SATURDAY 06 AUGUST 2022

SAT 00:00 Midnight News (m0019rsr)
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 00:30 Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui (m0019rst)
Opening/Closing

Angela Hui grew up behind the counter of her parents’ Chinese takeaway, Lucky Star, in the former mining village of Beddau, Wales.

It opened on the luckiest day of the century, 8 August 1988, an auspicious date with the number eight signifying good wealth, fortune and prosperity in Chinese culture – three key factors needed for a young, growing immigrant family.

On one side of the counter Angela interacts with the takeaway’s loyal staff, Cecilia, Dewi and Lowri. They serve and deliver food lovingly prepped and cooked by Angela’s parents. Regular customers pester Angela at the counter as she tries to do her homework.

Running a Chinese takeaway is hard work and there is tension in the overlapping spaces of home and work, playground and business. Angela and her two brothers, Keen and Jacky, also have to act as go-betweens for their parents when there are language barriers.

But there is also beauty in the rhythm and joy from living in the takeaway and being surrounded by the food of Angela’s home culture.

On the other side of the counter, Angela enjoys family dinners before service, dishes a world away from the simplified, watered-down Western version ordered by the locals - whole steamed sea bass, Cantonese soup, steamed egg, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce. To them, food is love and food symbolises family.

A blending of her Welsh and Chinese heritage, the takeaway was a place that embodied the dual identities that Angela herself was experiencing.

In this episode, Angela is away at university in Cardiff but she still travels home at weekends to help at Lucky Star. Things are changing in everyone’s lives and the family consider the future of the takeaway.

Read by Priya Hall
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Produced by Alexandra Quinn
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (m0019rsw)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (m0019rsy)
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.


SAT 05:20 Shipping Forecast (m0019rt0)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SAT 05:30 News Briefing (m0019rt4)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (m0019rt7)
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner.

Good morning.

This week Birmingham will be the centre of attention for many around the globe as it hosts the 22nd Commonwealth Games. The Games have always been known as the friendly games and the event is renowned for inspiring athletes to compete in the spirit of friendship and fair play. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. I have always loved that about the Commonwealth Games, and I’m looking forward to serving there this fortnight. When I served as a chaplain at the 2014 Games in Glasgow I really did sense that friendly, inclusive spirit.

In a world which is filled with division between nations and between neighbours, there is much we can learn from the friendship and values promoted by the Games. Friendship is something which requires effort and investment but brings so much joy in return. God knows our desire to be known and to be loved. We were made for relationship.

We often treat relationships as consumers: we befriend for the benefits we receive. But like a contract, when the relationship doesn’t give us the goods we want, we leave.

But the Bible shows us that real friendship is more covenantal than contractual. The book of Proverbs tells us that a true friend loves at all times.

Loving God, thank you for giving us friends to do life with. I pray that you would be present in our friendships, that you would be drawing us together in deeper community with one another. I pray that you would help heal any places of brokenness or discord and that you would restore any friendships that have fallen apart.

Amen


SAT 05:45 Four Thought (m0019r41)
Meeting Up

Laura Simpson argues that online meetings have good for individuals and companies, and that we should be wary of returning to the status quo.

The meeting, says Laura, is the fundamental unit of white collar working life. And in the last couple of years it's undergone a revolution - out have gone the suits, glass tables and rigid hierarchy; in have come moments of vulnerability, the hand raise function, and unannounced visits from children. It's happened in plain sight, but its consequences have been little discussed. Laura is a Global Director at advertising and marketing company, McCann Worldgroup. As she shares stories from some of the meetings she has been in, she explains why she believes this change has created a re-imagining of what meetings could be, and a rebalancing of power within them - with more people, and in particular more junior people and those who previously felt marginalised, empowered to contribute.

Producer: Giles Edwards


SAT 06:00 News and Papers (m0019ys6)
The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers.


SAT 06:07 Open Country (m0019rcl)
Radical Essex

Emily Knight uncovers an unexpectedly radical story, hidden in the Essex countryside. In the 1940s, men and women horrified by the violence of war, disconnected, disillusioned and despondent, began to turn to the land - and each other - for healing. A new way of life was needed, and a new movement sprang up. Part pacifist philosophy, part radical Christianity, part utopian idealism, the Back-to-the-Land movement of the '40s and '50s saw groups of people coming together to take over pockets of farmland, working collectively, sharing the hardships and the joys of communal living.

But this isn't just a farming movement. It's a story in which pacifist philosophy overlaps with new forms of Christianity, where the literature of DH Lawrence and George Orwell meets a working-class intellectualism, fired up by the possibility of real social change. It's a world of big dreams, hard graft, close communities, and a flowering of music, poetry and theatre, all under the arched roof of a crumbling Essex barn.

In a world ravaged by climate change and Covid-19, could we see a similar movement springing up today?

Producer for BBC Audio in Bristol : Emily Knight


SAT 06:30 Farming Today (m0019ys8)
06/08/22 Farming Today This Week: Farm tenants, Veg growers, Seasonal worker folk song

The British Growers’ Association, which represents the horticulture and fresh produce industries, is warning of a potential crisis in the sector because of rising costs, water shortages and difficulties finding workers. They’ve just carried out research into carrot and broccoli production and say unless farmers get paid more for their veg, they’ll be forced to stop growing it.

As the Environment Agency declares July to have been the driest in England on record since 1935, two farmers in Suffolk tell us how their farms are affected. Is planting into dry ground worthwhile, and should they invest in new irrigation systems?

Tenant farmers manage 35% of the UK's farmed land area, and are a vital part of the food growing network, but are facing increasing challenges as land values rise. We speak to a farmer who has is losing a large proportion of the land his family have farmed for 40 years in Northumberland.

And we hear the folk song which, it's hoped, will draw attention to the work of migrant seasonal workers. It was commissioned by researchers from the University of Leeds and Oxford, who are running a project called 'Feeding the Nation' to track the experiences of workers throughout the 2020 and 2021 harvests.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced in Bristol by Natalie Donovan


SAT 06:57 Weather (m0019ysb)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SAT 07:00 Today (m0019ysd)
Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.


SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (m0019ysg)
James Purefoy

Actor James Purefoy joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles to talk about Fisherman's Friends One and All. From Mark Antony in Rome to The Black Prince in A Knight's Tale, James talks about his long and wide-ranging career.

The Singh Twins are visual artists whose colourful and acclaimed work draws on traditional Indian techniques, Western medieval illuminated manuscripts and contemporary Western culture. They talk about their close bond and identifying as 'twindividuals'.

Adeline Vining found a vintage Dior dress belonging to her grandmother in a suitcase in the attic. When she posted a TikTok of herself wearing the dress, she went viral. Fashion historians got involved, suggesting the dress was made by Christian Dior himself, and estimating its worth at £35,000. The discovery also helped Adeline uncover the story of her grandmother's life.

Lesley Pearse has been a bestselling novelist for many years, and has lived an extraordinary life. After spending time in an orphanage, she found herself working as a bunny girl in Soho in her teens. When she became pregnant she was forced to give her son up for adoption. Years later she has reconnected with her son, and discovered the huge family she never knew she had.

Also we have the Inheritance Tracks of producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold, who chooses Elvis Presley's Rubberneckin' and Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.

Fisherman's Friends: One and All is in cinemas from 19th August.
The Singh Twins' exhibition ‘Slaves of Fashion’ is on at FirstSite in Colchester until 11th September.
Lesley Pearse's latest novel Deception is available now.

Producer: Tim Bano


SAT 10:30 The Kitchen Cabinet (m0019ysj)
Series 37

Oxford

Jay Rayner and his panel of food experts don their thinking caps as they take a trip to the city of spires and quiet learning - Oxford. Sophie Wright, Andi Oliver, Tim Hayward, and Zoe Laughlin answer questions from the audience.

This week, The Kitchen Cabinet team considers the best recipes for chickpea flour, how best to use fruit syrups in your cooking, and delicious vegan alternatives to gelatine in jelly babies.

Joining the team to discuss the fascinating food traditions at the Oxford University colleges is Librarian Matthew Shaw, alongside Justin Gildea, who talks passionately about the uses for oxtail.

Producer - Jemima Rathbone
Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 11:00 The Briefing Room (m0019rd2)
Scotland's drugs problem

Scotland has the worst figures for drug-related deaths anywhere in Europe. According to National Records for Scotland, 1,330 drug users died in 2021 - a slight improvement, but a death rate per capita which is still 4.8 times higher than England's.

Why do so many Scots die from drugs? And what more can be done to prevent it?

Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room are:
James Cook, BBC Scotland Editor
Kirsten Horsburgh, Director of Operations at the Scottish Drugs Forum
Andrew McAuley, Glasgow Caledonian University
Professor Catriona Matheson, University of Stirling
Professor Alex Stevens, University of Kent

PHOTO: Campaigning group Faces and Voices of Recovery protesting outside the Scottish Parliament in July 2022. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images


SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (m0019ysl)
Kenya goes to the polls

Kenyans are considering their options in the upcoming general election, and there are some big personalities to vote for. Key concerns for voters include the economy and corruption, but the prosperous image cultivated by some candidates raises questions about the source of their wealth, and just how committed they are to fighting corruption. Anne Soy reports from Nairobi.

The BBC’s Howard Johnson has come to the end of his time reporting from the Philippines, just as a new president Bongbong Marcos takes over. Under the outgoing president, Rodrigo Duterte, the state pursued an often lethal 'war' against alleged drug dealers and users – and many voters backed it. Meanwhile journalists, activists and even judges were trolled and threatened on social media. So how robust are the country’s democratic institutions?

Adam Easton reports from Poland, which has some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. A pregnancy can now only be terminated in the case of rape or incest, or if the mother's life is at risk. Abortion is no longer legal in cases of severe foetal abnormality. What does that mean for a family whose unborn baby has a condition that makes survival outside the womb impossible?

And Leila Molana Allen visits a shopping mall with a difference in the city of Ataq in southern Yemen. The long war in the country is softening attitudes towards women going out to work. The Ataq mall – staffed and run exclusively by women, for female customers only, is a place full of frills, laughter and hopes, where women can take refuge and realise some of their dreams. But behind the glitter lurks male power, family pressure, and social prejudice.

Presenter: Kate Adie
Producer: Polly Hope
Production Coordinator: Iona Hammond
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith


SAT 12:00 News Summary (m0019ysn)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 12:04 Surviving the Cost of Living (m0019ysq)
Moet and Carry

Two women compare coping with two cost of living crises, 30 years apart.

Today we are seeing energy and food prices soaring, leaving some struggling to afford basic necessities. Moet, a single mum living in Birmingham, has been struggling to keep up with the increases in costs. She has found herself getting into debt after being made redundant in May. She says she sometimes has only £7.50 left in her bank account at the end of the month for a food shop.

She meets Carry, who was also a single mum during the recession that began in 1991. She managed to survive – just - by starting her own business. Can her experiences of living on the breadline help Moet get through today's financial squeeze?

Producer: Eleanor Layhe
Production Coordinator: Janet Staples
Sound: Neil Churchill


SAT 12:30 Party's Over (m0019rs5)
Series 2

Cruise Control

What happens when the Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister? One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?'

"I can't just disappear like Gordon Brown. They say he barely gets out of bed now. Just sits there doing word-searches and eating Kit Kat Chunkies. Miserable. I hate the chunky ones." Former British Prime Minister Henry Tobin.

Henry hopes that an invitation to make a speech will be the passport he needs to a regular slot on the international lecture circuit.

Starring Miles Jupp, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi, Justin Edwards and David Mumeni.

Recorded at The Crescent Theatre in Birmingham.

Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter
Producer: Richard Morris
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound recordist and designer: Chris Maclean

A BBC Studios Production.


SAT 12:57 Weather (m0019yss)
The latest weather forecast


SAT 13:00 News and Weather (m0019ysv)
The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4


SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (m0019rsc)
Lord Adebowale, Robert Jenrick MP, Catherine West MP, Charlotte Pickles

Ben Wright presents political debate and discussion from Wakefield Cathedral. The panel taking questions from our audience includes the chair of the NHS Confederation and cross bench peer Lord Adebowale, the Conservative MP and former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick, Director of the Reform think tank Charlotte Pickles, and the Labour MP and shadow Foreign Office minister Catherine West.

