The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Hundreds of farmers are still struggling to find a new milk contract after the collapse of the co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain. Caz Graham hears from some of those with small farms who live in remote areas, who milk companies are more reluctant to collect from.
Nicholas Lansman, of the ISP Association (ISPA), and Stephen Garrett, of programme makers Kudos Productions discuss who should be responsible for policing the web.
Correspondent Angus Crawford talks to a former soldier who had to leave the army after being injured by the cold.
Reporter Sanchia Berg talks to architect Lord Rogers who said he believes Prince Charles has broken the 'constitutional understanding' governing the role of the monarchy.
Andrew Hosken reports on the expenses row that has now moved into the House of Lords.
How will Britain respond to the elections in Iran? Foreign affairs editor John Simpson details the aftermath of recent protests. Foreign Secretary David Miliband gives his reaction to the post-election violence.
Dr Michael Dixon, of the Natural History Museum, and columnist Simon Jenkins, discuss if museum entry should be free.
The BBC could be made to share part of the television licence fee with commercial rivals under government plans. Peter Bazalgette, formerly of media company Endemol, and Sir Christopher Bland, former chairman of the BBC, discuss the future of public broadcasting.
Stephen Chittenden reports on the fixture between Spanish football giant Real Madrid and Irish part-timers Shamrock Rovers.
After the Chief Probation Officer resigned over the botched handling of double killer Dano Sonnex, the probation service has come under increased scrutiny. Home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw discovers what this means for the daily routine of probation officers in Kent.
All over the world people are monitoring unfolding events in Iran via the internet, where an apparently decisive election victory by the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being challenged on the streets. Correspondent Jon Leyne reports from Tehran on the ongoing protests. Turi Munthe, of the website Demotix, explains how content is still being generated despite the restrictions on media.
Professor Michael Sandel delivers four lectures about the prospects of a new politics of the common good. The series is presented and chaired by Sue Lawley.
Sandel considers the role of moral argument in politics. He believes that it is often not possible for government to be neutral on moral questions and calls for a more engaged civic debate about issues such as commercial surrogacy and same-sex marriage.
Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
At Napoleon's request, Pauline and her young son accompany her husband Leclerc on the military campaign to the sugar colony of Saint-Domingue. It is here that rumours of her infidelity begin and tragedy is not far away.
Jo Whiley on her years as a Radio One DJ. Plus, the history of district nursing; and why, despite outperforming boys, are girls still earning less?
Liz Barclay meets some job seekers whose search for employment is aided by three mentors: business guru Charles Handy, founder of Coffee Republic Sahar Hashemi and management coach Jenny Rogers.
The job seekers negotiate homework set by their personal mentors and apply for yet another job, against the backdrop of the severest recession for decades.
Jenny Rogers has been an executive coach for 18 years. She trains other coaches as well as continuing to work with her own clients. She is a founder-director of the UK consultancy Management Futures Ltd and runs her own consultancy.
Sahar Hashemi founded Coffee Republic with her brother, Bobby Hashemi, in 1995 and is the author of Anyone Can Do It.
Charles Handy is a social theorist who has written extensively on management and education. His books include The Elephant and the Flea and The New Philanthropists.
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak visits the world's oldest and most prestigious international contemporary art festival.
In the century that has passed since the Venice Biennale was established in 1895, this festival of art, founded to showcase the work of artists, has come to attract the attention of politicians. Governments realising the propaganda value of the event have taken an increasing interest in the presence of their artists. Waldemar Januszczak, who attended the opening of the 2009 Biennale, considers how this 19th-century creation is coping with the numerous demands of a 21st-century world, and asks what the future holds for the festival.
Steve McQueen, the artist officially representing Britain at the Venice Biennale
Artists Shezad Dawood, Khosrow Hassanzadeh and Zolaykha Sherzad from the East-West Divan exhibition
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg takes your calls on the economy, parliamentary reform, Europe, the MPs’ expenses issue, and his choice for the new Speaker of the House of Commons.
Michael Rosen revels in songwriting duo RP Weston and Bert Lee's uncanny knack for coming up with the catchy tune and the witty chorus that everyone loved to sing.
The pair were among the foremost popular songwriters of the 1910s and 1920s, writing separately or together some 3,000 songs in their 21-year collaboration, many of which have passed into the nation's collective musical psyche, including Hello, Hello Who's Your Lady Friend?, I'm Henery the Eighth I Am and, apparently, Knees Up Mother Brown.
Black comedy by David Hodgson. Twins Chris and Liddy want to kill their granny, the shoulder-padded, high-heeled, money-crazed head of a property empire. But granny has other plans - she wants to kill her new husband on their wedding night.
Granny ...... Lesley Joseph
Alfonso ...... David Fleeshman
Chris ...... John Caterall
Liddy ...... Sara Sadeghi
Mrs Fothergill ...... Maggie Fox.
Vanessa Collingridge presents the series exploring ordinary people's links with the past.
Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to Superman who fights crime with advanced listening skills and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in a tight situation.
Compassionately foiling muggers and armed robbers is all in a day's walk for the Skinless Wonder.
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
The threat of communism causes successive American leaders to become embroiled in a disastrous foreign conflict.
Clive Coleman explores the age of criminal responsibility. In most European countries this ranges from 12 to 18 years old, but in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 10-year-old children can be prosecuted. Clive asks if criminalising young people at such an early age is the best response to child crime.
Kate Mosse and her guests - bestselling writer, Victoria Hislop and poet and musician, Martin Newell - discus a short novel, an autobiography and a satirical rant.
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
From Lord Alan Sugar to Bruce Forsyth - Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
The comedy impressions series examining the bizarre and private lives of public people.
Written by Bill Dare, Julian Dutton, Tom Jameson & Nev Fountain, Rufus Jones and Dan Skinner.
It's been quiet in the shop lately so Helen doesn't see the point in Pat advertising for a replacement for Colin at Bridge Farm. She could help cover, and Clarrie would certainly appreciate some extra hours. Pat thinks it's great to have the family so involved.
Helen's concerned that Annette is getting too attached to Jazzer. Tom thinks Jazzer's getting more serious as he's mentioned taking Annette out on his day off.
Tom's getting romantic himself. He's planned a champagne picnic for Brenda to celebrate the end of her student life. First they have to listen to Kenton's plans to turn Jaxx into a café-bar. Brenda thinks it sounds great, especially his ideas for cocktails.
Tom finally gets Brenda away. She thinks they're going for a pizza, so Tom's real plans are a lovely surprise. As they drift down the Am in a rowing boat, Brenda praises his romantic nature. But it all goes a bit wobbly when he opens the champagne and loses an oar in the water. As he struggles to row with one oar, Brenda shrieks at him to be careful. They both laugh. Brenda can see where he, or maybe both of them, are likely to end up.
Nina Bawden's novel, Carrie's War, was based on her own experiences of being evacuated to a Welsh mining village during WWII. Now, as a stage production of Carrie's War starring Prunella Scales opens in London's West End, Nina Bawden shares her memories and explains how evacuation politicised her forever.
The Take is the latest big-budget Sky 1 TV drama, an adaptation of a novel by bestselling author Martina Cole. Set in the criminal underworld of London's East End, The Take follows the fortunes of the Jackson family across a decade that takes in the height of Thatcherism through to the birth of New Labour. Crime novelist Dreda Say Mitchell reviews the drama.
Mark Lawson reports from The Wedgwood Museum near Stoke-on-Trent, one of four shortlisted contenders for the 2009 Art Fund Prize. Director Gaye Blake Roberts explains the long struggle to re-house the collection and archives of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, and local MP Mark Fisher discusses the importance of the museum to Stoke's history.
The premiere is taking place of a new piece by composer Michael Berkeley, inspired by the sounds of humpback whales. As Berkeley started composing the piece, his family friend Gabriel Bailey died, at the age of 21; shortly after that, the conductor Richard Hickox, a long time friend and collaborator of Berkeley, also died. The composition is dedicated to the memory of both men. Michael Berkeley talks to Mark about the sad chain of events which led to this piece.
Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by 'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a serving police officer.
WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
Gerry Northam investigates allegations of incompetence and neglect in England's biggest quango, the Learning and Skills Council. As the recession leads to rocketing unemployment, apprentices and local college students have been hit by a dramatic cash crisis in this government agency, which oversees their training.
