Radio 4 Listings for 8 – 14 November 2008 Page 1 of 12
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Radio 4 Listings for 8 – 14 November 2008 Page 1 of 12 SATURDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2008 Labour MP Sadiq Khan discusses the possible rise in the watchdog's recommendation of more regulation for banks, number of black, minority and ethnic MPs. building societies and credit unions. Also, could you be paying SAT 00:00 Midnight News (b00f8q87) too much inheritance tax? The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, General secretary of the TUC, Brendan Barber, and chief followed by weather. economist at the Engineering Employers' Federation, Stephen Radley, discuss the economic downturn in manufacturing. SAT 12:30 The News Quiz (b00f8pqv) Series 66 SAT 00:30 Book of the Week (b00f6r91) Treasury spokesman for the Lib Dems, Vince Cable, and capital Lady Worsley's Whim markets editor for the Financial Times, Gillian Tett, discuss Episode 7 how banks can encourage lending. The Denouement Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. The panellists Nicola Stanbridge talks to the star of TV soap Dallas, Larry include Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy. Rosamund Pike reads from Hallie Rubenhold's account of the Hagman, about the show's lasting appeal. marriage of Sir Richard and Lady Worsley, the details of whose private life scandalised 18th-century society when they were Local man Louis Robert Malbranche describes the scene at the SAT 12:57 Weather (b00f8zph) revealed in court. collapse of a school building in Haiti. The latest weather forecast. Having given birth to Bisset's child, Lady Worsley flees to Paris Former ambassador to Washington Sir David Manning and to escape her creditors. historian Alastair Horne discuss the global reaction to Barack SAT 13:00 News Headlines (b00f8zpk) Obama. The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00f8q89) The latest shipping forecast. SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (b00f8zp5) SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (b00f8pqx) Peter Curran is joined by Brough Scott, one of the best known Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in London. The figures in horse racing. He is a racing commentator, journalist panellists include the historian Andrew Roberts, Secretary of SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes and ex-jockey and has been Sports Writer of the Year three State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn, (b00f8q8c) times as well as writing several books. Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May and BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 Ros Scott, Liberal Democrat peer and would-be President of resumes at 5.20am. The guerilla reporter is Paul Tomlinson, aerobatics pilot. Paul, her party. with the help of his father Peter, goes through some of his manouvres and gives an insight into his love of flying. SAT 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00f8q8f) SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (b00f8zpm) The latest shipping forecast. Plus, see life through the eyes of a High Court Enforcement Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in response Officer who confiscates those goods people can no longer to this week's edition of Any Questions? afford to pay for. SAT 05:30 News Briefing (b00f8q8h) The latest news from BBC Radio 4. Also, a mother tells the harrowing story about the lengths she SAT 14:30 Saturday Drama (b00f8zvc) goes to to deal with her son's heroin addiction, in order to keep Marks & Gran - Von Ribbentrop's Watch him out trouble and out of prison. SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00f8q8k) By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Daily prayer and reflection with Anna Magnusson. The inheritance tracks of top French chef, Raymond Blanc, who chooses La Vie en Rose by Edith Piaf and Spiegal im Wine shop owner Gerald desperately needs money: his business Spiegal by Arvo Part. is failing and the landlord has raised the cost of the lease. When SAT 05:45 iPM (b00f8q8m) he inherits a watch that used to belong to wartime Nazi Joachim Eddie Mair presents the weekly interactive current affairs The poet this week is Murray Lachlan Young. Von Ribbentrop he believes that his financial troubles are over. magazine featuring online conversation and debate. But it sparks conflict with his wife and brother, who question the ethics of the potential sale. SAT 10:00 Excess Baggage (b00f8zp7) SAT 06:00 News and Papers (b00f8q8p) Tribal Linguistic - Mental Health & Travel Gerald ...... Allan Corduner The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. Ruth ...... Harriet Walter John McCarthy explores travel and mental health and meets the Lila ...... Miriam Margolyes missionary who went to Brazil to convert an Amazonian tribe David ...... Nicholas Woodeson SAT 06:04 Weather (b00f8znv) and ended up being converted himself. Sasha ...... Sophie Winkleman. The latest weather