The latest shipping forecast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0520_49700_53347_10 0520 The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 0543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0530_49700_53346_13 0530 Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Nicholas James. 0545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0543_49700_53345_2 0543 News and issues in rural Britain with Mark Holdstock. 0557 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0545_49700_53344_12 0545 The latest weather forecast for farmers. 0600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0557_49700_53343_3 0557 With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather at 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day at 7.48am. 0900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0600_49700_53342_180 0600 Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language. 0930 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0900_49700_53341_30 0900 Historian Tristram Hunt explores the people and ideas behind our public parks. 0945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0930_49700_53340_15 0930 Making Money Evan Davis introduces a selection of writings, fiction and non-fiction, reflecting the repetitive boom-and-bust cycle of our economy. 1000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_0945_49700_53569_15 0945 With Jenni Murray.Including at 10.45am [Rptd today 7.45pm]: 1100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1000_49700_53338_60 1000 Last year, final year pupils in French and German schools started using an identical history text book, an example of a trend across Europe towards using the teaching of history to overcome mistrust and conflict between nations. Mark Whitaker reports. 1130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1100_49700_53570_30 1100 Ted Willis' classic TV series, dramatised for radio by Sue Rodwell. 1200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1130_49700_53336_30 1130 Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay. 1257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1200_49700_53335_57 1200 The latest weather forecast. 1300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1257_49700_53334_3 1257 National and international news with Martha Kearney. 1330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1300_49700_53333_30 1300 Tom Sutcliffe chairs the final of the cryptic general knowledge quiz. Wales take on the South of England. 1400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1330_49700_53332_30 1330 Jill suspects foul play. 1415 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1400_49700_53331_15 1400 Books By Tessa Hadley.The distinguished novelist Paul Sand died 20 years ago and now his wife has died too. At their seaside home, her daughter and a university researcher meet. She needs to sell up and clear out while he wants to see what papers the great man has left behind. 1500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1415_49700_54187_45 1415 Vincent Duggleby and guests answer calls on financial issues. Listeners can call 03700 100 444 from 1.30pm until 3.30pm. [Calls cost no more than to 01, 02 landline numbers]. 1530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1500_49700_53329_30 1500 Jim Norton reads from John McGahern's story, abridged by Neville Teller. 1545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1530_49700_53576_15 1530 Simon Singh examines the significance of subatomic particles. 1600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1545_49700_53327_15 1545 Parmesan Celebrity chef Angela Hartnett goes in search of the perfect Parmesan cheese 1630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1600_49700_53326_30 1600 Simon Cox presents the topical magazine series covering the latest developments and issues in the world of IT. 1700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1630_49700_53325_30 1630 Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Including Weather at 5.57pm. 1800 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1700_49700_53324_60 1700 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather. 1830 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1800_49700_53323_30 1800 Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game from the Latitude Festival in Southwold. Panellists include Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Ross Noble and Robin Ince 1900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1830_49700_53322_30 1830 Love is on the cards for Alice. 1915 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1900_49700_53321_15 1900 Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including an interview with American comic writer David Sedaris. 1945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1915_49700_53320_30 1915 Deborah Davis' tale of power struggles in the court of Queen Anne. 2000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_1945_49700_53581_15 1945 Some parents in America believe that God is using their children as evangelists to save souls. But who is driving the agenda and what are the potential long-term effects on the children? John McCarthy investigates. 2030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2000_49700_53318_30 2000 Zimbabwe Julian Pettifer scours the airwaves and the world of blogs to find out what everyday life is like in Zimbabwe today. How are people coping with hyperinflation and food shortages in a land formerly known as the bread basket of Africa? What lengths will they go to feed their families and what kinds of self-help networks have been created? 2100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2030_49700_53317_30 2030 Quentin Cooper explores the fifty-year history of CERN, the European particle physics laboratory in Switzerland. 2130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2100_49700_53316_30 2100 Claudia Hammond presents a series looking at the development of the science of psychology during the 20th century. 2158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2130_49700_53315_28 2130 The latest weather forecast. 2200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2158_49700_53314_2 2158 National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 2245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2200_49700_53313_45 2200 Someone at a Distance Deborah Findlay reads from Dorothy Whipple's 1953 novel, abridged by Jill Waters. 2300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2245_49700_53582_15 2245 Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak. 2330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2300_49700_53311_30 2300 Comedy series by Christopher William Hill, set in 1962. 0000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080908_2330_49700_53310_30 2330 The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by weather. 0030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080909_0000_49700_53393_30 0000 Making Money Evan Davis introduces a selection of writings, fiction and non-fiction, reflecting the repetitive boom-and-bust cycle of our economy. 0048 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080909_0030_49700_53588_18 0030 The latest shipping forecast. 0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080909_0048_49700_53391_12 0048 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080908/20080909_0100_49700_53390_260 0100