Including the camera which connects to electrodes on the tongue that can help blind people get around; but is the technology all it's cracked up to be?
News on a new set of awards from the Macular Disease Society.
Claudia Hammond travels to Portugal to find out how decrimalising drugs could help addicts.
In 2001, Portugal became the only European country to decriminalise all drugs, from cannabis to heroin. Claudia reports from Lisbon to find out how the policy has affected drug use in the intervening years.
Drug use is still illegal but users are not considered criminals. If caught with drugs, they are most likely to be offered treatment and, if they accept, it is most likely that sanctions will be waived. Claudia visits a drug treatment centre to find out how addicts are helped to kick the habit. She also talks to psychologists at one of Portugal's Dissuasion Commissions to find out how first-time users are discouraged from continuing drug use.
Peter White goes in search of those who monitor how we spend our money, where we travel and the state of our health, while remaining unseen themselves.
Peter meets the unseen bank staff who spend their days watching our spending habits and alerting us to possible fraud when our usual spending patterns are broken.
He then uses his bonus points card at a supermarket, which prompts him to question who knows what about his buying habits and how this information helps analysts to persuade him to spend more, by targetting him with tailor-made and tempting offers.
Dexter has fallen in love, a fact which he feels compensates for his almost negligible career in television. Meanwhile his old friend Emma has quit her teaching job and secured a small advance to write her first book. Their friendship has deteriorated to a functional acquaintanceship.
The comedian finds out if telling the truth pays off. With poetry and songs from Tim Key and Tom Basden. From September 2008.
WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE 2009
WED 00:00 Midnight News (b00kwhc2)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
WED 00:30 Book of the Week (b00l6c82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Tuesday]
WED 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00kwhsy)
The latest shipping forecast.
WED 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b00kwhw2)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
WED 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00kwhtx)
The latest shipping forecast.
WED 05:30 News Briefing (b00kwhwz)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
WED 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00kwhyl)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
WED 05:45 Farming Today (b00kwhzm)
A farming charity says calls to its helpline have tripled following the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain. Hundreds of farmers are facing financial crisis after the milk co-operative went into receivership two weeks ago. Many are now struggling to buy the feed for their animals. Anna Hill reports.
WED 06:00 Today (b00kwj13)
Presented by James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
The head of the International Atomic Energy agency, Mohammed ElBaradei, has encouraged international engagement with Tehran so that it has less incentive to create a nuclear bomb. Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen discusses his interview with Mr ElBaradei.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling discusses the Tory policy on ID cards.
Four years after Hurricane Katrina hit, thousands of New Orleans residents are still living in temporary accommodation despite having been assured they would be re-homed. Correspondent James Coomarasamy speaks to some of those affected.
Race Relations Co-ordinator in South Belfast Denise Wright and Malcolm Morgan, pastor at Belfast City Church, discuss attacks on Romanians in Belfast.
Professor Terence Stephenson discusses his argument that smoking should be banned in cars when children are passengers.
Danny Shaw examines why dealing with drink-dependent offenders is a growing part of probation work.
Thought for the Day with Professor Mona Siddiqui, of the University of Glasgow.
Chancellor Alistair Darling discusses the analysis of financial regulation in his Mansion House speech and debates the future of public sector spending.
Mass protests are continuing in Iran over the nation's disputed election poll. Reporter Jack Izzard attempts to gauge the public's opinion in Iran.
Matthew Richardson of Press TV (one of Iran's state broadcasters) and Dr Reza Molavi, director of the Centre of Iranian studies at Durham University, discuss if a recount of some votes could change the outcome of the Iranian election.
For most of 1941, the siege of the Libyan port Tobruk frustrated Field Marshall Rommel and his Afrika Korps and turned the tide of World War II in North Africa. Rommel's driver Rudolph Schneider discusses his experiences with the historian Rob Lyman and British veteran John Riggs.
Former Chancellor Lord Lawson and Howard Davies, director of the LSE, discuss whether the regulatory system is to blame for the credit crunch.
The anti-cancer properties of carrots are more potent if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking, research shows. Chef Phil Vickery considers if the whole carrot is better than the sum of its parts.
The UK Film Council has commissioned a wide-ranging study into the cultural impact of film. John Woodward, CEO of the UK Film Council and British TV and film director Tom Hooper discuss what UK films reveal about Britishness and cultural identity.
Does psychotherapy do more harm than good? An Intelligence Squared debate at the Royal Geographical Society is addressing the issue. Former psychotherapist Jeffrey Masson and government adviser Lord Layard put forward their sides of the argument.
WED 09:00 Midweek (b00l13mw)
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Kevin Wood, Ian Mulholland, Hannah Waddingham, Paddy Ashdown and Patrick Hennessey.
A production of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story recently took place in the unlikely surroundings of Wandsworth Prison. It was a rare collaboration between prisoners and prison officers. Ex-Wandsworth inmate Kevin Wood played the part of Action, a feisty member of the Jets, and Ian Mulholland is the Governor of Wandsworth Prison.
Hannah Waddingham plays Desiree Armfeldt in Trevor Nunn's production of Sondheim's A Little Night Music. Her theatre credits include the critically acclaimed The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot both in the West End and on Broadway, as well as Lautrec, The Beautiful Game, Tonight's The Night, A Chorus of Disapproval and Bad Girls the Musical.
In his autobiography A Fortunate Life, Lord Ashdown tells of the 17 years he spent as an officer in the Royal Marine Commandos, a member of the Special Boat Service, and as he reveals for the first time, an employee of the 'shadowy side' of the Foreign Office. From 2002 to 2006 he served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Patrick Hennessey is a former officer in the British Army. In his book The Junior Officers' Reading Club, he tells the story of how one soldier was made, through the testosterone-heavy breeding ground of Sandhurst, into the war zones of the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan's Helmand Province.
WED 09:45 Book of the Week (b00l6c7p)
Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte
Episode 3
Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
Pauline returns to Paris a widow. However, it is not long before she finds herself another suitable husband and journeys with him to Rome. It is here that she suffers an unbearable loss that will turn her life around.
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 10:00 Woman's Hour (b00kwkj7)
Names for female genitalia; The influence of female fashion editors
The difficulties for parents of choosing the right words for their children's genitalia. Plus, the power of female magazine editors; and the art of growing olive trees.
WED 11:00 The Job Clinic (b00l13my)
Episode 3
Last in a series of three programmes in which Liz Barclay follows the fortunes of job seekers.
Realistic expectations are set against hopes for better times to come. Liz hears the Job Clinic contributors' experiences of financial hardship and tough job interviews over the last few months.
Jenny Rogers has been an executive coach for 18 years. She trains other coaches as well as continuing to work with her own clients. She is a founder-director of the UK consultancy Management Futures Ltd and runs her own consultancy.
Sahar Hashemi founded Coffee Republic with her brother, Bobby Hashemi, in 1995 and is the author of Anyone Can Do It.
Charles Handy is a social theorist who has written extensively on management and education. His books include The Elephant and the Flea and The New Philanthropists.
WED 11:30 Spread a Little Happiness (b00l13n0)
Series 1
Episode 4
Comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire sandwich bar.
Jodie and Dave try to get a little quality time with a rare night out, but there is no hiding place - not even in a small kebab.
Hope ...... Suranne Jones
Jodie ...... Susan Cookson
Dave ...... Neil Dudgeon
Gavin ...... Ralph Brown
Eve ...... Joanne Froggatt
Directed by Chris Wallis.
WED 12:00 You and Yours (b00kwn4b)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
WED 12:57 Weather (b00kwn5q)
The latest weather forecast.
WED 13:00 World at One (b00kwn8f)
National and international news with Martha Kearney.
WED 13:30 The Media Show (b00l14p2)
Lord Carter has published his Digital Britain report. Among its proposals are using part of the BBC's licence fee to fund regional news, a tax on phone bills to pay for universal access to broadband and switching to digital radio only from 2015. Joining Steve Hewlett to discuss the implications are Emily Bell, Tim Suter and Bill Thompson.
