SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2008

SAT 00:00 News and Weather (b008ydw6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SAT 00:30 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.


SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008ydw7)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008ydw8)
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 (b008ydw9)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 05:30 News Briefing (b008ydwb)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008ydwc)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes.


SAT 05:45 The Preposterous Files (b00827ln)
Asylum Seeker or Scrounger?

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

Klimowicz was just another Polish stowaway seeking political asylum in London in 1954. The Home Office got ready to boot him out. Then the Prime Minister, Churchill, got involved. His solution? Send in the destroyers. With Shami Chakrabarti

Reader: Crawford Logan

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


SAT 06:00 News and Papers (b008ydwd)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SAT 06:04 Weather (b008ydwf)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 06:07 Open Country (b008ydwg)
Western Weald

Countryside magazine.

Helen Mark visits the Western Weald on the border of the South Downs, a unique landscape rich in history. Campaigners are fighting for the area's inclusion in the South Downs National Park.


SAT 06:35 Farming Today This Week (b008ydwh)
Rural magazine programme.


SAT 06:57 Weather (b008ydwj)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 07:00 Today (b008ydwk)
With Carolyn Quinn and Edward Stourton. Including Sports Desk at 7.25am, 8.25am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am; Weather at 7.57am.


SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (b008ydwl)
Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them.


SAT 10:00 Excess Baggage (b008ydwm)
Germany - West Papua

GERMANY
Germany compared to other European countries such as France, Spain or Greece seems to be rather off the tourist radar. John McCarthy is joined by Juergen Kroenig, UK Editor of the weekly German paper Die Zeit and by writer, play and film director, librettist, Stephen Plaice an enthusiastic traveller to Germany.

They explore this ever evolving country, follow in the footsteps of Germany’s major philosophers and reveal some of Europe’s finest architectural and cultural jewels.

WEST PAPUA
Former army captain Mark Anstice and adventure journalist Olly Steed spent two months living with the Mek tribe in West Papua. What is the impact of this extreme form of immersive tourism? What is the value of interacting with remote communities and learning about ancient culture?


SAT 10:30 And the Academy Award Goes To... (b008yj95)
Series 1

The Silence of the Lambs

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

Jodie Foster recalls the experience of working with Anthony Hopkins and director Jonathan Demme. Screenwriter Ted Tally considers the extent to which The Silence of the Lambs reveals more about celebrity culture than serial killers.


SAT 11:00 What Does David Cameron Really Think? (b008m2v0)
BBC political editor Nick Robinson explores the underlying values and political philosophy of David Cameron and asks what sort of a prime minister he might make.


SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (b008yj96)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.


SAT 12:00 Money Box (b008yj97)
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.


SAT 12:30 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.


SAT 12:57 Weather (b008yj99)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 13:00 News Headlines (b008yj9b)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (b008xl0y)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from Exeter. Panellists include Suzi Leather, Stephen Twigg, Dr Farzana Shaikh and Shaun Bailey.


SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (b008yj9c)
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 Saturday Drama (b008yj9d)
Spellbound

Newly qualified psychiatrist, Constance Sedgwick arrives at Landry House in North Yorkshire, where another new arrival - the handsome, Dr Murchison, author of several books on psychiatry- is giving the great Dr Edwardes a welcome break.

With his special patient locked in a room, Nurse Deeling- Dr Edwardes loyal long term assistant - suspects Dr Murchison might be an imposter....

Dramatised by Amanda Dalton from the famous Hitchcock film - script by Ben Hecht and the original book - The House of Dr Edwardes by Francis Beeding.

Starring Hattie Morahan as Constance Sedgewick, Benedict Cumberbatch as John Ballantyne, Alexander Mathie as Nurse Anne Deeling, David Fleeshman as Dr Edwardes, Gerard Fletcher as Geoffrey Dodstone and Christine Cox as Ciceley Truelow.

Director: Susan Roberts

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


SAT 15:30 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.


SAT 16:00 Weekend Woman's Hour (b008yj9f)
Highlights of this week's programmes with Jane Garvey. Including Jo Brand singing Gilbert and Sullivan, enthusing girls about physics and a session with guitarist Kaki King.


SAT 17:00 Saturday PM (b008yj9g)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Ritula Shah.


SAT 17:30 The Bottom Line (b008yj9h)
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 (b008yj9j)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 17:57 Weather (b008yj9k)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008yj9l)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


SAT 18:15 Loose Ends (b008yj9m)
Clive Anderson talks to John Lloyd, Leonard Roberts and Nicholas de Jongh. Jon Holmes interrogates ventriloquist David Strassman. Comedy comes from Howard Read.


SAT 19:00 Profile (b008yj9n)
Asif Ali Zardari

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Kate Clark examines the life of Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto.


SAT 19:15 Saturday Review (b008yj9p)
Poe, A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd, Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List

Speed The Plow
David Mamet's play written in 1988 explores the ruthless and banal world of the Hollywood producer, where money matters more than conscience. Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Spacy and Laura Michelle Kelly star in a new production at the Old Vic.

At the Old Vic, London until 26 April 2008

The Bucket List
Jack Nicholson and Morgan appear together for the first time in The Bucket List directed by Rob Reiner in which they play two terminally ill men who escape from a cancer ward determined to live their dreams before they die.

Poe, A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd
The latest biography from Peter Ackroyd tells the life story of one of America's most famous writers Edgar Allen Poe, the author who was credited with pioneering the gothic genre, creating the first fictional detective and starting science fiction.

Poe, A Life Cut Short is published by Chatto and Windus

Pina Bausch at Sadlers Wells
Legendary dance choreography Pina Bausch at Sadlers Wells with The Rite of Spring and the autobiographical Café Mueller in which she herself dances, one of only two pieces in which she appears.

The Camden Town Group
The first major exhibition of the Camden Town Group for 20 years is at Tate Britain. The group included Walter Sickert, Spencer Gore, Harold Gilman and Robert Bevan. Founded in 1911, the group formed a radically innovative movement who provided a powerful portrait of a nation in transition.


SAT 20:00 The Archive Hour (b008yj9q)
Gould's Mind

Gould's Mind: Piers Plowright looks back at the career of the brilliant Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who turned his mind to radio and TV after abandoning the concert platform.


SAT 21:00 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.