If you would like to be in the audience, tickets are available free in advance via the Wakefield Cathedral website.

Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton
Lead broadcast engineer: Tom Parnell
Editor: Chris Ledgard


SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (m0019ysx)
Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?


SAT 14:45 39 Ways to Save the Planet (m000vjnp)
Zero Carbon Farm

Can British farmers transform themselves into carbon-cutting heroes? Arable farmer, Duncan Farrington has worked hard to reduce the carbon emissions from his farm. He's replanted hedges and trees and cut down on diesel-powered machinery. He's even persuaded some of his staff to cycle to work. But Duncan's farm isn't just zero carbon, it's actually sucking in and locking up vast quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Duncan explains to Tom how he's transformed the management of his soil and proven to doubters that commercial British arable farms can play their part in cutting the planet's carbon emissions.

Producer: Alasdair Cross
Researcher: Sarah Goodman

Produced in conjunction with the Royal Geographical Society. Particular thanks for this episode to Dr Adrian Williams of Cranfield University and to Professor Andrew Barnes, Professor Mads Fischer-Moller and Professor Bob Rees of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).


SAT 15:00 Drama (m0019yt0)
A Close Approximation of You

By Oliver Emanuel.

When Kay first meets Michael he’s singing to into a mirror to himself.

But his love of mirrors isn’t narcissism. A theoretical physicist, his job is to explore the possibility that there is a mirror version of our world somewhere. But what happens when theory becomes practice?

Part love story, part psychological thriller, this tender and tense drama takes us through Kay and Michael’s world and beyond.

Cast:

Kay … Anneika Rose
Michael … Sandy Grierson
Detective…Itxaso Moreno
John and Security Guard…Richard Conlon
Jess and the Agent…Gabriel Quigley

Sound recording: Andy Hay and Kris McConnachie
Sound design: Fraser Jackson

Directed by Kirsty Williams


SAT 16:00 Woman's Hour (m0019yt2)
Weekend Woman’s Hour: Lionesses legacy, Beyonce & Lizzo lyrics, school exclusions, dance music and discovering 35 siblings

What will the legacy of Women’s Euro 2022 be? The former lioness and second highest goal scorer for England Kelly Smith speaks to Andrea Catherwood alongside Dame Heather Rabbatts. Dame Heather was the first female board member of the Football Association when she joined in 2012.

The pop star Lizzo changed the lyrics of her song because it contained an ableist slur, Beyonce has been criticized for using the same term. In her new song Heated, which is co-written by hip-hop star Drake, the slur is used twice. In a statement, Beyonce said the term wasn't used intentionally in a harmful way, and will be replaced. Hannah Diviney is a writer and Disability Activist from Sydney, who went viral for calling out both Lizzo and Beyonce.

Chrysta Bilton talks about her new book Book - A Normal Family: The Surprising Truth About My Crazy Childhood (And How I Discovered 35 New Siblings).

In the academic year before the pandemic, 7,894 children were permanently excluded from English state schools. However, the data shows that certain groups of children are more likely to be excluded than others. Anita speaks to Dr Amelia Roberts, deputy director of UCL’s Centre for Inclusive Education; Jason Arthur, CEO of Mission 44, a charitable foundation which aims to support disadvantaged young people; and Lisa Smith, chair of the Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and Other Travellers.

A new report has found that just five per cent of dance music in the UK charts has a female as the lead artist. The report also looks at gender equality issues at festivals, and how ‘The Male Gaze’ places pressure on women in the industry. Jessica speaks to the Radio 1 DJ Jaguar and Nicola Davies, the report’s lead author.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Surya Elango
Editor: Louise Corley


SAT 17:00 PM (m0019yt4)
Full coverage of the day's news


SAT 17:30 Boris (p0cmtn07)
5. The City Hall Years: The Stir-Fry

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. A bit of a mouthful. To most people - and there are those that hate it - he’s simply Boris

This series tells the story of Boris Johnson - from boy to man to Prime Minister. In each episode, Adam Fleming talks to a range of people who’ve known, watched, worked or dealt with him.

In the fifth episode, we hear about his time as London mayor.

Guests:

Alex Crowley worked on Boris Johnson's two mayoral campaigns.

Will Walden was Boris Johnson's Director of Communications and External Affairs and his Chief Spokesman during his second term as mayor.

Anne McElvoy is a columnist and broadcaster at The Economist and she was a columnist at The Evening Standard when Boris Johnson became mayor.

Producers: Ben Carter, Natasha Fernandes and Lucinda Borrell
Series Editor: Emma Rippon
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Studio Engineer: Neil Churchill


SAT 17:54 Shipping Forecast (m0019yt8)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SAT 17:57 Weather (m0019ytb)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (m0019ytd)
Doctors withdraw Archie Battersbee's life support, ending a legal battle over his welfare


SAT 18:15 Loose Ends (m0019ytg)
Louise Welsh, Sikisa, Victoria Melody, Movin' Melvin Brown, Niteworks, AiiTee, Scottee, Clive Anderson

Clive Anderson and Scottee are joined by Louise Welsh, Sikisa, Movin' Melvin Brown & Victoria Melody for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Niteworks & AiiTee.


SAT 19:00 Witness (b05q5l8x)
Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis

In the late 1960s, the widowed US First Lady began a romance with the Greek shipping tycoon who was then the world's richest man. Greek journalist, Nico Mastorakis, broke the story by dressing up as a musician.


SAT 19:15 The Infinite Monkey Cage (m0019ytj)
Series 24

How to Teach Maths

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe and the very numerate Prof Hannah Fry, maths comedian Matt Parker and statistician Prof David Spiegelhalter for a unique maths class. Are some of us just innately bad at maths or can everyone get to grips with algebra and calculus? What do our panel wish they'd been taught at school, and what is the key to a life-long love of numbers? Get your calculators ready!

Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem


SAT 20:00 Archive on 4 (m0019ytl)
In Praise of Clichés

Whether it’s author Martin Amis declaring war on overused stock phrases or annual surveys of the well-worn expressions we love to hate - at the end of the day, the fact of the matter is, people have very strong feelings about clichés.

From politics to TV drama, sporting clichés to toe-curling corporate jargon, Steve Punt drills down into the archive to discover why so many of us have been singing from the same hymn sheet.

As he traces cliché origin stories and listens to the sound of some new ones being hatched, Steve is joined by storytelling expert John Yorke, parliamentary sketch-writer Madeline Grant and author of a whole book about footballing clichés, Adam Hurrey. Navigating a linguistic minefield where conventions must be separated from tropes, platitudes from pontification, Steve runs it up the flagpole to ask if it’s time to stop rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, attempt some blue-sky thinking and rehabilitate the humble cliché.

It could, he says “be a game-changer.”

Producer: Conor Garrett


SAT 21:00 GF Newman's The Corrupted (b087psl5)
Series 3

Episode 1

It's the 1970's and Brian Oldman is still in jail - desperate to get out. Joseph Oldman (Toby Jones) is pulling every corrupt string possible to help him.

GF Newman's The Corrupted weaves fiction with real characters from history, following the fortunes of the Oldman family - from small-time business and opportunistic petty crime, through gang rivalries, to their entanglement in the highest echelons of society. It's a tale revealing the nexus of crime, business and politics woven through the fabric of 20th century greed as even those with hitherto good intentions are sucked into a web of corruption.

Joey Oldman, an uneducated Jewish child immigrant from Russia, has a natural instinct for business and a love of money - coupled with a knack for acquiring it. His wife Cath is as ruthless in both the pursuit of money and the protection of her son, Brian. Joey built his empire with the help of a corrupt bank manager in the 1950s, starting with small greengrocer shops before moving into tertiary banking and property development, dealing with many corrupt policemen on the way - and befriending both Lord Goodman and Margaret Thatcher.


Written by G F Newman
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4.


SAT 21:45 Rabbit at Rest (m0002cnr)
Episode 10

John Updike’s fourth novel about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom.

It's the end of the 1980s and Harry has acquired a Florida condo, a second grandchild, and a troubled, overworked heart - not to mention a troubled underworking son. As Reagan’s debt-ridden, AIDS-panicked America yields to that of the first George Bush, Rabbit explores the bleak terrain of late middle age - looking for reasons to live and opportunities to make peace with a remorselessly accumulating past.

The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1991, the second "Rabbit" novel to garner that award.

Reader: Toby Jones
Abridger: Eileen Horne
Producer: Clive Brill

A Brill production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 22:00 News (m0019ytn)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4


SAT 22:15 Rethink (m0018wyf)
Rethink the World Order

World Order

Amol Rajan is joined by academics, thinkers and politicians to discuss what the war in Ukraine might mean for the new world order. The world was rewritten after World War II and new alliances and republics formed. From the Cold War to the Eastern European revolutions of the 1980s and the conflicts in the Middle East, alliances have been constantly tested and changed. But what does the new war in Ukraine and the fractures it is opening up mean for the alliances and institutions which emerged from the middle of the 20th century? Is NATO going to regain lost credibility? What is the role of blocs like the EU and institutions like the UN in this emerging world? And where will Russia turn for new alliances?

Joining Amol Rajan are:
Niall Ferguson, author, historian, senior fellow at Stanford University, and senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard.
Anne Applebaum, journalist and historian, expert on the history of communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe.
Andrey Kortunov, director-general of the Russian International Affairs Council.
Professor Rana Mitter, professor of the History and Politics of Modern China and the director of the University of Oxford China Centre.

Presenter: Amol Rajan
Producers: Emma Close, Lucinda Borrell, Jim Frank
Researcher: Marianna Brain
Studio Manager: James Beard
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Nicola Addyman


SAT 23:00 Brain of Britain (m0019r0j)
Heat 1, 2022

The first four contestants of the 2022 series join Russell Davies for the classic general knowledge tournament to decide who takes the title Brain of Britain. The field is as strong as ever for the 69th season of the quiz, with competitors from all over the UK, including some who have narrowly missed the title before, alongside others who are throwing their hat into the ring for the very first time.

Sport, medicine, classic literature, art, languages, history, music and physics are just some of the fields from which questions are drawn in this opening edition of the series.

Taking part today are:
Azeez Feshitan from London
Angela Hawke from Bognor Regis
Emma Laslett from Milton Keynes
Ray Walters from Cheltenham.

As always, a listener will also get the chance to win a prize if they can Beat the Brains with questions he or she has devised.

Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria


SAT 23:30 Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets (m0019r7h)
Liverpool

Actor and writer Catherine Harvey explores the poetry and language of Liverpool to find out what it means to be a Dicky Sam, a Whacker, a Liverpudlian or a Scouser.

In the remains of the world’s first commercial wet dock (now deep beneath a shopping centre) Catherine discovers how a cluster of streets next to a muddy pool became a vibrant cultural melting pot, and asks linguist Tony Crowley about the impact of the Port on what Thomas De Quincey once called ‘the many-languaged town of Liverpool’.

From the burial pits of St Patrick’s Church, the resting place of thousands who died in past epidemics, to the Everyman Theatre where live poetry events continue the legacy of The Mersey Sound, we hear from some of Liverpool’s contemporary poets, including Amina Atiq, Jennifer Lee Tsai, Greg Quiery and Levi Tafari. But are the myths about Liverpool’s linguistic history true? And what makes the dialect and identity of this diverse community so unique?

The other areas visited in this series of Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets are Hull, Portsmouth and Cornwall.

A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4

SUNDAY 07 AUGUST 2022

SUN 00:00 Midnight News (m0019ytq)
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.


SUN 00:15 Living with the Gods (b09dyxxw)
The Making of Meaning

Neil MacGregor continues his series about the expression of shared beliefs with a focus on how we come to comprehend sacred images.

Our understanding of the rock art created by the San people of southern Africa over many centuries is helped by written accounts, so that what first appears to be an image of a hunting expedition becomes a record of a spiritual journey into another realm of experience. "For many years it was a matter of gaze and guess," says David Lewis Williams, an authority on rock art: "You gaze at it, and if you gaze long enough, your guess will take you close to what it's all about - and I'm afraid that's not the case, but we don't have to gaze and guess any more."

