SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2008

SAT 00:00 News and Weather (b009rrx5)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SAT 00:30 Book of the Week (b009ppjq)
Kate Summerscale - The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Episode 5

Deborah Findlay reads from Kate Summerscale's account of a Victorian murder case that gripped the nation.

5/5. Only in 1928, with the arrival of an anonymous letter from Sydney, do the real events at Road Hill House back in 1860 finally come to light.


SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009rrx7)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009rrx9)
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 (b009rrxc)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 05:30 News Briefing (b009rrxf)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009rrxh)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.


SAT 05:45 Fish Tales (b00776h9)
The Pike

Chris Yates explores the finer traits of some of Britain's coarse fish. The tyrant of the river has traditionally been the subject of controversy amongst anglers.


SAT 06:00 News and Papers (b009rrxk)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SAT 06:04 Weather (b009rrxm)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 06:07 Open Country (b009rrxp)
The New Equestrians

The New Equestrians: Horse ownership is increasing all over the UK. Helen Mark visits Yorkshire villages to meet a variety of horse owners of different ages and walks of life.


SAT 06:35 Farming Today This Week (b009rrxr)
Rural magazine programme with Charlotte Smith.


SAT 06:57 Weather (b009rrxt)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 07:00 Today (b009rrxw)
With John Humphrys 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 (b009rx92)
Real life stories in which listeners talk about the issues that matter to them. Presenter Fi Glover is joined by Simon Armitage. Poetry is by Murray Lachlan Young.


SAT 10:00 Excess Baggage (b009rx94)
The Great Wall of China - From the Derbyshire Peaks to the Himalyas

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
The First Great Emperor built the wall in 200 BC to keep out invaders. By the 1700s Chinas’ borders had changed so much that it became redundant both as a border and a symbolic entity. There are many myths about the wall. Claims about its length vary from around 1,600 to nearly 4,000 miles long although it isn’t a single wall; much of it is in bits, some beautifully restored, as around Beijing, and others non existent or just clumps of earth.

Sandi Toksvig takes a close look at the Great Wall from its western deserts to the Pacific Ocean in the company of historian John Man who has travelled the wall.

FROM THE DERBYSHIRE PEAKS TO THE HIMALYAS
Climber Andy Cave talks about his personal journey from the death of a close friend in the Himalayas to his return to the mountains he loves so dearly.


SAT 10:30 Erin's Model World (b009rx96)
Erin O’Connor is one of the world’s most famous and versatile supermodels. From the cover of Vogue to Marks and Spencer campaigns, she has made her name in the diverse corners of the fashion world.

In Erin’s Model World, the supermodel takes us deep into fashionista territory, to witness the frenzy of the fashion show in the glare of the paparazzi’s flashbulbs.

She’s keen to change the industry from within by improving working conditions of models through the establishment of the first ever models’ union.

Together with Erin’s other ideas, will these steps to improve the health of models carry over to the wider industry?

First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2008.


SAT 11:00 Talking Politics (b009rx98)
Political discussion series which sharpens the focus on current ideas and events. With Dennis Sewell.


SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (b009rx9b)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.


SAT 12:00 Money Box (b009rx9d)
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 Now Show (b009rx9g)
Series 23

Episode 6

Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team including Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and Jon Holmes.


SAT 12:57 Weather (b009rx9j)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 13:00 News Headlines (b009rx9l)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (b009q9j3)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Harrogate. Panellists include Alan Johnson, William Hague, John Sentamu and Shirley Williams.


SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (b009rx9n)
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 (b009rx9q)
Journey into Space: Frozen in Time

Journey into Space: Frozen in Time. A tribute to Charles Chilton's iconic 1960s series Journey into Space. The crew of the spacecraft Ares awake from suspended animation in 2013.


SAT 15:30 Hip-Hop China-Style (b009jg3c)
Hip-hop artists in Beijing are unearthing forgotten parts of the Chinese language and traditional instruments. Stephen Armstrong explores this very distinctive fusion of East and West and examines the different generational responses to this music.


SAT 16:00 Weekend Woman's Hour (b009rx9s)
With Jane Garvey. Including features on Madonna at 50, celebrity influence, honour killings, ovarian cancer screening, Katy Hickman and Pollyanna Pickering and her daughter.


SAT 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009ryv0)
12th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

A human rights pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral continues and Blackpool holidays are under threat.


SAT 17:00 Saturday PM (b009rzmb)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. With Carolyn Quinn.


SAT 17:30 iPM (b009rzmd)
Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.


SAT 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b009rzmg)
The latest shipping forecast.


SAT 17:57 Weather (b009rzmj)
The latest weather forecast.


SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009rzml)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


SAT 18:15 Loose Ends (b009rzmn)
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Guests are Josephine Hart, Alaa Al Aswany and Roy Smiles. Jon Holmes talks to Emmanuel Jal.


SAT 19:00 Profile (b009rzmq)
Peter Robinson

Series of profiles of people who are currently making headlines.

David McKittrick looks at the life and career of the Democratic Unionist Party's deputy leader Peter Robinson, who is likely to replace Ian Paisley as party leader and First Minister of Northern Ireland next month. The youngest ever MP when first elected, he has amassed a formidable track record as long-standing MP for East Belfast, Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and, until recently, Alderman of Castlereagh Council.


SAT 19:15 Saturday Review (b009rzms)
Will Self's The Butt, George Clooney's Leatherheads

Leatherheads
George Clooney directs and stars as Dodge Connelly, a charming but brash football star in this screwball comedy set in the 1920s. Renee Zellweger plays Lexie Littleton, a fast-talking cub reporter, who tries to resist her attraction to Dodge Connelly and becomes part of a love triangle when football star and war hero Carter Rutherford (John Krasniski) is drafted into the team to improve its failing fortunes. Rutherford falls heavily for the charms of wise-cracking Lexie even as she is planning to expose his war heroism as a fraud.

The American Scene at the British Museum
The underlying ordinariness of everyday life in America’s cities takes centre stage in this modernist exhibition; where people are shown getting ready for bed or sleeping on rooftops in the summer heat. The exhibition features prints of American society and culture from 1900 to 1960, and encompasses the arrival of modernism following the landmark Armory Show of 1913, the rise of the skyscrapers as the symbol of modern progress and prosperity, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and the effect of the rise of Fascism in Europe on artists’ political consciousness, the bombing of Pearl Harbour and American’s entry into the Second World War.

Entity
Can you dance an idea? Choreographer Wayne McGregor thinks so and his latest venture, Entity, explores the impulses of the mind through the body.

Entity continues on tour

The Butt
Will Self has described his new novel as an allegory of the invasion of Iraq. The allegory is centred on the mishaps of Tom Brodzinzki who is on holiday with his family in a continent which appears to be part Australia and part Iraq. Goaded by the country’s stringent anti-smoking laws, Tom has decided to quit -- but, as he flicks his last cigarette butt away it lands on the bald head of his elderly neighbour and because and because the neighbour is married to a local woman who belongs to a tribe with strict laws about reparation for injury, Tom finds himself entangled in the islands’ baffling legal code and ends up driving 5000 kilometres across the desert to hand over trade goods to his victim’s wife’s tribe.

Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat
This series of 16 plays performed across four different venues were first performed at the Edinburgh Festival under the title of Ravenhill for Breakfast. He did one play a day for the length of the festival. Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat is an epic cycle of plays exploring the personal and political effect of war on modern life.


SAT 20:00 The Archive Hour (b00771vc)
Not Like That, Like This

Imagine being taught the piano by Daniel Barenboim, or the cello by Jacqueline Du Pre. Well for the last 60 years, the BBC has been producing masterclasses that have revealed how great musicians approach their craft.

Julian Worricker asks what is being taught in these lessons and what makes them such riveting broadcasting? With archive recordings of, among others, Georg Solti, Paul Tortelier and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - and contributions from Steven Isserlis and Maxim Vengerov.


SAT 21:00 Classic Serial (b009phv3)
A Dance to the Music of Time

Sex

A Dance to the Music of Time: Michael Butt's dramatisation of Anthony Powell's series of novels. 1/6: Sex. Nick Jenkins and his friends make life difficult for Kenneth Widmerpool.


SAT 22:00 News and Weather (b009rzmv)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SAT 22:15 Bringing Up Britain (b009q6tk)
Series 1

Episode 2

Mariella Frostrup hosts a debate about parenting with families, experts and policy-makers. When a teenager's behaviour is out of control is it acceptable to tell him to leave home?


SAT 23:00 Counterpoint (b009rzmx)
Series 22

2008 Heat 3

Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz, covering the whole musical spectrum from the classics to jazz, stage and film music, rock and pop.

Three contestants battle it out - Graham Bandy from Woking, Chris Cook from Haslemere and Brian Thorne from Blandford.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


SAT 23:30 Voices at 40 (b009phv7)
Judith Palmer celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Voices, a series of anthologies that revolutionised the way that poetry was presented in the classroom in the late 1960s.



SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2008

SUN 00:00 News and Weather (b009s0f6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


SUN 00:30 Opening Lines (b0076z3w)
Series 8

The Man in the Wilderness

Series showcasing cutting-edge contemporary writing. 4/5: The Man in the Wilderness, by Michael Martin. An unnerving encounter with a next-door neighbour evokes unhappy memories.


SUN 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009s0f8)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009s0fb)
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 (b009s0fd)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 05:30 News Briefing (b009s0fg)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


SUN 05:43 Bells on Sunday (b009s0fj)
The sound of church bells from St Nicholas in Durweston, Dorset.


SUN 05:45 Profile (b009rzmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 News Headlines (b009s0fl)
The latest national and international news.


SUN 06:05 Something Understood (b009s0fn)
The Past Is a Foreign Country

The Past Is a Foreign Country: Mark Tully considers how we look back on the past. Do we feel regret or joy about what is behind us? What do we have to do to move on to the future?


SUN 06:35 On Your Farm (b009s0hc)
Country magazine. Alex James meets a Sussex family who are selling milk straight from their cows to the customer, without pasteurisation.


SUN 06:57 Weather (b009s0y9)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 07:00 News and Papers (b009s0yc)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 07:10 Sunday (b009s0yf)
Roger Bolton and guests discuss the religious and ethical news of the week.


SUN 07:55 Radio 4 Appeal (b009s0yh)
Michael Palin appeals on behalf of Motivation. Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Credit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144.


SUN 07:58 Weather (b009s0yk)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 08:00 News and Papers (b009s0ym)
The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.


SUN 08:10 Sunday Worship (b009s0yp)
From Oban Parish Church, led by the Rev Liz Gibson. Preachers are the Minister, the Rev Dugald Cameron, and the Very Rev Norman MacCallum.


SUN 08:50 A Point of View (b009q9j5)
Right on the Money

Clive James turns his attention to the Royal Mail’s decision to redesign the coinage. The old coins, he says, did nothing except tell you what they were worth - and what’s the point in that!


SUN 09:00 Broadcasting House (b009s0yr)
News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.


SUN 10:00 The Archers Omnibus (b009s0yt)
The week's events in Ambridge.


SUN 11:15 The Reunion (b009s0yw)
The National Lottery

Sue MacGregor presents the series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history.

She explores tales of pressure and accusations of underhand dealings as she gathers together five key players in the foundation of the UK National Lottery.


SUN 12:00 The Write Stuff (b009rjdh)
Series 11

Jonathan Swift

James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh with guests Peter Kemp and Andrew Davies. The author of the week and subject for pastiche is Jonathan Swift and the reader is Beth Chalmers.


SUN 12:32 The Food Programme (b009s0yy)
Fish Training

Fish Training: The UK market for fish has almost doubled in 10 years, but many of us do not know how to choose or prepare fresh fish. Sheila Dillon explores the training on offer.


SUN 12:57 Weather (b009s0z0)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 13:00 The World This Weekend (b009s0z2)
A look at events around the world with Shaun Ley.


SUN 13:30 Spitting Images (b008tx8m)
Roger Law explores the Chinese fake art industry. In Dafen village, artists turn out copies of Van Gogh and Da Vinci in their thousands to be shipped worldwide. From February 2008.


SUN 14:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b009s0z4)
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. John Cushnie, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood are in the potting shed answering questions sent in by post and email.


SUN 14:45 The Missing Penny (b009s0z6)
In 1933, only a handful of pennies were minted, and at least one remains unaccounted for. Such a discovery would be worth thousands of pounds. Phil Mussell sets about tracking it down.


SUN 15:00 Classic Serial (b009s1b5)
A Dance to the Music of Time

Friends

A Dance to the Music of Time: Michael Butt's dramatisation of Anthony Powell's series of novels. 2/6: Friends. Nick's attempts to maintain his school friendships begin to founder.


SUN 16:00 Open Book (b009s527)
Anne Fine, Publishers Go Green, and Dostoevsky for Beginners

Anne Fine
Mariella meets the novelist Anne Fine, whose many books for children have been praised for their sensitive and humorous treatment of difficult themes. But she's also written several novels for adults, including her latest, Fly in the Ointment. It's a dark story about a woman's clandestine attempts to maintain contact with her grandchild. Anne Fine tells Mariella about it, and explains why bringing up children has never been more difficult.

Publishers Go Green
As a major publisher launches a new range of eco-friendly books using recycled board and paper from sustainable forests, Mariella is joined by Tom Tivnan of The Bookseller to discuss how an industry enormously dependent on paper and road freight can become more evironmentally aware.

Dostoevsky for Beginners
Mariella is joined by the novelist James Meek and the BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent Bridget Kendall to discuss a writer they both admire: Fyodor Dostoevsky. One of his greatest novels, Demons, has just been issued in a new translation. Dostoevsky is famous for his dark themes and the forbidding size of his novels, but there are riches to be found within. Mariella gets some advice on where to start.

The Florilegium
Prince Charles has commissioned a book recording the plants in his garden at Highgrove. Just 175 copies of the Highgrove Florilegium are being printed, and a copy will set you back £11,000. Mariella talks to the writer Anna Pavord to find out what a florilegium is, and why they are among the most lavish and expensive books ever produced.