SAT 22:00 News and Weather (b008yj9r)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SAT 22:15 Moral Maze (b008xg06)
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 (b008wzny)
Episode 6

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


SAT 23:30 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



SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2008

SUN 00:00 News and Weather (b008yn0m)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SUN 00:30 Manchester Crime Wave (b00930ns)
Boom

Boom (part 1)

Crime stories set in Manchester. 1/5: Boom, by Cath Staincliffe (part 1). A young detective investigates an explosion in a house. Read by Wendy Kweh.


SUN 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008yn0n)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008yn0p)
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 (b008yn0q)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 05:30 News Briefing (b008yn0r)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


SUN 05:43 Bells on Sunday (b008yn0s)
The sound of church bells from St John the Baptist in Burford, Oxfordshire.


SUN 05:45 Profile (b008yj9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 News Headlines (b008yn0t)
The latest national and international news.


SUN 06:05 Something Understood (b008yn0v)
Serpents and Doves

Serpents and Doves: Mark Tully considers Jesus's instruction to his disciples to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves as they set out on their mission.


SUN 06:35 On Your Farm (b008yn0w)
Country magazine. Elinor Goodman visits a Hampshire farm shop selling fresh produce inside a hospital.


SUN 06:57 Weather (b008yn0x)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 07:00 News and Papers (b008yn0y)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 07:10 Sunday (b008yn0z)
Roger Bolton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week.


SUN 07:55 Radio 4 Appeal (b008yn10)
Michael Aspel appeals on behalf of The Children's Trust. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144.


SUN 07:58 Weather (b008yn11)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 08:00 News and Papers (b008yn12)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 08:10 Sunday Worship (b008yn13)
Pathways of Prayer: Social Justice

Pathways of Prayer: The path of social justice, from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow, led by the Provost, the Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.


SUN 08:50 A Point of View (b008xl0z)
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.


SUN 09:00 Broadcasting House (b008yn14)
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.


SUN 10:00 The Archers Omnibus (b008yn15)
The week's events in Ambridge.


SUN 11:15 Desert Island Discs (b008yn16)
Martin Evans

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Professor Sir Martin Evans. He is known as the grandfather of embryonic stem-cell research because of the breakthrough he made more than 25 years ago to first isolate the stem cells of mice and then cultivate them in a laboratory. After that leap forward, he worked alongside his fellow Nobel laureates Oliver Smithies and Mario Capecchi to develop the Knock-Out Mouse - a mouse that has had part of its genetic code disabled so the effect on the animal can be studied. The Knock-Out Mouse has become a scientific tool used the world over - and has vastly increased the amount of knowledge we have about how the human body works.

Brought up on the outskirts of London with enthusiastic and encouraging parents, he says that he was always fascinated by science. But, although he was a bright pupil, he was a shy boy and not the kind of student to walk away with glittering prizes.

He was within months of retiring when he got the call, last October, that he had been awarded the greatest honour in science - the Nobel Prize - since then life has been busier than ever and now, he says, he is determined to use his status to try to encourage children to study science, so that they too can be enthused at the miracles of the world around us and the worlds within.

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

Favourite track: Their Sound is Gone Out in All Lands by George Frideric Handel
Book: Largest anthology of poetry possible
Luxury: A microscope, equipment and a stack of notebooks.


SUN 12:00 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.


SUN 12:32 The Food Programme (b008vl2s)
Spanish Food - Extremadura

Simon Parkes enjoys the flavours of the Spanish region of Extremadura, from the prized pata negra cured ham to the pimenton smoked paprika brought back by Columbus from the New World.


SUN 12:57 Weather (b008yn18)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 13:00 The World This Weekend (b008yn19)
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.


SUN 13:30 Advice to the Living (b008kjj6)
People who only have a short time left to live give advice to the rest of us about what matters and what doesn't, and about enjoying every moment.


SUN 14:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b008yn1b)
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Bunny Guinness answer questions from gardeners in Surrey.


SUN 14:45 The Drawings on the Wall (b008yn1c)
Irish Illusions

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

George visits County Meath in Ireland where strange patterns adorn the walls of the Fourknocks Passage Grave. What do the patterns mean?

George finds himself being stared at by a very odd cartoon-like face inside a 5000-year-old Irish tomb. It's a very early example of what we now call "graffiti" - and around it are hypnotic patterns of concentric circles, horizontal zigzags and strings of diamond shapes. Strangely similar carvings occur in Wales, Brittany and the Iberian peninsular. So who created them? What do they all mean? And who was copying who in Neolithic times?

George teams up with the modern-day Muslim graffiti artist Mohammed Ali to study these patterns for their spiritual significance, which may just lie in the fact that they are not as perfect as they seem. And he considers the possibility that Stone Age Man may well have been 'stoned' when he created them.

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


SUN 15:00 Classic Serial (b008yn1d)
Fortunes of War

Episode 4

Fortunes of War: Lin Coghlan's sweeping new dramatisation of Olivia Manning's classic war novels. 4/6: Having been forced to leave Romania, Harriet waits in Athens for news of Guy.


SUN 16:00 Open Book (b008yn1f)
Bernhard Schlink, Memoir Writing for Beginners, and New Grub Street

Bernhard Schlink
In 1997 Bernhard Schlink, a German law professor, had a surprise international bestseller when the English translation of his novel The Reader was published. This story about a concentration camp guard made Schlink the first German novelist to top the New York Times bestseller chart. This month Schlink's first novel since The Reader reaches British bookshops. Homecoming tells the story of a publisher's attempt to find a novel which has obsessed him since childhood, and like its predecessor deals with Germany's continuing attempts to come to terms with the events of the Third Reich. Bernhard Schlink talks to Mariella Frostrup about his generation's interest in these events, the relationship between his life as a writer and his profession as a legal academic.

Memoir Writing for Beginners
One of this month's more unusual publications is a completely blank book. Entitled My Story, it's a memoir-writing kit aimed at the complete beginner, and comes with a small paperback offering instruction and advice. Mariella is joined by the biographer and memoirist Miranda Seymour to discuss how the would-be autobiographer can get started.

Politicians' Audio Books
Last week's Grammy awards ceremony in Los Angeles featured an unlikely literary stand-off in the Spoken Word category, when former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were beaten to the prize by the Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. To discuss why all America's leading politicians seem to be making audio books these days, Mariella is joined from New York by the critic John Freeman.

New Grub Street
In 1891 the novelist George Gissing published one of the classic fictional treatments of literary life. New Grub Street is a satirical, sometimes melodramatic, novel about two writers, Edwin Reardon and Jasper Milvain, and their desperate attempts to earn enough to stay alive by the pen alone. Mariella is joined by two fans of the book, the writer and critic D. J. Taylor, and Christopher Douglas, the co-writer and star of the Radio 4 comedy Ed Reardon's Week, who explains his own debt to Gissing.