Journalists in Iran are banned from covering the demonstrations there, and in many cases are confined to their hotels. Channel 4's International Editor, Lindsay Hilsum, describes what it is like working within the restrictions and Professor Annabelle Sreberny explains the rise of citizen journalism there and the long-term impact that social networks might have.
Police blogger Richard Horton has lost his case in the High Court in which he sought to protect his anonymity. Media lawyer Isabel Hudson explains the implications of this landmark case.
WED 14:00 The Archers (b00kwn9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Tuesday]
WED 14:15 Drama (b0090s0n)
Gandhi's Goat
By Matthew Coombes. Gandhi and Chaplin meet in London's East End in 1931. But the real cultural exchange is taking place between Anil and Emily, members of their respective entourages.
Emily ...... Teresa Gallagher
Anil ...... Zubin Varla
Newsreader/Receptionist ...... Sam Dale
Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
WED 15:00 Money Box Live (b00l14p4)
Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on long-term care.
Paul's guests are Pauline Thompson of Age Concern and Help the Aged, Philip Spiers of First Stop and Caroline Bielanska of Solicitors for the Elderly.
WED 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b00l162z)
Empath Man
From Court to Cult
Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to Superman who fights crime with advanced listening skills and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in a tight situation.
The Skinless Wonder finds that springing the police chief's daughter from a dodgy organisation is not without its trials.
WED 15:45 America, Empire of Liberty (b00kwnwd)
1968 - Paralysis of a President
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
Domestic tensions and the war in Vietnam throw the Johnson administration into a tailspin, opening the door for radical movements and a conservative backlash.
WED 16:00 Thinking Allowed (b00l14p6)
Potatoes - Leisure Pleasure
The potato, with just a little bit of milk, can provide all of the nutrients necessary to sustain human life. Its wonderful productivity and the fact that it can be grown in small family plots in urban and rural areas means that, according to Professor Nancy Ries, it provides subsistence when local economies fail and other sources of food disappear.
This fact more than any other explains why Russia, the home of the vast collective wheat farm, increasingly relies on the potato. Nearly half of all agricultural production in the country is potatoes and 90 per cent of that is in small family plots. Is the potato a tool of oppression? Does it perpetuate poverty? Laurie Taylor is joined by Professor Ries and by John Reader, author of The Untold History of the Potato.
Also, Allison Hui from Lancaster University talks about her research into the role of travel in people's hobbies, and how leisure pursuits play an increasing part in global tourism.
WED 16:30 All in the Mind (b00l0z3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
21:00 on Tuesday]
WED 17:00 PM (b00kwnxy)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
WED 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00kwnz7)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
WED 18:30 I Was... (b00fpy6b)
Series 1
Dudley Moore's First Bandleader
Andrew McGibbon presents a series of interviews analysing great artists from the perspective of someone who knew them.
John Bassett met Dudley Moore, then a talented organ scholar, at Oxford in the late 1950s, and asked him to become the pianist in his jazz band, The Basset Hounds. The success of Moore's musical comedy skits led to Bassett introducing him to three other up-and-coming talents who would go on, with Moore, to find fame in Beyond the Fringe.
Including contributions from Bassett Hound members Duncan Lamont and Pete Shade and Dudley's Beyond the Fringe colleague Jonathan Miller.
A Curtains for Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 19:00 The Archers (b00kwn9q)
Annette's looking forward to spending the day with Jazzer but his plan is that they spend the day selling strawberries on the by-pass.
Worried that Neil's business is going under, Christopher doesn't want them to splash out on a new watch for his 21st birthday. Susan insists they want to mark the occasion. Christopher relents but makes sure that Susan doesn't buy the expensive model she had in mind. On their way back, they spot Jazzer and Annette selling strawberries, and stop to say hello. Jazzer tries the hard sell but Annette steps in and offers them a special price for four punnets. She's pleased with her success but Jazzer's not - he insists they'd have paid more if she hadn't interfered.
David measures the sward in the paddocks to confirm that he and Ruth are running the system correctly. The results look good and they congratulate themselves.
Ruth's impressed by Clarrie's floral display at St Stephens and thinks it deserves to win. Clarrie thinks Susan's beautiful bowl is perfect. She knows how special it is to Susan, so she'll be taking great care of it, even though nothing much could hurt it in the church. It's just fingers crossed for the big day.
Episode written by Graham Harvey.
WED 19:15 Front Row (b00kwp0z)
Singer Bobby McFerrin, visiting the UK to take part in Ornette Colman's Meltdown festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London, meets Mark Lawson to discuss audience participation and his new wordless and improvised opera, Bobble.
Mark Lawson visits the Ruthin Craft Centre in Denbighshire to hear from artist Andrew Logan and the centre's director, Philip Hughes, about why the gallery has been shortlisted for this year's Art Fund Prize for Best Museum and Gallery in the UK.
Following the High Court's ruling that anonymous bloggers have no right to keep their identities secret, lawyer Duncan Lamont considers the implications of individuals no longer able to hide behind fabricated identities, online, in literature and in the art gallery.
Plus, Front Row's resident crime reviewer Jeff Park makes his selection of US and UK thrillers.
WED 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00l0vzq)
Diary of an On-Call Girl
Bloggs By Night
Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by 'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a serving police officer.
WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
WED 20:00 Moral Maze (b00l14p8)
Ralph Tabberer, who until last year was Director-General of schools, says that comprehensive schools are sacrificing academic standards because of an obsession with fairness. He believes that the comprehensive system is not working and an inverted snobbery in Britain has led to 30 years of near-apartheid between state and independent schools. He describes a culture that is indifferent to academic success and blames a combination of old-fashioned notions of elitism in elements of the teaching profession and the apathy of parents. But can you ever have a system of education that is egalitarian and fair, but at the same time pursues excellence?
Grammar schools undoubtedly produced many successful students, but at the price of largely cementing your position in society at the age of 11. Comprehensives were introduced as a way to tackle this class divide, but is it the job of schools and teachers to be social engineers with a missionary zeal to tackle inequality, or to provide students with the best education? Or is the problem that our comprehensives are not comprehensive enough and that middle-class parents can still afford to get their children in to the best state schools, leaving the rest to flounder? 25 years ago, O-levels and CSEs were scrapped in favour of the one-size-fits-all GCSE. Is it time to accept that, in education, one size does not fit all and that the comprehensive system has failed?
Witnesses:
Robert McCartney QC: Chairman National Grammar Schools Association
Dr Chris Howard: National President NAHT (National Association of Head Teachers) and the Head of Lewis High School in Pegan, Wales
Prof Richard Pring: Lead director of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 education and training
James Park: Director of Antidote, a research organisation focusing on emotional literacy.
WED 20:45 Learning to Love the Microphone (b00l14pb)
Episode 1
Anne Perkins explores how politicians at the dawn of mass democracy utilised the new media of radio and newsreel.
How politicians adapt to using new media is highly relevant today, as the internet, social networking and 24-hour TV news transform the political landscape. Yet it was equally relevant in the 1920s and 1930s, when politicians grappled with the new media of radio and newsreels. What lessons can our generation learn from theirs?
Anne examines how two Prime Ministers - Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain - gradually mastered the new media of their day. She reveals how the first spin doctor used his wartime experience spying on the Germans to attack Labour and carefully craft the Conservative leaders' images to appeal to a new mass electorate. She also explains why the other parties were so slow by comparison.
WED 21:00 James and the Giant Tree (b00l14wp)
Professional tree climber James Aldred climbs one of Britain's tallest trees, a giant redwood affectionately called Goliath, and sleeps in its branches.
James has always loved climbing trees. The first time he used ropes to climb Goliath, he was 16 years old; he was absolutely terrified and didn't get further than the first branch. In this programme he returns to climb the tree, even spending the night in a hammock two thirds of the way up.
Also, one of Britain's leading tree experts, Tony Russell, offers an insight into the history and natural history of the giant redwood, or Wellingtonia as it is also known. The largest of them grow in the United States, but they have become icons in the British countryside since their introduction in the 18th century.
WED 21:30 Midweek (b00l13mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 21:58 Weather (b00kwql4)
The latest weather forecast.
WED 22:00 The World Tonight (b00kwqmr)
News and analysis with Ritula Shah.
Regulating the banks: Obama treads where Darling fears to go.
The Iranian authorities crack down on blogging websites.
Bringing back manned space flight.