forecast. TRIBAL LINGUISTIC Daniel Everett a linguist in the Departmental Chair of SAT 15:30 Stage to Screen (b00f713d) SAT 06:07 Open Country (b00f8znx) Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Illinois State University, Series 3 Countryside magazine. Helen Mark investigates the mysterious has spent much of the past three decades living in the remote spate of cockle deaths in Cornwall that have puzzled local and little understood Amazonian tribe of the Pirahas. He shares On the Town cockle farmers and the Environment Agency. his experiences of living with the Piraha’s and learning about their language, previously un-translated. Paul Gambaccini explores how stage works have been adapted for the cinema. SAT 06:35 Farming Today This Week (b00f8znz) MENTAL HEALTH and TRAVEL News and issues in rural Britain, presented by Charlotte Smith. “Don’t Wait for Me” is the story of ‘Zach’ whose bi-polar Paul looks at MGM's film of Leonard Bernstein's first musical disorder and his desire to travel to far flung countries led to comedy in the company of Betty Garrett, who played opposite great emotional stress for his parents. Frank Sinatra in the screen version, film historian Dana Polan SAT 06:57 Weather (b00f8zp1) Ros Morris, Zach’s mother and the author of “Don’t Wait for and Jude Kelly, who directed the successful English National The latest weather forecast. Me” and Sophie Corlett, from the mental health charity MIND, Opera production. talk about the difficulties and taboos facing people with mental health illness. Should mental health issues exclude travelling? SAT 07:00 Today (b00f8zp3) And, what kind of preparations should be considered when SAT 16:00 Weekend Woman's Hour (b00f8zvf) Presented by John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. travelling abroad? Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey. Arif Ansari reports on the suggested institutional racism of Britain's political system. SAT 10:30 Being Prince of Wales (b00f90sl) Featuring Fern Britton, male rape, political blogging, Malorie Episode 1 Blackman, vintage shoes, Michelle Shocked, tar barrel rolling in Orla Guerin reports on further clashes in the DR of Congo. a Devon village, new research on post-natal depression and what Dan Snow explores the role and history of the Prince of Wales. Barack Obama's election victory might mean for women. Nick Servini reports on steel company Corus's plans for a 30% He talks to historians, visits battle sites and castles that cut in production. witnessed some of the most turbulent events in the history of former Princes and examines the role today. SAT 17:00 PM (b00f8zvh) Wyre Davies reports on the decision by Israel's Supreme Court Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn to build a museum over part of an ancient Muslim cemetery. Dan charts the history of Welsh princes, including Owain Quinn, plus the sports headlines. Glyndwr, who fought for Welsh freedom at the beginning of Bruce Belzowski, of the University of Michigan's the 15th century and who many regard as the last native prince. Transportation Research Institute, and North America editor SAT 17:30 The Bottom Line (b00f8zvk) Justin Webb discuss what can be learned from Mr Obama's first Evan Davis presents the business magazine. He and a panel of dealings with the press since the election. SAT 11:00 The Week in Westminster (b00f8zp9) experts discuss human error and budget overruns. Evan's guests A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Steve Richards. are Katarina Skoberne of OpenAd.net, Vincent de Rivaz of Frank Leeson is the last surviving British officer to have served EDF Energy, Trevor Matthews of financial services firm in Waziristan, now a frontline region in the so-called war on Friends Provident and Allan Cook of defence company terror. Zubeida Malik reports on his remarkable story. SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (b00f8zpc) Cobham. BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's Thought for the day with the Rev Rob Marshall. headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. SAT 17:54 Shipping Forecast (b00f8zvm) US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Jendayi The latest shipping forecast. Frazer, and Anneke van Woudenberg, of Human Rights Watch, SAT 12:00 Money Box (b00f8zpf) discuss unrest in DR of Congo. Paul Lewis examines how the interest rate impacts on the economy, savings and mortgages, and discussing a City SAT 17:57 Weather (b00f8zvp) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Listings for 8 – 14 November 2008 Page 2 of 12 The latest weather forecast. the security service, and finds out more about Burgess's time The latest news from BBC Radio 4. working as a producer at the BBC. SAT 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00f8zvr) SUN 05:43 Bells on Sunday (b00f91td) The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, SAT 21:00 Classic Serial (b00f5vt4) The sound of bells from St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge, in followed by Weather.