SUN 16:30 The Josephine Hart Poetry Programme (b009s529)
Episode 1

Josephine Hart explores the work of great poets at live events at the British Library, with readings from some of Britain's finest actors. 1/4: The unforgettable poetry of WWI.


SUN 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009s52c)
13th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

The first of a series of major Mafia trials begins in Sicily, German students riot after Rudi Dutschke survives an assassination attempt, and Julie Felix sings at the CND march.


SUN 17:00 Tax Me If You Can (b009q4x2)
Allan Urry visits Liechtenstein, a tiny Alpine principality currently reeling from the unwelcome attentions of tax authorities in Germany and Britain.


SUN 17:40 Profile (b009rzmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Saturday]


SUN 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b009s52f)
The latest shipping forecast.


SUN 17:57 Weather (b009s52h)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009s52k)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


SUN 18:15 Pick of the Week (b009s52m)
Peter Day presents a selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.


SUN 19:00 The Archers (b009s52p)
The jury having been sent home in the middle of their deliberations, Kathy and Kenton are spending a strange weekend in limbo. They've made the most of it by spending time with Jamie, and today they're off to a skateboard park.

Meanwhile, Phil and Jill are trying to accept the fact that all this was going on, with two of their children directly involved, but they didn't know anything about it. Elizabeth goes to see them and tells them how difficult it was being called as a witness for Taylor. Jill asks her to phone as soon as they know the verdict, and worries later to Phil about the strain it must have put on Elizabeth's heart.

As they watch Jamie play, Kenton decides to ring his mum, and ask her round while Kathy is taking Jamie to the Bull. Sid is worried that he didn't do well in court - but Kathy says it's all up to the jury now.

Kenton tries to explain to Jill why they kept it to themselves. She realises just how difficult it's been, and when Kathy comes in, Jill gives her a big hug. Kenton and Kathy are relieved that it seems to be ok.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


SUN 19:15 Go4it (b009s52r)
Barney Harwood presents the children's magazine. He discusses pets with authors Michael Cox and Betty Birney.


SUN 19:45 Just William Strikes Again (b00776kp)
The Outlaws and Aunt Jo

Classic stories by Richmal Crompton, adapted by Martin Jarvis. Aunt Jo is appalled by the prospect of an afternoon spent with Violet Elizabeth.


SUN 20:00 The Message (b009q9hq)
Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.


SUN 20:30 Last Word (b009q9hx)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.


SUN 21:00 Money Box (b009rx9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]


SUN 21:26 Radio 4 Appeal (b009s0yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 today]


SUN 21:30 Analysis (b009q8m9)
China's Eco-warrriors

Mukul Devichand meets China's eco-warrriors in Beijing and asks how the rest of the world should understand the significance of their activism.


SUN 21:58 Weather (b009s52v)
The latest weather forecast.


SUN 22:00 Westminster Hour (b009s52x)
Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. Including at 10.45pm From Trotsky to Respect: A History of the Socialist Workers' Party (2/2).


SUN 23:00 1968 Day by Day Omnibus (b00bfddp)
Week ending 13th April 1968

Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa.

Thousands line the streets at Martin Luther King's funeral, German student leader Rudi Dutschke survives an assassination attempt, the Oscars take place in the US and Silbury Hill is excavated.


SUN 23:30 Something Understood (b009s0fn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:05 today]



MONDAY 14 APRIL 2008

MON 00:00 News and Weather (b009ts2j)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


MON 00:15 Thinking Allowed (b009q6tf)
Pets as Kin - India and Spirituality

PETS AS KIN
Researchers looking into people’s support groups and family networks were surprised to find that people kept mentioning their pets; twenty three per cent of the participants put their pets as part of the network of ‘people’ who helped them out. Professor Nickie Charles is co-author of a paper My Family and Other Animals. Pets as Kin; she explains the recent findings about the relationship between the British and their pets.

INDIA and SPIRITUALITY
India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with burgeoning cities and modernising technology. Perhaps surprisingly religion is growing as well. Laurie Taylor is joined by Professor Meera Nanda the author of a new book entitled God and Globalisation in India and Professor Nigel Harris, author of The Return of Cosmopolitan Capital to discuss the apparent paradox of the simultaneous rise of scientific modernity and traditional religiosity.


MON 00:45 Bells on Sunday (b009s0fj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:43 on Sunday]


MON 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009ts2l)
The latest shipping forecast.


MON 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009ts2n)
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 (b009ts2q)
The latest shipping forecast.


MON 05:30 News Briefing (b009ts2s)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


MON 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009s739)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.


MON 05:45 Farming Today (b009ts2v)
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.


MON 05:57 Weather (b009ts2x)
The latest weather forecast for farmers.


MON 06:00 Today (b009s73c)
With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. 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 (b009s788)
Andrew Marr sets the cultural agenda for the week. Guests include Mike Leigh, Bernard O'Donoghue and Peggy Reynolds.


MON 09:45 Book of the Week (b009trt7)
Cold Cream

Episode 1

Cold Cream: Oliver Ford Davies reads from Ferdinand Mount's memoir, abridged by Alison Joseph. 1/5: The author discovers Italy and the mysteries of cold cream.


MON 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009trt9)
Business mums; Children of the holocaust

The challenges women face when setting up a new enterprise discussed. Plus, Sun Shuyun on a year in Tibet, and children who survived the death camps of the holocaust.


MON 11:00 The Return of King Arthur (b009s95k)
4 Extra Debut. Bettany Hughes on how Edward Burne-Jones's last painting The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon returned briefly to the UK. From April 2008.


MON 11:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b0076st5)
Series 1

Episode 6

Ted Willis's classic TV series, dramatised for radio by Sue Rodwell. 6/6: Roaring Boy. Mary and Andy have some exciting news, but George is nowhere to be found.


MON 12:00 You and Yours (b009xrzs)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.


MON 12:57 Weather (b009trsx)
The latest weather forecast.


MON 13:00 World at One (b009trsz)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


MON 13:30 Counterpoint (b009ts2z)
Series 22

2008 Heat 4

Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz, covering the whole musical spectrum from the classics to jazz, stage and film music, rock and pop.

Three contestants battle it out - John Abramson of London, Brian Davies of Middlesex and Simon Hall of Gloucestershire.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


MON 14:00 The Archers (b009s52p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Sunday]


MON 14:15 Drama (b009ts31)
Good Evening

Roy Smiles' celebration of the Beyond the Fringe team takes a funny and affectionate look at how four young men from Oxbridge changed the face of British comedy.

Alan Bennett ...... Matt Addis
Peter Cook ...... Rory Kinnear
Jonathan Miller ...... Jonathan Aris
Dudley Moore ...... Benedict Cumberbatch

A CPL production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 15:00 Money Box Live (b009ts33)
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 (b009wdtt)
An Audience with Dan Leno

From an Egg to a King

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington. 1/5: From an Egg to a King.


MON 15:45 The Single Life (b009ttwl)
Episode 1

Thirty Five percent of the British adult population have never been married and are officially single. Is it a world of freedom and fun, or of crushing loneliness? And how is the issue of security, both emotional and financial, affected by being alone? From the women and men in their 20s and 30s searching in desperation to find a partner, to the divorcees suddenly single and part of the dating game, both trying to comprehend its complicated rules.