WED 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00kwqql)
David Nicholls - One Day
Episode 8
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls.
Dexter and Sylvie have got married and embarked on their new life together, and Emma is quietly becoming a success in the world of children's fiction. They are back in touch but their worlds are miles apart.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 23:00 Self-Storage (b01hn1q8)
Series 1
Dating
Judy fixes Dave up on his first date since his marriage broke up. Unfortunately, Sarah needs a favour and Geoff needs Judy.
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith
Geoff ...... Mark Heap
Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero
Sarah ...... Susan Earl
Liz ...... Nadia Kamil.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
WED 23:15 Strangers on Trains (b00d75p2)
Episode 2
Heated views on climate as travellers reveal their faith and beliefs. Stars Nat Segnit and Stewart Wright. From September 2008.
WED 23:30 Today in Parliament (b00kwqtw)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Robert Orchard.
THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2009
THU 00:00 Midnight News (b00kwhc4)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b00l6c7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00kwht0)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b00kwhw4)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
THU 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00kwhtz)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 05:30 News Briefing (b00kwhx1)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00kwhyn)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
THU 05:45 Farming Today (b00kwhzp)
Hundreds of dairy farmers may have to throw milk away if they fail to find a buyer. Charlotte Smith investigates the long term impact of the collapse of a large milk co-operative and hears from the receiver who is trying to find a future for the farmers in isolated parts of the UK.
THU 06:00 Today (b00kwj15)
Presented by James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
Business Editor Robert Peston and Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Vince Cable consider how the Bank of England will be able to discharge its new statutory responsibility.
Vince Cable also considers the effects of the publication of MPs' expenses.
Author Mark Lynas says the potential threat of climate change is often exaggerated.
Angela Merkel is the most popular politician in Germany, according to opinion polls, and the Chancellor even has a Barbie doll in her honour. Steven Rosenberg examines her appeal.
Dick Roche, Ireland's Europe minister, and Deaglan de Breadun of the Irish Times consider if Irish voters are likely to change their mind on Europe.
Woolly mammoths became extinct 6,000 years later than previously thought, research has shown. Professor Adrian Lister, of the Natural History Museum, explains.
Thought for the day with Dr David Wilkinson, principal of St John's College, Durham.
Iran analyst Mohammed Shakeel looks at Iran's history of protest.
Expenses claims of every MP over the last four years have been published online. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn discusses if this will be the end of the row.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn discusses what can be done to stop climate change.
Should the inquiry into the Iraq war be held in public? Political Editor Nick Robinson and Major General Tim Cross consider the growing pressure from the military for evidence to be given in public.
John McFall, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, and David Green, a former Bank of England official, discuss the call for greater powers for the Bank of England.
The book and WWII film The Man Who Never Was is being retold in a play called Mincemeat by a theatre company of homeless people. Journalist Roger Morgan and director Adrian Jackson discuss the story.
Reporter Nicola Stanbridge goes fishing to find out why the pastime is gradually gaining cult status.
The British Library has digitised a large part of its 19th century newspaper collection. Ed King, head of the collection, and Professor Catherine Hall discuss why this has been done.
THU 09:00 In Our Time (b00l16vp)
Elizabethan Revenge
Melvyn Bragg and guests Jonathan Bate, Julie Sanders and Janet Clare discuss Elizabethan and Jacobean revenge tragedy. From Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy to Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Elizabethan stage was awash with the bloody business of revenge. Revenge was dramatic, theatrical and hugely popular. It also possessed a fresh psychological depth in the way vengeful minds were portrayed through a new dramatic device: the soliloquy. But these tales of troubled individuals, of family wrongs and the iniquities of power also spoke to an audience for whom the vengeful codes of medieval England were being replaced by Tudor legal systems, by bureaucracy and the demands of the state above those of the individual. Therefore, the heady brew of hatred, madness, violence, evil deeds and righteous anger found on stage reflected the passing of something off stage.Jonathan Bate is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature at the University of Warwick; Julie Sanders is Professor of English Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham; Janet Clare is Professor of Renaissance Literature at the University of Hull.
THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b00l6c7r)
Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte
Episode 4
Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
Now separated from her husband, Pauline's lifestyle and the loss of her son begin to take their toll on her health and her need for restorative waters are ever greater. However, it is her turn to support her brother who, following hard times, is forced to abdicate and accept in lieu the Kingdom of Elba.
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b00kwkj9)
Access to IVF treatment; Male friendship
How can provision for IVF treatment become truly fair? Plus, the fine art of male friendship; and journalist and human rights activist Rana Husseini on so-called 'honour killings'.
THU 11:00 From Our Own Correspondent (b00l16vr)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU 11:30 Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably (b00l1q7h)
Miriam Margolyes presents a documentary charting the life and career of her late colleague and friend Bill Mitchell, the voice-over artist who informed us the latest blockbusters would be 'at cinemas near you from Sunday', told us 'Carlsberg was probably the best lager in the world', and that Denim was 'for men who didn't have to try too hard'.
Born in Canada, he admitted that heavy drinking and smoking from his teens helped preserve the voice, and indeed drove his excessive lifestyle. He 'had to' abuse his body to maintain the voice and he 'had to' be in a Soho pub because it was handy for the recording studios.
Bill's career spanned acting, voice-over work, plus a brief spell as 1970s pop outfit Yin and Yan with friend Chris Sandford. His remains ranked as one of the greats within the advertising industry.
Featuring contributions from Bill's daughter Amanda McAllister, musicians and friends Zoot Money and Kenny Clayton, and industry moguls Nick Angell and Rob Townsend.
THU 12:00 You and Yours (b00kwn4f)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
THU 12:57 Weather (b00kwn5s)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 13:00 World at One (b00kwn8h)
The Government are signalling a U-turn over their controversial decision to hold the Iraq War inquiry behind closed doors. World at One hears from Lord Scott, who chaired the 'Arms to Iraq' public inquiry; he claims that public confidence is best restored by holding hearings in public. Gen Sir Mike Jackson, head of the Army at the time of the invasion, also joins the programme. Plus, a look at the latest climate modelling, that shows in greater detail than ever before how global warming will effect parts of the UK.
THU 13:30 Off the Page (b00l1qvz)
Trivia
What turns a fact into knowledge, and did you know that Pete Conrad was the first man to dance on the moon?
Dominic Arkwright debates elitism in education with Kathryn Hughes, Francis Gilbert and Mark Mason, author of The Importance of Being Trivial.
Produced by Miles Warde.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
THU 14:00 The Archers (b00kwn9q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Wednesday]
THU 14:15 Drama (b00l1qw1)
Desperate Measures
By David Ian Neville. In an old warehouse by the River Clyde, Paul and Mhairi Blaze have built a successful design company. But as the economic downturn bites, they need more than grand designs to save their business and their relationship.
Mhairi ...... Gabriel Quigley
Paul ...... Neil McKinven
Clara ...... Daniela Nardini
Helen ...... Molly Innes
Charli ...... Nicola Jo Cully
Harry ...... Phil McKee
Directed by Kirsty Williams.
THU 15:02 Ramblings (b00kwcnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:07 on Saturday]
THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b00kwft2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:55 on Sunday]
THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b00l162s)
Empath Man
Hot Air Rises
Series of three stories written and read by poet Matt Harvey featuring Empath Man, the 21st-century answer to Superman who fights crime with advanced listening skills and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in a tight situation.
Having excelled as a cult-buster, what becomes of the reconstructed male known as Empath Man when he falls into the clutches of his nemesis, the dangerously charming Scorpio Rising?
THU 15:45 America, Empire of Liberty (b00kwnwg)
Vietnam - 'Peace With Honour'?
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
America wakes up to its involvement in south east Asia and Nixon pulls out the troops as public sentiment turns against the war.
THU 16:00 Open Book (b00kwh7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
THU 16:30 Material World (b00l1rg6)
Quentin Cooper looks at the science of the ancient microbes being discovered in frozen ice cores from Greenland. Maybe 120,000 years old, the new species, named Herminimonas Glaciei, is 50 times smaller than E. coli, and seemingly needs minimal nutrients to survive, perhaps living in the narrow capillaries of liquid water between ice crystals 3km below the surface. What does it, and other microbes being discovered in extreme environments mean for the search for life in the seemingly hostile stretches of space?
