SATURDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2008

SAT 00:00 News and Weather (b008wsgm)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SAT 00:30 Book of the Week (b008vslt)
Heart of Darfur

Episode 5

Heart of Darfur: Lisa French-Blaker describes her experiences as an aid worker for Medecins Sans Frontieres. 5/5: As the rainy season finally comes, there is another militia attack.


SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wsgn)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wsgp)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


SAT 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wsgq)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 05:30 News Briefing (b008wsgr)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008wsgs)
Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham.


SAT 05:45 The Preposterous Files (b0080mcr)
The Falmouth Dolphin

Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.

When HM Customs and Excise want to transfer Falmouth's steam launch to a more important port the locals raise a stink. Canny civil servants think they have fobbed them off with an inferior boat until the sailors play the ultimate trump card.

Reader: Crawford Logan

Producer: Matt Thompson
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.


SAT 06:00 News and Papers (b008wtbn)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SAT 06:04 Weather (b008wtbp)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 06:07 Open Country (b008wtbq)
Tower Colliery in South Wales

Countryside magazine.

Caroline Sarll visits Tower Colliery in South Wales to find out how a mine is closed down and the land made safe.


SAT 06:35 Farming Today This Week (b008wtbr)
Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith.


SAT 06:57 Weather (b008wtbs)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 07:00 Today (b008wtbt)
With Edward Stourton and James Naughtie. Including Sports Desk at 7.25am, 8.25am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am; Weather at 7.57am.


SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (b008wtbv)
Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Presenter Fi Glover is joined by writer Eoin Colfer. Featured poet is Murray Lachlan Young.


SAT 10:00 Excess Baggage (b008wtbw)
Black Britons Abroad - Islands of Scotland

BLACK BRITONS ABROAD
Travelling abroad can sometimes be a reminder to black British people that in some parts of the world attitudes to colour are not always positive. John McCarthy is joined by Simon Hudson, Deborah Loftus and Dotun Adebayo, three travellers who have experienced different reactions to their race, in places from Sweden to the Seychelles and from Moscow to Morocco. They describe how they’ve coped with open prejudice but also share some of the benefits of travelling to places where a black face is virtually unknown.

ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND
There are hundreds of islands in Scotland ranging from rocky outcrops to the largest, Lewis and Harris. Most of the islands are uninhabited and many are accessible only with great difficulty, but self-employed painter and decorator, Andy Strangeway, has staked his claim to be the first to visit all 162 islands. He recounts his adventures and tales of feral sheep and puffins and force 11 gales amongst some of the most stunning scenery Britain has to offer.


SAT 10:30 And the Academy Award Goes To... (b008wtbx)
Series 1

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

Paul Gambaccini traces the history of the Oscars and tells the story behind award-winning films.

Director Milos Foreman recalls how the film reflected his views on the Iron Curtain and how the script came to influence mental healthcare in America. Louise Fletcher recalls the experience of acting alongside the mixed cast of amateurs and professionals including Jack Nicholson.


SAT 11:00 The Week in Westminster (b008wtby)
A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards.


SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (b008wtbz)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.


SAT 12:00 Money Box (b008wtc0)
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Including reports on this week's rate cut and a bonus payment to over a million Norwich Union customers.


SAT 12:30 The News Quiz (b008w5ws)
Series 64

Episode 5

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton.


SAT 12:57 Weather (b008wtc1)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 13:00 News Headlines (b008wtc2)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (b008w5wt)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from Hounslow, Middlesex. Panellists include Jim Knight, David Willetts, Susan Kramer and Inayat Bunglawala.


SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (b008wtc3)
Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Call 08700 100 444 [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute].


SAT 14:30 Classic Serial (b008wtc4)
Flashman at the Charge

Episode 2

George MacDonald Fraser's dramatisation of his own novel. 2/2: Harry Flashman finds himself riding with the descendants of Genghis Khan against the might of Imperial Russia.


SAT 15:30 Soul Music (b008m82d)
Series 6

New York, New York

Andrew Collins and Mark Shenton present the story behind the classic song New York, New York.

Songwriting duo John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote the title song for the film. Unfortunately, the star Robert de Niro didn't like it, so they furiously wrote another one.

John Kander talks about the story behind the classic song.

Featuring:

Lorrena Turner
Michael Freedland
Huw Madoc-Jones
Terry Bennett
Alun Howells
Gareth Valentine
John Kander
Patrick Sasso
Rosemary Watts

Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.

Producer: Sara Conkey

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.


SAT 16:00 Weekend Woman's Hour (b008wtc5)
Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. Items on Keeley Hawes, the Can Can, croupiers, Butterfly McQueen and 90 years since women got the vote.


SAT 17:00 Saturday PM (b008wtc6)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Mishal Husain.


SAT 17:30 The Bottom Line (b008wtc7)
Evan Davis presents the business magazine. Entrepreneurs and business leaders talk about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers.


SAT 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b008wtc8)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 17:57 Weather (b008wtc9)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008wtcb)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


SAT 18:15 Loose Ends (b008wtcc)
Clive Anderson talks to Mitchell and Webb, Juliet Aubrey and Sam Riley. Rachael Stirling talks to Su Pollard. Comedy comes from Jimeon and music from Laura Viers and Little Dragon.


SAT 19:00 Profile (b008wtcd)
Pervez Musharraf

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Mishal Hussein profiles Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf.


SAT 19:15 Saturday Review (b008wtcf)
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent by James Meek, Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s film based on Upton Sinclair’s novel Oil! stars Daniel Day Lewis as a silver prospector who discovers oil in one of his mines. But his real break comes when the son of a poor California farmer turns up in his office with information to sell.

We Are Now Beginning Our Descent by James Meek
James Meek’s novel is about a war correspondent who finds his career and most important friendships derailed by a love affair with a fellow journalist.

We Are Now Beginning Our Descent is published by Canongate

The Homecoming - Harold Pinter
Set in an all male household in North London, Pinter’s play explores the reaction of the family to the homecoming of the eldest son and his wife.

Alexander Rodchenko Photos
Alexander Rodchenko, whose genius lay in photo-montage, eventually fell foul of Stalin's enthusiasm. When the original didn't suit Rodchenko, he chopped it up and arranged it into a more pleasing composition.

Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography is at the Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London until 27 April

The Wire
This week’s guest choice is the popular US police drama The Wire.


SAT 20:00 The Archive Hour (b008wtcg)
Mods!

Phil Daniels presents a look back at the Mod movement, exploring its beginnings in the Soho underground of the late 50s through to the seafront clashes with the Rockers in the 60s.


SAT 21:00 Classic Serial (b008vl2y)
Fortunes of War

Episode 2

Fortunes of War: Lin Coghlan's sweeping new dramatisation of Olivia Manning's classic war novels. 2/6: As the war gets closer, things become more difficult for Harriet and Guy.


SAT 22:00 News and Weather (b008wtch)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SAT 22:15 Moral Maze (b008w1p8)
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Four guests cross-examine witnesses.


SAT 23:00 The Garden Quiz (b008vtpm)
Episode 5

Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country.


