 PM (b008vvcb)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at
5.57pm.
FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008vvcc)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
FRI 18:30 The News Quiz (b008w5ws)
Series 64
Episode 5
Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton.
FRI 19:00 The Archers (b008vvjk)
Matt rebukes unrepentant Brian for excluding him from the biodigester project. Brian says to talk to Adam; Brian has officially handed the project over. He adds that, if Matt wanted to be involved in family business, then choosing Annabelle over Lilian could prove to be a costly mistake. Later, Adam equally enjoys Matt's annoyance - and takes great pleasure in insisting that the scheme is just between him, Debbie, David and Ruth.
David is touched when Lynda calls round with vitamin E oil for Ruth's scar. She questions him about the digester, which is a hot topic in the village.
Later, David, Adam and Brian discuss the positive results of Carl's feasibility study. The outlook for the project is good. They agree to host an open meeting in the village, to (accurately) inform everyone of their plans and put a stop to gossip.
At Grey Gables, Matt waits for Annabelle to arrive for their meeting. He's put out when Annabelle reveals that she's not staying long, and that she's heard the truth about Lilian leaving him. Lynda is smug as she sees Matt left alone, and enjoys his annoyance as he settles in for an evening of solitary drinking.
FRI 19:15 Front Row (b008vvjl)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.
FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008vvjm)
Daunt and Dervish
Episode 5
Another adventure for Guy Meredith's female private eyes, set in 1953. 5/5: As Coronation Day dawns, the team engage in a desperate search.
FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b008w5wt)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from Hounslow, Middlesex. Panellists include Jim Knight, David Willetts, Susan Kramer and Inayat Bunglawala.
FRI 20:50 A Point of View (b008w5wv)
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.
FRI 21:00 Friday Drama (b008w5ww)
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel: Gill Adams's drama is set in Hull, during the floods. Jo is looking forward to meeting the son she has never known. Her old schoolfriend Elaine's son has run away.
FRI 21:58 Weather (b008vvnb)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b008vvnc)
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. Including reports on the fallout after Rowan Williams' comments on Sharia law and a similar incident in Ontario.
FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008vvnd)
A Room with a View
Episode 5
A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic romance. 5/15: Above the village of Fiesole, Lucy finds a hillside of violets.
FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b008vzdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Tuesday]
FRI 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008vvnf)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 WED (b008vvjf)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 THU (b008vvjj)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 FRI (b008vvjm)
A Good Read
16:30 TUE (b008vzdx)
A Good Read
23:00 FRI (b008vzdx)
A Point of View
08:50 SUN (b008tt7t)
A Point of View
20:50 FRI (b008w5wv)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 MON (b008vv5m)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 TUE (b008vv5n)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 WED (b008vv5p)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 THU (b008vv5q)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 FRI (b008vv5r)
Agatha Christie