Fans have greeted the publication of the new season's football fixture list. Quentin hears from the man who draws up the calendar for the Premiership, Championship, English leagues 1 and 2, and the Scottish league. The mathematical system he uses, established in 1982, uses surprisingly sophisticated algorithm to meet all the teams' differing needs.
The printworks fire in Leominster recently sent a plume of smoke into the sky, reminiscent of the Buncefield storage depot fire of December 2005. It was after Buncefield that procedures for emergency air-quality monitoring were put in place to help inform the authorities of when and where evacuations might be necessary.
THU 17:00 PM (b00kwny0)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00kwnz9)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
THU 18:30 Hut 33 (b00wlldq)
Series 2
Yankee Diddle
The Bletchley Park cipher-busting team decide that a wealthy American visitor is a ripe target for fleecing...
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Professor Charles Gardner …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Fergus Craig (Gordon)
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Freddie G. Roosevelt …. Arnab Chanda
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
THU 19:00 The Archers (b00kwn9s)
It's the Borchester Land board meeting. Brian knows the cropping plans are good but if things go well he's not looking forward to telling William what that means.
Adam gives a great presentation, emphasising how they can optimise returns while building a measure of sustainability. The board agrees the proposal. Now all Brian needs is a suitable story for William.
Matt doesn't appreciate Lilian's interrogation and storms off. Sick of being treated like a doormat, Lilian chases after him. If Matt won't tell her what he's up to, she'll find out for herself. She refuses to get out of the car, so Matt races off, angrily telling her that he never knows where he'll end up. There have never been any business meetings. All he knows is that speeding clears the fog. The faster he goes, the better he feels. He pushes the accelerator and heads for the motorway. Terrified Lilian screams at him to pull over. He does, skidding to a half, and insists she gets out.
Adam receives a hysterical call from Lilian, stranded on the hard shoulder, and needs to rush to her side. Jennifer wants to go with him but Adam promises to call as soon as he knows anything.
Episode written by Graham Harvey.
THU 19:15 Front Row (b00kwp11)
The 2009 winner of The Art Fund Prize
Lord Puttnam announces that The Wedgwood Museum in Stoke-on-Trent is this year's winner of the 100, 000 pound Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries.
The Proclaimers
Craig and Charlie Reid, better known as The Proclaimers, enjoyed huge success in the late '80s with hits including I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), Letter From America and King of the Road. This week sees the release of their new studio album Notes & Rhymes, so they brought their guitar to the Front Row studio to give us a flavour of their new work.
Radical Nature at the Barbican and Richard Long at Tate Britain
At the Barbican Art Gallery in London, an exhibition, Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969-2009, involves a number of installations that include foliage, grass and mud. At Tate Britain, Richard Long's exhibition Heaven and Earth features his familiar large flint circles, his mud paintings and photos of the British landscape. Janet Street Porter, Vice-Chair of the Ramblers Association, gives her response to both exhibitions.
Katyn
The Polish film director Andrzej Wajda's father was killed with the 20,000 Polish officers murdered by the Russian secret police in the Katyn forest during the Second World War. His Oscar-nominated feature film Katyn, which includes documentary archive, is being released in the UK. Critic Sarah Crompton gives her response to the film.
THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00l0vzs)
Diary of an On-Call Girl
The Unfair Sex
Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by 'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a serving police officer.
WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
THU 20:00 Law in Action (b00l0z36)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Tuesday]
THU 20:30 The Bottom Line (b00l1rxv)
Guest presenter Stephanie Flanders discusses the future of the airline industry with Stelios Haji-Ioannou, chairman of Easygroup Ltd and founder of Easyjet, Lord Digby Jones, business entrepreneur and former director of the CBI, and Steve Ridgway, chief executive of Virgin Atlantic Airways.
They discuss the cost conundrum of trying to predict the economic future when buying new aircraft, and reveal whether they have cut back on their personal air travel as environmental concerns get stronger.
The panel also ask if machines are taking over the industry; from computer check-ins and check-outs to automated phone services, it is becoming harder to deal with real people. It might be cheaper for companies, but Stephanie asks if the benefits really get passed onto the consumer.
THU 21:00 Leading Edge (b00l1rxx)
The Science of Seasonality
As midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere approaches, Geoff Watts looks into the science of seasonality in animals and ourselves. Winter blues and summer celebrations - from hibernation to sex - the seasons affect the living world, including humans.
On the other side of the world, in Antarctica, it is midwinter and those creatures that can't migrate are employing intriguing adaptations to slow their body processes, virtually stopping respiration and even heartbeat as they enter hibernation. Scientists have even discovered something akin to hibernation in cold-blooded fish.
Geoff hears what it's like to dive beneath Antarctic ice from Lloyd Peck of the British Antarctic Survey, and he meets some of the strange creatures that live in freezing waters.
He also hears about an unlikely alliance between scientists of different backgrounds, drawn together by an interest in hibernation, the chemicals that control it and how they might help to protect the brains of premature babies and battlefield casualties.
And there's a new book, Seasons of Life, by Oxford biologist Russell Foster, who shows how the seasons affect human as well as animal life, even in our 24/7 society.
THU 21:30 In Our Time (b00l16vp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:58 Weather (b00kwql6)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b00kwqmt)
Mass demonstrations in Tehran keep the pressure up. We have an eye-witness account.
Why the public wants a public inquiry on the Iraq war.
Hazel Blears pleas with her constituency party to stay on.
With Ritula Shah.
THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00kwqqn)
David Nicholls - One Day
Episode 9
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls.
Emma and Dexter have surrendered to their desire to be together, and while ostensibly maintaining separate flats they are living at Dexter's old bachelor pad, trying for a baby and house hunting. The pressure is on.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 23:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b00j8djx)
Series 3
Astonishing Archie
Series of three comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.
When two brothers get together to plan the funeral of an old friend, the choice of music is a bone of contention - will it be Sinatra or Presley? A generation and a whole philosophy of popular music separate the brothers, and the choice they finally make is a heartwarming musical compromise. By Bill Paterson.
Ronnie Purgavey ...... Stanley Baxter
Alan Purgavey ...... Bill Paterson
Rev Margot Turnbull ...... Maureen Beattie
Directed by Marilyn Imrie.
THU 23:30 Today in Parliament (b00kwqty)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2009
FRI 00:00 Midnight News (b00kwhc6)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b00l6c7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00kwht2)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b00kwhw6)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
FRI 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00kwhv1)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b00kwhx3)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00kwhyq)
Daily prayer and reflection with Gopinder Kaur.
FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b00kwhzr)
Farmers have lost tens of thousands of pounds each following the collapse of the co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain, and the government has refused to offer financial support. Charlotte Smith reports on the exchanges in the House of Commons.
Also, salmon farmers reject accusations their industry causes pollution, and the latest on the Farming Today beehive as an inspector calls.
FRI 06:00 Today (b00kwj17)
Presented by John Humphrys and Evan Davis.
Nearly 900 workers at a Lincolnshire oil refinery have been sacked following unofficial strike action at the plant. Reporter Paul Murphy reports from the Lindsey oil refinery on how the former workers have reacted.General Secretary of the union GMB Paul Kenny says Total, which owns the plant, has sought to escalate the problem by victimising workers and refusing to meet unions.
At least 2.5 million people were forced from their homes when the army of Pakistan began their military assault in the Swat valley. John Humphrys talks to Pakistani journalist and writer Ahmed Rashid about whether the refugees can soon start returning to their homes.
Iran's supreme leader is to address the nation for the first time since disputed election results sparked huge protests in the capital, Tehran. Sadeq Saba, the BBC's Iranian affairs analyst, considers what the speech might contain.
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou - formerly known as Canton - is to introduce a one-dog policy. Correspondent Chris Hogg reports on why it is joining a long list of Chinese cities - including Beijing - which have chosen to introduce the policy.
John Humphrys examines whether the education system in Pakistan is underfunded and, if so, what this would mean for a country under threat from extremists.
Thought for the Day with the Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks.
Justice Secretary Jack Straw and Harry Fletcher, of the National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO), consider new evidence which suggests probation services were actively encouraged to underspend.
