Radio 4 Listings for 13/06/2009 - 19/06/2009

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SAT       SATURDAY 13 JUNE 2009
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SAT       00:00 Midnight News b00kwbkd (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4. Followed by Weather.
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SAT       00:30 Book of the Week b00kvp9p (Listen)
SAT       The Locust and the Bird, Episode 5
SAT       Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh's memoir of the life of
SAT       her mother. Kamila is haunted by her decision to abandon
SAT       her young daughters, and she seeks a reconciliation with
SAT       Hanan.
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SAT       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwbkg (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwbkj (Listen)
SAT       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4
SAT       resumes at 5.20am.
SAT       
SAT       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwbkl (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       05:30 News Briefing b00kwbkn (Listen)
SAT       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
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SAT       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00kwbkq (Listen)
SAT       Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
SAT       
SAT       05:45 iPM b00kwbks (Listen)
SAT       The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring
SAT       online conversation and debate.
SAT       
SAT       06:00 News and Papers b00kwbkv (Listen)
SAT       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SAT       
SAT       06:04 Weather b00kwcnt (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
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SAT       06:07 Ramblings b00kwcnw (Listen)
SAT       Series 12, Episode 4
SAT       Clare Balding explores walks that are good for the mind,
SAT       body and soul.
SAT       Clare meets Garth Gunn and his son Craig on the Isle of
SAT       Purbeck in Dorset, as they embark on the training route
SAT       that got Garth back on his feet as he recovered from ME.
SAT       Garth had been a keen long distance walker since the late
SAT       1960s, trekking across the Isle of Wight east to west in a
SAT       day. In the early 1990s, however, he suffered a series of
SAT       traumas and was diagnosed with the energy-depleting
SAT       condition ME, leaving him unable to even sweep the leaves
SAT       up in his garden.
SAT       Walking played a huge role in his recovery. His son Craig,
SAT       who is a postman, would finish work at lunchtime and walk
SAT       Garth down to Poole harbour, a little bit further each day
SAT       to try and build up his confidence. Garth would look
SAT       across at the Purbeck Hills and think that he would never
SAT       feel them under his feet again, but with a little help he
SAT       did. He now regularly walks what he calls his 'training
SAT       circuit', even conquering the 210 hillside steps of
SAT       Jacob's Ladder to enjoy the stunning views across Dorset's
SAT       Jurassic coast.
SAT       Clare joins father, son and friends as they all complete
SAT       the seven-mile circuit.
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SAT       06:30 Farming Today b00kwcny (Listen)
SAT       Farming Today This Week
SAT       There are calls for consumers and retailers to start
SAT       paying more for milk to save the UK's dairy industry.
SAT       Farming news has been dominated by the continuing fallout
SAT       from the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain. It went
SAT       into administration owing £140 million, much of it to
SAT       members. There have also been warnings that we are
SAT       'milking cows to starvation'.
SAT       Charlotte Smith visits a Gloucestershire farm which is
SAT       selling up its dairy operation after 60 years in business
SAT       to ask if consumers and retailers are paying enough for
SAT       the price of milk.
SAT       
SAT       06:57 Weather b00kwcp0 (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       07:00 Today b00kwcp2 (Listen)
SAT       With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. Including Sports
SAT       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in
SAT       Parliament.
SAT       
SAT       09:00 Saturday Live b00kwf9t (Listen)
SAT       Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues
SAT       that matter to them. Fi Glover is joined by journalist and
SAT       author Sathnam Sanghera. With poetry from Lemn Sissay.
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SAT       10:00 Excess Baggage b00kwf9w (Listen)
SAT       John McCarthy hears from beer writer Pete Brown about how
SAT       India Pale Ale was developed for export to the
SAT       subcontinent, what it tells us about the British Empire
SAT       and how he retraced its journey from Burton-on-Trent to
SAT       Delhi, via Brazil.
SAT       Journalist and Delhi resident Sam Miller gives an
SAT       insider's view of the city, what it's like to explore it
SAT       on foot and the jostling of the historic and the modern,
SAT       while songwriter Richard Stilgoe talks about the contrast
SAT       between rich and poor and the efforts being made to
SAT       improve sanitation.
SAT       
SAT       10:30 Punt PI b00kwf9y (Listen)
SAT       Series 2, Episode 2
SAT       Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little
SAT       mysteries that perplex, amuse and beguile.
SAT       Steve goes on the trail of TV detector vans, investigating
SAT       rumours that the vehicles are little more than a myth.
SAT       Some people are utterly convinced that the vans are empty
SAT       and that it is simply not possible to detect a television
SAT       set.
SAT       Faced with a wall of official silence, Steve travels
SAT       hundreds of miles to track down one of the vehicles for
SAT       himself. He searches out those who were once involved in
SAT       the TV licensing business and wades through the post
SAT       office archives to get the lowdown on the history of this
SAT       very British phenomenon.
SAT       And he turns to the scientific boffins to establish once
SAT       and for all whether the technology really does exist,
SAT       mounting a controlled experiment to find out if it is
SAT       possible to see into the living rooms of TV licence
SAT       evaders.
SAT       But just when Steve thinks that the case is closed, a
SAT       witness comes forward who throws the entire investigation
SAT       into confusion.
SAT       
SAT       11:00 Week in Westminster b00kwfb0 (Listen)
SAT       What makes some coups against political leaders succeed
SAT       and others fail? Lord Fowler Lord Donoughue and Lord
SAT       McNally recall their experiences of past attempts to oust
SAT       political leaders, some of which succeeded.
SAT       For the moment Gordon Brown is staying put but the Labour
SAT       party is still well behind in the polls. There is now much
SAT       debate about which direction the party should take to
SAT       regain popularity.
SAT       Matthew Taylor of the Royal Society for the Arts, a former
SAT       Downing St adviser to Tony Blair discusses Labour’s future
SAT       with Neal Lawson of the left wing group Compass.
SAT       On Wednesday Gordon Brown outlined plans for
SAT       constitutional change and the strengthening of democracy.
SAT       How radical are the plans and is he serious about them?
SAT       Sir George Young chair of the Standards and Privileges
SAT       committee and Graham Allen a long time advocate of
SAT       constitutional change discuss the Prime Minister’s
SAT       blueprint.
SAT       
SAT       11:30 From Our Own Correspondent b00kwfb2 (Listen)
SAT       BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the
SAT       world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
SAT       
SAT       12:00 Money Box b00kwfb4 (Listen)
SAT       What sort of deal will West Bromwich customers get now the
SAT       building society has to pay shareholders? Paul Lewis talks
SAT       to to chief executive Robert Sharpe.
SAT       What you can you do if a debt collection agency wrongly
SAT       identifies you as someone who owes their client money? And
SAT       should you fix your mortgage now, before lenders raise
SAT       their interest rates?
SAT       
SAT       12:30 The News Quiz b00kvt89 (Listen)
SAT       Series 68, Episode 7
SAT       Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists
SAT       include Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.
SAT       
SAT       12:57 Weather b00kwfb6 (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       13:00 News b00kwfb8 (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4.
SAT       
SAT       13:10 Any Questions? b00kvt8c (Listen)
SAT       Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Knutsford,
SAT       Cheshire. Panellists include Labour MP Frank Field.
SAT       
SAT       14:00 Any Answers? b00kwfbb (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 b00kwfbd (Listen)
SAT       J'Accuse
SAT       By Hattie Naylor. Dramatisation inspired by a newspaper
SAT       article written by Emile Zola in response to the Dreyfus
SAT       Affair of the 1890s, when a Jewish army officer was
SAT       persecuted and wrongly imprisoned by the French military
SAT       and judicial establishment. Louis Gregori gives a
SAT       right-wing and nationalistic perspective on the events
SAT       that led him to believe that the murder of the guiltless
SAT       Dreyfus was the correct and only action.
SAT       Louis ...... Mark Heap
SAT       Dominique ...... Kathryn Hunt
SAT       Arnaud ...... Graeme Hawley
SAT       Zola ...... Conrad Nelson
SAT       Eugene/Dreyfus ...... Paul Mundell
SAT       Gustav ...... Jonathan Keeble
SAT       Directed by Pauline Harris.
SAT       
SAT       15:30 Performing to the Red Light b00kt8r5 (Listen)
SAT       Episode 2
SAT       Terence Curran goes behind the scenes to experience the
SAT       recording process as different classical performers
SAT       prepare for the studio. Among them is pianist Kathryn
SAT       Stott. There are also interviews with notable performers
SAT       including Emma Johnson and Stephen Hough, producers and
SAT       record company executives who discuss the little-known
SAT       psychological aspects behind making a classical recording.
SAT       Terence explores how more seasoned performers approach
SAT       recording and also looks at how decisions are reached in
SAT       chamber groups. Which member of a quartet decides the best
SAT       'take', and what happens if no one can agree?
SAT       
SAT       16:00 Woman's Hour b00kwfbg (Listen)
SAT       Weekend Woman's Hour
SAT       With Jane Garvey. Including: Caroline Flint in her first
SAT       radio interview since resigning from the government; Maria
SAT       Friedman on starring in The King And I; sun exposure and
SAT       vitamin D; the new Children's Laureate Anthony Browne;
SAT       heroines for today; allowing fat back into cooking; and
SAT       tall women and shorter men - does height matter?
SAT       
SAT       17:00 PM b00kwfbj (Listen)
SAT       Saturday PM
SAT       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula
SAT       Shah, plus the sports headlines.
SAT       
SAT       17:30 Bottom Line b00kvr9j (Listen)
SAT       Evan Davis tests his three guests on the tricky business
SAT       of succession: is there an ideal time to choose who is
SAT       going to take over from you, or is it better to hang on
SAT       until you're pushed? Following recent events in Downing
SAT       Street, Evan finds out whether businesses can manage
SAT       handovers any better than politicians.
SAT       He also asks the chief executive of Pizza Hut UK whether
SAT       size matters. Can big ever be too big? In this recession,
SAT       should companies become leaner and meaner to survive the
SAT       bad times?
SAT       Evan's guests are Jens Hofma, chief executive of Pizza Hut
SAT       UK, Chris Hyman, chief executive of Serco and Harriet
SAT       Green, chief executive of Premier Farnel.
SAT       
SAT       17:54 Shipping Forecast b00kwfbl (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       17:57 Weather b00kwfbn (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00kwfbq (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4, followed by Weather.
SAT       
SAT       18:15 Loose Ends b00kwfbs (Listen)
SAT       Clive Anderson is joined by Ray Davies, David McCallum and
SAT       Carol Thatcher.
SAT       Natalie Haynes talks about music festivals with DJ and
SAT       festival organiser Rob Da Bank
SAT       With comedy from Terry Alderton and music from The Mummers
SAT       and Smoke Fairies.
