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00:00 Midnight News b00qlf3c (Listen)SAT
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioSAT
4. Followed by Weather.SAT
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00:30 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qg5mk (Listen)SAT
The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC),SAT
Statue of Ramesses IISAT
Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor retells theSAT
history of human development from the first stone axe toSAT
the credit card, using 100 selected objects from theSAT
Museum.SAT
The story arrives in Egypt around 1250 BC. At the heart ofSAT
this programme is the British Museum's giant statue of theSAT
king Ramesses II, an inspiration to Shelley and aSAT
remarkable ruler who built monuments all over Egypt. HeSAT
inspired a line of future pharaohs and was worshipped as aSAT
god a thousand years later. He lived to be over 90 andSAT
fathered some 100 children.SAT
Neil considers the achievements of Ramesses II in fixingSAT
the image of imperial Egypt for the rest of the world, andSAT
sculptor Antony Gormley, the man responsible for aSAT
contemporary giant statue, The Angel of the North,SAT
considers the towering figure of Ramesses as an enduringSAT
work of art.SAT
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00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qlf3f (Listen)SAT
The latest shipping forecast.SAT
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01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qlf3j (Listen)SAT
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4SAT
resumes at 5.20am.SAT
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05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qlf3l (Listen)SAT
The latest shipping forecast.SAT
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05:30 News Briefing b00qlf3n (Listen)SAT
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.SAT
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05:43 Prayer for the Day b00qlf3q (Listen)SAT
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Johnston McKay.SAT
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05:45 iPM b00qlf81 (Listen)SAT
The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuringSAT
online conversation and debate.SAT
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06:00 News and Papers b00qlf83 (Listen)SAT
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.SAT
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06:04 Weather b00qlf85 (Listen)SAT
The latest weather forecast.SAT
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06:07 Ramblings b00qlgz3 (Listen)SAT
Series 14, Episode 2SAT
Clare Balding explores the joys of group walking.SAT
Clare walks with artists Richard and Tom Keating, and KelSAT
Portman. They all lead guided walks in the area,SAT
encouraging their companions to enjoy the landscape bySAT
drawing and painting what they see as they go. The artistsSAT
use their knowledge of the area and of creating art toSAT
assist the other walkers in the work, suggest differentSAT
techniques or views and to generally encourage and support.SAT
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06:30 Farming Today b00qlgz6 (Listen)SAT
Farming Today This WeekSAT
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.SAT
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06:57 Weather b00qlgz8 (Listen)SAT
The latest weather forecast.SAT
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07:00 Today b00qlgzb (Listen)SAT
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including SportsSAT
Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.SAT
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09:00 Saturday Live b00qlgzd (Listen)SAT
Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issuesSAT
that matter to them.SAT
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10:00 Excess Baggage b00qlgzg (Listen)SAT
Don McCullin is renowned as a photographer for his starkSAT
and telling pictures, often of conflicts and catastrophes.SAT
Now in his seventies, he has turned to photographingSAT
landscapes and Roman ruins across the ancient empire. JohnSAT
McCarthy asks him about his life of travel, both in combatSAT
zones in the remoter parts of the world, and the apparentSAT
peace of scenes closer to home.SAT
Journalist Monica Porter and her family left their nativeSAT
Hungary after the failed uprising against the SovietSAT
powers in1956. In the many times she has returned thereSAT
since she has witnessed the huge changes that have broughtSAT
it to its current status as a democratic member of the EU.SAT
She joins travel writer Andrew Eames, who horse-trekkedSAT
across Hungary, in telling John about the rich heritage ofSAT
the country and the appeal of the contrast betweenSAT
bustling, modern Budapest and the more traditional ruralSAT
areas.SAT
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10:30 Johnny Cash of Easter Cash b00qll0x (Listen)SAT
Johnny Cash is an all-American hero, yet he discoveredSAT
that his ancestors came from a small village in Scotland.SAT
A chance conversation on a transatlantic flight led him toSAT
trace his family roots to Easter Cash in Fife. SarfrazSAT
Manzoor goes in search of the Cash connection.SAT
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11:00 Week in Westminster b00qll0z (Listen)SAT
A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Andrew Pierce.SAT
The Conservatives have been accused of back tracking onSAT
their economic policy, making it barely distinguishableSAT
from that of the government. Michael Fallon, ConservativeSAT
member of the Treasury Select Committee, and Kitty Ussher,SAT
until recently economic secretary to the Treasury, formSAT
the battle lines between Labour and Conservative onSAT
cutting the deficit.SAT
Current opinion polls suggest the possibility of a hungSAT
parliament. Would that lead to instability or might itSAT
have advantages? Liberal Democrat peer Lord McNally andSAT
the Conservative Lord Howell, both with experience ofSAT
inconclusive elections results in the 1970s, consider theSAT
implications for 2010.SAT
Also in the programme:SAT
Are the Conservatives losing momentum? Tim Montgomerie ofSAT
ConservativeHome and Conservative MP Mark Field on whatSAT
strategy they should employ to improve their ratings.SAT
Politicians who shed tears: do we believe them? SketchSAT
writers Ann Treneman of The Times and Andrew Gibson of TheSAT
Telegraph take a wry look politicians parading theirSAT
emotions.SAT
SAT
11:30 From Our Own Correspondent b00qll11 (Listen)SAT
Kate Adie introduces foreign correspondents with theSAT
stories behind the headlines.SAT
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12:00 Money Box b00qll13 (Listen)SAT
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personalSAT
finance.SAT
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12:30 The News Quiz b00qldxx (Listen)SAT
Series 70, Episode 6SAT
Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. TheSAT
panellists are Will Smith, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton andSAT
Milton Jones.SAT
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12:57 Weather b00qll15 (Listen)SAT
The latest weather forecast.SAT
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13:00 News b00qll17 (Listen)SAT
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioSAT
4.SAT
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13:10 Any Questions? b00qldxz (Listen)SAT
Shaun Ley chairs the topical debate from Burnley.SAT
The panellists are UKIP chairman Paul Nuttall, formerSAT
editor of The Sun Kelvin MacKenzie, professor emeritus atSAT
the Royal College of Arts Christopher Frayling andSAT
professor of politics and women's studies at theSAT
University of York Haleh Afshar.SAT
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14:00 Any Answers? b00qll19 (Listen)SAT
Shaun Ley takes listeners' calls and emails in response toSAT
this week's edition of Any Questions?SAT
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14:30 Saturday Play b00qny57 (Listen)SAT
Slaughterhouse 5SAT
Dramatisation by Dave Sheasby of the celebrated anti-warSAT
novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Billy Pilgrim, who hops back andSAT
forth in time, relives various moments in his real andSAT
fantasy lives, as a prisoner of war, optometrist and timeSAT
traveller.SAT
Narrator ...... John GuerassioSAT
Billy Pilgrim ...... Andrew ScottSAT
Bernard V O'Hare ...... Nathan OsgoodSAT
Mary ...... Joanne McQuinnSAT
Montana ...... Annabelle DowlerSAT
Barbara ...... Sarah GoldbergSAT
Valencia ...... Madeleine PotterSAT
Roland Weary ...... Simon Lee PhilipsSAT
Mother ...... Liza RossSAT
Eliot Rosewater ...... Kerry ShaleSAT
Howard J Campbell Jnr ...... Stephen HoganSAT
Bertram Rumfoord ...... Peter MarinkerSAT
English Officer ...... Michael MearsSAT
Cinderella ...... Philip FoxSAT
Paul Lazarro ...... Gunnar CautherySAT
Soldiers ...... Orlando James, Michael ShelfordSAT
Music by 65 Days of StaticSAT
Directed by David Hunter.SAT
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16:00 Woman's Hour b00qll1c (Listen)SAT
Weekend Woman's HourSAT
With Jane Garvey.SAT
Including, as part of Winning Women's Votes, the first ofSAT
the programme's interviews with the party leaders. NickSAT
Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, talks aboutSAT
his plans, if were to be elected to No. 10. You can hearSAT
what he has to say on such issues as childcare provision,SAT
parental leave and tuition fees.SAT
In 2005 Bee, a BBC World Service journalist, contactedSAT
May, an English-speaking Iraqi university lecturer, to askSAT
if she would give an interview about living conditions inSAT
Baghdad in the run-up to the elections. An unlikelySAT
friendship blossomed between Bee, who was living the quietSAT
life juggling work and children, and May, who was dealingSAT
the daily terror of bombs and violence. The collection ofSAT
their emails over a four-year period has resulted in a newSAT
book, Talking about Jane Austen in Baghdad. The two womenSAT
talk to Jenni about their correspondence and why it had aSAT
life-changing effect on both of them.SAT
Kelly McGillis was one of the most successful film starsSAT
of the 1980s, appearing inTop Gun, Witness and TheSAT
Accused, to name but a few. Then she walked away fromSAT
stardom to concentrate on the theatre. She joins Jenni toSAT
talk about her life and career.SAT
Plus the working class and their domestic lives in theSAT
1930s, and, after the revelations about MargaretSAT
Thatcher's egg diet, a celebration of the great eggSAT
revival with some tasty dishes.SAT
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17:00 PM b00qll1f (Listen)SAT
Saturday PMSAT
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with BrianSAT
Hanrahan, plus the sports headlines.SAT
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17:30 The Bottom Line b00qjx5n (Listen)SAT
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of top executives from theSAT
world of public relations to discuss exactly what it isSAT
that they do. He also finds out what advice they wouldSAT
give to companies in crisis; what should they say when itSAT
all goes wrong?SAT
Evan is joined by chairman of Chime Communications LordSAT
Bell, chief executive of Editorial Intelligence JuliaSAT
Hobsbawm and chief executive of Edelman UK Robert Phillips.SAT
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17:54 Shipping Forecast b00qll1h (Listen)SAT
The latest shipping forecast.SAT
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17:57 Weather b00qll1k (Listen)SAT
The latest weather forecast.SAT
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18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qll1m (Listen)SAT
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioSAT
4.SAT
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18:15 Loose Ends b00qll1p (Listen)SAT
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix ofSAT
conversation, music and comedy.SAT
Clive is joined by former director of communications andSAT
strategy at No.10 Alastair Campbell and the actors AshleySAT
Walters and Ralf Little.SAT
Emma Freud talks to the director of Skippy: Australia'sSAT
First Superstar, Stephen Oliver.SAT
With music from The Low Anthem and Vieux Farke Toure andSAT
Toumani Diabate.SAT
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19:00 Profile b00qll1r (Listen)SAT
Rajendra PachauriSAT
Jonathan Maitland profiles Rajendra Pachauri, a key playerSAT
in the climate change debate.SAT
As the head of the UN's climate change panel, he is comingSAT
under increasing fire for a glaring error in the IPCCSAT
reporting on glaciers. Pechauri's critics also claim thatSAT
his business interests - as a consultant to energySAT
