Radio 4 Listings for 27/06/2009 - 03/07/2009

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SAT       SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2009
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SAT       00:00 Midnight News b00l6jd7 (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 b00l9pnn (Listen)
SAT       The Junior Officer's Reading Club, The Road to Sangin
SAT       Patrick Hennessey reads his soldier's tale for the 21st
SAT       century; an account of his experiences at Sandhurst and
SAT       then on deployment in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan's
SAT       Helmand Province.
SAT       From Iraq to Helmand Province and the road to Sangin.
SAT       Battle contact, so long anticipated, proves satisfying for
SAT       Hennessey and Operation Silicon is a success. But they
SAT       must now fight their way up to Sangin, as the casualties
SAT       mount.
SAT       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l6jd9 (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l6jdc (Listen)
SAT       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4
SAT       resumes at 5.20am.
SAT       
SAT       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l6jdf (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       05:30 News Briefing b00l6jdh (Listen)
SAT       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00l6jdk (Listen)
SAT       Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
SAT       
SAT       05:45 iPM b00l6jdm (Listen)
SAT       The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring
SAT       online conversation and debate.
SAT       
SAT       06:00 News and Papers b00l6jdp (Listen)
SAT       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SAT       
SAT       06:04 Weather b00l92s9 (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       06:07 Ramblings b00l92sc (Listen)
SAT       Series 12, Episode 6
SAT       Clare Balding explores walks that are good for the mind,
SAT       body and soul.
SAT       Clare joins polar explorers Caroline Hamilton and Zoe
SAT       Hudson to walk in Scotland's picturesque Wester Ross.
SAT       Caroline is a record breaking polar explorer who led the
SAT       first all-female teams to have trekked to the North and
SAT       South Pole. Clare walks with Caroline and Zoe in what they
SAT       both describe as the landscape of their heart, the remote
SAT       outpost of Lower Diabaig.
SAT       Isolated and wild, with sweeping expanses of sky, it is a
SAT       landscape of extremes - with soaring mountains and deep
SAT       sea lochs, it is a place of space that begs to be
SAT       explored. Look north and you can almost taste the cold air
SAT       of the North Pole, a place that Caroline still longs for.
SAT       Walking from the tiny harbour dotted with white cottages,
SAT       and through the rocky headland towards views of the Isle
SAT       of Skye, Caroline and Zoe share their memories of polar
SAT       adventures at minus 50 degrees celsius, self-sufficient
SAT       living and wearing hats that look like mountains.
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SAT       06:30 Farming Today b00l92sf (Listen)
SAT       Farming Today This Week
SAT       After the death of a woman who was trampled by cows,
SAT       Charlotte Smith hears from farmers, walkers and a cattle
SAT       behaviourist about the dangers of a stroll in the
SAT       countryside, and finds out the best way to act if
SAT       approached by a herd of cattle.
SAT       
SAT       06:57 Weather b00l92sh (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       07:00 Today b00l92sk (Listen)
SAT       With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Including Sports
SAT       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in
SAT       Parliament.
SAT       
SAT       09:00 Saturday Live b00l92sm (Listen)
SAT       Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues
SAT       that matter to them. Rev Richard Coles is joined by Paul
SAT       Twivy. With poetry from Elvis McGonagall.
SAT       
SAT       10:00 Excess Baggage b00l92sp (Listen)
SAT       Travellers in the ancient Roman Empire made their way both
SAT       to its outposts and to the heart of it at the Forum in
SAT       Rome. Sandi Toksvig meets Philip Parker who tells her
SAT       about his visits to the edges of Roman jurisdiction and
SAT       what Hadrian's Wall has in common with southern Algeria.
SAT       Should the ruins be reconstructed or remain as rubble?
SAT       At the centre of the Pax Romana was the Forum, a jumble of
SAT       temples, monuments, shops and public buildings which was a
SAT       magnet to all visitors to Rome. Over the years as it fell
SAT       into ruins; it became a cattle market and a public park.
SAT       But has neglect turned into too much attention from the
SAT       archaeologists? Sandi discusses the appeal of the Forum to
SAT       tourists ancient and modern with David Watkin.
SAT       Sandi also talks to Ismini Samanidou about her travels
SAT       from Mexico to Malaysia and from North Carolina to North
SAT       Vietnam, looking at different kinds of weaving, the fables
SAT       behind the fabrics and discovering what a pepper pattern
SAT       can say about your mother-in-law.
SAT       
SAT       10:30 A Funny Sort of Sound b00l92sr (Listen)
SAT       Julian Clary pays tribute to the wit and ingenuity of
SAT       comedy musical acts. He considers the appeal of acts like
SAT       TV's Mr Muscle, Tony Holland, who won Opportunity Knocks
SAT       six times in a row by flexing his biceps to the tune of
SAT       Wheels Cha Cha, and Bob - AKA Tray - Blackman, whose act
SAT       consisted of bashing a tea tray on his head while singing
SAT       Mule Train.
SAT       Julian also considers how the genre has evolved from the
SAT       heyday of music hall theatre, and talks to Ken Dodd and
SAT       Jim Tavare.
SAT       A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       11:00 Week in Westminster b00l92st (Listen)
SAT       If anyone thought that the election of John Bercow as
SAT       commons speaker would end all controversy on that subject
SAT       they were wrong. His election was not supported by the
SAT       vast majority of Conservatives, and the Labour side was
SAT       accused of cocking a snook at the opposition for having
SAT       got rid of Speaker Martin. So much for grown-up politics.
SAT       Frank Dobson, Labour, and Keith Simpson, Conservative,
SAT       discuss tribal politics.
SAT       Apart from the election of the speaker the Parliamentary
SAT       Standards Bill was introduced in the commons this week
SAT       establishing an independent authority to oversee and
SAT       regulate MPs' conduct and expenses.
SAT       David Davis, Conservative, Chris Mullin, Labour, Elfyn
SAT       Llwyd, Plaid Cymru, and Jo Swinson, Liberal Democrat,
SAT       consider how brave this new world will be.
SAT       And as the government succumbed to pressure to revise its
SAT       terms of reference for the Iraq war inquiry announced last
SAT       week, Lord Butler, former Cabinet Secretary, and former
SAT       cabinet minister, Clare Short, discuss what such inquiries
SAT       can achieve.
SAT       
SAT       11:30 From Our Own Correspondent b00l92sw (Listen)
SAT       BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the
SAT       world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
SAT       
SAT       12:00 Money Box b00l92sy (Listen)
SAT       Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal
SAT       finance.
SAT       
SAT       12:30 The Now Show b00l6fzl (Listen)
SAT       Series 28, Episode 1
SAT       Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of
SAT       the week's news, with help from Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin,
SAT       Jon Holmes and Marcus Brigstocke.
SAT       
SAT       12:57 Weather b00l939r (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       13:00 News b00l939t (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4.
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SAT       13:10 Any Questions? b00l68v7 (Listen)
SAT       Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Birmingham.
SAT       Panellists are Hilary Benn, the secretary of state for
SAT       environment, food and rural affairs, Shadow work and
SAT       pensions secretary Theresa May, writer and historian Sir
SAT       Max Hastings and Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at
SAT       Cambridge University and Classics editor of the Times
SAT       Literary Supplement.
SAT       
SAT       14:00 Any Answers? b00l93b0 (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 b00l93z1 (Listen)
SAT       Journey into Space - The Host
SAT       Julian Simpson's adaptation of the classic 1950s science
SAT       fiction series created by Charles Chilton.
SAT       After receiving a distress call from an abandoned
SAT       freighter, Jet Morgan and his crew must find a way to
SAT       defeat the vastly superior Host. If they fail, they will
SAT       not only all perish, but mankind will become a dispensable
SAT       stepping stone to a new chapter in evolution.
SAT       Jet ...... Toby Stephens
SAT       Doc/Enceladus Control ...... Alan Marriott
SAT       Lemmy ...... Jot Davies
SAT       Mitch ...... Chris Pavlo
SAT       The Host ...... David Jacobs
SAT       Edie ...... Jana Carpenter
SAT       JJ Andreev ...... Basher Savage
SAT       Original music & sound design by David Chilton.
SAT       A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       15:30 Menotti b00l59rm (Listen)
SAT       Music writer Michael White tells the life story of
SAT       composer Gian Carlo Menotti and assesses why his music has
SAT       fallen from grace.
SAT       Menotti was a star - he partied at the White House with
SAT       the Kennedys and sailed on yachts with Maria Callas. His
SAT       music was celebrated, but today has been largely
SAT       forgotten. This programme tells his story through music,
SAT       memories, Menotti's own words, interviews with
SAT       musicologists and singers who worked with him. Michael
SAT       often visited Menotti in both his Scottish castle and in
SAT       Italy, and had rare access to the composer's private
SAT       papers.
SAT       
SAT       16:00 Woman's Hour b00l9539 (Listen)
SAT       Weekend Woman's Hour
SAT       Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with
SAT       Jane Garvey.
SAT       Including an interview with the Motown singer Martha
SAT       Reeves; the risks posed by legal so-called 'party drugs';
SAT       the impact of dementia on friendships and relationships;
SAT       three generations of women speak about life in the
SAT       airforce; the secrets of Saturn; why the complicated
SAT       heroine of the classical Medea myth continues to fascinate
SAT       audiences; is it time to stop shopping?
SAT       
SAT       17:00 PM b00l953c (Listen)
SAT       Saturday PM
SAT       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn
SAT       Quinn, plus the sports headlines.
SAT       
SAT       17:30 Bottom Line b00l5nt1 (Listen)
SAT       Evan Davis asks his guests about their personal style of
SAT       management. Does the TV image of the short-tempered,
SAT       blunt-speaking boss reflect what goes on in the boardroom?
SAT       PY Gerbeau, chief executive of X-Leisure and the man who
SAT       saved Disneyland Paris and the Millennium Dome, admits to
SAT       shouting sometimes, while David Roche, president of
SAT       Hotels.com, can't remember the last time he raised his
SAT       voice. And John McLaren, an investment banker turned
SAT       thriller writer, recalls how different the Japanese
SAT       business style is from the UK and US way of doing things.
SAT       Also, Evan asks his guests whether discounting really
SAT       gives people a better deal.
SAT       
SAT       17:54 Shipping Forecast b00l953f (Listen)
SAT       The latest shipping forecast.
SAT       
SAT       17:57 Weather b00l953h (Listen)
SAT       The latest weather forecast.
SAT       
SAT       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00l953k (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4, followed by Weather.
SAT       
SAT       18:15 Loose Ends b00l953m (Listen)
SAT       Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of
SAT       conversation, music and comedy.