11:30 FRI (b008w5wm)
And the Academy Award Goes To...
10:30 SAT (b008vd2n)
Any Answers?
14:00 SAT (b008vd2v)
Any Questions?
13:10 SAT (b008tt7s)
Any Questions?
20:00 FRI (b008w5wt)
Art Made in China
15:45 MON (b008th99)
Art Made in China
15:45 TUE (b008th9c)
Art Made in China
15:45 WED (b008th9f)
Art Made in China
15:45 THU (b008th9h)
Art Made in China
15:45 FRI (b008th9k)
Bells on Sunday
05:43 SUN (b008vhws)
Bells on Sunday
00:45 MON (b008vhws)
Beyond Belief
16:30 MON (b008vv9y)
Bleak Expectations
18:30 WED (b00ddx9f)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 MON (b008vvmw)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 TUE (b008vvmz)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 WED (b008vvn3)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 THU (b008vvn7)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 FRI (b008vvnd)
Book of the Week
00:30 SAT (b008tm6r)
Book of the Week
09:45 MON (b008vsm2)
Book of the Week
00:30 TUE (b008vsm2)
Book of the Week
09:45 TUE (b008vslm)
Book of the Week
00:30 WED (b008vslm)
Book of the Week
09:45 WED (b008vslp)
Book of the Week
00:30 THU (b008vslp)
Book of the Week
09:45 THU (b008vslr)
Book of the Week
00:30 FRI (b008vslr)
Book of the Week
09:45 FRI (b008vslt)
Bookclub
16:00 SUN (b008vl2z)
Bookclub
16:00 THU (b008vl2z)
Broadcasting House
09:00 SUN (b008vkv2)
Call You and Yours
12:00 TUE (b008vtmc)
Case Notes
21:00 TUE (b008vzf1)
Case Notes
16:30 WED (b008vzf1)
Catching up with Cancer
11:00 MON (b008vt6c)
Catching up with Cancer
11:00 TUE (b008vzdq)
Clare in the Community
11:30 WED (b008w1p4)
Classic Serial
14:30 SAT (b008vhb4)
Classic Serial
21:00 SAT (b008s8rs)
Classic Serial
15:00 SUN (b008vl2y)
Costing the Earth
21:00 WED (b008dq2s)
Costing the Earth
21:00 THU (b008w3xw)
Costing the Earth
15:00 FRI (b008w3xw)
Daunt and Dervish
19:45 MON (b008vvj7)
Daunt and Dervish
19:45 TUE (b008vvjb)
Desert Island Discs
11:15 SUN (b008vkv4)
Desert Island Discs
09:00 FRI (b008vkv4)
Document
20:00 MON (b008wf6v)
Down the Line
18:30 THU (b012r6vs)
Drama
14:15 MON (b008vtpn)
Drama
14:15 TUE (b008vzdt)
Drama
14:15 WED (b008w1p6)
Drama
14:15 THU (b008w3xq)
Drama
14:15 FRI (b008w5wp)
Excess Baggage
10:00 SAT (b008vd2m)
Farming Today This Week
06:35 SAT (b008vd2h)
Farming Today
05:45 MON (b008vr0k)
Farming Today
05:45 TUE (b008vqz3)
Farming Today
05:45 WED (b008vqzc)
Farming Today
05:45 THU (b008vqzm)
Farming Today
05:45 FRI (b008vqzw)
Feedback
20:00 SUN (b008tt7m)
Feedback
13:30 FRI (b008w5wn)
File on 4
17:00 SUN (b008tnzl)
File on 4
20:00 TUE (b008vzdz)
For Nature, Not Humans
21:00 MON (b00776gz)
Friday Drama
21:00 FRI (b008w5ww)
From Our Own Correspondent
11:30 SAT (b008vd2q)
From Our Own Correspondent
11:00 THU (b008w3xn)
Front Row
19:15 MON (b008vvkl)
Front Row
19:15 TUE (b008vvj9)
Front Row
19:15 WED (b008vvjd)
Front Row
19:15 THU (b008vvjh)
Front Row
19:15 FRI (b008vvjl)
Gardeners' Question Time
14:00 SUN (b008vl2w)
Gardeners' Question Time
15:00 WED (b008vl2w)
Go4it
19:15 SUN (b008vlk8)
Home Planet
15:00 TUE (b008vzdv)
In Business
21:30 SUN (b008tsjj)
In Business
20:30 THU (b008w3xv)
In Our Time
09:00 THU (b008w3xm)
In Our Time
21:30 THU (b008w3xm)
In Touch
20:40 TUE (b008vzf0)
Inside Stories
09:00 TUE (b008vzdp)
Inside Stories
21:30 TUE (b008vzdp)
John Curwen and His Moveable Doh
11:30 TUE (b008vzdr)
Just a Minute
12:00 SUN (b008thvy)
Just a Minute
18:30 MON (b008vvd0)
Last Word
20:30 SUN (b008tt7p)
Last Word
16:00 FRI (b008w5wq)
Laurence and Gus: Hearts and Minds
23:00 TUE (b008w9d5)
Law in Action
16:00 TUE (b008vzdw)
Loose Ends
18:15 SAT (b008vd64)
Material World
16:30 THU (b008w3xs)
Midweek
09:00 WED (b008w1jl)
Midweek
21:30 WED (b008w1jl)
Money Box Live
15:00 MON (b008vtpp)
Money Box
12:00 SAT (b008vd2r)
Money Box
21:00 SUN (b008vd2r)