industry giants - could represent a conflict of interest.SAT
But his supporters say he's a tireless champion inSAT
alerting people to the impact of climate change onSAT
developing nations.SAT
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19:15 Saturday Review b00qll1t (Listen)SAT
Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's culturalSAT
highlights.SAT
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20:00 Archive on 4 b00qs41j (Listen)SAT
AJP at the BBCSAT
Joe Queenan recalls the long and turbulent relationshipSAT
between the BBC and the first television don, historianSAT
AJP Taylor.SAT
Taylor's broadcasting career spanned five decades,SAT
beginning on BBC radio and then switching to the newSAT
medium of television, where his unscripted lecturesSAT
brought serious history out of the university lectureSAT
halls and into the living rooms of millions of people forSAT
the first time. His broadcasts were as provocative as theySAT
were popular, at one point arousing bitter condemnation inSAT
the House of Commons, and his relationship with theSAT
corporation was often far from cordial.SAT
It dropped the sulky don, as he became known, from theSAT
airwaves on numerous occasions - once for refusing toSAT
speak any further in a live discussion programme. For hisSAT
part, Taylor campaigned vigorously for an independentSAT
competitor to the BBC, and frequently mocked it in theSAT
press. Still, the relationship served both well over theSAT
years, providing Taylor with the mass audience he cravedSAT
and the BBC with many hours of entertaining andSAT
enlightening broadcasting from one of the greatestSAT
academics of his day.SAT
Queenan, a long-term admirer of Taylor, tells the story ofSAT
the historian and the corporation through written andSAT
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21:00 Classic Serial b00qg17p (Listen)SAT
The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 2: TheSAT
Honourable Schoolboy, Part 3SAT
Dramatisation of John le Carre's classic novel featuringSAT
intelligence officer George Smiley.SAT
Smiley's plans to get hold of Russian spy Nelson Ko areSAT
coming to a head. But Smiley has pinned his hopes on JerrySAT
Westerby - and Westerby has plans of his own.SAT
George Smiley ...... Simon Russell BealeSAT
Jerry Westerby ...... Hugh BonnevilleSAT
Liese Worth ...... Daisy HaggardSAT
Peter Guillam ...... Richard DillaneSAT
Martello ...... John GuerrasioSAT
Enderby ...... James LaurensonSAT
Oliver Lacon ...... Anthony CalfSAT
Connie Sachs ...... Maggie SteedSAT
Sam Collins ...... Nicholas BoultonSAT
Drake Ko ...... David YipSAT
Charlie Marshall ...... Paul Courtenay HyuSAT
Mickey ...... Angelo ParagosoSAT
Ricardo ...... Chris PavloSAT
Murphy ...... Joseph Cohen-ColeSAT
Directed by Marc BeebySAT
This episode is available until 3.00pm on 14th February asSAT
part of the Series Catch-up Trial.SAT
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22:00 News and Weather b00qll1w (Listen)SAT
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioSAT
4, followed by weather.SAT
SAT
22:15 Moral Maze b00qj218 (Listen)SAT
More than 70,000 citizens will be denied their chance toSAT
vote in the general election this Spring. They'reSAT
prisoners and the ban has been in place since 1870. InSAT
2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the banSAT
breaches prisoners' right to free elections. Prison reformSAT
charities have warned that the government has had enoughSAT
time to sort this out and if the general election goesSAT
ahead and prisoners aren't allowed to vote, it could beSAT
challenged in the courts. Have criminals by definitionSAT
lost their moral authority to vote or could it help withSAT
their rehabilitation and keep them in touch with societySAT
and their role as citizens? How do we balance the rightsSAT
of prisoners with our rights to punish them, and whoSAT
should decide which takes precedence?SAT
SAT
23:00 Quote... Unquote b00qgxxd (Listen)SAT
Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchangeSAT
of quotations and anecdotes.SAT
With guests Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre andSAT
Kwame Kwei-Armah.SAT
The reader is Peter Jefferson.SAT
SAT
23:30 Poetry Please b00qg23w (Listen)SAT
Roger McGough introduces listeners' requests. He guides usSAT
through a poetic landscape cast in frost, with requestedSAT
poems by Ted Hughes, William Morris and Raymond Carver.SAT
There's also a tender poem about fatherhood and languageSAT
from the 2008 Forward Prize-winning poet Mick Imlah.SAT
With readers Tanya Moodie, John Telfer and David Henry.SAT
Poems featured in this editionSAT
The HorsesSAT
by Ted HughesSAT
From: Ted Hughes, New Selected Poems 1957-1994SAT
Pub: FaberSAT
When You Are OldSAT
by WB YeatsSAT
From : The Collected Poems of WB YeatsSAT
Pub: PalgraveSAT
FebruarySAT
by Francis Brett YoungSAT
From: An Anthology of Modern VerseSAT
Pub: MethuenSAT
To All Who Read the Cover and ProclaimSAT
by Jean Binta BreezeSAT
From :Spring CleaningSAT
Pub: ViragoSAT
IonaSAT
by Mick ImlahSAT
From: The Lost LeaderSAT
Pub: FaberSAT
Jewels in my HandSAT
by Sasha MoorsomSAT
From :Your Head in Mine – Sasha Moorsom & Michael YoungSAT
Pub: CarcanetSAT
Late FragmentSAT
by Raymond CarverSAT
From : A New Path to the WaterfallSAT
Pub: HarvillSAT
GravySAT
by Raymond CarverSAT
From : All of Us – The Collected PoemsSAT
Pub: The Harvill PressSAT
Iceland First SeenSAT
by William MorrisSAT
From : William Morris, Selected PoemsSAT
Pub: Fyfield BooksSAT
The Last SnowSAT
by Andrew YoungSAT
From: Andrew Young, The Poetical WorksSAT
Pub: Secker & WarburgSAT
A Song to HealSAT
by Jean Binta-BreezeSAT
From : Spring CleaningSAT
Pub: ViragoSAT
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SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2010SUN
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00:00 Midnight News b00qllt3 (Listen)SUN
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioSUN
4. Followed by Weather.SUN
SUN
00:30 Afternoon Reading b008x3yr (Listen)SUN
Cupid Strikes, Interview with a CupidSUN
Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day.SUN
A revealing interview gives a rare insight into Cupid'sSUN
world.SUN
By Polly Devlin, read by Julian Clary.SUN
SUN
00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qlm27 (Listen)SUN
The latest shipping forecast.SUN
SUN
01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qlm29 (Listen)SUN
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.SUN
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05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qlm2c (Listen)SUN
The latest shipping forecast.SUN
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05:30 News Briefing b00qlm2f (Listen)SUN
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.SUN
SUN
05:43 Bells on Sunday b00qlm2h (Listen)SUN
The sound of bells from All Saints Church in Worcester.SUN
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05:45 Profile b00qll1r (Listen)SUN
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday.]SUN
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06:00 News Headlines b00qlm50 (Listen)SUN
The latest national and international news.SUN
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06:05 Something Understood b00qlmr5 (Listen)SUN
Breathe EasySUN
Mark Tully explores the power of the breath as the sourceSUN
of our physical, mental and spiritual health.SUN
The readers are Janice Acquah, Frank Stirling and DavidSUN
Westhead.SUN
A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.SUN
SUN
06:35 The Living World b00qm35q (Listen)SUN
The Deer ParkSUN
On a very blustery autumn morning, Lionel Kelleway joinsSUN
naturalist Phil Gates from Durham University in BishopSUN
Auckland Deer Park in County Durham where he learns aboutSUN
the history and wildlife of this undulating landscape inSUN
the grounds of Auckland Castle.SUN
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Auckland. ItSUN
is built above the Rivers Wear and Gaunless, 10 milesSUN
south-west of Durham. It was established about 800 yearsSUN
ago, and has expanded over the centuries. In 1822 itSUN
became the official residence of the Bishop of Durham. TheSUN
grounds would have been a managed forest in medievalSUN
times, then converted parkland with a collection of nowSUN
slowly disintegrating trees (wonderful habitats forSUN
wildlife) - amazing old sweet chestnuts whose trunk andSUN
branches grow twisted like a corkscrew, decaying beeches,SUN
giant redwoods with soft bark, horse chestnuts, poplars,SUN
birches and old oaks.SUN
A fine stone deer house still exists. This would have beenSUN
used to shelter the deer. A watchtower was built forSUN
guests to view the animals, and there was at one time aSUN
banqueting apartment where guests would have feasted onSUN
the venison. Today, while only the occasional wild roeSUN
deer might be spotted in the park, there's a metropolis ofSUN
meadow ant hills.SUN
Yellow Meadow Ants, Lasius flavus live primarilySUN
underground in meadows and very commonly in lawns. TheSUN
nests are often completely overgrown by grass and mossesSUN
and form mounds. Below ground, the nests are highlySUN
intricate with numerous fine channels; the whole structureSUN
strengthened by the plant roots. Usually the mounds haveSUN
one flat face which faces south east to gain the maximumSUN
benefits from the heat of the sun.SUN
Like all ants, meadow ants live in organised socialSUN
colonies, consisting of the reproductive female, theSUN
queen, a few males and large numbers of workers, which areSUN
non-sexual females. Mating takes place in summer during aSUN
'nuptial flight' when a male and female form a pair andSUN
mate on the wing. After mating, the female finds aSUN
suitable place to establish a new colony.SUN
Where there are meadow ants, there are often GreenSUN
Woodpeckers, as these birds feed on as many as 2,000 antsSUN
a day, digging a hole into the mound and licking up theSUN
ants as they rush out.SUN
As they explore this undulating landscape, Lionel and PhilSUN
also find a fine collection of autumn fungi and hugeSUN
numbers of berries and nuts before the blustery wind blowsSUN
them on their way. It's a beautiful and fascinating parkSUN
in any season, but in autumn, when the wind whisks up theSUN
leaves in a whirling dance, and the river in the valleySUN
gurgles and chuckles over the rocks, nature is perhaps atSUN
its most playful.SUN
SUN
06:57 Weather b00qm35s (Listen)SUN
The latest weather forecast.SUN
SUN
07:00 News and Papers b00qm35v (Listen)SUN
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.SUN
SUN
07:10 Sunday b00qm35y (Listen)SUN
William Crawley discusses the religious and ethical newsSUN
of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories,SUN
both familiar and unfamiliar.SUN
SUN
07:55 Radio 4 Appeal b00qm360 (Listen)SUN
Coeliac UKSUN
Dr Chris Steele appeals on behalf of Coeliac UK.SUN
Donations to Coeliac UK should be sent to FREEPOST BBCSUN
Radio 4 Appeal, please mark the back of your envelopeSUN
Coeliac UK. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144. If youSUN
are a UK tax payer, please provide Coeliac UK with yourSUN
full name and address so they can claim the Gift Aid onSUN
your donation. The online and phone donation facilitiesSUN
are not currently available to listeners without a UKSUN
postcode.SUN
Registered Charity Number: England and Wales (1048167) andSUN
in Scotland (SC039804).SUN
Related LinksSUN
* Coeliac UK (www.coeliac.org.uk)SUN
Coeliac UKSUN
Coeliac UK is a leading charity working for people withSUN
coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH). CoeliacSUN
UK works to improve the lives of people with coeliacSUN
disease through support, campaigning and research.SUN
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07:58 Weather b00qm362 (Listen)SUN
The latest weather forecast.SUN
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08:00 News and Papers b00qm364 (Listen)SUN
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.SUN
SUN
08:10 Sunday Worship b00qm366 (Listen)SUN
A service from St Nicholas Buccleuch Parish Church,SUN
Dalkeith, Midlothian.SUN
Led by Rev Sandy Horsburgh. Preacher: Rev Marjory MacLean.SUN
With the Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers directedSUN
by Noel O'Regan. Organist: Willie Hendry.SUN
SUN
08:50 A Point of View b00qldy1 (Listen)SUN
Lisa Jardine reflects on the power of music and the valueSUN
of musical education.SUN
SUN
09:00 Broadcasting House b00qm368 (Listen)SUN
News and conversation about the big stories of the week.SUN
SUN
10:00 The Archers Omnibus b00qm36c (Listen)SUN
The week's events in Ambridge.SUN
SUN
11:15 Desert Island Discs b00qm36f (Listen)SUN
Professor Jim Al-KhaliliSUN
Kirsty Young's castaway is the physicist Professor JimSUN
Al-Khalili.SUN
He's spent his adult life studying sub-atomic particles -SUN