In the British Museum, a small 19th century Japanese shrine shows the spirits coming to visit a long-settled agricultural society. The curved doors of a small wooden box open to reveal, inside, a shimmering world of carved gilded wood, and a scene to which Japanese viewers would bring different interpretations.

Producer Paul Kobrak

Produced in partnership with the British Museum
Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.


SUN 00:30 Commonwealth Stories (m0019rrs)
Agamemnon’s Earthen Ships

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and mark this year’s Commonwealth Games celebrations, three recent prizewinners have written specially commissioned stories for Radio 4.

Today’s story is by the 2018 prizewinning writer Constantia Soteriou from Cyprus, translated by Lina Protopapa. Agamemnon’s Earthen Ships tells the story of a character from ancient Greek mythology who refused to bow to the demands of a warlike king, and has unsettling resonances with the violent political upheavals of today’s Europe.

Constantia Soteriou was born in Nicosia. Her first novel Aishe Goes on Vacation (Patakis, 2015) received the Athens Prize for Literature. Her second book Voices Made of Soil (Patakis, 2017) was included in the short list for the Cyprus Literature Awards. She has written plays for independent stages and the Cyprus Theatre Organization.

Reader Mia Soteriou is an actor and musician who played Arina in the film Mamma Mia! and Mirri Mas Duur in Game of Thrones. She has also appeared regularly on television and radio.

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize attracts between 6,000 – 7,000 entries every year from nearly all the 54 Commonwealth countries, and taps into a rich, rewarding vein of storytelling from around the world. Five regional prizes are awarded, from which one writer is chosen as the overall winner.

Producer: Sara Davies
Sound Design: Lucinda Mason Brown
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 00:48 Shipping Forecast (m0019yts)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SUN 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (m0019ytv)
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.


SUN 05:20 Shipping Forecast (m0019ytx)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SUN 05:30 News Briefing (m0019ytz)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4


SUN 05:43 Bells on Sunday (m0019yv1)
St Stephen’s Church in Bristol

Bells on Sunday comes from St Stephen’s Church in Bristol. It is recorded that by 1693, there were six bells in the church but by 1759, these had been replaced with a ring of eight bells by Abraham Rudhall of Gloucester. In 1970, they were augmented to a ring of twelve by John Taylor of Loughborough with a tenor nineteen and a quarter hundredweight in the note of E. We hear them ringing Stedman Cinques.


SUN 05:45 Witness (b05q5l8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 News Summary (m0019yv5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4


SUN 06:05 Something Understood (b00sn70d)
Longing for the Sea

Mark Tully discusses our longing for the sea with Gwyneth Lewis, who was the inaugural National Poet of Wales and spent a year on a disastrous round the world voyage.

Despite the danger and the loneliness, she still longs for the sea, and reads a new poem "Sea Virus". Lewis is a committed Christian, and she talks about how the experience of being alone on a vast ocean has strengthened her spiritual belief.

Other poets in the programme include the contemporary Welsh poet Menna Elfyn, who speaks of the sea opening her eyes; and the Anglo-Saxon seafarer from before the Tenth Century.

The music includes Britten's Sea Interlude: Dawn, Charles Trenet's evocative song of the 40s "La Mer", and a Bach cantata in which he evokes a storm.

Producer: Elizabeth Burke
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 06:35 On Your Farm (m0019yv8)
In Search of a Forever Farm

James and Isobel Wright are in search of a new farm tenancy. They've applied for numerous places, but so far haven't been successful - and with a toddler and a second baby on the way, they want a degree of long term security. They've written to land agents, they've sent 6,000 flyers out locally - but haven't found anything they feel would work for them. Charlotte Smith visits the couple on their current farm in Sussex to hear their story, and find out about the challenges tenant farmers across the country are facing.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons


SUN 06:57 Weather (m0019yvb)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SUN 07:00 News and Papers (m0019yvd)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 07:10 Sunday (m0019yvg)
Beyoncé and Faith, Gordon Brown and Pastor Mick; Lambeth Conference

The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for an emergency budget to support the poorest through the autumn and winter, as the cost of living rises. He’s commissioned a report, co-signed by more than 60 faith groups and charities, which says there is a “growing gap between need and current provision” for the lowest income families. Edward Stourton is joined by Gordon Brown and Pastor Mick Fleming who runs ‘Church on the Street’, an anti-poverty charity in Burnley.

The Lambeth Conference draws to a close with the dominant issue of the week being the Anglican Church’s stance on homosexuality. Two bishops with very different perspectives reflect on this and on the wider purpose of the global Anglican Communion.

The singer Beyoncé's new album 'Renaissance' has gone straight to the top of the charts. Her music has often incorporated religious themes and imagery, which has made her both an empowering and controversial figure. Two fans talk about what Beyoncé means to them as black Christian women.

Producers:
Dan Tierney and Jill Collins

Editor:
Helen Grady.


SUN 07:54 Radio 4 Appeal (m0019yvj)
Starfish Greathearts Foundation

South African TV Chef and author Zola Nene makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Starfish Greathearts Foundation.

To Give:
- UK Freephone 0800 404 8144
-You can donate online at bbc.co.uk/appeal/radio4
- Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. (That’s the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope ‘Starfish Greathearts Foundation’.
- Cheques should be made payable to ‘Starfish Greathearts Foundation’.
Please note that Freephone and online donations for this charity close at 23.59 on the Saturday after the Appeal is first broadcast. However the Freepost option can be used at any time.

Registered charity number: 1093862

Zola Nene photo © Penguin Books SA


SUN 07:57 Weather (m0019yvl)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SUN 08:00 News and Papers (m0019yvn)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 08:10 Sunday Worship (m0019yvq)
God's Church for God's World

Bishops gather in Canterbury from all over the Anglican Communion for the Lambeth Conference, to talk, pray and share together. They listen to God, listen to one another, rejoice in what God is doing and lament the brokenness of the world. This year they are considering what it means to be God’s Church for God’s World. Over two weeks they explore a number of topics: - what it means to inhabit the world with an open heart for hospitality in ways that promote unity and love - through evangelism and reconciliation, what it means to be Anglicans, how to build a safer church, questions around the environment and sustainable development, Christian unity, and discipleship.

At the worshipping heart of the conference is a service in Canterbury Cathedral, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby. The preacher is the Rt Rev Dr Vicentia Kgabe, Bishop of Lesotho. The Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, directed by David Newsholme, are joined by the Zinafe Choir and the Lambeth Conference Music Group, led by the Rev Pete Gunstone.

Producer: Andrew Earis


SUN 08:48 A Point of View (m0019rsf)
No Final Frontier

Sara Wheeler has just been appointed the authorised biographer of the travel writer, Jan Morris. But she faces a dilemma. She's concerned that she is 'effectively appropriating the story of a woman who appropriated hundreds of other stories'.

How, she wonders, can she navigate this tricky territory.

Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Iona Hammond
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith


SUN 08:58 Tweet of the Day (b04t0vl3)
Ostrich

Michael Palin presents the avian record breaking ostrich in the Kalahari Desert. Ostriches are ornithological record-breakers. The black and white adult male ostrich is taller and heavier than any other living bird, reaching almost 3 metres in height and weighing a whopping 150 kilograms. Females are smaller but lay the largest eggs of any bird. The ostrich's eye measures 5cm in diameter and is the largest of any land vertebrate.

Ostriches live in the wide open landscapes of central, eastern and South-West Africa. As well as being tall and observant, Ostriches also minimise their chances of being predated on, by living in groups and sharing lookout duties, or staying close to sharp-eyed antelope and zebra herds. They can also use their powerful legs to try and outrun a predator, reaching speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour which makes them the fastest avian runner.


SUN 09:00 Broadcasting House (m0019yvs)
The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell


SUN 10:00 The Archers Omnibus (m0019yvv)
Writer, Liz John
Director, Julie Beckett
Editor, Jeremy Howe

Helen Archer ….. Louiza Patikas
Natasha Archer ….. Mali Harries
Pat Archer ….. Patricia Gallimore
Tom Archer ….. William Troughton
Tony Archer ….. David Troughton
Lilian Bellamy ….. Sunny Ormonde
Alice Carter ….. Hollie Chapman
Susan Carter ….. Charlotte Martin
Justin Elliott ….. Simon Williams
Shula Hebden Lloyd ….. Judy Bennett
Tracy Horrobin ….. Susie Riddell
Alistair Lloyd ….. Michael Lumsden
Adil Shah ….. Ronny Jhutti
Lynda Snell ….. Carole Boyd
Oliver Sterling ….. Michael Cochrane
Caitlin Thomas ….. Di Botcher
Roy Tucker ….. Ian Pepperell
Peggy Woolley ….. June Spencer
Denise ….. Clare Perkins


SUN 11:15 Desert Island Discs (m0019yvx)
John Legend, musician

The American singer and songwriter John Legend has won two Emmys, 12 Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony award – making him one of only 16 living artists to have won all four honours. One of his songs, All of Me, written for his wife, the model Chrissy Teigen, has been streamed more than four billion times on digital platforms.

He was born John Stephens in Springfield, Ohio into a musical family. His father played drums in church, where his mother conducted the choir. John took piano lessons from an early age and soon became involved in arranging music for the church.

He attended university at the age of 16 and after graduating worked as a management consultant for four years, while pursuing his interest in music out of office hours. He signed his first record deal after working with Kanye West early in his career, and took on the stage name John Legend, releasing his first solo album in 2004.

Alongside his musical career, he has acted on TV and film, including a role in the highly successful La La Land. He has performed at three Presidential inauguration ceremonies – for President Obama in 2009 and 2013, and for President Biden in 2021.

John lives in the USA with his wife and their two children.

DISC ONE: Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone
DISC TWO: They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) by Pete Rock & CL Smooth
DISC THREE: Day Dreaming by Aretha Franklin
DISC FOUR: Roc Boys (And the Winner is…) by Jay-Z
DISC FIVE: As by Stevie Wonder
DISC SIX: Love on Top by Beyonce
DISC SEVEN: L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole
DISC EIGHT: Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

BOOK CHOICE: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber & David Wengrow
LUXURY ITEM: A piano
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Here Comes the Sun by Nina Simone

Presenter Lauren Laverne
Producer Sarah Taylor


SUN 12:00 News Summary (m0019z1y)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


SUN 12:04 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m0019r0v)
Series 77

Episode 4

The antidote to panel games pays a return visit to the Forum Theatre in Malvern. Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris take on Rory Bremner and Graeme Garden with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell attempts piano accompaniment. Producer - Jon Naismith. It is a BBC Studios production.


SUN 12:32 The Food Programme (m0019yw1)
Reformulation – a fix for the obesity crisis?

In the UK poor diet is a worrying public health issue, and we rank one of the worst in Europe for levels of obesity, particularly among children. Reformulating the most unhealthy foods to reduce sugar, salt and fat is the food industry’s main strategy to turn things around, and this is echoed by the government. Reformulation has been going on for decades, and there has been some real progress recently, for example reducing sugar in soft drinks and some breakfast cereals. However, overall there is much work still to be done and government sugar reduction targets are way-off being met according to recent figures.

The focus on reformulation has always been on reducing the level of ‘bad’ nutrients in food. Now the concept of ‘ultra-processed’ food is calling that strategy into question. It defines food on the level of processing rather than on nutrients – if a product includes ingredients you wouldn’t find in your kitchen and was made in a factory, then it’s probably ultra-processed. UPF food makes up half of the average diet in the UK, and there is growing evidence to show that it’s very likely driving the rise in diet-related diseases, and the global obesity epidemic.

So when it comes to nutrients, what are the technical challenges for reformulating our food, and how far can this approach go in improving the quality of ultra-processed food? And if the problem really lies with processing rather than nutrients, do we need a different approach entirely?

Presented by Sheila Dillon and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.


SUN 12:57 Weather (m0019yw3)
The latest weather forecast


SUN 13:00 The World This Weekend (m0019yw5)
Radio 4's look at the week's big stories from both home and around the world


SUN 13:30 Black Roots (m0017tgx)
Episode Two – Arnold Shultz, the banjo and bluegrass music in Kentucky.

String bands, hoedowns, square dances, old-time fiddle and banjo styles, these sounds were a dominant strand in African American roots music from the 17th century onwards. Despite this, many people think that such music comes solely from dungaree-wearing, white rural folk. Country might appear to be the whitest of all music genres, but it has some surprising roots.