In this first episode, Hayley and Catherine discuss what it is like to be single women looking for true love, revealing the difficulties modern life throws up to thwart their search, their fears of a ticking biological clock and the problems with speed dating.

This 5-part series, originally broadcast in 2008, explores the lives of the thousands of ordinary people in the UK today who live the single life, uncovering surprising stories.

Producer: Jo Meek
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 16:00 The Food Programme (b009s0yy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:32 on Sunday]


MON 16:30 More or Less (b009ttxk)
Teaching Quality and Peer Influences - Inflation Figures - Dungeons and Dragons

Teaching Quality and Peer Influences
Can numbers tell you whether it matters what sort of school your child goes to? News reports have claimed that middle-class children suffer no academic disadvantage if they attend a struggling state school. But is that really true?

Actually, it is a very difficult question to answer. One factor to consider is who your children go to school with. How important is that? Or is it the quality of teaching that really counts?

Researchers in the United States have studied 120,000 children, who were randomly assigned classmates over a period of a decade. Tim Harford finds out the results of the study from one of the world's leading experts on the statistics of peer effects, Professor Caroline Hoxby of Stanford University.

Inflation Figures
How can inflation in Zimbabwe reach 100,000%? As a listener pointed out to us, it seems an unbelievable statistic. We asked an economist living in Zimbabwe to explain.

Dungeons and Dragons
More or Less also celebrated the mathematics of Dungeons and Dragons, the role-playing game, which hooked millions of teenagers in the 1980s including our presenter Tim Harford.

Gary Gygax, the game's co-creator, who died recently, did what a hundred worthy educational initiatives had failed to do, and combined imagination, drama and narrative with polyhedral dice, statistical tables and feats of mental arithmetic. Tim unravelled the mysteries of the game, mathematical and otherwise, with recovering Dungeons and Dragons fan Michael Gove MP and the co-founder of Games Workshop, Ian Livingstone.


MON 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009tw3c)
14th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

On Easter Sunday, further rioting in Germany follows the shooting of Rudi Dutschke, the Pope condemns the war in Vietnam and the BBC go behind the scenes at London's Playboy club.


MON 17:00 PM (b009tw3f)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


MON 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009tw3h)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


MON 18:30 The Write Stuff (b009tvdp)
Series 11

Hans Christian Andersen

James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell. From April 2008.


MON 19:00 The Archers (b009tw3k)
Ruth tells David that Jill has hidden the astronomy catalogue under the mattress in a bid to stop Phil buying the 'light bucket' telescope. The one they have bought is being delivered to Brookfield. Meanwhile, Ruth is enthusiastic about a new idea for the farm website - a regular blog. It'd be a diary of a beef farmer.

Adam meets up with David and Ruth to talk about the AD. He's had feedback about the grant application. It seems they're more likely to support a project if it is 'genuinely collaborative', which means they stand a better chance if they get another farm on board. They don't really want to approach Borchester Land, so agree to try some other local farms.

At court, it's clear the jury are not finding it easy. The judge calls them back in and tells them he will accept a majority verdict. It's extremely stressful for Kathy and Kenton. Finally the jury return. They have reached a majority verdict of ten to two, and they find Taylor guilty on both counts of rape. As Taylor cries out in disbelief, relief floods over Kathy. Justice is done - for both her and Claire.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


MON 19:15 Front Row (b009tw3m)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including a report on a new exhibition about the art of the book, as created by artists ranging from Henri Matisse to Damien Hirst.


MON 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009tw3p)
Love my Rifle More than You

Episode 1

Kayla Williams's memoirs of a young female American soldier in Iraq. 1/5: Kayla arrives in Iraq for the first time, and finds incompetent officers far scarier than the enemy.


MON 20:00 Seven Days (b009tw3r)
In Afghanistan

In Afghanistan: Jenny Cuffe spends a week with aid workers in the remote mountainous regions of Afghanistan, where survival is a constant struggle.


MON 20:30 Crossing Continents (b009mvj2)
Illegal Logging in the Siberian Taiga

Illegal Logging in the Siberian Taiga: Lucy Ash visits an area in Siberia where the vast forests are being cut down, frequently illegally, to meet China's surging demand for wood.


MON 21:00 The Chemistry of Addiction (b009tw3t)
Episode 1

Dr Graham Easton explores how the brain deals with drugs and who might become an addict. 1/2: He meets researchers, doctors and addicts to examine the latest scientific thinking.


MON 21:30 Start the Week (b009s788)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 21:58 Weather (b009twgd)
The latest weather forecast.


MON 22:00 The World Tonight (b009twgg)
With Robin Lustig and Ritula Shah. Reports on Silvio Berlusconi's forecast return to power, options for Zimbabwe's opposition and illegal immigration from Africa to Israel.


MON 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009twgj)
Ford Madox Ford - The Good Soldier

England

A tale of a friendship between two seemingly happily married couples and the web of deception woven around a long-standing affair.

Set in early 20th century Europe, Ford Madox Ford's classic tale of passion and deceit abridged in ten parts by Lu Kemp.

Read by Toby Stephens.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


MON 23:00 Happy Mondays (b009twl0)
The Big Night In

Series showcasing new ideas in comedy. The Big Night In: A programme of stand-up comedy, characters, sketches and live music.



TUESDAY 15 APRIL 2008

TUE 00:00 News and Weather (b009s73f)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


TUE 00:30 Book of the Week (b009trt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday]


TUE 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009s73h)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009s73k)
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 (b009s73m)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 05:30 News Briefing (b009s73p)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009s73r)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.


TUE 05:45 Farming Today (b009s73t)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.


TUE 06:00 Today (b009s73w)
With James Naughtie and Evan Davis. 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.


TUE 09:00 On the Ropes (b009twr1)
Andrew Baker

John Humphrys talks to successful people who have weathered storms in their careers.

He talks to leading surgeon Andrew Baker, who lost his job after being falsely accused of drug crimes.


TUE 09:30 Team Spirit (b009twr3)
Episode 5

It takes a 65-strong backstage team to put on the West End musical Dirty Dancing. Presented by Claudia Hammond. From April 2008.


TUE 09:45 Book of the Week (b009s8s7)
Cold Cream

Episode 2

Cold Cream: Oliver Ford Davies reads from Ferdinand Mount's memoir, abridged by Alison Joseph. 2/5: Shooting with father leads to a period of farce and tragedy.


TUE 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009s8s9)
Lisa Jardine; Sunbeds; Elena Kats-Chernin

Lisa Jardine on her role as head of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Plus, the potential risks of sunbeds to young people; and composer Elena Kats-Chernin.


TUE 11:00 World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations (b009v6rr)
Great Animal Migrations: Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood follow the movement of animals across the planet. Brett reports from the Portland Bill Bird Observatory in Dorset.