SAT       Clive is joined by Sir Trevor McDonald, actress Doon
SAT       Mackichan and the man behind Thunderbirds and Fireball
SAT       XLV, Gerry Anderson.
SAT       Rachael Stirling talks to explorer and presenter Ben Fogle.
SAT       With music from the Kenyan Boys Choir and comedy from
SAT       Janey Godley.
SAT       
SAT       19:00 Profile b00l953p (Listen)
SAT       John Bercow
SAT       Jonathan Maitland profiles the newly-elected Speaker of
SAT       the House of Commons, John Bercow. Bercow is on a mission
SAT       to reform the House during one of the most difficult times
SAT       for Parliament. His own political journey from right to
SAT       left has attracted accusations of opportunism from foes
SAT       while, supporters are impressed by his passionate pursuit
SAT       of political goals. Jonathan Maitland asks if Mr Bercow
SAT       can win over his doubters.
SAT       
SAT       19:15 Saturday Review b00l953r (Listen)
SAT       Tom Sutcliffe is joined by novelist Kamila Shamsie,
SAT       broadcaster and film historian Matthew Sweet, and foreign
SAT       correspondent Bridget Kendall to discuss the cultural
SAT       highlights of the week, featuring Lynn Barber's long
SAT       awaited memoir, a documentary about David Hockney and a
SAT       new film from the makers of Little Miss Sunshine -
SAT       Sunshine Cleaning.
SAT       Sunshine Cleaning is a similar quirky look at a
SAT       dysfunctional American family starring Amy Adams, Emily
SAT       Blunt and Alan Arkin. A single mother enlists the help of
SAT       her sister in her new business cleaning up crime scenes, a
SAT       job neither of them knows anything about. Granddad is left
SAT       looking after the boy, mayhem ensues and finally their
SAT       triumph over adversity.
SAT       Lynn Barber is the winner of five Press Awards. She
SAT       started her journalistic career writing for Penthouse and
SAT       now writes for the Observer where her incisive and
SAT       penetrating interviews have won her the nickname of 'Demon
SAT       Barber'. Her long awaited memoir, An Education,
SAT       scrutinizes her own past for the first time, including a
SAT       formative relationship with a much older man when she was
SAT       only 15.
SAT       The artist David Hockney is followed over three years as
SAT       he leaves California, his home for the last 25 years, to
SAT       return to his native Yorkshire to paint a very English
SAT       countryside. Hockney, who is about to be 70, reflects on
SAT       the nature of his art and examines his uneasy love affair
SAT       with photography.
SAT       Walking In My Mind at the Hayward Gallery's 2009 Summer
SAT       Exhibition continues the tradition of inviting high
SAT       profile and up and coming artists from around the world to
SAT       transform the Gallery's unique outdoor and indoor
SAT       exhibition spaces. This year, ten artists have been
SAT       selected to show works that explore how the inner workings
SAT       of the mind - emotions, thoughts, memories and dreams -
SAT       can be represented in three-dimensional spaces.
SAT       While in Everything Must Go at the Soho Theatre in London,
SAT       ten writers come up with their take on the credit crunch.
SAT       Making a virtue of the 'living on a shoestring' aesthetic,
SAT       they explore the fear, denial, rage - and the
SAT       opportunities - the most severe economic downturn since
SAT       the 1930s may offer us.
SAT       
SAT       20:00 Archive on 4 b00l953t (Listen)
SAT       An Unofficial Iris
SAT       Bidisha listens to archive interviews and dramatisations
SAT       to revisit the life and work of novelist Iris Murdoch.
SAT       Debate about Murdoch has continued since her death in
SAT       1999. Her legacy as a writer has been overshadowed by the
SAT       publication of her husband John Bayley's memoir about her
SAT       decline into Alzheimer's disease and the subsequent film
SAT       adaptation, starring Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, and
SAT       directed by Richard Eyre.
SAT       Bidisha listens to archive conversations between Murdoch
SAT       and writers AN Wilson, AS Byatt and Susan Hill, and
SAT       discovers a renaissance of interest in the writer as her
SAT       emphasis on morality and goodness in a godless world seems
SAT       to resonate today.
SAT       
SAT       21:00 Classic Serial b00l30sg (Listen)
SAT       Armadale, Episode 3
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       Lydia Gwilt has found a new and more violent way to secure
SAT       Allan Armadale's fortune, by impersonating his widow. Her
SAT       plans now include murder, but will her passion for Allan's
SAT       companion Midwinter help or hinder her?
SAT       Lydia ...... Lucy Robinson
SAT       Allan ...... Alex Robertson
SAT       Midwinter ...... Ray Fearon
SAT       Neelie ...... Perdita Avery
SAT       Bashwood ...... Richard Durden
SAT       Downward ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
SAT       Jemmy ...... Grant Gillespie
SAT       Vincent ...... Robin Brooks
SAT       Girl ...... Rebeccea Saire
SAT       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT       
SAT       22:00 News and Weather b00l9563 (Listen)
SAT       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SAT       4, followed by weather.
SAT       
SAT       22:15 The Reith Lectures b00l59hf (Listen)
SAT       The Reith Lectures 2009, Genetics and Morality
SAT       Professor Michael Sandel delivers four lectures about the
SAT       prospects of a new politics of the common good. The series
SAT       is presented and chaired by Sue Lawley.
SAT       Recorded at the Centre for Life in Newcastle, Sandel
SAT       considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific
SAT       knowledge. New genetic technologies hold great promise for
SAT       treating and curing disease, but how far we should go in
SAT       using them to manipulate muscles, moods and gender?
SAT       
SAT       23:00 Quote... Unquote b00l54wn (Listen)
SAT       Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange
SAT       of quotations and anecdotes.
SAT       With guests Lucy Mangan, Marcus du Sautoy, Michael Simkins
SAT       and Paul Bailey.
SAT       The reader is Peter Jefferson.
SAT       
SAT       23:30 Poetry Please b00l32z3 (Listen)
SAT       Roger McGough presents a weekly selection of favourite
SAT       poetry requested by listeners.
SAT       Marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of its author
SAT       and the 150th anniversary of its publication, a
SAT       celebration of Edward Fitzgerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar
SAT       Khayyam. Gabriel Woolf reads what has been called 'the
SAT       most popular verse translation into English ever made'.
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SUN       SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2009
SUN       
SUN       00:00 Midnight News b00l95tn (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SUN       4. Followed by Weather.
SUN       
SUN       00:30 Afternoon Reading b0085c0h (Listen)
SUN       Ones to Watch (Volume 2), You're Dead
SUN       A talent showcase of unpublished work from new writers.
SUN       By Tom Williams. Read by Samuel Barnett.
SUN       The school bully is finally expelled when a summer
SUN       afternoon is revealed as less than idyllic.
SUN       A Watershed production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN       
SUN       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l95tq (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l95ts (Listen)
SUN       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
SUN       
SUN       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l95tv (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       05:30 News Briefing b00l95tx (Listen)
SUN       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
SUN       
SUN       05:43 Bells on Sunday b00l95tz (Listen)
SUN       The sound of bells from St Peter's Church, Tiverton.
SUN       
SUN       05:45 Profile b00l953p (Listen)
SUN       John Bercow
SUN       Jonathan Maitland profiles the newly-elected Speaker of
SUN       the House of Commons, John Bercow. Bercow is on a mission
SUN       to reform the House during one of the most difficult times
SUN       for Parliament. His own political journey from right to
SUN       left has attracted accusations of opportunism from foes
SUN       while, supporters are impressed by his passionate pursuit
SUN       of political goals. Jonathan Maitland asks if Mr Bercow
SUN       can win over his doubters.
SUN       
SUN       06:00 News Headlines b00l95xb (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news.
SUN       
SUN       06:05 Something Understood b00l97nq (Listen)
SUN       Dark Sanctuary
SUN       Fergal Keane explores the physical and fairytale world
SUN       created by the forest.
SUN       
SUN       06:35 On Your Farm b00l97nt (Listen)
SUN       Tom Heap visits the farm of Pat and John Stanley, who
SUN       breed pedigree Longhorn Cattle, as they prepare their
SUN       animals for the Royal Show in Warwickshire.
SUN       They have been breeding cattle for the past 20 years and
SUN       have won the Best of Breed championship at the Royal four
SUN       times. They explain how animals are chosen for the show
SUN       and why Longhorn meat is so prized by top chefs such as
SUN       Heston Blumental.
SUN       With 2009 due to be the last Royal Show, the Stanleys,
SUN       like many famers, are concerned by the impact this might
SUN       have on all those who show pedigree livestock as part of
SUN       their business.
SUN       
SUN       06:57 Weather b00l97nw (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       07:00 News and Papers b00l97ny (Listen)
SUN       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN       
SUN       07:10 Sunday b00l97z1 (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 b00l97z3 (Listen)
SUN       Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children
SUN       Michael Palin appeals on behalf of the Michael Palin
SUN       Centre for Stammering Children.
SUN       Donations to The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering
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SUN       listeners without a UK postcode.
SUN       Registered Charity No: 801171.
SUN       
SUN       07:58 Weather b00l97z5 (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       08:00 News and Papers b00l97z7 (Listen)
SUN       The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
SUN       
SUN       08:10 Sunday Worship b00l2zbp (Listen)
SUN       Waiting on God
SUN       Bishop Martin Shaw visits Paris and Solesmes and talks to
SUN       author Sara Maitland as he reflects on the life and
SUN       writings of philosopher and political thinker Simone Weil,
SUN       in the centenary year of her birth.
SUN       
SUN       08:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00l6g8s (Listen)
SUN       Giant Birds
SUN       Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural
SUN       histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
SUN       Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa, is the
SUN       largest continental island in the world. It is also the
SUN       place where the largest egg known to have existed was
SUN       laid, and the bird that laid it was also a giant.
SUN       
SUN       09:00 Broadcasting House b00l97zc (Listen)
SUN       News and conversation about the big stories of the week
SUN       with Paddy O'Connell.
SUN       
SUN       10:00 Archers Omnibus b00l97zf (Listen)
SUN       The week's events in Ambridge.
SUN       
SUN       11:15 Desert Island Discs b00l97zh (Listen)
SUN       Arlene Phillips
SUN       Kirsty Young's castaway is the choreographer, Arlene
SUN       Phillips.
SUN       In a career spanning 40 years she set up the dance group
SUN       Hot Gossip and has masterminded numerous music videos and
SUN       West End shows. Already one of the country's leading
SUN       choreographers, the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing then
SUN       turned her into a household name.