SAT 23:30 Poetry Please (b008vlk2)
All poems by Robert Browning taken from ‘Browning – The Poems’ pub Penguin
All Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning taken from ‘The works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’ published by The Wordsworth Poetry Library

How they Brought the Good news from Ghent to Aix by Robert Browning

Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning

Sonnet 28 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

My Last Duchess by Robert Browning.
The Revenge of My Last Duchess by Roger McGough
From: Collected Poems
Publ: Viking

Sonnet 14 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning



SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2008

SUN 00:00 News and Weather (b008wv1l)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SUN 00:30 Shorts (b0076x8s)
Series 6

Dog Days

Stories from Scottish writers. 5/5: Dog Days, by Peter Regent. Holidaying in Greece, a Scottish minister has a disastrous encounter with a couple of dogs. Read by Paul Young.


SUN 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wv1m)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wv1n)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


SUN 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wv1p)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 05:30 News Briefing (b008wv1q)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


SUN 05:43 Bells on Sunday (b008wv1r)
The sound of church bells from St Sepulchre at Holborn Viaduct in London.


SUN 05:45 Profile (b008wtcd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 News Headlines (b008wv1s)
The latest national and international news.


SUN 06:05 Something Understood (b008wv1t)
Happy Talk

Happy Talk: Mark Tully asks if happiness can be taught. Lessons in happiness and well-being are beginning to feature in the school curriculum.


SUN 06:35 On Your Farm (b008wv1v)
Country magazine. Alex James meets a Worcestershire pickled onion magnate who has turned to farming Highland cattle.


SUN 06:57 Weather (b008wv1w)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 07:00 News and Papers (b008wv1x)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 07:10 Sunday (b008wv1y)
Roger Bolton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week.


SUN 07:55 Radio 4 Appeal (b008wv1z)
Michael Morpurgo appeals on behalf of Disability and Development Partners. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144.


SUN 07:58 Weather (b008wv20)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 08:00 News and Papers (b008wv21)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 08:10 Sunday Worship (b008wv22)
Pathways of Prayer: Holiness

Pathways of Prayer: Radio 4's Lent series exploring six strands of Christian spirituality. The Holiness tradition, from the Salvation Army, Bromley, Kent.


SUN 08:50 A Point of View (b008w5wv)
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.


SUN 09:00 Broadcasting House (b008wv23)
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.


SUN 10:00 The Archers Omnibus (b008wv24)
The week's events in Ambridge.


SUN 11:15 Desert Island Discs (b008wv25)
Oleg Gordievsky

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Oleg Gordievsky. He is the highest-ranking KGB officer ever to become a spy for the British. The insights he gave into the Soviet hierarchy and culture over the course of 10 years were so significant that, according to some, he did more than any other individual in the West to hasten the demise of the communist regime. A bright pupil with an aptitude for languages, he joined the KGB's diplomatic corps thinking it would allow him to travel and fulfil his interest in politics. But he was first enchanted by the liberty enjoyed in the West and then so horrified by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia that he started to feed information to MI6.

He risked his life for a decade, but in 1985 he was recalled to Moscow - his cover had been blown and he realised he had just weeks to live. An incredible escape plan was activated and, after shaking off the KGB surveillance teams that followed him everywhere, he escaped by tram, train and bus to the border with Finland - where British agents bundled him into the boot of a car and carried him to freedom.

Now, his life is in Britain - he has married a British woman and his courage has been recognised through the honours system. But he believes his existence is a precarious one - after the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko last year he has felt increasingly worried about his own safety and believes Britain is no longer the safe haven it once was.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Erbarme Dich by Johann Sebastian Bach
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Luxury: Good toiletries for my bath.


SUN 12:00 Just a Minute (b008vvd0)
Series 52

Episode 5

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Greenwich Theatre. Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jack Dee and Liza Tarbuck.


SUN 12:32 The Food Programme (b008wv26)
Toddlers' Tastes in Food

Sheila Dillon looks at toddlers' tastes. How are small children's eating habits formed? Why does faddy eating develop and how is it cured? And how does nursery school food measure up, both here and abroad?


SUN 12:57 Weather (b008wv27)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 13:00 The World This Weekend (b008wv28)
A look at events around the world.


SUN 13:30 Uncovering Pakistan: A Leap Of Faith (b008wv29)
Powers in the Land

A Leap of Faith: Owen Bennett Jones, who lived in Pakistan as a BBC correspondent, returns to look at the turbulent and troubled history of a nation. 2/2: Powers in the Land.


SUN 14:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b008wv2b)
Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum. Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Pippa Greenwood answer questions from gardeners in East Sussex.


SUN 14:45 The Drawings on the Wall (b008wv2c)
Graffiti Gorge

Archaeologist George Nash explores five of Western Europe's most remarkable rock art sites.

Today he risks his neck in Northern Portugal's Coa Valley to see Iron Age carvings of beasts and warriors. But why are they engraved directly on top of earlier art in such dangerous places? And what drives modern day graffiti artists to risk their lives to the same end?

Producer: Chris Eldon Lee
A Culture Wise production for BBC Radio 4.


SUN 15:00 Classic Serial (b008wvp6)
Fortunes of War

Episode 3

Fortunes of War: Lin Coghlan's sweeping new dramatisation of Olivia Manning's classic war novels. 3/6: Harriet and Guy realise that their time in Bucharest is drawing to a close.


SUN 16:00 Open Book (b008wvp7)
Joanna Trollope, Psychoanalysis and Fiction, and Irmgard Keun

Joanna Trollope
Mariella meets the novelist Joanna Trollope. Best known for a series of gently humorous romantic novels set in the outwardly idyllic surroundings of cathedral cities, Trollope’s recent books reflect her own move to city life. She talks about how her new novel reflects her interest in the nature of female friendship, and explains why at sixty-something she felt the need to learn about clubbing and house music.

Psychoanalysis and Fiction
Mariella talks to two novelists who share a professional interest in the unconscious mind. The clinical psychologist Frank Tallis, the creator of the psychoanalytic detective Max Liebermann, explains why Freud and forensics go so well together, and Carol Topolski talks about how her fiction debut Monster Love was influenced by her own work as a psychotherapist.

Irmgard Keun
The novelist Irmgard Keun was an overnight sensation in 1930s Germany, and her tales of assertive young women have been described as early forerunners of Bridget Jones. But she fell into obscurity after the 1940s and is barely known in the English-speaking world. As her novel Child of All Nations, a touching fable about a penniless writer and his family, appears in English for the first time, Mariella talks to the German literature expert Karen Leeder about Keun's life and work.