and trying to explain them to the rest of us. He fell inSUN
love with physics when he was a teenager growing up inSUN
Iraq. With an Iraqi father and English mother, the BaghdadSUN
he spent his early years in was cosmopolitan and vibrantSUN
but, once Saddam Hussein came to power, his parentsSUN
realised the family would have to flee, and he has livedSUN
and worked in Britain for the past 30 years.SUN
SUN
12:00 Just a Minute b00qgz7x (Listen)SUN
Series 56, Episode 6SUN
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. Paul MertonSUN
and Graham Norton talk about how to pass the time ifSUN
you're stuck in traffic, and Sue Perkins and Liza TarbuckSUN
debate whether bikers should be clad in leathers orSUN
lettuce.SUN
SUN
12:32 Food Programme b00qm461 (Listen)SUN
The New GastronomySUN
In 1825 Brillet-Savarin published one of the most famousSUN
books about food, The Physiology of Taste. In one chapter,SUN
the book's 'Third Meditation', he put forward the argumentSUN
that the world needs an 'Academy of Gastronomy', where,SUN
gastronomy, 'will have its own academicians, courses,SUN
professors, and scholarships'.SUN
Now, nearly 200 years later, that idea is finally beingSUN
put into practice. In Italy the Slow Food organisation hasSUN
set up the University of Gastronomic Sciences, whereSUN
students from all over the world study food taking whatSUN
they describe as 'a holistic approach'. During theSUN
three-year degrees they have lectures in plant biology,SUN
study cheesemaking, research the anthropology of food andSUN
learn to develop their palates.SUN
Do these courses have any practical value? TheirSUN
supporters argue that the food industry will now be ableSUN
to recruit graduates with a deeper understanding of food.SUN
To put that argument to the test Sheila Dillon travels toSUN
Pollenzo in the north of Italy to meet students andSUN
lecturers at the University of Gastronomic Sciences. SheSUN
also hears how the American television chef Julia ChildSUN
helped launch a similar course at Boston University.SUN
Back in the UK Sheila hears from academics in Oxford,SUN
Shropshire and London who reveal the work underway toSUN
bring the study of gastronomy to Britain.SUN
SUN
12:57 Weather b00qm463 (Listen)SUN
The latest weather forecast.SUN
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13:00 The World This Weekend b00qm465 (Listen)SUN
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.SUN
SUN
13:30 Let's Go to Misterland b00qm467 (Listen)SUN
Stephanie Flanders, BBC economics editor and daughter ofSUN
the actor and singer Michael Flanders, examines the appealSUN
of Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men books and how these bold,SUN
colourful drawings and simple stories continue to captureSUN
children's hearts.SUN
Created in 1971, the Mr Men books have been an importantSUN
part of many childhoods. Inspired by the author's sonSUN
Adam, who one day inquired, 'what does a tickle lookSUN
like?', the first character was born. The Little MissSUN
books followed ten years later, worldwide sales haveSUN
exceeded 100 million, and today the brand is flourishingSUN
under its new owners.SUN
Stephanie takes a look at the Mr Men business and itsSUN
growth over the years. She speaks to Adam Hargreaves, whoSUN
tells the story behind the books and what inspired hisSUN
father to create such a simplistic, yet hugely influentialSUN
brand. Created in the humble surroundings of a small homeSUN
office, the characters have reached a global audience, andSUN
they appeal to today's children as much as they did toSUN
their 1970s counterparts. Although he died in 1988, RogerSUN
Hargreaves was still the third-best selling author of theSUN
past decade, outstripping such feted writers as JacquelineSUN
Wilson, Terry Pratchett and John Grisham.SUN
SUN
14:00 Gardeners' Question Time b00qldxq (Listen)SUN
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.SUN
Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa GreenwoodSUN
answer questions from the gardeners of Lacock and DistrictSUN
Garden and Allotment Association in Wiltshire.SUN
Pippa Greenwood attends a meeting of snowdrop-lovers.SUN
In part two of the Behind the Scenes at Chelsea series, weSUN
meet the nurserymen involved in design execution.SUN
Includes gardening weather forecast.SUN
SUN
14:45 Head To Head b00js7tl (Listen)SUN
Episode 1SUN
Edward Stourton presents a series celebrating greatSUN
debates, combining archive of rare discussions between keySUN
figures with analysis by a panel of experts.SUN
The panel discusses the heated 1969 debate betweenSUN
left-wing philosopher Noam Chomsky and conservativeSUN
commentator William F Buckley about United States foreignSUN
policy and how it justifies its objective of spreadingSUN
'freedom' around the world.SUN
A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4.SUN
SUN
15:00 Classic Serial b00qm62k (Listen)SUN
Plantagenet, What is A Man?SUN
Series of plays by Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed'sSUN
Chronicles, about the early years of the PlantagenetSUN
dynasty.SUN
The first of the House of Anjou to be king of England,SUN
Henry II's long reign was finally beset by conflict withSUN
his sons.SUN
King Henry II ...... David WarnerSUN
Queen Eleanor ...... Jane LapotaireSUN
Prince Richard ...... Joseph Cohen-ColeSUN
Prince Hal ...... Piers WehnerSUN
Prince Geoffrey ...... Rhys JenningsSUN
William Marshall ...... Stephen HoganSUN
Bertran de Bourne ...... Bruce AlexanderSUN
King Louis ...... Philip FoxSUN
Courtier ...... John BigginsSUN
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.SUN
SUN
16:00 Open Book b00qm62m (Listen)SUN
Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian writer Peter Carey,SUN
whose celebrated novels include Oscar and Lucinda and TrueSUN
History of the Kelly Gang. He talks about his latest,SUN
Parrot and Olivier in America, and reflects on why lonelySUN
children feature so heavily in his fiction.SUN
Liz Thomson joins Mariella to reveal the ways in whichSUN
publishers persaude reluctant celebrities to join theSUN
ranks of their authors.SUN
And Jon McGregor, whose new novel Even the Dogs tells theSUN
story of an impoverished alcoholic, and Peter Kemp,SUN
fiction editor of the Sunday Times, talk about theSUN
tradition of writing about the dispossessed.SUN
Peter Carey: Parrot and Olivier in AmericaSUN
Publisher: FaberSUN
Peter Carey: Oscar and LucindaSUN
Publisher: FaberSUN
Peter Carey: True History of the Kelly GangSUN
Publisher: FaberSUN
Peter Carey: Jack MaggsSUN
Publisher: FaberSUN
Jon McGregor: Even The DogsSUN
Publisher: BloomsburySUN
SUN
16:30 Poetry Please b00qm62p (Listen)SUN
Roger McGough introduces a selection of poems forSUN
Valentine's Day, with love on the menu but noSUN
straightforward hearts and flowers.SUN
Including poems on extraordinary manifestations of love bySUN
Edson Burton, Anne Sexton and John Updike, and poet JennySUN
Joseph reads from her new collection, Nothing Like Love.SUN
SUN
17:00 File on 4 b00qhrxd (Listen)SUN
While Britain's top bankers celebrate their bonuses,SUN
Michael Robinson investigates the commercial propertySUN
market and the nasty surprises that it may hold for theSUN
banks and for the long-suffering British taxpayers whoSUN
bailed them out.SUN
SUN
17:40 Profile b00qll1r (Listen)SUN
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday.]SUN
SUN
17:54 Shipping Forecast b00qm62r (Listen)SUN
The latest shipping forecast.SUN
SUN
17:57 Weather b00qm62t (Listen)SUN
The latest weather forecast.SUN
SUN
18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qm62w (Listen)SUN
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioSUN
4.SUN
SUN
18:15 Pick of the Week b00qm62y (Listen)SUN
Clive Coleman introduces his selection of highlights fromSUN
the past week on BBC radio.SUN
The Mystery of the Moving Statues - Radio 4SUN
The Essay: Germany Dreaming - Radio 3SUN
Robo Wars - Radio 4SUN
Let's Go To Misterland - Radio 4SUN
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern AmericaSUN
- Radio 4SUN
Archive on 4: AJP at the BBC - Radio 4SUN
I Was A Teenage Dotcom Millionaire - Radio 4SUN
Outlook - World ServiceSUN
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto - Radio 4SUN
Act Your Age - Radio 4SUN
Milton's Music - Radio 4SUN
Taking A Stand - Radio 4SUN
The Ocean - Radio 2.SUN
SUN
19:00 The Archers b00qm6lw (Listen)SUN
Ambridge mourns an old friend.SUN
SUN
19:15 Americana b00qm6ly (Listen)SUN
Matt Frei talks to John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, theSUN
authors of the bestseller Game Change, a candid account ofSUN
the Obamas, the Clintons, McCain and Palin. Up for debate:SUN
political gridlock, the rise and fall of John Edwards andSUN
what 'real change' is needed in AmericaSUN
American news types have given us a new word: 'mirandize.'SUN
The White House has come under attack after it wasSUN
revealled the FBI has read underwear bomber UmarSUN
Abdulmutallab his 'Miranda' rights. His what? Matt talksSUN
to lawyer Robert Shapiro - best known for his successfulSUN
defence of OJ Simpson - to find out what role theseSUN
Miranda rights play in the US justice system. Who do theySUN
apply to and why they are so important?SUN
Will America ever send a man to the moon again? PresidentSUN
Obama has set NASA off on a different course, one thatSUN
does not involve the planet made of cheese. So a perfectSUN
time to hear from the last man to set foot on the moon,SUN
Captain Eugene A Cernan. He tells us about that finalSUN
journey and shares his throughts about what might happenSUN
when Americans can no longer reach for the stars - or theSUN
moon or Mars.SUN
The America's Cupold, the oldest active trophy inSUN
international sport is once again its up for grabs. FacedSUN
with high-tech yachts made of carbon-fibre, we cannot helpSUN
but pine for the boats of days gone by and old-fashionedSUN
boat building. We've a slice of boat building life fromSUN
two guys in Martha's Vineyard in New England who areSUN
carving out their living in the old-fashioned way.SUN
Game ChangeSUN
Matt Frei speaks to the authors of the best-seller GameSUN
Change - John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. A candidSUN
account of the Obama's, the Clintons, McCain and Palin. UpSUN
for debate - political gridlock, the rise and fall of JohnSUN
Edwards and what ‘real change’ is needed in America.SUN
SUN
19:45 Afternoon Reading b00b736p (Listen)SUN
Jennings' Little Hut, General Sir Melville MerridewSUN
Mark Williams reads one of Anthony Buckeridge's classicSUN
school stories, abridged in five parts by Roy Apps.SUN
A distinguished former pupil is to pay the school a visit.SUN
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.SUN
SUN
20:00 Feedback b00qld0z (Listen)SUN
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmesSUN
and policy.SUN
SUN
20:30 Last Word b00qldxs (Listen)SUN
John Wilson presents the obituary series. Marking theSUN
lives of Alexander McQueen, Johnny Dankworth, CharlieSUN
Wilson and Ian Carmichael.SUN
SUN
21:00 Money Box b00qll13 (Listen)SUN
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday.]SUN
SUN
21:26 Radio 4 Appeal b00qm360 (Listen)SUN
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 today.]SUN
SUN
21:30 Analysis b00qh0zf (Listen)SUN
Foreigner PolicySUN
In the past decade, Britain has experienced massSUN
immigration on an unprecedented scale. A former governmentSUN
aide recently suggested this was a deliberate policy,SUN
motivated in part by a desire to increase racialSUN
diversity. David Goodhart investigates the ideologicalSUN
forces behind one of the most significant social changesSUN
to have affected the UK.SUN
Andrew Neather, a former Number 10 speechwriter, recentlySUN
wrote a much-discussed article in the Evening Standard inSUN
praise of multicultural London, but suggesting that thoseSUN
who have influenced immigration policy under Labour wereSUN
politically-programmed to be relaxed about such numbers.SUN
His article was immediately seized upon bySUN
anti-immigration campaigners as evidence of a conspiracySUN
to make Britain a more racially diverse society.SUN
In this programme, David Goodhart investigates the truthSUN
about reasons for recent increases in migration toSUN
Britain. Political insiders, including former homeSUN
secretary David Blunkett, talk candidly about the realSUN
influences behind the scenes. None of them give credenceSUN
to the accusation that there was a plan to create a moreSUN
multicultural Britain. An unexpected increase in asylumSUN
applications and the demand for cheap labour fromSUN
employers were the main motivators, according to those whoSUN
influenced policy. But, admits former Home Office specialSUN
adviser Ed Owen, a nervousness about discussingSUN
immigration policy meant that New Labour was, in its firstSUN
years in office, poorly prepared to deal with the issue.SUN