How have these black roots been whitewashed from the history of American folk and country music? How have folk and country been positioned as white genres? What does black Americana sound like today?

In this episode, acclaimed musician Rhiannon Giddens explores bluegrass music in Kentucky, the history of the banjo and the story of Arnold Shultz.

For many listeners of bluegrass, the story of this music begins in December 1945, when ‘Father of Bluegrass’ Bill Monroe brought his band on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. Yet, Bill Monroe always acknowledged the black fiddler and guitarist Arnold Shultz as one of his major influences. Rhiannon explores how African American musicians like Shultz were often mentors to white country stars of the time.

Featuring Joshua Bronnenberg, Dr Richard S. Brown, Dr. Erika Brady, Dom Flemons, Dr Andrew Rhinehart and Tray Wellington.

Presented by Rhiannon Giddens
Produced by Tom Woolfenden
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 14:00 Gardeners' Question Time (m0019rrq)
Eastbourne

Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Eastbourne for this week's horticultural programme. Matthew Pottage, Christine Walkden and Ashley Edwards answer the questions.

On his way, Peter stops by the chalky cliffs of Beachy Head. He speaks with Tim Squire, Ranger for the Eastern Downs of the National Park, who tells him all about the unique chalk grassland of the area.

In Eastbourne, the panellists suggest some low-growing plants for a windy, coastal terrace, as well as what we can plant now that the weather is warmer than ever before. They also discuss how to water the garden in drought conditions.

Away from the questions Matthew heads over to Sienna Hosta nursery to speak with Chris Potts, who explains how they keep their hostas slug and snail free.

Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Aniya Das

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 14:45 The Five Faces of Leonardo (m0004lfq)
Leonardo's Heart

Papworth heart surgeon Francis Wells examines the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci as an anatomist.

His interest in the Renaissance artist and polymath has not only impacted on his work as a surgeon but also inspired him to write a book, The Heart of Leonardo, with the support of the Royal Collection.

Windsor Castle houses 64 pages of anatomical drawings and writings in its print room - a selection of which have been on loan for temporary exhibitions to 12 art galleries in the UK, culminating in a major exhibition at the Queens Gallery in London in May 2019. Art historian Martin Clayton, who is head of prints and drawings for the Royal Collection, has been curating the exhibitions.

Producer: Sara Parker
Executive Producer: Samir Shah

A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 15:00 Drama (m0019yw7)
Brick Lane

Part One of a new adaptation of Monica Ali’s bestselling novel, dramatised by Tanika Gupta.

When a teenage Nazneen arrives in London, the hectic streets and cramped high-rises of the East End are a world away from her life in Bangladesh. As her sister’s situation back in Dhaka worsens, and with a baby on the way, life only gets more complicated. Can Nazneen really leave things up to fate this time?

CAST
Nazneen .... Anneika Rose
Chanu ..... Zubin Varla
Razia ..... Chetna Pandya
Hasina ..... Hiftu Quasem
Mrs Islam ..... Nina Wadia
Dr Azad ..... Neil D’Souza

Dramatized by Tanika Gupta
Directed by Anne Isger
Sound by Caleb Knightley, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose
Production Co-ordination by Luke MacGregor
Production Assistance by Hannah O'Reilly

A BBC Audio Production

Tanika Gupta
Tanika Gupta MBE FRSL is a prolific radio, stage and film writer, having written over 25 stage plays that have been produced in major theatres across the UK, over 30 radio plays and numerous television dramas. In the past year, her stage play The Empress was added to the GCSE curriculum, alongside her adaptation of Ibsen's A Doll's House.

Brick Lane
Monica Ali's debut novel Brick Lane was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003. In the same year Ali was named as one of Granta's 'Best of Young British Novelists'.


SUN 16:00 Bookclub (m0019yw9)
Kevin Barry

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, James Naughtie is joined by an in-person audience who are putting their questions to Kevin Barry, about his novel Night Boat To Tangier. It’s a darkly comic, melancholy novel about two gangsters, Maurice and Charlie, waiting in the port of Algeciras, hoping to spot Maurice’s runaway daughter. And as they wait, they reminisce and swap stories.

Our next Bookclub is recording at Greenside Parish Church in Edinburgh on Thursday 25th August at 7pm. Our guest is Kathleen Jamie, Scotland's Makar, talking about her Selected Poems and her writing life. For more details, and to book a place, email bookclub@bbc.co.uk


SUN 16:30 Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets (m0019ywc)
Cornwall

In the final episode of the current series, Cornish born and bred actor Stacey Guthrie explores dialect and dialect poetry across Cornwall.

Stacey meets various poets from different parts of Cornwall and hears how the dialect differs between east and west and whether you're near the coast or inland.

During the programme we find out how Cornwall's links with the sea, fishing and other industries like tin mining, have influenced the way people speak. We also hear how the Cornish language has seeped into English language dialect in the duchy.

Stacey meets various bards and poets along the way, including Pol Hodges, Will Coleman, Bert Biscoe, Mick Paynter, Meg Chapman and Moe Keast.

A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4.


SUN 17:00 The Cost of Economic War (m00181ln)
As the fight on NATO’s border has intensified, the West’s response has been to make war with Russia - economic war. Sanctions, not bombs, have been the weapon chosen to take on the Putin regime and Western leaders have devised ever more elaborate tortures for the Rouble.

In light of diminishing appetite for war and financial inducements over the past century, trade and financial sanctions have increasingly become the preferred tool of statecraft employed by countries around the world. But how effective are they?

Author and columnist for The Economist, Duncan Weldon, explores the strengths and weaknesses of economic sanctions. Looking at historical uses over the past 100 years, Duncan examines to what extent and in what scenarios they achieve foreign policy aims. He also reflects on the unintended consequences and the impact on economies. And he considers what the sanctions against Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine, mean for the global economy and the future geopolitical landscape.

With Daniel Dresner, Professor of international politics at the Fletcher school of law and diplomacy at Tufts University; Dr Erica Moret, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Global Governance and Humanitarian Studies at the Graduate Institute, Geneva; Nathanael Tilahun, a lawyer and Professor of International Law at University of Coventry specialising in sanctions, security and financial crime; Macroeconomist Rachel Ziemba, founder of Ziemba Insights and adjunct senior fellow at The Center for A New American Security in Washington; and Taban Osman, a Kurdish Iraqi, actor and singer from Sulemani in northern Iraq.

Presenter: Duncan Weldon
Producer: Jac Phillimore
Sound Design and Mix: Rob Speight
Executive Producer: Katherine Godfrey
A Novel production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 17:40 Witness (b05q5l8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 17:54 Shipping Forecast (m0019ywf)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


SUN 17:57 Weather (m0019ywh)
The latest weather reports and forecast


SUN 18:00 Six O'Clock News (m0019ywk)
Those backing Liz Truss say she hasn't ruled out financial help for those struggling


SUN 18:15 Pick of the Week (m0019ywm)
Guvna B

Rapper, author and broadcaster Guvna B chooses highlights from the past week on BBC radio and BBC Sounds.


SUN 19:00 The Archers (m0019ywp)
Lynda eventually finds a role for Adil at the fete that he can’t say no to – palm reading. It’s much needed with this year’s fortune teller pulling out. Lilian arrives and Lynda ropes her in so that Adil can demonstrate his skills. Lilian can’t help but snigger when Adil refers to her prominent Mount of Venus while reading her palm. She then feels sorry for Adil for having his arm twisted by Lynda. Adil really doesn’t want to lose any credibility in the village so Lilian offers to brief him on those who visit the fortune teller tent’s regulars.

A grumpy Tracy drags the cricket team out for practice. Natasha chats to Pat and Tony during a break – she’s taking Seren for a stroll while Caitlin looks after Nova at home. She then asks if they can keep an eye on Seren while she makes a work call. The person employed to help cover Natasha’s maternity leave isn’t shaping up as hoped. Natasha’s surprised to learn that all is well with Summer Orchard and that her mum had helped out without taking over. Tony assures Natasha that Caitlin can stay as long as she likes at Bridge Farm. Meanwhile Tracy pulls up Tony for gossiping when he should be training. Tony can’t understand what’s got into her recently.


SUN 19:15 Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train (m0019xh0)
Series 1

London to Holyhead

Author, actor and comedy icon, Alexei Sayle continues his travels across the country by rail.

Alexei’s mission is to break the golden rule of travelling by train and actually talk to his fellow passengers in a quest for conversations that reveal their lives, hopes, dreams and destinations. There’s humour, sadness and surprise as people talk about what is going on in their lives and, as Alexei passes through familiar towns and cities, he also tells stories and memories from his career and childhood.

Alexei has a lifelong "ticket to ride" in his DNA. His father was a railway guard and the Sayle family benefitted from free travel in the UK and across Europe. As a boy, Alexei and his family roamed far and wide from the family home in Anfield, Liverpool. At a time when most people thought an exciting trip by train was to Brighton or Blackpool, Alexei travelled thousands of miles to mysterious towns with unpronounceable names in far flung corners of the continent.

In each programme in the series, Alexei embarks on a rail journey, taking a chance on who he might meet and inviting them to have a conversation with him. In this episode, he travels from London to Holyhead and meets Alex who is an actor and musician on his way to perform in a musical in Llandudno, Elaine who has been to London to visit her two very eccentric aunts, Jessica, an organisational psychologist whose work involves helping people discover what they really want to do in life, and Stephany who has just celebrated her 20 year service award as a customer service assistant on the railway and tells Alexei of her meeting with two of her most famous customers - Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Producers Peter Lowe and Nick Symons
A Ride production for Radio 4


SUN 19:45 Three Fires (m0019ywr)
Episode 4: Girolamo Defiant

This five-part serial from award-winning crime writer Denise Mina takes a dark, contemporary look at Renaissance-era Florence. In a corrupt city riven by factionalism, wealth inequality and suffering from a rampant outbreak of plague, the pressure is building.

Following violent clashes between Savonarola's puritanical followers and the crooked rulers of Florence, a drastic solution is proposed in the interests of peace.

Written by Denise Mina
Read by Kieran Hodgson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie


SUN 20:00 Feedback (m0019rrx)
Can you believe BBC weather forecasters when they link extreme temperatures with climate change?

BBC Meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker discusses reporting of the recent heatwave and the linking of it to climate change, as well as answering comments from a listener comparing it to the summer of ‘76.

The BBC Scotland Editor James Cook explains how he manages to remain impartial, as the independence issue heats up again north of the border.

And Jeffrey Boakye tells us whether he has added to his own playlist as a result of co-presenting that eclectic show, Add To Playlist, with Cerys Matthews.

Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Kate Dixon
Executive Producer: Samir Shah

A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4


SUN 20:30 Last Word (m0019rrv)
Bernard Cribbins OBE (pictured), Diana Kennedy MBE, Sir Colin Blakemore, Nichelle Nichols

Matthew Bannister on

Bernard Cribbins OBE, the much-loved actor known for appearances in The Railway Children and Doctor Who as well as reading countless stories on Jackanory.

Diana Kennedy MBE, the British-born food writer who dedicated her life to promoting the diversity of Mexican cuisine.

Sir Colin Blakemore, the neuroscientist who received death threats after speaking out in defence of experiments on animals.

Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing African American actor who played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek.

Producer: Sofie Vilcins

Interviewed guest: Jenny Agutter
Interviewed guest: Helen Lederer
Interviewed guest: Gabriela Cámara
Interviewed guest: Fiona Fox

Archive clips used: EMI Films, The Railway Children 1970; BBC One, Fawlty Towers - The Hotel Inspectors 10/10/1975; BBC, CBeebies - Storm in a Teacup 05/04/2015; Filmfair, The Wombles - One Pair of Feet 23/02/1973; BBC Radio 4, The Food Programme 30/06/2014; Greenwich Entertainment/Submarine Deluxe, Diana Kennedy - Nothing Fancy 2020; BBC Two, The Mind Machine 13/09/1988; BBC Radio 4, Today 08/11/2011; BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - Sir Colin Blakemore 08/11/2011; Desilu Productions/Norway Corporation, Star Trek S02E02 Who Mourns For Adonais 27/04/1970; BBC Radio 4, Archive on 4 - Star Trek, The Undiscovered Future 03/09/2016; BBC Radio 1, Nicky Campbell - Nichelle Nichols interview 31/01/1995; NASA, Recruitment Film 1977; Yap Films, Building Star Trek (TV Movie) 2016.