SUN       
SUN       12:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b00l55xk (Listen)
SUN       Series 51, Episode 2
SUN       The perennial antidote to panel games comes from Her
SUN       Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket in London, with Stephen Fry
SUN       the first to take on the chairman's role from the late
SUN       Humphrey Lyttelton.
SUN       Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor
SUN       are joined by Victoria Wood.
SUN       With Colin Sell at the piano.
SUN       
SUN       12:32 Food Programme b00l97zk (Listen)
SUN       The Clink - Prison Fine Dining Restaurant
SUN       Sheila Dillon visits Al Crisci's restaurant, The Clink,
SUN       which is housed inside High Down Prison in Sutton. Al is
SUN       head chef at the prison, and as well as cooking for
SUN       inmates using fresh produce - including vegetables and
SUN       salad crops grown in the prison gardens - he also provides
SUN       the inmates with NVQ training in kitchen skills.
SUN       After winning the Best Dinner Man award at the 2005 Radio
SUN       4 Food and Farming Awards, he announced his plans to open
SUN       a restaurant inside High Down, and he has now achieved his
SUN       objective. Part staff canteen for the prison employees and
SUN       part four-star restaurant for the public, The Clink aims
SUN       to have a standard equal to any West End top hotel or
SUN       restaurant.
SUN       Inmates receive training and hands-on experience of
SUN       working at the top end of the hospitality sector.
SUN       Potential employers are invited in to see the restaurant
SUN       in action, taste the food and hopefully commit to
SUN       employing its alumni. Ingredients are sourced from local
SUN       businesses, and Al has searched through the seed
SUN       catalogues to grow a succession of tasty salad crops and
SUN       vegetables throughout the summer. His aim is to ensure
SUN       that the inmates involved are fit to work in such
SUN       establishments on release, that they have the ability to
SUN       earn a decent salary and will keep out of crime.
SUN       Sheila visits the restaurant to learn about the food, the
SUN       training and the interface between the restaurant food and
SUN       that served within the prison. She also asks how the
SUN       project is to be funded, if there will be jobs for the
SUN       inmates when they leave, and who will be coming to eat
SUN       there.
SUN       
SUN       12:57 Weather b00l97zm (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       13:00 The World This Weekend b00l97zp (Listen)
SUN       A look at events around the world.
SUN       
SUN       13:30 Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem b00lh47j (Listen)
SUN       The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson reflects on the
SUN       reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its dramatic
SUN       repercussions.
SUN       
SUN       14:00 Gardeners' Question Time b00l67zt (Listen)
SUN       Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.
SUN       Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Chris Beardshaw answer
SUN       questions posed by gardeners in Wiltshire.
SUN       Including Gardening weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       14:45 A Guide to Water Birds b00l97zr (Listen)
SUN       River Birds
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 to look
SUN       and listen out for birds which you are likely to see or
SUN       hear near rivers, including Kingfisher, Dipper, Grey
SUN       Wagtail and Common Sandpiper.
SUN       
SUN       15:00 Classic Serial b00l987f (Listen)
SUN       Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
SUN       By Lavinia Murray.
SUN       Dramatisation of Thomas De Quincey's 1821 autobiographical
SUN       account of his consumption of the liquid opiate laudanum,
SUN       a legal painkiller of the time, and his painful and
SUN       surreal descent into addiction.
SUN       Older Thomas ...... Oliver Cotton
SUN       Younger Thomas ...... James Nickerson
SUN       Brunnel/Tutor ...... Mark Chatterton
SUN       Able Big/Ong ...... Eric Potts
SUN       Betsy ...... Lisa Allen
SUN       Groaty/Wordsworth ...... David Fleeshman
SUN       Edith ...... Gemma Harvey
SUN       Ann ...... Sara Bahadori
SUN       Directed by Gary Brown.
SUN       
SUN       16:00 Open Book b00l99mh (Listen)
SUN       Mariella Frostrup presents the books magazine.
SUN       
SUN       16:30 South of My Days b00l99mk (Listen)
SUN       Greta Scacchi presents a portrait of Australian poet
SUN       Judith Wright, who died in 2000. She broke new ground in
SUN       celebrating the beauty of the Australian landscape and
SUN       brought insight into women's relationships - writing about
SUN       love, pregnancy and birth. Wright was also a trailblazing
SUN       conservationist and a campaigner for Aboriginal land
SUN       rights.
SUN       Featuring contributions from Wright's daughter, Meredith
SUN       McKinney, and friends and colleagues, plus readings by
SUN       Kerry Fox.
SUN       
SUN       17:00 File on 4 b00l5gm4 (Listen)
SUN       The government's flagship policy for public investment,
SUN       the Private Finance Initiative, has always relied on big
SUN       loans from banks. But now, as lenders demand far more for
SUN       their money, Michael Robinson investigates disturbing
SUN       increases in the cost of building our schools, hospitals
SUN       and roads.
SUN       In today's economic climate, does PFI represent value for
SUN       money for hard-pressed taxpayers?
SUN       
SUN       17:40 Profile b00l953p (Listen)
SUN       John Bercow
SUN       Jonathan Maitland profiles the newly-elected Speaker of
SUN       the House of Commons, John Bercow. Bercow is on a mission
SUN       to reform the House during one of the most difficult times
SUN       for Parliament. His own political journey from right to
SUN       left has attracted accusations of opportunism from foes
SUN       while, supporters are impressed by his passionate pursuit
SUN       of political goals. Jonathan Maitland asks if Mr Bercow
SUN       can win over his doubters.
SUN       
SUN       17:54 Shipping Forecast b00l99mm (Listen)
SUN       The latest shipping forecast.
SUN       
SUN       17:57 Weather b00l99mp (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00l99mr (Listen)
SUN       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
SUN       4, followed by Weather.
SUN       
SUN       18:15 Pick of the Week b00l99mt (Listen)
SUN       Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from
SUN       the past week on BBC radio.
SUN       
SUN       19:00 The Archers b00l99mw (Listen)
SUN       Clarrie's detective skills come to the fore.
SUN       
SUN       19:15 Americana b00l99my (Listen)
SUN       Kevin Connolly talks to Tina Brown about her website The
SUN       Daily Beast and the future of the news media.
SUN       He takes a trip to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley to find
SUN       out how the baseball players of the future live with local
SUN       families for a summer league which may open the door to
SUN       undreamed of sporting success.
SUN       Armistead Maupin reflects on 40 years of Gay Power since
SUN       the Stonewall riots, and examines gay retirement options.
SUN       
SUN       19:45 Afternoon Reading b0082b44 (Listen)
SUN       The Closed Door, Summer Holiday
SUN       Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple, an often neglected
SUN       writer of the interwar years who was described by JB
SUN       Priestley as 'the Jane Austen of her age'.
SUN       A child's innocent remark has devastating consequences for
SUN       a favourite nursemaid.
SUN       Read by Patience Tomlinson.
SUN       
SUN       20:00 Feedback b00l99sl (Listen)
SUN       Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes
SUN       and policy.
SUN       
SUN       20:30 Last Word b00l67zw (Listen)
SUN       Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing
SUN       and celebrating the life stories of people who have
SUN       recently died. The programme reflects on people of
SUN       distinction and interest from many walks of life, some
SUN       famous and some less well known.
SUN       
SUN       21:00 Money Box b00l92sy (Listen)
SUN       Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal
SUN       finance.
SUN       
SUN       21:26 Radio 4 Appeal b00l97z3 (Listen)
SUN       Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children
SUN       Michael Palin appeals on behalf of the Michael Palin
SUN       Centre for Stammering Children.
SUN       Donations to The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering
SUN       Children should be sent to FREEPOST BBC Radio 4 Appeal,
SUN       please mark the back of your envelope The Michael Palin
SUN       Centre for Stammering Children. Credit cards: Freephone
SUN       0800 404 8144. If you are a UK tax payer, please provide
SUN       The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children with your
SUN       full name and address so they can claim the Gift Aid on
SUN       your donation worth another 25 per cent. The online and
SUN       phone donation facilities are not currently available to
SUN       listeners without a UK postcode.
SUN       Registered Charity No: 801171.
SUN       
SUN       21:30 Analysis b00l55xp (Listen)
SUN       Thought Experiments
SUN       Studies have shown that if the smell of fresh bread is in
SUN       the air we are far more generous than otherwise. In the
SUN       past few years, a fascinating range of experiments has
SUN       begun to shed light on the moral choices humans make.
SUN       Philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards asks whether the
SUN       results can tell us not just how we tend to behave, but
SUN       how we should behave.
SUN       
SUN       21:58 Weather b00l99tt (Listen)
SUN       The latest weather forecast.
SUN       
SUN       22:00 Westminster Hour b00l99tw (Listen)
SUN       Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including
SUN       Dave's Friends in the North.
SUN       
SUN       23:00 The Film Programme b00l68wx (Listen)
SUN       Francine Stock dips into The Pool Of London and talks to
SUN       its star, 91-year-old actor Earl Cameron. The dockland
SUN       crime drama was one of the first films to tackle the
SUN       subject of interracial relationships, and Earl discusses
SUN       the prejudice he faced during the war.
SUN       Iain Sinclair and Matthew Sweet chart the history of the
SUN       postwar crime movie, with help from another star of The
SUN       Pool Of London, Leslie Phillips.
SUN       
SUN       23:30 Something Understood b00l97nq (Listen)
SUN       Dark Sanctuary
SUN       Fergal Keane explores the physical and fairytale world
SUN       created by the forest.
SUN       
SUN       
MON       MONDAY 29 JUNE 2009
MON       
MON       00:00 Midnight News b00l99x8 (Listen)
MON       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
MON       4. Followed by Weather.
MON       
MON       00:15 Thinking Allowed b00l5hdz (Listen)
MON       'Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland. Who rules
MON       the Heartland commands the World-island. Who rules the
MON       World Island commands the World'. So decreed Halford
MON       Mackinder, one of the pioneers of geography and of the
MON       nascent science of geopolitics. He had a huge influence on
MON       the strategy of the British Empire and a great impact on
MON       the foreign policy of Hitler.
MON       Gerry Kearns, author of Geopolitics and Empire: The Legacy
MON       of Halford Mackinder tells Laurie Taylor that, with
MON       dwindling resources of gas and oil and the quest for
MON       sphere of influence, Mackinder is very much back in vogue.
MON       Also, Laurie speaks to Roma academics Delia Grigore and
MON       Ian Hancock about ambivalent feelings towards traditional
MON       gypsy or Romani culture and the threats and advantages of
MON       assimilation.
MON       
MON       00:45 Bells on Sunday b00l95tz (Listen)
MON       The sound of bells from St Peter's Church, Tiverton.