Moral Maze
22:15 SAT (b008tp88)
Moral Maze
20:00 WED (b008w1p8)
More Untold Stories
19:45 SUN (b007719z)
News Briefing
05:30 SAT (b008vcy9)
News Briefing
05:30 SUN (b008vhwr)
News Briefing
05:30 MON (b008vr0j)
News Briefing
05:30 TUE (b008vqz1)
News Briefing
05:30 WED (b008vqz9)
News Briefing
05:30 THU (b008vqzk)
News Briefing
05:30 FRI (b008vqzt)
News Headlines
13:00 SAT (b008vd2t)
News Headlines
06:00 SUN (b008vhwt)
News and Papers
06:00 SAT (b008vd2d)
News and Papers
07:00 SUN (b008vktw)
News and Papers
08:00 SUN (b008vkv0)
News and Weather
00:00 SAT (b008vcy5)
News and Weather
22:00 SAT (b008vd67)
News and Weather
00:00 SUN (b008vhd2)
News and Weather
00:00 MON (b008vr0d)
News and Weather
00:00 TUE (b008vqyx)
News and Weather
00:00 WED (b008vqz5)
News and Weather
00:00 THU (b008vqzf)
News and Weather
00:00 FRI (b008vqzp)
On Your Farm
06:35 SUN (b008vktt)
Open Country
06:07 SAT (b008s5h7)
Open Country
13:30 THU (b008s5h7)
PM
17:00 MON (b008vvkh)
PM
17:00 TUE (b008vvc4)
PM
17:00 WED (b008vvc6)
PM
17:00 THU (b008vvc8)
PM
17:00 FRI (b008vvcb)
Pick Ups
23:00 THU (b008w3xx)
Pick of the Week
18:15 SUN (b008vlk6)
Poetry Please
23:30 SAT (b008s8z5)
Poetry Please
16:30 SUN (b008vlk2)
Politically Charged
20:45 WED (b008tp89)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 SAT (b008vcyb)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 MON (b008vqyw)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 TUE (b008vqz2)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 WED (b008vqzb)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 THU (b008vqzl)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 FRI (b008vqzv)
Profile
19:00 SAT (b008vd65)
Profile
05:45 SUN (b008vd65)
Profile
17:40 SUN (b008vd65)
Quote... Unquote
23:00 MON (b008tp85)
Quote... Unquote
13:30 WED (b008w1p5)
Radio 4 Appeal
07:55 SUN (b008vkty)
Radio 4 Appeal
21:26 SUN (b008vkty)
Radio 4 Appeal
15:27 THU (b008vkty)
Saturday Live
09:00 SAT (b008vd2l)
Saturday PM
17:00 SAT (b008vd5z)
Saturday Review
19:15 SAT (b008vd66)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 SAT (b008vcy7)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 SUN (b008vhwp)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 MON (b008vr0g)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 TUE (b008vqyz)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 WED (b008vqz7)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 THU (b008vqzh)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 FRI (b008vqzr)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 SAT (b008vcy6)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 SAT (b008vcy8)
Shipping Forecast
17:54 SAT (b008vd61)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 SUN (b008vhwn)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 SUN (b008vhwq)
Shipping Forecast
17:54 SUN (b008vlk3)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 MON (b008vr0f)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 MON (b008vr0h)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 TUE (b008vqyy)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 TUE (b008vqz0)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 WED (b008vqz6)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 WED (b008vqz8)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 THU (b008vqzg)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 THU (b008vqzj)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 FRI (b008vqzq)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 FRI (b008vqzs)
Shorts