How can the government of Pakistan deal with terrorists living within the country? John Humphrys reports on whether internal problems facing leaders are affecting the fight against terrorism.
Sacked worker John McEwan and Bob Emmerson, of Total UK, discuss the sacking of 900 contract workers in Lincolnshire.
Correspondent Jon Leyne and Abdel Bari Atwan, editor of the Al-Quds newspaper based in London, discuss how the media in the Middle East is reporting the situation in Iran.
A journalist does not have to hand over her notes to the police, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. The PSNI was trying to force Suzanne Breen to hand over material linked to articles she had written on the Real IRA. She discusses how important this judgement is to the protection of sources.
The song Lili Marleen was a wartime hit among both German and British troops. Now, the song is being used to help raise money for veterans, with a play being staged in Porthcawl in Wales based on the life of five women who recorded the song. Writer of the musical, Oscar Fovarge, explains why this is such a fascinating story.
Environment correspondent Sarah Mukherjee reports on the work in Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset to protect the town from flooding.
It is nearly 30 years since the military ruler of Pakistan, General Zia ul Haq, decreed that the country should be an Islamic state. Writer and journalist Mohammed Hanif considers the effect on a country whose founder, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, dreamed of turning into a liberal democracy.
FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b00kwftg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Sunday]
FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b00l6c7t)
Venus of Empire - The Life of Pauline Bonaparte
Episode 5
Diana Quick reads from Flora Fraser's biography of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's favourite sister.
While Napoleon's great reign comes to an end, Pauline re-establishes herself as a 'little queen' in Roman society. But it is not long before she realises that her brother's health is poor and that she must do all in her power to help him.
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b00kwkjc)
British surrogacy law; Winifred Nicholson; Moving house
The state of British surrogacy law examined. Plus, the life and work of painter Winifred Nicholson; and the pleasures and trauma of moving into a new home.
FRI 11:00 The Horses of Spindles Farm (b00l1w91)
In January 2008 the RSPCA raided a farm in Buckinghamshire and in a glare of publicity, removed more than 100 horses, ponies and donkeys, as well as the carcasses of others. Mike Embley follows the ensuing court case and finds out what it reveals about the horse trade in Britain.
A White Pebble Media production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 11:30 Electric Ink (b011kvmn)
Series 1
Episode 3
Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy inadvertently breaks a top story in the Treasury.
Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton’s satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry.
Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
Announcer ...... Matt Addis
With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b00kwn4h)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
FRI 12:57 Weather (b00kwn5v)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 13:00 World at One (b00kwn8k)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI 13:30 Feedback (b00l20td)
Roger Bolton speaks to the World News Editor of the BBC about coverage of the events in Iran.
Listeners express their outrage regarding the potential radio digital switchover in 2015, announced in Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report.
We have the initial response to Stephen Fry's first show as the host of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
Plus we celebrate the 40th anniversary of a Radio 2 institution, The Organist Entertains.
FRI 14:00 The Archers (b00kwn9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Thursday]
FRI 14:15 Drama (b00l20tg)
Series 2
Old Boggie
Series of four plays by Nick Warburton, set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens.
Chef Warwick Hedges is invited to lunch in a remote part of the Fens and he discovers treasure guarded by a ghost-dog.
Warwick ...... Trevor Peacock
Jack ...... Sam Dale
Codlett ...... Malcolm Tierney
Samuel ...... John Rowe
Zofia ...... Helen Longworth
Imogen ...... Lizzy Watts
Directed by Claire Grove.
FRI 15:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b00l20tj)
Peter Gibbs chairs the popular horticultural forum.
Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs answer questions posed by gardeners in Kent.
Including Gardening weather forecast.
FRI 15:45 America, Empire of Liberty (b00kwnwj)
Watergate and the Imperial Presidency
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
Paranoia and arrogance in the White House lead to the downfall of President Nixon.
FRI 16:00 Last Word (b00l213l)
Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known.
FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b00l213n)
Francine Stock talks to Nic Roeg and Quadrophenia director Franc Roddam about opera, cinema and Aria, a portmanteau of short films orchestrated by producer Don Boyd.
Poet Clive Wilmer and Professor Jeffrey Richards cross swords over their favourite Errol Flynn swashbuckler.
Derek Malcolm surveys the career of legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda.
FRI 17:00 PM (b00kwny2)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
The PM Speaker vote closed at noon on 22 June 2009, please do not call as your vote will not count and you may be charged.
FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00kwnzc)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
FRI 18:30 The News Quiz (b00l213q)
Series 68
Episode 8
Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Francis Wheen.
FRI 19:00 The Archers (b00kwn9v)
Clarrie's over the moon at winning first prize for most imaginative interpretation at the flower festival.
Lilian's feeling wretched. She's let Matt down when he most needed her support. After spending the night at Adam's, the Dower House now feels unbearably quiet to her. Worried that Matt may have reached breaking point, she's inconsolable and spends the day leaving messages, begging him to come home.
Fallon's set everything up for Tom and Brenda's engagement party. All goes well but Brenda gets upset when she learns it was Vicky's idea for an announcement in the Echo with photos of Brenda and Tom as children. Brenda's annoyed when she sees Vicky with her hands all over Mike on the dance floor. But she and Tom couldn't be happier.
Mike and Vicky leave early and Mike impulsively proposes to her under the stars. She replies with a convincing yes, yes, yes.
Lilian seeks out Adam at the party. She wants to spend another night at his. She's convinced that either something's happened to Matt, or he doesn't want to see her again, so either way she's lost him. She doesn't know how she can live without him and doesn't know what she's going to do.
Episode written by Graham Harvey.
FRI 19:15 Front Row (b00kwp13)
Arts news and reviews.
At the age of seventy, many singer-songwriters would be putting together Greatest Hits albums, but Neil Sedaka is celebrating 57 years in the business with a UK tour as well as a CD release that includes eleven new songs. He discusses his creative versatility with Kirsty Lang and describes the highlights of his prolific career, from his early training as a classical pianist to his time in the Brill Building hit-factory and, later, how Elton John rescued him from being out-of-favour with the young public. He also reveals that preparations are afoot for a stage musical about his life, with a reality TV series to find the performer who will play the role of Neil himself.
Alfred Hitchcock's romantic thriller North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, is returning to the big screen. It contains many memorable virtuoso set pieces, including some sizzling scenes of sexual banter between Grant and Saint on a train; when the couple finally get together the camera cuts away to a famous shot of the train entering a tunnel. Film historian Ian Christie discusses examples of cinematic sexual imagery from the days when censorship forbade anything too explicit.
Eight hundred saxophonists are taking to the streets of London to perform an epic musical endeavour: The Leviathan, composed by saxophonist John Harle. Harle's varied career has seen him turn his hand to everything from Harrison Birtwistle premieres to composing the theme tune for thriller series Silent Witness. He talks to Kirsty Lang about the practicalities of pulling off such a large scale musical project.
Is British dance too insular and biased against women choreographers? Choreographer Siobhan Davies discusses the state of British contemporary dance with John Ashford, who is stepping down after running The Place for over twenty years.
FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00l0vzv)
Diary of an On-Call Girl
The Long Dark Tea-time of the Cells
Yvonne Antrobus' dramatisation of the blogs and book by 'WPC Ellie Bloggs', the pseudonymous blogger who is also a serving police officer.
WPC Ellie Bloggs ...... Nadine Marshall
Bongo/Max/Driver ...... Matt Addis
Wayne Perril/Mr Grahams ...... Paul Rider
Lisa Perril/Meryl ...... Rachel Atkins
Will/TD ...... Stephen Hogan
Becks ...... Annabelle Dowler
Sgt. Woodcock/Skipper ...... Philip Fox
Minnie/Frances/Saira ...... Janice Acquah
Luke/Boy ...... Benjamin Askew
Colleen ...... Lizzy Watts
Adam ...... Gene Goodman.
FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b00l2gv4)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate at the London College of Fashion. Panellists are Tessa Jowell, Minister for the Olympics, the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Shadow Leader of the House Alan Duncan, Liberal Democrat peer Julia Neuberger, media entrepreneur Kelvin Mackenzie.
FRI 20:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
Series 1
Platypus
Along the soft, muddy river banks of New South Wales, the female duck-billed platypus makes a burrow to raise her family.