TUE 11:30 The Pain of Laughter: The Last Days of Kenneth Williams (b009twr5)
Episode 2

Rob Brydon explores the complex character of Kenneth Williams, a gifted and articulate performer at odds with his public persona. Intimate friends offer a revealing insight into how Williams spent his last days exploring the mystery surrounding his death. Four main beneficiaries of Kenneth's will speak candidly about the man they knew and loved.

Contributors include Gyles Brandreth, Michael Whittaker, Michael Anderson, Peter Cadley, Robert Chidell, Paul Richardson and Angela Chidell.


TUE 12:00 Call You and Yours (b009wfrt)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.


TUE 12:57 Weather (b009trm5)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 13:00 World at One (b009trm7)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


TUE 13:30 Tales from the Stave (b009twr7)
Series 4

Iolanthe

Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music. 1/4: Iolanthe. Frances and guests look at Gilbert and Sullivan's celebrated operetta.


TUE 14:00 The Archers (b009tw3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Monday]


TUE 14:15 Drama (b009twr9)
Tiny Chaos

Tiny Chaos, by Lizzie Nunnery. Alison's neighbour's daughter has helped her mother care for her for years, but now her mother has gone. It is time to take action.


TUE 15:00 Making History (b009v6rt)
Smothering

Smothering
A listener in West Yorkshire retold a family story about a woman who visited a farm close to Leeds in the early years of the twentieth century. She asked for a cup of water but made it clear that the cup should be broken because she was on her way to York to be 'smothered'. What could this mean?

Making History consulted Dr Elizabeth Hurren, Senior Lecturer in Medicine at Oxford Brookes University. Elizabeth believes that the key to answering this question was the woman’s intended destination – York.


TUE 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b009wfrw)
An Audience with Dan Leno

Clog-Walloping

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington. 2/5: Clog-Walloping.


TUE 15:45 The Single Life (b009xmft)
Episode 2

In part two of the series looking at singletons, Richard and Mark question whether the stereotypes of the modern gay man are true. Is it harder to settle with one person when society so readily labels the gay community promiscuous? Richard and Mark reflect on past relationships and finding Mr Right.

This programme was originally broadcast in 2008.

Producer: Jo Meek
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.


TUE 16:00 Word of Mouth (b009twrc)
Peggy Reynolds presents the series that takes a close look at the words we use, where they come from and how we play with them.


TUE 16:30 Great Lives (b009twrf)
Series 15

Paavo Nurmi

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.

Former athlete and television commentator Steve Cram nominates Paavo Nurmi, the 'Flying Finn'. Middle and long distance runner Nurmi won nine gold medals in 12 Olympic events and is often considered the greatest track and field athlete of all time.


TUE 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009tv78)
15th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

Aldermaston marchers reach Trafalgar Square, conflict in Israel escalates and the FBI close in on Martin Luther King's killer.


TUE 17:00 PM (b009tv7b)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including at 5.57pm Weather.


TUE 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009tv7d)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


TUE 18:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b008dsfd)
Series 4

The Old Boys Network

Ed's fortunes take an upward turn as he is commissioned to write a book about the history of an old and very wealthy schoolfriend's house in France.


TUE 19:00 The Archers (b009tvhx)
Ed is distressed to hear that two more customers have cancelled their milk because of the TB. It's a long time until the next test - and Fallon's going to be away for ages too. Mike is trying to spread the word that the milk is perfectly fine.

Joe talks about the TB - pointing out that they never had a single case on Grange Farm when it was rife during and after the war. He puts it down to the herbs in the pasture, full of trace elements which protected the cows. It all sounds far-fetched to Ed, but he says he'll pass it on to Oliver. Kathy tells Jolene that she's fine about her revealing the secret to Phil and Jill.

Mike tells them that Hayley is decorating Abbie's room. The baby is doing well, and will be coming out of hospital when she reaches what should have been full term. Everyone can't wait to have her at home.

Jolene gives Fallon some motherly advice, and then Ed sees her off, and gives her a t-shirt with all the tour dates on the back. She's very touched, and excited - but she's going to miss him. It's a tender moment as they part.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


TUE 19:15 Front Row (b009tvtl)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson.


TUE 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009tvtn)
Love my Rifle More than You

Episode 2

Kayla Williams's memoirs of a young female American soldier in Iraq. 2/5: Kayla's linguistic skills are called on when a bomb explodes in a playground in Baghdad.


TUE 20:00 My New African Farm (b009twrh)
Liz Carney reports from Nigeria, where a group of white farmers who lost their lands in Zimbabwe are trying to start again.


TUE 20:40 In Touch (b009v7gg)
Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.


TUE 21:00 Case Notes (b009v7gj)
Bowel Cancer

Dr Mark Porter visits Yeovil District Hospital to explore a pilot scheme using keyhole surgery to improve the treatment and recovery of patients with colo-rectal cancer.


TUE 21:30 On the Ropes (b009twr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 21:58 Weather (b009twf5)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 22:00 The World Tonight (b009twf7)
News and analysis with Ritula Shah. Including reports on rising food prices and what role the EU should play, the Pope's comments on abusive priests and a panda who went astray.


TUE 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009twf9)
Ford Madox Ford - The Good Soldier

The Ashburnhams

John Dowell recalls his first encounter with the Ashburnhams, a couple who will eventually rip his quiet life apart.

Set in early 20th century Europe, Ford Madox Ford's classic tale of passion and deceit abridged in ten parts by Lu Kemp.

Read by Toby Stephens.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


TUE 23:00 The Arts and How They Was Done (b007cp1n)
The Entire History of Theatre Through the Ages and How It Is Done

The National Theatre of Brent reveals the true history of the stage. Stars Patrick Barlow. From May 2007.


TUE 23:30 His Master's Voice (b007s76v)
Series 1

Episode 1

Political satire by Mark Tavener, set in the offices of The Blue Touch Paper, the weekly magazine for the thinking Tory. 1/4: The magazine has become sadly out of touch.



WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL 2008

WED 00:00 News and Weather (b009s73y)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


WED 00:30 Book of the Week (b009s8s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Tuesday]


WED 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009s740)
The latest shipping forecast.


WED 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009s742)
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 (b009s744)
The latest shipping forecast.


WED 05:30 News Briefing (b009s746)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


WED 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009s748)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.


WED 05:45 Farming Today (b009s74b)
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.


WED 06:00 Today (b009s74d)
With Edward Stourton 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.


WED 09:00 Midweek (b009v7hd)
Lively and diverse conversation.


WED 09:45 Book of the Week (b009s8sc)
Cold Cream

Episode 3

Cold Cream: Oliver Ford Davies reads from Ferdinand Mount's memoir, abridged by Alison Joseph. 3/5: A visit to Daylesford sets Ferdinand on the road to serious employment.


WED 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009s8sf)
Sally Hawkins; The work of artist Niki de St Phalle.

Actor Sally Hawkins on working with Mike Leigh. Plus, life after living in a cult, and the life and work of artist Niki de St Phalle.


WED 11:00 Document (b008wf68)
BBC Broadcasts from the Bunker

At the height of the Cold War, the BBC devised a programme schedule to be transmitted from the bunker in the event of a nuclear attack.