SUN 16:30 Poetry Please (b008wvp8)
Not Love, Perhaps by ASJ Tessimond
From: Voices in a Giant City
Publ: William Heinemann Ltd

Advice to a Discarded Lover by Fleur Adcock
From: Poems 1960 – 2000
Publ: Bloodaxe Books

Never Give all the Heart by W.B. Yeats
From: W.B. Yeats – The Major Works
Publ: Oxford

After An Argument We Didn’t Have by Kate Scott
From: Stitches
Publ: Peterloo Poets

Out of the Chaos of My Doubt by Mervyn Peake
From: Selected Poems
Publ: faber and faber

First Love by John Clare
From: The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse

I Do Not Love Thee by Lady Caroline Norton.
From: The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900

Bloody Men by Wendy Cope
From: Serious Concerns
Publ: faber and faber

A Marriage by R.S. Thomas
From: Collected Later Poems 1988-2000
Publ: Bloodaxe Books

somewhere I have never travelled by ee cummings
From: Complete Poems – 1904 – 1962
Publ: Liveright

The Baite by John Donne
From: Poems
Publ: Everyman

Man and Wife by Robert Lowell
From: Robert Lowell’s Poems – A Selection
Publ: faber and faber

The House is Not the Same Since You Left by Henry Normal
From: Nude Modelling for the Afterlife
Publ: Bloodaxe Books

The Priest’s Confession by Daniel Huws
From: The Quarry
Publ: faber and faber

Vinegar by Roger McGough
From: Collected Poems
Publ: Viking

No Coward Soul is Mine by Emily Brontë
From: Brontë – Poems
Publ: Everyman


SUN 17:00 File on 4 (b008vzdz)
In the wake of the New Year chaos on Britain's railways, Julian O'Halloran looks at Network Rail's performance on track maintenance and its record on safety checks.


SUN 17:40 Profile (b008wtcd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b008wvp9)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 17:57 Weather (b008wvpb)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008wvpc)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


SUN 18:15 Pick of the Week (b008wvpd)
Peter Curran presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.


SUN 19:00 The Archers (b008wvpf)
David and Bert discuss the forthcoming digester public meeting. When Bert suggests that there should be a scale model for the meeting wires get crossed and Bert leaves thinking that David would like him to make it. Ruth's still taking things slowly after her operation and David worries that she's overdoing it.

Lilian's outstaying her welcome at the Bull and Jolene's all set to have a word with her, but Sid cautions against it. Lilian will be back with Matt soon and anyway Lilian owns the greater share of The Bull. Things become even tenser when Lilian appears to be completely disorganised over the Valentine day's speed dating. Jolene decides to take control of the publicity - she doesn't think Lilian's thought it all through properly.

When Bert turns up and moans that he's just seen Matt acting like a boy racer trying to impress his fancy new lady friend, Lilian's downcast. Jolene despairs that she and Matt will ever get back together. Sid eventually agrees to talk to Lilian when she's feeling better. Jolene hopes she doesn't put them out of business first!

Episode written by Joanna Toye.


SUN 19:15 Go4it (b008wvpg)
Barney Harwood presents the children's magazine. He meets Lucy Hawking to discuss her book George's Secret Key to the Universe, which she co-wrote with her father Stephen Hawking.


SUN 19:45 More Untold Stories (b00771c6)
Staring out of the Window

Alan Bennett reads extracts from Untold Stories, his book of essays and diaries. 4/4: Staring out of the Window. Alan muses about what being a writer actually means.


SUN 20:00 Feedback (b008w5wn)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.


SUN 20:30 Last Word (b008w5wq)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.


SUN 21:00 Law in Action (b00922df)
Religious Legal Systems

A special report on the challenges and opportunities created by parallel religious legal systems.


SUN 21:26 Radio 4 Appeal (b008wv1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 today]


SUN 21:30 In Business (b008w3xv)
Team Spirit

Team Spirit: In an era when business is increasingly conducted globally and in cyberspace, Peter Day asks what it takes to build and manage effective teams.


SUN 21:58 Weather (b008wvph)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 22:00 Westminster Hour (b008wvpj)
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including at 10.45pm Politically Charged.


SUN 23:00 The Learning Curve (b008vvkn)
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.


SUN 23:30 Something Understood (b008wv1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:05 today]



MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2008

MON 00:00 News and Weather (b008wwsc)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


MON 00:15 Thinking Allowed (b008w1p7)
Craftwork and Skill

CRAFTWORK and SKILL
Last week the Prime Minister said that he wanted to make sure that "Britain raises its skills game to world class".  Nowadays people have people skills, managers have management skills and leaders have leadership skills.  But are these true skills - or are they rather aptitudes we are born with, perhaps something that can be learnt on a weekend course? Laurie Taylor is joined by sociologist Richard Sennett, author of a new work entitled The Craftsman and Grayson Perry Turner Prize winning artist and craftsman-potter.  They discuss the meaning of 'true' skill, of craftsmanship - of the lifelong engagement with a particular skill or craft. Is there still a need for the craftsman’s ethic in our computer-driven, factory-made society where strings to our bows count for so much more than a way with wood?


MON 00:45 Bells on Sunday (b008wv1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:43 on Sunday]


MON 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wwsd)
The latest shipping forecast.


MON 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wwsf)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


MON 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wwsg)
The latest shipping forecast.


MON 05:30 News Briefing (b008wwsh)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


MON 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008wwmp)
Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham.


MON 05:45 Farming Today (b008wwsj)
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.


MON 05:57 Weather (b008wwsk)
The latest weather forecast for farmers.


MON 06:00 Today (b008wwsl)
With Greg Wood and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


MON 09:00 Start the Week (b008wwsm)
Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. Guests include Lisa Appignanesi, who discusses her book Mad, Bad and Sad, and Sudhir Venkatesh on his experiences of US gangs.


MON 09:45 Book of the Week (b008wwsn)
Miracles of Life

Episode 1

Miracles of Life: JG Ballard's memoir, abridged by Andrew Simpson. 1/5: Early life in 1930s Shanghai was like a stage set. Read by James Laurenson.


MON 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008wx4x)
Cornelia Parker; Cousins Who Marry; Lourdes

Cornelia Parker on her artwork. Plus, 150th anniversary of Virgin Mary visions at Lourdes, and the genetic disabilities that can arise when close cousins marry and start a family.


MON 11:00 Uncovering Pakistan: Jinnah (b00920sy)
Sarfraz Manzoor explores the story of Jinnah, the man who called for a separate Muslim homeland in 1940 and saw his dream achieved in the creation of Pakistan in 1947.


MON 11:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b0175mdh)
Series 2

They Come to Freeze Our Children

An actress is forced to face her worst fear and work with a child.

Series two of Christopher William Hill's sitcom set in 1962. A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.

Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Cynthia Valentine ...... Rachel Atkins
Fenella Sayers ...... Ania Gordon
Director ...... Alex Lamipekun
Angela ...... Anna Bengo
Continuity ...... Simon Treves.

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2008.


MON 12:00 You and Yours (b008wyky)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.


MON 12:57 Weather (b008wykz)
The latest weather forecast.


MON 13:00 World at One (b008wyl0)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


MON 13:30 The Garden Quiz (b008wzny)
Episode 6

Anna Ford chairs a quiz to find the best all-round amateur garden expert in the country.


MON 14:00 The Archers (b008wvpf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Sunday]


MON 14:15 Drama (b008wznz)
Next of Kin

Next of Kin, by Pearse Elliot. Kitty and Danny are grieving after the death of their beloved husband and father when news comes that there is another party contesting the will.