SAT       
SAT       19:00 From Fact to Fiction b00kwfbv (Listen)
SAT       Series 6, The Underdog
SAT       Offbeat Poet Tim Key attempts to tackle the burning issues
SAT       of the day, but gets distracted by England's World Cup
SAT       qualifier with Andorra. With Tom Basden.
SAT       
SAT       19:15 Saturday Review b00kwfbx (Listen)
SAT       Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural
SAT       highlights.
SAT       
SAT       20:00 Archive on 4 b00krhhl (Listen)
SAT       The First A and R Man
SAT       Paul Gambaccini delves into EMI's Hayes archive to uncover
SAT       the remarkable story of Fred Gaisberg, the music
SAT       collector, technician and entrepreneur who brought
SAT       recording to Britain over 100 years ago.
SAT       Fred became the first man to record Caruso and the first
SAT       to record the court music of the Chinese and Japanese
SAT       Emperors. In a series of adventures in the early years of
SAT       the 1900s, transporting his bulky apparatus - including an
SAT       acid bath - across continents, he amassed hundreds of
SAT       discs of indigenous music. Nearer home, he recorded the
SAT       last ever castrato and made precious recordings of the
SAT       great music hall and operatic stars.
SAT       
SAT       21:00 Classic Serial b00krtw3 (Listen)
SAT       Armadale, Episode 1
SAT       Dramatisation by Robin Brooks of the 1866 mystery novel by
SAT       Wilkie Collins. The machinations of the flame-haired
SAT       temptress Lydia Gwilt are derailed by the workings of fate
SAT       and her own lusts and longings.
SAT       By unexpectedly inheriting a substantial estate in
SAT       Norfolk, callow Allan Armadale comes to the attention of
SAT       the beautiful and dangerous fortune hunter Lydia Gwilt.
SAT       She plans to seduce and marry him, but there are obstacles
SAT       in her way in the shape of Allan's pretty young neighbour
SAT       and his mysterious friend Midwinter.
SAT       Lydia ...... Lucy Robinson
SAT       Allan Armadale ...... Alex Robertson
SAT       Midwinter ...... Ray Fearon
SAT       Neelie ...... Perdita Avery
SAT       Maria ...... Carol Macready
SAT       Susan ...... Rebecca Saire
SAT       Major ...... Sean Baker
SAT       Bashwood ...... Richard Durden
SAT       Pedgift Jnr ...... Grant Gillespie
SAT       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       22:00 News and Weather b00kwfc1 (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4, followed by weather.
SAT       
SAT       22:15 The Reith Lectures b00kt7sh (Listen)
SAT       The Reith Lectures 2009, Markets and Morals
SAT       Michael Sandel, Harvard Professor of Government, delivers
SAT       four lectures about the prospects of a new politics of the
SAT       common good. The series is presented and chaired by Sue
SAT       Lawley.
SAT       Sandel considers the expansion of markets and how we
SAT       determine their moral limits. Should immigrants, for
SAT       example, pay for citizenship? Should we pay schoolchildren
SAT       for good test results, or even to read a book? He calls
SAT       for a more robust public debate about such questions, as
SAT       part of a 'new citizenship'.
SAT       
SAT       23:00 Quote... Unquote b00kslks (Listen)
SAT       Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange
SAT       of quotations and anecdotes. With guests Dame Beryl
SAT       Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony Howard and Francesca Simon.
SAT       
SAT       23:30 Poetry Please b00kryft (Listen)
SAT       Roger McGough presents a programme dedicated to the poetry
SAT       of the Old Testament Book of Psalms, in old translations
SAT       and new, read by Kenneth Cranham and Henry Goodman.
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SUN       SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2009
SUN       
SUN       00:00 Midnight News b00kwfs9 (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SUN       4. Followed by Weather.
SUN       
SUN       00:30 Afternoon Reading b007s363 (Listen)
SUN       Murder She Thought - Series 1, Three is a Lucky Number
SUN       Compelling crime stories by women writers.
SUN       Margery Allingham's electrifying 'bride in the bath' story
SUN       is as highly charged today as when first published in the
SUN       1930s.
SUN       Read by Martin Jarvis.
SUN       
SUN       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwfsc (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwfsf (Listen)
SUN       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
SUN       
SUN       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwfsh (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       05:30 News Briefing b00kwfsk (Listen)
SUN       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SUN       
SUN       05:43 Bells on Sunday b00kwfsm (Listen)
SUN       The sound of bells from Christ Church, Radyr near Cardiff.
SUN       
SUN       05:45 I Was Put on Trial by Al Qaeda b009y492 (Listen)
SUN       Episode 1
SUN       Allan Little describes his own terrifying interaction in
SUN       November 1993 with a group of mujahideen volunteers who
SUN       were fighting on behalf of Bosnian Muslims during the war
SUN       there. He explores the role that Bosnia played as a
SUN       recruiting arena for Islamist extremists and their effect
SUN       on the local population.
SUN       
SUN       06:00 News Headlines b00kwfsp (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news.
SUN       
SUN       06:05 Something Understood b00kwfsr (Listen)
SUN       Charm
SUN       Mark Tully investigates the danger and usefulness of
SUN       charm, with guest Tony Benn.
SUN       One such example was when film director Michael Korda was
SUN       cornered by furious investors, wanting to know what had
SUN       happened to their money. He would stare at their feet,
SUN       riveted. 'What simply marvellous shoes,' he would remark -
SUN       thus defusing the confrontation, and escaping unscathed.
SUN       With music from Handel, Gluck and Gerard Souzay and
SUN       readings from Milton, Plutarch and The Last King of
SUN       Scotland.
SUN       
SUN       06:35 The Living World b00kwfst (Listen)
SUN       Ancient Orchards
SUN       Lionel Kelleway is guided by two National Trust experts
SUN       around a 100-year-old orchard in search of creatures that
SUN       can only be found among the old fruit trees. Species
SUN       include beetles that look like fleas and moth caterpillars
SUN       that can bore holes in a tree as wide as your finger. And
SUN       look out for the queen hornet and beasts that live only in
SUN       mistletoe on old apple trees.
SUN       
SUN       06:57 Weather b00kwfsw (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       07:00 News and Papers b00kwfsy (Listen)
SUN       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN       
SUN       07:10 Sunday b00kwft0 (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 b00kwft2 (Listen)
SUN       Survivors Fund (SURF)
SUN       Lindsey Hilsum appeals on behalf of the Survivors Fund
SUN       (SURF).
SUN       Survivors Fund (SURF) strives to ensure that the voices of
SUN       survivors of the genocide in Rwanda are heard and acted
SUN       on, and that the genocide and its victims are never
SUN       forgotten.
SUN       Donations to Survivors Fund (SURF), should be sent to
SUN       FREEPOST BBC Radio 4 Appeal, please mark the back of your
SUN       envelope Survivors Fund. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404
SUN       8144 If you are a UK tax payer, please provide Survivors
SUN       Fund with your full name and address so they can claim the
SUN       Gift Aid on your donation worth another 25 per cent. The
SUN       online and phone donation facilities are not currently
SUN       available to listeners without a UK postcode.
SUN       Registered Charity No: 1065705.
SUN       
SUN       07:58 Weather b00kwft4 (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       08:00 News and Papers b00kwft6 (Listen)
SUN       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN       
SUN       08:10 Sunday Worship b00kwft8 (Listen)
SUN       Annelies
SUN       Marking the 80th anniversary of Anne Frank's birth, a
SUN       meditation from Blackburn Cathedral featuring the music of
SUN       James Whitbourn's oratorio which sets words from Anne's
SUN       diary.
SUN       With Canon Chris Chivers and the Renaissance Singers.
SUN       Music director: Richard Tanner.
SUN       
SUN       08:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00kvt8f (Listen)
SUN       Monstrous Flowers
SUN       Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural
SUN       histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
SUN       Deep in the steamy forests of Sumatra, the largest flowers
SUN       in the world bloom, albeit for under a week. But why are
SUN       they so big?
SUN       
SUN       09:00 Broadcasting House b00kwftb (Listen)
SUN       News and conversation about the big stories of the week
SUN       with Paddy O'Connell.
SUN       
SUN       10:00 Archers Omnibus b00kwftd (Listen)
SUN       The week's events in Ambridge.
SUN       
SUN       11:15 Desert Island Discs b00kwftg (Listen)
SUN       Lord Healey
SUN       Kirsty Young's castaway is the Labour peer and former
SUN       Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey.
SUN       As a politician he was known for his sharp intellect and
SUN       biting oratory and now, as he approaches his 92nd
SUN       birthday, those skills are still very much in evidence.
SUN       He talks of his regret that his lack of ambition meant
SUN       that he did not push himself further in politics but, he
SUN       says, it is better for people to wonder why he wasn't
SUN       prime minister than to wonder why he was.
SUN       
SUN       12:00 The Museum of Curiosity b00ksvt5 (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, Episode 6
SUN       John Lloyd and Sean Lock host a panel show in which three
SUN       guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary
SUN       museum. With Clive James, Tim Minchin and Philip Pullman.
SUN       
SUN       12:32 Food Programme b00kwftj (Listen)
SUN       Diet and Prostate Cancer
SUN       Sheila Dillon discusses the latest research linking diet
SUN       and prostate cancer.
SUN       Food campaigner Geoff Tansey, diagnosed with prostate
SUN       cancer a year ago, has kept an audio diary relating his
SUN       experience of the disease and his quest to discover the
SUN       effects of diet.
SUN       Nutritional scientist Professor Margaret Rayman joins
SUN       Sheila to discuss her findings that show that the health
SUN       of the prostate can be helped by eating a diet rich in
SUN       certain foods and avoiding the harmful effects of others.
SUN       Professor Rayman is joined in the studio by Professor
SUN       Colin Cooper of the Department of Molecular Biology at the
SUN       Institute of Cancer Research.
SUN       
SUN       12:57 Weather b00kwftl (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       13:00 The World This Weekend b00kwfv3 (Listen)
SUN       A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.
SUN       
SUN       13:30 Hallelujah b00jhpp8 (Listen)
SUN       Composer Jocelyn Pook celebrates the music and meaning of
SUN       the word Hallelujah through history and creates a new
SUN       composition inspired by the word. This exuberant
SUN       exclamation of joy and gratitude has survived the passage
SUN       of centuries, transcending the barriers of language,
SUN       religion and culture, and has inspired composers and
SUN       songwriters from the Psalms through Monteverdi, Handel,
SUN       Vivaldi, Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen.
SUN       Featuring contributions from composer Julian Anderson and
SUN       singer-songwriter kd lang.
SUN       
SUN       14:00 Gardeners' Question Time b00kvt83 (Listen)
SUN       Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.
SUN       Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw are
SUN       guests of Sparsholt College in Hampshire.