MON       
MON       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l9b12 (Listen)
MON       The latest shipping forecast.
MON       
MON       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l9b2t (Listen)
MON       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
MON       
MON       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l9b2h (Listen)
MON       The latest shipping forecast.
MON       
MON       05:30 News Briefing b00l9b3s (Listen)
MON       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00l9b6m (Listen)
MON       Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
MON       
MON       05:45 Farming Today b00l9b70 (Listen)
MON       Farmers are calling on the police to do more to put a stop
MON       to rural crime. Tractors, sheep and fuel are going
MON       missing, and there are concerns that there is not a big
MON       enough police presence in rural areas. Charlotte Smith
MON       asks the Association of Chief Police Officers what is
MON       being done about it.
MON       Also on the programme, we take a look at the current state
MON       of agricultural shows, ahead of the last ever Royal Show.
MON       
MON       05:57 Weather b00lb26p (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast for farmers.
MON       
MON       06:00 Today b00l9b92 (Listen)
MON       With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports
MON       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
MON       
MON       09:00 Start the Week b00lb26r (Listen)
MON       Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. His
MON       guests include Edward Gardner, English National Opera's
MON       musical director, who discusses the UK premiere of Finnish
MON       conductor Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de loin.
MON       Plus philosopher Susan Neiman on her book Moral Clarity: A
MON       Guide for Grown-up Idealists, and Stephen Green, of HSBC,
MON       on his book Good With Money. Justin Cartwright discusses
MON       friendship, loss and renewal.
MON       
MON       09:45 Book of the Week b00l9bvk (Listen)
MON       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, From Small
MON       Beginnings
MON       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
MON       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
MON       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
MON       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
MON       of a clothing empire.
MON       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       10:00 Woman's Hour b00l9c5r (Listen)
MON       With Jane Garvey. Including drama: Sacred Hearts.
MON       
MON       11:00 Iran: A Revolutionary State b0077049 (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       John Tusa presents the first of three programmes
MON       chronicling the making of modern Iran. He talks to
MON       academics, statesmen and eye-witnesses, revisiting a
MON       turbulent century which began with the cultural revolution
MON       of 1906.
MON       
MON       11:30 Newfangle b00lb26w (Listen)
MON       Sticks and Stones
MON       Sitcom by Adam Rosenthal and Viv Ambrose, set 100,000
MON       years BC among a tribe of proto-humans.
MON       For the first time in years there is peace in swamp.
MON       Thanks to Newfangle's invention of language and the
MON       development of peace treaties, the tribe has not fought
MON       with the Australopithecines for months.
MON       But then Alf upsets the fragile peace by mentioning their
MON       funny-shaped heads. Newfangle has to develop some kind of
MON       super-weapon to deal with the Aussies' superior
MON       technology, but what ideas will the hominid devise?
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       Chef ...... Lewis MacLeod.
MON       
MON       12:00 You and Yours b00l9clq (Listen)
MON       Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
MON       
MON       12:57 Weather b00l9cm5 (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast.
MON       
MON       13:00 World at One b00l9pxl (Listen)
MON       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
MON       
MON       13:30 Quote... Unquote b00lb26y (Listen)
MON       Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange
MON       of quotations and anecdotes.
MON       With guests Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony
MON       Howard and Francesca Simon.
MON       The reader is Peter Jefferson.
MON       
MON       14:00 The Archers b00l99mw (Listen)
MON       Clarrie's detective skills come to the fore.
MON       
MON       14:15 Afternoon Play b00lbn9t (Listen)
MON       Accomplices
MON       Thriller by Simon Passmore. What would you be prepared to
MON       do to escape the grind of a life going relentlessly
MON       downhill? For former City lawyer Alice, the price is
MON       getting higher by the minute.
MON       Alice ..... Claudia Harrison
MON       Hattie ...... Emily Joyce
MON       Patrick ...... Stephen Hogan
MON       Marcy ...... Lizzy Watts
MON       Stone ...... Paul Rider
MON       Directed by Toby Swift.
MON       
MON       15:00 Archive on 4 b00l953t (Listen)
MON       An Unofficial Iris
MON       Bidisha listens to archive interviews and dramatisations
MON       to revisit the life and work of novelist Iris Murdoch.
MON       Debate about Murdoch has continued since her death in
MON       1999. Her legacy as a writer has been overshadowed by the
MON       publication of her husband John Bayley's memoir about her
MON       decline into Alzheimer's disease and the subsequent film
MON       adaptation, starring Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, and
MON       directed by Richard Eyre.
MON       Bidisha listens to archive conversations between Murdoch
MON       and writers AN Wilson, AS Byatt and Susan Hill, and
MON       discovers a renaissance of interest in the writer as her
MON       emphasis on morality and goodness in a godless world seems
MON       to resonate today.
MON       
MON       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00l9rkk (Listen)
MON       The Acting President
MON       Series charting the history of America, written and
MON       presented by David Reynolds.
MON       Ronald Reagan, known more for his speechmaking than his
MON       work habits, turns his message of economic freedom and
MON       small government into resounding electoral victories.
MON       
MON       16:00 Food Programme b00l97zk (Listen)
MON       The Clink - Prison Fine Dining Restaurant
MON       Sheila Dillon visits Al Crisci's restaurant, The Clink,
MON       which is housed inside High Down Prison in Sutton. Al is
MON       head chef at the prison, and as well as cooking for
MON       inmates using fresh produce - including vegetables and
MON       salad crops grown in the prison gardens - he also provides
MON       the inmates with NVQ training in kitchen skills.
MON       After winning the Best Dinner Man award at the 2005 Radio
MON       4 Food and Farming Awards, he announced his plans to open
MON       a restaurant inside High Down, and he has now achieved his
MON       objective. Part staff canteen for the prison employees and
MON       part four-star restaurant for the public, The Clink aims
MON       to have a standard equal to any West End top hotel or
MON       restaurant.
MON       Inmates receive training and hands-on experience of
MON       working at the top end of the hospitality sector.
MON       Potential employers are invited in to see the restaurant
MON       in action, taste the food and hopefully commit to
MON       employing its alumni. Ingredients are sourced from local
MON       businesses, and Al has searched through the seed
MON       catalogues to grow a succession of tasty salad crops and
MON       vegetables throughout the summer. His aim is to ensure
MON       that the inmates involved are fit to work in such
MON       establishments on release, that they have the ability to
MON       earn a decent salary and will keep out of crime.
MON       Sheila visits the restaurant to learn about the food, the
MON       training and the interface between the restaurant food and
MON       that served within the prison. She also asks how the
MON       project is to be funded, if there will be jobs for the
MON       inmates when they leave, and who will be coming to eat
MON       there.
MON       
MON       16:30 Beyond Belief b00lb270 (Listen)
MON       To mark the 200th edition of the programme, Ernie Rea and
MON       guests AC Grayling, Anthony Carroll and Mona Siddiqui
MON       discuss whether Britain is now a post-secular society.
MON       What happened to the perceived wisdom that modernity would
MON       see religion wither and die? Why has the post-millennium
MON       world seen a rise in interest in all matters religious
MON       rather than the expected decline? Does immigration and
MON       9/11 account for this resurgence in religion or are other
MON       factors at work? And should faith have a public space in
MON       today's complex world; should it have more rights than
MON       trade unions and political parties?
MON       
MON       17:00 PM b00l9rrs (Listen)
MON       Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie
MON       Mair. Plus Weather.
MON       
MON       18:00 Six O'Clock News b00l9rz7 (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 b00lb272 (Listen)
MON       Series 51, Episode 3
MON       The perennial antidote to panel games comes from the
MON       Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, with Jack Dee taking on
MON       the chairman's role from the late Humphrey Lyttelton.
MON       Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor
MON       are joined by Jeremy Hardy.
MON       With Colin Sell at the piano.
MON       
MON       19:00 The Archers b00l9r83 (Listen)
MON       Changes are afoot at Willow Cottage.
MON       
MON       19:15 Front Row b00l9s0x (Listen)
MON       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including an
MON       interview with Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, as the
MON       spin-off series Torchwood returns to TV and radio.
MON       
MON       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00l9s42 (Listen)
MON       Sacred Hearts, Novice
MON       Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunnat, set in a
MON       convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been
MON       placed against her will.
MON       Serafina is locked in the convent of Santa Caterina. Her
MON       family declare she has a beautiful voice but she vows that
MON       she will never sing.
MON       Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins
MON       Zuana ...... Geraldine James
MON       Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer
MON       Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas
MON       Appolonia ...... Hannah Waddingham
MON       Dramtised by Rachel Joyce
MON       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
MON       
MON       20:00 Moats, Mortgages and Mayhem b00lh47j (Listen)
MON       The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson reflects on the
MON       reporting of the MPs' expenses scandal and its dramatic
MON       repercussions.
MON       
MON       20:30 Analysis b00l55xp (Listen)
MON       Thought Experiments
MON       Studies have shown that if the smell of fresh bread is in
MON       the air we are far more generous than otherwise. In the
MON       past few years, a fascinating range of experiments has
MON       begun to shed light on the moral choices humans make.
MON       Philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards asks whether the
MON       results can tell us not just how we tend to behave, but
MON       how we should behave.
MON       
MON       21:00 Frontiers b00lb5lv (Listen)
MON       Stem Cells
MON       Sue Broom catches up on progress in stem cell research.
MON       She talks to leading scientists in the field and finds out
MON       when treatments and cures from our own bodies could become
MON       a realistic prospect.
MON       Stem cells have long held the promise to cure diseases
MON       such as heart disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, sickle
MON       cell anaemia and type 1 diabetes, as well as repair
MON       damaged tissue from injury such as spinal cord damage. But
MON       are they ready to be tried in humans?
MON       
MON       21:30 Start the Week b00lb26r (Listen)
MON       Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. His
MON       guests include Edward Gardner, English National Opera's
MON       musical director, who discusses the UK premiere of Finnish
MON       conductor Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de loin.
MON       Plus philosopher Susan Neiman on her book Moral Clarity: A
MON       Guide for Grown-up Idealists, and Stephen Green, of HSBC,
MON       on his book Good With Money. Justin Cartwright discusses
MON       friendship, loss and renewal.
MON       
MON       21:58 Weather b00l9s82 (Listen)
MON       The latest weather forecast.
MON       
MON       22:00 The World Tonight b00l9s9p (Listen)
MON       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
MON       Shah.
MON       
MON       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00l9snr (Listen)
MON       The Spy Game, Episode 6
MON       Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in
MON       1960s England.