We may not have witnessed a grand act of socialSUN
engineering, concludes David Goodhart, but New Labour'sSUN
combination of economic liberalism and cultural liberalismSUN
led it to regard mass immigration as a trend which wouldSUN
bring great social benefits and few disadvantages.SUN
SUN
21:58 Weather b00qm6m0 (Listen)SUN
The latest weather forecast.SUN
SUN
22:00 Westminster Hour b00qm6m2 (Listen)SUN
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. IncludingSUN
Hung, Drawn and Thwarted.SUN
SUN
23:00 The Film Programme b00qldxv (Listen)SUN
The Last King Of Scotland star James McAvoy talks Tolstoy,SUN
sneezing garden gnomes and his latest film, The LastSUN
Station.SUN
Fashion guru Tom Ford discusses the links betweenSUN
designing clothes and directing film, and why he spent hisSUN
own money to finance his debut film, A Single Man.SUN
Matthew Sweet picks another neglected British gem, I See ASUN
Dark Stranger.SUN
Anil Sinanan discusses the crossover between Bollywood andSUN
Hollywod and the latest example of this growing trend, MySUN
Name Is Khan.SUN
Director: Tom FordSUN
SUN
23:30 Something Understood b00qlmr5 (Listen)SUN
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:05 today.]SUN
SUN
MON
MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2010MON
MON
00:00 Midnight News b00qm7lr (Listen)MON
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioMON
4. Followed by Weather.MON
MON
00:15 Thinking Allowed b00qj214 (Listen)MON
The car was a potent symbol of freedom for black America,MON
but the cultural critic Paul Gilroy argues that the escapeMON
it once represented has become a cage for the AfricanMON
American. Consumerism and the ultimate commodity of theMON
car has turned the fight for rights into a race to buy newMON
things. He tells Laurie Taylor how black people spend farMON
more on their cars than whites and how the automobile hasMON
fatally undermined culture and community.MON
In his new book, Darker Than Blue, Paul Gilroy writesMON
about how jazz, blues, hip-hop and much of what stood forMON
black culture now seems generically American and isMON
exported around the world. And within the United StatesMON
luxury goods, motor cars, branded items and a quest forMON
individual gratification have diluted the collectiveMON
spirit which brought African Americans the civil rightsMON
they won. With his brilliant and provocative analysis,MON
Paul Gilroy traces the shifting character of black cultureMON
on both sides of the Atlantic and offers an account ofMON
what it means to be black in Britain and the United States.MON
MON
00:45 Bells on Sunday b00qlm2h (Listen)MON
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:43 on Sunday.]MON
MON
00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qm7qm (Listen)MON
The latest shipping forecast.MON
MON
01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qm86j (Listen)MON
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.MON
MON
05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qm87v (Listen)MON
The latest shipping forecast.MON
MON
05:30 News Briefing b00qm8d8 (Listen)MON
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.MON
MON
05:43 Prayer for the Day b00qm8dz (Listen)MON
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Johnston McKay.MON
MON
05:45 Farming Today b00qm8l7 (Listen)MON
An Oscar-nominated film which explores large-scaleMON
agricultural production in the US is causing controversyMON
among the farming industry in the UK. Reviewers has saidMON
that Food Inc exposes some unsavoury realities about howMON
American food reaches the table, and the power ofMON
multinational corporations in deciding what people eat.MON
Charlotte Smith looks at whether this film could predictMON
the future of farming in the UK.MON
Also, energy could be the new cash crop for farmers. FromMON
April, farmers will be able to sell electricity to theMON
national grid for more. And a company which builds housesMON
out of hemp is calling on more farmers to grow the crop.MON
MON
05:57 Weather b00qp09l (Listen)MON
The latest weather forecast for farmers.MON
MON
06:00 Today b00qm8v6 (Listen)MON
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie. Including SportsMON
Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.MON
MON
09:00 Start the Week b00qp09n (Listen)MON
Andrew Marr gains insight into the workings of governmentMON
offices with the investigative journalist MichaelMON
Cockerell and the former MP Lord Hurd. Jonathan MillerMON
gives a 19th-century Italian opera a 1950s AmericanMON
facelift, and Lyndall Gordon argues that it's time to lookMON
again at the life of the poet Emily Dickinson.MON
MON
09:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qmb8h (Listen)MON
Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Lachish ReliefsMON
Neil MacGregor's history of the world told through objectsMON
from the British Museum arrives at the Palace ofMON
Sennacherib in Northern Iran.MON
Throughout this week, Neil MacGregor explains the keyMON
power struggles taking place across the globe around 3,000MON
years ago, as ambitious new forces were buildingMON
sophisticated new societies.MON
It seems that war has been one of the constant themes ofMON
our shared human history and, in this programme, NeilMON
tells the story of the Assyrian king Sennacherib and hisMON
bloody siege of Lachish in Judah in 701 BC. The siege isMON
described unsparingly in giant stone carvings that wereMON
placed around the King's palace and that show, perhaps forMON
the first time, the terrible consequences of war onMON
civilian populations. The Assyrian war machine was toMON
create the largest empire that the world had ever seen andMON
used the terror tactic of mass deportations.MON
Statesman Paddy Ashdown and the historian Antony BeevorMON
reflect on these powerful images of war.MON
MON
10:00 Woman's Hour b00qmdk6 (Listen)MON
With Sheila McClennon.MON
Research indicates that around a third of women struggleMON
with maths, and yet this is a time when employers'MON
organisations say they require higher skill levels thanMON
ever before. So why has it happened?MON
In a special edition of Woman's Hour, Sheila McClennonMON
discusses where the problems started for a wholeMON
generation of women and how they can now help their ownMON
children from struggling too. Even those parents who areMON
confident mathematicians may find the syllabus is nowMON
taught in a different way and covers topics which weren'tMON
around when they were at school. With a panel of guests,MON
including the Marie Curie Professor of Maths Education JoMON
Boaler, Carol Vorderman and the president of theMON
Mathematical Association Jane Imrie, Sheila finds out whatMON
is happening in the classroom now, and if new initiativesMON
are likely to help all pupils feel confident in maths.MON
And, with many girls excelling in maths at school, whatMON
can be done to encourage these high flyers continue withMON
their maths into higher education and careers in maths,MON
engineering and technology?MON
MON
10:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00qmdk8 (Listen)MON
The Whole of the Moon, series 2, Episode 1MON
Legal drama serial by Colin MacDonald.MON
Advocate Depute Jo Ross is prosecuting her first murderMON
trial at Edinburgh's High Court, but something about theMON
case is beginning to bother her.MON
Jo ...... Vicki LiddelleMON
Iain ...... Steven McNicollMON
Mrs Ross ...... Eliza LanglandMON
Frank Gray ...... Simon TaitMON
Peter Loudon ...... Greg PowrieMON
DCI Brand ...... Lewis Howden.MON
MON
11:00 The Voices Who Dug Up The Past b00qp0qx (Listen)MON
Episode 2MON
MON
11:30 Ed Reardon's Week b00qp1cf (Listen)MON
Series 6, Elgar WritesMON
Comedy series by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.MON
Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodgerMON
and master of the abusive email, attempts to survive in aMON
world where the media seems to be run by idiots and lyingMON
charlatans.MON
While Ed is busily teaching grammar to some clumsy,MON
apostrophe-ridden phishers, Elgar finds fame when heMON
becomes an internet hit with his blog. Could Elgar be aMON
more successful writer than Ed? Quite probably.MON
Ed Reardon ...... Christopher DouglasMON
Olive ...... Stephanie ColeMON
Ray ...... Simon GreenallMON
Cliff ...... Geoff McGivernMON
Jaz ...... Philip JacksonMON
Pearl ...... Rita MayMON
Ping ...... Barunka O'ShaughnessyMON
Stan ...... Geoffrey WhiteheadMON
With Dan Tetsell and Andrew Nickolds.MON
MON
12:00 You and Yours b00qmdv3 (Listen)MON
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.MON
MON
12:57 Weather b00qmdx9 (Listen)MON
The latest weather forecast.MON
MON
13:00 World at One b00qmdyv (Listen)MON
National and international news with Martha Kearney.MON
MON
13:30 Quote... Unquote b00qp1ch (Listen)MON
Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchangeMON
of quotations and anecdotes. With David Nobbs, JustinMON
Webb, Marcel Berlins and Naomi Gryn. The reader is PeterMON
Jefferson.MON
MON
14:00 The Archers b00qm6lw (Listen)MON
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Sunday.]MON
MON
14:15 Afternoon Play b00qp1kl (Listen)MON
Legsy Gets a BreakMON
By Phil Gladwin. Seventeen-year-old Legsy, recently out ofMON
the care system, is on a quest to find the brother he wasMON
separated from as a child. And when he finds him, LegsyMON
must decide whether to follow his brother into a life ofMON
escalating crime or to try and break free.MON
Legsy ...... Josef AltinMON
Brady ...... Darren DouglasMON
Donna ...... Sophie StantonMON
Chloe ...... Tessa NicholsonMON
Ash ...... Benjamin SmithMON
John ...... Gethin AnthonyMON
Mental ...... Joseph Cohen-ColeMON
Detective ...... Nigel HastingsMON
Directed by John Dryden.MON
MON
15:00 Archive on 4 b00qs41j (Listen)MON
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:00 on Saturday.]MON
MON
15:45 The Tribes of Science b00lxvl7 (Listen)MON
Computer ProgrammersMON
Series in which Peter Curran visits members of the manyMON
and varied disciplines of science, from astronomy toMON
zoology, to explore their habitat, customs, rituals andMON
beliefs. Beneath the typecast and somewhat nerdy image ofMON
scientists, Peter finds passion, humour and, on occasion,MON
an enviable sense of community.MON
Peter starts off by visiting computer programmers. Do theMON
makers of the virtual world, Second Life, spend more timeMON
in their virtual world than in the real one? Are theyMON
architects, engineers or computer geeks, or actuallyMON
highly competent people?MON
Related LinksMON
* Linden Lab (lindenlab.com)MON
MON
16:00 Food Programme b00qm461 (Listen)MON
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:32 on Sunday.]MON
MON
16:30 Beyond Belief b00qp1mf (Listen)MON
MonogamyMON
Ernie Rea and guests discuss whether or not monogamy isMON
the ideal for human relationships.MON
MON
17:00 PM b00qmf51 (Listen)MON
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with EddieMON
Mair. Plus Weather.MON
MON
18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qmf6q (Listen)MON
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioMON
4.MON
MON
18:30 Just a Minute b00qp1mh (Listen)MON
Series 56, Episode 7MON
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With PaulMON
Merton, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth and Pam Ayres.MON
MON
19:00 The Archers b00qmdz7 (Listen)MON
Kenton finds some displacement activity.MON
MON
19:15 Front Row b00qmfb5 (Listen)MON
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Including theMON
verdict on the film The Lovely Bones, directed by PeterMON
Jackson and based on the best-selling novel by AliceMON
Sebold.MON
MON
19:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qmb8h (Listen)MON
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today.]MON
MON
20:00 Paying for the Party b00qpkln (Listen)MON
Anne McElvoy asks if reform is likely to the way politicalMON
parties are funded. What plans are in the pipeline to endMON
fears that wealthy individuals and trades unions 'buy'MON
influence with big donations?MON
MON
20:30 Analysis b00qpklq (Listen)MON
Crying TreasonMON
There have been calls for the treason laws to be usedMON
against an Islamic group protesting about British troopsMON
in Afghanistan. Such laws are widely regarded as out ofMON
date, so can any citizen now challenge the state withMON
impunity? Chris Bowlby asks if treason still matters inMON
modern Britain.MON
MON
21:00 Costing the Earth b00qpkls (Listen)MON
Protecting the PastMON
Alice Roberts investigates the threats posed to our greatMON
historic sites by climate change. Is there anything we canMON
do to save the most vulnerable properties from extremeMON
weather and regular flooding?MON
All over the world conservators and policy makers areMON
pondering the implications of global warming for our mostMON
