Radio 4 Listings for Week Beginning 21/02/2009

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SAT       SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2009
SAT       
SAT       00:00 Midnight News b00hlxwz (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4. Followed by Weather.
SAT       
SAT       00:30 Book of the Week b00hn6s2 (Listen)
SAT       Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire, Hackney Brook
SAT       Neil Pearson reads Iain Sinclair's account of the
SAT       chequered history and inhabitants of Hackney in East
SAT       London and his own life there.
SAT       Iain attempts to locate the lost river of Hackney and in
SAT       so doing finds himself on the set of EastEnders, by way of
SAT       the Olympic construction site.
SAT       
SAT       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hm576 (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hm578 (Listen)
SAT       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4
SAT       resumes at 5.20am.
SAT       
SAT       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hm57b (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       05:30 News Briefing b00hm57d (Listen)
SAT       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00hm57g (Listen)
SAT       Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
SAT       
SAT       05:45 iPM b00hm57j (Listen)
SAT       The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring
SAT       online conversation and debate.
SAT       
SAT       06:00 News and Papers b00hm57l (Listen)
SAT       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SAT       
SAT       06:04 Weather b00hmbvq (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       06:07 Open Country b00hmbvs (Listen)
SAT       Helen Mark finds out how whisky production has shaped
SAT       Speyside in Scotland, with the opening of a new 'green'
SAT       distillery in Roseisle.
SAT       
SAT       06:30 Farming Today This Week b00hmbxd (Listen)
SAT       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
SAT       
SAT       06:57 Weather b00hmbxg (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       07:00 Today b00hmbxj (Listen)
SAT       With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk,
SAT       Thought for the Day, Weather.
SAT       
SAT       09:00 Saturday Live b00hmby5 (Listen)
SAT       Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues
SAT       that matter to them. Clare Balding is joined by DJ Bob
SAT       Harris. With poetry from Elvis McGonagall.
SAT       
SAT       10:00 Excess Baggage b00hmc50 (Listen)
SAT       John McCarthy explores the adventures, frustrations and
SAT       joys of travel.
SAT       
SAT       10:30 And The Academy Award Goes To ... b00hmc52 (Listen)
SAT       Series 2, West Side Story
SAT       Series in which Paul Gambaccini explores what
SAT       Oscar-winning films can tell us about the American society
SAT       of the time.
SAT       Paul tells the story of how West Side Story won 10 Oscars
SAT       in 1961 and hears from producers, stars and musicians
SAT       involved in the film. It tackles tough issues through the
SAT       medium of the musical. With a fresh young cast that
SAT       included Natalie Wood in her first adult role, the movie
SAT       sizzles with colour, drama, the outstanding choreography
SAT       of Jerome Robbins, the music of Leonard Bernstein and the
SAT       lyrics of a young Stephen Sondheim. Behind the scenes,
SAT       however, there were arguments, dubbings and overuns, plus
SAT       issues over racial casting and 'blacking up'. Yet what
SAT       emerged from a tumultuous production was a trumph.
SAT       
SAT       11:00 Beyond Westminster b00hmc54 (Listen)
SAT       Series looking at politics beyond and outside the
SAT       Westminster parliament. Andrew Rawnsley discovers how
SAT       political parties are appealing to more mature voters and
SAT       asks if the Tories' apparent advantage with that section
SAT       of the electorate will persist. Among Britain's
SAT       population, older people are more likely to vote than
SAT       younger ones and are more inclined to favour the
SAT       Conservatives. But will the 1960s generation change this?
SAT       
SAT       11:30 From Our Own Correspondent b00hmc87 (Listen)
SAT       BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the
SAT       world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
SAT       
SAT       12:00 Money Box b00hmcw7 (Listen)
SAT       Repossession Rises
SAT       Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal
SAT       finance. As the number of homes in the UK repossessed by
SAT       lenders rose last year by 54 percent, why aren't lenders
SAT       doing more to help struggling homeowners? Are you covered
SAT       by your credit card provider if you buy something online
SAT       that turns out to be faulty? And what should you do if you
SAT       have some savings but do not want to see them withering
SAT       away?
SAT       
SAT       12:30 The News Quiz b00hlspn (Listen)
SAT       Series 67, Episode 7
SAT       Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz, with
SAT       panellists Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay, Shappi Khorsandi
SAT       and Mark Steel.
SAT       
SAT       12:57 Weather b00hmcw9 (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       13:00 News b00hmcwc (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4.
SAT       
SAT       13:10 Any Questions? b00hlspq (Listen)
SAT       Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Manchester.
SAT       The panellists are secretary of state for culture, media
SAT       and sport Andy Burnham, Conservative Party chairman
SAT       Francis Maude, Sunday Times columnist Minette Marrin and
SAT       author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce.
SAT       
SAT       14:00 Any Answers? b00hmcwf (Listen)
SAT       Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in
SAT       response to this week's edition of Any Questions?
SAT       
SAT       14:30 Saturday Play b00hmlhk (Listen)
SAT       The Lady in the Van
SAT       Adaptation of the autobiographical stage play by Alan
SAT       Bennett about his relationship with Miss Shepherd, an
SAT       eccentric old vagrant who took refuge in a van in his
SAT       front garden in 1971 and ended up staying there for over
SAT       15 years.
SAT       Miss Shepherd ...... Maggie Smith
SAT       Alan Bennett ...... Adrian Scarborough
SAT       Alan Bennett 2 ...... Alan Bennett
SAT       Mam ...... Marcia Warren
SAT       Rufus ...... Matt Addis
SAT       Pauline ...... Janice Acquah
SAT       Underwood ...... Stephen Critchlow
SAT       Social Worker ...... Caroline Guthrie
SAT       Fairchild ...... Philip Fox
SAT       Doctors ...... Jonathan Tafler and Malcolm Tierney
SAT       Adapted and directed by Gordon House.
SAT       
SAT       16:00 Weekend Woman's Hour b00hmll4 (Listen)
SAT       With Sheila McClennon.
SAT       Including:
SAT       Lindsay Duncan talks about the challenge of playing former
SAT       prime minister Margaret Thatcher in a new BBC production
SAT       that dramatises the demise of Britain's first female prime
SAT       minister.
SAT       Breast Cancer Screening: According to a recent letter in
SAT       The Times, many healthy women in this country are
SAT       receiving unnecessary surgery, chemotherapy and
SAT       radiotherapy. The 23 signatories say the government is not
SAT       providing women with all the facts when they go for breast
SAT       screening and cite research by Peter Gotzsche of the
SAT       Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen in support of their
SAT       claims. Jenni speak to Prof Stephen Duffy and Dr Paul
SAT       Paroah about the issue.
SAT       As Nick Clegg approaches fatherhood for the third time, he
SAT       argues that the recession could provide us with an
SAT       opportunity to rethink old assumptions about who cares for
SAT       children.
SAT       Paraplegic adventurer Karen Darke talks about her recent
SAT       expedition where she sea-kayaked to the San Rafael glacier
SAT       in Patagonia and about a new lecture tour she is to begin.
SAT       We examine a new report from the International Research
SAT       Unit at the Warwick Business School that has found male
SAT       actors have longer careers than their female counterparts
SAT       and ask why so few of the opinion writers in the national
SAT       newspapers are women.
SAT       
SAT       17:00 PM b00hmll6 (Listen)
SAT       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula
SAT       Shah, plus the sports headlines.
SAT       
SAT       17:30 Bottom Line b00hmn81 (Listen)
SAT       Evan Davis presents the business magazine. Entrepreneurs
SAT       and business leaders talk about the issues that matter to
SAT       their companies and their customers.
SAT       
SAT       17:54 Shipping Forecast b00hmn83 (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       17:57 Weather b00hmn85 (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hmn87 (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4, followed by Weather.
SAT       
SAT       18:15 Loose Ends b00hmn89 (Listen)
SAT       Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation,
SAT       comedy and music. He is joined by Nigel Planer, Simon
SAT       Yates and Adam Nicolson, and Jo Bunting finds out about
SAT       Karl Pilkington's unique take on the world. With music
SAT       from Woodpigeon and Soap and Skin and comedy from Keith
SAT       Farnan.
SAT       
SAT       19:00 Profile b00hmn8c (Listen)
SAT       Stephen Sackur profiles MIA, the British-born Tamil singer
SAT       and artist who has become known for her fiery and
SAT       politicised style of songwriting and has been nominated
SAT       for an Oscar for the song she contributed to the
SAT       soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire. Stephen hears about MIA
SAT       from friends, family and fellow musicians and asks if,
SAT       amid the success and the hype, she is the real deal or
SAT       whether she may be just another world music flash in the
SAT       pan.
SAT       
SAT       19:15 Saturday Review b00hmn8f (Listen)
SAT       Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the week's cultural
SAT       highlights, including Clint Eastwood's new movie Gran
SAT       Torino.
SAT       
SAT       20:00 Archive on 4 b00hmn8h (Listen)
SAT       Agony
SAT       Jenni Murray presents a history of personal advice, from
SAT       the mythical, kindly agony aunts of women's magazines to
SAT       the public confessional of the radio phone-in.
SAT       The advice column began life in the women's magazines. It
SAT       was the role of the kindly, but mythical aunt to
SAT       re-enforce the social codes of the day, dispensing jaunty,
SAT       practical, nearly always morally serious advice to their
SAT       readers.
SAT       Radio brought a new outlet for those doling out advice. It
SAT       started in the buttoned-up 1940s with paternalistic
SAT       lectures from Charles Hill, the Radio Doctor (and later
SAT       chairman of BBC) on subjects such as tummy trouble and
SAT       melancholia and bloomed into the frank and sometimes
SAT       shocking phone-ins.