MON       In the snowy winter of 1962, Peter and Anna continue their
MON       investigations into the life and death of their mother.
MON       They are convinced that she cannot simply have died in a
MON       car crash. The mystery casts a long shadow over Anna's
MON       life.
MON       Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
MON       
MON       23:00 Off the Page b00l5mhs (Listen)
MON       Vegas
MON       Michael Simkins, American satirist Joe Queenan and Karen
MON       Marchbank, author of A Brit's Guide to Vegas, discuss Las
MON       Vegas.
MON       
MON       23:30 Today in Parliament b00l9sc9 (Listen)
MON       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
MON       with Sean Curran.
MON       
MON       
TUE       TUESDAY 30 JUNE 2009
TUE       
TUE       00:00 Midnight News b00l99wy (Listen)
TUE       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
TUE       4. Followed by Weather.
TUE       
TUE       00:30 Book of the Week b00l9bvk (Listen)
TUE       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, From Small
TUE       Beginnings
TUE       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
TUE       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
TUE       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
TUE       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
TUE       of a clothing empire.
TUE       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l99zs (Listen)
TUE       The latest shipping forecast.
TUE       
TUE       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l9b2k (Listen)
TUE       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
TUE       
TUE       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l9b14 (Listen)
TUE       The latest shipping forecast.
TUE       
TUE       05:30 News Briefing b00l9b3j (Listen)
TUE       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00l9b54 (Listen)
TUE       Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
TUE       
TUE       05:45 Farming Today b00l9b6p (Listen)
TUE       News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
TUE       
TUE       06:00 Today b00l9b8r (Listen)
TUE       With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague. Including Sports
TUE       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in
TUE       Parliament.
TUE       
TUE       09:00 The Reith Lectures b00lb6bt (Listen)
TUE       The Reith Lectures 2009, A New Politics of the Common Good
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 makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in
TUE       democratic politics. Recorded at George Washington
TUE       University in Washington DC, he calls for a new politics
TUE       of the common good and says that we need to think of
TUE       ourselves as citizens, not just consumers.
TUE       
TUE       09:45 Book of the Week b00lf4cn (Listen)
TUE       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, First Signs of
TUE       Greatness
TUE       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
TUE       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
TUE       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
TUE       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
TUE       of a clothing empire.
TUE       Many of the killer shots Perry perfects to win the world
TUE       table tennis championships in 1929, he adapts and applies
TUE       to the tennis court.
TUE       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       10:00 Woman's Hour b00l9c5f (Listen)
TUE       With Jane Garvey. Including drama: Sacred Hearts.
TUE       
TUE       11:00 Iran: A Revolutionary State b007707y (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       John Tusa presents the second of three programmes
TUE       chronicling the making of modern Iran. The oil crisis of
TUE       the 1950s led to the overthrow of a democratically elected
TUE       government, with British and American assistance.
TUE       
TUE       11:30 Sitting for Fay b00lb6q7 (Listen)
TUE       Christine Finn discovers a rich seam of literary life in
TUE       photographer Fay Godwin's work.
TUE       Best known for her later landscape work, Godwin spent the
TUE       1970s and 80s taking portraits of some of the leading
TUE       figures of the literary scene. Many iconic book-jacket
TUE       images were taken by her, including a sultry Ted Hughes
TUE       with that lock of hair falling over his face, Philip
TUE       Larkin and the rubber plant, Seamus Heaney and the tree,
TUE       Desmond Morris in a safari suit, a pensive Ruth Prawer
TUE       Jhabvala, Keith Waterhouse slumped in a basket chair and
TUE       Salman Rushdie with a hookah.
TUE       Christine gained access to Godwin's home and studio as it
TUE       was being prepared for sale, and with Godwin's friend,
TUE       photographic historian Roger Taylor, examined the archive.
TUE       It shows that many of Godwin's later collaborations on
TUE       books of landscapes - most notably with Ted Hughes, but
TUE       also with Richard Ingrams and Philip Larkin - were born in
TUE       the portrait sittings and the relationships that grew out
TUE       of them.
TUE       The programme also hears from poet Alan Brownjohn about
TUE       the experience of sitting for Fay, and examines an archive
TUE       of prints, contact sheets and letters from her sitters,
TUE       held in the British Library since her death in 2005, with
TUE       photo critic and editor Sue Steward.
TUE       
TUE       12:00 You and Yours b00l9cjd (Listen)
TUE       Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.
TUE       
TUE       12:57 Weather b00l9cls (Listen)
TUE       The latest weather forecast.
TUE       
TUE       13:00 World at One b00l9pxb (Listen)
TUE       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
TUE       
TUE       13:30 Settling the Score b00lbgqq (Listen)
TUE       Tim Blackmore examines the complex relationship between
TUE       composer and commissioner and asks if having boundaries
TUE       set on the creative process is a help or a hindrance.
TUE       The programme follows the progress of writing a new
TUE       musical, Feather Boy, by film composer Debbie Wiseman. She
TUE       has been commissioned by the National Theatre to write for
TUE       this musical which will performed in 'workshop' style in
TUE       July. Her commissioner is the director Anthony Banks.
TUE       
TUE       14:00 The Archers b00l9r83 (Listen)
TUE       Changes are afoot at Willow Cottage.
TUE       
TUE       14:15 Afternoon Play b00lbt3t (Listen)
TUE       Dignity
TUE       Semi-autobiographical drama by Laura McDaid, based on the
TUE       direct experience of one young couple. One half of that
TUE       couple, the writer, gives a raw and unflinching account of
TUE       the turmoil that led her partner to pursue assisted
TUE       suicide.
TUE       Lauren ...... Niki Doherty
TUE       Finn ...... Robert Sheehan
TUE       Dr Klaus Steiner ...... Wolf Kahler
TUE       Tom ...... Mark Lambert
TUE       Liam ...... Luke Griffin
TUE       Margaret ...... Julia Dearden
TUE       Caller/Doctor ...... Patrick Fitzsymons
TUE       Nurse ...... Miche Doherty
TUE       Female Volunteer ...... Brigitte Brosit
TUE       Directed by John Simpson.
TUE       
TUE       15:00 Making History b00lbgqs (Listen)
TUE       Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring
TUE       ordinary people's links with the past.
TUE       
TUE       15:30 Afternoon Reading b00lbgqv (Listen)
TUE       One More Year, Maia in Yonkers
TUE       Series of stories from the debut collection by Sana
TUE       Krasikov, exploring the experiences of characters who
TUE       leave the former Soviet Union for a new life in America.
TUE       Following the death of her husband and with no job, Maia
TUE       finds work in New York, caring for an elderly woman. She
TUE       sends money back home to her sister, who looks after her
TUE       teenage son Gogi, so they can live a better life. Gogi
TUE       sees his mother's absence differently, and Maia must
TUE       contend with his resentment on his much-anticipated visit
TUE       to the Big Apple.
TUE       Read by Sian Thomas.
TUE       Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
TUE       
TUE       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00l9rk9 (Listen)
TUE       Reagan and the 'Evil Empire'
TUE       Series charting the history of America, written and
TUE       presented by David Reynolds.
TUE       President Reagan makes progress with a new Cold War
TUE       strategy, combining tough anti-communist talk with a
TUE       willingness to negotiate over nuclear arms.
TUE       
TUE       16:00 Law in Action b00lbgtc (Listen)
TUE       Clive Coleman reports on legal issues behind the headlines.
TUE       
TUE       16:30 A Good Read b00lbgtf (Listen)
TUE       Kate Mosse talks to newsreader Emily Maitlis and the
TUE       Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, about their
TUE       favourite books. They discuss a moving account of
TUE       dementia, a novel set during the siege of Sarajevo and an
TUE       engaging portrait of an eccentric judge.
TUE       
TUE       17:00 PM b00l9rpq (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 b00l9rv3 (Listen)
TUE       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
TUE       4, followed by Weather.
TUE       
TUE       18:30 The Secret World b00k3zzl (Listen)
TUE       Episode 4
TUE       Comedy series that offers an insight into the private
TUE       lives of the famous.
TUE       The identity of Robert Mugabe's life coach revealed.
TUE       With Jon Culshaw, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Julian Dutton,
TUE       Lewis MacLeod, Jess Robinson and Duncan Wisbey.
TUE       
TUE       19:00 The Archers b00l9r7d (Listen)
TUE       There is trouble in paradise for Alan and Usha.
TUE       
TUE       19:15 Front Row b00l9rz9 (Listen)
TUE       Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who talks to
TUE       writer Glen David Gold, whose new novel focuses on the
TUE       life of Charlie Chaplin and the early years of Hollywood.
TUE       
TUE       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00lb30l (Listen)
TUE       Sacred Hearts, Songbird
TUE       Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunnat, set in a
TUE       convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been
TUE       placed against her will.
TUE       Serafina reluctantly helps Suora Zuana in the dispensary,
TUE       but by night her heart exults to the sound of a man's
TUE       voice singing outside the convent walls.
TUE       Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins
TUE       Zuana ...... Geraldine James
TUE       Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer
TUE       Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas
TUE       Appolonia ...... Hannah Waddingham
TUE       Dramtised by Rachel Joyce.
TUE       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE       
TUE       20:00 File on 4 b00lbhtk (Listen)
TUE       With payouts in clinical negligence cases expected to
TUE       reach a record 700 million pounds in 2010, Miriam O'Reilly
TUE       investigates no-win, no-fee lawyers. Some of them are
TUE       allowed to charge up to 800 pounds per hour in bringing
TUE       claims against the NHS, enabling many law firms to earn
TUE       substantially more in fees than their clients receive in
TUE       damages.
TUE       
TUE       20:40 In Touch b00lbhtp (Listen)
TUE       Peter White with news and information for the blind and
TUE       partially sighted.
TUE       
TUE       21:00 All in the Mind b00lbhtw (Listen)
TUE       In April 2009, Lord Bradley completed a review of how
TUE       those with mental illness are treated in the Criminal
TUE       Justice System. The aim was to see how those with mental
TUE       illness and learning difficulties could be diverted from
TUE       prison and given other care and guidance to prevent them
TUE       reoffending. The review has come up with many
TUE       recommendations.
TUE       Claudia Hammond visits two Diversion Schemes - one aimed
TUE       at adults and the other at young offenders, to see what
TUE       diversion really means and how these approaches can help
TUE       someone with mental illness.
TUE       
TUE       21:30 The Accidental Volunteer b00j5883 (Listen)
TUE       Sian Pari Huws visits Rhayader in Mid Wales which seems to
TUE       be run entirely by volunteers. Like many communities, it
TUE       increasingly depends on such people for essential services.