Not only is this the strangest of creatures, it is also one of the most tricky to film.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
FRI 21:00 America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus (b00l2h9r)
The Impotence of Omnipotence
Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
Fractious politics at home and the war in Vietnam expose America's weaknesses throughout the tumultuous 1960s.
FRI 21:58 Weather (b00kwql8)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b00kwqmw)
With Ritula Shah.
Scotland Yard launches an investigation into the alleged misuse of expenses by some MPs and peers.
Iran's supreme leader tells Iranians to stop their protests to avoid bloodshed.
EU leaders reach an agreement to encourage Irish voters to accept the Lisbon treaty.
Recession and unemployment - who will pay the biggest price, the young or the old?
FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00kwqqq)
David Nicholls - One Day
Episode 10
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls.
Seventeen years after the one night they spent together in 1988, memories of that fateful day are still strong - perhaps even stronger, given the events that have shaped and changed their lives for ever.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b00l0z38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Tuesday]
FRI 23:30 Today in Parliament (b00kwqv0)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 MON (b00kwq0d)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 TUE (b00l0vzx)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 WED (b00l0vzq)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 THU (b00l0vzs)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 FRI (b00l0vzv)
A Good Read
16:30 TUE (b00l0z38)
A Good Read
23:00 FRI (b00l0z38)
A Guide to Water Birds
14:45 SUN (b00kwh7d)
Afternoon Reading
00:30 SUN (b007s363)
Afternoon Reading
19:45 SUN (b0082b40)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 TUE (b00l0ymd)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 WED (b00l162z)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 THU (b00l162s)
All in the Mind
21:00 TUE (b00l0z3g)
All in the Mind
16:30 WED (b00l0z3g)
America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus
21:00 FRI (b00l2h9r)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 MON (b00kwnwn)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 TUE (b00kwnwb)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 WED (b00kwnwd)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 THU (b00kwnwg)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 FRI (b00kwnwj)
Americana
19:15 SUN (b00kwh7z)
Analysis
21:30 SUN (b00l0xxl)
Analysis
20:30 MON (b00ksztl)
Any Answers?
14:00 SAT (b00kwfbb)
Any Questions?
13:10 SAT (b00kvt8c)
Any Questions?
20:00 FRI (b00l2gv4)
Archive on 4
20:00 SAT (b00krhhl)
Archive on 4
15:00 MON (b00krhhl)
Bells on Sunday
05:43 SUN (b00kwfsm)
Bells on Sunday
00:45 MON (b00kwfsm)
Beyond Belief
16:30 MON (b00l54ws)
Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably
11:30 THU (b00l1q7h)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 MON (b00kwqtr)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 TUE (b00kwqqj)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 WED (b00kwqql)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 THU (b00kwqqn)
Book at Bedtime
22:45 FRI (b00kwqqq)
Book of the Week
00:30 SAT (b00kvp9p)
Book of the Week
09:45 MON (b00kwj2g)
Book of the Week
00:30 TUE (b00kwj2g)
Book of the Week
09:45 TUE (b00l6c82)
Book of the Week
00:30 WED (b00l6c82)
Book of the Week
09:45 WED (b00l6c7p)
Book of the Week
00:30 THU (b00l6c7p)
Book of the Week
09:45 THU (b00l6c7r)
Book of the Week
00:30 FRI (b00l6c7r)
Book of the Week
09:45 FRI (b00l6c7t)
Broadcasting House
09:00 SUN (b00kwftb)
Classic Serial
21:00 SAT (b00krtw3)
Classic Serial
15:00 SUN (b00kwh7g)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
08:50 SUN (b00kvt8f)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
20:50 FRI (b00l2h9p)
Desert Island Discs
11:15 SUN (b00kwftg)
Desert Island Discs
09:00 FRI (b00kwftg)
Drama
14:15 MON (b00l0xxb)
Drama
14:15 TUE (b00l0yl3)
Drama
14:15 WED (b0090s0n)
Drama
14:15 THU (b00l1qw1)
Drama
14:15 FRI (b00l20tg)
Electric Ink
11:30 FRI (b011kvmn)
Excess Baggage
10:00 SAT (b00kwf9w)
Farming Today
06:30 SAT (b00kwcny)
Farming Today
05:45 MON (b00kwj0z)
Farming Today
05:45 TUE (b00kwhzk)
Farming Today
05:45 WED (b00kwhzm)
Farming Today
05:45 THU (b00kwhzp)
Farming Today
05:45 FRI (b00kwhzr)
Feedback
20:00 SUN (b00kwh81)
Feedback
13:30 FRI (b00l20td)
File on 4
17:00 SUN (b00ktc9y)
File on 4
20:00 TUE (b00l0z3b)
From Fact to Fiction
19:00 SAT (b00kwfbv)
From Fact to Fiction
17:40 SUN (b00kwfbv)
From Our Own Correspondent
11:30 SAT (b00kwfb2)
From Our Own Correspondent
11:00 THU (b00l16vr)
Front Row
19:15 MON (b00kwp26)
Front Row
19:15 TUE (b00kwp0x)
Front Row
19:15 WED (b00kwp0z)
Front Row
19:15 THU (b00kwp11)
Front Row
19:15 FRI (b00kwp13)
Frontiers
21:00 MON (b00l0xxn)
Gardeners' Question Time
14:00 SUN (b00kvt83)
Gardeners' Question Time
15:00 FRI (b00l20tj)
Hallelujah
13:30 SUN (b00jhpp8)
Hut 33
18:30 THU (b00wlldq)
I Was Put on Trial by Al Qaeda
05:45 SUN (b009y492)
I Was...
18:30 WED (b00fpy6b)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
18:30 MON (b00l0xxg)
In Our Time
09:00 THU (b00l16vp)
In Our Time
21:30 THU (b00l16vp)
In Touch
20:40 TUE (b00l0z3d)
James and the Giant Tree
21:00 WED (b00l14wp)
Last Word
20:30 SUN (b00kvt85)
Last Word
16:00 FRI (b00l213l)
Law in Action
16:00 TUE (b00l0z36)
Law in Action
20:00 THU (b00l0z36)
Leading Edge
21:00 THU (b00l1rxx)
Learning to Love the Microphone
20:45 WED (b00l14pb)
Living World
06:35 SUN (b00kwfst)
Loose Ends
18:15 SAT (b00kwfbs)
Making History
15:00 TUE (b00l0yl5)
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
23:00 TUE (b00d75nw)
Material World
16:30 THU (b00l1rg6)
Midnight News
00:00 SAT (b00kwbkd)
Midnight News
00:00 SUN (b00kwfs9)
Midnight News
00:00 MON (b00kwhst)
Midnight News
00:00 TUE (b00kwhc0)
Midnight News
00:00 WED (b00kwhc2)
Midnight News
00:00 THU (b00kwhc4)
Midnight News
00:00 FRI (b00kwhc6)
Midweek
09:00 WED (b00l13mw)
Midweek
21:30 WED (b00l13mw)
Money Box Live
15:00 WED (b00l14p4)
Money Box
12:00 SAT (b00kwfb4)
Money Box
21:00 SUN (b00kwfb4)
Moral Maze
20:00 WED (b00l14p8)
Newfangle
11:30 MON (b00l0vl7)
News Briefing
05:30 SAT (b00kwbkn)
News Briefing
05:30 SUN (b00kwfsk)
News Briefing
05:30 MON (b00kwhx5)
News Briefing
05:30 TUE (b00kwhwx)
News Briefing
05:30 WED (b00kwhwz)
News Briefing
05:30 THU (b00kwhx1)
News Briefing
05:30 FRI (b00kwhx3)
News Headlines
06:00 SUN (b00kwfsp)
News and Papers
06:00 SAT (b00kwbkv)
News and Papers
07:00 SUN (b00kwfsy)
News and Papers
08:00 SUN (b00kwft6)
News and Weather
22:00 SAT (b00kwfc1)
News
13:00 SAT (b00kwfb8)
Off the Page
23:00 MON (b00ktprr)
Off the Page
13:30 THU (b00l1qvz)
Oh My What a Rotten Song!