SAT       Today, the 'advice industry' has expanded from radio to
SAT       TV, the internet and advice columns in the newspapers,
SAT       where readers can offer their own comments. Throughout the
SAT       history of agony we have moved from social etiquette to
SAT       sexual etiquette in terms of the questions that are being
SAT       asked, and agony aunts have both reflected and influenced
SAT       trends.
SAT       The increasing candour of the programmes reflects a
SAT       parallel shift in British emotional engagement and the
SAT       rise of therapy culture, which, some would argue, is not
SAT       necessarily something to be celebrated.
SAT       The programme tracks these developments, exploring the
SAT       phenomenon of the agony aunt and examining how the way
SAT       advice is delivered has changed to suit the times.
SAT       
SAT       21:00 Classic Serial b00hhflv (Listen)
SAT       Scoop, Episode 1
SAT       Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical
SAT       1938 novel.
SAT       Hapless journalist William Boot is mistakenly sent to
SAT       report on a war in Africa.
SAT       William Boot ...... Rory Kinnear
SAT       Lord Copper ...... David Warner
SAT       Salter ...... Nicholas Woodeson
SAT       Corker ...... Stephen Critchlow
SAT       Pigge ...... Chris Pavlo
SAT       Erik Olafsen ...... Dan Starkey
SAT       Jakes ...... Paul Rider
SAT       Benito ...... Cyril Nri
SAT       Paleologue ...... Nyasha Hatendi
SAT       Moke ...... Inam Mirza
SAT       Mr Baldwin ...... Jonathan Taffler
SAT       Julia ...... Fenella Woolgar
SAT       John Boot ...... Nicholas Boulton
SAT       Josephine ...... Imogen Front
SAT       Miss Holloway ...... Janice Acquah
SAT       Secretary ...... Manjeet Mann
SAT       Uncle Theodore ...... Malcolm Tierney
SAT       Evelyn Waugh ...... Tim McInnerny
SAT       Directed by Sally Avens.
SAT       
SAT       22:00 Weather b00hmn9b (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4, followed by Weather.
SAT       
SAT       22:15 Moral Maze b00hkprf (Listen)
SAT       Michael Buerk celebrates the 500th edition of the
SAT       programme with a debate held at the Royal Society of
SAT       Medicine in London. Melanie Philips, Michael Portillo,
SAT       Claire Fox and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses
SAT       Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, Professor Alistair
SAT       McGrath, Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and
SAT       Culture at King's College and author of The Dawkins
SAT       Delusion, Peter Cave, chair of the British Humanist
SAT       Philosophers group and author of Humanism: a Beginner's
SAT       Guide, and Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris.
SAT       Michael and the panel consider the question. if you do not
SAT       believe in a set of divinely inspired moral rules, how do
SAT       you decide right from wrong in a world with complex and
SAT       competing interests? We live in an age where there is no
SAT       longer general agreement on religion and the time when our
SAT       society was united by a common set of values based on a
SAT       belief in God is long gone. Is it hopelessly optimistic to
SAT       believe that Man can create an ethical framework based on
SAT       a belief in individual responsibility and mutual respect,
SAT       or are those secular values a much a better guide than any
SAT       sectarian dogma or religious text? Can a post-religious
SAT       society be a moral society, and if so, whose morals will
SAT       we live by?
SAT       
SAT       23:00 Quote... Unquote b00hhths (Listen)
SAT       Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange
SAT       of quotations and anecdotes. With guests Bonnie Greer, Ken
SAT       Follett, John Simpson and Sir Richard Eyre.
SAT       
SAT       23:30 Poetry Please b00hhft7 (Listen)
SAT       Roger McGough introduces a selection of poems by the late
SAT       Adrian Mitchell, chosen and read by some of his friends
SAT       and fellow poets.
SAT       
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SUN       SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2009
SUN       
SUN       00:00 Midnight News b00hmp1f (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SUN       4. Followed by Weather.
SUN       
SUN       00:30 Afternoon Reading b007v09b (Listen)
SUN       Be Prepared, Man's Best Friend
SUN       Series of stories inspired by the famous motto of the
SUN       Scouting movement.
SUN       The dark story of a futuristic Britain in which dogs sniff
SUN       out terrorist threats.
SUN       By Des Dillon, read by Nick Underwood.
SUN       
SUN       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hmp1r (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hmp1t (Listen)
SUN       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
SUN       
SUN       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hmp1w (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       05:30 News Briefing b00hmp6y (Listen)
SUN       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SUN       
SUN       05:43 Bells on Sunday b00hmp70 (Listen)
SUN       The sound of bells from St Leonard's in Hythe, Kent.
SUN       
SUN       05:45 Profile b00hmn8c (Listen)
SUN       Stephen Sackur profiles MIA, the British-born Tamil singer
SUN       and artist who has become known for her fiery and
SUN       politicised style of songwriting and has been nominated
SUN       for an Oscar for the song she contributed to the
SUN       soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire. Stephen hears about MIA
SUN       from friends, family and fellow musicians and asks if,
SUN       amid the success and the hype, she is the real deal or
SUN       whether she may be just another world music flash in the
SUN       pan.
SUN       
SUN       06:00 News Headlines b00hmp72 (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news.
SUN       
SUN       06:05 Something Understood b00hmp74 (Listen)
SUN       The Road Taken
SUN       Mike Wooldridge explores what happens when we have to
SUN       choose between different paths in life. How are our lives
SUN       shaped by such decisions, and how are we changed by what
SUN       we say 'yes' to and what we turn away from? He talks to
SUN       Hollywood composer Matthew Ferraro about the decisions
SUN       that have shaped his life and which have helped to bring
SUN       about his massive new work The Tension of Opposites.
SUN       
SUN       06:35 The Living World b00hmp76 (Listen)
SUN       Southern Sea Shores
SUN       Lionel Kelleway travels to the Falkland Islands to find
SUN       out how marine life in the Southern Atlantic compares with
SUN       beachcombing back home. He joins the Shallow Marine Seas
SUN       Survey team as they endeavour to chart what lives here.
SUN       
SUN       06:57 Weather b00hmp78 (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       07:00 News and Papers b00hmp7b (Listen)
SUN       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN       
SUN       07:10 Sunday b00hmp7d (Listen)
SUN       Roger Bolton discusses the religious and ethical news of
SUN       the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories,
SUN       both familiar and unfamiliar.
SUN       
SUN       07:55 Radio 4 Appeal b00hmp7g (Listen)
SUN       The Place2Be
SUN       Simon Marshall, headteacher, appeals on behalf of The
SUN       Place2Be.
SUN       
SUN       07:58 Weather b00hmpbn (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       08:00 News and Papers b00hmpbq (Listen)
SUN       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN       
SUN       08:10 Sunday Worship b00hmpbs (Listen)
SUN       Another Music
SUN       A celebration of the 17th-century priest and poet George
SUN       Herbert from Bemerton Church near Salisbury, where he was
SUN       rector for three years. Led by Canon Judy Rees, with
SUN       Ronald Blythe, Vikram Seth and the Farrant Singers
SUN       directed by Daniel Cook.
SUN       
SUN       08:50 A Point of View b00hlsps (Listen)
SUN       Katharine Whitehorn considers the importance of words,
SUN       their changing meanings and the influence they have on our
SUN       perception of things.
SUN       
SUN       09:00 Broadcasting House b00hmpbv (Listen)
SUN       News and conversation about the big stories of the week
SUN       with Paddy O'Connell.
SUN       
SUN       10:00 Archers Omnibus b00hmpbx (Listen)
SUN       The week's events in Ambridge.
SUN       
SUN       11:15 Desert Island Discs b00hmpbz (Listen)
SUN       David Walliams
SUN       Kirsty Young invites comedian David Walliams to choose
SUN       eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island.
SUN       
SUN       12:00 Just a Minute b00hhz2z (Listen)
SUN       Series 54, Episode 8
SUN       Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, with
SUN       panellists Paul Merton, Chris Neill, Justin Moorhouse and
SUN       Tony Hawks.
SUN       
SUN       12:32 Food Programme b00hmpz9 (Listen)
SUN       Potatoes
SUN       Sheila Dillon looks at the history of the potato - its
SUN       arrival in Europe and economic significance. She discusses
SUN       the growing popularity of 'heritage' potatoes and visits
SUN       chef Simon Hopkinson to sample some of his simple but
SUN       exotic potato dishes.
SUN       
SUN       12:57 Weather b00hmpzc (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       13:00 World This Weekend b00hmpzf (Listen)
SUN       A look at events around the world with James Robbins.
SUN       
SUN       13:30 Letters to Myself b00dx16j (Listen)
SUN       An insight into the experiences of people who have written
SUN       letters to themselves to be opened in years to come. Some
SUN       have sent letters to a website that acts as a temporary
SUN       library before emailing them back to be read at a later
SUN       date. The programme also follows a group of young adults
SUN       as they open letters that they wrote to themselves years
SUN       ago as school leavers.
SUN       
SUN       14:00 Gardener's Question Time b00hls6m (Listen)
SUN       Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.
SUN       Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa Greenwood
SUN       answer questions posed by gardeners at Topsham Allotments
SUN       and Garden Club, near Exeter.
SUN       Including the Gardeners' Question Time gardening weather
SUN       forecast.
SUN       
SUN       14:45 My Mile of the River b00hmpzh (Listen)
SUN       Episode 2
SUN       Chris Tally Evans evokes the sights and sounds of the
SUN       River Wye as it flows yards from his garden in Rhayader in
SUN       Mid Wales.