SUN 16:30 Poetry Please (b008zk9g)
In the last of the series we featured poems by writers perhaps better-known as novelists – such as DH Lawrence, Muriel Spark, Robert Graves, and Dermot Bolger. The readers were John Mackay and Bonnie Hurren. Also rare archive of the Welsh poet WH Davies introducing and reading his poem Leisure – with those famous lines:

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

Piano by DH Lawrence.
From: The Love Poems of D.H. Lawrence
Publ: Kyle Cathie Ltd

From Leinster Street Ghosts by Dermot Bolger
Publ: Raven Arts Press

Leisure by W.H. Davies
From: The New Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1950

That Lonely Shoe Lying on the Road by Muriel Spark
From: All The Poems
Publ: Carcanet

To Paint a Water Lily by Ted Hughes
From: Lupercal
Publ: faber and faber

The Moth by Walter de la Mare
From: The Collected Poems of Walter de la Mare
Publ: faber and faber

To a Mouse by Robert Burns
From: The Poetical Works of Robert Burns
Publ: Senate

The White Goddess by Robert Graves
From: Complete Poems – Volume 2
Publ: Carcanet

The Rider at the Gate by John Masefield
From: The Collected Poems of John Masefield
Publ: William Heinemann Ltd

The Mistake by James Fenton
From: Out of Danger
Publ: Penguin

A Woman of a Certain Age by Carol Rumens
From: Thinking of Skins
Publ: Bloodaxe Books

Going, Going by Philip Larkin
From: Collected Poems
Publ: faber and faber

Wolsey’s Farewell from Henry the Eighth
From: Shakespeare – The Viking Portable Library


SUN 17:00 File on 4 (b008y460)
Concerns are being expressed over the fundraising methods of the British National Party. Fran Abrams investigates.


SUN 17:40 Profile (b008yj9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b008yn1h)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 17:57 Weather (b008yn1j)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008yn1k)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


SUN 18:15 Pick of the Week (b008yn1l)
Sheila McClennon presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.


SUN 19:00 The Archers (b008yn1m)
Will's been generous with his money. Nic's pleased with her new coat but desperately wants to sort out a proper money arrangement. When Will asks for her opinion about a trust fund for George, Nic builds up the courage to ask for an allowance. Will's all for it, and realising she feels trapped in the house, he suggests she has driving lessons. Nic's over the moon.

Phil's been looking at the stars with Daniel, who seems to have a real interest. Phil's thinking about getting a telescope.

Heather admits she's been in contact with Jim. It's early days but they've already managed to meet up. It's Pip's birthday and she wants to see her new boyfriend Jonathan, but Ruth wants to know a bit more than just his name. Heather assures Ruth that he's in the Young Farmers, so he's got to be all right, but Jill points out that when David was a member he should have come with a government health warning!

When Pip gets back the first thing she wants to do is phone Izzy. Ruth wonders when she'll get the sensible Pip back. Jill breaks the news to her that she won't.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


SUN 19:15 Go4it (b008yn1n)
Barney Harwood presents the children's magazine. He meets two listeners who adore the Little House on the Prairie series and hears more about author Laura Ingalls Wilder's life.


SUN 19:45 A Brush with Fame (b00771kk)
The Horse He Rode in On

Stories exploring with wit and humour the way we all react to a glancing encounter with fame. 1/5: The Horse He Rode in On, by Jane Stevenson, read by Ann Beach.


SUN 20:00 Feedback (b008xl0r)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.


SUN 20:30 Last Word (b008xl0v)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.


SUN 21:00 Money Box (b008yj97)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]


SUN 21:26 Radio 4 Appeal (b008yn10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 today]


SUN 21:30 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.


SUN 21:58 Weather (b008yn1p)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 22:00 Westminster Hour (b008yn1q)
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including at 10.45pm The Jam Generation.


SUN 23:00 The Learning Curve (b008x51z)
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.


SUN 23:30 Something Understood (b008yn0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:05 today]



MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2008

MON 00:00 News and Weather (b008ysq5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


MON 00:15 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.


MON 00:45 Bells on Sunday (b008yn0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:43 on Sunday]


MON 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008ysq6)
The latest shipping forecast.


MON 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008ysq7)
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 (b008ysq8)
The latest shipping forecast.


MON 05:30 News Briefing (b008ysq9)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


MON 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008ysnn)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes.


MON 05:45 Farming Today (b008ysqb)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.


MON 05:57 Weather (b008ysqc)
The latest weather forecast for farmers.


MON 06:00 Today (b008ysqd)
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. 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 (b008ysqf)
Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. Guests include Michael Burleigh on his book A Cultural History of Terrorism, actor Lucian Msamati and Stephan Collini.


MON 09:45 Book of the Week (b008yt1l)
Trust me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

The First Day

Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor: Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS, based on his columns in the Daily Telegraph. 1/5: The First Day.


MON 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008yt1m)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; The Queen of Soul; Laetitia Pilkington

The pros and cons of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Plus the life of Laetitia Pilkington and how will the loss of a feminist magazine affect women in Iraq? And who is Soul Queen?


MON 11:00 Ghosts of the Cornish Alps (b008yvf7)
Chris Young says farewell to a Cornish china clay pit which has been closed for economic reasons.


MON 11:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b0178s5n)
Series 2

Prey of the Bog Monster

The show avoids censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.

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
Veronica Walters ...... Johannah Tincey
Henderson ...... Ben Crowe.

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2008.


MON 12:00 You and Yours (b008yvms)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.


MON 12:57 Weather (b008yvmt)
The latest weather forecast.


MON 13:00 World at One (b008yvmv)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


MON 13:30 The Garden Quiz (b008yvmw)
Episode 7

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


MON 14:00 The Archers (b008yn1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Sunday]


MON 14:15 Drama (b008yvmx)
Too Up Too Down

Too Up Too Down: Comedy by Jim Poyser. Jacky is a palaeontologist, so why did he become an estate agent? He was also crazy about Ursula, so how did he end up marrying her sister?


MON 15:00 Money Box Live (b008yvmy)
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 (b008yvwd)
Creative Writing Groups 2008

Mooncall

Readings highlighting the best work from over 250 creative writing groups in the North of England. 1/5: Mooncall, by Karen Wolfe of Hornsea Writers, read by Maggie Fox.