important heritage sites. Alice visits three sites toMON
investigate possible responses to the problem.MON
In Ireland she visits Newgrange, the stunning centrepieceMON
of a Neolithic landscape which finds itself assaulted byMON
regular flooding of the nearby River Boyne and ever moreMON
extreme rainstorms. Europe's greatest collection ofMON
Megalithic art is being eroded faster than ever andMON
undiscovered archaeology is being ploughed into the groundMON
as local farmers turn from farming cattle and sheep to theMON
arable farming that suits the changing climate.MON
At Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh the laser-scanners fromMON
Historic Scotland are part way through their ambitiousMON
attempt to record 3-D models of the pick of the WorldMON
Heritage Sites. They have already fired lasers at theMON
presidents' heads on Mount Rushmore and are set to visitMON
Machu Picchu and Orkney's Skara Brae, an ancient villageMON
at imminent risk of destruction from rising sea levels andMON
more frequent storms.MON
Is all we can do really to record, scan, photograph andMON
despair, or can our historic landscapes be saved withMON
enough time, vision and money? On Exmoor the NationalMON
Trust is devising a plan to manage an entire river fromMON
source to sea. The aim is to avoid another Boscastle-styleMON
disaster where sudden, unprecedented rainfall overwhelms aMON
river and the historic sites on the coast below.MON
MON
21:30 Start the Week b00qp09q (Listen)MON
Andrew Marr gains insight into the workings of governmentMON
offices with the investigative journalist MichaelMON
Cockerell and the former MP Lord Hurd. Jonathan MillerMON
gives a 19th-century Italian opera a 1950s AmericanMON
facelift, and Lyndall Gordon argues that it's time to lookMON
again at the life of the poet Emily Dickinson.MON
MON
21:58 Weather b00qmfdc (Listen)MON
The latest weather forecast.MON
MON
22:00 The World Tonight b00qny2t (Listen)MON
National and international news and analysis with RitulaMON
Shah.MON
MON
22:45 Book at Bedtime b00qnztt (Listen)MON
Moonlight in Odessa, Episode 1MON
Jane Collingwood reads from Janet Skeslien Charles's debutMON
novel, set in the Ukraine.MON
Daria is a young woman just out of university with anMON
engineering degree and perfect English. However, in OdessaMON
impeccable qualifications alone are no guarantee of a goodMON
job.MON
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.MON
MON
23:00 Off the Page b00p31l0 (Listen)MON
Everyone's A CriticMON
Are you worried about the future of criticism? You shouldMON
be. When newspaper editors are forced to make cutbacks, itMON
is critics who are the first in the firing line. But do weMON
really need critics and criticism? Critic and journalistMON
Toby Young is joined by blogger Lynne Hatwell andMON
occupational psychologist Clive Fletcher to write aboutMON
and discuss criticism and the critics. Dominic ArkwrightMON
presents.MON
MON
23:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b008tnzk (Listen)MON
Series 2, Episode 1MON
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go alongMON
in an improvised sketch show driven by suggestions fromMON
the studio audience and with a loose grip on reality.MON
MON
TUE
TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2010TUE
TUE
00:00 Midnight News b00qm7c8 (Listen)TUE
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioTUE
4. Followed by Weather.TUE
TUE
00:30 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qmb8h (Listen)TUE
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday.]TUE
TUE
00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qm7lt (Listen)TUE
The latest shipping forecast.TUE
TUE
01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qm80k (Listen)TUE
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.TUE
TUE
05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qm86l (Listen)TUE
The latest shipping forecast.TUE
TUE
05:30 News Briefing b00qm87x (Listen)TUE
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.TUE
TUE
05:43 Prayer for the Day b00qm8db (Listen)TUE
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Johnston McKay.TUE
TUE
05:45 Farming Today b00qm8hj (Listen)TUE
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.TUE
TUE
06:00 Today b00qm8l9 (Listen)TUE
With Evan Davis and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk;TUE
Weather; Thought for the Day.TUE
TUE
09:00 Taking a Stand b00qpl4q (Listen)TUE
Fergal Keane talks to William and Kate Lyons about theTUE
devastating effects of bipolar disorder on both suffererTUE
and carer.TUE
The lives of William and Kate Lyons, a young marriedTUE
couple, have included dealing with Kate's bipolarTUE
depression. It's a condition she has had most of her adultTUE
life and that William has to monitor constantly. It hasTUE
led, on one occasion, to him having Kate sectioned underTUE
the Mental Health Act. They have decided to speak outTUE
because they believe there is a taboo surrounding theTUE
illness which can leave carers, as well as sufferers,TUE
isolated and vulnerable.TUE
TUE
09:30 When I Grow Up b00qpl4s (Listen)TUE
Episode 1TUE
Forty years ago 14,000 11-year-olds across Britain wereTUE
asked to write about where they saw themselves in theTUE
future: their jobs, family lives, belongings, livingTUE
environments and leisure pursuits. Those essays have nowTUE
been followed up by the Nuffield Foundation as a way ofTUE
finding out how far ambition at an early age shapes whatTUE
happens in later life.TUE
This is the first time that media access has been grantedTUE
to those who have taken part in their research. As well asTUE
evidence of ambition the essays offer detail about howTUE
youngsters imagined life would be at 25, with one writing,TUE
'My husband would have just won 200 pounds so we decidedTUE
to go to the moon for our holiday while we had not got anyTUE
children.'TUE
The series covers jobs, family lives, living environments,TUE
leisure pursuits and belongings that the children imaginedTUE
owning when first studied. The findings suggest thatTUE
children who are ambitious go on to enjoy greater successTUE
than those with lower aspirations. Once background andTUE
ability were accounted for, children did better if theyTUE
set themselves lofty goals.TUE
It reveals that, even if a child is economicallyTUE
disadvantaged or less able, having high ambitions atTUE
around the time they leave primary school means that theyTUE
are significantly more likely to have a professional job,TUE
though not necessarily the one that they predicted.TUE
TUE
09:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8z8 (Listen)TUE
Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Sphinx of TaharqoTUE
Neil MacGregor continues to describe the power strugglesTUE
across the globe around 3,000 years ago, as ambitious newTUE
forces set about creating the first cities and buildingTUE
sophisticated new societies - from the Middle East toTUE
South America.TUE
Neil describes what was happening along the River Nile andTUE
how a powerful new king conquered Egypt from Sudan. HisTUE
name was Taharqo and he ruled from a vibrant newTUE
civilisation (in modern day Sudan) called Kush. These daysTUE
few people even know that the mighty land of the PharaohsTUE
was once ruled over by its southern neighbour. TheTUE
evidence is summed up by a sculpture at the British MuseumTUE
that shows the ruler from Kush as an Egyptian sphinx.TUE
TUE
10:00 Woman's Hour b00qmd5v (Listen)TUE
With Jenni Murray.TUE
TUE
10:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00qmdkb (Listen)TUE
The Whole of the Moon, series 2, Episode 2TUE
Legal drama serial by Colin MacDonald.TUE
Jo visits a leading private school and turns up someTUE
surprising information about the dead man.TUE
Jo ...... Vicki LiddelleTUE
Iain ...... Steven McNicollTUE
Irene Lee ...... Eliza LanglandTUE
Tom Stein ...... Lewis HowdenTUE
Chris Murray ...... Andrew ClarkTUE
Frank Gray ...... Simon TaitTUE
Peter Loudon ...... Greg Powrie.TUE
TUE
11:00 Watching the Watchdog b00qpl4v (Listen)TUE
Penny Marshall looks at the progress of a new internetTUE
watchdog that is working with the government to protectTUE
children from dangers in the digital world.TUE
How best to strike a balance between safety and freedomTUE
online? Penny finds that issues such as cyber bullying andTUE
access to harmful material are affecting younger andTUE
younger children - 66 per cent of five- to seven-year-oldsTUE
are now internet users - and getting industry players toTUE
agree to some form of regulation is not easy.TUE
TUE
11:30 With Great Pleasure b00qpl4x (Listen)TUE
Kate HumbleTUE
Wildlife presenter Kate Humble shares some favouriteTUE
pieces of writing with an audience. The readers are JohnTUE
Telfer and Rosie Cavliero.TUE
TUE
12:00 You and Yours b00qmdtq (Listen)TUE
Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.TUE
TUE
12:57 Weather b00qmdwd (Listen)TUE
The latest weather forecast.TUE
TUE
13:00 World at One b00qmdxc (Listen)TUE
National and international news with Martha Kearney.TUE
TUE
13:30 Piano Stool Beethovens b00qpl4z (Listen)TUE
Ian McMillan sets out on the trail of a forgotten localTUE
hero, one of countless composers whose work lies buriedTUE
under the bottoms of amateur pianists to this day. As heTUE
discovers, it's also a route to the passions andTUE
preoccupations of everyday people from a century ago.TUE
TUE
14:00 The Archers b00qmdz7 (Listen)TUE
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Monday.]TUE
TUE
14:15 Afternoon Play b00qpl51 (Listen)TUE
English in AfghanistanTUE
Modern-day fable by Ryan Craig, set against the backdropTUE
of war-torn Afghanistan. Two British soldiers embark on aTUE
perilous quest to retrieve a love letter.TUE
TUE
15:00 Making History b00qpl53 (Listen)TUE
Vanessa Collingridge asks listeners to suggest objectsTUE
that help tell A History Of The World.TUE
TUE
15:30 Afternoon Reading b00qplcy (Listen)TUE
The Writing Life, The Author at HomeTUE
Novelist AL Kennedy, who spices up the isolation of theTUE
day job with a sideline in stand-up comedy, presents threeTUE
despatches from the sharp end of the writing life.TUE
There's the lady novelist reclining in her CreatingTUE
Hammock, attended by Juan her fragrant assistant. Or maybeTUE
not.TUE
TUE
15:45 The Tribes of Science b00m0jvx (Listen)TUE
The ZoologistsTUE
Peter Curran visits members of the many and variedTUE
disciplines of science, from astronomy to zoology, toTUE
explore their habitat, customs, rituals and beliefs.TUE
Peter meets zoologists and spends time at the Institute ofTUE
Zoology at London Zoo. Are the otter specialists asTUE
quick-witted, sociable and fun as the aquatic animals theyTUE
study? And does the office hierarchy mirror the peckingTUE
order of the food chain?TUE
Related LinksTUE
* The Institute of Zoology (www.zsl.org)TUE
TUE
16:00 Chips With Everything b00lv18s (Listen)TUE
Sue Nelson explores the mining town in North Carolina thatTUE
is responsible for the production of the entire world'sTUE
supply of silicon chips.TUE
The small community of Spruce Pine is home to the purestTUE
quartz on Earth, which is essential for making the chipsTUE
that run every computer, digital radio, washing machineTUE
and microwave on the planet.TUE
Quartz is vital because of how computer chips are made;TUE
this uniquely pure mineral forms the mixing bowls andTUE
tools that make the manufacture of silicon chips possible.TUE
If the quartz is contaminated then it becomes useless, butTUE
by a stroke of geological luck these rocks formed in theTUE
shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains are just perfect.TUE
Without them - and therefore without the work of thisTUE
North Carolina town - microchip development as we know itTUE
would grind to a halt.TUE
But as new quartz deposits are discovered in otherTUE
countries, including Norway, could Spruce Pine cease to beTUE
indispensible? And what will the people of the town do ifTUE
their last major industry disappears? The programme meetsTUE
the locals of this Mitchell County town and digs beneathTUE
the surface of this strategically important mineral.TUE
TUE
16:30 A Good Read b00qplyl (Listen)TUE
Sue MacGregor talks to columnist India Knight and musicianTUE
Richard Hawley about their favourite books.TUE
India's choice is a rollercoaster tale of love and recipesTUE
by the screenwriter of When Harry Met Sally, Richard optsTUE
for a tale of friendship and freedom set in the sultryTUE
surroundings of Monterey, and Sue's selection is aTUE
poignant story tracing the plight of a young ChineseTUE
girl's struggle during her country's civil war.TUE
TUE
17:00 PM b00qmf15 (Listen)TUE
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with EddieTUE
Mair. Plus Weather.TUE
TUE
18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qmf53 (Listen)TUE