SUN 21:00 Surviving the Cost of Living (m0019ysq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:04 on Saturday]


SUN 21:25 Radio 4 Appeal (m0019yvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:54 today]


SUN 21:30 Princess (p0cj3qch)
Kit De Waal on Sarah Forbes Bonetta

Author Kit De Waal and TV presenter and journalist Zeinab Badawi explore the extraordinary story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta. The 6 year old West African girl, orphaned by King Dahomey and taken to his court, where a British Naval Captain bargained to take her back to England. There she was presented as a gift to Queen Victoria and entered high society, where she was called "the African princess".

Produced by Audio Always
Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
Sound: Tom Rowbotham


SUN 22:00 Westminster Hour (m0019ywt)
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the latest warnings about a cost of living crisis, and the different responses of the two candidates in the Conservative leadership race. On her panel: Tory MP and Liz Truss supporter, Chris Loder; Labour's Darren Jones - who chairs the Business and Energy Select Committee; and former senior civil servant Caroline Slocock. The political editor of the Financial Times, George Parker, brings additional insight and analysis.


SUN 23:00 Loose Ends (m0019ytg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Saturday]


SUN 23:30 Something Understood (b00sn70d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:05 today]

MONDAY 08 AUGUST 2022

MON 00:00 Midnight News (m0019ywx)
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.


MON 00:15 Sideways (m0019r3z)
28. Exiting the Bunker

A pigeon sparks a spy hunt. The clock is ticking and the bunker is calling.

In this final episode of our four part nuclear series, Matthew Syed examines the current nuclear landscape. In this complex, multiplayer context how do we create a safer world?

We begin in Kashmir, the disputed territory between India and Pakistan, where mutual suspicion has led to nuclear expansion and a delicate balance of power. With our sights understandably on the Ukraine crisis, Matthew argues that while our current nuclear ecosystem persists, there could be other flashpoints that we’re not paying enough attention to.

Matthew enters the worrying world of nuclear modelling and hears about research that suggests the threshold for catastrophic nuclear damage is lower than we might think. And we’re taken down into the bunker to understand why some people believe safety really lies in their own hands.

But is bunkering down the solution? And is planning for the worst actually a hopeful act - you are planning for there to be a world to re-join in the end?

As our series ends, Matthew asks whether we can reconcile different ideas about how to contain nuclear weapons, wake up and regain agency, to chart a path to a safer future.


Guest list:
SJ Beard, Academic Programme Manager at the Cambridge Centre for Existential Risk
Dr Annie Waqar, Academic Consultant, UK & South Asia and nuclear arms control researcher
Bradley Garrett, author of Bunker: Building for the End Times and Assistant Professor of Geography at University College Dublin
Professor Brian Toon, University of Colorado.
Paul Ingram, Academic Programme Manager at the Cambridge Centre for Existential Risk
Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus professor of War Studies at King’s College London and nuclear strategy expert.

Presenter: Matthew Syed
Producer: Pippa Smith
Researcher: Nadia Mehdi
Series editor: Katherine Godfrey
Sound design and mix: Rob Speight
Theme tune by Ioana Selaru
A Novel production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 00:45 Bells on Sunday (m0019yv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:43 on Sunday]


MON 00:48 Shipping Forecast (m0019ywz)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


MON 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (m0019yx1)
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.


MON 05:20 Shipping Forecast (m0019yx3)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


MON 05:30 News Briefing (m0019yx5)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4


MON 05:43 Prayer for the Day (m0019yx7)
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner.

Good morning.

For far too long the disabled community and disability sport has been largely ignored. But as the eyes of the world are on the inclusive Commonwealth Games it is another reminder of the power of sport to address critical issues in the world today. Whilst I am serving at the Games I will be actively engaged with that which might otherwise be overlooked, not least the paralympic sports that demonstrates the power of inclusivity.

Research has shown that Paralympic athletes are key to challenging perceptions of disability. They have become heroes, inspirational role models, and opened our eyes to issues which need to be addressed.

I vividly recall an evening at the chaplaincy centre at the Paralympic Games in London 2012 where the room was made up of a whole mixture of nationalities, varying levels of disability, elite athletes and volunteers, all with a passionate faith. We didn’t have a translator, but as we did our best to pray and worship together it was something truly beautiful. It was a place of acceptance, equality and unity, and felt like a little taste of heaven.

The Bible gives many examples of God’s heart for the marginalised in society. He sees the vast potential within all of us. He gives value, worth and dignity to every human being, because we are made in his image and his kingdom is one of diversity and inclusivity.

Mighty God, I thank you for the acceptance, equality and unity that we find in you. Thank you for those in society who advocate for and give voice to the marginalised. I pray that mindsets will continue to shift and that we will take greater strides towards inclusivity.

Amen


MON 05:45 Farming Today (m0019yx9)
With areas of the UK struggling with drought, we speak to a farm business which has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds building reservoirs to store winter rain ready for summer.

One sure way to avoid much of the weather's impact is to grow inside - not just in greenhouses but in vertical farms which look more like warehouses. The Jones Food Company, which specialises in growing this way, has just opened a new research centre in Bristol to trial growing more veg and fruit inside.

Harvest 2022 is already around two weeks ahead of previous summers, as the dry weather allows farmers to get out in the fields earlier. We speak to an analyst from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board about the opportunities and challenges of the heat.

Presented by Charlotte Smith.


MON 05:56 Weather (m0019yxc)
The latest weather forecast for farmers.


MON 05:58 Tweet of the Day (b04mlphq)
Southern Cassowary

Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.

Chris Packham presents the roaring southern cassowary of Australia's Queensland. The territorial roaring calls of the world's second heaviest bird, the cassowary are odd enough, but it still won't prepare you for your first sighting of these extraordinary birds. Reaching a height of over 1.5 metres, they have thick legs armed with ferocious claws, blue – skinned faces and scarlet dangling neck- wattles. These are striking enough but it is the large horn, or casque, looking like a blunt shark's fin on the bird's head that really stands out. It's earned this giant its common name - cassowary comes from the Papuan for "horned head". Such a primitive looking creature seems out of place in the modern world and although the southern cassowary occurs widely in New Guinea, it's still hunted for food there. Cassowaries can kill dogs and injure people with their stout claws, but the bird usually comes off worst in confrontations.


MON 06:00 Today (m0019yxf)
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.


MON 09:00 Inheritors of Partition (m0019yxh)
Five years after the award-winning Radio 4 series Partition Voices, Kavita Puri explores the 75th anniversary of the division of the Indian subcontinent through three stories from the third generation in Britain.

In homes across the UK, partition is not history but a live issue for its young descendants. It’s a quiet awakening just as there is a noisy national conversation around how colonial history is told. This documentary tells contemporary tales of love, longing and discovery. A man goes to the Pakistani village where his Hindu grandfather was saved by Muslims and makes a surprising connection; a woman who has always thought of herself as British Pakistani does a DNA test; and a young couple with roots on different sides of the line dividing India and Pakistan plan their wedding.

Over the course of a year, Kavita Puri follows their stories as they piece together parts of their complex family histories and try to understand the legacy of partition and what it means to them today, and to their place in Britain.

Producer: Ant Adeane
Editor: Hugh Levinson
Sound: Neil Churchill
Production Coordinator: Janet Staples

The theme composition is based on a piece of music originating in pre-partition Punjab. It has been reinterpreted and arranged in collaboration between Manbir Singh, a classical singer and musician of Punjabi heritage, and Enayet, an electronic music producer and artist of Bengali heritage.


MON 09:45 Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl by Matthew Dennison (m0019yz0)
Episode 1

A new biography by Matthew Dennison of the creator of many much-loved literary characters.

The familiar image of Roald Dahl is that of an old man, a tall, stooping figure usually dressed in a long cardigan, a rug over his knees in his writing hut. But one of our greatest storytellers was, as a young man, a dashing, very tall, handsome chap who women were very much drawn to.

He was brought up by his feisty Norwegian mother, and her love of the country myths and folk tales of the North influenced his writing. A flying accident which nearly killed him ended his war career, which was followed by time in Washington, where he began his writing career with short stories. There he met the beautiful actress Patricia Neale and began a family. Tragedy struck when his elder daughter died from measles, his baby son was nearly killed in a road accident in New York, and his wife suffered a near fatal stroke from which he almost single-handedly forced her back into good health. For all his life he remained unafraid to court controversy, or to make his views known forcefully.

The reader is Owen Teale, an award-winning stage actor who has appeared in plays such as Under Milk Wood, Macbeth and A Doll’s House for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is also well known as a screen actor including, on television, roles in Line of Duty, A Discovery of Witches, Spooks, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones. On the big screen, his appearances include Save The Cinema, Dreamhorse, Tolkien and The Last Legion.

Abridged by Libby Spurrier
Directed by Celia de Wolff
Sound Design by Lucinda Mason Brown

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4


MON 10:00 Woman's Hour (m0019yxm)
Child strip searches, Dr Sam Roberts of NICE

In 2020, a black 15-year-old schoolgirl, known as Child Q, was strip-searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis. A safeguarding report on the incident concluded it was unjustified and racism was "likely" to have been a factor. New data published by the Children’s Commissioner has found what she calls a “concerning” number of children have been strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police without an appropriate adult present. BBC reporter Celestina Olulode joins Jessica to talk us through this data and we also hear from Jacqueline Courtenay, a mother from North London who organised a rally about this issue.

It's the end of an era - the actor playing Peggy in The Archers is hanging up her mic at the age of 103. June Spencer has played the matriarch since 1951. Her last appearance was on Sunday's omnibus edition. Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall was a big fan of Peggy's, calling her, "a true national treasure who has been part of my life, and millions of others, for as long as I can remember". Felicity Finch who plays Ruth Archer, has known June for a long time and tells Jessica how the rest of the cast has reacted to the news.

Following the launch of the Women's Health Strategy we speak to the new chief executive of NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The agency makes recommendations to the NHS in England and Wales on medicines, treatments and procedures. Dr Sam Roberts took up the post in February 2022. Before joining Nice, she was Managing Director of Health and Care at Legal and General but began her career in clinical practice and spent some time working as a junior doctor in a London hospital.

How does it feel to reach the age your Mum was when she died? Our reporter Jo Morris talked to three women whose stories are different but who all feel that the age their Mum passed away has shaped their lives. First, Rachel lives in Devon with her family. Even people who know her really well, don’t know about a feeling she’s been keeping secret.

The Commonwealth Games ends today and what a couple of weeks it's been. England have come second, after Australia, in the medals table with Scotland 6th, Wales 8th and Northern Ireland 10th. Across all sports there have been a lot of success for the home nations women. Jessica is joined by Jeanette Kwakye, former Olympic athlete and BBC broadcaster.


MON 11:00 My Name Is... (m0019yxp)
My Name Is Claire

Claire Randall is registered blind and is part of the 73% of visually impaired people of working age that are unemployed.

She has been applying for the right jobs for years, but despite loads of experience and qualifications the rejection letters keep coming. She recently got as far as having assessments and getting jobs offered, but they were withdrawn due to the companies not being able, or willing to make changes and to get the software she needs in place.

Back in 2017, the Government pledged a ‘firm commitment’ to getting a million more disabled people in work by 2027. Although disability employment figures have slightly gone up, they have remained stubbornly low for visually impaired people for decades. Claire explains the various Government schemes and legislation that exist but the reality is that Claire is still being left behind, just not considered for roles she is qualified to do.

In this episode of My Name Is... Claire investigates the obstacles that could be preventing her from successfully landing a job. From the Government's 'Access to Work' scheme, designed to provide financial aid for people with disabilities and other health conditions to get into and stay in work and the 'Disability Confident Scheme', which is a badge, employers can earn by committing to employ more disabled people, to examining how employer attitudes toward disability are a contributing factor.

Despite the promises - why are so many visually impaired people still not getting the jobs they are perfectly qualified to do?