SUN       Featuring the first in a series of visits to the garden of
SUN       Roy Lancaster to hear the stories behind some of his
SUN       favourite plants.
SUN       Including Gardening weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       14:45 A Guide to Water Birds b00kwh7d (Listen)
SUN       Warblers
SUN       Brett Westwood presents a series of entertaining and
SUN       practical guides to identifying many of the birds found on
SUN       or near freshwater, aided by sound recordist Chris Watson.
SUN       Brett is joined by keen bird watcher Stephen Moss on the
SUN       Somerset Levels to look and listen out for some of our
SUN       reed bed songsters, including the reed warbler, sedge
SUN       warbler and the loudest of them all, Cetti's warbler.
SUN       
SUN       15:00 Classic Serial b00kwh7g (Listen)
SUN       Armadale, Episode 2
SUN       Dramatisation by Robin Brooks of the 1866 mystery novel by
SUN       Wilkie Collins. The machinations of the flame-haired
SUN       temptress Lydia Gwilt are derailed by the workings of fate
SUN       and her own lusts and longings.
SUN       Lydia Gwilt's plan to marry Allan Armadale and secure his
SUN       fortune has run into difficulties and her own passions, as
SUN       well as those around her, are starting to interfere with
SUN       her schemes. She is increasingly attracted to Allan's
SUN       companion Midwinter, and he to her.
SUN       Lydia ...... Lucy Robinson
SUN       Allan ...... Alex Robertson
SUN       Midwinter ...... Ray Fearon
SUN       Neelie ...... Perdita Avery
SUN       Pedgift Snr ...... GeoffreyWhitehead
SUN       Bashwood ...... Richard Durden
SUN       Mrs Benson ...... Rebeccea Saire
SUN       John ...... Robin Brooks
SUN       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN       
SUN       16:00 Open Book b00kwh7j (Listen)
SUN       Mariella Frostrup speaks to the American crime writer
SUN       George Pelecanos about his new novel, The Way Home, an
SUN       exploration of shifting loyalties between a father and his
SUN       drop-out son against the backdrop of the worlds of crime
SUN       and punishment in his native Washington. He also talks
SUN       about how his role as screenwriter on the hit American
SUN       television drama The Wire has influenced his fiction.
SUN       Mariella looks back at the highs and lows of the
SUN       Palestinian Festival of Literature with Egyptian novelist
SUN       and chair of Palfest, Adhaf Soueif. The Festival brought
SUN       literary figures including Michael Palin and Deborah
SUN       Moggach to the West Bank.
SUN       Mariella also speaks to author Liz Jenson about her new
SUN       novel, The Rapture, set in the near future, in which a
SUN       therapist attempts to treat a young female psychiatric
SUN       patient who appears to be predicting the cataclysmic
SUN       global disasters which the world is experiencing.
SUN       
SUN       16:30 Poetry Please b00kwh7l (Listen)
SUN       Carol Ann Duffy and others pay tribute to the poet UA
SUN       Fanthorpe, who died recently. Describing herself as a
SUN       'middle-aged dropout', Fanthorpe only began writing at 50.
SUN       
SUN       17:00 File on 4 b00ktc9y (Listen)
SUN       Julian O'Halloran investigates claims that
SUN       industrial-scale pig farms in America played a key role in
SUN       exposing us to the swine flu virus.
SUN       Local people near the first known case in Mexico
SUN       questioned the role of an American-owned industrial scale
SUN       pig farm not far away. Any link was strenuously denied,
SUN       however, and the US pork industry soon helped persuade
SUN       medical authorities to drop the term 'swine flu'.
SUN       But for years American virologists have been studying the
SUN       links between new and potentially risky flu viruses and
SUN       farm animals. Whatever the role of pig farms in Mexico,
SUN       experts say that parts of the current flu virus can be
SUN       traced back to outbreaks of swine flu, then affecting only
SUN       pigs, in several American states in 1998.
SUN       As Julian reports from the USA, the move to highly
SUN       intensive pig farming methods by some companies has long
SUN       been denounced by green groups and the animal welfare
SUN       lobby, who allege massive damage to the environment,
SUN       intolerable smells, and health risks to farm workers and
SUN       their families. Now they are asking if factory farming
SUN       conditions could have increased the dangers of a global
SUN       flu pandemic.
SUN       
SUN       17:40 From Fact to Fiction b00kwfbv (Listen)
SUN       Series 6, The Underdog
SUN       Offbeat Poet Tim Key attempts to tackle the burning issues
SUN       of the day, but gets distracted by England's World Cup
SUN       qualifier with Andorra. With Tom Basden.
SUN       
SUN       17:54 Shipping Forecast b00kwh7n (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       17:57 Weather b00kwh7q (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00kwh7s (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SUN       4, followed by Weather.
SUN       
SUN       18:15 Pick of the Week b00kwh7v (Listen)
SUN       Clive Coleman introduces his selection of highlights from
SUN       the past week on BBC radio.
SUN       
SUN       19:00 The Archers b00kwh7x (Listen)
SUN       Lilian's patience is put to the test.
SUN       
SUN       19:15 Americana b00kwh7z (Listen)
SUN       Hosted by Matt Frei from the BBC studio in Washington, DC.
SUN       Featuring the contrasting tales of two states: why the
SUN       California Dream has turned into a nightmare and why Iowa
SUN       is at the cutting edge of social debate.
SUN       Plus the enduring appeal of Nancy Drew, the fictional girl
SUN       detective who has inspired senators, First Ladies and at
SUN       least one would-be Supreme Court Justice.
SUN       
SUN       19:45 Afternoon Reading b0082b40 (Listen)
SUN       The Closed Door, The Handbag
SUN       Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple. A councillor's
SUN       neglected wife lays a trap for her vainglorious husband.
SUN       Read by Patience Tomlinson.
SUN       
SUN       20:00 Feedback b00kwh81 (Listen)
SUN       Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes
SUN       and policy.
SUN       
SUN       20:30 Last Word b00kvt85 (Listen)
SUN       Featuring the life of the controversial trade union leader
SUN       Eric Hammond, who did a secret deal to help Rupert Murdoch
SUN       move his newspapers to Wapping.
SUN       One of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin, pays tribute
SUN       to the computer scientist Professor Rajeev Motwani, who
SUN       helped them develop their search engine.
SUN       Matthew Bannister also discusses the Scottish poet Maurice
SUN       Lindsay, a passionate advocate for Scottish literature,
SUN       art and architecture, the 'ton up vicar' of the 1960s,
SUN       Father Bill Shergold, who encouraged hundreds of bikers to
SUN       join his church youth club in the East End of London, and
SUN       the record producer Ron Richards, who worked with the
SUN       Hollies, Gerry and the Pacemakers as well as on some of
SUN       the Beatles' first recording sessions.
SUN       
SUN       21:00 Money Box b00kwfb4 (Listen)
SUN       What sort of deal will West Bromwich customers get now the
SUN       building society has to pay shareholders? Paul Lewis talks
SUN       to to chief executive Robert Sharpe.
SUN       What you can you do if a debt collection agency wrongly
SUN       identifies you as someone who owes their client money? And
SUN       should you fix your mortgage now, before lenders raise
SUN       their interest rates?
SUN       
SUN       21:26 Radio 4 Appeal b00kwft2 (Listen)
SUN       Survivors Fund (SURF)
SUN       Lindsey Hilsum appeals on behalf of the Survivors Fund
SUN       (SURF).
SUN       Survivors Fund (SURF) strives to ensure that the voices of
SUN       survivors of the genocide in Rwanda are heard and acted
SUN       on, and that the genocide and its victims are never
SUN       forgotten.
SUN       Donations to Survivors Fund (SURF), should be sent to
SUN       FREEPOST BBC Radio 4 Appeal, please mark the back of your
SUN       envelope Survivors Fund. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404
SUN       8144 If you are a UK tax payer, please provide Survivors
SUN       Fund with your full name and address so they can claim the
SUN       Gift Aid on your donation worth another 25 per cent. The
SUN       online and phone donation facilities are not currently
SUN       available to listeners without a UK postcode.
SUN       Registered Charity No: 1065705.
SUN       
SUN       21:30 Analysis b00l0xxl (Listen)
SUN       Economy on the Edge
SUN       In 2008 one of the world's most respected economic
SUN       observers, Martin Wolf, the chief economic commentator of
SUN       the Financial Times, forecast that the global downturn
SUN       could be even worse than most experts realised. A year on,
SUN       he returns to examine the current state of the global
SUN       financial markets and talks to a range of financial
SUN       experts to analyse what the future may hold.
SUN       
SUN       21:58 Weather b00kwh96 (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       22:00 Westminster Hour b00kwh98 (Listen)
SUN       Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including
SUN       Learning to Love the Microphone.
SUN       
SUN       23:00 The Film Programme b00kvt87 (Listen)
SUN       Francine Stock talks to Ken Loach about working with Eric
SUN       Cantona on his new film, Looking for Eric.
SUN       
SUN       23:30 Something Understood b00kwfsr (Listen)
SUN       Charm
SUN       Mark Tully investigates the danger and usefulness of
SUN       charm, with guest Tony Benn.
SUN       One such example was when film director Michael Korda was
SUN       cornered by furious investors, wanting to know what had
SUN       happened to their money. He would stare at their feet,
SUN       riveted. 'What simply marvellous shoes,' he would remark -
SUN       thus defusing the confrontation, and escaping unscathed.
SUN       With music from Handel, Gluck and Gerard Souzay and
SUN       readings from Milton, Plutarch and The Last King of
SUN       Scotland.
SUN       
SUN       
MON       MONDAY 15 JUNE 2009
MON       
MON       00:00 Midnight News b00kwhst (Listen)
MON       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
MON       4. Followed by Weather.
MON       
MON       00:15 Thinking Allowed b00ktdbb (Listen)
MON       Laurie Taylor discusses 'human zoos', the practice of
MON       putting colonial subjects on display to western audiences.
MON       He is joined by Charles Forsdick, co-editor of Human Zoos:
MON       Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires, and
MON       the cultural commentator Kate Berridge.
MON       There were 20-25,000 on display, in special villages, in
MON       circuses and in bars. Millions of spectators from New York
MON       to London, Tokyo to Warsaw visited at their feeding times,
MON       watched as they gave birth and came to ogle at their
MON       extraordinary physicality as they stood nude behind bars.
MON       These were the people of Africa, Aboriginals from
MON       Australia, Fijians, Zulus and even Laplanders, brought to
MON       the cradle of imperialism to tell a story of savagery and
MON       civilisation.
MON       Also Girl Racers, an ethnographic study of car modifiers
MON       in Aberdeen, and how the women involved in the youth cult
MON       intergrate themselves in a traditionally male pass time.
MON       Karen Lumsden from Aberdeen University tells Laurie about
MON       her research.