MON 15:00 Money Box Live (b008wzp0)
Paul Lewis and guests answer calls on financial issues. Listeners can call 08700 100 444 from 1.30pm until 3.30pm [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute].


MON 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008x3ym)
Cupid Strikes

Better Off Without Them

Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day.

By Philip Ardagh.

Will Cupid's arrow reach its target of Juliet and Geoff or will some unusual tokens of love knock it off course?

Read by Denis Lawson and Phyllis Logan.

Producer Heather Brennon.


MON 15:45 Invisible People (b007s11p)
Episode 1

Historian Joe Kerr meets the invisible people co-ordinating the things we can't do without. 1/5: Joe joins the staff at Centrecomm, the control centre managing London's 8,000 buses.


MON 16:00 The Food Programme (b008wv26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:32 on Sunday]


MON 16:30 Beyond Belief (b008x416)
Ernie Rea explores the place of faith in today's world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives.


MON 17:00 PM (b008x4fb)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including at 5.57pm Weather.


MON 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008x4fc)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


MON 18:30 Just a Minute (b008x4fd)
Series 52

Episode 6

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Colston Hall, Bristol. Panellists include Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Tony Hawks and Graham Norton.


MON 19:00 The Archers (b008x9n0)
Adam notices that things are decidedly frosty between Jennifer and Brian. When he asks Jennifer what's wrong, she tells him about Brian making a new will and wanting to split the farm three ways. Adam immediately rings Debbie and then confronts Brian, who stands his ground - he's not prepared to deny Ruairi the chance of a share in the farm. Anyway, it's all theoretical at the moment - he'll see what his solicitor says on Friday. Later, Brian's cross with Jennifer for telling Adam, but she says he's a coward; she's paid enough of a price for keeping secrets from her children in the past and she's not doing it any more.

Roy tells Hayley that 1, The Green is back on the market - Matt's even dropped the price. He reckons they could just about afford it, although Hayley would have to go straight back to work after the baby's born.

Will sweeps Nic off her feet by taking her out for an expensive meal to celebrate his inheritance, which should be in the bank by the end of the week. He's decided to buy 1, The Green and rent it out. He's going to view it tomorrow. They toast the future - it's looking pretty good.

Episode written by Joanna Toye.


MON 19:15 Front Row (b008y3ks)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who talks to Tony Gilroy, Oscar-nominated writer and director of the film Michael Clayton.


MON 19:45 The Kiss (b008y3kt)
Waterloo East

Short stories by Katie Hims with an osculatory theme.

1/5. Waterloo East

Dan breaks up with Jeanie on the platform of Waterloo East Station. She is heartbroken, but they have the best break-up kiss she has ever had. A year later they meet again and he wants her back. Jeanie knows how feckless he is, but she did love that kiss.

Jeanie ...... Claire Rushbrook
Dan ...... Lee Ross
Myrtle ...... Sheila Reid

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.


MON 20:00 Dancing with the Russian Bear (b008x51y)
The Jilted Lover

Tim Whewell talks to Kremlin insiders and key players in Europe and America about the new chill between East and West.

After 9/11, it looked as if the old dividing lines between East and West would disappear.


MON 20:30 The Learning Curve (b008x51z)
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.


MON 21:00 Night Rescue: Saving the Manx Shearwater (b007tz56)
Saving the Manx Shearwater: Sarah Moore meets bird rescuer Jean Hains, who helps young Manx Shearwaters attempt to make their first flight from Wales to South America.


MON 21:30 Start the Week (b008wwsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 21:58 Weather (b008x7ry)
The latest weather forecast.


MON 22:00 The World Tonight (b008x7rz)
News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Including reports on Rowan Williams' speech to the General Synod and problems for Hillary Clinton in the US elections.


MON 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008x7s0)
A Room with a View

Episode 6

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 6/15: Returning from Fiesole, Lucy finds her emotions in turmoil. Miss Bartlett, as always, is on hand.


MON 23:00 Quote... Unquote (b008w1p5)
Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests. The reader is Peter Jefferson.


MON 23:30 The Age Old Dilemma (b0088n79)
Episode 1

Dr Michael O'Donnell presents a series on old age. 1/3: He asks why our images of the elderly are so misinformed and whether this affects how old people are treated.



TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2008

TUE 00:00 News and Weather (b008wwmq)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


TUE 00:30 Book of the Week (b008wwsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday]


TUE 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wwmr)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wwms)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


TUE 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wwmt)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 05:30 News Briefing (b008wwmv)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008wwmw)
Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham.


TUE 05:45 Farming Today (b008wwmx)
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.


TUE 06:00 Today (b008wwmy)
With Carolyn Quinn and Sarah Montague. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


TUE 09:00 World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations (b008x90y)
Great Animal Migrations: Introduction to the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, with Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood.


TUE 09:30 A Dollar a Day (b008x90z)
India

Mike Wooldridge presents a series asking whether the global target of halving world poverty by 2015 can be achieved and what living on a dollar a day really means.

The tradition in India, as in many Asian societies, of younger family members caring for the elderly can no longer be relied on. This is largely because of the impact of rapid urbanisation and increasing employment opportunities for women.


TUE 09:45 Book of the Week (b008wx03)
Miracles of Life

Episode 2

Miracles of Life: JG Ballard's memoir, abridged by Andrew Simpson. 2/5: The years at Lunghua Camp were nearly perfect for an adventurous lad. Read by James Laurenson.


TUE 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008wx4l)
Jo Brand; Girls and Physics; Shy Keenan; Ferrari Women

Jo Brand on her love of Gilbert and Sullivan. Plus, the women who love Ferraris, Shy Keenan on sexual abuse and why do so few young women opt for a career in science?


TUE 11:00 The Defeat of Sleep (b00776r9)
BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh investigates the potential effects of anti-sleep drugs on society.


TUE 11:30 The Strange Parallel World of Christian Pop (b008x9my)
With the help of some of the original musicians, Paul Bayley tells the story of a neglected musical genre. From February 2008.


TUE 12:00 Call You and Yours (b008wyk5)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.


TUE 12:57 Weather (b008wyk6)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 13:00 World at One (b008wyk7)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


TUE 13:30 The Jazz Baroness (b00cjk3l)
Film maker Hannah Rothschild tells the extraordinary story of her eccentric great aunt Pannonica Rothschild, who settled in New York after World War II and became famous as the Baroness of the Bebop jazz revolution. Such greats as Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk were beneficiaries of her patronage.


TUE 14:00 The Archers (b008x9n0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Monday]


TUE 14:15 Drama (b008x9yb)
Two Brown Eyes

Two Brown Eyes, by Angela Turvey. In 1884, the young Frederick Delius arrived in Florida from his home in Bradford. During his stay, he allegedly fell in love with a black woman.


TUE 15:00 Home Planet (b008xf46)
Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world and our impact on it.


TUE 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008xmqp)
Cupid Strikes

Consuming Celia

Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day.

By Kate Perry.

Celia has a list of gifts she doesn't want for Valentine's Day, but the one thing she really wants it seems money just can't buy.

Read by Tamsin Greig.

Producer Heather Larmour.