WED 11:30 No Commitments (b016n8zl)
Series 9

Changing Lives

Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate. Stars Bill Nighy. From January 2003.


WED 12:00 You and Yours (b009trmb)
Consumer news and issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon.


WED 12:57 Weather (b009trmd)
The latest weather forecast.


WED 13:00 World at One (b009trmg)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


WED 13:30 The Music Group (b009twt5)
Series 2

Episode 2

Comedian, broadcaster and GP Dr Phil Hammond asks each of three guests to play the track of their choice for the delight or disdain of the others.

With producer Trevor Horn, magazine editor Emma Soames and journalist Jonathan Freedland.


WED 14:00 The Archers (b009tvhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Tuesday]


WED 14:15 Drama (b007709y)
Baguettes and Barms

Baguettes and Barms: Comedy by Christine Marshall. Anne has just started as a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless. She is also organising a big party for her husband.


WED 15:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b009s0z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Sunday]


WED 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b009xmgd)
An Audience with Dan Leno

Halls of Delirium

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington. 3/5: Halls of Delirium.


WED 15:45 The Single Life (b009ttwq)
Episode 3

In the third part of this series about singletons, which was originally recorded and broadcast in 2008, divorcee mums Fiona and Yasmine talk about the difficulties of meeting someone new when there is more than just themselves to consider.

Producer: Jo Meek
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.


WED 16:00 Thinking Allowed (b009twt7)
Gay Chav Erotic - Investment Clubs

GAY CHAV EROTIC
Laurie Taylor is joined by Paul Johnson, Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey and author of a recent paper Rude Boys: The Homosexual Eroticization of Class, published in Sociology, and Jonathan Dollimore, Honorary Professor at the Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence at the University of Sussex to discuss how ‘chav culture’ has also been appropriated in order to market a range of products and services to gay men.

INVESTMENT CLUBS
Ladies with Leverage, Men in Motion and Frocks for Stocks are American investment clubs where people club together to invest their monthly subscriptions for hard returns on the American stock market. Social scientist Brooke Harrington, author of a new book Pop Finance, explains the revelations of her new study of investments clubs in America.


WED 16:30 Case Notes (b009v7gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Tuesday]


WED 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009tv7g)
16th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

America announces the beginning of the slow process of returning Vietnam to the Vietnamese. Britain withdraws from the European space programme and foot-and-mouth restrictions are lifted.


WED 17:00 PM (b009tv7j)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


WED 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009tv7l)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


WED 18:30 Look Away Now (b009twt9)
Series 2

Episode 3

Garry Richardson presents a topical sports comedy show. With Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Mark Evans, Katherine Jakeways and special guests.


WED 19:00 The Archers (b009tvhz)
There's a weight lifted from Kathy's shoulders - though she still has to wait for the sentencing before she can get on with the rest of her life. She and Pat speculate about what brought the jury round. Jacqui was convinced the number of aliases Taylor had was significant - and of course, the similarities between the two cases played a big part. And Taylor himself, losing it under cross examination. Kathy tells how Claire came to thank her. It meant a lot to her. But now, she's making a new start and wondering if it's time to move on from Lower Loxley.

Phil is on the warpath about the catalogue that Jill has hidden, and she finds herself making up stories - first that she may have sent it to Christine's by mistake with some church magazines. Phil charges off to ask her, and Jill rings ahead with a warning. All Christine can think of is that she sent the catalogue to Ruth to show the boys, so Jill has to phone her too. She managed to stall Phil with a large amontillado - but he'll be on his way to Brookfield first thing in the morning.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


WED 19:15 Front Row (b009tvtq)
Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, who reports from a major exhibition dedicated to Ian Fleming and his most famous creation, James Bond.


WED 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009tvts)
Love my Rifle More than You

Episode 3

Kayla Williams's memoirs of a young female American soldier in Iraq. 3/5: Being a woman in a predominantly male army is tough, particularly when nobody has anything better to do.


WED 20:00 Bringing Up Britain (b009twtc)
Series 1

Episode 3

Mariella Frostrup hosts a debate about parenting with families, experts and policy-makers. They explore how to achieve the balance between benign neglect and over-stimulation.


WED 20:45 From Trotsky to Respect (b009twtf)
Episode 2

Geoffrey Wall looks at the history of the Socialist Workers Party. 2/2: He talks to members past and present and asks how well a Marxist party is surviving in the 21st century.


WED 21:00 World On The Move: Great Animal Migrations (b009v6rr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]


WED 21:30 Midweek (b009v7hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 21:58 Weather (b009twfc)
The latest weather forecast.


WED 22:00 The World Tonight (b009twff)
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.


WED 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009twfh)
Ford Madox Ford - The Good Soldier

First Crack

The first crack appears in the friendship between the Dowells and the Ashburnhams.

Set in early 20th century Europe, Ford Madox Ford's classic tale of passion and deceit abridged in ten parts by Lu Kemp.

Read by Toby Stephens.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


WED 23:00 Poets' Tree (b00snx7d)
Episode 3

Paul Hamilton, the Islington poet, hears poetry written by a computer; conducts a rare interview with the legendary poet Celia Tierny; and meets the English teacher who inspired him to try poetry.

Poetry magazine spoof with Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee.

With Olivia Colman and Peter Serafinowicz.

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.


WED 23:15 Dr Pfeffer's Lonely Hearts Club (b0077531)
Poor Tom

All is not well at the Lonely Hearts Club. Doors open onto people in pain and Dr Pfeffer is not himself. His song is a dark and gory story about a young man from Massachussetts.


WED 23:30 His Master's Voice (b007s1vx)
Series 1

Episode 2

Political satire by Mark Tavener, set in the offices of The Blue Touch Paper, the weekly magazine for the thinking Tory. 2/4: Keith decides to focus on the party's green agenda.



THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2008

THU 00:00 News and Weather (b009s74g)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b009s8sc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Wednesday]


THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009s74j)
The latest shipping forecast.


THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009s74l)
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 (b009s74n)
The latest shipping forecast.


THU 05:30 News Briefing (b009s74q)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009s74s)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.


THU 05:45 Farming Today (b009s74v)
News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.


THU 06:00 Today (b009s74x)
With John Humphrys 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.


THU 09:00 In Our Time (b009twvd)
Yeats and Irish Politics

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poet W.B. Yeats and Irish politics. Yeats lived through a period of great change in Ireland from the collapse of the home rule bill through to the Easter Rising of 1916 and the partitioning of the country. In May 1916, 15 men were shot by the British government. They were the leaders of the Easter Rising – a doomed attempt to overthrow British rule in Ireland - and they were commemorated by W.B. Yeats in a poem called Easter 1916. It ends with the following lines: MacDonagh and MacBrideAnd Connolly and PearseNow and in time to be,Wherever green is worn,Are changed, changed utterly:A terrible beauty is born.Yeats lived through decades of turbulence in Ireland. He saw the suspension of home rule, civil war and the division of the country, but how did the politics of the age imprint themselves on his poetry, what was the nature of Yeats’ own nationalism, and what did he mean by that most famous of phrases ‘a terrible beauty is born’?With Roy Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History at Oxford University and Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford; Fran Brearton, Reader in English at Queen’s University, Belfast and Assistant Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry; Warwick Gould, Director of the Institute of English Studies in the School of Advanced Study, University of London


THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b009s8sh)
Cold Cream

Episode 4

Cold Cream: Oliver Ford Davies reads from Ferdinand Mount's memoir, abridged by Alison Joseph. 4/5: The author parachutes into another job.


THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009s8sk)
Brenda Blethyn; Dr Valerie Grant on the sex ratio

Actor Brenda Blethyn on her life and career. Plus, Dr Valerie Grant on her controversial theory about the sex ratio, and skill exchanges at primary schools.


THU 11:00 Crossing Continents (b009q7zp)
Las Vegas

Las Vegas: Nevada is the only state in the US which permits prostitution. But in the largest city, Las Vegas, it is illegal. Rosie Goldsmith hears the arguments.


THU 11:30 The Best Years of His Life (b009twvg)
Patrick Humphries explores the life and career of Paul Brickhill, whose books include The Great Escape, Reach for the Sky and The Dambusters, all of which became iconic films.


THU 12:00 You and Yours (b009trmj)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.


THU 12:57 Weather (b009trml)
The latest weather forecast.


THU 13:00 World at One (b009trmn)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.


THU 13:30 Open Country (b009rrxp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:07 on Saturday]


THU 14:00 The Archers (b009tvhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Wednesday]


THU 14:15 Drama (b009twvj)
Judith Adams - I Believe I Have Genius

Judith Adams's play is based on the writings and letters of Charlotte Bronte describing her experiences when she travelled to Brussels to study at a girls' school, as humble and obscure as the heroines of her later novels.

Charlotte Bronte 1, or Reason ...... Laura Molyneux
Charlotte Bronte 2, or Passion ...... Rosie Cavaliero
Constantin Heger ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Priest ...... David Shaw-Parker
Chappelle ...... Mark Meadows
Mme Heger ...... Elaine Claxton
Mary Taylor ...... Anne-Marie Piazza

Directed by Jonquil Panting.


THU 15:00 Questions, Questions (b009vn5v)
Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life.


THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b009s0yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 on Sunday]


THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b009wj59)
An Audience with Dan Leno

Here We Are Again!

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington. 4/5: Here We Are Again!


THU 15:45 The Single Life (b009ttws)
Episode 4

Thirty-eight percent of all British men have never married. But how does society look upon people who choose not to marry and to enjoy the freedom and other benefits that being single affords? In the fourth part of The Single Life, which was originally recorded and broadcast in 2008, Stephen talks about his life, in which marriage, children and mortgages haven't yet played a part.

Producer: Jo Meek
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.


THU 16:00 Open Book (b009s527)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


THU 16:30 Material World (b009twvl)
Blood Brain Barrier - The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls

Blood Brain Barrier
The Blood Brain Barrier is an extraordinary mechanism. Its been known about for well over 100 years but it’s only in the last 10 or 15 years that researchers have started to get an idea of the Blood Brain Barrier's role in diseases like MS, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Quentin Cooper is joined by Professor Joan Abbott, Blood Brain Barrier group, King’s College, University of London and Professor Sanjay Sisodiya, Institute of Neuroscience, University College, University of London to find out more.

The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls

The Domesday Book and Dead Sea Scrolls are written on parchment which is made from animal skin. This skin can degrade and turn into collagen losing the writings for ever. Quentin Cooper meets Professor Tim Weiss, Head of School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University. He is using powerful x-rays to examine incredibly small samples of the texts to see how they are degrading and what can be done to stop it.


THU 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009tv7n)
17th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

Decimalisation of the UK's currency begins, conductor Sir John Barbirolli retires and Sir Learie Constantine is appointed as the first black rector of St Andrews University.


THU 17:00 PM (b009tv7q)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009tv7s)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


THU 18:30 Banter (b009twvn)
Series 3

Episode 3

Andrew Collins hosts the show in which guests are invited to offer their definitive top threes. Guests include Richard Herring and Russell Howard.


THU 19:00 The Archers (b009tvj1)
Ruth has to lie to Phil about what has happened to the fictional catalogue (the real one is hidden under his mattress). David and Ruth are out checking the cattle when Ruth notices that one of them is down. It's grass staggers, and they get some magnesium into her quickly while they wait for Alistair. David kicks himself for putting the cows onto that rich grass for so long, when they were so hungry.

Adam has to bite the bullet and go and see Matt. Ambridge Heat and Power had no joy with neighbouring farmers, and they need to ask Borchester Land if they would like to come in on the Anaerobic Digester. Matt is gleeful. He asks for paperwork and says he'll take the suggestion to the board. Adam tells David that Matt enjoyed watching him squirm.

Alice comes back from her interview for the RAF. It was really tough. She can see the areas in which she did well, but she is by no means convinced that she performed well enough throughout. Adam tries to keep her spirits up, but she's not in the mood for a pep talk. She just wants to go home to bed.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


THU 19:15 Front Row (b009tvtv)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, who meets members of the band Portishead, back with their first new recording after a gap of a decade.


THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009tvtx)
Love my Rifle More than You

Episode 4

Kayla Williams's memoirs of a young female American soldier in Iraq. 4/5: Did they really fly all the way out there to attend briefings and awards ceremonies?


THU 20:00 Investigation (b009twvq)
Series 4

Episode 4

Simon Cox examines the background to the case of alleged child abuse in the Haut de la Garenne care home in Jersey.


THU 20:30 Analysis (b009vn5x)
A Nation of Billy Elliots?

A Nation of Billy Elliots? Camilla Cavendish asks why our cultural industries are now so attractive to the government.


THU 21:00 Catching up with Cancer (b008vt6c)
Episode 1

Penny Marshall investigates cancer care in the UK. 1/2: She asks why survival rates are very low compared to those of other European countries, despite record investments.


THU 21:30 In Our Time (b009twvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 21:58 Weather (b009twfk)
The latest weather forecast.


THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b009twfm)
With Robin Lustig. Including reports on the latest bloodshed in Iraq, how the potato could solve the current food crisis, and a team of researchers trying to save the white rhino.


THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009twfp)
Ford Madox Ford - The Good Soldier

First Tragedy

The first tragedy caused by Ashburnham's infidelity is brought to light.

Set in early 20th century Europe, Ford Madox Ford's classic tale of passion and deceit abridged in ten parts by Lu Kemp.

Read by Toby Stephens.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


THU 23:00 Look Away Now (b009twt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]


THU 23:30 His Master's Voice (b007spvp)
Series 1

Episode 3

Political satire by Mark Tavener, set in the offices of The Blue Touch Paper, the weekly magazine for the thinking Tory. 3/4: Keith decides it's time for a Gordon Brown Special.



FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2008

FRI 00:00 News and Weather (b009s74z)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather.


FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b009s8sh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Thursday]


FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b009s751)
The latest shipping forecast.


FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b009s753)
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 (b009s755)
The latest shipping forecast.


FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b009s757)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b009s759)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.


FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b009s75c)
News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock.