MON 15:45 Giving it All Away (b007x1d0)
Episode 1

Heather Payton meets some of the UK's high-profile philanthropists. 1/5: Entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter recently pledged a billion pounds to charitable causes.


MON 16:00 The Food Programme (b008vl2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:32 on Sunday]


MON 16:30 Beyond Belief (b008ywxw)
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 (b008ywz5)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including at 5.57pm Weather.


MON 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008ywz6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


MON 18:30 Just a Minute (b008ywz7)
Series 52

Episode 7

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Playhouse, Salisbury. Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jenny Eclair and Marcus Brigstocke.


MON 19:00 The Archers (b008yx3f)
Mike tells Caroline how upset Roy and Hayley are at not getting 1, The Green. Caroline suggests converting Willow Farm into two houses, which Mike thinks is a stroke of genius. Roy agrees it's an amazing idea, and can't wait to tell Hayley. With just a small mortgage to cover the cost of the conversion, Roy thinks it's really generous. Mike admits he's also being selfish - this way he gets to keep them close by.

Matt's becoming a regular in Grey Gables restaurant, and Caroline feels sorry for him. Even though he insists he doesn't need her pity, Matt quickly accept Caroline's offer of dinner at Grange Farm next Monday.

Increasingly frustrated, Jolene tells Lilian that her attempts to manage things just aren't working. Lilian gets upset about the whole situation, leaving Jolene feeling awkward.

Jennifer and Lilian moan about their men. Jennifer's still reeling from the fact that Brian's made a new will and Lilian thinks Matt's probably moved Annabelle into the Dower House. Writing her diary is therapeutic but she's all for Jennifer's proposal to hit the shops tomorrow and do their men some damage where it hurts - in their wallets.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


MON 19:15 Front Row (b008yx3g)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a review of the film Be Kind Rewind, starring Jack Black as a man whose electrified brain causes havoc in a video shop.


MON 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008yx3h)
Faust

Episode 1

Reworking of the fable about a man who sells his soul to the devil, adapted by Martin Jenkins and dramatised by Jonathan Holloway. 1/5: The devil comes to town and meets Dr Faustus.


MON 20:00 Dancing with the Russian Bear (b008yxv2)
Pipeline Power

Tim Whewell looks at the chill in relations between Russia and the West. 2/3: Pipeline Power. Has Russia abandoned its military might in favour of controlling our energy supplies?


MON 20:30 The Learning Curve (b008yxv3)
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.


MON 21:00 Secret Science (b008yxv4)
National Institute of Biological Standards and Control

Vivienne Parry meets the scientists whose work remains unknown to the general public. 1/2: National Institute of Biological Standards and Control.


MON 21:30 Start the Week (b008ysqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 21:58 Weather (b008yy0k)
The latest weather forecast.


MON 22:00 The World Tonight (b008yy0l)
News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Including reports on the Pakistani elections, the future for Northern Rock and reaction after Kosovo's declaration of independence.


MON 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008yy0m)
A Room with a View

Episode 11

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 11/15: Miss Bartlett's arrival at Windy Corner resurrects more Italian ghosts for Lucy.


MON 23:00 Quote... Unquote (b008xg03)
Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests. The reader is Peter Jefferson.


MON 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008yxzy)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.



TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2008

TUE 00:00 News and Weather (b008ysnp)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


TUE 00:30 Book of the Week (b008yt1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday]


TUE 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008ysnq)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008ysnr)
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 (b008ysns)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 05:30 News Briefing (b008ysnt)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008ysnv)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes.


TUE 05:45 Farming Today (b008ysnw)
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.


TUE 06:00 Today (b008ysnx)
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at 6.45am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


TUE 09:00 Simpson Returns to China (b008z2wn)
The Road from Tiananmen

John Simpson reports on modern China. 1/2: The Road from Tiananmen. Having witnessed the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, he meets former students who were there with him.


TUE 09:30 A Dollar a Day (b008z2wp)
Ghana

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.

Ghana is one of the few African countries on track to meet the target of getting more girls into school, but the challenges are still enormous. Mike meets Dzifa Adjanu, a young Ghanaian woman who has achieved her ambition to become an accountant, and her mother Margaret, who made huge sacrifices to get her through.


TUE 09:45 Book of the Week (b008yt14)
Trust me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

Difficult Patients

Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor: Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS, based on his columns in the Daily Telegraph. 2/5: Difficult Patients.


TUE 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008yt15)
Elizabeth McGovern; Freezing Eggs; Author Lesley Downer

Actor Elizabeth McGovern on her career. Plus, why women are freezing eggs for their daughters, and Lesley Downer on the concubines of Edo Castle in Japan.


TUE 11:00 World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations (b008z2wq)
Great Animal Migrations: Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet.


TUE 11:30 Billy Bunter's Birthday Bash (b008z3tt)
Gyles Brandreth pays tribute to Billy Bunter, the perennially youthful schoolboy who first appeared in print 100 years ago, and his creator Frank Richards.


TUE 12:00 Call You and Yours (b008yvhy)
Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Peter White.


TUE 12:57 Weather (b008yvj0)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 13:00 World at One (b008yvj1)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


TUE 13:30 The Nun Who Nurtured Reggae (b008cbvc)
4 Extra Debut. Jonathan Charles investigates the story of Sister Mary Ignatius Davies, who inspired many Jamaican reggae stars. From November 2007.


TUE 14:00 The Archers (b008yx3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Monday]


TUE 14:15 Pavement Stars (b00gs0jg)
By Gillian and Catrin Clarke. The lives of a Cardiff street trader and a busker are suddenly bound together as they work their pitches.


TUE 15:00 Home Planet (b008z5l9)
Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world and our impact on it.


TUE 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008yvwf)
Creative Writing Groups 2008

St John the Better

Readings highlighting the best work from over 250 Creative Writing Groups in the North of England. 2/5: St John the Better, by Celia Burney of Hexham Writers, read by Rod Arthur.


TUE 15:45 Giving it All Away (b007xly9)
Episode 2

Heather Payton meets some of the UK's high-profile philanthropists. 2/5. She talks to Peter Moores, Littlewoods heir and benefactor to the arts.


TUE 16:00 Law in Action (b009h5xq)
Interview with the Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer

Clive Coleman interviews former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer about whether archived internet stories bearing on pending criminal cases should be removed from the web.


TUE 16:30 A Good Read (b008z5lc)
Jacqui Dankworth and Chris Smith

Kate Mosse and her guests - jazz singer, Jacqui Dankworth and former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Smith - discuss their favourite books by Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson and Owen Sheers.