TUE 15:45 Invisible People (b007sqpk)
Episode 2

Historian Joe Kerr meet the invisible people co-ordinating the things we can't do without. 2/5: Joe visits the control room of Group 4 Securicor's electronic tagging operation.


TUE 16:00 Law in Action (b008xf47)
Interview with US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

The US Supreme Court's Justice Antonin Scalia talks to Clive Coleman about terrorists and torture, abortion, the legal image of the US abroad and how judges judge.


TUE 16:30 A Good Read (b008xf48)
Robin Lustig and Tom Butler

Kate Mosse and her guests - broadcaster, Robin Lustig and retired Bishop, Tom Butler - discuss favourite books byThomas Hardy, Patrick Neate and Paul Davies.

Thomas Hardy: The Time-torn Man by Claire Tomalin
Publisher: Penguin

Twelve Bar Blues by Patrick Neate
Publisher: Penguin

The Goldilocks Enigma by Paul Davies
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


TUE 17:00 PM (b008x4d0)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including at 5.57pm Weather.


TUE 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008x4d1)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


TUE 18:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix (b008xf49)
Series 2

Episode 3

Fom something your Dad did to something you save up for...

Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go along!

Faced with a live studio audience and a couple of microphones - the masters of improve create sketches from shouted out suggestions.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.


TUE 19:00 The Archers (b008x4rv)
Whilst discussing business with Annabelle in a Borsetshire bar, Matt gets a call from the estate agents saying there have been two offers on 1, The Green. He decides to go with the highest bidder. Matt's disappointed that the Borsetshire ladies who lunch aren't in the bar (he was secretly hoping that news of his meeting with Annabelle would get back to Lilian). When he asks if Annabelle has any plans for Valentine's night, she tells him she's busy.

Eddie moans to Ruth about his enforced diet from Clarrie. David and Ruth muse on whether Pip has a boyfriend at Young Farmers. After Bert hands David some receipts for hardboard and wood glue, he realises that Bert's going to be making the scale model of the digester for the public meeting. David and Ruth worry it might hamper their case if it's terrible.

Will turns up at Keeper's Cottage with a bottle of champagne; he's the new owner of 1, The Green! Eddie's chuffed that there's now a Grundy who is a home-owner. Will tells him that he wants to spread his luck around and wants to treat them all. Eddie thanks Will for everything.

Episode written by Joanna Toye.


TUE 19:15 Front Row (b008x4rw)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.


TUE 19:45 The Kiss (b008x4rx)
The Advertiser

Short stories by Katie Hims with an osculatory theme.

2/5. The Advertiser

A 73-year-old woman sees an astonishingly beautiful kiss at Waterloo East and determines that she wants to kiss someone for the first time in her life. She places an advert in a national newspaper.

Myrtle ...... Sheila Reid
Gary ...... Jacob Krichefski
Brian/Albert ...... John Dougall

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.


TUE 20:00 File on 4 (b008y460)
Concerns are being expressed over the fundraising methods of the British National Party. Fran Abrams investigates.


TUE 20:40 In Touch (b008xf4c)
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.


TUE 21:00 Case Notes (b008xf4d)
Cystic Fibrosis

Dr Mark Porter looks at cystic fibrosis, the UK's most common life-threatening inherited disease. Current research into gene therapy offers hope of a potential cure.


TUE 21:30 World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations (b008x90y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 21:58 Weather (b008x7r7)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 22:00 The World Tonight (b008x7r8)
Robin Lustig considers whether the Treasury has backed down on new tax rules for non-domiciles, and looks at the government of Australia's apology to the aboriginal community.


TUE 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008x7r9)
A Room with a View

Episode 7

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic romance. 7/15: Lucy has returned to Windy Corner. The Surrey Weald is about to play host to romance.


TUE 23:00 Laurence and Gus: Hearts and Minds (b008xf4f)
Episode 2

Episode 2: Lying and Honesty
Running Order with Writers

1. Lying and Honesty Intro - Laurence Howarth & Gus Brown
2. On the Menu - Lydia Parker and Maureen Oakeley
3. Lying Hat - John-Luke Roberts
4. Fire - Gareth Gwynn
5. Stand and Deliver - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
6. Fatty and Baldie - John Finnemore
7. Do Not Be Alarmed 1 - John Finnemore
8. Medieval Song - ISY SUTTIE
9. The Dads Lying - Laurence Howarth
10. Overdose - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
11. Eskimos - Gareth Gwynn
12. Do Not Be Alarmed 2 - John Finnemore
13. Cuckoo Interrupted - Jon Lynes and Dan O'Donoghue
14. Lying to my Parents - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
15. The Junction - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
16. Do Not Be Alarmed 3 - John Finnemore

The script editor was Will Ing and the producer was Colin Anderson.


TUE 23:30 The Age Old Dilemma (b00899dw)
Episode 2

Dr Michael O'Donnell presents a series on old age. 2/3: Most of us fear the prospect of ageing. Michael asks what can be done to ensure a ripe old age rather than a miserable one.



WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2008

WED 00:00 News and Weather (b008wwmz)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


WED 00:30 Book of the Week (b008wx03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Tuesday]


WED 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wwn0)
The latest shipping forecast.


WED 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wwn1)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


WED 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wwn2)
The latest shipping forecast.


WED 05:30 News Briefing (b008wwn3)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


WED 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008wwn4)
Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham.


WED 05:45 Farming Today (b008wwn5)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.


WED 06:00 Today (b008wwn6)
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


WED 09:00 Midweek (b008xg00)
Lively and diverse conversation.


WED 09:45 Book of the Week (b008wx04)
Miracles of Life

Episode 3

Miracles of Life: JG Ballard's memoir, abridged by Andrew Simpson. 3/5: In London, Ballard meets Mary and is mesmerised by the This Is Tomorrow art exhibition.


WED 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008wx4m)
Dynastic Politics; NSPCC Youth Centres; Women Doctors

Why do women become strong leaders within dynastic politics? Plus, how to get the 'it' factor, the benefits of NSPCC Youth Centres, and the history of women doctors.


WED 11:00 Uncovering Pakistan: The Britistanis (b008xg01)
Episode 2

Navid Akhtar explores the lives of British Pakistanis, looking at issues of family, religion, ambition, racism, success and national identity (2/2).


WED 11:30 Clare in the Community (b008xg02)
Series 4

My Funny Valentine

Brian is amazed that Clare’s remembered Valentine's Day and booked a restaurant.

The only trouble is... she hasn't.

Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions.

Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Helen ...... Gemma Craven
Irene ...... Ellen Thomas
Megan ...... Nina Conti
Simon ...... Andrew Wincott

With Ben Onwukwe and Sam Pamphilon.

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.


WED 12:00 You and Yours (b008wyk8)
Consumer news and issues with Sheila McClennon and Liz Barclay.


WED 12:57 Weather (b008wyk9)
The latest weather forecast.


WED 13:00 World at One (b008wykb)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


WED 13:30 Quote... Unquote (b008xg03)
Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests. The reader is Peter Jefferson.