Presenter: Claire Randall
Producer: Beth Hemmings
Executive Producer: Richard McIlroy
Sound Engineer: Ross Saunders


MON 11:30 The Frost Tapes (p0cl4sr0)
Elton John

David Frost was the 20th century’s most prolific interviewer, a master of conversation with a remarkable talent for getting people to open up and spill their souls. Many of his conversations, however, have been lost – until now. Presented by his son, broadcaster Wilfred Frost, The Frost Tapes joins David as he interviews the greatest entertainers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

In this episode - Elton John.

Spanning more than four decades, David Frost’s interviews with Elton range from his darkest hours - including the depths of his drug addiction - to the happiest days of his life. Here’s the complete story of how a timid kid named Reginald Dwight became a rock 'n' roll legend.

A Paradine and Chalk and Blade production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 12:00 News Summary (m0019yzk)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


MON 12:04 You and Yours (m0019yxv)
Bus Regulation, Insurance Fraud and That Zara Dress

Too risky or role model ? Greater Manchester's Mayor talks taking back control of bus services from private operators. And why in fashion we want to be the same but different!


MON 12:57 Weather (m0019yxx)
The latest weather forecast


MON 13:00 World at One (m0019yxz)
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.


MON 13:45 Larkin Revisited (m0019yy1)
Born Yesterday

Across ten programmes and ten iconic Phillip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, finds out what happens when he unpicks Larkin's poems in his centenary year, and lets the language that entered the culture resonate as he goes about his own life as a poet ( ‘Sent out of sight/ Somewhere becoming rain.’, ‘It becomes still more difficult to find/ Words at once true and kind/ Or not untrue and not unkind.').

Larkin's poems still feel like contraband: saying the unsayable, facing the reality of time and its passing - whilst offering moments of astonishing beauty and transcendence. Simon has lived with Larkin's work ever since he was told as a teenager that there was a real poet living in Yorkshire. He is fascinated by the way his poems are constructed; the way they often seem to tear things down, often exposing the truth of something difficult, and yet can also be freeing – the opposite of platitudes.

The poems Simon has chosen to explore (including ‘Aubade’ and ‘The Whitsun Weddings’) show Larkin's range and achievement; they are poems that face the truth of relationships, of death, as well as poems of place and civic life like 'Bridge for the Living' (an unusual commission for Larkin which celebrates Hull as an 'Isolate city').

In this series Simon takes us to the places Larkin’s poems understood intimately – Coventry, and Hull – as he ‘roadtests’ different poems, to see what survives of them in 2022, especially when we know so much more about the private world of this complex and contradictory poet, than his first readers would have known.

Episode one;
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem 'Born Yesterday' - a poem written to celebrate the birth of a baby girl, and which suggests she might be happier if she can be dull.

Producer: Faith Lawrence
Mixed by: Sue Stonestreet


MON 14:00 The Archers (m0019ywp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Sunday]


MON 14:15 Trust (m0019yy4)
Series 3 Episode 1

Trust by Jonathan Hall 1/3
Return of the comedy drama series about an inner city academy school. It is September 2021 and the country is emerging from lockdown. So it's pretty hectic for East Salford academy as they try to deal with time lost due to the pandemic, the Trust's level playing fields initiative and a roll out of injections for students. What they do not need is a student who is constantly challenging them.

Yvette...........Julie Hesmondhalgh
Sir Ken/Eugene...........Jonathan Keeble
Tim..................Ashley Margolis
Carol...............Susan Twist
Nicki.................Erin Shanagher
Ryan............... Daniel Luke Jeffrey
Dave................Lloyd Peters
Students.........Thomas Roberts, Royia Tierney, Iestyn Sofield, Rheanon Shaw, Lauren Taylor
Director/Producer Gary Brown


MON 15:00 Brain of Britain (m0019yy6)
Heat 2, 2022

Another four contenders join Russell Davies at London's Radio Theatre, to decide who takes another of the places in the semi-finals of the 2022 series.

Sport, the human body, medieval literature, opera, European politics, crime fiction, cinema and chemistry are just some of the subjects on which the contenders can expect to be tested today. As always, they will also face questions from a listener hoping to Beat the Brains, in the interlude in which they pool their knowledge to work as a team.

The contestants in today's heat are:
Dan Afshar from Kingston-on-Thames
Julie Aris from East Sussex
Shelley Nix from London
Linda Preece from Swansea

Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria


MON 15:30 The Food Programme (m0019yw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:32 on Sunday]


MON 16:00 Cover Story (m0019rc4)
A deep dive into a song and its place in the story of two artists.

'A Foggy Day' was written by Gershwin for a 1937 film and has been recorded by some of the greatest singers of our times - but it's through Judy Garland that Rufus Wainwright got to know the song and decided to create his own version of it.

For Radio 4 Rufus takes the song apart, exploring how it works, and reveals how he approaches his own performance of it.

Contributors include pianist Jacob Mann, and Judy Garland biographer John Fricke, who tells the story of Judy Garland's version, and explores the significance of 'A Foggy Day' in the setlist for her lauded Carnegie Hall concert in 1961 and of the concert as a turning point in her life.

Also featuring Dr Karen McNally, Reader in American Film, Television and Cultural History at London Metropolitan University, and jazz singer, composer and conductor Emma Smith.

Produced by Megan Jones for BBC Audio Wales and West


MON 16:30 Don't Log Off (m0017t86)
Series 13

Keeping Going

In Melbourne, Jaswinder describes the epic road trip he made with his fellow members of Sikh Volunteers Australia, to bring healthy food to the victims of severe flooding more than 1000km from their base.

Karma is a tour guide through the majestic mountains of Bhutan where he leads treks lasting up to 27 days - but health issues are placing Karma's business in jeopardy.

Nearly two years on from the explosion which devastated the city of Beirut, Lebanon is enveloped in an acute economic crisis and Paloma's mum has been telling her to leave.

Using social media, Alan Dein is connecting with people around the world, to hear stories of hope and support, whether in peaceful or unsettled times.

Producer: Conor Garrett


MON 17:00 PM (m0019yy9)
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines


MON 18:00 Six O'Clock News (m0019yyf)
Downing Street says it wants to widen access to NHS dentists, after BBC reveals shortage


MON 18:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m0019yyh)
Series 77

Episode 5

The godfather of all panel shows pays a visit to the Theatre Royal Nottingham. On the panel are Fred MacAulay, Jon Culshaw, Vicki Pepperdine and Milton Jones with Jack Dee in the umpire’s chair. Colin Sell accompanies on the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith. It is a BBC Studios production.


MON 19:00 The Archers (m0019yyk)
Tony’s enjoying milking again while he covers for Johnny. He and Pat realise one cow needs Alistair’s attention. Tony’s not sure if Pat should tell Peggy how Helen feels about the stained-glass window, but Pat is certain that she needs to know what a sensitive issue it is. Later, Pat relays Peggy’s surprise at Helen’s reaction to the planned window. Peggy has said she’ll talk to Helen, but she’s still pressing on with the window. Pat tells Tony that Peggy then went on to say nice things about her. Pat felt like Peggy was making her peace with her. They agree Peggy’s an extraordinary woman.

Tracy’s aware trouble at work is making her grumpy and now Gemma has organised a work social at The Bull, only Tracy’s not invited. It gets heated as Jazzer tries to encourage Tracy to stick up for herself. Chelsea walks in and asks what they’re arguing about. Tracy quickly changes the subject, but Chelsea isn’t fooled. She later berates Jazzer for giving her mum a hard time. When Tracy realises this, she finally tells Chelsea what’s really going on. Chelsea feels bad for thinking it was Jazzer who was giving her mum grief. Chelsea offers to go with Tracy to The Bull tomorrow. She’s sure once she gets chatting to Gemma socially they can start to work things out. Jazzer agrees it’s got to be worth a try.


MON 19:15 Front Row (m0019yym)
Jordan Peele on Nope, trombonist Peter Moore, Where Is Anne Frank film review, Edinburgh Art Festival

Nope is the latest film from Oscar-winning writer-director Jordan Peele, whose breakthrough was the critically acclaimed 2017 horror Get Out. Tom Sutcliffe speaks to Jordan about reinventing genre- from black horror to sci-fi-western- and examining the exploitation of black talent in Hollywood's history.

When the trombonist Peter Moore plays at the Proms next Tuesday it will be the first time that the trombone has featured as a solo instrument at the Proms in twenty years. The former Young Musician of the Year and now Professor of Trombone at the Guildhall School of Music performs live in the studio.

Ari Folman, director of the Oscar-nominated film Waltz with Bashir, has a new animated movie coming out this month. Where Is Anne Frank is based on the diary written by Jewish teenager Anne Frank, while she and her family lived in hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War Two. Film critic Tara Judah joins Tom to review the film for Front Row.

Jan Patience, visual art columnist for the Sunday Post, has been taking in this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival. With over 100 artists presenting their work and 35 exhibitions, it’s been no small task. She tells Tom about the highlights including the work of Japanese photographer Ishiuchi Miyako, a centenary celebration of the Scottish artist Alan Davie, and Matisse’s Jazz series as it's never been seen before.

Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Jerome Weatherald

Image: Daniel Kaluuya as OJ in the film Nope Credit: Universal Studios


MON 20:00 Becoming British Chinese (m0019yyp)
Becoming British Chinese examines what it means to be young and Chinese in Britain today. Sarah Ping reflects on her identity as the community resists stereotypes and fights racism in the light of changing geo-politics.

Sarah is a young journalist who lives in Southampton where her father was born. Her mother moved here from Hong Kong as a child.

With two of her best friends, Sarah begins a journey to find other young people grappling with issues about their identity as young British Chinese. She travels to Liverpool – the oldest Chinese community in the UK - where she celebrates Chinese New Year in a way she never has before, and meets musicians improvising new musical styles that combine the Chinese and British heritage.

She also speaks to thinkers, academics, politicians and comedians, including MP Alan Mak and stand-up comic Phil Wang. They share their stories and hopes for the future of the British Chinese community.

Sarah argues that the Chinese community is finding a new voice, but also recognises the challenges facing it now, including complex geo-political issues around China and the potentially huge influx of migrants from Hong Kong.

An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4


MON 20:30 Crossing Continents (m0019rc2)
Ukraine: Collaboration and Resistance

Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive to retake Kherson, the largest city captured by Russia in this year's invasion. But the occupiers are redoubling their efforts to integrate the city and surrounding region into Russia - and they need the help of local collaborators. A few Ukrainians are eagerly serving the invaders. But many key workers - teachers, doctors and other state employees - are forced into a cruel choice. They must agree to work according to Russian rules, betraying their country - or else lose their jobs. Tim Whewell reports on life behind Russian lines in Kherson - and talks to some of those who've thrown in their lot with the occupiers, including the eccentric former journalist and fish inspector who's now deputy head of the region's Russian-backed administration.


MON 21:00 China's Stolen Treasures (m0015vbq)
A Question of Ownership

American collector Christopher Bruckner opens the door to his basement. It is packed with Chinese antiquities of the highest quality, many of them once the property of emperors and some of which, he admits, were stolen from the Old Summer Palace in 1860. It turns out he was even offered three infamously looted Zodiac heads, though he declined. He has been courted by Chinese officials who wish to buy items from his collection in order to repatriate them.

In this final episode of China’s Stolen Treasures, Noah Charney looks at how the looting of Chinese antiquities in the 19th century has shaped questions of ownership, cultural heritage and identity in China today.

Noah explores the most pressing question of all - who should own a country’s cultural heritage? The answer is not straightforward. Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei argues that the current Chinese regime is not entitled to it. There is a strong undercurrent of nationalism to the Chinese re-acquisition of their cultural treasures in foreign hands. By bringing these pieces home, now that China is a wealthy, powerful nation, can they go some way to healing China's Century of Humiliation?

With artist Ai Weiwei, historian Liu Yang, art dealer William Chak, Christie’s specialist Kate Hunt, American art collector Christopher Bruckner, criminologist Emiline Smith, art investigator Arthur Brand, China expert Jasper Becker, Fitzwilliam Museum China curator James Lin, and art lawyer Georges Lederman.

