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Midweek: 02/12/2009

2009-12-02T10:13:58Z

Libby Purves and guests Seth Shostak, Fergus Anckorn, Guy Masterson and Vyvyen Brendon.

Farming Today: 02/12/2009

2009-12-02T07:04:13Z

News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill.

Americana: 29/11/2009

2009-12-02T03:00:45Z

Matt Frei talks to Garrison Keillor about Thanksgiving and all things American.

iPM: 28/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:58:07Z

The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.

Open Book: 29/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:58:21Z

Jeanette Winterson discusses her two new books for children.

Frontiers: 30/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:58:30Z

Geoff Watts explores the relationship between global warming and a changing population.

Home Planet: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:55:36Z

Richard Daniel and his team discuss listeners' questions about the natural world.

You and Yours: 30/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:55:42Z

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

You and Yours: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:55:42Z

Consumer news and issues with Julian Worricker.

The Media Show: 25/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:55:37Z

BBC Worldwide; after Oprah; regional news.

You and Yours: 25/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:55:12Z

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.

File on 4: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:55:47Z

Kate Clark investigates why thousands of Iraqi refugees are still refusing to return home.

In Touch: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:52:42Z

Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.

Radio 4 Appeal: Computer Aid International

2009-12-02T02:52:28Z

Johnny Ball appeals on behalf of Computer Aid International.

All in the Mind: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:52:49Z

Would a new name for schizophrenia help destigmatise the condition?

Money Box: 28/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:52:24Z

Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance.

Thinking Allowed: 25/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:52:33Z

Will UK party politics be transformed by new media and digital technology?

The Living World: Autumn Ivy

2009-12-02T02:52:34Z

Lionel Kelleway explores the important benefits of ivy to British wildlife.

Front Row: 30/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:52:27Z

New Cameron Diaz film, The Box; the National Short Story Award.

Front Row: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:52:33Z

Florence and the Machine, and artists responding to climate change at the Royal Academy.

Start the Week: 30/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:50:12Z

Andrew Marr with Audrey Kurth Cronin, Sir Hugh Orde, Eugene Rogan and Sarah Wood.

Excess Baggage: 28/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:49:18Z

Sandi Toksvig looks at scenic and historical walks in Britain, including one from 1066.

Document: 30/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:50:19Z

Mike Thomson on Churchill's desperate efforts to keep Spain out of the Second World War.

Saturday Review: 28/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:49:13Z

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Kathryn Hughes, Sir Christopher Frayling and Danny Robins.

In Business: Unlimited Company

2009-12-02T02:46:48Z

Peter Day hears from people who are taking a different approach to running companies.

From Our Own Correspondent: 28/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:43:35Z

Kate Adie introduces despatches from India, Russia, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories.

Saturday Live: 28/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:43:31Z

Fi Glover talks to author Justin Cartwright. With poetry from Luke Wright.

A Point of View: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:43:47Z

Clive James reflects on the spirit in which sport is played.

Front Row: 25/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:43:25Z

John Wilson debates arts policy with Ben Bradshaw and his opposition counterparts.

Food and Farming Awards

2009-12-02T02:40:27Z

A special 10th anniversary edition of The BBC Food and Farming Awards.

Material World: 26/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:39:07Z

The scientific impact of 'Climategate'; deep Ocean survey; drilling earthquake zones.

Crossing Continents: A Small Town in Mississippi

2009-12-02T02:39:06Z

Investigating the sixth trial of a black man over the murder of four people in Mississippi

In Our Time: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

2009-12-02T02:39:22Z

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

You and Yours: 26/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:39:19Z

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.

Front Row: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:40:23Z

Robert Englund on life as Freddy Krueger; a review of the new TV sitcom, Big Top.

You and Yours: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:01Z

Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.

The Film Programme: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:00Z

Ken Russell discusses his musical The Boyfriend; Andrea Arnold on Fish Tank and awards.

Money Box Live: 25/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:06Z

Vincent Duggleby and a panel of answer calls on renting and letting.

Front Row: 26/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:35:56Z

Four of the women playing the Queen in a new TV series discuss the role with John Wilson.

Last Word: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:11Z

Marking the lives Max Robertson; Elizabeth Soderstrom; Lino Lacedelli; John Craxton.

The Report: 26/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:35:56Z

Simon Cox looks into statistics which indicate a rise in hate crime.

Leading Edge: 26/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:07Z

Geoff Watts looks back on the 150 years since Darwin's Origin of Species was published.

Any Questions?: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:14Z

Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Tidworth in Wiltshire.

Gardeners' Question Time: 27/11/2009

2009-12-02T02:36:09Z

Eric Robson chairs. With Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Matt Biggs.

Today in Parliament: 01/12/2009

2009-12-02T02:07:00Z

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.