WED 14:00 The Archers (b008x4rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Tuesday]


WED 14:15 Drama (b008xg04)
Silver Street: It's Coming Home

Silver Street: It's Coming Home, by Sonali Bhattacharyya. When Mushtaq Jilani buys the local football club for a pound, the grocery king takes a bold step into an unfamiliar world.


WED 15:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b008wv2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Sunday]


WED 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008x3yn)
Cupid Strikes

Stupid Cupid

Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day.

By David Threlfall.

A woman gives her family a rather unexpected Valentine's surprise.

Read by Victoria Wood with Simon Treves as the newsreader.

Producer Heather Larmour.


WED 15:45 Invisible People (b007tc15)
Episode 3

Urban historian Joe Kerr presents a series about the unseen people in the control centres of our networked society. 3/5: He visits the Ordnance Survey's headquarters in Southampton.


WED 16:00 Thinking Allowed (b008xg05)
Family Life Running Hotels - Slum Travellers

FAMILY LIFE RUNNING HOTELS
Dr Julie Seymour recently published the findings of her new research study entitled Treating the Hotel Like a Home.  Dr Seymour who grew up in a hotel in Clacton-on-Sea herself, discusses the accommodations that family life must make when living in and running a hotel.

SLUM TRAVELLERS
For upper class women of the two generations preceding World War I, the poorest parts of London exerted a magnetic pull.  Thousands of women from the ‘best circles’, turned their backs on the season, balls, parties and picnics and headed for the slums; some of them living incognito with the poor to better understand their predicament. Laurie Taylor talks to Professor Ellen Ross, author of a new book Slum Travellers which explores these women’s experiences and the impact they had on attitudes to the poor.  Joining the discussion is writer and journalist Polly Toynbee who went undercover amongst Britain’s low-paid workers to discover the realities of life on minimum wage.


WED 16:30 Case Notes (b008xf4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Tuesday]


WED 17:00 PM (b008x4d2)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


WED 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008x4d3)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


WED 18:30 Bleak Expectations (b00djnq3)
Series 1

A Life Sadly Smashed Then, Happily, Restored a Bit

Pip lands in court - can a friend save the day? Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.


WED 19:00 The Archers (b008x4ry)
Jolene's anxious - they haven't sold any advance tickets for Lilian's speed dating night at The Bull. Unruffled Lilian is sure people will turn up on the night, much to Jolene's irritation.

At the slimming club weigh-in, Eddie's lost two pounds making him 'winner of the week'. Clarrie can't understand it when they've both eaten exactly the same. Sid puts them all through their paces telling them there's no point sitting around being talked to about exercise - you've just got to get on and do it. To the group's despair he proposes going on a run next week.

When Annabelle and Matt head to the Bull for a drink, Lilian frostily serves them. Sussing Matt's motives, Annabelle pecks him on the cheek and goes. Lilian misconstrues the kiss and is distraught. As Eddie tries to comfort her, she worries that she's going to let Sid and Jolene down with the speed dating after they've been so good to her. he moans that it's hard playing Cupid when she's a sad single. Eddie tries to cheer her up by mentioning other single men, including Jazzer, giving Lilian an idea. Eddie tells Lilian he's always there for her, that's what friends are for.


WED 19:15 Front Row (b008x4rz)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who talks to actor and singer John Barrowman about his recently published autobiography.


WED 19:45 The Kiss (b008x4s0)
The Kiss That Never Happened

Short stories by Katie Hims with an osculatory theme.

3/5. The Kiss That Never Happened

Ted has imagined kissing Liesl over several years, while she has dated, got engaged, married and become a mother. Now, when he thinks her marriage is in trouble, he feels closer than ever to the long-sought kiss.

Liesl ...... Kate Ashfield
Ted ...... Ben Crowe

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.


WED 20:00 Moral Maze (b008xg06)
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Four guests cross-examine witnesses.


WED 20:45 Lent Talks (b008xg07)
Jude Kelly

Well-known figures reflect on the story of Jesus from the perspective of their own personal and professional experience. 1/6: Jude Kelly, artistic director of London's Southbank.


WED 21:00 The Great Game in a Cold Climate: A Tale of Two Cities (b008khxl)
A Tale of Two Cities: Adam Fowler visits the town of Churchill in Northern Canada to discover the potential benefits of global warming for this tiny community on the Hudson Bay.


WED 21:30 Midweek (b008xg00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 21:58 Weather (b008x7rc)
The latest weather forecast.


WED 22:00 The World Tonight (b008x7rd)
News and analysis with Robin Lustig. Including a report on the Court of Appeal's decision to free five men jailed for possessing Islamic extremist propaganda.


WED 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008x7rf)
A Room with a View

Episode 8

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 8/15: Lucy and her fiance Cecil commence the expected rounds of Surrey society, not always harmoniously.


WED 23:00 The Eliza Stories (b00771kf)
Series 2

Eliza the Mother

By Barry Pain, adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor. 3/4: Eliza the Mother. Eliza's husband is concerned with the unwelcome changes brought about by the birth of a son and heir.


WED 23:30 The Age Old Dilemma (b008cngn)
Episode 3

Dr Michael O'Donnell presents a series on old age. 3/3: Michael asks why, despite medical advances in palliative care, many still face the end without the pain control they need.



THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2008

THU 00:00 News and Weather (b008wwn7)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b008wx04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Wednesday]


THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wwn8)
The latest shipping forecast.


THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wwn9)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


THU 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wwnb)
The latest shipping forecast.


THU 05:30 News Briefing (b008wwnc)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008wwnd)
Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham.


THU 05:45 Farming Today (b008wwnf)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.


THU 06:00 Today (b008wwng)
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


THU 09:00 In Our Time (b008xh3x)
The Statue of Liberty

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Statue of Liberty."Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. With these words, inscribed inside her pedestal, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed immigrants to America since 1903. But the Statue of Liberty is herself an immigrant, born in Paris she was shipped across the Atlantic in 214 separate crates, a present to the Americans from the French. She is a token of friendship forged in the fire of twin revolutions, finessed by thinkers like Alexis de Tocqueville and expressed in the shared language of liberty. But why was this colossal statue built, who built it and what did liberty mean to the Frenchmen who created her and the Americans who received her?With Robert Gildea, Professor of Modern History at Oxford University; Kathleen Burk, Professor of Modern Contemporary History at University College London; John Keane, Professor of Politics at the University of Westminster


THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b008wx05)
Miracles of Life

Episode 4

Miracles of Life: JG Ballard's memoir, abridged by Andrew Simpson. 4/5: Tragedy turns the author into a lone father. Read by James Laurenson.


THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008wx4n)
Kaki King; Internet Dating Scams; Surrogacy in India

Female 'guitar god' Kaki King explains her techniques and performs live in the studio. Plus, outsourcing surrogacy to India, and the warning signs of internet dating scams.


THU 11:00 From Our Own Correspondent (b008xh3y)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.


THU 11:30 With Great Pleasure (b008xh3z)
Martha Kearney

Martha Kearney chooses pieces of writing which have a special meaning for her, either personally or in her work as a broadcaster. Readers are Niamh Cusack and David Morrissey.


THU 12:00 You and Yours (b008wykc)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.