SUN       It is summer on the River Wye, and Chris reports on the
SUN       two-person wheelbarrow championship as it races through a
SUN       ford, listens to the Wye Valley Axemen and witnesses the
SUN       coronation of the Carnival Queen.
SUN       
SUN       15:00 Classic Serial b00hmpzk (Listen)
SUN       Scoop, Episode 2
SUN       Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical
SUN       1938 novel.
SUN       William finds life as a war correspondent somewhat
SUN       tedious, but he does fall in love and find himself in the
SUN       middle of a revolution.
SUN       William Boot ...... Rory Kinnear
SUN       Katchen ...... Claudie Blakeley
SUN       Lord Copper ...... David Warner
SUN       Salter ...... Nicholas Woodeson
SUN       Frau Dressler ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
SUN       Erik Olafsen ...... Dan Starkey
SUN       Secret Policeman ...... Jude Akuwudike
SUN       Benito ...... Cyril Nri
SUN       Moke ...... Inam Mirza
SUN       Mr Baldwin ...... Jonathan Taffler
SUN       Uncle Theodore ...... Malcolm Tierney
SUN       Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock ...... Michael Simkins
SUN       Corker ...... Stephen Critchlow
SUN       Pigge ...... Chris Pavlo
SUN       News Editor ...... Paul Rider
SUN       Hechel ...... Gunnar Cauthery
SUN       Evelyn Waugh ...... Tim McInnerny
SUN       Directed by Sally Avens.
SUN       
SUN       16:00 Open Book b00hmpzm (Listen)
SUN       Mariella Frostrup talks to Sanjida O'Connell about her
SUN       novel The Naked Name of Love and Dame Beryl Bainbridge
SUN       reflects on her admiration for the work of the German
SUN       writer Hans Fallada.
SUN       
SUN       16:30 Poetry Please b00hmpzp (Listen)
SUN       Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests for poems by
SUN       Derek Walcott, Linda Pastan and Russian poets Yevgeny
SUN       Yevtushenko and Inna Kabysh. The readers are Burt Caesar,
SUN       Mark Meadows and Nadia Williams.
SUN       
SUN       17:00 File on 4 b00hkc70 (Listen)
SUN       Michael Robinson investigates the legacy of toxic lending
SUN       by British banks and reveals why the threat it poses to UK
SUN       jobs, homes and incomes is especially acute.
SUN       
SUN       17:40 Profile b00hmn8c (Listen)
SUN       Stephen Sackur profiles MIA, the British-born Tamil singer
SUN       and artist who has become known for her fiery and
SUN       politicised style of songwriting and has been nominated
SUN       for an Oscar for the song she contributed to the
SUN       soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire. Stephen hears about MIA
SUN       from friends, family and fellow musicians and asks if,
SUN       amid the success and the hype, she is the real deal or
SUN       whether she may be just another world music flash in the
SUN       pan.
SUN       
SUN       17:54 Shipping Forecast b00hmq2g (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       17:57 Weather b00hmq2j (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hmq2l (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SUN       4, followed by Weather.
SUN       
SUN       18:15 Pick of the Week b00hmq2n (Listen)
SUN       Edward Stourton introduces his selection of highlights
SUN       from the past week on BBC radio.
SUN       
SUN       19:00 The Archers b00hmq2q (Listen)
SUN       There is a Grundy homecoming at Casa Nueva.
SUN       
SUN       19:15 Go4it b00hmq2s (Listen)
SUN       Children's magazine presented by Barney Harwood. Angela
SUN       Robson hears about a Comic Relief project in southern
SUN       Ethiopia that is helping children to get to school.
SUN       
SUN       19:45 Afternoon Reading b007vhn7 (Listen)
SUN       Caravan Club, Wayfaring Days
SUN       Series of short stories celebrating a British institution.
SUN       Series of short stories to mark the 100th anniversary of a
SUN       British institution.
SUN       A boy holidaying in a well-appointed caravan park meets an
SUN       eccentric hermit who prefers to travel without mod cons.
SUN       By Andrew Martin, read by Mark McDonnell.
SUN       
SUN       20:00 Feedback b00hls6k (Listen)
SUN       Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes
SUN       and policy.
SUN       
SUN       20:30 Last Word b00hlspj (Listen)
SUN       Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing
SUN       and celebrating the life stories of people who have
SUN       recently died. The programme reflects on people of
SUN       distinction and interest from many walks of life, some
SUN       famous and some less well known.
SUN       
SUN       21:00 Money Box b00hmcw7 (Listen)
SUN       Repossession Rises
SUN       Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal
SUN       finance. As the number of homes in the UK repossessed by
SUN       lenders rose last year by 54 percent, why aren't lenders
SUN       doing more to help struggling homeowners? Are you covered
SUN       by your credit card provider if you buy something online
SUN       that turns out to be faulty? And what should you do if you
SUN       have some savings but do not want to see them withering
SUN       away?
SUN       
SUN       21:26 Radio 4 Appeal b00hmp7g (Listen)
SUN       The Place2Be
SUN       Simon Marshall, headteacher, appeals on behalf of The
SUN       Place2Be.
SUN       
SUN       21:30 Analysis b00hlczq (Listen)
SUN       Rolling Stones
SUN       Alison Wolf asks whether human beings have an innate need
SUN       to travel and, if so, whether that raises profound
SUN       questions for transport policy.
SUN       As we get richer, so we choose to travel faster, despite
SUN       the damage it does to the planet. But what does the wrong
SUN       kind of travelling or no travelling at all mean for our
SUN       personal health and happiness?
SUN       How should governments respond to this complex side of our
SUN       psyche? Is it right to subsidise any form of transport or
SUN       should towns and cities be designed in such a way that we
SUN       are forced to abandon our cars?
SUN       
SUN       21:58 Weather b00hmq4d (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       22:00 Westminster Hour b00hmq4g (Listen)
SUN       Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster with Carolyn
SUN       Quinn. Including How to Explain Europe.
SUN       
SUN       23:02 The Film Programme b00hlspl (Listen)
SUN       Francine Stock talks to Sacha Gervasi, the director of
SUN       Anvil, a new documentary about an old Canadian heavy metal
SUN       band that is already attracting a cult audience.
SUN       
SUN       23:30 Something Understood b00hmp74 (Listen)
SUN       The Road Taken
SUN       Mike Wooldridge explores what happens when we have to
SUN       choose between different paths in life. How are our lives
SUN       shaped by such decisions, and how are we changed by what
SUN       we say 'yes' to and what we turn away from? He talks to
SUN       Hollywood composer Matthew Ferraro about the decisions
SUN       that have shaped his life and which have helped to bring
SUN       about his massive new work The Tension of Opposites.
SUN       
SUN       
MON       MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2009
MON       
MON       00:00 Midnight News b00hnc59 (Listen)
MON       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
MON       4. Followed by weather.
MON       
MON       00:15 Thinking Allowed b00hkpr9 (Listen)
MON       Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how
MON       society works.
MON       
MON       00:45 Bells on Sunday b00hmp70 (Listen)
MON       The sound of bells from St Leonard's in Hythe, Kent.
MON       
MON       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hnc9v (Listen)
MON       The latest shipping forecast.
MON       
MON       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hncgp (Listen)
MON       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
MON       
MON       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hncby (Listen)
MON       The latest shipping forecast.
MON       
MON       05:30 News Briefing b00hndl8 (Listen)
MON       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00hnfhy (Listen)
MON       Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
MON       
MON       05:45 Farming Today b00hnfld (Listen)
MON       News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
MON       
MON       05:57 Weather b00hpdnz (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast for farmers.
MON       
MON       06:00 Today b00hnmgd (Listen)
MON       With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk;
MON       Weather; Thought for the Day.
MON       
MON       09:00 Start the Week b00hpdp1 (Listen)
MON       Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. His
MON       guests include Amos Oz, Miri Rubin, Alistair Crooke and
MON       Penny Woolcock.
MON       
MON       09:45 Book of the Week b00hnn57 (Listen)
MON       Constable in Love, Episode 1
MON       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
MON       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
MON       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
MON       correspondence between the pair.
MON       
MON       10:00 Woman's Hour b00hp7l0 (Listen)
MON       With Jane Garvey.
MON       Including drama:
MON       Heartburn
MON       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
MON       by Nora Ephron.
MON       Pregnant Washington-based cookery expert Rachel discovers
MON       that her journalist husband is having an affair.
MON       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
MON       Mark ...... William Hope
MON       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
MON       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
MON       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
MON       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
MON       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
MON       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
MON       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
MON       Directed by Sara Davies.
MON       
MON       11:00 Gangs, Guns and Families b00hphbl (Listen)
MON       Professor Jon Silverman takes a mother who grew up on the
MON       notorious Stonebridge Park estate in north west London,
MON       and now studies criminology, back to the estate to see the
MON       changes experienced by those who live there and the
MON       growing prevalence of knife and gun crime.
MON       Suzella Palmer is about to complete a PhD on youth crime
MON       at the University of Bedfordshire. She has garnered much
MON       of her academic research from the experiences of her
MON       16-year-old son Zane, who has spent time in prison for
MON       violent affray and mixes with people who carry knives and
MON       would not hesitate to use them.
MON       
MON       11:30 The Yellowplush Papers b00hphbn (Listen)
MON       Deuceace
MON       Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray,
MON       adapted by Stephen Wyatt, recounting the rise and fall of
MON       early-19th Century footman Charles Yellowplush.
MON       Charles finds himself in Paris in attendance on a young
MON       aristocrat of very dubious morals who has fled England to
MON       escape his creditors.