Negotiating With the Dead by Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Virago

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Publisher: Virago

Resistance by Owen Sheers
Publisher: Faber

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


TUE 17:00 PM (b008ywyq)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including at 5.57pm Weather.


TUE 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008ywyr)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


TUE 18:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix (b008z5ld)
Series 2

Episode 4

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 (b008yx2y)
Lilian's enjoying the retail therapy until she notices Annabelle in Underwoods' lingerie department. Lilian's mind starts working overtime and to Jennifer's dismay Lilian's determined to follow Annabelle around the store.

Adam coldly tells Brian that he's viewing a digester in Scotland next week and gives Brian no choice but to look after the stock while he's away.

The brewery delivers late. Jolene learns that Lilian's asked them to, because their clanking has been waking her up. Jolene's had enough of Lilian's interfering and insists Sid speaks to her.

It's weigh-in night. Sid's surprised Eddie's drinking at lunchtime but Eddie's not worried. He's convinced he'll be winner of the week again, and he's right! Even wearing his fleece, Eddie still manages to lose another two pounds and keeps his title.

Back at The Bull, Eddie lets it slip that everyone except Sabrina cried off from Sid's pre-meeting run. Jolene's not pleased and insists there'll be no more runs. Lilian walks in and Jolene suggests this is Sid's chance. But Lilian's distressed and just wants to go to her room. Even Jolene admits she's looking dreadful. Sid assures Jolene he'll find the right time to talk to Lilian, sooner or later.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


TUE 19:15 Front Row (b008yx2z)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a review of a major exhibition of work by experimental artists Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia.


TUE 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008yx30)
Faust

Episode 2

A reworking of the fable about a man who sells his soul to the devil, adapted by Martin Jenkins. 2/5: Faust wants sex. Mephistopheles wants his signature.


TUE 20:00 File on 4 (b008z5lf)
Town halls are facing thousands of backdated equal pay claims from women workers. But how are cash-strapped local authorities going to meet the bills? Jenny Cuffe reports.


TUE 20:40 In Touch (b008z5t5)
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.


TUE 21:00 Case Notes (b008z5t6)
Liver Disease

Dr Mark Porter looks at liver disease with Professor Humphrey Hodgson, who explains why liver problems are rife in the UK and what listeners can do to prevent them.


TUE 21:30 Simpson Returns to China (b008z2wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 21:58 Weather (b008yxzz)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 22:00 The World Tonight (b008yy00)
With Ritula Shah. Including reports on calls for President Musharraf to stand down after defeat in the Pakistan election and the lack of EU unity over Kosovan independence.


TUE 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008yy01)
A Room with a View

Episode 12

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic romance. 12/15: A description of a view, read aloud under the Surrey skies, sets a chain of events in motion.


TUE 23:00 Laurence and Gus: Hearts and Minds (b008z5t7)
Episode 3

Running Order with Writers

1. Industry and Laziness Intro - Laurence Howarth & Gus Brown
2. Good Cop Bad Cop - Jon Lynes and Dan O'Donoghue
3. Chess Sketch - Jon Lynes and Dan O'Donoghue
4. Good Cop Bad Cop Call Back - Jon Lynes and Dan O'Donoghue
5. Fair Comparison - John Finnemore
6. The Pied Piper - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
7. Monks Sketch - Russell Thompson
8. ISY SUTTIE - HOW TO GET THE LADY INTO BED
9. The Dads - Industry and Laziness - Laurence Howarth
10. Explorer Sketch - Sarah Morgan
11. M's Limit - Simon Kane
12. Novel Idea - Gareth Gwynn
13. Tortoise First Aid 1 - John-Luke Roberts
14. Standing Out - Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
15. Tortoise First Aid 2 - John-Luke Roberts
16. Stalin's PA - John Finnemore
17. Tortoise First Aid 3 - John-Luke Roberts and Will Ing
The script editor was Will Ing and the producer was Colin Anderson.


TUE 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008yy02)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.



WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2008

WED 00:00 News and Weather (b008ysny)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


WED 00:30 Book of the Week (b008yt14)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Tuesday]


WED 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008ysnz)
The latest shipping forecast.


WED 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008ysp0)
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 (b008ysp1)
The latest shipping forecast.


WED 05:30 News Briefing (b008ysp2)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


WED 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008ysp3)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes.


WED 05:45 Farming Today (b008ysp4)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.


WED 06:00 Today (b008ysp5)
With Edward Stourton and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at 6.45am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


WED 09:00 Midweek (b008z5wj)
Lively and diverse conversation.


WED 09:45 Book of the Week (b008yt16)
Trust me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

Unusual Christmas Presents

Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor: Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS, based on his columns in the Daily Telegraph. 3/5: Unusual Christmas Presents.


WED 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008yt17)
The Girls Who Were Found Alive; Right Wing and Feminist?; Artist Milein Cosman

Lisa Hoodless and Charlene Lunnon discuss their trauma of being abducted by a paedophile. Plus, Louise Bagshawe and Bea Campbell ask, do you have to be left wing to be a feminist?


WED 11:00 Secrets of Stonehenge (b00850mr)
Francis Pryor reports on a vast archaeological project in Wiltshire, where a team led by Prof Mike Parker Pearson challenged existing theories about the Neolithic society that built Stonehenge, the reason for the site's location and its purpose.


WED 11:30 Clare in the Community (b008z5wk)
Series 4

The Long Goodbye

Ray's colleagues celebrate his civil partnership and Brian reassesses his life after his not-very-near-death experience.

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
Counsellor ...... Anna Bengo
Ainsworth ...... Lloyd Thomas
Troy ...... Ben Onwukwe.

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.


WED 12:00 You and Yours (b008yvj2)
Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Sheila McClennon.


WED 12:57 Weather (b008yvj3)
The latest weather forecast.


WED 13:00 World at One (b008yvj4)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


WED 13:30 Quote... Unquote (b008z619)
Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with guests Michael Winner, Jilly Cooper, Simon Brett and Valerie Grove. The reader is Peter Jefferson.


WED 14:00 The Archers (b008yx2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Tuesday]


WED 14:15 Drama (b008z61b)
Cobwebs

Psychological drama by David Hodgson.

Greg Drake is just getting his life back together after the death of his wife. But then his house is broken into when he is asleep. Nothing is taken, but his peace of mind is destroyed.