MON       
MON       00:45 Bells on Sunday b00kwfsm (Listen)
MON       The sound of bells from Christ Church, Radyr near Cardiff.
MON       
MON       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwhts (Listen)
MON       The latest shipping forecast.
MON       
MON       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwhwv (Listen)
MON       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
MON       
MON       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwhvy (Listen)
MON       The latest shipping forecast.
MON       
MON       05:30 News Briefing b00kwhx5 (Listen)
MON       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00kwhzh (Listen)
MON       Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
MON       
MON       05:45 Farming Today b00kwj0z (Listen)
MON       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
MON       
MON       05:57 Weather b00kwqyp (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast for farmers.
MON       
MON       06:00 Today b00kwj1c (Listen)
MON       With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports
MON       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
MON       
MON       09:00 Start the Week b00kwr5d (Listen)
MON       Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week.
MON       His guests include the philosopher AC Grayling on why he
MON       thinks the 'war on terror' has led to a war on our civil
MON       rights, and the documentary maker Adam Wishart on how the
MON       NHS body NICE makes its decisions on expensive new drugs.
MON       
MON       09:45 Book of the Week b00kwj2g (Listen)
MON       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 1
MON       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
MON       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
MON       As Napoleon's position grew ever stronger, he was
MON       determined to find Pauline the husband of his choosing and
MON       even to name her first and only child.
MON       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       10:00 Woman's Hour b00kwkjh (Listen)
MON       With Jane Garvey. With columnist Lynn Barber on her memoir
MON       'An Education', and the drama Diary of an On-Call Girl.
MON       
MON       11:00 The Job Clinic b00l0vc8 (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       Liz Barclay meets some job seekers whose search for
MON       employment is aided by three mentors - business guru
MON       Charles Handy, founder of Coffee Republic Sahar Hashemi
MON       and management coach Jenny Rogers.
MON       Whether a college graduate or a middle-aged businessman,
MON       they reveal how unemployment affects their daily lives and
MON       family relationships.
MON       
MON       11:30 Newfangle b00l0vl7 (Listen)
MON       Grows on Trees
MON       Sitcom by Adam Rosenthal and Viv Ambrose, set 100,000
MON       years BC among a tribe of proto-humans.
MON       It's boiling hot down in the swamp and the tribe suffer
MON       while Alf and Lucy enjoy the cool breezes in their treetop
MON       home. Newfangle, aided by Crag, discovers that piles of
MON       mud can be shaped into shelters from the heat. These
MON       mudturtles, as Crag calls them, prove very popular with
MON       the other hominids - so popular that Newfangle devises a
MON       complicated payment system based on future harvests to
MON       cope with demand. But then the whole pyramid scheme comes
MON       crashing down when Crag intervenes with a big idea of his
MON       own.
MON       Newfangle ...... Russell Tovey
MON       Snaggle ...... Pippa Evans
MON       Crag ...... Gabriel Vick
MON       Coco ...... Maureen Lipman
MON       Alf ...... Hugh Bonneville
MON       Lucy ...... Amy Shindler.
MON       
MON       12:00 You and Yours b00kwn5l (Listen)
MON       Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
MON       
MON       12:57 Weather b00kwn89 (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast.
MON       
MON       13:00 World at One b00kwn9l (Listen)
MON       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
MON       
MON       13:30 Quote... Unquote b00l0vl9 (Listen)
MON       Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange
MON       of quotations and anecdotes.
MON       With guests Adele Geras, Conn Iggulden, Christopher
MON       Luscombe and Simon Pearsall.
MON       The reader is Peter Jefferson.
MON       
MON       14:00 The Archers b00kwh7x (Listen)
MON       Lilian's patience is put to the test.
MON       
MON       14:15 Afternoon Play b00l0xxb (Listen)
MON       A Bit of Explaining to Do
MON       By Graham White. Mark realises that he has made a
MON       potentially embarrassing mistake - there is a
MON       difficult-to-explain entry on his wife's credit card
MON       statement. He turns on the charm with a young woman, Jo,
MON       who works in a call centre, to see if she can make it
MON       disappear.
MON       But this is not just a domestic embarrassment for Mark -
MON       his wife Eve is a senior policewoman, very much in the
MON       public eye.
MON       Mark ...... Shaun Dingwall
MON       Jo ...... Lizzy Watts
MON       Eve ...... Jaye Griffiths
MON       Jeff ...... Ewan Bailey
MON       Trainee ...... Benjamin Askew
MON       Phone ....... Philip Fox
MON       Directed by Mary Peate.
MON       
MON       15:00 Archive on 4 b00krhhl (Listen)
MON       The First A and R Man
MON       Paul Gambaccini delves into EMI's Hayes archive to uncover
MON       the remarkable story of Fred Gaisberg, the music
MON       collector, technician and entrepreneur who brought
MON       recording to Britain over 100 years ago.
MON       Fred became the first man to record Caruso and the first
MON       to record the court music of the Chinese and Japanese
MON       Emperors. In a series of adventures in the early years of
MON       the 1900s, transporting his bulky apparatus - including an
MON       acid bath - across continents, he amassed hundreds of
MON       discs of indigenous music. Nearer home, he recorded the
MON       last ever castrato and made precious recordings of the
MON       great music hall and operatic stars.
MON       
MON       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00kwnwn (Listen)
MON       Cuba - That Four Letter Word
MON       Series charting the history of America, written and
MON       presented by David Reynolds.
MON       An American-backed invasion of Cuba fails but President
MON       Kennedy saves face when he stops the Soviet Union from
MON       placing missiles on the Caribbean island.
MON       
MON       16:00 Food Programme b00kwftj (Listen)
MON       Diet and Prostate Cancer
MON       Sheila Dillon discusses the latest research linking diet
MON       and prostate cancer.
MON       Food campaigner Geoff Tansey, diagnosed with prostate
MON       cancer a year ago, has kept an audio diary relating his
MON       experience of the disease and his quest to discover the
MON       effects of diet.
MON       Nutritional scientist Professor Margaret Rayman joins
MON       Sheila to discuss her findings that show that the health
MON       of the prostate can be helped by eating a diet rich in
MON       certain foods and avoiding the harmful effects of others.
MON       Professor Rayman is joined in the studio by Professor
MON       Colin Cooper of the Department of Molecular Biology at the
MON       Institute of Cancer Research.
MON       
MON       16:30 Beyond Belief b00l54ws (Listen)
MON       Ernie Rea and guests discuss the theological issues raised
MON       by Alzheimer's disease. What insights do faith communities
MON       offer into what makes us human when we lose our cognitive
MON       abilities, and what is left of the self once Alzheimer's
MON       has done its worst?
MON       
MON       17:00 PM b00kwnz3 (Listen)
MON       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn
MON       Quinn. Plus Weather.
MON       
MON       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00kwnzh (Listen)
MON       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
MON       4, followed by Weather.
MON       
MON       18:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b00l0xxg (Listen)
MON       Series 51, Episode 1
MON       The perennial antidote to panel games comes from Her
MON       Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket in London, with Stephen Fry
MON       the first to take on the chairman's role from the late
MON       Humphrey Lyttelton. Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden
MON       and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Victoria Wood. With
MON       Colin Sell at the piano.
MON       
MON       19:00 The Archers b00kwnb3 (Listen)
MON       Peggy tries to broker peace.
MON       
MON       19:15 Front Row b00kwp26 (Listen)
MON       Arts news and reviews. John Wilson reports from the
MON       Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, one of the
MON       contenders for the 2009 Art Fund Prize for museums.
MON       
MON       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00kwq0d (Listen)
MON       Diary of an On-Call Girl, Targets
MON       Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by
MON       'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a
MON       serving police officer.
MON       Bloggsy gets one arrest closer to her monthly target -
MON       despite her misgivings.
MON       WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
MON       Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
MON       Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
MON       Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
MON       Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
MON       Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
MON       Sgt Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
MON       Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
MON       Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
MON       Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
MON       Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
MON       
MON       20:00 The Ian Blair Years b00l0xxj (Listen)
MON       Episode 2
MON       The BBC's Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw tells the
MON       inside story of Sir Ian Blair's tenure as Commissioner of
MON       the Metropolitan Police.
MON       This liberal, Oxford-educated, 'Blairite' was once seen as
MON       the ideal candidate to modernise British policing, and in
MON       particular to eliminate the taint of 'institutional
MON       racism' from the Met. But his tenure became increasingly
MON       controversial and he was forced to step aside: dogged by
MON       the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, accused of
MON       racial discrimination by one of his most senior officers
MON       and facing allegations of cronyism.
MON       Danny Shaw talks to those who have known Sir Ian
MON       throughout his career and examines how Britain's
MON       highest-flying officer came to be embroiled in a bitter
MON       dispute at the top of Britain's biggest police force. Was
MON       Blair a victim of politicisation or could he simply not do
MON       the job as he had promised?
MON       
MON       20:30 Analysis b00ksztl (Listen)
MON       A New Iraq?
MON       As British forces complete their withdrawal from Iraq and
MON       the government declares the mission a success, Bronwen
MON       Maddox considers the prospects of lasting peace for the
MON       Iraqi people. Have lessons been learnt that will change
MON       the way in which similar missions are tackled in the
MON       future?
MON       
MON       21:00 Frontiers b00l0xxn (Listen)
MON       Bioprecipitation
MON       Richard Hollingham investigates if bacteria in the
MON       atmosphere can influence the weather and meets some of the
MON       scientists who are working in what has been called
MON       'bioprecipitation'.
MON       He talks to David Sands from Montana University, who
MON       coined the term, and visits labs in Avignon and London
MON       where researchers are trying to understand more about the
MON       impact of bacterial particles on our weather. If the
MON       complexities of bioprecipitation can be unravelled, it
MON       might be possible to turn the process to our advantage and
MON       use these extraordinary bacteria to encourage rainfall in
MON       drought-affected regions of the world.
MON       
MON       21:30 Start the Week b00kwr5d (Listen)
MON       Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week.
MON       His guests include the philosopher AC Grayling on why he
MON       thinks the 'war on terror' has led to a war on our civil
MON       rights, and the documentary maker Adam Wishart on how the
MON       NHS body NICE makes its decisions on expensive new drugs.
MON       
MON       21:58 Weather b00kwqmm (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast.
MON       
MON       22:00 The World Tonight b00kwqqg (Listen)
MON       National and international news and analysis with Robin
MON       Lustig.
MON       
MON       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00kwqtr (Listen)
MON       One Day, Episode 6
MON       Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by
MON       David Nicholls.
MON       It is now 1996 and the two friends have not spoken to each
MON       other since a painfully acrimonious evening the previous
MON       summer when Emma found herself admitting that she no
MON       longer liked Dexter very much. In the meantime her
MON       teaching career is surging ahead while Dexter is being
MON       edged into the graveyard slots of TV presenting.