MON       Charles Yellowplush ...... Adam Buxton
MON       Deuceace ...... Chris Pavlo
MON       Crabs ...... Trevor Peacock
MON       Lady Griffin ...... Jill Cardo
MON       Matilda ...... Laura Molyneux
MON       Bailiff ...... Dan Starkey
MON       Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
MON       
MON       12:00 You and Yours b00hp9fv (Listen)
MON       Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
MON       
MON       12:57 Weather b00hp9h8 (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast.
MON       
MON       13:00 World at One b00hp9k6 (Listen)
MON       National and international news with Shaun Ley.
MON       
MON       13:30 Quote... Unquote b00hpj94 (Listen)
MON       Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange
MON       of quotations and anecdotes. With guests Celia Walden,
MON       Katharine Whitehorn, Richard Coles and Simon Singh.
MON       
MON       14:00 The Archers b00hmq2q (Listen)
MON       There is a Grundy homecoming at Casa Nueva.
MON       
MON       14:15 Afternoon Play b00hpj96 (Listen)
MON       The Nine Days Queen
MON       By Amanda Whittington. The story of the trial of Lady Jane
MON       Grey, proclaimed Queen of England in 1553 at the age of
MON       16, nine days later locked in the Tower and, within a
MON       year, dead.
MON       Jane ...... Loo Brealey
MON       Nurse Ellen ...... Emma Stansfield
MON       Frances ...... Helen Sclesinger
MON       Young Jane ...... Agnes Bateman
MON       Katharine Parr ...... Janice Acquah
MON       Henry ...... Paul Rider
MON       Guilford ...... Robert Lonsdale
MON       Northumberland ...... Stephen Critchlow
MON       Gentleman-Gaoler ...... Malcolm Tierney
MON       Judge ...... Zebedee Soanes.
MON       
MON       15:00 Archive on 4 b00hmn8h (Listen)
MON       Agony
MON       Jenni Murray presents a history of personal advice, from
MON       the mythical, kindly agony aunts of women's magazines to
MON       the public confessional of the radio phone-in.
MON       The advice column began life in the women's magazines. It
MON       was the role of the kindly, but mythical aunt to
MON       re-enforce the social codes of the day, dispensing jaunty,
MON       practical, nearly always morally serious advice to their
MON       readers.
MON       Radio brought a new outlet for those doling out advice. It
MON       started in the buttoned-up 1940s with paternalistic
MON       lectures from Charles Hill, the Radio Doctor (and later
MON       chairman of BBC) on subjects such as tummy trouble and
MON       melancholia and bloomed into the frank and sometimes
MON       shocking phone-ins.
MON       Today, the 'advice industry' has expanded from radio to
MON       TV, the internet and advice columns in the newspapers,
MON       where readers can offer their own comments. Throughout the
MON       history of agony we have moved from social etiquette to
MON       sexual etiquette in terms of the questions that are being
MON       asked, and agony aunts have both reflected and influenced
MON       trends.
MON       The increasing candour of the programmes reflects a
MON       parallel shift in British emotional engagement and the
MON       rise of therapy culture, which, some would argue, is not
MON       necessarily something to be celebrated.
MON       The programme tracks these developments, exploring the
MON       phenomenon of the agony aunt and examining how the way
MON       advice is delivered has changed to suit the times.
MON       
MON       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00hp9py (Listen)
MON       From Boom to Bust
MON       Series charting the history of America. The story of the
MON       Wall Street Crash, the Great Depression and the failure of
MON       Herbert Hoover.
MON       
MON       16:00 Food Programme b00hmpz9 (Listen)
MON       Potatoes
MON       Sheila Dillon looks at the history of the potato - its
MON       arrival in Europe and economic significance. She discusses
MON       the growing popularity of 'heritage' potatoes and visits
MON       chef Simon Hopkinson to sample some of his simple but
MON       exotic potato dishes.
MON       
MON       16:30 Beyond Belief b00hpj98 (Listen)
MON       Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world,
MON       teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths
MON       behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives.
MON       
MON       17:00 PM b00hpb05 (Listen)
MON       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
MON       Mair.
MON       
MON       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hpb1n (Listen)
MON       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
MON       4, followed by Weather.
MON       
MON       18:30 Just a Minute b00hpj9b (Listen)
MON       Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, with
MON       panellists Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock and
MON       David Mitchell.
MON       
MON       19:00 The Archers b00hp9kl (Listen)
MON       Walls have ears for Matt and Chalky.
MON       
MON       19:15 Front Row b00hpb23 (Listen)
MON       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including the
MON       verdict on The International, a film starring Clive Owen
MON       as an agent investigating a global bank.
MON       
MON       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00hpb3z (Listen)
MON       Heartburn, Episode 1
MON       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
MON       by Nora Ephron.
MON       Pregnant Washington-based cookery expert Rachel discovers
MON       that her journalist husband is having an affair.
MON       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
MON       Mark ...... William Hope
MON       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
MON       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
MON       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
MON       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
MON       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
MON       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
MON       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
MON       Directed by Sara Davies.
MON       
MON       20:00 It's My Story b00hpj9d (Listen)
MON       The Boxing Civil Servant
MON       Journalist Jackie Ashley tells the story of how her
MON       fifty-something friend Miranda Carter, a high-flying civil
MON       servant at the Department of Transport, astonished friends
MON       and family when she announced that she was applying for a
MON       licence as a boxing promoter. By day she continues to work
MON       in the corridors of power in Whitehall, but in the
MON       evenings and at weekends she mixes with the raucous boxing
MON       crowd of York Hall, Bethnal Green, in the East End of
MON       London.
MON       
MON       20:30 Bottom Line b00hmn81 (Listen)
MON       Evan Davis presents the business magazine. Entrepreneurs
MON       and business leaders talk about the issues that matter to
MON       their companies and their customers.
MON       
MON       21:00 Islam and Science b00hpj9g (Listen)
MON       Episode 2
MON       Writer and journalist Ehsan Masood explores the status of
MON       science in the modern Islamic world, and asks whether
MON       measures taken to promote science are having an impact on
MON       the working lives of Muslim scientists.
MON       A series of damning reports have thrown the dismal state
MON       of science in Islamic countries into the spotlight.
MON       Speaking to young scientists in Pakistan, Ehsan assesses
MON       whether new investment in scientific research is having an
MON       effect. He asks whether, after years of neglect, science
MON       could once again play a key role in the fortunes of the
MON       Islamic world.
MON       
MON       21:30 Start the Week b00hpdp1 (Listen)
MON       Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. His
MON       guests include Amos Oz, Miri Rubin, Alistair Crooke and
MON       Penny Woolcock.
MON       
MON       21:58 Weather b00hpb98 (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast.
MON       
MON       22:00 The World Tonight b00hpb9x (Listen)
MON       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
MON       Shah.
MON       
MON       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00hjn4m (Listen)
MON       The White Tiger, Episode 1
MON       Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning
MON       satire on contemporary India. The story of Balram Halwai,
MON       the son of a rickshaw puller, who escapes the rural
MON       poverty of his village into the bright lights and
MON       corruption of the city.
MON       The White Tiger gets his name.
MON       
MON       23:00 Off the Page b00hlbp4 (Listen)
MON       Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion on the word
MON       'organisation' with former director general of the British
MON       Council Sir David Green, punk poet Attila the Stockbroker
MON       and writer Jay Griffiths.
MON       
MON       23:30 Today in Parliament b00hpct3 (Listen)
MON       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
MON       with Sean Curran.
MON       
MON       
TUE       TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2009
TUE       
TUE       00:00 Midnight News b00hnc51 (Listen)
TUE       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
TUE       4. Followed by weather.
TUE       
TUE       00:30 Book of the Week b00hnn57 (Listen)
TUE       Constable in Love, Episode 1
TUE       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
TUE       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
TUE       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
TUE       correspondence between the pair.
TUE       
TUE       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hnc8p (Listen)
TUE       The latest shipping forecast.
TUE       
TUE       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hncc0 (Listen)
TUE       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
TUE       
TUE       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hnc9x (Listen)
TUE       The latest shipping forecast.
TUE       
TUE       05:30 News Briefing b00hncgr (Listen)
TUE       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00hndlg (Listen)
TUE       Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
TUE       
TUE       05:45 Farming Today b00hnfj0 (Listen)
TUE       News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
TUE       
TUE       06:00 Today b00hnflg (Listen)
TUE       With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk,
TUE       Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
TUE       
TUE       09:00 The Long View b00hc54x (Listen)
TUE       Jonathan Freedland presents the series that looks for the
TUE       past behind the present.
TUE       He examines the parallels between the murder of Liverpool
TUE       youngster Rhys Jones in 2007 and another murder of a child
TUE       by another child in Liverpool in 1883. Michael Burns was
TUE       an innocent bystander, set upon by a gang of youths and
TUE       left for dead in one of the city's 'no-go areas' for
TUE       police. This 'shocking brutality among boys' created a new
TUE       moral panic in 19th-Century England.
TUE       
TUE       09:30 The Prime Ministers b00hpjlc (Listen)
TUE       Sir Robert Walpole
TUE       BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson explores how Britain's
TUE       prime ministers have used their power, responded to the
TUE       challenges of their time and made the job what it is today.
TUE       The first of Nick's eight portraits is of Sir Robert
TUE       Walpole, the first and longest serving prime minister, who
TUE       moved into Downing Street in 1721.
TUE       
TUE       09:45 Book of the Week b00hslbl (Listen)
TUE       Constable in Love, Episode 2
TUE       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
TUE       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
TUE       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
TUE       correspondence between the pair.