TUE       
TUE       21:58 Weather b00l9s6x (Listen)
TUE       The latest weather forecast.
TUE       
TUE       22:00 The World Tonight b00l9s84 (Listen)
TUE       National and international news and analysis with Ritula
TUE       Shah.
TUE       
TUE       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00l9snt (Listen)
TUE       The Spy Game, Episode 7
TUE       Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in
TUE       1960s England.
TUE       Ten-year-old Anna continues to watch more mysteries
TUE       unfold. Issues that are simply too difficult to deal with
TUE       are buried deeply in the harsh winter, but Anna glimpses
TUE       something out of the corner of her eye that is truly
TUE       shocking.
TUE       Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
TUE       
TUE       23:00 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
TUE       b00dhg7k (Listen)
TUE       Series 2, Humility
TUE       Mark Watson turns his wit to the subject of virtue, with
TUE       stand-up comedy on the subject of humility. Tim Key and
TUE       Tom Basden modestly offer up their poems and songs.
TUE       
TUE       23:30 Today in Parliament b00l9s9r (Listen)
TUE       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
TUE       with Susan Hulme.
TUE       
TUE       
WED       WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2009
WED       
WED       00:00 Midnight News b00l99x0 (Listen)
WED       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
WED       4. Followed by Weather.
WED       
WED       00:30 Book of the Week b00lf4cn (Listen)
WED       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, First Signs of
WED       Greatness
WED       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
WED       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
WED       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
WED       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
WED       of a clothing empire.
WED       Many of the killer shots Perry perfects to win the world
WED       table tennis championships in 1929, he adapts and applies
WED       to the tennis court.
WED       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l99zv (Listen)
WED       The latest shipping forecast.
WED       
WED       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l9b2m (Listen)
WED       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
WED       
WED       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l9b16 (Listen)
WED       The latest shipping forecast.
WED       
WED       05:30 News Briefing b00l9b3l (Listen)
WED       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00l9b56 (Listen)
WED       Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
WED       
WED       05:45 Farming Today b00l9b6r (Listen)
WED       News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.
WED       
WED       06:00 Today b00l9b8t (Listen)
WED       With Evan Davis and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk;
WED       Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
WED       
WED       09:00 Midweek b00lbky5 (Listen)
WED       Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and
WED       guests including members of the Kenyan Boys Choir.
WED       
WED       09:45 Book of the Week b00lf4cr (Listen)
WED       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, Wimbledon Glory
WED       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
WED       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
WED       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
WED       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
WED       of a clothing empire.
WED       Perry dominates the game in the 1930s, winning the
WED       Wimbledon championship three times in succession.
WED       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       10:00 Woman's Hour b00l9c5h (Listen)
WED       With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Sacred Hearts.
WED       
WED       11:00 Iran: A Revolutionary State b00770cs (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       John Tusa presents the last of three programmes
WED       chronicling the making of modern Iran. The fall of the
WED       Shah and the unstoppable rise of Ayatollah Khomeini led to
WED       the creation of the world's first Islamic republic. How
WED       has the nation adjusted to rule by clerics?
WED       
WED       11:30 Spread A Little Happiness b00lbky7 (Listen)
WED       Episode 6
WED       Comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a
WED       Yorkshire sandwich bar.
WED       Hope is in great demand. If only all these people wanted
WED       to buy a sandwich, apart from the one that does.
WED       Hope ...... Suranne Jones
WED       Jodie ...... Susan Cookson
WED       Dave ...... Neil Dudgeon
WED       Gavin ...... Ralph Brown
WED       Eve ...... Joanne Froggatt
WED       Carrie ...... Elizabeth Godber
WED       Ray ...... Shuan Prendergast
WED       Directed by Chris Wallis.
WED       
WED       12:00 You and Yours b00l9cjg (Listen)
WED       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
WED       
WED       12:57 Weather b00l9clv (Listen)
WED       The latest weather forecast.
WED       
WED       13:00 World at One b00l9pxd (Listen)
WED       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
WED       
WED       13:30 The Media Show b00lbn9r (Listen)
WED       Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about the
WED       fast-changing media world.
WED       
WED       14:00 The Archers b00l9r7d (Listen)
WED       There is trouble in paradise for Alan and Usha.
WED       
WED       14:15 Afternoon Play b00lg4c7 (Listen)
WED       Torchwood - Asylum
WED       By Anita Sullivan. When PC Andy arrests a teenager for
WED       shoplifting, he thinks it is going to be a routine case.
WED       Then he sees the weapon she is carrying and decides to
WED       call in the Torchwood team. Under questioning from Gwen,
WED       the girl remembers her name but little else, and when she
WED       speaks it is in a strange mix of English and Scandinavian,
WED       but with a Cardiff accent. Then the girl's blood tests
WED       come through and the team is faced with a dilemma.
WED       Jack ...... John Barrowman
WED       Gwen ...... Eve Myles
WED       Ianto ...... Gareth David-Lloyd
WED       PC Andy ...... Tom Price
WED       Freda ...... Erin Richards
WED       Security Guard ...... Matthew Gravelle
WED       Policewoman ...... Sara McGaughey
WED       Dog Walker ...... Dick Bradnum
WED       Girl ...... Isabel Lewis
WED       Directed by Kate McAll.
WED       
WED       15:00 Money Box Live b00lbn9w (Listen)
WED       Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on financial
WED       issues.
WED       
WED       15:30 Afternoon Reading b00lbq2j (Listen)
WED       One More Year, Companion
WED       Series of stories from the debut collection by Sana
WED       Krasikov, exploring the experiences of characters who
WED       leave the former Soviet Union for a new life in America.
WED       Ilona Siegal leaves conflict-riven Georgia and arrives in
WED       America looking for a brighter future. When she meets
WED       Thomasz, who has recently left his homeland behind him,
WED       the two find common ground in the hardships they have
WED       suffered. Then there is Earl, the elderly man who lets her
WED       have a room in his apartment while she gets her life in
WED       order, in return for her companionship.
WED       Read by Sian Thomas.
WED       Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
WED       
WED       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00l9rkc (Listen)
WED       The Information Revolution
WED       Series charting the history of America, written and
WED       presented by David Reynolds.
WED       The personal computer breaks into the mainstream,
WED       demonstrating the flexibility and ingenuity of the
WED       American economy.
WED       
WED       16:00 Thinking Allowed b00lbn9y (Listen)
WED       Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how
WED       society works.
WED       
WED       16:30 All in the Mind b00lbhtw (Listen)
WED       In April 2009, Lord Bradley completed a review of how
WED       those with mental illness are treated in the Criminal
WED       Justice System. The aim was to see how those with mental
WED       illness and learning difficulties could be diverted from
WED       prison and given other care and guidance to prevent them
WED       reoffending. The review has come up with many
WED       recommendations.
WED       Claudia Hammond visits two Diversion Schemes - one aimed
WED       at adults and the other at young offenders, to see what
WED       diversion really means and how these approaches can help
WED       someone with mental illness.
WED       
WED       17:00 PM b00l9rps (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 b00l9rv5 (Listen)
WED       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
WED       4, followed by Weather.
WED       
WED       18:30 Look Away Now b00lbnb0 (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Episode 1
WED       Garry Richardson presents a topical comedy show looking at
WED       the week's sporting news, featuring sketches, spoof
WED       interviews, highly inexpert analysis and music.
WED       With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Katherine
WED       Jakeways and special guests.
WED       
WED       19:00 The Archers b00l9r7g (Listen)
WED       Brookfield prepares for a Royal old time.
WED       
WED       19:15 Front Row b00l9rzc (Listen)
WED       John Wilson reports on Gay Icons, a National Portrait
WED       Gallery exhibition, with images selected by guest curators
WED       including Elton John, Ian McKellen and Billie Jean King.
WED       
WED       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00lb30n (Listen)
WED       Sacred Hearts, Ecstasy
WED       Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunnat, set in a
WED       convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been
WED       placed against her will.
WED       At The Feast of St Agnes, Serafina sings for the first
WED       time and is rewarded by an unexpected voice from the
WED       audience.
WED       Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins
WED       Zuana ...... Geraldine James
WED       Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer
WED       Letizia ...... Ayesha Antoine
WED       Magdalene ...... Helen Ryan
WED       Dramtised by Rachel Joyce.
WED       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
WED       
WED       20:00 Moral Maze b00lbnb2 (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 Kenan Malik.
WED       
WED       20:45 Dave's Friends in the North b00lbnb4 (Listen)
WED       Episode 1
WED       Anne McElvoy examines whether the Conservatives can shake
WED       off their southern image in order to win a general
WED       election.
WED       As a native north-easterner, Anne remembers the animosity
WED       toward the Conservative Party in the north during the
WED       Thatcher era. But now the Tories have set their sights on
WED       a revival in the north as a means of clinching an election
WED       victory.
WED       In this programme, Anne asks why Cameron's Tories need the
WED       north. She argues that it goes beyond a blunt electoral
WED       need to win back seats held under Margaret Thatcher in the
WED       1980s. Cameron wants to be a One Nation Tory, so this is
WED       also a matter of culture and credibility.
WED       But is forging a One Nation party a losing battle,
WED       particularly for a leader based firmly in a metropolitan
WED       elite? Or could he emulate that other well-heeled public
WED       school southerner, Harold Macmillan, who used his Stockton
WED       seat as a launchpad to power by identifying with the north?
WED       Interviewees include William Hague, Michael Gove, Alan
WED       Duncan, Hazel Blears, Nick Clegg and Professor John
WED       Curtice.
WED       
WED       21:00 The Greening of the Deserts b00lbsbq (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Ayisha Yahya explores predictions from some scientists and
WED       meteorologists that some deserts, including the Sahara,
WED       could get greener in the future and experience more
WED       rainfall.
WED       Ayisha visits the Egyptian settlement of Abu Minqar, which
WED       is entirely dependent on water from the ancient Nubian
WED       aquifer.
WED       Faced with ever-growing population pressure in the fertile
WED       Nile delta, and the possibility that, according to some
WED       scenarios of global warming, much of the delta may be
WED       inundated by rising sea levels, scientists in Egypt are
WED       experimenting with high-tech techniques to make the desert
WED       bloom.
WED       Satellite and radar imaging have enabled ancient
WED       groundwater in the deserts to be identified and tapped.
WED       Using water pumped from the aquifer deep below the sand,
WED       thousands of acres of the Saharan desert have been
WED       cultivated. The Egyptian government is keen to encourage
WED       people to move to the desert by pressing ahead with a
WED       controversial plan to reclaim millions more acres of
WED       desert over the next 10 years. But is such a plan
WED       practical or sustainable?