Writer and Presenter - Dr Noah Charney
Producer - Caroline Finnigan
Executive Producer - Rosie Collyer
Researcher - Nadia Mehdi
China Producer - Coco Zhao
Sound Designers - David Smith and Tom Berry for Wardour Studios
Music Composer - Nicholas Alexander
Voice Over Artists - Bernard O'Sullivan and Oliver Zheng

A Novel production for BBC Radio 4


MON 21:30 Inheritors of Partition (m0019yxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 22:00 The World Tonight (m0019yys)
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective


MON 22:45 A Month in the Country by JL Carr (m0019yyv)
Episode 1

Set across a golden summer month, this poetic classic by JL Carr sees war veteran Tom Birkin finds peace and healing in the Yorkshire village of Oxgodby as he uncovers a mysterious Medieval mural in the church.

Veteran Tom Birkin arrives in the village of Oxgodby to uncover a Medieval mural but he also uncovers the lives of the villagers and finds healing in a golden summer month.

Read by Will Howard
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Produced by Naomi Walmsley


MON 23:00 Word of Mouth (m0019b5l)
The Art of Apologies

Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways in which we say sorry. From the sympathetic sorry in the face of bad news, to the polite sorry we say to strangers in the street. Via workplace hierarchies, gender differences, and the nitty-gritty of political apologies.

Louise is a Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Nottingham and author of 'The Science of Politeness', due out next year.

Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Becky Ripley


MON 23:30 You're Dead To Me (p07n8pqw)
Harriet Tubman

We are heading down to the Underground Railroad to discover the incredible life of American hero and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. From a torturous childhood to surgery without anaesthetic, get ready to understand true bravery as we uncover the events which made Harriet Tubman a phenomenal force for change. Greg Jenner is joined by comedian, actor and writer Desiree Burch and historian Dr Michell Chresfield from the University of Birmingham. It’s history for people who don’t like history!

This episode was produced by Dan Morelle, scripted by Greg Jenner and researched by Emma Nagouse.

TUESDAY 09 AUGUST 2022

TUE 00:00 Midnight News (m0019yyy)
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 00:30 Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl by Matthew Dennison (m0019yz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday]


TUE 00:48 Shipping Forecast (m0019yz3)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


TUE 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (m0019yz5)
BBC Radio 4 presents a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes from the BBC World Service.


TUE 05:20 Shipping Forecast (m0019yz7)
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.


TUE 05:30 News Briefing (m0019yz9)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4


TUE 05:43 Prayer for the Day (m0019yzc)
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Carolyn Skinner.

Good morning.

I recently heard about ‘listening benches’ which have been placed in cities across the UK to encourage people to strike up a conversation. The benches offer people somewhere to sit down and chat with strangers in a bid to tackle loneliness. According to one 2019 survey, 25% of adults between the ages of 18 and 27 reported having no close friends, while 22% reported having no friends at all. There’s a lot to be said for listening.

Part of my day job involves me serving in a listening service at a café which we call Space to Talk and recently a member of the public expressed his appreciation and described it as the ‘luxury of being listened to.’ A statement which is so indicative of our society. Christian philosopher Dallas Willard writes “how rarely are we ever truly listened to and how deep is our need. I wonder how much wrath in human life is a result of not being heard.”

Part of my role as a sports chaplain is to take the time to listen, in a non-judgmental, non-rushed way. As I do so I represent the compassion of God.

As it says in Psalm 116:

‘I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.’
Loving God, I thank you that you are a God who cares for us so deeply that you will incline your ear towards us, you give us your full attention. May we also share the luxury of listening to someone who crosses our path today.

Amen


TUE 05:45 Farming Today (m0019yzf)
The government is launching a consultation on how best to manage deer in England. The deer population of the UK is estimated to have increased from 450,000 in the 1970s to two million today - which is thought to be the highest for a thousand years. Deer have a big impact on woodland, as they can seriously damage trees. They are already culled to keep numbers down. Caz Graham asks the British Deer Society what they make of the government's proposals.

Continuing a week-long look at how this year's harvest is going, we get a round-up from four different farmers in the four regions of the UK. While much of England and Wales is struggling with a lack of rain, the situation isn't the same in Scotland. Caz talks to a meteorologist from the BBC Weather Centre to find out about the differing conditions in different parts of the country.

We hear about a Leicestershire farm which is helping the NHS to try out a new way of making it easier for hospital patients to get the nutrition they need.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced in Bristol by Emma Campbell.


TUE 05:58 Tweet of the Day (b04sym21)
Black Chinned Hummingbird

Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world.

Liz Bonnin presents the North American black chinned hummingbird. What seems to be a large green beetle is flying erratically across a Los Angeles garden: suddenly, it hovers in mid-air to probe a flower bloom; this is a black-chinned hummingbird. Although often thought of as exclusively tropical, a few species of hummingbirds occur widely in North America and in the west; the Black-chinned hummingbird is the most widespread of all. Both sexes are glittering emerald above: the male's black throat is bordered with a flash of metallic purple, which catches the sun. Black-chinned "hummers" are minute, weighing in at just over 3 grams. But they are pugnacious featherweights seeing off rival males during intimidation flights with shrill squeals, whilst remarkably beating their wings around 80 times a second. They'll also readily come to artificial sugar-feeders put out by householders to attract these flying jewels to their gardens.


TUE 06:00 Today (m0019yzm)
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.


TUE 09:00 The Long View (m0019yzp)
Strikes and the Labour Party

This summer, many Brits are striking or thinking about striking. From railway workers to barristers, Post Office workers to teachers, an unusually large wave of strikes continues to build as the summer goes on. As workers struggle with the cost of living and turn to industrial action, the Labour Party is divided on how to act. As the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer is walking a tightrope:  the Party was founded on workers rights but strikes are disruptive and unpopular with many voters.

So how have Labour leaders in opposition dealt with mass strike action in the past? Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View.

Contributors: Professor Steven Fielding of the University of Nottingham and political historian Anne Perkins
Producer: Sarah Shebbeare
Studio Manager and mixing: Tim Heffer


TUE 09:30 New Storytellers (m0019yzr)
The Sound Collector

Rummaging around in a lifetime's possessions, two sisters discover an exercise book. As they open it up and sift through the pages, a poem unearths buried memories.

Producer Talia Augustidis, a recent graduate of University College London, discovers the moving writings of her older sister Thea, along with a poem, The Sound Collector. It brings them back to a moment in their childhood, when familiar sounds and voices suddenly disappeared overnight.

New Storytellers presents the work of new radio and audio producers, and Talia’s feature won the top Gold Award of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature in 2022. The award is presented every year in memory of the pioneering radio producer Charles Parker who produced the ground-breaking Radio Ballads featuring voices of communities unheard at the time, with musical narratives by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger.

The judges of the prize, made up of producers, critics and commissioners, praised Talia's Gold Prize winning work as "such a layered piece; intelligent, probing, sensitive. A piece to make us think and feel."

Poet: Roger McGough

Producer: Talia Augustidis
A Soundscape production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 09:45 Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl by Matthew Dennison (m0019z1f)
Episode 2

A new biography by Matthew Dennison of the creator of many much-loved literary characters.

The familiar image of Roald Dahl is that of an old man, a tall, stooping figure usually dressed in a long cardigan, a rug over his knees in his writing hut. But one of our greatest storytellers was, as a young man, a dashing, very tall, handsome chap who women were very much drawn to.

He was brought up by his feisty Norwegian mother, and her love of the country myths and folk tales of the North influenced his writing. A flying accident which nearly killed him ended his war career, which was followed by time in Washington, where he began his writing career with short stories. There he met the beautiful actress Patricia Neale and began a family. Tragedy struck when his elder daughter died from measles, his baby son was nearly killed in a road accident in New York, and his wife suffered a near fatal stroke from which he almost single-handedly forced her back into good health. For all his life he remained unafraid to court controversy, or to make his views known forcefully.

The reader is Owen Teale, an award-winning stage actor who has appeared in plays such as Under Milk Wood, Macbeth and A Doll’s House for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is also well known as a screen actor including, on television, roles in Line of Duty, A Discovery of Witches, Spooks, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones. On the big screen, his appearances include Save The Cinema, Dreamhorse, Tolkien and The Last Legion.

Abridged by Libby Spurrier
Directed by Celia de Wolff
Sound Design by Lucinda Mason Brown

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 10:00 Woman's Hour (m0019yzw)
Brit and Mercury Prize-winning singer Heather Small, Chronic illness, Abortion

The British-born actor and singer Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. Best remembered for playing the iconic role of Sandy in the musical film Grease. We pay tribute with Stockard Channing who played Rizzo in Grease, and the film critic Karen Krizanovich and Olivia Moore who is currently playing her in the stage version in London's west end.

Brit & Mercury prize winner Heather Small on ‘Colour My Life’, her first album in sixteen years. For the album, she teamed up with the London Metropolitan Orchestra to re-imagine all of her Top 10 hits as well as release new songs and covers.

What is it like to live with a chronic but hidden illness? Poppy Nash is a textile artist who lives with type 1 diabetes and one of her latest works The Art of Dying 2.0 is a full-scale installation of bedclothes and bedding, examining the experience of living in isolation as a ‘vulnerable’ person through the pandemic. Ione Gamble lives with Crohn’s disease. She’s the founder & editor of the art, fashion and culture publication, Polyester and has now written a book, Poor Little Sick Girls.

The overturning of Roe v Wade in the USA has put abortion very much at the top of the news agenda. Our 2019 series in which women spoke, often for the first time, about their abortions seems even more relevant now. Today, a woman we are calling Kerry talks about the abortion she had when she was 18 and her certainty then and now that this was the right choice for her.

Presenter: Jessica Creighton
Producer: Dianne McGregor


TUE 11:00 Clearing the Air (m0019yzy)
In December 2020 Southwark Coroner's Court found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to the death of Ella Kiss-Debrah. Ella died in February 2013 at the age of nine after over two years of severe asthma attacks and cardiac arrests that led to multiple hospital visits.

Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, Ella’s mother, spent seven years after her daughter’s death trying to find the answers as to why her previously healthy child had suddenly become so gravely ill. An initial inquest found no connection to air pollution and at no point was air pollution mentioned as a potential factor in the time that Ella was ill.

Eddie Nestor speaks to Rosamund and the key people involved in fighting for a second inquest and ultimately setting this hugely significant legal precedent.

We also explore what comes next. How could the law be changed to reduce our exposure to invisible pollutants? What can government at all levels do to make the air we breathe less toxic? Is pressure from the public necessary to make drastic change happen?

Producer: Steve Hankey
Presenter: Eddie Nestor
Executive Producer: Robert Nicholson

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 11:30 In Suburbia (m0019z00)
Better out than in

In spite of the fact that so many of us live, and choose to live, in Suburbia, it's still described as, at best a cultural backwater, and at worst a cultural desert. Indeed the cultural output of suburbia is often songs, novels and films that describe a striving to escape from this land between the city and the country, or in cultural terms between rural Idyll and Bohemia. Ian Hislop has long been fascinated by this cultural snobbery, and in three programmes he talks to leading cultural figures who either come from or celebrate Suburbia and Suburban life.
Hanif Kureishi, author of 'The Buddha of Suburbia' is a not so proud son of Bromley, Comedian Lee Mack is star and writer of the suburban comedy 'Not Going Out' which is now the longest running sitcom on British Television and still uses the familiar tropes of suburban aspiration, gentle class conflict and stability to garner laughs, and JC Carroll of The Members, is the composer whose Punk anthem 'The Sound of the Suburbs' made the tedium of car washing and noisy neighbours a 'badge of honour'. All of them discuss their mixed feelings about suburbia, if and how it's changing, and why it remains a place where so many people aspire to live.
He also visits the suburbs themselves and chats to The 'Suburban artist' of Woodford, and he looks back at the way the suburbs have developed from their Medieval reputation as the place to dump everything you don't want in the city, to the industrial revolution when the Romantic suburb emerged allowing a new middle class to find a place between the castles and mansions of the aristocracy and the slums of the workers.

In the first programme he concentrates on that historical development and how it was reflected from Chaucer and Shakespeare to The Diary of a Nobody and the quintessential figure of suburbia, Mr Pooter, as well as the whimsical reflections of Betjeman and the withering verse of Stevie Smith.