TUE       Constable first met Maria Bicknell, the daughter of a
TUE       wealthy lawyer, in the Suffolk village of East Bergholt
TUE       when he was 24 and she was 12. Nine years later they began
TUE       courting.
TUE       
TUE       10:00 Woman's Hour b00hq728 (Listen)
TUE       With Jane Garvey.
TUE       Including drama:
TUE       Heartburn
TUE       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
TUE       by Nora Ephron.
TUE       Rachel walks out on her cheating husband Mark and goes to
TUE       New York, where a session with her therapy group turns
TUE       violent.
TUE       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
TUE       Mark/Charlie ...... William Hope
TUE       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
TUE       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
TUE       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
TUE       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
TUE       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
TUE       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
TUE       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
TUE       Directed by Sara Davies.
TUE       
TUE       11:00 Colour Me White b00hpjzy (Listen)
TUE       Aasmah Mir reports on the skin lightening industry in
TUE       Britain and asks why some British Asians feel pressurised
TUE       by both their peers and the media to have paler skin. Her
TUE       journey takes her to Oldham and Wembley, and shows how
TUE       what is happening in Asia is influencing taste and fashion
TUE       in Britain.
TUE       
TUE       11:30 There Was a Young Man from Limerick b00hpk00 (Listen)
TUE       John Hegley celebrates the limerick and delves into the
TUE       history of this versatile form of comic verse,
TUE       encountering nursery rhymes, Shakespearian songs, nonsense
TUE       poems and some smut along the way.
TUE       
TUE       12:00 You and Yours b00hp9dd (Listen)
TUE       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
TUE       
TUE       12:57 Weather b00hp9fx (Listen)
TUE       The latest weather forecast.
TUE       
TUE       13:00 World at One b00hp9hb (Listen)
TUE       National and international news with Shaun Ley.
TUE       
TUE       13:30 Robert Winston's Musical Analysis b00hpk02 (Listen)
TUE       Ivor Gurney
TUE       Series in which Professor Robert Winston explores the
TUE       relationship between the music and the medical conditions
TUE       of composers who suffered mental and physical illness.
TUE       Robert investigates the tragic case of English composer
TUE       and poet Ivor Gurney, who died of tuberculosis in the City
TUE       of London Mental Hospital, Dartford, in 1937.
TUE       For many years he was thought to have been the victim of
TUE       shell-shock as a result of his service in the trenches of
TUE       the First World War, but that diagnosis is now discounted
TUE       and there is even evidence in his letters to suggest that
TUE       the physical activity and comradeship of military service
TUE       may have been a saviour to his mental health.
TUE       Robert hears from Gurney biographer Pamela Blevins,
TUE       chairman of the Ivor Gurney Society Anthony Boden and
TUE       singer and Royal Academy of Music researcher April
TUE       Frederick.
TUE       
TUE       14:00 The Archers b00hp9kl (Listen)
TUE       Walls have ears for Matt and Chalky.
TUE       
TUE       14:15 Afternoon Play b00hpk3t (Listen)
TUE       Mole
TUE       Richard Monks' comic tale of an amateur gardener who
TUE       becomes dangerously obsessed with hunting down the mole
TUE       that has dared to desecrate his pristine lawn. But his
TUE       obsession hides a deeper and more damaging problem.
TUE       Margaret ...... Lesley Sharp
TUE       Colin ...... Neil Dudgeon
TUE       Mathew ...... Robert Lonsdale
TUE       Jonte ...... Paul Rider
TUE       Nurse ...... Manjeet Mann
TUE       Doctor ...... Gunnar Cauthery
TUE       Directed by Marc Beeby.
TUE       
TUE       15:00 Home Planet b00hpk4d (Listen)
TUE       Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions
TUE       about the environment and the natural world.
TUE       
TUE       15:30 Afternoon Reading b007zkt7 (Listen)
TUE       Walk the Blue Fields, Walk the Blue Fields
TUE       Waiting at the altar for a bride, a priest battles with
TUE       his memories of a love affair. Read by Dermot Crowley.
TUE       
TUE       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00hp9pp (Listen)
TUE       New Deal
TUE       Series charting the history of America. How Franklin D
TUE       Roosevelt got America working again.
TUE       
TUE       16:00 Law in Action b00hpm2f (Listen)
TUE       Clive Coleman reports on legal issues behind the headlines.
TUE       
TUE       16:30 A Good Read b00hpm2h (Listen)
TUE       Kate Mosse talks to actress Jenny Agutter and scientist
TUE       and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis about their favourite
TUE       books.
TUE       
TUE       17:00 PM b00hp9wk (Listen)
TUE       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
TUE       Mair.
TUE       
TUE       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hpb07 (Listen)
TUE       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
TUE       4, followed by Weather.
TUE       
TUE       18:30 Cabin Pressure b00cb5k4 (Listen)
TUE       Abu Dhabi
TUE       Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom
TUE       no job is too small and many jobs are too difficult.
TUE       The town of Bristol, a cat and a thermostat combine to
TUE       present Martin with a career-breaking crisis.
TUE       Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
TUE       First Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
TUE       Capt Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
TUE       Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
TUE       ATC Fitton ...... Ewen MacIntosh
TUE       Written by John Finnemore.
TUE       
TUE       19:00 The Archers b00hp9k8 (Listen)
TUE       Kenton makes a meal of Pancake Day.
TUE       
TUE       19:15 Front Row b00hpb1q (Listen)
TUE       Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets all four
TUE       members of U2 in their Dublin rehearsal studio to discuss
TUE       music, politics and their home city.
TUE       
TUE       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00hq7d9 (Listen)
TUE       Heartburn, Episode 2
TUE       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
TUE       by Nora Ephron.
TUE       Rachel walks out on her cheating husband Mark and goes to
TUE       New York, where a session with her therapy group turns
TUE       violent.
TUE       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
TUE       Mark ...... William Hope
TUE       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
TUE       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
TUE       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
TUE       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
TUE       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
TUE       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
TUE       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
TUE       Directed by Sara Davies.
TUE       
TUE       20:00 File on 4 b00hpndg (Listen)
TUE       Grant Ferrett investigates whether the sanctions imposed
TUE       on Zimbabwe by Britain and Europe are adequate to stop
TUE       wealth being channelled out of the country by people close
TUE       to the Mugabe government.
TUE       
TUE       20:40 In Touch b00hpndj (Listen)
TUE       Peter White with news and information for the blind and
TUE       partially sighted.
TUE       
TUE       21:00 Am I Normal? b00hpndl (Listen)
TUE       Series 6, Lung function
TUE       Vivienne Parry continues her quest to find out what is
TUE       normal.
TUE       She asks what is 'normal' lung function? Many factors
TUE       include age, weight, height, fitness, gender, ethnic
TUE       origin and smoking. Healthy lungs help us run faster,
TUE       laugh louder and live longer, but do we take them for
TUE       granted?
TUE       
TUE       21:30 The Long View b00hc54x (Listen)
TUE       Jonathan Freedland presents the series that looks for the
TUE       past behind the present.
TUE       He examines the parallels between the murder of Liverpool
TUE       youngster Rhys Jones in 2007 and another murder of a child
TUE       by another child in Liverpool in 1883. Michael Burns was
TUE       an innocent bystander, set upon by a gang of youths and
TUE       left for dead in one of the city's 'no-go areas' for
TUE       police. This 'shocking brutality among boys' created a new
TUE       moral panic in 19th-Century England.
TUE       
TUE       21:58 Weather b00hpb6y (Listen)
TUE       The latest weather forecast.
TUE       
TUE       22:00 The World Tonight b00hpb9b (Listen)
TUE       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
TUE       Shah.
TUE       
TUE       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00hqbbm (Listen)
TUE       The White Tiger, Episode 2
TUE       Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning
TUE       satire on contemporary India. The story of Balram Halwai,
TUE       the son of a rickshaw puller, who escapes the rural
TUE       poverty of his village into the bright lights and
TUE       corruption of the city.
TUE       Balram finds work in a teashop, but his eyes are set on
TUE       greater things. When the chance of a job as a chauffeur
TUE       comes up, he sees a way out of his family's grinding
TUE       poverty.
TUE       
TUE       23:00 Mastering the Universe b00hpnk0 (Listen)
TUE       Series 2, Episode 1
TUE       Comedy series starring Dawn French as Professor Joy Klamp,
TUE       a specialist in the art of spoiling other people's
TUE       pleasure.
TUE       Investigating the fun that can be had, at other people's
TUE       expense, through DIY.
TUE       With Chris Douglas, Sally Grace, Katy Brand, Christopher
TUE       Douglas, Dan Tetsell, Brian Perkins.
TUE       
TUE       23:30 Today in Parliament b00hpct5 (Listen)
TUE       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
TUE       with Susan Hulme.
TUE       
TUE       
WED       WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2009
WED       
WED       00:00 Midnight News b00hnc53 (Listen)
WED       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
WED       4. Followed by weather.
WED       
WED       00:30 Book of the Week b00hslbl (Listen)
WED       Constable in Love, Episode 2
WED       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
WED       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
WED       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
WED       correspondence between the pair.
WED       Constable first met Maria Bicknell, the daughter of a
WED       wealthy lawyer, in the Suffolk village of East Bergholt
WED       when he was 24 and she was 12. Nine years later they began
WED       courting.
WED       
WED       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hnc8r (Listen)
WED       The latest shipping forecast.
WED       
WED       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hncc2 (Listen)
WED       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
WED       
WED       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hnc9z (Listen)
WED       The latest shipping forecast.