13:30 TUE (b00l0yl1)
Open Book
16:00 SUN (b00kwh7j)
Open Book
16:00 THU (b00kwh7j)
PM
17:00 SAT (b00kwfbj)
PM
17:00 MON (b00kwnz3)
PM
17:00 TUE (b00kwnxw)
PM
17:00 WED (b00kwnxy)
PM
17:00 THU (b00kwny0)
PM
17:00 FRI (b00kwny2)
Performing to the Red Light
15:30 SAT (b00kt8r5)
Pick of the Week
18:15 SUN (b00kwh7v)
Poetry Please
23:30 SAT (b00kryft)
Poetry Please
16:30 SUN (b00kwh7l)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 SAT (b00kwbkq)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 MON (b00kwhzh)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 TUE (b00kwhyj)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 WED (b00kwhyl)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 THU (b00kwhyn)
Prayer for the Day
05:43 FRI (b00kwhyq)
Punt PI
10:30 SAT (b00kwf9y)
Quote... Unquote
23:00 SAT (b00kslks)
Quote... Unquote
13:30 MON (b00l0vl9)
Radio 4 Appeal
07:55 SUN (b00kwft2)
Radio 4 Appeal
21:26 SUN (b00kwft2)
Radio 4 Appeal
15:27 THU (b00kwft2)
Ramblings
06:07 SAT (b00kwcnw)
Ramblings
15:02 THU (b00kwcnw)
Saturday Drama
14:30 SAT (b00kwfbd)
Saturday Live
09:00 SAT (b00kwf9t)
Saturday Review
19:15 SAT (b00kwfbx)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 SAT (b00kwbkj)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 SUN (b00kwfsf)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 MON (b00kwhwv)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 TUE (b00kwhw0)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 WED (b00kwhw2)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 THU (b00kwhw4)
Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
01:00 FRI (b00kwhw6)
Self-Storage
23:00 WED (b01hn1q8)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 SAT (b00kwbkg)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 SAT (b00kwbkl)
Shipping Forecast
17:54 SAT (b00kwfbl)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 SUN (b00kwfsc)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 SUN (b00kwfsh)
Shipping Forecast
17:54 SUN (b00kwh7n)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 MON (b00kwhts)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 MON (b00kwhvy)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 TUE (b00kwhsw)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 TUE (b00kwhtv)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 WED (b00kwhsy)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 WED (b00kwhtx)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 THU (b00kwht0)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 THU (b00kwhtz)
Shipping Forecast
00:48 FRI (b00kwht2)
Shipping Forecast
05:20 FRI (b00kwhv1)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 SAT (b00kwfbq)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 SUN (b00kwh7s)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 MON (b00kwnzh)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 TUE (b00kwnz5)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 WED (b00kwnz7)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 THU (b00kwnz9)
Six O'Clock News
18:00 FRI (b00kwnzc)
Something Understood
06:05 SUN (b00kwfsr)
Something Understood
23:30 SUN (b00kwfsr)
Spread a Little Happiness
11:30 WED (b00l13n0)
Start the Week
09:00 MON (b00kwr5d)
Start the Week
21:30 MON (b00kwr5d)
Strangers on Trains
23:15 WED (b00d75p2)
Sunday Worship
08:10 SUN (b00kwft8)
Sunday
07:10 SUN (b00kwft0)
The Archers Omnibus
10:00 SUN (b00kwftd)
The Archers
19:00 SUN (b00kwh7x)
The Archers
14:00 MON (b00kwh7x)
The Archers
19:00 MON (b00kwnb3)
The Archers
14:00 TUE (b00kwnb3)
The Archers
19:00 TUE (b00kwn9n)
The Archers
14:00 WED (b00kwn9n)
The Archers
19:00 WED (b00kwn9q)
The Archers
14:00 THU (b00kwn9q)
The Archers
19:00 THU (b00kwn9s)
The Archers
14:00 FRI (b00kwn9s)
The Archers
19:00 FRI (b00kwn9v)
The Bottom Line
17:30 SAT (b00kvr9j)
The Bottom Line
20:30 THU (b00l1rxv)
The Film Programme
23:00 SUN (b00kvt87)
The Film Programme
16:30 FRI (b00l213n)
The Food Programme
12:32 SUN (b00kwftj)
The Food Programme
16:00 MON (b00kwftj)
The Horses of Spindles Farm
11:00 FRI (b00l1w91)
The Ian Blair Years
20:00 MON (b00l0xxj)
The Job Clinic
11:00 MON (b00l0vc8)
The Job Clinic
11:00 TUE (b00l0ykx)
The Job Clinic
11:00 WED (b00l13my)
The Media Show
13:30 WED (b00l14p2)
The Museum of Curiosity
12:00 SUN (b00ksvt5)
The News Quiz
12:30 SAT (b00kvt89)
The News Quiz
18:30 FRI (b00l213q)
The Reith Lectures
22:15 SAT (b00kt7sh)
The Reith Lectures
09:00 TUE (b00l0y01)
The Secret World
18:30 TUE (b011dkny)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
23:00 THU (b00j8djx)
The Week in Westminster
11:00 SAT (b00kwfb0)
The World This Weekend
13:00 SUN (b00kwfv3)
The World Tonight
22:00 MON (b00kwqqg)
The World Tonight
22:00 TUE (b00kwqmp)
The World Tonight
22:00 WED (b00kwqmr)
The World Tonight
22:00 THU (b00kwqmt)
The World Tonight
22:00 FRI (b00kwqmw)
Thinking Allowed
00:15 MON (b00ktdbb)
Thinking Allowed
16:00 WED (b00l14p6)
Today in Parliament
23:30 MON (b00kwqv2)
Today in Parliament
23:30 TUE (b00kwqtt)
Today in Parliament
23:30 WED (b00kwqtw)
Today in Parliament
23:30 THU (b00kwqty)
Today in Parliament
23:30 FRI (b00kwqv0)
Today
07:00 SAT (b00kwcp2)
Today
06:00 MON (b00kwj1c)
Today
06:00 TUE (b00kwj11)
Today
06:00 WED (b00kwj13)
Today
06:00 THU (b00kwj15)
Today
06:00 FRI (b00kwj17)
Unseen Britain
21:30 TUE (b00j67ml)
Waldemar at the Venice Biennale
11:30 TUE (b00l0ykz)
Weather
06:04 SAT (b00kwcnt)
Weather
06:57 SAT (b00kwcp0)
Weather
12:57 SAT (b00kwfb6)
Weather
17:57 SAT (b00kwfbn)
Weather
06:57 SUN (b00kwfsw)
Weather
07:58 SUN (b00kwft4)
Weather
12:57 SUN (b00kwftl)
Weather
17:57 SUN (b00kwh7q)
Weather
21:58 SUN (b00kwh96)
Weather
05:57 MON (b00kwqyp)
Weather
12:57 MON (b00kwn89)
Weather
21:58 MON (b00kwqmm)
Weather
12:57 TUE (b00kwn5n)
Weather
21:58 TUE (b00kwql2)
Weather
12:57 WED (b00kwn5q)
Weather
21:58 WED (b00kwql4)
Weather
12:57 THU (b00kwn5s)
Weather
21:58 THU (b00kwql6)
Weather
12:57 FRI (b00kwn5v)
Weather
21:58 FRI (b00kwql8)
Westminster Hour
22:00 SUN (b00kwh98)
Woman's Hour
16:00 SAT (b00kwfbg)
Woman's Hour
10:00 MON (b00kwkjh)
Woman's Hour
10:00 TUE (b00kwkj5)
Woman's Hour
10:00 WED (b00kwkj7)
Woman's Hour
10:00 THU (b00kwkj9)
Woman's Hour
10:00 FRI (b00kwkjc)
World at One
13:00 MON (b00kwn9l)
World at One
13:00 TUE (b00kwn8c)
World at One
13:00 WED (b00kwn8f)
World at One
13:00 THU (b00kwn8h)
World at One
13:00 FRI (b00kwn8k)
You and Yours
12:00 MON (b00kwn5l)
You and Yours
12:00 TUE (b00kwn47)
You and Yours
12:00 WED (b00kwn4b)
You and Yours
12:00 THU (b00kwn4f)
You and Yours
12:00 FRI (b00kwn4h)
iPM
05:45 SAT (b00kwbks)