Greg ...... Kevin Doyle
Cathy ...... Fiona Clarke
Louise ...... Helen Longworth
Jenny ...... Beth Palmer
PC Morgan ...... Roy Carruthers
Denny ...... Mark Winstanley.


WED 15:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b008yn1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Sunday]


WED 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008yvwg)
Creative Writing Groups 2008

Room Service

Readings highlighting the best work from over 250 Creative Writing Groups in the North of England. 3/5: Room Service, by Cathy Bolton of Sheffield Hallam University.


WED 15:45 Giving it All Away (b007y9r7)
Episode 3

3/5. Heather Payton talks to Stephanie Shirley, who gave birth to a severely autistic son in the 60s and has now become the most significant UK individual cash donor in the sector.


WED 16:00 Thinking Allowed (b008z6d4)
Superheroes - Ribbon Culture

SUPERHEROES
General fascination with the idea of a superhero is extraordinarily enduring. Superman, Batman and Spider-Man have survived translations from the comic page into a range of media and have somehow been able to adapt to social circumstances quite different to those which surrounded their original creation. Laurie Taylor talks to cultural commentator Roz Kaveney about her study entitled Superheroes! Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films; They are joined by Kim Newman, author of Cat People and Apocalypse Movies to discuss the enduring appeal of Superheroes.

RIBBON CULTURE
The first ribbon campaign was lead by Penelope Laingen in 1979. However, awareness ribbons did not become internationally popular until the 1990s with the introduction of the Red Ribbon Campaign for AIDS awareness. Researcher Sarah Moore, in her recently published book Ribbon Culture: Charity, Compassion, and Public Awareness, says that popular Ribbon Culture came about initially as a means of going against the grain, by focussing on controversial topics. But although charities claim that ribbons spread awareness, she thinks that it has become a fashion item, making giving to charity easy without the need to really consider the cause it ‘supports’.


WED 16:30 Case Notes (b008z5t6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Tuesday]


WED 17:00 PM (b008ywys)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


WED 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008ywyt)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


WED 18:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b008z6d5)
Series 1

Episode 1

John Lloyd and Bill Bailey host a panel show in which guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum. With Sean Lock, Brian Blessed and Richard Fortey.


WED 19:00 The Archers (b008yx31)
Pat's pleased that Helen's going to be backing her up at tonight's meeting to discuss the proposal for the anaerobic digester. Helen's glad to have something to take her mind off Greg's birthday tomorrow.

David and Adam are busy putting flyers out in the village hall. They're both pleasantly surprised by the quality of Bert's model of the digester but when Susan sees it she just wishes the actual development was staying model size. Mike thinks the digester's a great idea and it's clear from people's initial reactions that there's a strong mix of opinion.

Oliver opens the meeting. After Adam outlines the proposal everyone gets a chance to voice their opinion. It's a very lively debate.

Later at the Bull Adam approaches Pat and Helen and tells them he assumes they'll back off now that it seems the majority are behind the scheme. But Pat's still determined to lodge an objection. Adam's taken aback by this and suggests there's no need for Pat to stir things up but Pat makes it clear that this isn't personal. Her principles come first and she's sorry but that's not going to change.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


WED 19:15 Front Row (b008yx32)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.


WED 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008yx33)
Faust

Episode 3

Reworking of the fable about a man who sells his soul to the devil, adapted by Martin Jenkins and dramatised by Jonathan Holloway. 3/5: Faust gets a girl. Mephistopheles closes in.


WED 20:00 Moral Maze (b008z6d6)
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Claire Fox, Clifford Longley, Michael Portillo and Sarah Dunant cross-examine witnesses.


WED 20:45 Lent Talks (b008z6d7)
Terry Eagleton

Well-known figures reflect on the story of Jesus from their own perspective. 2/6: Professor Terry Eagleton argues that self–fulfilment lies at the heart of the Gospel message.


WED 21:00 World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations (b008z2wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]


WED 21:30 Midweek (b008z5wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 21:58 Weather (b008yy03)
The latest weather forecast.


WED 22:00 The World Tonight (b008yy04)
News and analysis with Mishal Husein. Including reports on proposed new citizenship rules and growing criticism of British government support for the Colombian armed forces.


WED 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008yy05)
A Room with a View

Episode 13

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 13/15: Lucy banishes George from Windy Corner and experiences a moment of revelation.


WED 23:00 The Eliza Stories (b00771py)
Series 2

Eliza's Family

By Barry Pain, adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor. 4/4: Eliza's Family. Ernest resumes his journal, observing Eliza and her husband through his unforgiving eyes.


WED 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008yy06)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.



THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2008

THU 00:00 News and Weather (b008ysp6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b008yt16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Wednesday]


THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008ysp7)
The latest shipping forecast.


THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008ysp8)
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 (b008ysp9)
The latest shipping forecast.


THU 05:30 News Briefing (b008yspb)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008yspc)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes.


THU 05:45 Farming Today (b008yspd)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.


THU 06:00 Today (b008yspf)
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at 6.45am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


THU 09:00 In Our Time (b008z744)
The Multiverse

Melvyn Bragg and guests will be leaving the studio, the planet and indeed, the universe to take a tour of the Multiverse. If you look up the word ‘universe’ in the Oxford English Dictionary you will find the following definition: “The whole of created or existing things regarded collectively; all things (including the earth, the heavens, and all the phenomena of space) considered as constituting a systematic whole.” That sounds fairly comprehensive as a description of everything, but for an increasing number of physicists and cosmologists the universe is not enough. They talk of a multiverse – literally many universes – to explain aspects of their theory, the character of the universe and the riddle of our existence within it. Indeed, compared to the scope and complexity of the multiverse, the whole of our known reality may be as a speck of sand upon a beach.The idea of a multiverse is still controversial, some argue that it isn’t even science, because it is based on an idea that we may never be able to prove or even see. But what might a multiverse be like, why are physicists and cosmologists increasingly interested in it and is it really scientific to discuss the existence of universes we may never know anything With Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society and Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge; Fay Dowker, Reader in Theoretical Physics at Imperial College; Bernard Carr, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London


THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b008yt18)
Trust me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

Whoops-a-Daisy

Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor: Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS, based on his columns in the Daily Telegraph. 4/5: Whoops-a-Daisy.


THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008yt19)
Composer Thea Musgrave; Volunteering; Police Support for Harassment

Scottish composer Thea Musgrave on female maestros. Plus, Linda Walker on teenager bullying and the need for police support for harassment, and young people who volunteer.


THU 11:00 From Our Own Correspondent (b008z745)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.