MON       A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       23:00 Off the Page b00ktprr (Listen)
MON       Stripping Off
MON       Dominic Arkwright is joined by life model Zoe Simon and
MON       writers Catherine Blyth and Phil Hilton to discuss the
MON       naked body. Is it art or obscenity? Self-expression or
MON       perversion? Titilation or a turn-off?
MON       
MON       23:30 Today in Parliament b00kwqv2 (Listen)
MON       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
MON       with David Wilby.
MON       
MON       
TUE       TUESDAY 16 JUNE 2009
TUE       
TUE       00:00 Midnight News b00kwhc0 (Listen)
TUE       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
TUE       4. Followed by Weather.
TUE       
TUE       00:30 Book of the Week b00kwj2g (Listen)
TUE       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 1
TUE       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
TUE       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
TUE       As Napoleon's position grew ever stronger, he was
TUE       determined to find Pauline the husband of his choosing and
TUE       even to name her first and only child.
TUE       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwhsw (Listen)
TUE       The latest shipping forecast.
TUE       
TUE       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwhw0 (Listen)
TUE       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
TUE       
TUE       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwhtv (Listen)
TUE       The latest shipping forecast.
TUE       
TUE       05:30 News Briefing b00kwhwx (Listen)
TUE       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00kwhyj (Listen)
TUE       Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
TUE       
TUE       05:45 Farming Today b00kwhzk (Listen)
TUE       News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
TUE       
TUE       06:00 Today b00kwj11 (Listen)
TUE       With Evan Davis and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk,
TUE       Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
TUE       
TUE       09:00 The Reith Lectures b00l0y01 (Listen)
TUE       The Reith Lectures 2009, Morality in Politics
TUE       Professor Michael Sandel delivers four lectures about the
TUE       prospects of a new politics of the common good. The series
TUE       is presented and chaired by Sue Lawley.
TUE       Sandel considers the role of moral argument in politics.
TUE       He believes that it is often not possible for government
TUE       to be neutral on moral questions and calls for a more
TUE       engaged civic debate about issues such as commercial
TUE       surrogacy and same-sex marriage.
TUE       
TUE       09:45 Book of the Week b00l6c82 (Listen)
TUE       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 2
TUE       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
TUE       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
TUE       At Napoleon's request, Pauline and her young son accompany
TUE       her husband Leclerc on the military campaign to the sugar
TUE       colony of Saint-Domingue. It is here that rumours of her
TUE       infidelity begin and tragedy is not far away.
TUE       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       10:00 Woman's Hour b00kwkj5 (Listen)
TUE       With Jane Garvey. Including Jo Whiley on her years as a
TUE       Radio One DJ and drama: Diary of an On-Call Girl.
TUE       
TUE       11:00 The Job Clinic b00l0ykx (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Liz Barclay meets some job seekers whose search for
TUE       employment is aided by three mentors: business guru
TUE       Charles Handy, founder of Coffee Republic Sahar Hashemi
TUE       and management coach Jenny Rogers.
TUE       The job seekers negotiate homework set by their personal
TUE       mentors and apply for yet another job, against the
TUE       backdrop of the severest recession for decades.
TUE       
TUE       11:30 Waldemar on the Venice Biennale b00l0ykz (Listen)
TUE       Art critic Waldemar Januszczak visits the world's oldest
TUE       international contemporary art festival. Against the
TUE       backdrop of its feverish opening days and with a
TUE       soundtrack provided by the floating city - Venice's boats,
TUE       bars, crowds and of course its water - he looks at how art
TUE       on this international stage has become a propaganda tool
TUE       for national pride and values.
TUE       
TUE       12:00 You and Yours b00kwn47 (Listen)
TUE       Consumer news and issues.
TUE       
TUE       12:57 Weather b00kwn5n (Listen)
TUE       The latest weather forecast.
TUE       
TUE       13:00 World at One b00kwn8c (Listen)
TUE       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
TUE       
TUE       13:30 Oh My What A Rotten Song! b00l0yl1 (Listen)
TUE       Michael Rosen revels in songwriting duo RP Weston and Bert
TUE       Lee's uncanny knack for coming up with the catchy tune and
TUE       the witty chorus that everyone loved to sing.
TUE       The pair were among the foremost popular songwriters of
TUE       the 1910s and 1920s, writing separately or together some
TUE       3,000 songs in their 21-year collaboration, many of which
TUE       have passed into the nation's collective musical psyche,
TUE       including Hello, Hello Who's Your Lady Friend?, I'm Henery
TUE       the Eighth I Am and, apparently, Knees Up Mother Brown.
TUE       
TUE       14:00 The Archers b00kwnb3 (Listen)
TUE       Peggy tries to broker peace.
TUE       
TUE       14:15 Afternoon Play b00l0yl3 (Listen)
TUE       The Granny Killers
TUE       Black comedy by David Hodgson. Twins Chris and Liddy want
TUE       to kill their granny, the shoulder-padded, high-heeled,
TUE       money-crazed head of a property empire. But granny has
TUE       other plans - she wants to kill her new husband on their
TUE       wedding night.
TUE       Granny ...... Lesley Joseph
TUE       Alfonso ...... David Fleeshman
TUE       Chris ...... John Caterall
TUE       Liddy ...... Sara Sadeghi
TUE       Mrs Fothergill ...... Maggie Fox.
TUE       
TUE       15:00 Making History b00l0yl5 (Listen)
TUE       Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring
TUE       ordinary people's links with the past.
TUE       
TUE       15:30 Afternoon Reading b00l0ymd (Listen)
TUE       Empath Man, The Optiagra Effect
TUE       Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt
TUE       Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to
TUE       Superman who fights crime with advanced listening skills
TUE       and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in
TUE       a tight situation.
TUE       Compassionately foiling muggers and armed robbers is all
TUE       in a day's walk for the Skinless Wonder.
TUE       
TUE       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00kwnwb (Listen)
TUE       Vietnam - The Battleground of Freedom
TUE       Series charting the history of America, written and
TUE       presented by David Reynolds.
TUE       The threat of communism causes successive American leaders
TUE       to become embroiled in a disastrous foreign conflict.
TUE       
TUE       16:00 Law in Action b00l0z36 (Listen)
TUE       Clive Coleman explores the age of criminal responsibility.
TUE       In most European countries this ranges from 12 to 18 years
TUE       old, but in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
TUE       10-year-old children can be prosecuted. Clive asks if
TUE       criminalising young people at such an early age is the
TUE       best response to child crime.
TUE       
TUE       16:30 A Good Read b00l0z38 (Listen)
TUE       Kate Mosse talks to writer Victoria Hislop - wife of
TUE       Private Eye editor Ian - and poet and musician Martin
TUE       Newell about their favourite books. Victoria recommends a
TUE       powerful contemporary novel, Martin chooses a staggeringly
TUE       bad-tempered but stylish rant by AA Gill, and Kate herself
TUE       brings in the haunting memoir of a disastrous family life.
TUE       
TUE       17:00 PM b00kwnxw (Listen)
TUE       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
TUE       Mair. Plus Weather.
TUE       
TUE       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00kwnz5 (Listen)
TUE       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
TUE       4, followed by Weather.
TUE       
TUE       18:30 The Secret World b00jsxh6 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Comedy series that offers an insight into the private
TUE       lives of the famous.
TUE       Ray Winston becomes trapped in a duvet.
TUE       With Jon Culshaw, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Julian Dutton,
TUE       Lewis MacLeod, Jess Robinson and Duncan Wisbey.
TUE       
TUE       19:00 The Archers b00kwn9n (Listen)
TUE       Kenton dreams big for Jaxx Caff.
TUE       
TUE       19:15 Front Row b00kwp0x (Listen)
TUE       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including a report
TUE       from The Wedgwood Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, shortlisted for
TUE       the 2009 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries.
TUE       
TUE       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00l0vzx (Listen)
TUE       Diary of an On-Call Girl, Tuesday is Nothing Day
TUE       Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by
TUE       'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a
TUE       serving police officer.
TUE       WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
TUE       Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
TUE       Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
TUE       Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
TUE       Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
TUE       Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
TUE       Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
TUE       Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
TUE       Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
TUE       Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
TUE       Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
TUE       
TUE       20:00 File on 4 b00l0z3b (Listen)
TUE       Gerry Northam investigates allegations of incompetence and
TUE       neglect in England's biggest quango, the Learning and
TUE       Skills Council. As the recession leads to rocketing
TUE       unemployment, apprentices and local college students have
TUE       been hit by a dramatic cash crisis in this government
TUE       agency, which oversees their training.
TUE       
TUE       20:40 In Touch b00l0z3d (Listen)
TUE       Peter White with news and information for the blind and
TUE       partially sighted.
TUE       
TUE       21:00 All in the Mind b00l0z3g (Listen)
TUE       Claudia Hammond travels to Portugal to find out how
TUE       decrimalising drugs could help addicts.
TUE       In 2001, Portugal became the only European country to
TUE       decriminalise all drugs, from cannabis to heroin. Claudia
TUE       reports from Lisbon to find out how the policy has
TUE       affected drug use in the intervening years.
TUE       Visiting a hospital there, she finds that psychiatrists
TUE       play a large role in determining people's level of
TUE       addiction. They counsel anyone using cannabis through to
TUE       harder, more addictive drugs such as crack cocaine and
TUE       heroin. Critics have said that spending time on cannabis
TUE       users reduces time spent on more serious cases. Yet those
TUE       in favour of the system argue that tackling drug abuse
TUE       from 'low level' use such as cannabis can lead to helping
TUE       more people with more severe problems.
TUE       On her return to the UK, Claudia finds out if such a
TUE       system would have any place within psychiatric care in
TUE       England.
TUE       
TUE       21:30 Unseen Britain b00j67ml (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Peter White goes in search of those who monitor how we
TUE       spend our money, where we travel and the state of our
TUE       health, while remaining unseen themselves.
TUE       Peter meets the unseen bank staff who spend their days
TUE       watching our spending habits and alerting us to possible
TUE       fraud when our usual spending patterns are broken.
TUE       He then uses his bonus points card at a supermarket, which
TUE       prompts him to question who knows what about his buying
TUE       habits and how this information helps analysts to persuade
TUE       him to spend more, by targetting him with tailor-made and
TUE       tempting offers.
TUE       
TUE       21:58 Weather b00kwql2 (Listen)
TUE       The latest weather forecast.
TUE       
TUE       22:00 The World Tonight b00kwqmp (Listen)
TUE       National and international news and analysis with Robin
TUE       Lustig.
TUE       
TUE       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00kwqqj (Listen)
TUE       One Day, Episode 7
TUE       Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by
TUE       David Nicholls.
TUE       Dexter has fallen in love, a fact which he feels
TUE       compensates for his almost negligible career in
TUE       television. Meanwhile his old friend Emma has quit her
TUE       teaching job and secured a small advance to write her
TUE       first book. Their friendship has deteriorated to a
TUE       functional acquaintanceship.