WED       
WED       05:30 News Briefing b00hncgt (Listen)
WED       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00hndlv (Listen)
WED       Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
WED       
WED       05:45 Farming Today b00hnfj2 (Listen)
WED       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
WED       
WED       06:00 Today b00hnflj (Listen)
WED       With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk,
WED       Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
WED       
WED       09:00 Midweek b00hq0n7 (Listen)
WED       Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and
WED       guests.
WED       
WED       09:45 Book of the Week b00hsl9y (Listen)
WED       Constable in Love, Episode 3
WED       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
WED       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
WED       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
WED       correspondence between the pair.
WED       Lacking 'that necessary article - cash', the courtship
WED       between Maria and John was never going to be
WED       straightforward, particularly when Maria's family began to
WED       make their disapproval felt.
WED       
WED       10:00 Woman's Hour b00hq720 (Listen)
WED       With Jenni Murray.
WED       Including drama:
WED       Heartburn
WED       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
WED       by Nora Ephron.
WED       Mark wants a reconciliation. Rachel cannot stand to see a
WED       man cry, so heads back to Washington.
WED       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
WED       Mark/Charlie ...... William Hope
WED       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
WED       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
WED       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
WED       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
WED       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
WED       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
WED       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
WED       Directed by Sara Davies.
WED       
WED       11:00 Whatever Happened To The Working Class b00hq0n9 (Listen)
WED       A Taste of Money
WED       Sarfraz Manzoor examines the forces that have had an
WED       impact on the traditional 'working class' in Britain.
WED       After a decade of supposed 'classlessness', the issue of
WED       class is back on the agenda. Once again, it matters if you
WED       identify yourself as working class, especially, it seems,
WED       if you are white.
WED       Sarfraz is taken on a tour of musical Manchester by DJ
WED       Dave Haslam, who reveals how the city has reinvigorated
WED       itself through an association with working class youth
WED       culture.
WED       He also talks to a theatre group that creates plays for
WED       the working people of the city and to Gerald Kaufman MP
WED       about the role of education in his journey into
WED       'classlessness'.
WED       
WED       11:30 Clare in the Community b00hq0nc (Listen)
WED       Series 5, Too Cool for School
WED       Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
WED       Control freak Clare likes nothing better than interfering
WED       in other people's lives on both a professional and
WED       personal basis, so making friends is not easy. However, on
WED       this occasion she manages it.
WED       Clare ...... Sally Phillips
WED       Brian ...... Alex Lowe
WED       Helen ...... Liza Tarbuck
WED       Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
WED       Megan/Nali ...... Nina Conti
WED       Irene ...... Ellen Thomas
WED       Simon ...... Andrew Wincott
WED       Chloe ...... Alex Tregear
WED       Mrs Bengo ...... Anna Bengo.
WED       
WED       12:00 You and Yours b00hp9dg (Listen)
WED       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
WED       
WED       12:57 Weather b00hp9fz (Listen)
WED       The latest weather forecast.
WED       
WED       13:00 World at One b00hp9hd (Listen)
WED       National and international news with Shaun Ley.
WED       
WED       13:30 The Media Show b00hq1z4 (Listen)
WED       Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the
WED       fast-changing media world.
WED       
WED       14:00 The Archers b00hp9k8 (Listen)
WED       Kenton makes a meal of Pancake Day.
WED       
WED       14:15 Afternoon Play b00hq1z6 (Listen)
WED       My Name is Iqbal Masih
WED       By Bettina Gracias. The moving true story of Iqbal Masih,
WED       a young Pakistani boy who was forced into bonded labour in
WED       a carpet factory at the age of four, an international
WED       figurehead for the Bonded Liberation Front at the age of
WED       11 and brutally murdered in 1995 at the age of 12.
WED       Iqbal Masih ...... Sagar Radia
WED       Khan ...... Bhasker Patel
WED       Carpet Master ...... Kaleem Janjua
WED       Mustaf ...... Inam Mirza
WED       Hasim ...... Gagan Sharma
WED       Journalist ...... Janice Acquah
WED       American ...... Chris Pavlo
WED       Policeman/Worker/Pakistani Man ...... Saikat Ahamed
WED       Directed by David Hunter.
WED       
WED       15:00 Money Box Live b00hq2mr (Listen)
WED       Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on equity release.
WED       
WED       15:30 Afternoon Reading b007zkt8 (Listen)
WED       Walk the Blue Fields, The Parting Gift
WED       A selection of stories from Claire Keegan's collection.
WED       While the scent of hay drifts up from neighbouring fields,
WED       a young woman comes downstairs to the family kitchen and
WED       explains why she is leaving. Read by Niamh Cusack.
WED       
WED       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00hp9pr (Listen)
WED       A War for the Survival of Democracy
WED       Series charting the history of America. The fight to keep
WED       America neutral and at peace while arming the allies.
WED       
WED       16:00 Thinking Allowed b00hq2xx (Listen)
WED       Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how
WED       society works.
WED       
WED       16:30 Am I Normal? b00hpndl (Listen)
WED       Series 6, Lung function
WED       Vivienne Parry continues her quest to find out what is
WED       normal.
WED       She asks what is 'normal' lung function? Many factors
WED       include age, weight, height, fitness, gender, ethnic
WED       origin and smoking. Healthy lungs help us run faster,
WED       laugh louder and live longer, but do we take them for
WED       granted?
WED       
WED       17:00 PM b00hp9wm (Listen)
WED       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
WED       Mair.
WED       
WED       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hpb09 (Listen)
WED       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
WED       4, followed by Weather.
WED       
WED       18:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b00hq2xz (Listen)
WED       Series 2, Jan Ravens
WED       Impressionist Jan Ravens has a boxing lesson, has her
WED       eyebrows threaded and builds a brick wall.
WED       
WED       19:00 The Archers b00hp9kb (Listen)
WED       Mike and Clarrie's plans are put to the test.
WED       
WED       19:15 Front Row b00hpb1s (Listen)
WED       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. He meets director
WED       Laurent Cantet, whose film about an inner city French
WED       school won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Festival last year.
WED       
WED       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00hq7g6 (Listen)
WED       Heartburn, Episode 3
WED       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
WED       by Nora Ephron.
WED       Mark wants a reconciliation. Rachel cannot stand to see a
WED       man cry, so heads back to Washington.
WED       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
WED       Mark ...... William Hope
WED       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
WED       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
WED       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
WED       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
WED       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
WED       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
WED       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
WED       Directed by Sara Davies.
WED       
WED       20:00 Moral Maze b00hq2y1 (Listen)
WED       Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions
WED       behind the week's news. With Clifford Longley, Claire Fox,
WED       Matthew Taylor and Melanie Phillips.
WED       
WED       20:45 How to Explain Europe b00hvsjn (Listen)
WED       The BBC's Europe Editor Mark Mardell reveals why it is so
WED       difficult to explain what goes on in Brussels to a British
WED       audience.
WED       
WED       21:00 A Life With ... b00hrg65 (Listen)
WED       Series 4, Tundra
WED       Grant Sonnex meets people whose lives have been
WED       inextricably linked with Alaskan wildlife.
WED       Grant Sonnex talks to Pete Abraham, a Yupik Eskimo who
WED       grew up in a tiny settlement with pet seagulls, seals and
WED       otters. But when he sold his pet otter to the fur trader
WED       his life as a subsistence hunter began. Grant hears about
WED       Pete's life, Yupik culture and why brown bear is his
WED       favourite meat.
WED       
WED       21:30 Midweek b00hq0n7 (Listen)
WED       Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and
WED       guests.
WED       
WED       21:58 Weather b00hpb70 (Listen)
WED       The latest weather forecast.
WED       
WED       22:00 The World Tonight b00hpb9d (Listen)
WED       National and international news and analysis with Robin
WED       Lustig.
WED       
WED       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00hqb3d (Listen)
WED       The White Tiger, Episode 3
WED       Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning
WED       satire on contemporary India. The story of Balram Halwai,
WED       the son of a rickshaw puller, who escapes the rural
WED       poverty of his village into the bright lights and
WED       corruption of the city.
WED       Balram quickly learns the ropes in his new position as
WED       number two driver and leaves his family, his village and
WED       his scruples behind as he sets his sights on promotion.
WED       
WED       23:00 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders b00hqhzh (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Comedy series in which Josie Long attempts to better
WED       herself through learning from reference books, with help
WED       from Irish comedienne Maeve Higgins and special guests.
WED       Josie explores the history of collecting things and
WED       discovers the Enlightenment. She tries to defy her arty
WED       past by becoming more scientific and takes controversial
WED       anatomist and Bodyworks impresario Professor Gunther von
WED       Hagens to task for being a 'demon with ready access to
WED       plasticine'.
WED       With Henning Wehn.
WED       
WED       23:15 One b00771by (Listen)
WED       Series 1, Episode 2
WED       Comedy show where no sketch features more than one voice.
WED       Written by David Quantick and starring Dan Maier, Lizzie
WED       Roper, Graeme Garden, Deborah Norton, Andrew Crawford, Dan
WED       Antopolski, Simon Greenall, Kate Gielgud and Bill Oddie as
WED       himself.
WED       
WED       23:30 Today in Parliament b00hpct7 (Listen)
WED       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
WED       with David Wilby.
WED       
WED       
THU       THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2009
THU       
THU       00:00 Midnight News b00hnc55 (Listen)
THU       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
THU       4. Followed by weather.
THU       
THU       00:30 Book of the Week b00hsl9y (Listen)
THU       Constable in Love, Episode 3
THU       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
THU       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
THU       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
THU       correspondence between the pair.
