Radio 4 Listings for 9 – 15 November 2013 Page 1 of 17 SATURDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2013 watches as landlord and tenant sign the contract and shake From Our Own Correspondent is produced by Tony Grant. hands on a seven-year tenancy. SAT 00:00 Midnight News (b03ggl6q) The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. And we look back over a week of special reports, including the SAT 12:00 Money Box (b03gtk0c) Followed by Weather. NFU's National Tenant Farmers Conference in Harrogate. Copy-cat websites; Future of the Co-op; Dormant bank accounts Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Anna Jones. SAT 00:30 Book of the Week (b03bx81y) Time to renew that passport. Put passport in this search engine. Olivier Click, click, search. Ah, three top of the list. Click. Mmmm. SAT 06:57 Weather (b03ggl75) One says 'Official'. Click. And there's a crown. That must be Episode 5 The latest weather forecast. right. Click. And it only charges £45. I thought passports were dearer than that. Where's my credit card. Done. Oh. But now I Published when the National Theatre turned 50 in 2013, Philip have to pay £72.50 for the passport itself! Should've gone to Ziegler's biography, based on previously unseen letters and SAT 07:00 Today (b03gthgf) GOV.UK! We investigate what's being done to crack down on diaries, tells the story of Laurence Olivier as he developed his Morning news and current affairs. Including Yesterday in copy cat websites which pose as government agencies talking to craft, focusing on his career path from early school days Parliament, Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day. the Consumer Minister, Jo Swinson and the Advertising through rep theatre to Hollywood, before returning to triumph Standards Agency. in his greatest role ever, as the first director of the National Theatre. SAT 09:00 Saturday Live (b03gtk03) Co-operative Bank is asking 13,000 retail bondholders to save Baroness Greenfield, Gary Barlow it. A deal announced this week has to be approved by a Episode 5: supermajority of them - two thirds must take part in the process Olivier goes to the Royal Court to star in 'The Entertainer' Richard Coles and Anita Anand with neuroscientist Baroness and of those three quarters must vote yes. They will get a lot which, in turn, sets him on a path to the last two great loves of Susan Greenfield talking about her life and work, Julie Bailey more than the original deal promised - but they will still see the his life - Joan Plowright and the National Theatre. who campaigned for reform after her Mother died at Stafford annual return from their perpetual bonds end in ten or twelve Hospital and who has been hounded from her Stafford home years. We speak to Euan Sutherland, the CEO of Co-operative Reader: Toby Jones and business, 'Lorna' who lives in Belfast, was in care from Group and Mark Taber, Chairman of the Bondholders around 14 years of age and now volunteers with a Children in Committee. Producer: Clive Brill Need project that helps others in care, and Diccon Bewes who A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. has followed in the diary footsteps of Miss Jemima Morrell The Big Sleep - zzzzzz. Zzzzzzzz. Zzzzz. That's your money, from Selby in Yorkshire, who took an 1863 tour of Switzerland that is. I know it's only been in the account a year but it's fallen organised by Thomas Cook. JP Devlin visits the village of asleep already. Dormant, as we say. And you remember it was SAT 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b03ggl6s) Herbrandston in Wales which is a doubly 'Thankful Village'- all instant access? Because you wanted to be sure you could get it The latest shipping forecast. the village soldiers returned from both World Wars. Back in the out quickly for Life's Little Emergencies? Well now it could studio, Medwyn Parry talks about his motorbike ride to 51 take you up to 12 weeks - and in some cases much longer - to Thankful Villages in the UK- and tells of two new ones get it back. And I would say sorry. Except it's the rules. We talk SAT 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes discovered recently. And Gary Barlow shares his Inheritance to Mike Dailly from the FCA's Consumer Panel about concerns (b03ggl6v) Tracks. that banks are acting too quickly. BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am. Producer: Chris Wilson. SAT 12:30 The News Quiz (b03ggrqx) Series 82 SAT 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b03ggl6x) SAT 10:30 Don't Log Off (b03gtk05) The latest shipping forecast. Series 4 Episode 1 Egypt - Silence and Waiting A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi SAT 05:30 News Briefing (b03ggl6z) Toksvig, with panellists including Katy Brand, Miles Jupp and The latest news from BBC Radio 4. Via Facebook and Skype Alan Dein