TUE       A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       23:00 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
TUE       b00d75nw (Listen)
TUE       Series 2, Honesty
TUE       Mark Watson turns his wit to the subject of virtue, with
TUE       stand-up comedy on the subject of honesty. Tim Key and Tom
TUE       Basden lie, cheat and steal in order to perform their
TUE       poems and songs.
TUE       
TUE       23:30 Today in Parliament b00kwqtt (Listen)
TUE       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
TUE       with Sean Curran.
TUE       
TUE       
WED       WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE 2009
WED       
WED       00:00 Midnight News b00kwhc2 (Listen)
WED       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
WED       4. Followed by Weather.
WED       
WED       00:30 Book of the Week b00l6c82 (Listen)
WED       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 2
WED       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
WED       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
WED       At Napoleon's request, Pauline and her young son accompany
WED       her husband Leclerc on the military campaign to the sugar
WED       colony of Saint-Domingue. It is here that rumours of her
WED       infidelity begin and tragedy is not far away.
WED       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwhsy (Listen)
WED       The latest shipping forecast.
WED       
WED       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwhw2 (Listen)
WED       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
WED       
WED       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwhtx (Listen)
WED       The latest shipping forecast.
WED       
WED       05:30 News Briefing b00kwhwz (Listen)
WED       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00kwhyl (Listen)
WED       Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
WED       
WED       05:45 Farming Today b00kwhzm (Listen)
WED       News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
WED       
WED       06:00 Today b00kwj13 (Listen)
WED       With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports
WED       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in
WED       Parliament.
WED       
WED       09:00 Midweek b00l13mw (Listen)
WED       Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and
WED       guests including Paddy Ashdown.
WED       
WED       09:45 Book of the Week b00l6c7p (Listen)
WED       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 3
WED       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
WED       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
WED       Pauline returns to Paris a widow. However, it is not long
WED       before she finds herself another suitable husband and
WED       journeys with him to Rome. It is here that she suffers an
WED       unbearable loss that will turn her life around.
WED       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       10:00 Woman's Hour b00kwkj7 (Listen)
WED       With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Diary of an On-Call
WED       Girl.
WED       
WED       11:00 The Job Clinic b00l13my (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       Last in a series of three programmes in which Liz Barclay
WED       follows the fortunes of job seekers.
WED       Realistic expectations are set against hopes for better
WED       times to come. Liz hears the Job Clinic contributors'
WED       experiences of financial hardship and tough job interviews
WED       over the last few months.
WED       
WED       11:30 Spread A Little Happiness b00l13n0 (Listen)
WED       Episode 4
WED       Comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a
WED       Yorkshire sandwich bar.
WED       Jodie and Dave try to get a little quality time with a
WED       rare night out, but there is no hiding place - not even in
WED       a small kebab.
WED       Hope ...... Suranne Jones
WED       Jodie ...... Susan Cookson
WED       Dave ...... Neil Dudgeon
WED       Gavin ...... Ralph Brown
WED       Eve ...... Joanne Froggatt
WED       Directed by Chris Wallis.
WED       
WED       12:00 You and Yours b00kwn4b (Listen)
WED       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
WED       
WED       12:57 Weather b00kwn5q (Listen)
WED       The latest weather forecast.
WED       
WED       13:00 World at One b00kwn8f (Listen)
WED       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
WED       
WED       13:30 The Media Show b00l14p2 (Listen)
WED       Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the
WED       fast-changing media world.
WED       
WED       14:00 The Archers b00kwn9n (Listen)
WED       Kenton dreams big for Jaxx Caff.
WED       
WED       14:15 Afternoon Play b0090s0n (Listen)
WED       Gandhi's Goat
WED       By Matthew Coombes. Gandhi and Chaplin meet in London's
WED       East End in 1931. But the real cultural exchange is taking
WED       place between Anil and Emily, members of their respective
WED       entourages.
WED       Emily ...... Teresa Gallagher
WED       Anil ...... Zubin Varla
WED       Newsreader/Receptionist ...... Sam Dale
WED       Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
WED       
WED       15:00 Money Box Live b00l14p4 (Listen)
WED       Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on long-term
WED       care.
WED       Paul's guests are Pauline Thompson of Age Concern and Help
WED       the Aged, Philip Spiers of First Stop and Caroline
WED       Bielanska of Solicitors for the Elderly.
WED       
WED       15:30 Afternoon Reading b00l162z (Listen)
WED       Empath Man, From Court to Cult
WED       Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt
WED       Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to
WED       Superman who fights crime with advanced listening skills
WED       and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in
WED       a tight situation.
WED       The Skinless Wonder finds that springing the police
WED       chief's daughter from a dodgy organisation is not without
WED       its trials.
WED       
WED       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00kwnwd (Listen)
WED       1968 - Paralysis of a President
WED       Series charting the history of America, written and
WED       presented by David Reynolds.
WED       Domestic tensions and the war in Vietnam throw the Johnson
WED       administration into a tailspin, opening the door for
WED       radical movements and a conservative backlash.
WED       
WED       16:00 Thinking Allowed b00l14p6 (Listen)
WED       Post-Soviet Potato: Laurie Taylor discusses the politics
WED       of spuds.
WED       
WED       16:30 All in the Mind b00l0z3g (Listen)
WED       Claudia Hammond travels to Portugal to find out how
WED       decrimalising drugs could help addicts.
WED       In 2001, Portugal became the only European country to
WED       decriminalise all drugs, from cannabis to heroin. Claudia
WED       reports from Lisbon to find out how the policy has
WED       affected drug use in the intervening years.
WED       Visiting a hospital there, she finds that psychiatrists
WED       play a large role in determining people's level of
WED       addiction. They counsel anyone using cannabis through to
WED       harder, more addictive drugs such as crack cocaine and
WED       heroin. Critics have said that spending time on cannabis
WED       users reduces time spent on more serious cases. Yet those
WED       in favour of the system argue that tackling drug abuse
WED       from 'low level' use such as cannabis can lead to helping
WED       more people with more severe problems.
WED       On her return to the UK, Claudia finds out if such a
WED       system would have any place within psychiatric care in
WED       England.
WED       
WED       17:00 PM b00kwnxy (Listen)
WED       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
WED       Mair. Plus Weather.
WED       
WED       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00kwnz7 (Listen)
WED       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
WED       4, followed by Weather.
WED       
WED       18:30 I Was... b00fpy6b (Listen)
WED       Dudley Moore's First Bandleader
WED       Andrew McGibbon presents a series of interviews analysing
WED       great artists from the perspective of someone who knew
WED       them.
WED       John Bassett met Dudley Moore, then a talented organ
WED       scholar, at Oxford in the late 1950s, and asked him to
WED       become the pianist in his jazz band, The Basset Hounds.
WED       The success of Moore's musical comedy skits led to Bassett
WED       introducing him to three other up-and-coming talents who
WED       would go on, with Moore, to find fame in Beyond the Fringe.
WED       Including contributions from Bassett Hound members Duncan
WED       Lamont and Pete Shade and Dudley's Beyond the Fringe
WED       colleague Jonathan Miller.
WED       A Curtains for Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       19:00 The Archers b00kwn9q (Listen)
WED       Jazzer spots a ripe opportunity.
WED       
WED       19:15 Front Row b00kwp0z (Listen)
WED       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including a report
WED       on the Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, a contender for
WED       the 2009 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries.
WED       
WED       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00l0vzq (Listen)
WED       Diary of an On-Call Girl, Bloggs By Night
WED       Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by
WED       'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a
WED       serving police officer.
WED       WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
WED       Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
WED       Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
WED       Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
WED       Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
WED       Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
WED       Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
WED       Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
WED       Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
WED       Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
WED       Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
WED       
WED       20:00 Moral Maze b00l14p8 (Listen)
WED       Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions
WED       behind the week's news. With Claire Fox, Melanie Philips,
WED       Clifford Longley and Michael Portillo.
WED       
WED       20:45 Learning to Love the Microphone b00l14pb (Listen)
WED       Episode 1
WED       Anne Perkins explores how politicians at the dawn of mass
WED       democracy utilised the new media of radio and newsreel.
WED       How politicians adapt to using new media is highly
WED       relevant today, as the internet, social networking and
WED       24-hour TV news transform the political landscape. Yet it
WED       was equally relevant in the 1920s and 1930s, when
WED       politicians grappled with the new media of radio and
WED       newsreels. What lessons can our generation learn from
WED       theirs?
WED       Anne examines how two Prime Ministers - Stanley Baldwin
WED       and Neville Chamberlain - gradually mastered the new media
WED       of their day. She reveals how the first spin doctor used
WED       his wartime experience spying on the Germans to attack
WED       Labour and carefully craft the Conservative leaders'
WED       images to appeal to a new mass electorate. She also
WED       explains why the other parties were so slow by comparison.
WED       
WED       21:00 James and the Giant Tree b00l14wp (Listen)
WED       Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of
WED       Britain's tallest trees, a giant redwood affectionately
WED       called Goliath, and sleeps in its branches.
WED       James has always loved climbing trees. The first time he
WED       used ropes to climb Goliath, he was 16 years old; he was
WED       absolutely terrified and didn't get further than the first
WED       branch. In this programme he returns to climb the tree,
WED       even spending the night in a hammock two thirds of the way
WED       up.
WED       Also, one of Britain's leading tree experts, Tony Russell,
WED       offers an insight into the history and natural history of
WED       the giant redwood, or Wellingtonia as it is also known.
WED       The largest of them grow in the United States, but they
WED       have become icons in the British countryside since their
WED       introduction in the 18th century.
WED       
WED       21:30 Midweek b00l13mw (Listen)
WED       Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and
WED       guests including Paddy Ashdown.
WED       
WED       21:58 Weather b00kwql4 (Listen)
WED       The latest weather forecast.
WED       
WED       22:00 The World Tonight b00kwqmr (Listen)
WED       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
WED       Shah.
WED       
WED       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00kwqql (Listen)
WED       One Day, Episode 8
WED       Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by
WED       David Nicholls.
WED       Dexter and Sylvie have got married and embarked on their
WED       new life together, and Emma is quietly becoming a success
WED       in the world of children's fiction. They are back in touch
WED       but their worlds are miles apart.
WED       A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       23:00 Self-Storage b0081k9x (Listen)
WED       Series 1, Dating
WED       Sitcom by Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
WED       Judy fixes Dave up on his first date since his marriage
WED       broke up. Unfortunately, Sarah needs a favour and Geoff
WED       needs Judy.
WED       Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith
WED       Geoff ...... Mark Heap
WED       Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
WED       Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero
WED       Sarah ...... Susan Earl
WED       Liz ...... Nadia Kamil.
