The latest shipping forecast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_0520_49700_53389_10 0520 The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 0543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_0530_49700_53388_13 0530 Daily prayer and reflection with Fr Nicholas James. 0545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_0543_49700_53387_2 0543 News and issues in rural Britain with Anna Hill. 0600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_0545_49700_53386_15 0545 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=20080909/20080909_0600_49700_53385_180 0600 Michael Buerk interviews people who have made life-altering decisions and talks them through the whole process, from the original dilemma to living with the consequences. 0930 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_0900_49700_53384_30 0900 Chris Ledgard presents a series looking at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies. 0945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_0930_49700_53383_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=20080909/20080909_0945_49700_53565_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=20080909/20080909_1000_49700_53381_60 1000 Great Animal Migrations Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood present the series following the movement and migration of animals across the planet, from the European eel to the African white-eared kob antelope. A team of wildlife specialists are joined by zoologists and conservationists around the world to present regular reports 1130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1100_49700_53380_30 1100 Bronwyn Cosgrave finds out why London has become the centre of the fashion world. 1200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1130_49700_53379_30 1130 Consumer news and issues with John Waite and Liz Barclay. Call 03700 100 444 [calls cost no more than to 01, 02 landline numbers]. 1257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1200_49700_53378_57 1200 The latest weather forecast. 1300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1257_49700_53377_3 1257 National and international news with Martha Kearney. 1330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1300_49700_53376_30 1300 Huw Williams traces the history of the tambourine, from the Middle East to Stravinsky, Motown and the Sugababes. Contributors include Craig Reid of The Proclaimers. 1400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1330_49700_53594_30 1330 Love is on the cards for Alice. 1415 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1400_49700_53374_15 1400 Blue Sky Thinking Ben Lewis' psychological thriller about love and identity. Karen is counting down the days to her wedding. But when a scrawny-looking stranger turns up, her life begins to fall apart. 1500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1415_49700_53593_45 1415 Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the environment and the natural world. Call 03700 100 444 [calls from land lines cost no more than 8p a minute]. 1530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1500_49700_53372_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=20080909/20080909_1530_49700_53572_15 1530 Simon Singh examines the significance of subatomic particles. 1600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1545_49700_53370_15 1545 Michael Rosen takes another journey into the world of words, language and the way we speak. 1630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1600_49700_53369_30 1600 Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. 1700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1630_49700_53368_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=20080909/20080909_1700_49700_53367_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=20080909/20080909_1800_49700_53366_30 1800 Sitcom by James Cary, set in Bletchley Park in 1941. 1900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1830_49700_53365_30 1830 The Ambridge economy faces a crisis. 1915 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1900_49700_53364_15 1900 Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including news of the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize and an interview with artist and film maker Steve McQueen. 1945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_1915_49700_53363_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=20080909/20080909_1945_49700_53577_15 1945 Mukul Devichand explores the practice of Qigong, breathing exercises designed to cultivate and harness the qi or inner energy. After high-profile state confrontations with Qigong groups such as Falun Gong in the 1990s, the practice is now highly sensitive in China and many of its teachers and practitioners have fled to the west 2040 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2000_49700_53595_40 2000 Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted. 2100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2040_49700_53360_20 2040 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=20080909/20080909_2100_49700_53596_30 2100 Michael Buerk interviews people who have made life-altering decisions and talks them through the whole process, from the original dilemma to living with the consequences. 2158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2130_49700_53358_28 2130 The latest weather forecast. 2200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2158_49700_53357_2 2158 National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 2245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2200_49700_53356_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=20080909/20080909_2245_49700_53583_15 2245 Sitcom by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst, set in a retail park. 2330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2300_49700_53354_30 2300 Laurie Taylor explores the world of the travelling salesman, examining the allure of the character for so many writers, film-makers and dramatists. 0000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080909_2330_49700_53353_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=20080909/20080910_0000_49700_53435_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=20080909/20080910_0030_49700_53589_18 0030 The latest shipping forecast. 0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080910_0048_49700_53433_12 0048 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080909/20080910_0100_49700_53432_260 0100