THU 12:57 Weather (b008wykd)
The latest weather forecast.


THU 13:00 World at One (b008wykf)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


THU 13:30 Open Country (b008wtbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:07 on Saturday]


THU 14:00 The Archers (b008x4ry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Wednesday]


THU 14:15 Drama (b008xh40)
Ronald Frame - The Shell House

Ronald Frame's play tells the story of an unusual romance. In 1972, a spinster scientist with private means meets an exiled Czech architect whose career has stalled. She offers him a commission for a weekend house on some land she owns on the Suffolk coast. The strange, daring and beautiful building that results will haunt their lives.

Barbara ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Jaromir ...... Struan Rodger.


THU 15:00 Traveller's Tree (b008xh41)
Series 3

Episode 5

Fi Glover presents the holiday magazine with insider tips from listeners and travel experts. The team look at anniversaries, big birthdays, grand celebrations and romantic weekends.


THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b008wv1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 on Sunday]


THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008ydqb)
Cupid Strikes

Sparks

Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day.

When Gracie's compost-obsessed husband dies, she decides it's time for some radical personal growth.

Written and read by Frances Tomelty.

Producer Eoin O'Callaghan.


THU 15:45 Invisible People (b007tz55)
Episode 4

Urban historian Joe Kerr presents a series about the control centres of our networked society. 4/5: Telephone operators keep a 24-hour watch on elderly and vulnerable people.


THU 16:00 Open Book (b008wvp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


THU 16:30 Material World (b008xh42)
Cosmic String - Antarctic Volcanoes

Cosmic String
Could the Universe be tied up with cosmic string? In this week’s Material World, Quentin Cooper talks to the two scientists who think they have found evidence it might be. Cosmic strings are strange remnants from the very early universe. So what is cosmic string, where would you find it and why does evidence for its existence shed light on theories of how the Universe formed? Quentin is joined by Mark Hindmarsh, Reader in Physics and Martin Kunz, Lecturer in Theoretical Cosmology, both from the University of Sussex.

Antarctic Volcanoes
You don’t really expect to find volcanoes under the polar ice caps, but this is exactly what scientists at the British Antarctic Survey say they have found. Could evidence discovered using new radar techniques be proof of the biggest volcanic eruption in the Antarctic in the last 10,000 years? Quentin is joined by David Vaughan, Glaciologist & Principle Investigator and Hugh Corr, Glacier Geophysicist - both part of the British Antarctic Survey team.


THU 17:00 PM (b008x4d4)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.


THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008x4d5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


THU 18:30 Down the Line (b012xpl8)
Series 3

Bad Manners and Modern Liberal Parenting

Britain's got bad manners - should we bring back hanging? Gary Bellamy takes the calls. Stars Rhys Thomas. From February 2008.


THU 19:00 The Archers (b008x4s1)
Mike gives Lilian moral support at the Bull's Valentine's speed dating night. He tells her that Roy and Hayley are pretty fed up, having lost out on 1, The Green again. When Lilian reveals that Will is the buyer, Mike worries how Roy will react.

Kirsty cajoles Emma to go along to the speed dating, with Helen, but they all regret going when, to their horror, Jazzer and all his mates turn up - along with Nathan Booth. Fortunately Joe and Mr Pullen are turned away for being too old.

However, Jazzer is in his element, having got his eye on Sabrina Thwaite's au pair and manages to get her phone number. Emma's not impressed when she discovers why Jazzer and his mates are getting free drinks; Lilian had to bribe them to come. Emma can't face staying for the second half and leaves.

When Mike tells Jazzer about Will buying 1, The Green, Jazzer reckons that Ed will be gutted, and then can't resist passing on the news to Emma as she's leaving.

Lilian thanks Mike for helping with the night but confesses that she's feeling really alone. Mike admits he never thought he'd end up on his own either.

Episode written by Joanna Toye.


THU 19:15 Front Row (b008x4s2)
Arts news and reviews. As part of the Uncovering Pakistan season, John Wilson reports on fiction, television and a growing interest in heavy rock music in today's Pakistan.


THU 19:45 The Kiss (b008x4s3)
The Accident

Short stories by Katie Hims with an osculatory theme.

4/5. The Accident

When Sean dies in an accident, his father Ray kisses him for the first time and is shocked by how cold his skin is. Ray begins to kiss everything, from photographs and soft toys to geckos, walls and windows.

Ray ...... Harry Towb
Barbara ...... Susan Porrett
Ted ...... Ben Crowe

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.


THU 20:00 Uncovering Pakistan: A Leap Of Faith (b008wv29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]


THU 20:30 In Business (b008xh44)
The Long March

The Long March: China has built an economic machine designed to help millions of country people out of poverty. Peter Day meets villagers who are still waiting to see the benefits.


THU 21:00 Leading Edge (b008xh45)
The Evolution of Echolocation and The Cause of CJD

The Evolution of Echolocation
Did bats learn to fly before they learned to listen for echoes? The discovery of a species over 50 million years old sheds new light on the evolution of echolocation, as Dr Nancy Simmons of the American Museum of Natural History explains.

Polar Ponderings
Science writer Fred Pearce makes some icy reflections on the warmer, more watery world of the future.

Deep Impact
Fresh from its first success - investigating the interior make-up of comets – NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft is charged with a new mission. Professor Michael A’Hearn of the University of Maryland tells Geoff about the search for new, extra solar planets.

Doubts about cause of CJD
The agents responsible for Creutzfeld Jacob disease in humans, and scrapie in sheep - “transmissible spongiform encephalopathies” (TSEs) - were thought to be caused by abnormal proteins.But doubts are growing about the prion theory, as Sue Broom discovered when she went to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Scotland.

AI in Art
Could artificial intelligence ever be taken seriously as a creative force in the world of high art? Geoff gets his portrait ‘painted’ by an intelligent machine, the brainchild of software programmers at London’s Imperial College.


THU 21:30 In Our Time (b008xh3x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 21:58 Weather (b008x7rh)
The latest weather forecast.


THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b008x7rj)
With Reeta Chakrabarti. Including reports on the plight of an estimated 4 million Iraqi refugees, the future of the world's oceans and the identity of St Valentine.


THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008x7rk)
A Room with a View

Episode 9

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 9/15: News of the new tenants at Cissie Villa comes as an unexpected shock.


THU 23:00 Pick Ups (b008xh46)
Series 1

Episode 6

Mike thinks his number may be well and truly up when he is forced to drive Pat to the cemetery in a final bid for freedom. Dave's warm generosity unwittingly saves the day, with the help of Dame Julie Andrews. Sitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company. With John Thomson, Sally Lindsay, Ash Tandon, Phil Rowson.


THU 23:30 The Best Tunes (b008crlb)
Episode 1

A look at how God and the Devil have been portrayed through the ages in the arts. 1/2: Reverend Richard Coles talks to Brian Blessed, Michael Billington and Sara Maitland about God.



FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2008

FRI 00:00 News and Weather (b008wwnh)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b008wx05)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Thursday]


FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008wwnj)
The latest shipping forecast.


FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008wwnk)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service for a selection of news and current affairs, arts and science programmes. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am.