WED       
WED       23:15 Strangers on Trains b00d75p2 (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Series of character comedies by Nat Segnit and Stewart
WED       Wright, in which Nat talks to people sitting alone on
WED       trains. He asks strangers about their faiths and beliefs.
WED       
WED       23:30 Today in Parliament b00kwqtw (Listen)
WED       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
WED       with Robert Orchard.
WED       
WED       
THU       THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2009
THU       
THU       00:00 Midnight News b00kwhc4 (Listen)
THU       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
THU       4. Followed by Weather.
THU       
THU       00:30 Book of the Week b00l6c7p (Listen)
THU       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 3
THU       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
THU       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
THU       Pauline returns to Paris a widow. However, it is not long
THU       before she finds herself another suitable husband and
THU       journeys with him to Rome. It is here that she suffers an
THU       unbearable loss that will turn her life around.
THU       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwht0 (Listen)
THU       The latest shipping forecast.
THU       
THU       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwhw4 (Listen)
THU       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
THU       
THU       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwhtz (Listen)
THU       The latest shipping forecast.
THU       
THU       05:30 News Briefing b00kwhx1 (Listen)
THU       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00kwhyn (Listen)
THU       Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
THU       
THU       05:45 Farming Today b00kwhzp (Listen)
THU       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
THU       
THU       06:00 Today b00kwj15 (Listen)
THU       With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk;
THU       Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
THU       
THU       09:00 In Our Time b00l16vp (Listen)
THU       Elizabethan Revenge
THU       Melvyn Bragg and guests Jonathan Bate, Julie Sanders and
THU       Janet Clare discuss why the Elizabethan stage was awash
THU       with revenge tragedies.
THU       
THU       09:45 Book of the Week b00l6c7r (Listen)
THU       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 4
THU       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
THU       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
THU       Now separated from her husband, Pauline's lifestyle and
THU       the loss of her son begin to take their toll on her health
THU       and her need for restorative waters are ever greater.
THU       However, it is her turn to support her brother who,
THU       following hard times, is forced to abdicate and accept in
THU       lieu the Kingdom of Elba.
THU       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       10:00 Woman's Hour b00kwkj9 (Listen)
THU       With Jenni Murray. Actress Carol Drinkwater discusses her
THU       passion for the olive. Including drama: Diary of an
THU       On-Call Girl.
THU       
THU       11:00 From Our Own Correspondent b00l16vr (Listen)
THU       BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the
THU       world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU       
THU       11:30 Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas...
THU       Probably b00l1q7h (Listen)
THU       Miriam Margolyes presents a documentary charting the life
THU       and career of her late colleague and friend Bill Mitchell,
THU       the voice-over artist who informed us the latest
THU       blockbusters would be 'at cinemas near you from Sunday',
THU       told us 'Carlsberg was probably the best lager in the
THU       world', and that Denim was 'for men who didn't have to try
THU       too hard'.
THU       Born in Canada, he admitted that heavy drinking and
THU       smoking from his teens helped preserve the voice, and
THU       indeed drove his excessive lifestyle. He 'had to' abuse
THU       his body to maintain the voice and he 'had to' be in a
THU       Soho pub because it was handy for the recording studios.
THU       Bill's career spanned acting, voice-over work, plus a
THU       brief spell as 1970s pop outfit Yin and Yan with friend
THU       Chris Sandford. His remains ranked as one of the greats
THU       within the advertising industry.
THU       Featuring contributions from Bill's daughter Amanda
THU       McAllister, musicians and friends Zoot Money and Kenny
THU       Clayton, and industry moguls Nick Angell and Rob Townsend.
THU       
THU       12:00 You and Yours b00kwn4f (Listen)
THU       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
THU       
THU       12:57 Weather b00kwn5s (Listen)
THU       The latest weather forecast.
THU       
THU       13:00 World at One b00kwn8h (Listen)
THU       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
THU       
THU       13:30 Off the Page b00l1qvz (Listen)
THU       Trivia
THU       What turns a fact into knowledge, and did you know that
THU       Pete Conrad was the first man to dance on the moon?
THU       Dominic Arkwright debates elitism in education with
THU       Kathryn Hughes, Francis Gilbert and Mark Mason, author or
THU       The Importance of Being Trivial.
THU       
THU       14:00 The Archers b00kwn9q (Listen)
THU       Jazzer spots a ripe opportunity.
THU       
THU       14:15 Afternoon Play b00l1qw1 (Listen)
THU       Desperate Measures
THU       By David Ian Neville. In an old warehouse by the River
THU       Clyde, Paul and Mhairi Blaze have built a successful
THU       design company. But as the economic downturn bites, they
THU       need more than grand designs to save their business and
THU       their relationship.
THU       Mhairi ...... Gabriel Quigley
THU       Paul ...... Neil McKinven
THU       Clara ...... Daniela Nardini
THU       Helen ...... Molly Innes
THU       Charli ...... Nicola Jo Cully
THU       Harry ...... Phil McKee
THU       Directed by Kirsty Williams.
THU       
THU       15:02 Ramblings b00kwcnw (Listen)
THU       Series 12, Episode 4
THU       Clare Balding explores walks that are good for the mind,
THU       body and soul.
THU       Clare meets Garth Gunn and his son Craig on the Isle of
THU       Purbeck in Dorset, as they embark on the training route
THU       that got Garth back on his feet as he recovered from ME.
THU       Garth had been a keen long distance walker since the late
THU       1960s, trekking across the Isle of Wight east to west in a
THU       day. In the early 1990s, however, he suffered a series of
THU       traumas and was diagnosed with the energy-depleting
THU       condition ME, leaving him unable to even sweep the leaves
THU       up in his garden.
THU       Walking played a huge role in his recovery. His son Craig,
THU       who is a postman, would finish work at lunchtime and walk
THU       Garth down to Poole harbour, a little bit further each day
THU       to try and build up his confidence. Garth would look
THU       across at the Purbeck Hills and think that he would never
THU       feel them under his feet again, but with a little help he
THU       did. He now regularly walks what he calls his 'training
THU       circuit', even conquering the 210 hillside steps of
THU       Jacob's Ladder to enjoy the stunning views across Dorset's
THU       Jurassic coast.
THU       Clare joins father, son and friends as they all complete
THU       the seven-mile circuit.
THU       
THU       15:27 Radio 4 Appeal b00kwft2 (Listen)
THU       Survivors Fund (SURF)
THU       Lindsey Hilsum appeals on behalf of the Survivors Fund
THU       (SURF).
THU       Survivors Fund (SURF) strives to ensure that the voices of
THU       survivors of the genocide in Rwanda are heard and acted
THU       on, and that the genocide and its victims are never
THU       forgotten.
THU       Donations to Survivors Fund (SURF), should be sent to
THU       FREEPOST BBC Radio 4 Appeal, please mark the back of your
THU       envelope Survivors Fund. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404
THU       8144 If you are a UK tax payer, please provide Survivors
THU       Fund with your full name and address so they can claim the
THU       Gift Aid on your donation worth another 25 per cent. The
THU       online and phone donation facilities are not currently
THU       available to listeners without a UK postcode.
THU       Registered Charity No: 1065705.
THU       
THU       15:30 Afternoon Reading b00l162s (Listen)
THU       Empath Man, Hot Air Rises
THU       Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt
THU       Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to
THU       Superman who fights crime with advanced listening skills
THU       and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in
THU       a tight situation.
THU       Having excelled as a cult-buster, what becomes of the
THU       reconstructed male known as Empath Man when he falls into
THU       the clutches of his nemesis, the dangerously charming
THU       Scorpio Rising?
THU       
THU       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00kwnwg (Listen)
THU       Vietnam - 'Peace With Honour'?
THU       Series charting the history of America, written and
THU       presented by David Reynolds.
THU       America wakes up to its involvement in south east Asia and
THU       Nixon pulls out the troops as public sentiment turns
THU       against the war.
THU       
THU       16:00 Open Book b00kwh7j (Listen)
THU       Mariella Frostrup speaks to the American crime writer
THU       George Pelecanos about his new novel, The Way Home, an
THU       exploration of shifting loyalties between a father and his
THU       drop-out son against the backdrop of the worlds of crime
THU       and punishment in his native Washington. He also talks
THU       about how his role as screenwriter on the hit American
THU       television drama The Wire has influenced his fiction.
THU       Mariella looks back at the highs and lows of the
THU       Palestinian Festival of Literature with Egyptian novelist
THU       and chair of Palfest, Adhaf Soueif. The Festival brought
THU       literary figures including Michael Palin and Deborah
THU       Moggach to the West Bank.
THU       Mariella also speaks to author Liz Jenson about her new
THU       novel, The Rapture, set in the near future, in which a
THU       therapist attempts to treat a young female psychiatric
THU       patient who appears to be predicting the cataclysmic
THU       global disasters which the world is experiencing.
THU       
THU       16:30 Material World b00l1rg6 (Listen)
THU       Quentin Cooper and guests dissect the week's science.
THU       
THU       17:00 PM b00kwny0 (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 b00kwnz9 (Listen)
THU       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
THU       4, followed by Weather.
THU       
THU       18:30 Hut 33 b00c5xtc (Listen)
THU       Series 2, Yankee Diddle
THU       Sitcom by James Cary, set in Bletchley Park in 1941.
THU       Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden
THU       hut as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately,
THU       they hate each other.
THU       An American visitor is joining Hut 33. He seems to be very
THU       wealthy and very gullible, which presents Charles with an
THU       irresistible chance to fleece him. Not only does he have
THU       more money than sense, but he also happens to be
THU       Roosevelt's nephew.
THU       Charles ...... Robert Bathurst
THU       Archie ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
THU       Minka...... Olivia Colman
THU       Gordon ...... Fergus Craig
THU       Mrs Best ...... Lill Roughley
THU       Joshua ...... Alex MacQueen.
THU       
THU       19:00 The Archers b00kwn9s (Listen)
THU       Lilian gets a crash-course in Matt's mindset.
THU       
THU       19:15 Front Row b00kwp11 (Listen)
THU       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including news of
THU       the winner of the 2009 Art Fund Prize for museums and
THU       galleries, announced by the chair of the judges, Lord
THU       Puttnam.
THU       
THU       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00l0vzs (Listen)
THU       Diary of an On-Call Girl, The Unfair Sex
THU       Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by
THU       'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a
THU       serving police officer.
THU       WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
THU       Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
THU       Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
THU       Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
THU       Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
THU       Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
THU       Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
THU       Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
THU       Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
THU       Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
THU       Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
THU       
THU       20:00 Law in Action b00l0z36 (Listen)
THU       Clive Coleman explores the age of criminal responsibility.
THU       In most European countries this ranges from 12 to 18 years
THU       old, but in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
THU       10-year-old children can be prosecuted. Clive asks if
THU       criminalising young people at such an early age is the
THU       best response to child crime.