THU       Lacking 'that necessary article - cash', the courtship
THU       between Maria and John was never going to be
THU       straightforward, particularly when Maria's family began to
THU       make their disapproval felt.
THU       
THU       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hnc8t (Listen)
THU       The latest shipping forecast.
THU       
THU       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hncc4 (Listen)
THU       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
THU       
THU       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hncb1 (Listen)
THU       The latest shipping forecast.
THU       
THU       05:30 News Briefing b00hncgw (Listen)
THU       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00hndlz (Listen)
THU       Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
THU       
THU       05:45 Farming Today b00hnfj4 (Listen)
THU       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
THU       
THU       06:00 Today b00hnfll (Listen)
THU       With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Including Sports
THU       Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the
THU       Day.
THU       
THU       09:00 In Our Time b00hlb38 (Listen)
THU       The Wasteland and Modernity
THU       Melvyn Bragg and guests, including Steve Connor and
THU       Lawrence Rainey, discuss TS Eliot's seminal poem The
THU       Wasteland and its ambivalence to the modern world of
THU       technology, democracy and capitalism that was being forged
THU       around it.
THU       
THU       09:45 Book of the Week b00hslb0 (Listen)
THU       Constable in Love, Episode 4
THU       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
THU       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
THU       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
THU       correspondence between the pair.
THU       Opposition to the courtship between John and Maria was
THU       particularly fierce from her wealthy and influential
THU       grandfather, Dr Rhudde. But Constable remained as
THU       determined that they should marry as he was to succeed as
THU       a landscape painter.
THU       
THU       10:00 Woman's Hour b00hq722 (Listen)
THU       With Jenni Murray.
THU       Including drama:
THU       Heartburn
THU       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
THU       by Nora Ephron.
THU       There is nothing like mashed potatoes when you are feeling
THU       down, but a proposal from an old friend is even more
THU       effective.
THU       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
THU       Mark/Charlie ...... William Hope
THU       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
THU       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
THU       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
THU       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
THU       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
THU       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
THU       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
THU       Directed by Sara Davies.
THU       
THU       11:00 From Our Own Correspondent b00hr4lf (Listen)
THU       BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the
THU       world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU       
THU       11:30 The Art of Litter b00hr4lh (Listen)
THU       John Wilson explores the reasons why some artists use
THU       rubbish in their work.
THU       Picasso, Dali, Georges Braque and Joan Miro all used
THU       discarded objects in their art, and in the last few
THU       decades there has been an explosion of artists using
THU       'found objects' in their work to communicate many
THU       different messages about waste, consumerism and the
THU       dispensability of modern life.
THU       Some artists are campaigners and artists in equal measure.
THU       John meets Fran Crowe, who creates installations and
THU       engages in performance art with the rubbish she finds on
THU       the beaches near her Suffolk home. He also talks to Sir
THU       Peter Blake, who celebrates litter and tries to create
THU       something of aesthetic value from it, and sculptor Gavin
THU       Turk, who looks for the beauty in objects that have been
THU       thrown away.
THU       
THU       12:00 You and Yours b00hp9dj (Listen)
THU       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
THU       
THU       12:57 Weather b00hp9g1 (Listen)
THU       The latest weather forecast.
THU       
THU       13:00 World at One b00hp9hg (Listen)
THU       National and international news with Shaun Ley.
THU       
THU       13:30 Off the Page b00hr4lk (Listen)
THU       Meeting A Star
THU       Dominic Arkwright chairs a discussion on fame in all its
THU       forms. Guests James Delingpole, Agnes Poirier and Michael
THU       Simkins reveal the agony and ecstasy of meeting a star.
THU       
THU       14:00 The Archers b00hp9kb (Listen)
THU       Mike and Clarrie's plans are put to the test.
THU       
THU       14:15 Afternoon Play b007tcmf (Listen)
THU       A Short Ride to Dusseldorf
THU       By Janice Okoh.
THU       A chance meeting in a job centre offers Alison some easy
THU       money. All she has to do is fly to Germany and marry a
THU       complete stranger.
THU       Alison ...... Katy Cavanagh
THU       Friday ...... Steve Toussaint
THU       Cher ...... Nadine Marshall
THU       Sarah ...... Ayesha Antoine
THU       Frau Nitsche ...... Liza Sadovy
THU       Samson ...... Chu Omambala
THU       German Official ...... Simon Treves
THU       Directed by Claire Grove.
THU       
THU       15:02 Open Country b00hmbvs (Listen)
THU       Helen Mark finds out how whisky production has shaped
THU       Speyside in Scotland, with the opening of a new 'green'
THU       distillery in Roseisle.
THU       
THU       15:27 Radio 4 Appeal b00hmp7g (Listen)
THU       The Place2Be
THU       Simon Marshall, headteacher, appeals on behalf of The
THU       Place2Be.
THU       
THU       15:30 Afternoon Reading b007zktb (Listen)
THU       Walk the Blue Fields, Dark Horses
THU       A selection of stories from Claire Keegan's collection. A
THU       farmer dreams of a fine woman and her hunter. Read by
THU       Dermot Crowley.
THU       
THU       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00hp9pt (Listen)
THU       Floundering into War
THU       Series charting the history of America, written and
THU       presented by David Reynolds. The attack on Pearl Harbor
THU       and the decision to go to war.
THU       
THU       16:00 Open Book b00hmpzm (Listen)
THU       Mariella Frostrup talks to Sanjida O'Connell about her
THU       novel The Naked Name of Love and Dame Beryl Bainbridge
THU       reflects on her admiration for the work of the German
THU       writer Hans Fallada.
THU       
THU       16:30 Material World b00hr4lm (Listen)
THU       Quentin Cooper tells the story of Emil Abderhalden, the
THU       biochemist who rose to the heart of the German scientific
THU       establishment on the back of a bogus theory of 'protective
THU       enzymes' he first conceived 100 years ago.
THU       By the 1930s, his theory was being used in futile blood
THU       tests for pregnancy and schizophrenia, and the infamous Dr
THU       Josef Mengele employed them in his experiments at
THU       Auschwitz. Despite doubts about his work across the world,
THU       Abderhalden was nominated 51 times for the Nobel Prize.
THU       
THU       17:00 PM b00hp9wp (Listen)
THU       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
THU       Mair. Plus Weather.
THU       
THU       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hpb0c (Listen)
THU       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
THU       4, followed by Weather.
THU       
THU       18:30 Old Harry's Game b00hr4lp (Listen)
THU       Series 7, Episode 2
THU       Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
THU       Satan needs to sort stuff out with God, but God has gone
THU       off to have some 'me-time'. Then Hell receives its
THU       strangest visitor yet.
THU       Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
THU       Edith ...... Annette Crosbie
THU       Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
THU       Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
THU       With Michael Fenton Stevens and Philip Pope.
THU       
THU       19:00 The Archers b00hp9kd (Listen)
THU       Brenda makes a dangerous decision.
THU       
THU       19:15 Front Row b00hpb1v (Listen)
THU       Arts news and reviews. Mark Lawson is joined by Lord
THU       Puttnam to announce the long-list for the Art Fund Prize
THU       for Museum of the Year.
THU       
THU       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00hq7h9 (Listen)
THU       Heartburn, Episode 4
THU       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
THU       by Nora Ephron.
THU       There is nothing like mashed potatoes when you are feeling
THU       down, but a proposal from an old friend is even more
THU       effective.
THU       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
THU       Mark ...... William Hope
THU       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
THU       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
THU       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
THU       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
THU       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
THU       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
THU       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
THU       Directed by Sara Davies.
THU       
THU       20:00 Seven Days b00hr4lr (Listen)
THU       In Stoke-on-Trent
THU       Jenny Cuffe, spends a week in the Potteries to see how the
THU       recession is affecting the area.
THU       In one day in January 2009, Stoke-on-Trent lost over 1,000
THU       jobs. It may be one of few remaining centres of British
THU       manufacturing, but the area has been in decline for
THU       several years. Now Wedgwood and JCB, key employers in the
THU       area, have been hard hit, and plans for regeneration are
THU       threatened.
THU       Jenny meets a family of three who all lost their job on
THU       the same day, and the company boss who, with his staff
THU       already on a four-day week, is desperate to secure new
THU       orders.
THU       
THU       20:30 Analysis b00hr4lt (Listen)
THU       Anti Social Housing
THU       Richard Reeves, director of the independent think tank
THU       Demos, argues that social housing has failed everyone -
THU       those who cannot get housing, those in social housing and
THU       the taxpayers who pay for it. The government is committed
THU       to a new wave of affordable housing, but have we learnt
THU       the lessons of the past?
THU       
THU       21:00 Leading Edge b00hr4lw (Listen)
THU       Geoff Watts with the latest stories from the world of
THU       science.
THU       
THU       21:30 In Our Time b00hlb38 (Listen)
THU       The Wasteland and Modernity
THU       Melvyn Bragg and guests, including Steve Connor and
THU       Lawrence Rainey, discuss TS Eliot's seminal poem The
THU       Wasteland and its ambivalence to the modern world of
THU       technology, democracy and capitalism that was being forged
THU       around it.
THU       
THU       21:58 Weather b00hpb72 (Listen)
THU       The latest weather forecast.
THU       
THU       22:00 The World Tonight b00hpb9g (Listen)
THU       National and international news and analysis with Robin
THU       Lustig.
THU       
THU       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00hqb3l (Listen)
THU       The White Tiger, Episode 4
THU       Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning
THU       satire on contemporary India. The story of Balram Halwai,
THU       the son of a rickshaw puller, who escapes the rural
THU       poverty of his village into the bright lights and
THU       corruption of the city.