TUE 12:00 News Summary (m0019z68)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 12:04 You and Yours (m0019z05)
Call You and Yours - What's the luxury you won't give up?

The topic on Call You and Yours today is: What's the luxury that you won't give up?

With the rising cost of living and the need to cut spending - what are you holding on to? Is it good skincare, your favourite wine, a holiday, or your car.

What other things are you willing to sacrifice to keep them?

The analysts Kantar have released data on consumer spending and have found 47% of consumers in the UK have made or are expecting to make cuts in their spending, with luxury goods (73% likely to economise), eating out (57%), entertainment (55%), holidays (54%) and clothes (50%) among the categories people are most likely to cut back on. But what is it that you just couldn't do without?

Let us know - email youandyours@bbc.co.uk and include your number so we can call you back.

Or from 11am on Tuesday call us - 03700 100 444

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Miriam Williamson


TUE 12:57 Weather (m0019z07)
The latest weather forecast


TUE 13:00 World at One (m0019z09)
Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Jonny Dymond.


TUE 13:45 Larkin Revisited (m0019z0c)
Love Songs in Age

Across ten programmes and ten Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin's work in his centenary year.

Episode two:
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Love Songs in Age

Love Songs in Age is a poem that tries to capture the emotions we feel when we hear music that reminds us of our youth, and love that has passed or ended.
But does it still resonate with us in 2022?

Producer: Faith Lawrence
Mixed by: Sue Stonestreet


TUE 14:00 The Archers (m0019yyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Monday]


TUE 14:15 Trust (m0019z0f)
Series 3 Episode 2

Trust by Jonathan Hall 2/3
Sir Ken is trying to force through a restructure which means that some staff will be relocated to more challenging schools. The staff are naturally unhappy, so the unions get involved, but the rep is someone Yvette does not want to deal with.

Yvette..........................Julie Hesmondhalgh
Sir Ken.........................Jonathan Keeble
Tim...............................Ashley Margolis
Dhrutti........................Mina Anwar
Carol/Joy....................Susan Twist
Billy...............................Jason Done

Director/Producer Gary Brown


TUE 15:00 The Kitchen Cabinet (m0019ysj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Saturday]


TUE 15:30 Made of Stronger Stuff (p0blh5cr)
Fat

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body, to find out what it can tell us about our innate capacity for change. In this episode, Kimberley and Xand head up the rebranding of an organ with terrible PR - fat.

They hear why fat is intrinsically linked with being human, how it's doing a lot more for us than just sitting there, and why having a bit more fat can help us take the plunge.

Producer: Georgia Mills
Researcher: Leonie Thomas
Executive Producer: Robert Nicholson
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 16:00 Word of Mouth (m0019z0j)
A Murmuration of Starlings

Most groups of wildlife can be described as a flock or a herd, a swarm or a shoal – but where is the fun in stopping there? From an army of ants to a dazzle of zebras, an exultation of larks to a murder of crows, the English language is brimming with weird and wonderful collective nouns to describe groups of animals and birds.

Michael Rosen talks to Matt Sewell, author of 'A Charm of Goldfinches', about some of the more obscure examples that have made their way into common usage as collective nouns for creatures of the land, the sea and the air...

Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Becky Ripley


TUE 16:30 Great Lives (m0019z0l)
Holly Walsh on BS Johnson

BS Johnson was born in Hammersmith in 1933. A wartime evacuee, he never quite shook a sense of dislocation for the rest of his life. Holly's favourite book, she calls it the gateway drug to his work, is Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry. It's the tale of a disaffected accountant who applies the principles of double-entry book keeping to his own life; any perceived slight permits him to repay the same on somebody else. These stretch from minor acts of personal revenge to poisoning London's water and blowing up the House of Commons.

"The things I find attractive about him are the things I'm a little bit scared of. His work is so raw - it's so different to how I feel." Holly Walsh

Joining Holly and Matthew Parris is the novelist Jonathan Coe, author of The Rotter's Club and Like a Fiery Elephant, an award-winning biography of BS Johnson's life.

The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde


TUE 17:00 PM (m0019z0n)
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines


TUE 18:00 Six O'Clock News (m0019z0s)
Analysts warn household energy bills could exceed £4,000 a year from January


TUE 18:30 Andrew Maxwell Values (m0019z0v)
Series 1

Episode 4

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have started to reflect more on our working lives and increasingly question the relative value of different occupations around the UK. Andrew Maxwell investigates why until now we have traditionally valued some jobs above others and what a new understanding of “work” might mean for how we approach our changing world.

This week Andrew looks at the future of jobs and welcomes back his guest from earlier in the series, Richard Donkin the author of "The Future of Work".

Producer: Richard Morris
Production co-ordinator: Ryan Walker-Edwards

A BBC Studios Production


TUE 19:00 The Archers (m0019z0x)
Lynda meets the new-born twins and is impressed at how calm Natasha seems. Natasha credits her mum for all the helping out she’s doing including with Summer Orchard. Harrison arrives and Lynda wastes no time in trying to recruit him for ‘Beat The Goalie’ at the village fete. Harrison denies he’d be any good but Lynda presses him, and he announces a hand injury makes it out of the question. Later at The Bull, Lynda deftly engineers a situation in which Harrison quickly catches a falling pint of beer, proving that he isn’t hindered by an injured hand. Harrison admits defeat and agrees to be goalkeeper.

Natasha tells Pat that Caitlin has to leave tonight because her dad’s unwell. He’s bi-polar and has gone into a manic phase. Natasha feels guilty for keeping her mum away for so long, and knows it’s going to be a lot harder without her.

Chelsea tries to boost Tracy’s confidence before she joins a work social organised by Gemma. When Tracy emerges from the pub she recounts Gemma’s mean words, which angers Chelsea. Tracy just wants to go home, but indignant Chelsea deliberately scrapes the side of Gemma’s car with the buckle of her bag as they leave. They flee, and Tracy worries what will come of it. On their doorstep, they clam up when Harrison asks if they’ve seen or heard anything about the vandalised car. They deny any knowledge, Chelsea rather too forcefully. After Harrison leaves, Chelsea assures Tracy they won’t get found out – they’ve just got to keep denying it.


TUE 19:15 Front Row (m0019z0z)
Live from the Edinburgh Festival: Matt Forde, Anne Sofie von Otter, Exodus

Kate Molleson and guests live from Edinburgh Festival.

Comedian and impressionist Matt Forde talks about capturing the essence of political figures in his show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right.

Mezzo Soprano Anne Sofie von Otter performs songs by Rufus Wainwright and Franz Schubert on the eve of her Edinburgh International Festival concert.

Playwright Uma Nada-Rajah on her topical new farce for the National Theatre of Scotland. Exodus is about the race for political leadership and immigration policy.

International festival director Fergus Linehan and Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Shona McCarthy swap notes on innovation, survival and legacy for one of the world's biggest arts festivals.

Presenter: Kate Molleson
Producer: Nicki Paxman

Photo: the cast of Exodus. Picture credit: Brian Hartley


TUE 20:00 From Kabul to Manchester (m0019z11)
Documentary following children and their parents who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, as they adjust to a new life living in Manchester.

Last year, Broadoak School in Partington, Greater Manchester, found itself welcoming 57 new pupils from Afghanistan as well as four teachers. They had all fled the country and arrived in the UK after the fall of Kabul in August 2021. Emily Wither spent several months with the children, parents, teachers and support workers as the families tried to adjust to a new life and learn a new language, all while living in a hotel as they wait for suitable housing in the UK.

The teachers and students speak of their heartbreak at leaving behind much loved friends and family remaining in Afghanistan who say their lives have changed beyond recognition, and through phone calls home, we hear some of the realities of living under Taliban rule. Meanwhile in Manchester, 12-year-old Irfan and 15-year-old Freshta make English friends, chat about Manchester United and take maths exams, while wondering what the future holds for them in their new home.

Reporter: Emily Wither
Producer: Emma Forde
Sound editor: Richard Hannaford
Translator: Shekiba Habib
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele
Editor: Nicola Addyman


TUE 20:40 In Touch (m0019z13)
A Gap in the Market, Para-cyclist Libby Clegg

We often report on how well sight loss services are operating, but its not often we talk about services that just do not exist - but should. Listener Alex Scott contacted us after he attended London's Pride Festival a few weeks ago, expressing his dismay at the lack of LGBTQ+ community groups for people who are also blind or partially sighted. Indeed, very few do exist. We found one UK-wide group run by The RNIB in Northern Ireland. We invited Alex to tell us about this missing link and what he'd like to see happen for future. We also speak to Una Mulgrew, who is a Community Facilitator at RNIB Connect in Northern Ireland. She tells us more about her group and whether the RNIB has plans to fill this gap.

The Commonwealth Games 2022 have drawn to a close, but these games were unique. They were integrated, with both para- and able-bodied athletes competing alongside each other and included a series of new visually impaired events. We give a final round-up of last week's performances, and we speak to Libby Clegg. Libby was once a highly decorated sprinter, achieving two gold medals at the Rio Paralympics, but she has since switched to para-cycling and this year's Commonwealth Games was her first track cycling competition. She explains why she decided to make the switch and her opinion on the integration of the Games.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Beth Hemmings
Production Coordinator: William Wolstenholme

Website image description: pictured is an archway of rainbow coloured balloons at a Pride Parade in Brighton. The balloons are all the colours of the original Pride flag: red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and violet. The image was taken from street view and behind the balloons are a series of architecturally grand buildings.


TUE 21:00 Inside Health (m0019z15)
A good death with friends and family

Should friends and family be trained to give potent medications to those dying at home to relieve their symptoms?

We often say that we’d like to die peacefully at home when the inevitable happens. Yet people can be left in pain for hours waiting for a doctor or nurse to be free to visit and administer the medicines that ease our symptoms in our final days. James Gallagher speaks to Mark, who was trained to administer medicines to his mother to help keep her comfortable at the end of her life, and to palliative care doctor Marlise Poolman who is pioneering the programme across North Wales.

Presenter: James Gallagher
Producer: Beth Eastwood


TUE 21:30 The Long View (m0019yzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 22:00 The World Tonight (m0019z17)
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective


TUE 22:45 A Month in the Country by JL Carr (m0019z19)
Episode 2

Set across a golden summer month, this poetic classic by JL Carr sees war veteran Tom Birkin finds peace and healing in the Yorkshire village of Oxgodby as he uncovers a mysterious Medieval mural in the church.

As he begins work on the mural Tom meets some villagers, including the vicar’s lovely wife, Alice Keach.

Read by Will Howard
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Produced by Naomi Walmsley


TUE 23:00 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere (m0010pw1)
Series 3

Tolerance

Episode 2 Tolerance

Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda is back with a third series of his Rose D’Or nominated show where he examines divisive global issues.

Over the course the two previous series Daliso has covered colonialism, slavery, political corruption, charity, immigration, cultural relativism, dictators, and how different countries deal with the sins of their past.

In this second episode of the new series, through comedy routines and guest interviews, Daliso will be tackling the subject of ‘Tolerance'.

Performer… Daliso Chaponda
Writer… Daliso Chaponda
Guest… Jennifer Bilec
Additional Material… Scott Bennett

Production Coordinator... Mabel Wright
Producer… Carl Cooper

Theme tune - 'Timalira' by Lawi

This is a BBC Studios Production.


TUE 23:30 Bridget Christie: Mortal (m000vgj6)
Death

Episode 3 - Death

Following on from her hugely successful, award-winning previous series – ‘Minds The Gap’ and ‘Utopia’, Bridget now turns her attention to Mortality, covering ‘Birth’, ‘Life’, ‘Death’ and ‘The Afterlife’.

Like many of us forced to work from home during lockdown, Bridget has recorded this series herself in her house, and in her local park, on a pre-sanitised recording device sent to her in the post. Batteries weren’t included. She had to buy them all herself.

In a collection of informative, personal and absurd recordings, she confronts the difficult questions most of us spend our lives avoiding - all whilst being interrupted by cats, bad WiFi, life admin and her own dead self from beyond the grave.

If you are mortal, then this is the show for you.

Written and performed by Bridget Christie
With guest appearances from her sister Eileen and her friend Ash.
Producer... Carl Cooper
Sound Mixer... Olga M. Reed

Bridget Christie: Mortal is a BBC Studios Production