00:30 SUN (b0076x85)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 SAT (b008vd63)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 SUN (b008vlk5)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 MON (b008vvkj)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 TUE (b008vvc5)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 WED (b008vvc7)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 THU (b008vvc9)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 FRI (b008vvcc)
Something Understood
06:05 SUN (b008vhwv)
Something Understood
23:30 SUN (b008vhwv)
Soul Music
15:30 SAT (b008tn7d)
Speed, Greed and the M25
11:00 FRI (b0081t3k)
Start the Week
09:00 MON (b008vs21)
Start the Week
21:30 MON (b008vs21)
Sunday Worship
08:10 SUN (b008vkv1)
Sunday
07:10 SUN (b008vktx)
The Archers Omnibus
10:00 SUN (b008vkv3)
The Archers
19:00 SUN (b008vlk7)
The Archers
14:00 MON (b008vlk7)
The Archers
19:00 MON (b008vvkk)
The Archers
14:00 TUE (b008vvkk)
The Archers
19:00 TUE (b008vvj8)
The Archers
14:00 WED (b008vvj8)
The Archers
19:00 WED (b008vvjc)
The Archers
14:00 THU (b008vvjc)
The Archers
19:00 THU (b008vvjg)
The Archers
14:00 FRI (b008vvjg)
The Archers
19:00 FRI (b008vvjk)
The Archive Hour
20:00 SAT (b008wllv)
The Bottom Line
17:30 SAT (b008vd60)
The Drawings on the Wall
14:45 SUN (b008vl2x)
The Film Programme
16:30 FRI (b008w5wr)
The Food Programme
12:32 SUN (b008yn17)
The Food Programme
16:00 MON (b008yn17)
The Garden Quiz
23:00 SAT (b008scg1)
The Garden Quiz
13:30 MON (b008vtpm)
The Lawrence Sweeney Mix
18:30 TUE (b008vzdy)
The Learning Curve
23:00 SUN (b008tj0t)
The Learning Curve
20:30 MON (b008vvkn)
The News Quiz
12:30 SAT (b008tt7r)
The News Quiz
18:30 FRI (b008w5ws)
The Preposterous Files
05:45 SAT (b0080sxq)
The Sound Makers
13:30 TUE (b008vzds)
The Week in Westminster
11:00 SAT (b008vd2p)
The World This Weekend
13:00 SUN (b008vl2v)
The World Tonight
22:00 MON (b008vvnl)
The World Tonight
22:00 TUE (b008vvmy)
The World Tonight
22:00 WED (b008vvn2)
The World Tonight
22:00 THU (b008vvn6)
The World Tonight
22:00 FRI (b008vvnc)
Thinking Allowed
00:15 MON (b008tp87)
Thinking Allowed
16:00 WED (b008w1p7)
Today in Parliament
23:30 MON (b008vvnm)
Today in Parliament
23:30 TUE (b008vvn0)
Today in Parliament
23:30 WED (b008vvn4)
Today in Parliament
23:30 THU (b008vvn8)
Today in Parliament
23:30 FRI (b008vvnf)
Today
07:00 SAT (b008vd2k)
Today
06:00 MON (b008vr0m)
Today
06:00 TUE (b008vqz4)
Today
06:00 WED (b008vqzd)
Today
06:00 THU (b008vqzn)
Today
06:00 FRI (b008vqzx)
Tomorrow, Today!
11:30 MON (b017071k)
Transatlantic
23:00 WED (b008w1pb)
Traveller's Tree
15:00 THU (b008w3xr)
Uncovering Pakistan: A Leap Of Faith
13:30 SUN (b008w5yc)
Uncovering Pakistan: A Leap Of Faith
20:00 THU (b008w5yc)
Uncovering Pakistan: The Britistanis
11:00 WED (b008wff1)
Weather
06:04 SAT (b008vd2f)
Weather
06:57 SAT (b008vd2j)
Weather
12:57 SAT (b008vd2s)
Weather
17:57 SAT (b008vd62)
Weather
06:57 SUN (b008vktv)
Weather
07:58 SUN (b008vktz)
Weather
12:57 SUN (b008vl2t)
Weather
17:57 SUN (b008vlk4)
Weather
21:58 SUN (b008vlk9)
Weather
05:57 MON (b008vr0l)
Weather
12:57 MON (b008vtpk)
Weather
21:58 MON (b008vvnk)
Weather
12:57 TUE (b008vtmd)
Weather
21:58 TUE (b008vvmx)
Weather
12:57 WED (b008vtmh)
Weather
21:58 WED (b008vvn1)
Weather
12:57 THU (b008vtml)
Weather
21:58 THU (b008vvn5)
Weather
12:57 FRI (b008vtmp)
Weather
21:58 FRI (b008vvnb)
Weekend Woman's Hour
16:00 SAT (b008vd5y)
Westminster Hour
22:00 SUN (b008vlkb)
With Great Pleasure
11:30 THU (b008w3xp)
Woman's Hour
10:00 MON (b008vsm3)
Woman's Hour
10:00 TUE (b008vsln)
Woman's Hour
10:00 WED (b008vslq)
Woman's Hour
10:00 THU (b008vsls)
Woman's Hour
10:00 FRI (b008vslv)
World at One
13:00 MON (b008vtpl)
World at One
13:00 TUE (b008vtmf)
World at One
13:00 WED (b008vtmj)
World at One
13:00 THU (b008vtmm)
World at One
13:00 FRI (b008vtmq)
You and Yours
12:00 MON (b008vtpj)
You and Yours
12:00 WED (b008vtmg)
You and Yours
12:00 THU (b008vtmk)
You and Yours
12:00 FRI (b008vtmn)