WED       
WED       21:30 Midweek b00lbky5 (Listen)
WED       Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and
WED       guests including members of the Kenyan Boys Choir.
WED       
WED       21:58 Weather b00l9s6z (Listen)
WED       The latest weather forecast.
WED       
WED       22:00 The World Tonight b00l9s86 (Listen)
WED       National and international news and analysis with Robin
WED       Lustig.
WED       
WED       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00l9snw (Listen)
WED       The Spy Game, Episode 8
WED       Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in
WED       1960s England.
WED       After the shocking discovery of Sarah Cahn's suicide,
WED       Peter steps up his investigation into the mystery of his
WED       mother's disappearance. His actions place him in danger,
WED       and Anna, as his unwilling accomplice, is put in a
WED       difficult position. Their father is forced to talk about
WED       their mother's death, but will the answers that he gives
WED       be convincing enough?
WED       Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
WED       
WED       23:00 Bespoken Word b00lbsh0 (Listen)
WED       Performance poetry series. Featuring a reading by Adrian
WED       Mitchell, who died in 2008, of an updated version of his
WED       poem To Whom It May Concern, recorded in the last year of
WED       his life. Plus an appearance by performance poet Mister
WED       Gee.
WED       
WED       23:15 Strangers on Trains b00dgjgd (Listen)
WED       Episode 4
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 strange men what home means to them.
WED       
WED       23:30 Today in Parliament b00l9s9t (Listen)
WED       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
WED       with David Wilby.
WED       
WED       
THU       THURSDAY 2 JULY 2009
THU       
THU       00:00 Midnight News b00l99x2 (Listen)
THU       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
THU       4. Followed by Weather.
THU       
THU       00:30 Book of the Week b00lf4cr (Listen)
THU       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, Wimbledon Glory
THU       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
THU       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
THU       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
THU       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
THU       of a clothing empire.
THU       Perry dominates the game in the 1930s, winning the
THU       Wimbledon championship three times in succession.
THU       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l99zx (Listen)
THU       The latest shipping forecast.
THU       
THU       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l9b2p (Listen)
THU       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
THU       
THU       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l9b18 (Listen)
THU       The latest shipping forecast.
THU       
THU       05:30 News Briefing b00l9b3n (Listen)
THU       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00l9b58 (Listen)
THU       Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
THU       
THU       05:45 Farming Today b00l9b6t (Listen)
THU       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
THU       
THU       06:00 Today b00l9b8w (Listen)
THU       With Evan Davis and John Humphrys. Including Sports Desk;
THU       Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in Parliament.
THU       
THU       09:00 In Our Time b00lbsj3 (Listen)
THU       Logical Positivism
THU       Melvyn Bragg and guests including Barry Smith discuss
THU       Logical Positivism, the radical philosophy of the Vienna
THU       Circle.
THU       
THU       09:45 Book of the Week b00lf4ct (Listen)
THU       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, Hollywood
THU       Glamour
THU       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
THU       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
THU       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
THU       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
THU       of a clothing empire.
THU       Perry's off-court encounters attract attention, as he is
THU       seen out on the town with the stars of the day, including
THU       Bette Davis, Loretta Young and Marlene Dietrich.
THU       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       10:00 Woman's Hour b00l9c5k (Listen)
THU       With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Sacred Hearts.
THU       
THU       11:00 From Our Own Correspondent b00lbsj5 (Listen)
THU       BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the
THU       world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU       
THU       11:30 The Grandfather of Self Help b00lbt3p (Listen)
THU       Historian Kate Williams investigates the success and
THU       lasting legacy of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help.
THU       It outsold both Darwin's On the Origin of Species and
THU       Mill's On Liberty, also published that year, and gave
THU       birth to the idea that we can all achieve greatness
THU       through the application of sheer hard work.
THU       Kate finds out if it contains a message for our own times,
THU       examines its enduring popularity and meets some of those
THU       who have been influenced by its ideas, including former
THU       politician Michael Portillo, who also reveals the book's
THU       influence on Margaret Thatcher.
THU       
THU       12:00 You and Yours b00l9cjj (Listen)
THU       Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
THU       
THU       12:57 Weather b00l9clx (Listen)
THU       The latest weather forecast.
THU       
THU       13:00 World at One b00l9pxg (Listen)
THU       National and international news with Martha Kearney.
THU       
THU       13:30 Off the Page b00lbt3r (Listen)
THU       Falling on Your Sword
THU       Has something happened to the ideas of honour, dignity,
THU       duty and virtue? Are people less willing to fall on their
THU       swords than they used to do? Is it admirable, anyway, to
THU       admit defeat?
THU       Political journalist Anthony Howard, author and
THU       broadcaster Anne Atkins and journalist Toby Young join
THU       Dominic Arkwright to explore the subject through their
THU       writing.
THU       
THU       14:00 The Archers b00l9r7g (Listen)
THU       Brookfield prepares for a Royal old time.
THU       
THU       14:15 Afternoon Play b00lg4nq (Listen)
THU       Torchwood - Golden Age
THU       By James Goss. The Torchwood team are led to Delhi on the
THU       trail of a dangerous energy field. As the field grows,
THU       they witness the simultaneous disappearance of hundreds of
THU       people. Jack discovers that the field centres on an old
THU       colonial mansion, Torchwood India.
THU       Shocked to find that Torchwood India is still going strong
THU       after he shut it down himself over 80 years ago, he is
THU       even more surprised to find that its members, including
THU       his old flame the Duchess, haven't aged a day.
THU       Jack ...... John Barrowman
THU       Gwen ...... Eve Myles
THU       Ianto ...... Gareth David-Lloyd
THU       The Duchess ...... Jasmine Hyde
THU       Mr Daz ...... Amerjit Dew
THU       Mahajan ...... Ravin J Ganatra
THU       Gissing ...... Richard Mitchley
THU       Directed by Kate McAll.
THU       
THU       15:00 Ramblings b00l92sc (Listen)
THU       Series 12, Episode 6
THU       Clare Balding explores walks that are good for the mind,
THU       body and soul.
THU       Clare joins polar explorers Caroline Hamilton and Zoe
THU       Hudson to walk in Scotland's picturesque Wester Ross.
THU       Caroline is a record breaking polar explorer who led the
THU       first all-female teams to have trekked to the North and
THU       South Pole. Clare walks with Caroline and Zoe in what they
THU       both describe as the landscape of their heart, the remote
THU       outpost of Lower Diabaig.
THU       Isolated and wild, with sweeping expanses of sky, it is a
THU       landscape of extremes - with soaring mountains and deep
THU       sea lochs, it is a place of space that begs to be
THU       explored. Look north and you can almost taste the cold air
THU       of the North Pole, a place that Caroline still longs for.
THU       Walking from the tiny harbour dotted with white cottages,
THU       and through the rocky headland towards views of the Isle
THU       of Skye, Caroline and Zoe share their memories of polar
THU       adventures at minus 50 degrees celsius, self-sufficient
THU       living and wearing hats that look like mountains.
THU       
THU       15:27 Radio 4 Appeal b00l97z3 (Listen)
THU       Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children
THU       Michael Palin appeals on behalf of the Michael Palin
THU       Centre for Stammering Children.
THU       Donations to The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering
THU       Children should be sent to FREEPOST BBC Radio 4 Appeal,
THU       please mark the back of your envelope The Michael Palin
THU       Centre for Stammering Children. Credit cards: Freephone
THU       0800 404 8144. If you are a UK tax payer, please provide
THU       The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children with your
THU       full name and address so they can claim the Gift Aid on
THU       your donation worth another 25 per cent. The online and
THU       phone donation facilities are not currently available to
THU       listeners without a UK postcode.
THU       Registered Charity No: 801171.
THU       
THU       15:30 Afternoon Reading b00lbq2l (Listen)
THU       One More Year, The Repatriates
THU       Series of stories from the debut collection by Sana
THU       Krasikov, exploring the experiences of characters who
THU       leave the former Soviet Union for a new life in America.
THU       After years of living in America, Grisha and Lera Arsenyev
THU       return to Moscow. Grisha, full of contempt for the West,
THU       believes that his dreams of success will be fulfilled in
THU       his homeland, but the couple find that their country has
THU       changed beyond recognition. Now Moscow is a different
THU       place, and they struggle to understand the life and
THU       culture of the city. Soon they find that their
THU       expectations and their dreams cannot be reconciled.
THU       Read by Sian Thomas.
THU       Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
THU       
THU       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00l9rkf (Listen)
THU       'Tear Down This Wall'
THU       Series charting the history of America, written and
THU       presented by David Reynolds.
THU       The first President Bush responds pragmatically to the
THU       dramatic events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall falls and
THU       the Chinese government cracks down on student protesters
THU       in Tiananmen Square.
THU       
THU       16:00 Open Book b00l99mh (Listen)
THU       Mariella Frostrup presents the books magazine.
THU       
THU       16:30 Material World b00lbt3w (Listen)
THU       Quentin Cooper and guests dissect the week's science.
THU       
THU       17:00 PM b00l9rpv (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 b00l9rv7 (Listen)
THU       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
THU       4, followed by Weather.
THU       
THU       18:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b00lbt3y (Listen)
THU       Episode 2
THU       Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's
THU       Manifesto, taking suggestions from his studio audience and
THU       then getting them to vote for the best.
THU       
THU       19:00 The Archers b00l9r7j (Listen)
THU       Brenda's diplomacy is put to the test.
THU       
THU       19:15 Front Row b00l9rzf (Listen)
THU       Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.
THU       
THU       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00lb30q (Listen)
THU       Sacred Hearts, Fever
THU       Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunnat, set in a
THU       convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been
THU       placed against her will.
THU       While the convent is hit by fever, Serafina begins to make
THU       her plans for escape.
THU       Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins
THU       Zuana ...... Geraldine James
THU       Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer
THU       Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas
THU       Letizia ...... Ayesha Antoine
THU       Dramtised by Rachel Joyce.
THU       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
THU       
THU       20:00 Law in Action b00lbgtc (Listen)
THU       Clive Coleman reports on legal issues behind the headlines.
THU       
THU       20:30 Bottom Line b00lbt40 (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 b00lbt42 (Listen)
THU       Science communication has come a long way from the days in
THU       which white-coated professors worked in their ivory
THU       towers, speaking only to students in a language that even
THU       they could barely understand. Today, we have not only
THU       'Public Understanding of Science' initiatives, but 'Public
THU       Engagement with Science'. But how effective are such
THU       initiatives? Are scientists and journalists doing enough
THU       and to what extent are they controlled by publishers,
THU       editors and the peer review process?