THU 11:30 With Great Pleasure (b008z746)
Michael Morpurgo

Children's writer Michael Morpurgo takes a literary journey through his life, with pieces of prose and poetry.

Favourite writers chosen include: Rudyard Kipling, Kenneth Grahame, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, Ted Hughes, Sean Rafferty and Edward Thomas.

Readers: Alison Reid and Christian Rodska

Producer: Christine Hall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.


THU 12:00 You and Yours (b008yvj5)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.


THU 12:57 Weather (b008yvj6)
The latest weather forecast.


THU 13:00 World at One (b008yvj7)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


THU 13:30 Open Country (b008ydwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:07 on Saturday]


THU 14:00 The Archers (b008yx31)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Wednesday]


THU 14:15 Drama (b008z747)
When to Run

When to Run: Sophie Woolley adapts her stage show for radio, a bizarre story of three women who run, a dog-walker in search of romance and a man who looks a bit like Tony Soprano.


THU 15:00 Traveller's Tree (b008z748)
Series 3

Episode 6

Fi Glover presents the holiday magazine with insider tips from listeners and travel experts. The team look at holidays in the saddle, from tandems in Norfolk to riding in Argentina.


THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b008yn10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 on Sunday]


THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008yvwh)
Creative Writing Groups 2008

Nature's Way

Readings highlighting the best work from over 250 Creative Writing Groups in the North of England. 4/5: Nature's Way, by Helen Cadbury of York University, read by Siobhan Finnera.


THU 15:45 Giving it All Away (b007yvl8)
Episode 4

Heather Payton meets some of the UK's high-profile philanthropists. 4/5: She talks to Sara Davenport, founder of the Haven Breast Cancer charity.


THU 16:00 Open Book (b008yn1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


THU 16:30 Material World (b008z749)
Solar Panel Technology - Gravitational Lenses

Solar Panel Technology
In just 40 minutes on a sunny day in the UK, we receive enough energy from the Sun to provide the country’s entire energy requirements for a whole year. Quentin Cooper finds out how we can make more use of the Sun. Why are solar panels currently so inefficient and how can the blackness of a moth's eye could help improve our ray catching abilities? Quentin is joined by Professor Ken Durose, Director of the Durham centre for Renewable Energy, University of Durham and Dr Darren Bagnall from the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton.

Gravitational Lenses
Why do stars act like a magnifying glass in the heavens? Astronomers have just discovered two giant gas planets orbiting a star which bear a striking resemblance to Jupiter and Saturn. Quentin finds out about how are these discoveries are being made - by using predictions made by Einstein in his theory of Relativity and searching the sky for one in a million events. Quentin is joined by Professor Keith Horne, Head of Astronomy, School of Astronomy at the University of St. Andrews and Dr Nicholas Rattenbury from the Jodrell Bank Centre of Astrophysics, University of Manchester.


THU 17:00 PM (b008ywyv)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008ywyw)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


THU 18:30 Chain Reaction (b008z74b)
Series 4

Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant

Two Doctor Who stalwarts meet. Catherine Tate takes the host's chair as she talks to - or mercilessly teases - David Tennant.

Chain Reaction is the tag talk show with a twist where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next show.

Based on the original 1991 BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.

Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.


THU 19:00 The Archers (b008yx34)
Helen sees Will by Greg's tree and is pleased he remembered it would have been Greg's birthday. Will tells Helen how difficult things are for Nic, being new to the village, and is chuffed when Helen offers to call on Nic. Nic really appreciates talking to someone who understands life with a gamekeeper, and finds herself confiding in Helen.

Pip has finally come clean about Jonathan. They're working together on a song for the Young Farmers' entertainment competition but she's practising at Jonathan's. It seems she still doesn't want David and Ruth to meet him.

Phil's buying a £400 telescope. Ruth thinks it's worth it if he's going to share it with Daniel.

Phil admits he's uneasy about the anaerobic digester but trusts David to make the right decision. David wishes Pat shared Phil's family loyalty. He also tells Ruth that things are still bad between Adam and Brian, now that Brian's gone ahead with the new will. Ruth realises they too could be looking at a three-way inheritance for Brookfield if Josh and Ben turn out to be as keen as Pip. David jokes that they need to meet Pip's boyfriend soon. After all, he might end up inheriting the place!

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


THU 19:15 Front Row (b008yx35)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a reflection on the career of the late film maker and artist Derek Jarman as a new exhibition devoted to his work opens.


THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008yx36)
Faust

Episode 4

A reworking of the fable about a man who sells his soul to the devil, adapted by Martin Jenkins. 4/5: Faust has got Gretchen pregnant, but worse is to follow.


THU 20:00 Sovereign Funds: The New Wealth of Nations (b008z74c)
Episode 1

The New Wealth of Nations: Michael Robinson investigates changes in global economic power as Middle East and Asian countries set up huge funds to buy into Western companies (1/2).


THU 20:30 Analysis (b008z74d)
Jackanory Politics

Jackanory Politics: Frances Stonor examines the increasingly popular method of delivering a political message by telling a story.


THU 21:00 Leading Edge (b008z74f)
DNA diversity and the AAAS

DNA diversity
We now have more information about our DNA than ever before to assist in reconstructing our genetic history.Richard Myers of Stanford University has used the tiny variations in our DNA make-up to produce the most detailed study yet of our origins and subsequent migration around the globe. To what extent does it support the Out of Africa theory?

AAAS
Geoff Watts also reports from the 2008 meeting in Boston of the American Association of the Advancement of Science which includes:

Earth-like planets
Michael Meyer has been tracing the evolution of rocky planets around other stars in our galaxy. New evidence suggests that rocky planets like Earth may be far more common that has been thought up to now.

Tracking baseball players
Statistician Shane Jensen has devised an ingenious way of quantifying the fielding performance of baseball players. It’s harder than the more familiar analysis of pitchers or hitters. Could this be a valuable tool for cricket managers?

Sharks in Antarctica
As southern ocean waters warm, Richard Aronson of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alaska predicts shell crushing crabs and sharks will return to the region. What effect will this have on the delicate and unique biodiversity?

Memory and predicting the future
Dan Schacter of Harvard University discusses newly discovered links between memory and imagination.


THU 21:30 In Our Time (b008z744)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 21:58 Weather (b008yy07)
The latest weather forecast.


THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b008yy08)
National and international news and analysis with David Eades. Including reports on David Miliband's admission on extraordinary rendition and a look ahead to the Spanish elections.


THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008yy09)
A Room with a View

Episode 14

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic. 14/15: Lucy's change of heart has repercussions as she makes a bid for freedom.


THU 23:00 One (b008z74g)
Series 2

Episode 1

David Quantick's critically acclaimed sketch show where no sketch features more than one voice.

Featuring the vocal talents of Graeme Garden, Dan Maier, Lizzie Roper, Deborah Norton, Andrew Crawford, Katie Maskell, Johnny Daukes and Dan Antopolski.

Producer: Julian Mayers
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.


THU 23:15 All Bar Luke (b0077689)
Series 2

The Stripper

Poignant comedy drama series by Tim Key. Hayley needs rescuing after a fallout with her latest boyfriend, but Luke is trapped on a stag night from hell.


THU 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008yy0b)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.



FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2008

FRI 00:00 News and Weather (b008yspg)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b008yt18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Thursday]


FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b008ysph)
The latest shipping forecast.


FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b008yspj)
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 (b008yspk)
The latest shipping forecast.


FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b008yspl)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b008yspm)
Daily prayer and reflection with Rev Dr John Armes.


FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b008yspn)
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.


FRI 06:00 Today (b008yspp)
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton. Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Yesterday in Parliament at 6.45am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am.


FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b008yn16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]


FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b008yt1b)
Trust me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor

Dancing on the Ward

Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor: Max Pemberton reads from his account of his first year in the NHS, based on his columns in the Daily Telegraph. 5/5: Dancing on the Ward.


FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b008yt1c)
Singer Simphiwe Dana; The Pioneering Garretts; Women's Magazines

Afro-jazz singer Simphiwe Dana on why African culture is important to her. Plus exploring the legacy of the Garrettes, and is there a desire for more meaningful women's magazines?


FRI 11:00 It's My Story (b007xrfv)
White Girl Running: Melanie Verwoerd

White Girl Running: Melanie Verwoerd. The story of the extraordinary political journey of a white Afrikaner woman who became an ANC member of parliament.


FRI 11:30 Agatha Christie (b008z9nh)
Crooked House

Episode 3

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

After the attempted murder of Josephine, Three Gables is still in a state of confusion. However, dramatic evidence is unearthed, and it seems that Brenda can no longer avoid her fate.

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

Directed by Sam Hoyle.


FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b008yvj8)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.


FRI 12:57 Weather (b008yvj9)
The latest weather forecast.


FRI 13:00 World at One (b008yvjb)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.


FRI 13:30 Feedback (b008zbxp)
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.


FRI 14:00 The Archers (b008yx34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Thursday]


FRI 14:15 Drama (b008xl0s)
Have your Cake

Lady's Cake

Have Your Cake: Series of plays about a cake-making club. 5/6: Lady's Cake, by Nicola Baldwin. Tess and Nicky face temptation. Maggie is confronted by a ghost from her past.


FRI 15:00 Shared Earth (b008zbxq)
Series 4

Episode 2

Dylan Winter presents a topical magazine series celebrating the natural world and how to preserve it. He visits the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.


FRI 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b008yvwj)
Creative Writing Groups 2008

Rowing Upriver from Bridge Cottage

Readings highlighting the best work from over 250 Creative Writing Groups in the North of England. 5/5: Rowing Upriver from Bridge Cottage, by Lesley Jackson, read by Delia Corrie.


FRI 15:45 Giving it All Away (b007zmdy)
Episode 5

Heather Payton meets some of the UK's high-profile philanthropists. 5/5: She talks to Amir Bhatia, one of the UK's leading Muslim philanthropists with a passion for education.


FRI 16:00 Last Word (b008zbxr)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.


FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b008zbxs)
Francine Stock presents the film magazine, including a review of Gerard Depardieu's magnificent performance in The Singer, which is released on DVD next week.


FRI 17:00 PM (b008ywyx)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b008ywyy)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


FRI 18:30 The News Quiz (b008zbxt)
Series 64

Episode 7

Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists are Armando Ianucci, Mark Steel, Andy Hamilton and Fred Macaulay.


FRI 19:00 The Archers (b008yx37)
Alan feels that if he'd won the vote on the pews the church would be offering indoor activities to the local youngsters, which would stop them trashing the churchyard. He tells Rachel that he's feeling too stretched to be able to do any real good. Rachel encourages him to work on his passion and suggests a monthly parish walk. This appeals to Alan - especially as he knows Usha would be keen too. Rachel agrees it would be good to get her involved.

Brian and Adam are still at each other's throats. After a heated exchange, a phone call from Matt inviting Brian for a game of golf sounds like the ideal tonic. But it's clear that Matt just wants to know how Lilian's doing. Brian says that Lilian regrets walking out on him, and encourages him to make the first move. Matt insists that he's the injured party but agrees to go and talk to her.

However, with Adam's encouragement, Lilian's enjoying champagne cocktails in the Bull, and what Matt sees is far from a vulnerable, miserable victim. urning to go, Matt tells Brian that Lilian's not missing him one bit. She's having the time of her life.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


FRI 19:15 Front Row (b008yx38)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson.


FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b008yx39)
Faust

Episode 5

A reworking of the fable about a man who sells his soul to the devil, adapted by Martin Jenkins. 5/5: Faust is bored by years of wish fulfilment, but suddenly his time is up.


FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b008zbxv)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion from the Bath Literature Festival. Panellists include writer and broadcaster Ziauddin Saudar.


FRI 20:50 A Point of View (b008zbxw)
A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Prof David Cannadine.


FRI 21:00 Friday Drama (b008zbxx)
The Heroic Pursuits of Darleen Fyles

The Heroic Pursuits of Darleen Fyles

Esther Wilson's drama is inspired by a true story.

Darleen is a young woman with learning difficulties who has become obsessed with the emergency services and who occasionally sets fire to things. Helen is a volunteer helper trying to help Darleen to rebuild her life, but she too has her own secret reasons for volunteering.

Directed by Pauline Harris.


FRI 21:58 Weather (b008yy0c)
The latest weather forecast.


FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b008yy0d)
News and analysis with David Eades. Including reports on renewed calls for a compulsory DNA database and a war of words between Russia and the USA over Kosovo.


FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b008yy0f)
A Room with a View

Episode 15

A Room with a View: Juliet Stevenson reads from EM Forster's classic romance. 15/15: Lucy has a life-changing conversation.


FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b008z5lc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Tuesday]


FRI 23:30 Today in Parliament (b008yy0g)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.