FRI 06:00 Today (b009s75f)
With John Humphrys and Evan Davis. 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.


FRI 09:00 The Reunion (b009s0yw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]


FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b009s8sm)
Cold Cream

Episode 5

Cold Cream: Oliver Ford Davies reads from Ferdinand Mount's memoir, abridged by Alison Joseph. 5/5: The author relives a dramatic moment in political history.


FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b009s8sp)
Foster parents and smacking; Artist Liliane Lijn

Artist Liliane Lijn on how a residency at NASA inspired her. Plus, are parents who smack their own children unsuitable as foster parents?


FRI 11:00 The Child Preachers (b009tzc8)
Some parents in America believe that God is using their children as evangelists to save souls. But who is driving the agenda and what are the potential long-term effects on the children? John McCarthy investigates.


FRI 11:30 The Casebook of Inspector Steine (b009tzcb)
The Smallest Show on Earth

Comedy drama series by Lynne Truss set in 1950s Brighton.

Brunswick organises a police open day, featuring a range of criminal exhibits. What could possibly go wrong?

Inspector Steine ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm
Mrs Groynes ...... Sam Spiro
Constable Twitten ...... Matt Green
Rudi ...... Ethan Brook
Maisie ...... Carla Mendonca
Ventriloquist Vince ...... Kim Wall
Doris ...... Rachel Atkins
Roy ...... Will Keen.


FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b009wjw2)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.


FRI 12:57 Weather (b009trmt)
The latest weather forecast.


FRI 13:00 World at One (b009trmw)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.


FRI 13:30 The Message (b009vsfy)
Jenni Murray and guests in conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.


FRI 14:00 The Archers (b009tvj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Thursday]


FRI 14:15 Drama (b009tzcd)
Series 1

Dark Horse

On Mardle Fen: Series by Nick Warburton, set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens. 3/4. Dark Horse: The dark tale of the twisted eel seems about to repeat itself.


FRI 15:00 Ramblings (b009tzcg)
Walking through Time

West Yorkshire - Haworth

Walking through Time: Clare Balding explores routes with connections to the past. 4/5: She strides out onto the moors behind Haworth in the footsteps of the Brontes.


FRI 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b009wjw4)
An Audience with Dan Leno

A Cabinet of Curiosities

The life and times of the great Victorian comedian Dan Leno, written and performed by Tony Lidington. 5/5: A Cabinet of Curiosities.


FRI 15:45 The Single Life (b009ttwv)
Episode 5

Nearly four million people in the UK are single again after the death of their husband or wife. In the final episode of the series about being single in the modern world, Terry talks about facing life on his own. Widowed after 31 years of marriage, he reflects on trying to reconcile grief and loss with a new found freedom.

Producer: Jo Meek
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.


FRI 16:00 Last Word (b009vsg0)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died.


FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b009vsg2)
Francine Stock talks to one of the greatest directors working today. Andrzej Wajda is responsible for such masterpieces as Ashes and Diamonds and Man of Iron.


FRI 16:56 1968 Day by Day (b009tv7v)
18th April 1968

John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 40 years ago.

Greeks around the world protest at the ruling junta as the first anniversary of their coup approaches. Wales prepares to welcome a new prince and Tory MP Humphrey Berkeley resigns over his party's policies on race.


FRI 17:00 PM (b009tv7x)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm.


FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b009tv7z)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.


FRI 18:30 The Now Show (b009vsg4)
Series 23

Episode 7

Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team including Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin, Jon Holmes and special guest Frankie Boyle.


FRI 19:00 The Archers (b009tvj3)
It's the AGM of the PCC today, and Alan has made up his mind to tell his parishioners about his engagement to Usha. So once Lynda has done her slide show about the churchyard project, he slips the announcement in. As predicted, it causes a stir, with Susan up in arms straight away, and Derek Fletcher walking out. Neil (who has just been elected as churchwarden to replace Bert) is fed up with Susan - why can't she just be happy for them? Lynda, on the other hand, is thrilled.

Kathy is putting serious thought into whether or not to apply to run the clubhouse bar and restaurant at Grey Gables golf club. She talks it through with Kenton. She really wasn't expecting a suitable job to come up so soon. She's given Matt a call and he thinks she has the qualifications necessary - but she doesn't want to land Elizabeth and Nigel in trouble by leaving. She was very happy at Lower Loxley until she tried to befriend Taylor but while she is working there her name will always be linked with his. By the end of the day, she's decided to go for the new job.

Episode written by Nawal Gadalla.


FRI 19:15 Front Row (b009tvtz)
Arts news and reviews with John Wilson, including the first-night verdict on Tony Harrison's new play Fram, based on the life of Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen.


FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b009tvv1)
Love my Rifle More than You

Episode 5

Kayla Williams's memoirs of a young female American soldier in Iraq. 5/5: As Kayla's year of service draws to a close, she doubts that anyone will ever understand what it was like.


FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b009vsg6)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Little Chalfont, Bucks. Panellists include Ken Clarke, Frederick Forsyth, Angela Eagle and David Laws.


FRI 20:50 A Point of View (b009vsg9)
Legal Dilemmas

Clive James asks why at a time when Iraqis who have risked their lives for Britain in Basra need a newspaper campaign to be allowed into the UK, radical cleric Abu Qatada apparently can’t be allowed out.


FRI 21:00 Friday Drama (b009tzcl)
An Unhappy Countess

Documentary film maker Paul Watson's play is based on the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes, a sensual young woman who inherited a legacy of 600,000 pounds, a huge sum in 1786. Every adventurer in the land was seeking a slice of her good fortune, and she was to discover that nobody could be trusted.

Lady Strathmore ...... Susannah Harker
Stoney Bowes ...... John Lynch
Paddy's Progress ...... Robert Glenister
Walker ...... Russell Floyd
Gray ...... Nicholas Farrell
Mary Morgan ...... Joanne Froggatt
Mingay/Bate ...... Ian McNeice
Dorothey/Landlady ...... Sara Markland
Battie/Erskine ...... Ian Masters
Judge/Peacock ...... Keith Drinkel
Constable Smith/Vicar ...... Andrew Branch
Lucas/Witness Hull ...... Sam Dale
Witness Foot/Landlord ...... Ian Shaw
Servant ...... Tom Watson.


FRI 21:58 Weather (b009twfr)
The latest weather forecast.


FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b009twft)
With Robin Lustig. Including reports on Gordon Brown's visit to the US, gender in politics in Europe and smoke clouds over Buenos Aires caused by the burning of farmland.


FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b009twfw)
Ford Madox Ford - The Good Soldier

Florence

John Dowell reveals the devious nature of his wife Florence

Set in early 20th century Europe, Ford Madox Ford's classic tale of passion and deceit abridged in ten parts by Lu Kemp.

Read by Toby Stephens.

Producer: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


FRI 23:00 Great Lives (b009twrf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Tuesday]


FRI 23:30 His Master's Voice (b007tc9f)
Series 1

Episode 4

Political satire by Mark Tavener, set in the offices of a magazine for the thinking Tory. 4/4: Lord Malan decides that he wants a globalization special with a celebrity angle.