A Good Read: 01/12/2009

2009-12-01T17:50:01Z

Sue MacGregor talks to Dave Rowntree and Kanya King about their favourite books.

1989: Day by Day: 1st December 1989

2009-12-01T17:50:17Z

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the Vatican.

Word of Mouth: 01/12/2009

2009-12-01T17:47:22Z

Michael Rosen asks whether English is one language or a thousand.

The Infinite Monkey Cage: Episode 1

2009-12-01T14:15:43Z

An irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

A Jewel in the Comedy Crown

2009-12-01T14:07:27Z

Jason Manford celebrates the life of entertainer Jimmy Jewel.

Tempus Fugit

2009-12-01T13:04:24Z

Ian Peacock explores time perception. Why does time seem to speed up the older you get?

Woman's Hour: 01/12/2009

2009-12-01T12:01:42Z

With Jane Garvey. Including 90 years of women MPs and Annie Lennox on AIDS in South Africa

Birds and the Battlefield

2009-12-01T10:57:09Z

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner examines the links between soldiers and birds.

Book of the Week: The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises: Episode 2

2009-12-01T13:29:33Z

Why a hair of the dog works; how a 5,000-year-old pot could show early animation.

Pilots That Never Flew: Writers

2009-12-01T10:13:53Z

Paul talks to writers whose ideas were eventually turned into pilots.

The Choice: 01/12/2009

2009-12-01T10:13:50Z

Michael talks to ex social worker Nevres Kemal, who blew the whistle on Haringey Council.

Farming Today: 01/12/2009

2009-12-01T06:47:58Z

Anna Hill speaks to the scientist who has grown meat in the laboratory for the first time.

Today in Parliament: 30/11/2009

2009-12-01T01:06:07Z

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.

1989: Day by Day: 30th November 1989

2009-11-30T17:41:33Z

Record libel damages are awarded to the Conservative peer Lord Aldington.

Brain of Britain: 30/11/2009

2009-12-01T13:33:08Z

Russell Davies chairs the eighth heat of the perennial general knowledge contest.

Brick by Brick

2009-11-30T12:35:02Z

Exploring the demolitions industry through the dismantling of Marischal College, Aberdeen.

Woman's Hour: 30/11/2009

2009-11-30T11:56:56Z

With Jane Garvey. Including cabaret star Camille O'Sullivan, and men and depression.

Book of the Week: The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises: Episode 1

2009-11-30T11:14:08Z

Featuring an inventor who was strangled by his own invention. Read by Toby Longworth.

Farming Today: 30/11/2009

2009-11-30T06:31:29Z

Charlotte Smith hears how 3,000 unregulated overflow pipes are pumping sewage into rivers.

1989: Day by Day Omnibus: Week ending 28th November 1989

2009-11-30T00:13:44Z

The Czech leadership are forced to resign but demonstrators in Prague keep up the pressure

Westminster Hour: 29/11/2009

2009-11-29T23:37:48Z

Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster.

Pick of the Week: 29/11/2009

2009-11-29T20:42:15Z

Liz Barclay introduces her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.

Adventures in Poetry: Series 10: An Arundel Tomb

2009-12-01T13:33:10Z

Peggy Reynolds investigates the layers of mystery surrounding Larkin's much-loved poem.

1989: Day by Day: 29th November 1989

2009-11-29T17:37:37Z

Margaret Thatcher and Anthony Meyer submit their nominations for the Tory leadership.

Brother Mine: Twins

2009-11-29T15:34:02Z

Average siblings share half of their genes, but identical twins share all of theirs.

Tarred and Feathered

2009-11-29T14:38:24Z

Ruth McDonald searches for a woman who was attacked by the IRA in Northern Ireland in 1971

The World This Weekend: 29/11/2009

2009-11-29T14:16:12Z

A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan.

Food Programme: Awards Extras

2009-12-02T02:58:13Z

The 2009 Food and Farming Awards judges tour the UK visiting winners and finalists.

Desert Island Discs: Morrissey

2009-12-01T13:30:50Z

Kirsty Young's castaway is the singer-songwriter Morrissey.

Groucho Was My Father: Episode 2

2009-11-29T18:29:24Z

Miriam Marx Allen reveals her father's reaction to her mishaps.

Broadcasting House: 29/11/2009

2009-11-29T11:08:15Z

We hear from two Holocaust survivors with contrasting tales of hope and despair.

Archive on 4: Lord Clark - Seeing Through The Tweed

2009-11-30T01:14:10Z

Richard Weight reassesses Kenneth Clark and his landmark BBC TV series, Civilisation.

Loose Ends: 28/11/2009

2009-11-28T19:34:55Z

Clive Anderson is joined by Dara O'Briain, Adrian Noble and Ruth Wilson.

Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour

2009-11-28T17:31:11Z

Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.

1989: Day by Day: 28th November 1989

2009-11-28T17:32:16Z

Czech PM Ladislav Adamec formally announces the end of the communists' monopoly on power.

Any Answers?: 28/11/2009

2009-11-28T15:11:05Z

Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?

Week in Westminster: 28/11/2009

2009-11-28T12:12:21Z

A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards.

In Search of Beauty

2009-11-28T11:33:50Z

Supermodel Erin O'Connor explores the nature of beauty.

Farming Today: Farming Today This Week

2009-11-28T07:33:13Z

Charlotte Smith asks why buying British food is such a minefield.

Open Country: The New Face of the Clyde

2009-12-01T13:30:38Z

Matt Baker finds how the River Clyde is being prevented from flooding Glasgow.

Running Away: Shami Chakrabarti

2009-11-28T06:33:45Z

Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, heads for the British Film Institute.

Today in Parliament: 27/11/2009

2009-11-28T00:42:59Z

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.

1989: Day by Day: 27th November 1989

2009-11-27T17:37:32Z

Margaret Thatcher defends her record on the BBC's Panorama.

A Very Scottish Homecoming: Robert Burns

2009-11-27T16:31:54Z

What is Burns' real legacy - his body of work or the social principles he celebrated?

Feedback: 27/11/2009

2009-11-27T14:34:29Z

Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.

Lives in a Landscape: Series 5: The Maryfield Writers

2009-11-27T12:29:30Z

Alan Dein talks to former RUC officers in Northern Ireland who have taken up writing.

Woman's Hour: 27/11/2009

2009-11-27T11:39:44Z

With Jenni Murray. Including drama: Our Mutual Friend.

Book of the Week: Family Britain: A Pretty Mess

2009-11-27T10:52:36Z

An increasingly affluent and confident Britain is rocked by the Suez crisis.

Farming Today: 27/11/2009

2009-11-27T06:55:47Z

Sustainable agriculture is better for the environment, but will it feed the world?

Today in Parliament: 26/11/2009

2009-11-27T00:57:13Z

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.

Bespoken Word: 26/11/2009

2009-11-27T00:18:01Z

Special edition of Radio 4's performance poetry show from Cardiff University.

1989: Day by Day: 26th November 1989

2009-11-26T18:09:03Z

Czechoslovakia's prime minister has his first meeting with leading dissident Vaclav Havel.

A Very Scottish Homecoming: Ancestry

2009-11-26T16:40:06Z

Aasmah Mir talks to descendents of Scots who are returning to explore their roots.

Off the Page: Last Orders

2009-11-26T14:50:36Z

With increasing numbers of British pubs closing, Dominic Arkwright considers their demise.

It Was A Dark and Stormy Night

2009-11-26T12:48:34Z

Ian Peacock reveals the dark and gothic life of Victorian writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

Woman's Hour: 26/11/2009

2009-11-26T13:08:50Z

With Jane Garvey. Including Kate Humble on her new role as president of the RSPB.

Book of the Week: Family Britain: Brisk Buying and Selling

2009-11-26T11:29:50Z

A new era of affluence is fuelled by an advertising boom and the arrival of commercial TV.

Farming Today: 26/11/2009

2009-11-26T06:48:54Z

News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.

Today in Parliament: 25/11/2009

2009-11-26T01:04:12Z

News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.

The Eureka Years: Series 4: 1893 - The Internal Combustion Engine

2009-11-25T22:16:39Z

The internal combustion engine, hailed as the answer to pollution in London, is born.

The Cases That Changed Our World: Episode 4

2009-11-25T21:38:19Z

Clive Coleman revisits Donohue vs Stevenson, better known as The Case of the Paisley Snail

1989: Day by Day: 25th November 1989

2009-11-25T18:02:50Z

In Czechoslovakia, demonstrators keep up the pressure for free elections.

A Very Scottish Homecoming: Great Minds

2009-11-25T18:02:41Z

Aasmah Mir finds out if Scotland still has the spirit of invention.

The Herschel Space Telescope: Episode 2

2009-11-25T13:26:33Z

The telescope is blasted into space; can it bring discovery for the waiting astronomers?

Woman's Hour: 25/11/2009

2009-11-26T14:57:50Z

With Jenni Murray. Including Zadie Smith on her new collection of essays.

A River Runs Through It: Episode 3

2009-10-27T19:17:39Z

Edward Stourton reaches the end of his journey as the Jordan flows into the Dead Sea.

A River Runs Through It: Episode 2

2009-10-27T19:17:36Z

The River Jordan has long been at the centre of conflicts, but are things changing?

A River Runs Through It: Episode 1

2009-10-27T19:17:34Z

Edward Stourton's journey starts on the melting snows of Mount Hermon, the Jordan's source