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioTUE
4.TUE
TUE
18:30 Act Your Age b00qplyn (Listen)TUE
Series 2, Episode 5TUE
Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comicTUE
generations against each other to find out which is theTUE
funniest.TUE
Team captains Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne and Johnnie CassonTUE
are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and TomTUE
O'Connor.TUE
TUE
19:00 The Archers b00qmdyx (Listen)TUE
Alan prepares for some time in the wilderness.TUE
TUE
19:15 Front Row b00qmf6s (Listen)TUE
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including anTUE
interview with Megan Mullally, best known for playing theTUE
role of Karen in the TV sitcom Will and Grace.TUE
TUE
19:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8z8 (Listen)TUE
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today.]TUE
TUE
20:00 File on 4 b00qplyq (Listen)TUE
After two big scandals in a year over dire standards inTUE
hospitals which put patients at serious risk, JulianTUE
O'Halloran asks how many people are still being killed byTUE
avoidable medical blunders, and how far the NHS hasTUE
progressed since it began to address the problem ten yearsTUE
ago.TUE
TUE
20:40 In Touch b00qplys (Listen)TUE
Peter White with news and information for the blind andTUE
partially sighted.TUE
TUE
21:00 Case Notes b00qplyv (Listen)TUE
Dr Mark Porter visits a midwife-led unit in south LondonTUE
to ask the mothers there why they have chosen this option.TUE
What happens if they need surgical intervention?TUE
TUE
21:30 Taking a Stand b00qpl4q (Listen)TUE
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today.]TUE
TUE
21:58 Weather b00qmfb7 (Listen)TUE
The latest weather forecast.TUE
TUE
22:00 The World Tonight b00qmfdf (Listen)TUE
National and international news and analysis with RobinTUE
Lustig.TUE
TUE
22:45 Book at Bedtime b00qstrd (Listen)TUE
Moonlight in Odessa, Episode 2TUE
Jane Collingwood reads from Janet Skeslien Charles's debutTUE
novel, set in the Ukraine.TUE
Daria is desperate not to lose her much-cherished job butTUE
just as determined not to sleep with her boss, so sheTUE
recruits an old friend to help her - with unexpectedTUE
results.TUE
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.TUE
TUE
23:00 Fabulous b00qplyx (Listen)TUE
Series 3, Episode 2TUE
Sitcom by Lucy Clarke about a woman who wants to beTUE
Fabulous but can't cope.TUE
Faye is still engaged to a man she is roughly 65 per centTUE
sure she should marry - 66 per cent on a good day.TUE
All chocolate and junk food has been outlawed from theTUE
office. Seeing a chance to make some extra money to helpTUE
pay for her wedding, Faye turns into a wannabe Al Capone,TUE
selling illicit biscuits and chocolate to herTUE
sugar-starved co-workers.TUE
With Katy Brand, Daisy Haggard, Olivia Colman, Anne Reid,TUE
Alison Pettit, Joanna Munro, Sally Grace, MargaretTUE
Cabourn-Smith, David Armand.TUE
Music by Osymyso.TUE
TUE
23:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b008vzdy (Listen)TUE
Series 2, Episode 2TUE
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go alongTUE
in an improvised sketch show driven by suggestions fromTUE
the studio audience and with a loose grip on reality.TUE
TUE
WED
WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2010WED
WED
00:00 Midnight News b00qm7cb (Listen)WED
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioWED
4. Followed by Weather.WED
WED
00:30 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8z8 (Listen)WED
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Tuesday.]WED
WED
00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qm7lw (Listen)WED
The latest shipping forecast.WED
WED
01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qm80n (Listen)WED
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.WED
WED
05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qm86n (Listen)WED
The latest shipping forecast.WED
WED
05:30 News Briefing b00qm880 (Listen)WED
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.WED
WED
05:43 Prayer for the Day b00qm8dd (Listen)WED
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Johnston McKay.WED
WED
05:45 Farming Today b00qm8hl (Listen)WED
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.WED
WED
06:00 Today b00qm8lc (Listen)WED
With John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk;WED
Weather; Thought for the Day.WED
WED
09:00 Midweek b00qpmgf (Listen)WED
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves andWED
guests.WED
WED
09:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zb (Listen)WED
Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Chinese Zhou RitualWED
BowlWED
The Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor retellsWED
the history of human development from the first stone axeWED
to the credit card, using 100 selected objects from theWED
Museum.WED
Three thousand years ago the world was in huge flux, withWED
new powers creating sophisticated new societies - from theWED
Middle East to South America - as older ones collapsed.WED
Neil finds out what was happening in China during thatWED
period and describes how a group of outsiders, the Zhou,WED
overthrew the long-established Shang dynasty.WED
The story is told through a bronze bowl that was used bothWED
for feasting and also as an object to be buried alongsideWED
the dead for use in the afterlife. What does thisWED
beautiful bronze bowl tell us about the Zhou and life inWED
China at this time?WED
Dame Jessica Rawson and the Chinese scholar Wang Tao helpWED
paint the picture.WED
WED
10:00 Woman's Hour b00qmd5x (Listen)WED
With Jenni Murray.WED
WED
10:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00qmdkd (Listen)WED
The Whole of the Moon, series 2, Episode 3WED
Legal drama serial by Colin MacDonald.WED
Edinburgh is wilting in the heat, and Jo's murder case isWED
going pear shaped.WED
Jo ...... Vicki LiddelleWED
Iain ...... Steven McNicollWED
Mrs Ross ...... Eliza LanglandWED
Frank Gray ...... Simon TaitWED
Peter Loudon ...... Greg PowrieWED
DCI Brand ...... Lewis Howden.WED
WED
11:00 Fort Dunlop b00qpmgh (Listen)WED
Giles Poyner, a creative director at the iconic FortWED
Dunlop building, pays tribute to the Birmingham landmark.WED
He, his mother and grandfather talk about their workingWED
life there.WED
Drive through Birmingham on the M6 and you can't fail toWED
notice an imposing fort-like building, standing proudWED
against the city's industrial skyline. The Fort DunlopWED
building was built for the tyre company in the early 20thWED
century to accommodate the thousands of workers needed toWED
supply the growing motoring and aviation industries. TheWED
Dunlop Tyre Company, was one of Birmingham's largestWED
employers, and those who worked there were looked afterWED
and had a job for life. But by the end of the century,WED
competition from overseas led to the closure of the site,WED
as Dunlop transferred much of its operation abroad.WED
The Fort was abandoned in the late 1980s and stood emptyWED
for 20 years, until it was taken over by an innovativeWED
urban design company who transformed the vast empty tyreWED
store into state of the art offices, cafes and shops.WED
This is where Giles Poyner works as brand design manager.WED
The achingly hip surroundings of his office are a far cryWED
from his 92-year-old grandfather's experience of workingWED
at the Fort. He recalls the stench of rubber in the air,WED
the workers arriving by canal boat before the road wasWED
built and, above all, the sense of being part of a family,WED
cared for by a benevolent employer.WED
Giles's mother Susan also worked at Fort Dunlop as aWED
typist during the 1960s. She remembers the generousWED
facilities provided for the workers, including a pub,WED
theatre and playing fields.WED
Giles Poyner pays tribute to this iconic BirminghamWED
landmark and discovers how his workplace has changed bothWED
physically and culturally over the decades.WED
Related LinksWED
* Birmingham Mail Archive (www.birminghammail.net)WED
WED
11:30 Fags, Mags and Bags b00qpmlk (Listen)WED
Series 3, Mr Majhu Goes To LenzieWED
Sitcom written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and DonaldWED
McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop.WED
Ramesh inadvertently enters the murky world of LenzieWED
politics.WED
Ramesh ...... Sanjeev KolhiWED
Dave ...... Donald McLearyWED
Sanjay ...... Omar RazaWED
Alok ...... Susheel KumarWED
Father Henderson ...... Gerard KellyWED
Bob Shandy MP ...... Ron DonachieWED
Guthrie ...... Tom UrieWED
Mrs Gibb ...... Marjory HogarthWED
Mutton Jeff ...... Sean ScanlanWED
Jeff ...... Steven McNicolWED
Hilly ...... Kate BrailsfordWED
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.WED
WED
12:00 You and Yours b00qmdts (Listen)WED
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.WED
WED
12:57 Weather b00qmdwg (Listen)WED
The latest weather forecast.WED
WED
13:00 World at One b00qmdxf (Listen)WED
National and international news with Martha Kearney.WED
WED
13:30 The Media Show b00qpq1n (Listen)WED
Steve Hewlett presents a topical programme about theWED
fast-changing media world.WED
WED
14:00 The Archers b00qmdyx (Listen)WED
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Tuesday.]WED
WED
14:15 Afternoon Play b00qpq1q (Listen)WED
God Bless Our LoveWED
Romantic comedy by Ray Connolly about a priest and a nunWED
who fall in love and leave their orders to marry and beginWED
a new life together.WED
Michael ...... David NeilsonWED
Eleanor ...... Alexandra MathieWED
Jane ...... Fiona ClarkeWED
Darrell ...... Joe RansomWED
Fr Dermot ...... Stephen TomlinWED
Suzy ..... Cherylee HoustonWED
Produced by Charlotte Riches.WED
WED
15:00 Money Box Live b00qpq1s (Listen)WED
Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on debt andWED
borrowing.WED
Guests:WED
Jasmine Birtles, Moneymagpie.comWED
Liz McVey, managing counsellor of CCCS Scotland andWED
Scottish DebtlineWED
Michael Park, money adviser, National Debtline.WED
WED
15:30 Afternoon Reading b00qplk8 (Listen)WED
The Writing Life, The Author AwayWED
Novelist AL Kennedy, who spices up the isolation of theWED
day job with a sideline in stand-up comedy, presents threeWED
despatches from the sharp end of the writing life.WED
Stuck in the Northern Lodge Motel, Tasmania, with onlyWED
foot-long woodlice for company, maybe life on the roadWED
during the book tour isn't everything it's cracked up toWED
be.WED
WED
15:45 The Tribes of Science b00m8plt (Listen)WED
The BotanistsWED
Peter Curran visits members of the many and variedWED
disciplines of science, from astronomy to zoology, toWED
explore their habitat, customs, rituals and beliefs.WED
Peter meets the botanists who won the lottery. SeedWED
conservation used to be rather marginal to the mainWED
scientific activity at The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.WED
That is, until, the scientists who preserve seeds forWED
future generations asked for and received 30 millionWED
pounds.WED
WED
16:00 Thinking Allowed b00qpq1v (Listen)WED
With the advent of Napster and Pirate Bay, people assumeWED
that intellectual piracy is the creation of the digitalWED
age. But Laurie Taylor hears that piracy has a much longerWED
history than expected. He speaks to the author of aWED
history which traces its lively lineage back to theWED
invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press.WED
WED
16:30 Case Notes b00qplyv (Listen)WED
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Tuesday.]WED
WED
17:00 PM b00qmf17 (Listen)WED
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with EddieWED
Mair. Plus Weather.WED
WED
18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qmf55 (Listen)WED
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioWED
4.WED
WED
18:30 The Write Stuff b00qpq1x (Listen)WED
Series 9, Nancy MitfordWED
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literaryWED
correctness. Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss areWED
joined by John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham. The authorWED
of the week and subject for pastiche is Nancy Mitford, andWED
the reader is Beth Chalmers.WED
WED
19:00 The Archers b00qmdyz (Listen)WED
Helen drops a bombshell at Bridge Farm.WED
WED
19:15 Front Row b00qmf6v (Listen)WED
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, including anWED
interview with comedy performer and writer David Mitchell.WED
WED
19:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zb (Listen)WED
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today.]WED
WED
20:00 Moral Maze b00qpqj8 (Listen)WED
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questionsWED
behind the week's news. Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor,WED
Michael Portillo and Clifford Longley cross-examineWED
witnesses.WED
WED
20:45 Head To Head b00jxb04 (Listen)WED