THU       Balram's wealthy employers are moving to Delhi, but only
THU       one driver will be needed - Balram is determined to make
THU       sure the job is his.
THU       
THU       23:00 Inside Alan Francis b00hr4mz (Listen)
THU       Episode 2
THU       Comedy series in which comedian Alan Francis explores the
THU       workings of his own mind in relation to his life, friends
THU       and long-suffering girlfriend Jane.
THU       Alan has come to the conclusion that he needs to talk to
THU       Jane about their relationship.
THU       With Julian Dutton, Barnaby Power, Kali Peacock.
THU       
THU       23:30 Today in Parliament b00hpct9 (Listen)
THU       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
THU       with Robert Orchard.
THU       
THU       
FRI       FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2009
FRI       
FRI       00:00 Midnight News b00hnc57 (Listen)
FRI       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
FRI       4. Followed by weather.
FRI       
FRI       00:30 Book of the Week b00hslb0 (Listen)
FRI       Constable in Love, Episode 4
FRI       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
FRI       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
FRI       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
FRI       correspondence between the pair.
FRI       Opposition to the courtship between John and Maria was
FRI       particularly fierce from her wealthy and influential
FRI       grandfather, Dr Rhudde. But Constable remained as
FRI       determined that they should marry as he was to succeed as
FRI       a landscape painter.
FRI       
FRI       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00hnc8w (Listen)
FRI       The latest shipping forecast.
FRI       
FRI       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00hncc6 (Listen)
FRI       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
FRI       
FRI       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00hncb3 (Listen)
FRI       The latest shipping forecast.
FRI       
FRI       05:30 News Briefing b00hncgy (Listen)
FRI       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00hndm5 (Listen)
FRI       Daily prayer and reflection with Mark Coffey.
FRI       
FRI       05:45 Farming Today b00hnfj7 (Listen)
FRI       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
FRI       
FRI       06:00 Today b00hnfln (Listen)
FRI       With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Including Sports
FRI       Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the
FRI       Day.
FRI       
FRI       09:00 Desert Island Discs b00hmpbz (Listen)
FRI       David Walliams
FRI       Kirsty Young invites comedian David Walliams to choose
FRI       eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island.
FRI       
FRI       09:45 Book of the Week b00hslb2 (Listen)
FRI       Constable in Love, Episode 5
FRI       Anton Lesser reads Martin Gayford's account of the early
FRI       career of John Constable and his long battle to win the
FRI       hand of his future wife, Maria Bicknell, based on
FRI       correspondence between the pair.
FRI       After seven years of courtship, Maria and John finally
FRI       married in a quiet ceremony with no family members in
FRI       attendance. Now the serious production of paintings and of
FRI       children could begin in earnest.
FRI       
FRI       10:00 Woman's Hour b00hq724 (Listen)
FRI       With Jenni Murray.
FRI       Including drama:
FRI       Heartburn
FRI       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
FRI       by Nora Ephron.
FRI       Even a new baby cannot save Rachel's marriage, and, as she
FRI       discovers further evidence of Mark's treachery, she takes
FRI       sweet revenge at a dinner party.
FRI       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
FRI       Mark/Charlie ...... William Hope
FRI       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
FRI       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
FRI       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
FRI       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
FRI       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
FRI       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
FRI       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
FRI       Directed by Sara Davies.
FRI       
FRI       11:00 Hairspray and Harmonies b00hr5kt (Listen)
FRI       Episode 1
FRI       Kit Hesketh-Harvey follows the Birmingham-based ladies
FRI       barbershop chorus, Second City Sound, as they prepare to
FRI       compete in the Ladies Association of British Barbershop
FRI       Singers in Harrogate.
FRI       Kit attends rehearsals in Birmingham, where he meets the
FRI       60-strong chorus of singers and they put him through his
FRI       musical paces.
FRI       
FRI       11:30 HR b00hr5p5 (Listen)
FRI       A Commute
FRI       Comedy drama series by Nigel Williams that charts the
FRI       misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his
FRI       trouble-making colleague.
FRI       Both late for work, Peter and Sam meet on the train,
FRI       fearful of a call from their new boss. But is that him in
FRI       the next carriage?
FRI       Peter ...... Jonathan Pryce
FRI       Sam ...... Nicholas le Prevost
FRI       Nigel ...... Paul Rider
FRI       Guard ...... Stephen Critchlow
FRI       Directed by Peter Kavanagh.
FRI       
FRI       12:00 You and Yours b00hp9dl (Listen)
FRI       Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
FRI       
FRI       12:57 Weather b00hp9g3 (Listen)
FRI       The latest weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       13:00 World at One b00hp9hj (Listen)
FRI       National and international news with James Robbins.
FRI       
FRI       13:30 Feedback b00hr5py (Listen)
FRI       Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes
FRI       and policy.
FRI       
FRI       14:00 The Archers b00hp9kd (Listen)
FRI       Brenda makes a dangerous decision.
FRI       
FRI       14:15 Afternoon Play b00hx63q (Listen)
FRI       This Repulsive Woman
FRI       By Christopher Reason. Probation officer Tony is sent to
FRI       assess Deborah, a mother who has been convicted of an
FRI       appalling crime under the 1978 Protection of Children Act.
FRI       As Deborah awaits sentencing, Tony must decide if she is
FRI       depraved or just deprived.
FRI       Deborah Hurst ...... Maxine Peake
FRI       Tony Jukes ...... Neil Dudgeon.
FRI       
FRI       15:00 Gardener's Question Time b00hr5wl (Listen)
FRI       Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.
FRI       Bob Flowerdew, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness answer
FRI       questions posed by gardeners at Long Eaton and District
FRI       Horticultural Society, near Nottingham.
FRI       Including the Gardeners' Question Time gardening weather
FRI       forecast.
FRI       
FRI       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00hp9pw (Listen)
FRI       A Hell of A War
FRI       Written and presented by David Reynolds. Segregation among
FRI       the troops, the death of FDR and the atomic bomb.
FRI       
FRI       16:00 Last Word b00hr5wn (Listen)
FRI       Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing
FRI       and celebrating the life stories of people who have
FRI       recently died. The programme reflects on people of
FRI       distinction and interest from many walks of life, some
FRI       famous and some less well known.
FRI       
FRI       16:30 The Film Programme b00hr5wq (Listen)
FRI       Francine Stock talks to Clive Owen, the star of The
FRI       International, a thriller set in the world of banking and
FRI       money laundering.
FRI       
FRI       17:00 PM b00hp9wr (Listen)
FRI       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
FRI       Mair. Plus Weather.
FRI       
FRI       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00hpb0f (Listen)
FRI       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
FRI       4, followed by Weather.
FRI       
FRI       18:30 The News Quiz b00hr5ws (Listen)
FRI       Series 67, Episode 8
FRI       Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz, with
FRI       panellists Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay, Francis Wheen and
FRI       Andy Hamilton.
FRI       
FRI       19:00 The Archers b00hp9kg (Listen)
FRI       There is light at the end of the tunnel for Tom.
FRI       
FRI       19:15 Front Row b00hpb1x (Listen)
FRI       Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.
FRI       
FRI       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00hq7lb (Listen)
FRI       Heartburn, Episode 5
FRI       Satire on the world of the American East Coast smart set,
FRI       by Nora Ephron.
FRI       Even a new baby cannot save Rachel's marriage, and, as she
FRI       discovers further evidence of Mark's treachery, she takes
FRI       sweet revenge at a dinner party.
FRI       Rachel ...... Lorelei King
FRI       Mark ...... William Hope
FRI       Mother/Vera ...... Liza Ross
FRI       Richard/Man ...... Jon Guerrasio
FRI       Betty ...... Laurence Bouvard
FRI       Father/Leo ...... Vince Marzello
FRI       Julie/Nurse ...... Debora Weston
FRI       Detective Nolan/Arthur ...... Garrick Hagon
FRI       Jonathan ...... Jonathan Tafler
FRI       Directed by Sara Davies.
FRI       
FRI       20:00 Any Questions? b00hr5wv (Listen)
FRI       Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Gloucester.
FRI       
FRI       20:50 A Point of View b00hr5wx (Listen)
FRI       A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Katharine
FRI       Whitehorn.
FRI       
FRI       21:00 America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus b00hr5wz (Listen)
FRI       Boom to Bomb
FRI       Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of
FRI       America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
FRI       The Great Depression and the New Deal which got America
FRI       working again. Plus how America floundered into war after
FRI       Pearl Harbor and ended hostilities by dropping the atomic
FRI       bomb on Japan.
FRI       
FRI       21:58 Weather b00hpb74 (Listen)
FRI       The latest weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       22:00 The World Tonight b00hpb9j (Listen)
FRI       National and international news and analysis with Robin
FRI       Lustig.
FRI       
FRI       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00hqb3p (Listen)
FRI       The White Tiger, Episode 5
FRI       Sagar Arya reads Aravind Adiga's Man Booker Prize-winning
FRI       satire on contemporary India. The story of Balram Halwai,
FRI       the son of a rickshaw puller, who escapes the rural
FRI       poverty of his village into the bright lights and
FRI       corruption of the city.
FRI       Balram has made it to the city, and quickly learns that he
FRI       will need some sharp survival tactics to make his way.
FRI       
FRI       23:00 A Good Read b00hpm2h (Listen)
FRI       Kate Mosse talks to actress Jenny Agutter and scientist
FRI       and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis about their favourite
FRI       books.
FRI       
FRI       23:30 Today in Parliament b00hpctc (Listen)
FRI       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
FRI       with Mark D'Arcy.
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