THU       
THU       20:30 Bottom Line b00l1rxv (Listen)
THU       Evan Davis presents the business magazine. Entrepreneurs
THU       and company bosses talk about the issues that matter to
THU       their companies and their customers.
THU       
THU       21:00 Leading Edge b00l1rxx (Listen)
THU       Geoff Watts looks into the science of seasonality in
THU       plants, animals and ourselves. Winter blues and summer
THU       celebrations - from hibernation to sex - the seasons
THU       affect the living world, including humans.
THU       On the other side of the world, in Antarctica, it is
THU       midwinter and those creatures that can't migrate are
THU       employing intriguing chemical tricks to slow their body
THU       processes, virtually stopping respiration and even
THU       heartbeat as they enter hibernation. But how are these
THU       extreme processes studied? What's it like to do research
THU       in freezing water under two metres of ice? And are there
THU       seasonal processes that affect our own moods, health and
THU       lives?
THU       
THU       21:30 In Our Time b00l16vp (Listen)
THU       Elizabethan Revenge
THU       Melvyn Bragg and guests Jonathan Bate, Julie Sanders and
THU       Janet Clare discuss why the Elizabethan stage was awash
THU       with revenge tragedies.
THU       
THU       21:58 Weather b00kwql6 (Listen)
THU       The latest weather forecast.
THU       
THU       22:00 The World Tonight b00kwqmt (Listen)
THU       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
THU       Shah.
THU       
THU       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00kwqqn (Listen)
THU       One Day, Episode 9
THU       Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by
THU       David Nicholls.
THU       Emma and Dexter have surrendered to their desire to be
THU       together, and while ostensibly maintaining separate flats
THU       they are living at Dexter's old bachelor pad, trying for a
THU       baby and house hunting. The pressure is on.
THU       A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       23:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b00j8djx (Listen)
THU       Series 3, Astonishing Archie
THU       Series of three comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.
THU       When two brothers get together to plan the funeral of an
THU       old friend, the choice of music is a bone of contention -
THU       will it be Sinatra or Presley? A generation and a whole
THU       philosophy of popular music separate the brothers, and the
THU       choice they finally make is a heartwarming musical
THU       compromise. By Bill Paterson.
THU       Ronnie Purgavey ...... Stanley Baxter
THU       Alan Purgavey ...... Bill Paterson
THU       Rev Margot Turnbull ...... Maureen Beattie
THU       Directed by Marilyn Imrie.
THU       
THU       23:30 Today in Parliament b00kwqty (Listen)
THU       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
THU       with David Wilby.
THU       
THU       
FRI       FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2009
FRI       
FRI       00:00 Midnight News b00kwhc6 (Listen)
FRI       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
FRI       4. Followed by Weather.
FRI       
FRI       00:30 Book of the Week b00l6c7r (Listen)
FRI       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 4
FRI       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
FRI       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
FRI       Now separated from her husband, Pauline's lifestyle and
FRI       the loss of her son begin to take their toll on her health
FRI       and her need for restorative waters are ever greater.
FRI       However, it is her turn to support her brother who,
FRI       following hard times, is forced to abdicate and accept in
FRI       lieu the Kingdom of Elba.
FRI       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00kwht2 (Listen)
FRI       The latest shipping forecast.
FRI       
FRI       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00kwhw6 (Listen)
FRI       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
FRI       
FRI       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00kwhv1 (Listen)
FRI       The latest shipping forecast.
FRI       
FRI       05:30 News Briefing b00kwhx3 (Listen)
FRI       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00kwhyq (Listen)
FRI       Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
FRI       
FRI       05:45 Farming Today b00kwhzr (Listen)
FRI       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
FRI       
FRI       06:00 Today b00kwj17 (Listen)
FRI       With Edward Stourton and Evan Davis. Including Sports
FRI       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in
FRI       Parliament.
FRI       
FRI       09:00 Desert Island Discs b00kwftg (Listen)
FRI       Lord Healey
FRI       Kirsty Young's castaway is the Labour peer and former
FRI       Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey.
FRI       As a politician he was known for his sharp intellect and
FRI       biting oratory and now, as he approaches his 92nd
FRI       birthday, those skills are still very much in evidence.
FRI       He talks of his regret that his lack of ambition meant
FRI       that he did not push himself further in politics but, he
FRI       says, it is better for people to wonder why he wasn't
FRI       prime minister than to wonder why he was.
FRI       
FRI       09:45 Book of the Week b00l6c7t (Listen)
FRI       Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte, Episode 5
FRI       Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline
FRI       Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
FRI       While Napoleon's great reign comes to an end, Pauline
FRI       re-establishes herself as a 'little queen' in Roman
FRI       society. But it is not long before she realises that her
FRI       brother's health is poor and that she must do all in her
FRI       power to help him.
FRI       A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       10:00 Woman's Hour b00kwkjc (Listen)
FRI       With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Diary of an On-Call
FRI       Girl.
FRI       
FRI       11:00 The Horses of Spindles Farm b00l1w91 (Listen)
FRI       In January 2008 the RSPCA raided a farm in Buckinghamshire
FRI       and in a glare of publicity, removed more than 100 horses,
FRI       ponies and donkeys, as well as the carcasses of others.
FRI       Mike Embley follows the ensuing court case and finds out
FRI       what it reveals about the horse trade in Britain.
FRI       A White Pebble Media production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       11:30 Electric Ink b00l1w9t (Listen)
FRI       Episode 3
FRI       Satirical comedy by Alistair Beaton. Old hacks meet new
FRI       media in the newspaper industry.
FRI       Using Twitter as a source, Freddy inadvertently breaks a
FRI       top story in the Treasury.
FRI       Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
FRI       Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
FRI       Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
FRI       Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
FRI       Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
FRI       Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
FRI       Man ...... Matt Addis
FRI       With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
FRI       
FRI       12:00 You and Yours b00kwn4h (Listen)
FRI       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
FRI       
FRI       12:57 Weather b00kwn5v (Listen)
FRI       The latest weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       13:00 World at One b00kwn8k (Listen)
FRI       National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI       
FRI       13:30 Feedback b00l20td (Listen)
FRI       Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes
FRI       and policy.
FRI       
FRI       14:00 The Archers b00kwn9s (Listen)
FRI       Lilian gets a crash-course in Matt's mindset.
FRI       
FRI       14:15 On Mardle Fen b00l20tg (Listen)
FRI       Series 2, Old Boggie
FRI       Series of four plays by Nick Warburton, set in an
FRI       idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens.
FRI       Chef Warwick Hedges is invited to lunch in a remote part
FRI       of the Fens and he discovers treasure guarded by a
FRI       ghost-dog.
FRI       Warwick ...... Trevor Peacock
FRI       Jack ...... Sam Dale
FRI       Codlett ...... Malcolm Tierney
FRI       Samuel ...... John Rowe
FRI       Zofia ...... Helen Longworth
FRI       Imogen ...... Lizzy Watts
FRI       Directed by Claire Grove.
FRI       
FRI       15:00 Gardeners' Question Time b00l20tj (Listen)
FRI       Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum.
FRI       Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs answer
FRI       questions posed by gardeners in Kent.
FRI       Including Gardening weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00kwnwj (Listen)
FRI       Watergate and the Imperial Presidency
FRI       Series charting the history of America, written and
FRI       presented by David Reynolds.
FRI       Paranoia and arrogance in the White House lead to the
FRI       downfall of President Nixon.
FRI       
FRI       16:00 Last Word b00l213l (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 b00l213n (Listen)
FRI       Two fans of Errol Flynn cross swords over the actor's best
FRI       movie in the week of the 100th anniversary of his birth.
FRI       Directors Nic Roeg, Franc Roddam and Don Boyd discuss
FRI       their work on Aria, a collection of short operatic movies
FRI       made in 1987 and released on DVD for the first time.
FRI       
FRI       17:00 PM b00kwny2 (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 b00kwnzc (Listen)
FRI       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
FRI       4, followed by Weather.
FRI       
FRI       18:30 The News Quiz b00l213q (Listen)
FRI       Series 68, Episode 8
FRI       Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists
FRI       include Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Francis Wheen.
FRI       
FRI       19:00 The Archers b00kwn9v (Listen)
FRI       Mike and Vicky take the plunge.
FRI       
FRI       19:15 Front Row b00kwp13 (Listen)
FRI       Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Including an
FRI       interview with saxophonist and composer John Harle, who
FRI       has written a new work for 800 saxophones.
FRI       
FRI       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00l0vzv (Listen)
FRI       Diary of an On-Call Girl, The Long Dark Tea-time of the
FRI       Cells
FRI       Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by
FRI       'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a
FRI       serving police officer.
FRI       WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
FRI       Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
FRI       Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
FRI       Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
FRI       Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
FRI       Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
FRI       Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
FRI       Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
FRI       Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
FRI       Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
FRI       Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
FRI       
FRI       20:00 Any Questions? b00l2gv4 (Listen)
FRI       Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in London.
FRI       Panellists include the Minister for the Olympics, Tessa
FRI       Jowell, Liberal Democrat peer Julia Neuberger, media
FRI       entrepreneur Kelvin Mackenzie and Alan Duncan.
FRI       
FRI       20:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00l2h9p (Listen)
FRI       Platypus
FRI       Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural
FRI       histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
FRI       Along the soft, muddy river banks of New South Wales, the
FRI       female duck-billed platypus makes a burrow to raise her
FRI       family. Not only is this the strangest of creatures, it is
FRI       also one of the most tricky to film.
FRI       
FRI       21:00 America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus b00l2h9r (Listen)
FRI       The Impotence of Omnipotence
FRI       Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of
FRI       America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
FRI       Fractious politics at home and the war in Vietnam expose
FRI       America's weaknesses throughout the tumultuous 1960s.
FRI       
FRI       21:58 Weather b00kwql8 (Listen)
FRI       The latest weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       22:00 The World Tonight b00kwqmw (Listen)
FRI       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
FRI       Shah.
FRI       
FRI       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00kwqqq (Listen)
FRI       One Day, Episode 10
FRI       Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by
FRI       David Nicholls.
FRI       Seventeen years after the one night they spent together in
FRI       1988, memories of that fateful day are still strong -
FRI       perhaps even stronger, given the events that have shaped
FRI       and changed their lives for ever.
FRI       A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       23:00 A Good Read b00l0z38 (Listen)
FRI       Kate Mosse talks to writer Victoria Hislop - wife of
FRI       Private Eye editor Ian - and poet and musician Martin
FRI       Newell about their favourite books. Victoria recommends a
FRI       powerful contemporary novel, Martin chooses a staggeringly
FRI       bad-tempered but stylish rant by AA Gill, and Kate herself
FRI       brings in the haunting memoir of a disastrous family life.
FRI       
FRI       23:30 Today in Parliament b00kwqv0 (Listen)
FRI       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
FRI       with Mark D'Arcy.
FRI       
FRI       
FRI