Episode 2WED
Edward Stourton presents a series celebrating greatWED
debates, combining archive of rare discussions between keyWED
figures with analysis by a panel of experts.WED
The 1976 battle between Milton Friedman and Lord Balogh onWED
the relative merits of free-market economics at a timeWED
when Britain was in financial crisis.WED
A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4.WED
WED
21:00 Inside the Elephant Mind b00qxgzw (Listen)WED
Everyone knows that elephants are clever but science isWED
only now beginning to reveal just how smart they are.WED
Andrew Luck-Baker joins British and Kenyan researchers onWED
the East African savannah who are revealing the depths ofWED
the elephant mind with the help of a huge loudspeaker inWED
the back of a Land Rover.WED
WED
21:30 Midweek b00qpmgk (Listen)WED
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves andWED
guests.WED
WED
21:58 Weather b00qmfb9 (Listen)WED
The latest weather forecast.WED
WED
22:00 The World Tonight b00qmfdh (Listen)WED
National and international news and analysis with RobinWED
Lustig.WED
WED
22:45 Book at Bedtime b00qstr3 (Listen)WED
Moonlight in Odessa, Episode 3WED
Jane Collingwood reads from Janet Skeslien Charles's debutWED
novel, set in the Ukraine.WED
Daria, uncertain of her future with the shipping firm,WED
starts to moonlight for the Soviet Unions dating agency,WED
translating for lovelorn Americans searching for aWED
beautiful Ukrainian bride.WED
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.WED
WED
23:00 Mordrin McDonald: 21st-Century Wizard b00qprmm (Listen)WED
Market MagicWED
Comedy by David Kay and Gavin Smith.WED
Mordrin is a 2,000-year-old wizard living in the modernWED
world, where regular bin collections and watchingWED
Countdown are just as important as slaying dragons.WED
With Gordon Kennedy, Jack Docherty, Cora Bissett and DavidWED
Kay.WED
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.WED
WED
23:15 The News At Bedtime b00pftgn (Listen)WED
Episode 5WED
Twin presenters John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee presentWED
in-depth news analysis covering the latest storiesWED
happening this 'once upon a time'.WED
Mary Mary reports on a medical mystery involving and oldWED
woman who swallowed a fly.WED
With Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Fi Glover, Lewis MacLeod,WED
Alex MacQueen, Lucy Montgomery, Vicki Pepperdine, DanWED
Tetsell.WED
Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.WED
WED
23:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b008xf49 (Listen)WED
Series 2, Episode 3WED
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go alongWED
in an improvised sketch show driven by suggestions fromWED
the studio audience and with a loose grip on reality.WED
WED
THU
THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2010THU
THU
00:00 Midnight News b00qm7cd (Listen)THU
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioTHU
4. Followed by Weather.THU
THU
00:30 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zb (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Wednesday.]THU
THU
00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qm7ly (Listen)THU
The latest shipping forecast.THU
THU
01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qm80q (Listen)THU
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.THU
THU
05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qm86q (Listen)THU
The latest shipping forecast.THU
THU
05:30 News Briefing b00qm882 (Listen)THU
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.THU
THU
05:43 Prayer for the Day b00qm8dg (Listen)THU
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Johnston McKay.THU
THU
05:45 Farming Today b00qm8hn (Listen)THU
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.THU
THU
06:00 Today b00qm8lg (Listen)THU
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Including SportsTHU
Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.THU
THU
09:00 In Our Time b00qprnj (Listen)THU
The Indian MutinyTHU
Melvyn Bragg and guests Faisal Devji, Shruti Kapila andTHU
Chandrika Kaul discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and theTHU
rebellion which followed.THU
THU
09:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zd (Listen)THU
Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Paracas TextileTHU
The director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor,THU
retells the history of human development from the firstTHU
stone axe to the credit card, using 100 selected objectsTHU
from the Museum.THU
The theme so far has been one of empires collapsing, newTHU
regimes and warfare. In South America there were no newTHU
empires and we still don't entirely understand theTHU
cultures that were thriving there.THU
Here, Neil shows off some of the remarkably well-preservedTHU
textiles discovered in the Paracas peninsula on theTHU
southern coast of Peru and tries to piece together whatTHU
life might have been like for these people living inTHU
around 500 BC. The early Peruvians went to astonishingTHU
lengths to make and decorate their textiles whose coloursTHU
remain striking to this day. What were they for and whatTHU
do they tell us about beliefs of this time?THU
THU
10:00 Woman's Hour b00qmd5z (Listen)THU
With Jenni Murray.THU
THU
10:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00qmdkg (Listen)THU
The Whole of the Moon, series 2, Episode 4THU
Legal drama serial by Colin MacDonald.THU
Jo suspects that the man she's prosecuting for murderTHU
isn't guilty. But if she's wrong, her career in the HighTHU
Court is over before it's begun.THU
Jo ...... Vicki LiddelleTHU
Iain ...... Steven McNicollTHU
Lord Watten ...... Simon TaitTHU
Alan Tait ...... Lewis HowdenTHU
Old Woman ...... Eliza LanglandTHU
Peter Loudon ...... Greg PowrieTHU
Elliot ...... Andrew Clark.THU
THU
11:00 From Our Own Correspondent b00qps7v (Listen)THU
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind theTHU
world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.THU
THU
11:30 Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of ModernTHU
American b00qps7x (Listen)THU
The Crucible of CapitalismTHU
Mark Lawson explores how American writing became theTHU
literary superpower of the 20th century, telling theTHU
nation's stories of money, power, sex, religion and war.THU
Mark considers how America's post-war playwrights - fromTHU
Tennessee Williams to David Mamet - have challengedTHU
political rhetoric about the triumph of capitalism in theTHU
USA.THU
Edward Albee, author of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?THU
reveals his candidate for 'the best American play'. OtherTHU
interviewees include Tony Kushner, author of Angels inTHU
America, and the late August Wilson, whose sequence of tenTHU
plays about the African-American experience is typical ofTHU
the structural ambition and political questioning found inTHU
so many of the major post-war American plays.THU
Through the theatres of Broadway, the programme alsoTHU
explores the commercial pressures in America'sTHU
largely-unsubsidised theatre culture, which have led toTHU
several of the nation's greatest playwrights - includingTHU
Albee, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams - facing longTHU
periods of neglect.THU
THU
12:00 You and Yours b00qmdtv (Listen)THU
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.THU
THU
12:57 Weather b00qmdwj (Listen)THU
The latest weather forecast.THU
THU
13:00 World at One b00qmdxh (Listen)THU
National and international news with Martha Kearney.THU
THU
13:30 Costing the Earth b00qpkls (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Monday.]THU
THU
14:00 The Archers b00qmdyz (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Wednesday.]THU
THU
14:15 Afternoon Play b00c1q5z (Listen)THU
Address UnknownTHU
Tim Dee's adaptation of Kressmann Taylor's novel,THU
published in 1938.THU
Two old friends, former business associates in SanTHU
Francisco, exchange letters. One is an American GermanTHU
Jew, the other an American German who, excited andTHU
energised by the new Germany of the 1930s, has gone home.THU
Attitudes harden with the seemingly inexorable rise ofTHU
Hitler, the Jew horrified by the change in his friend andTHU
his wholesale adoption of the rhetoric and ideology ofTHU
Nazism.THU
With Henry Goodman, Patrick Malahide.THU
THU
15:00 Ramblings b00qlgz3 (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:07 on Saturday.]THU
THU
15:27 Radio 4 Appeal b00qm360 (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 on Sunday.]THU
THU
15:30 Afternoon Reading b00qplk6 (Listen)THU
The Writing Life, In the Public EyeTHU
Novelist AL Kennedy, who spices up the isolation of theTHU
day job with a sideline in stand-up comedy, presents threeTHU
despatches from the sharp end of the writing life.THU
Meet the author - what maniac thought of that? ALKTHU
proposes her 10 Point Plan for surviving the insatiableTHU
demands of the press, while living uncomfortably alongsideTHU
her multi-mediated virtual presence.THU
THU
15:45 The Tribes of Science b00m5rs7 (Listen)THU
The AstronomersTHU
Peter Curran visits members of the many and variedTHU
disciplines of science, from astronomy to zoology, toTHU
explore their habitat, customs, rituals and beliefs.THU
Peter meets the astronomers at Jodrell Bank Observatory.THU
For 50 years, astronomers at the Jodrell Bank worked withTHU
colleagues around an iconic radio telescope that famouslyTHU
spotted Sputnik. But now most of the Jodrell tribe areTHU
leaving their telescope in the middle of the CheshireTHU
countryside and moving to Manchester. The telescope willTHU
survive as it is a listed building, but will the tribe?THU
Related LinksTHU
* Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (www.jb.man.ac.uk)THU
THU
16:00 Open Book b00qm62m (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday.]THU
THU
16:30 Material World b00qps7z (Listen)THU
In October 2005, a European scientific satellite liftedTHU
off on a Russian rocket to perform crucial measurements onTHU
the effects of global warming on polar ice. Just a fewTHU
minutes later, CryoSat crashed in the Arctic. Now, reborn,THU
rebuilt and renewed, CryoSat-2 is on the launch pad. ItsTHU
chief scientist, Professor Duncan Wingham of UCL, joinsTHU
Quentin Cooper to discuss the hazards and frustrations ofTHU
space missions and why this one is crucial to ourTHU
understanding of climate change.THU
The question of whether global climate change is causingTHU
the polar ice caps to shrink is one of the most hotlyTHU
debated environmental issues of our time. By monitoringTHU
precise changes in the thickness of the polar ice sheetsTHU
and floating sea ice, CryoSat-2 aims to answer thisTHU
question. It will use radar to measure the extent andTHU
thickness of ice around both poles and to see how it isTHU
changing.THU
THU
17:00 PM b00qmf19 (Listen)THU
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with EddieTHU
Mair. Plus Weather.THU
THU
18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qmf57 (Listen)THU
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioTHU
4.THU
THU
18:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b00qps81 (Listen)THU
Series 2, Episode 3THU
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People'sTHU
Manifesto, taking suggestions from his studio audience andTHU
then getting them to vote for the best.THU
THU
19:00 The Archers b00qmdz1 (Listen)THU
Neil and Lynda go head to head.THU
THU
19:15 Front Row b00qmf6x (Listen)THU
Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang, including news ofTHU
the longlist of contenders for the Art Fund Prize forTHU
Museum and Galleries.THU
THU
19:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zd (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today.]THU
THU
20:00 The Report b00qps83 (Listen)THU
Author Terry Pratchett has argued that assisted suicideTHU
should be legal in the UK - but there is already a medicalTHU
technique widely used in the NHS which some campaignersTHU
claim is euthanasia by the backdoor. Called terminalTHU
sedation, it's used to ease the pain and suffering of theTHU
very sick. But critics say it can hasten death. LindaTHU
Pressly investigates the extent of terminal sedation andTHU
examines if it is always in the interests of patients andTHU
their families.THU
THU
20:30 The Bottom Line b00qps85 (Listen)THU
Evan Davis presents the business magazine. EntrepreneursTHU
and company bosses talk about the issues that matter toTHU
their companies and their customers.THU
THU
21:00 Science on Trial b00qps87 (Listen)THU
What happens when the free pursuit of answers inTHU
scientific research comes face to face with English law?THU
Alan Urry investigates.THU
Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The CodeTHU
Book, is one of the UK's most successful science writers.THU