FRI 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b008wwnl)
The latest shipping forecast.


FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b008wwnm)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008wwnn)
Daily prayer and reflection with Monsignor Mark Langham.


FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b008wwnp)
News and issues in rural Britain with Tom Heap.


FRI 06:00 Today (b008wwnq)
With Carolyn Quinn and Sarah Montague. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b008wv25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]


FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b008wx06)
Miracles of Life

Episode 5

Miracles of Life: JG Ballard's memoir, abridged by Andrew Simpson. 5/5: Ballard's thoughts return to Shanghai as he strikes gold with Empire of the Sun. Read by James Laurenson.


FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008wx4p)
Pakistanis in Britain

A Woman's Hour Special. Baroness Warsi, Anjum Anwar and Farah Khan discuss Pakistanis in Britain.


FRI 11:00 Lady Bountiful and the Bluecoat Boys (b008xl0p)
Two men try to discover why they were taken from their primary school in a Welsh mining village at the age of ten to complete their education in an expensive Sussex boarding school.


FRI 11:30 Agatha Christie (b008xl0q)
Crooked House

Episode 2

Joy Wilkinson's adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel.

Elderly wealthy businessman Aristides Leonides has been murdered. Until the killer is caught, others are in danger, particularly young Josephine, who decides to play detective.

Charles ...... Rory Kinnear
Sophia ...... Anna Maxwell Martin
Taverner ...... Phil Davis
Josephine ...... Grianne Dromgoole
Aunt Edith ...... Judy Parfitt
Philip/Passerby ...... Ben Crowe
Magda ...... Anna Chancellor
Roger/Consul General ...... Simon Treves
Clemency ...... Rachel Sanders
Brenda ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Laurence/Lamb ...... Colin Hoult
Gaitskill ...... Peter Marinker

Directed by Sam Hoyle.


FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b0093rr2)
Presented by Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.

Including:

The provisional findings of an inquiry into the power of the supermarkets are due to be published. With independent retail analyst Teresa Wickham.

A divorce fair in Holland aims to give couples all they need to plan the perfect split.

Would you prefer to live in the 50s? Michele Hanson shares her memories.

The Government will spend millions over the next 3 years to promote cycling in England. With Carlton Reid, editor of Bikebiz.com.

Why do some reports end up splashed all over the newspapers whilst others languish in obscure journals read by just a handful of academics? A journalist, a press officer and a scientist explain how science stories get sold.

Listeners respond to stories covered this week, including TV catchup, complimentary medicine regulation and Scottish films.


FRI 12:57 Weather (b008wykh)
The latest weather forecast.


FRI 13:00 World at One (b008wykj)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.


FRI 13:30 Feedback (b008xl0r)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.


FRI 14:00 The Archers (b008x4s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Thursday]


FRI 14:15 Drama (b008xnq5)
Have your Cake

Scripture Cake

Have Your Cake: Series of plays about a cake-making club. 4/6: Scripture Cake, by Amanda Whittington. A recipe triggers an unlikely friendship between Maggie and her neighbour.


FRI 15:00 Shared Earth (b008xl0t)
Series 4

Episode 1

Dylan Winter presents a topical magazine series celebrating the natural world. He explores some reasons to be cheerful in February as he listens to birdsong in the Mendip Hills.


FRI 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008x3yr)
Cupid Strikes

Interview with a Cupid

Stories exploring the reality behind St Valentine's Day.

A revealing interview gives a rare insight into Cupid's world.

By Polly Devlin, read by Julian Clary.


FRI 15:45 Invisible People (b007vjk7)
Episode 5

Urban historian Joe Kerr presents a series about the control centres of our networked society. 5/5: In the National Grid control room in Berkshire, staff predict surges in demand.


FRI 16:00 Last Word (b008xl0v)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.


FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b008xl0w)
Jack Nicholson reveals why he re-writes most of his scripts, what he thinks of Hollywood now, and why there may well be a third part of Chinatown.

Errol Morris, The director of The Thin Blue Line on his controversial new documentary about Abu Ghraib, Standard Operating Procedure.

The acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins talks about competing against himself in this year's Oscars - for No Country For Old Men and The Assassination Of Jesse James.


FRI 17:00 PM (b008x4d6)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008x4d7)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


FRI 18:30 The News Quiz (b008yj98)
Series 64

Episode 6

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Carrie Quinlan, Simon Evans, Jeremy Hardy and Francis Wheen.


FRI 19:00 The Archers (b008x4s4)
Clarrie lets Will know that she's told Ed about his inheritance and asks Will not to be too "up" about it. But Will refuses. Ed wasn't exactly considerate over Emma and George and he's also had a lot of help from Oliver.

Adam moans to David about Brian's new will. Brian tells David there's no way that Ruairi's going to be cut out of the chance to take the farm into the future under Brian's bloodline. And if there's any more whingeing from Adam, Debbie or Jennifer - he'll leave Ruairi the lot!

Roy has a go at Will for buying 1, The Green and asks him to withdraw his offer. But Will doesn't think he's done anything wrong and adds fuel to the fire by offering to rent the house to Roy and Hayley. Roy storms out, passing Emma on the way - who also confronts Will about buying the house, telling him he hasn't considered George. Will reaches the end of his tether; he's sick of people telling him how to spend his money. Once his mortgage is covered he'll provide more for George. In the meantime he'll enjoy his so-called good luck in peace.

Episode written by Joanna Toye.


FRI 19:15 Front Row (b008x4s5)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.


FRI 19:45 The Kiss (b008x4s6)
Jacob Lennon

Short stories by Katie Hims with an osculatory theme.

5/5. Jacob Lennon

Everyone at school is in love with Jacob Lennon. Andrea and Sophie imagine that kissing him must be like eating melted marshmallows. Then Andrea finds out the truth.

Andrea ...... Sophie Pemberton
Sophie ...... Laura Molyneux
Jacob ...... Lloyd Thomas
Milton ...... Baxter Willis
Mr Chester ...... Alex Lanipekun

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.


FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b008xl0y)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from Exeter. Panellists include Suzi Leather, Stephen Twigg, Dr Farzana Shaikh and Shaun Bailey.


FRI 20:50 A Point of View (b008xl0z)
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.


FRI 21:00 Friday Drama (b008y165)
Broken English

Broken English: Frank Deasy's play tells the story of a Kurdish family detained in Dungavel for over a year and living under the constant threat of deportation.


FRI 21:58 Weather (b008x7rm)
The latest weather forecast.


FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b008x7rn)
News and analysis with Reeta Chakrabarti. Including reports on possible reconciliation between the two main parties in Kenya and the impending Kosovan declaration of independence.


FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008x7rp)
A Room with a View

Episode 10

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic romance. 10/15: Unaware of the potential social pitfalls, Freddy Honeychurch calls on his new neighbours.


FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b008xf48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Tuesday]


FRI 23:30 The Best Tunes (b008drvp)
Episode 2

A look at how God and the Devil have been portrayed through the ages in the arts. 2/2: Stewart Lee, co-creator of Jerry Springer the Opera, explores depictions of the Devil.