THU       Geoff Watts attends the 6th World Conference of Science
THU       Journalists, in London, to find out. He challenges his
THU       colleagues to see if they are providing the science
THU       coverage the public wants and needs, to make informed
THU       choices in a technological world.
THU       
THU       21:30 In Our Time b00lbsj3 (Listen)
THU       Logical Positivism
THU       Melvyn Bragg and guests including Barry Smith discuss
THU       Logical Positivism, the radical philosophy of the Vienna
THU       Circle.
THU       
THU       21:58 Weather b00l9s73 (Listen)
THU       The latest weather forecast.
THU       
THU       22:00 The World Tonight b00l9s88 (Listen)
THU       National and international news and analysis with Robin
THU       Lustig.
THU       
THU       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00l9sny (Listen)
THU       The Spy Game, Episode 9
THU       Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in
THU       1960s England.
THU       Anna's quest to find the truth about her mother continues
THU       into adulthood and she decides to visit her mother's
THU       birthplace, Kaliningrad, to seek answers.
THU       Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
THU       
THU       23:00 Look Away Now b00lbnb0 (Listen)
THU       Series 3, Episode 1
THU       Garry Richardson presents a topical comedy show looking at
THU       the week's sporting news, featuring sketches, spoof
THU       interviews, highly inexpert analysis and music.
THU       With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Katherine
THU       Jakeways and special guests.
THU       
THU       23:30 Today in Parliament b00l9s9w (Listen)
THU       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
THU       with David Wilby.
THU       
THU       
FRI       FRIDAY 3 JULY 2009
FRI       
FRI       00:00 Midnight News b00l99x4 (Listen)
FRI       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
FRI       4. Followed by Weather.
FRI       
FRI       00:30 Book of the Week b00lf4ct (Listen)
FRI       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, Hollywood
FRI       Glamour
FRI       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
FRI       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
FRI       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
FRI       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
FRI       of a clothing empire.
FRI       Perry's off-court encounters attract attention, as he is
FRI       seen out on the town with the stars of the day, including
FRI       Bette Davis, Loretta Young and Marlene Dietrich.
FRI       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       00:48 Shipping Forecast b00l99zz (Listen)
FRI       The latest shipping forecast.
FRI       
FRI       01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00l9b2r (Listen)
FRI       BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
FRI       
FRI       05:20 Shipping Forecast b00l9b1b (Listen)
FRI       The latest shipping forecast.
FRI       
FRI       05:30 News Briefing b00l9b3q (Listen)
FRI       The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       05:43 Prayer for the Day b00l9b5b (Listen)
FRI       Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley.
FRI       
FRI       05:45 Farming Today b00l9b6w (Listen)
FRI       News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
FRI       
FRI       06:00 Today b00l9b8y (Listen)
FRI       With James Naughtie and John Humphrys. Including Sports
FRI       Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day; Yesterday in
FRI       Parliament.
FRI       
FRI       09:00 Desert Island Discs b00l97zh (Listen)
FRI       Arlene Phillips
FRI       Kirsty Young's castaway is the choreographer, Arlene
FRI       Phillips.
FRI       In a career spanning 40 years she set up the dance group
FRI       Hot Gossip and has masterminded numerous music videos and
FRI       West End shows. Already one of the country's leading
FRI       choreographers, the hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing then
FRI       turned her into a household name.
FRI       
FRI       09:45 Book of the Week b00lf4cw (Listen)
FRI       The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry, The Founding
FRI       of A Clothing Empire
FRI       Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of
FRI       English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his
FRI       extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to
FRI       Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding
FRI       of a clothing empire.
FRI       Perry faces life after tennis and finds success as a
FRI       businessman.
FRI       A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       10:00 Woman's Hour b00l9c5m (Listen)
FRI       With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Sacred Hearts.
FRI       
FRI       11:00 Three Rivers b00lc66g (Listen)
FRI       The Mersey
FRI       Hardeep Singh Kohli travels from source to sea of three
FRI       major rivers that are being regenerated after years of
FRI       neglect and industrial use.
FRI       Hardeep begins his journey along the Mersey beside the
FRI       River Goyt in the Peak District, the main tributary of the
FRI       Mersey. He visits Stockport, which is the official
FRI       beginning of the Mersey, and spots the plaque which
FRI       announces that fact hidden behind a Sainsbury's store.
FRI       From there, Hardeep ventures on to the Manchester Ship
FRI       Canal and eventually reaches Liverpool's Albert Dock.
FRI       A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       11:30 Electric Ink b00lc7f6 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 5
FRI       Satirical comedy by Alistair Beaton. Old hacks meet new
FRI       media in the newspaper industry.
FRI       While Freddy introduces buzzwords to the paper, Maddox
FRI       uncovers a top story about the PM. But will it be
FRI       suppressed?
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       PM's Wife ...... Janice Acquah
FRI       With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
FRI       
FRI       12:00 You and Yours b00l9cjl (Listen)
FRI       Consumer news and issues with Peter White.
FRI       
FRI       12:57 Weather b00l9clz (Listen)
FRI       The latest weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       13:00 World at One b00l9pxj (Listen)
FRI       National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI       
FRI       13:30 Feedback b00lc9fc (Listen)
FRI       Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes
FRI       and policy.
FRI       
FRI       14:00 The Archers b00l9r7j (Listen)
FRI       Brenda's diplomacy is put to the test.
FRI       
FRI       14:15 Afternoon Play b00lg4vz (Listen)
FRI       The Dead Line
FRI       By Phil Ford. When a Cardiff hospital is inundated with
FRI       patients who have fallen into coma -like trances,
FRI       Torchwood move in to investigate. The trances appear to
FRI       have been triggered by phone calls, all received on retro
FRI       phones and made from a number that hadn't been active for
FRI       over 30 years. Determined to find out who has been calling
FRI       the unfortunate victims, Jack rings the mysterious number,
FRI       but the line is dead. But then it calls Jack back.
FRI       Jack ...... John Barrowman
FRI       Gwen ...... Eve Myles
FRI       Ianto ...... Gareth David-Lloyd
FRI       Rhys ...... Kai Owen
FRI       Stella ...... Dona Croll
FRI       Jan ...... Eiry Thomas
FRI       Bob ...... Matthew Gravelle
FRI       Tyler ...... Brendan Charleson
FRI       Directed by Kate McAll.
FRI       
FRI       15:00 Gardeners' Question Time b00lcksx (Listen)
FRI       Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum.
FRI       Anne Swithinbank, John Cushnie and Matthew Wilson answer
FRI       questions posed by gardeners in East Sussex.
FRI       Including Gardening weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       15:45 America, Empire of Liberty b00l9rkh (Listen)
FRI       'A New World Order'?
FRI       Series charting the history of America, written and
FRI       presented by David Reynolds.
FRI       A swift victory in Iraq points to a new international
FRI       consensus, but the failure to remove Saddam Hussein from
FRI       power sows the seeds of future conflict.
FRI       
FRI       16:00 Last Word b00lcksz (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 b00lclqx (Listen)
FRI       Francine Stock talks to Michael Mann about his gangster
FRI       epic, Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp. Michael
FRI       Powell's widow, Thelma Schoonmaker, discusses her
FRI       husband's classic The Red Shoes, which she and Martin
FRI       Scorsese have just restored to its former glory.
FRI       
FRI       17:00 PM b00l9rpx (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 b00l9rv9 (Listen)
FRI       The latest national and international news from BBC Radio
FRI       4, followed by Weather.
FRI       
FRI       18:30 The Now Show b00lclwj (Listen)
FRI       Series 28, Episode 2
FRI       Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of
FRI       the week's news, with help from Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin,
FRI       Jon Holmes and Marcus Brigstocke.
FRI       
FRI       19:00 The Archers b00l9r7l (Listen)
FRI       Ambridge gets a new resident.
FRI       
FRI       19:15 Front Row b00l9rzh (Listen)
FRI       Mark Lawson reports from the Manchester International
FRI       Festival. Featuring a collaboration between theatre group
FRI       Punchdrunk, documentary maker Adam Curtis and musician
FRI       Damon Albarn.
FRI       
FRI       19:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00lb30s (Listen)
FRI       Sacred Hearts, Carnival
FRI       Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunnat, set in a
FRI       convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been
FRI       placed against her will.
FRI       The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but
FRI       where is Serafina?
FRI       Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins
FRI       Zuana ...... Geraldine James
FRI       Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer
FRI       Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas
FRI       Letizia ...... Ayesha Antoine
FRI       Dramtised by Rachel Joyce.
FRI       A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI       
FRI       20:00 Any Questions? b00lcm65 (Listen)
FRI       Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Cranleigh.
FRI       Panellists include historian Linda Colley and commentators
FRI       and columnists Amanda Platell and Rod Liddle.
FRI       
FRI       20:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00lcmcq (Listen)
FRI       Songsters
FRI       Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural
FRI       histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
FRI       People are not the only species who sing. Many birds do
FRI       and even another ape. What messages are conveyed in the
FRI       syllables, melodies and repeated phrases, and who is
FRI       listening?
FRI       
FRI       21:00 America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus b00lcntn (Listen)
FRI       Revolution and Democracy
FRI       Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of
FRI       America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
FRI       America's power rises once again in the 1980s as the Iron
FRI       Curtain crumbles and technological changes bring the world
FRI       closer together, ushering in a new phase in international
FRI       relations.
FRI       
FRI       21:58 Weather b00l9s75 (Listen)
FRI       The latest weather forecast.
FRI       
FRI       22:00 The World Tonight b00l9s8b (Listen)
FRI       National and international news and analysis with Robin
FRI       Lustig.
FRI       
FRI       22:45 Book at Bedtime b00l9sp0 (Listen)
FRI       The Spy Game, Episode 10
FRI       Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in
FRI       1960s England.
FRI       Unlike her brother, Anna has been unable to lay the
FRI       mystery of their mother's past to rest. She visits her
FRI       mother's birthplace to gather evidence and look for clues,
FRI       deploying all the old tricks of the spy game. Will she
FRI       find the answers to the questions that have haunted her
FRI       throughout her life?
FRI       Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
FRI       
FRI       23:00 A Good Read b00lbgtf (Listen)
FRI       Kate Mosse talks to newsreader Emily Maitlis and the
FRI       Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, about their
FRI       favourite books. They discuss a moving account of
FRI       dementia, a novel set during the siege of Sarajevo and an
FRI       engaging portrait of an eccentric judge.
FRI       
FRI       23:30 Today in Parliament b00l9s9y (Listen)
FRI       News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
FRI       with Mark D'Arcy.
FRI       
FRI       
FRI