Peter Wilmshurst is a respected cardiologist and has longTHU
fought for high ethical standards in scientific research.THU
Francisco Lacerda works in Stockholm studying how childrenTHU
learn to speak. Henrik Thomsen is a Danish radiologistTHU
with an interest in kidney disease. They are a disparateTHU
group, but what they all have in common is that they haveTHU
all fallen foul of English law for engaging with what theyTHU
believe are scientific debates. Lawyers, journalists andTHU
scientists are now campaigning for a change to the UKTHU
libel laws to protect free speech. Those issuing orTHU
threatening the writs say they have commercial reputationsTHU
to protect. Where should the balance lie?THU
THU
21:30 In Our Time b00qprnj (Listen)THU
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today.]THU
THU
21:58 Weather b00qmfbc (Listen)THU
The latest weather forecast.THU
THU
22:00 The World Tonight b00qmfdl (Listen)THU
National and international news and analysis with RobinTHU
Lustig.THU
THU
22:45 Book at Bedtime b00qstr5 (Listen)THU
Moonlight in Odessa, Episode 4THU
Jane Collingwood reads from Janet Skeslien Charles's debutTHU
novel, set in the Ukraine.THU
Daria's plan to distract her boss, Mr Harmon, has workedTHU
so well that he is now besotted with her former friendTHU
Olga, who in turn is uncontrollably jealous of Daria.THU
Daria's reaction is somewhat unexpected.THU
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.THU
THU
23:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b00qps89 (Listen)THU
Episode 1THU
Comedy by Sarah Millican, who plays Sarah, life counsellorTHU
and modern-day agony aunt.THU
Together with her team of 'experts', Sarah tackles theTHU
nation's problems head on, dishing out real advice forTHU
real people.THU
Sarah tackles the problems, 'I love a plumber but I'm noTHU
boiler; dating outside of your class: would you, shouldTHU
you, could you?' and 'Help! I love two women at the sameTHU
time - my mam not included'.THU
Sarah ...... Sarah MillicanTHU
Marion ...... Ruth BrattTHU
Terry ...... Simon DayeTHU
Chris ...... Steve EdgeTHU
Jamie ...... Nick MohammedTHU
Carol ...... Helen Atkinson Wood.THU
THU
23:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b008z5ld (Listen)THU
Series 2, Episode 4THU
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go alongTHU
in an improvised sketch show driven by suggestions fromTHU
the studio audience and with a loose grip on reality.THU
THU
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FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2010FRI
FRI
00:00 Midnight News b00qm7cg (Listen)FRI
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioFRI
4. Followed by Weather.FRI
FRI
00:30 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zd (Listen)FRI
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Thursday.]FRI
FRI
00:48 Shipping Forecast b00qm7m0 (Listen)FRI
The latest shipping forecast.FRI
FRI
01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes b00qm80s (Listen)FRI
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.FRI
FRI
05:20 Shipping Forecast b00qm86s (Listen)FRI
The latest shipping forecast.FRI
FRI
05:30 News Briefing b00qm884 (Listen)FRI
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.FRI
FRI
05:43 Prayer for the Day b00qm8dj (Listen)FRI
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Johnston McKay.FRI
FRI
05:45 Farming Today b00qm8hq (Listen)FRI
News and issues in rural Britain with Caz Graham.FRI
FRI
06:00 Today b00qm8lk (Listen)FRI
With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. Including Sports Desk;FRI
Weather; Thought for the Day.FRI
FRI
09:00 Desert Island Discs b00qm36f (Listen)FRI
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday.]FRI
FRI
09:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zg (Listen)FRI
Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC), Gold Coin of CroesusFRI
Neil MacGregor has been looking at the collapse of oldFRI
regimes and the emergence of new powers from the MiddleFRI
East to China. In this programme, he describes how aFRI
powerful new state finds a dramatic way to help run itsFRI
increasingly complex economy and trading networks - usingFRI
coins.FRI
Croesus was a king in what is now western Turkey and hisFRI
kingdom was called Lydia. It's remarkable that over 2,000FRI
years later we still have an expression that celebratesFRI
his wealth. Neil considers how money, in the form ofFRI
coins, first came about, and describes the hugely complexFRI
methods of creating them. And whatever happened to Croesus?FRI
FRI
10:00 Woman's Hour b00qmd61 (Listen)FRI
With Jenni Murray.FRI
FRI
10:45 Woman's Hour Drama b00qmdkj (Listen)FRI
The Whole of the Moon, series 2, Episode 5FRI
Legal drama serial by Colin MacDonald.FRI
In a packed and stifling courtroom, Jo puts her career onFRI
the line.FRI
Jo ...... Vicki LiddelleFRI
Iain ...... Steven McNicollFRI
Peter Loudon ...... Greg PowrieFRI
Lord Watten ...... Simon TaitFRI
Alan Tait ...... Lewis HowdenFRI
Mrs Ross ...... Eliza Langland.FRI
FRI
11:00 Last Orders b00qpslw (Listen)FRI
Episode 1FRI
A celebration of the pub landlord and landlady.FRI
With pubs disappearing at the rate of more than three aFRI
day, signalling one of the most rapid cultural shifts ofFRI
recent times, half a dozen landlords and landladiesFRI
reflect on life as a licensee and explore what we're inFRI
danger of losing besides the beer and the buildings.FRI
This rueful view from behind the bar includes reflectionsFRI
on the qualities of a good landlord or landlady, theirFRI
role as community confessional and settler of tap roomFRI
fights, dispenser of best bitter and pearls of wisdom.FRI
The programme hears from from old hands like Barbara, anFRI
ex-Bunny girl who runs The Grapes in London's Limehouse;FRI
Tetley Dave who fought a battle to keep The Shoulder ofFRI
Mutton from closing in Castleford; Maureen from LangsettFRI
who's famous for her pies; ex miner Dennis from Barnsley,FRI
whose bête noir is health and safety; and former CambridgeFRI
academic Tim, who's taken early retirement to open hisFRI
first pub in York, The Pheonix, just as others around areFRI
shutting up shop.FRI
How have they kept their marriages together, living andFRI
working on the premises? How much of a temptation was itFRI
to hit the top shelf after a hard day's graft behind theFRI
bar? Why do they think the pub can help teach the nextFRI
generation how to hold their drink? And how do they bar anFRI
objectionable customer without starting a Wild West-styleFRI
bar room brawl?FRI
FRI
11:30 A Charles Paris Mystery: Cast in Order ofFRI
Disappearance b00qpsrd (Listen)FRI
Episode 4FRI
Dramatised by Jeremy Front from the novel by Simon Brett.FRI
Just who did kill Elliot Roth and will they stop at oneFRI
murder?FRI
Charles Paris ...... Bill NighyFRI
Jodie ...... Martine McCutcheonFRI
Frances ...... Suzanne BurdenFRI
Maurice ...... Jon GloverFRI
Nick ...... Rhys JenningsFRI
Dr Mayhew ...... Stephen HoganFRI
Elspeth ...... Kate LaydenFRI
Directed by Sally Avens.FRI
FRI
12:00 You and Yours b00qmdtx (Listen)FRI
Consumer news and issues with Peter White.FRI
FRI
12:57 Weather b00qmdwl (Listen)FRI
The latest weather forecast.FRI
FRI
13:00 World at One b00qmdxk (Listen)FRI
National and international news with Shaun Ley.FRI
FRI
13:30 Feedback b00qpsrg (Listen)FRI
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmesFRI
and policy.FRI
FRI
14:00 The Archers b00qmdz1 (Listen)FRI
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Thursday.]FRI
FRI
14:15 Afternoon Play b00qpsrj (Listen)FRI
Bad Faith, The Fire This TimeFRI
Series of plays by Peter Jukes about Jake Thorne, aFRI
Methodist minister and police chaplain who is battlingFRI
with his own demons at the same time as trying to resolveFRI
the problems of his parishioners.FRI
Jake takes on his arch rival and nemesis Bishop EliasFRI
Wright in a battle over the soul of a mentally unstableFRI
parishioner, fighting the good fight against homophobiaFRI
and Islamophobia along the way.FRI
Jake Thorne ...... Lenny HenryFRI
Michael ...... Danny SapaniFRI
Ruth Thorne ...... Jenny JulesFRI
Vincent Ngomwe ...... Jimmy AkingbolaFRI
Rev Elias Wright ...... Cyril NriFRI
Chief Supt Khan ...... Vincent EbrahimFRI
Firearms Officer ...... Melissa AdvaniFRI
Radio Voice ...... Rhys JenningsFRI
Producer Mary PeateFRI
Executive Producer Simon Elmes.FRI
FRI
15:00 Gardeners' Question Time b00qpsrl (Listen)FRI
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.FRI
Bunny Guinness, Chris Beardshaw and Bob Flowerdew answerFRI
questions posed by the gardeners of Lakeland HorticulturalFRI
Society in Windermere.FRI
Eric investigates how plants can survive floodingFRI
following the recent heavy rain in Cumbria.FRI
Plus a profile one of the region's best-known gardenFRI
designers, Thomas Mawson.FRI
FRI
15:45 The Tribes of Science b00mf27l (Listen)FRI
The MathematiciansFRI
Series in which Peter Curran visits members of the manyFRI
and varied disciplines of science, from astronomy toFRI
zoology, to explore their habitat, customs, rituals andFRI
beliefs.FRI
Peter meets the mathematicians of the Isaac NewtonFRI
Institute of Mathematics in Cambridge. There areFRI
blackboards in the lifts and in the loos to encourageFRI
communication between visiting professors, but notFRI
everyone shares their mathematical insight.FRI
A few members of the mathematical tribe do wear the sameFRI
t-shirt for six months and it's often inside-out, but notFRI
all the stereotypes hold true. Among these mathematicians,FRI
Peter finds passion, humour and an enviable sense ofFRI
purpose.FRI
Related LinksFRI
* The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical SciencesFRI
(www.newton.ac.uk)FRI
FRI
16:00 Last Word b00qqz3k (Listen)FRI
John Wilson presents the obituary series, analysing andFRI
celebrating the life stories of people who have recentlyFRI
died.FRI
FRI
16:30 The Film Programme b00qqz3m (Listen)FRI
Francine Stock talks to Lord of The Rings director PeterFRI
Jackson about his adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel TheFRI
Lovely Bones.FRI
FRI
17:00 PM b00qmf1c (Listen)FRI
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with CarolynFRI
Quinn. Plus Weather.FRI
FRI
18:00 Six O'Clock News b00qmf59 (Listen)FRI
The latest national and international news from BBC RadioFRI
4.FRI
FRI
18:30 The News Quiz b00qqz3p (Listen)FRI
Series 70, Episode 7FRI
Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. The panelFRI
includes Fred MacAulay, Jeremy Hardy, Ava Vidal and MilesFRI
Jupp.FRI
FRI
19:00 The Archers b00qmdz3 (Listen)FRI
Pat and Helen do some baby talk.FRI
FRI
19:15 Front Row b00qmf6z (Listen)FRI
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.FRI
FRI
19:45 A History of the World in 100 Objects b00qm8zg (Listen)FRI
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today.]FRI
FRI
20:00 Any Questions? b00qqzzc (Listen)FRI
Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Diss in Norfolk.FRI
The panel includes former Conservative cabinet ministerFRI
Lord Tebbit, Labour MP Diane Abbott and Guardian columnistFRI
Maya Jaggi.FRI
FRI
20:50 A Point of View b00qqzzf (Listen)FRI
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine.FRI
FRI
21:00 Woman's Hour Drama b00qqzzh (Listen)FRI
The Whole of the Moon, series 2, 19/02/2010FRI
Omnibus edition of the legal drama serial by ColinFRI
MacDonald.FRI
Advocate Depute Jo Ross is prosecuting her first murderFRI
trial at Edinburgh's High Court, and something about theFRI
case is beginning to worry her. But if she gets it wrongFRI
her career will be ruined and a killer will go free.FRI
Jo ...... Vicki LiddelleFRI
Iain ...... Steven McNicollFRI
Mrs Ross ...... Eliza LanglandFRI
Frank Gray ...... Simon TaitFRI
Peter Loudon ...... Greg PowrieFRI
DCI Brand ...... Lewis HowdenFRI
Chris Murray ...... Andrew Clark.FRI
FRI
21:58 Weather b00qmfbf (Listen)FRI
The latest weather forecast.FRI
FRI
22:00 The World Tonight b00qmfdn (Listen)FRI
National and international news and analysis with RitulaFRI
Shah.FRI
FRI
22:45 Book at Bedtime b00qstr7 (Listen)FRI
Moonlight in Odessa, Episode 5FRI
Jane Collingwood reads from Janet Skeslien Charles' debutFRI
novel, set in the Ukraine.FRI
When Mr Harmon wants to give Daria's job to Olga, DariaFRI
makes him a deal: she'll take six weeks off to prove toFRI
Harmon that he can't cope without her. She spends thoseFRI
six weeks working at the dating agency.FRI
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.FRI
FRI
23:00 A Good Read b00qplyl (Listen)FRI
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Tuesday.]FRI
FRI
23:30 Paying for the Party b00qpkln (Listen)FRI
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:00 on Monday.]FRI
FRI
FRI
12 February, 2010
Radio 4 Listings for 13/02/2010 - 19/02/2010
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