connects to the lives of Bob Mills, with regular guest, Jeremy Hardy. strangers across the globe to hear their stories. The tumultuous events of the Arab spring have reached an uncertain conclusion SAT 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b03ggrsv) in Egypt. Now, with Friday night curfew drawing close, Alan SAT 12:57 Weather (b03ggl77) Presented by the Chaplain to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards hears a diversity of experience. From Shady who has found a The latest weather forecast. in Kabul, Padre David Anderson. new life in the revolutionary protests of January 25th 2011 ,a sleeper awoken from his days as a football fanatic, waiting for the next seismic event to Rasa who defies the curfew to SAT 13:00 News (b03ggl79) SAT 05:45 iPM (b03ggrsx) maintain her sanity. Elsewhere in Alexandria a newly qualified The latest news from BBC Radio 4. The programme that starts with its listeners. doctor, Doaa, reflects on the passing of her father and her new responsibilities. SAT 13:10 Any Questions? (b03ggrr3) SAT 06:00 News and Papers (b03ggl71) Producer: Mark Burman. Johann Lamont, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson, Ivan McKee The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion SAT 11:00 The Week in Westminster (b03gtk07) from Glasgow with Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, SAT 06:04 Weather (b03ggl73) Sue Cameron of the Daily Telegraph looks behind the scenes at Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland Johann Lamont and The latest weather forecast. Westminster. Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson. This week the programme examines how Ed Miliband's ideas SAT 06:07 Open Country (b03ggfw8) on the cost of living crisis are resonating with voters, getting the SAT 14:00 Any Answers? (b03gtk0f) Geocaching in Salcey Forest public involved in law making, the hazards faced by MPs who Disillusionment with politics; Scottish independence do not toe the party line, and spending taxpayers' money wisely The sport of geocaching has become increasingly popular. The - plus the power of political cartoons. On the programe today; at what age should you able to join the modern twist on a treasure hunt involves using GPS to solve military and at what age should you be able to vote. Or maybe clues and follow trails to find caches and the rise of the With MPs Jesse Norman, Diane Abbott, Peter Lilley, and like Russell Brand you may prefer not to vote at all - is time for smartphone has seen its popularity soar. Richard Bacon, Andrew Hawkins of polling agency ComRes, a new political system? Richard Heaton, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office and Helen Mark joins hundreds of geocachers in the Salcey Forest First Parliamentary Counsel, former senior Whitehall mandarin We are warned of a looming crisis in the country's A&E in Northamptonshire where people have travelled from across Sir Richard Mottram, and Dr Tim Benson on the power of departments but is it solvable through use of out of hours GPs'? the world to be at the 'mega-event'. The ancient hunting forest political cartoons. was used by Henry VIII but also once saw elephants roam the And we consider the UK in or out of the EU, Scotland in or out land. Will the clues help her find out more about its history? The Editor is Marie Jessel. of the UK, and the effect all that might have on jobs and business. Produced in Bristol by Anne-Marie Bullock. SAT 11:30 From Our Own Correspondent (b03gtk09) The presenter is Julian Worricker. The producer is Alex Lewis. Fraying at the Edges SAT 06:30 Farming Today (b03gthgc) Farming Today This Week Correspondents worldwide: Kevin Connolly talks of unfinished SAT 14:30 Saturday Drama (b00hh28z) business in the Middle East finally being attended to after one Patrick Barlow - Joan of Arc, and How She Became a Saint Charlotte Smith travels into the heart of the Peak District to hundred years. Historical and continuing allegations of rape and meet a young farming couple, Kirsty and Paul Storer, on the torture in Sri Lanka are investigated by Frances Harrison. For Written and directed by Patrick Barlow. Comic interpretation day they receive the keys to their new home. Hayes Farm is a India, its mission to Mars is an opportunity to come out top of a of the story of Joan of Arc performed by comic troupe the 42-acre small holding complete with a beautiful stone new Asian space race. Justin Rowlatt examines the question: National Theatre of Brent. farmhouse and outbuildings. It may look pretty as a picture but couldn't the cash instead have been used to lift many Indians out Charlotte also discusses the drawbacks and difficulties of of poverty? Kieran Cooke boards a train in the west of Ireland Crowd and courtiers played by Beth Nestor, Carrie Quinlan, farming land you don't own.