The latest shipping forecast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0520_49700_56428_10 0520 The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 0543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0530_49700_56427_13 0530 Daily prayer and reflection with Commissioner Betty Matear. 0545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0543_49700_56426_2 0543 News and issues in rural Britain, with Charlotte Smith. 0600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0545_49700_56425_15 0545 With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. Including Sports Desk at 6.25am, 7.25am, 8.25am; Weather 6.05am, 6.57am, 7.57am; Thought for the Day 7.48am; Yesterday in Parliament 6.45am. 0900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0600_49700_56424_180 0600 Kirsty Young invites the actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar to choose eight records to take to Radio 4's mythical desert island. 0945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0900_49700_56423_45 0900 The Age of Wonder Douglas Hodge reads Richard Holmes's account of the scientific ferment that swept through Britain in the late 18th century. 1000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_0945_49700_56446_15 0945 With Sheila McClennon.Including at 10.45am [Rptd today 7.45pm]: 1100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1000_49700_56421_60 1000 Former BBC correspondent Martin Bell travels to Afghanistan to investigate the growing numbers of women in the British military and how their jobs are increasingly taking them into the front line (1/2). 1130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1100_49700_57031_30 1100 Joy Wilkinson's adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel. 1200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1130_49700_56475_30 1130 Consumer news and issues with Peter White. 1257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1200_49700_56418_57 1200 The latest weather forecast. 1300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1257_49700_56417_3 1257 National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 1330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1300_49700_56416_30 1300 Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. 1400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1330_49700_56415_30 1330 Maurice has some words of wisdom. 1415 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1400_49700_56414_15 1400 Owls Atmospheric drama by Paul Evans. An old man and his sister are found dead in an isolated moorland house, both of them bound by a shared wish that becomes a fatal curse. 1500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1415_49700_56474_45 1415 Sheffield Clare Balding joins a group of refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield as they improve their English 1530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1500_49700_56412_30 1500 Booker 40 Selection Readings from the stage of the Cheltenham Literature Festival by Man Booker winners to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the prize. 1545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1530_49700_56452_15 1530 Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds. 1600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1545_49700_56410_15 1545 Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some famous and some less well known. 1630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1600_49700_56409_30 1600 The latest movie news and reviews. Francine Stock presents a silent movie special with piano accompaniment from Neil Brand, who discusses his score for the restored 1928 sci-fi classic High Treason. 1700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1630_49700_56408_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=20081017/20081017_1700_49700_56407_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=20081017/20081017_1800_49700_56406_30 1800 Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz, recorded at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. The panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay and Sue Perkins. 1900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1830_49700_56405_30 1830 Joe and Eddie try their hand at horror. 1915 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1900_49700_56404_15 1900 Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang. Including an interview with the celebrated Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, who is about to celebrate his eightieth birthday. 1945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1915_49700_56403_30 1915 Dramatisation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, set in the Deep South in the interwar years. 2000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_1945_49700_56402_15 1945 Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Accrington, Lancashire. Panellists include the Justice Secretary Jack Straw, artistic director of the Southbank Centre Jude Kelly and physicist Prof Brian Cox. 2050 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2000_49700_56401_50 2000 A weekly reflection on a topical issue from Lisa Jardine. 2100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2050_49700_56400_10 2050 Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds. 2158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2100_49700_56399_58 2100 The latest weather forecast. 2200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2158_49700_56398_2 2158 National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig. 2245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2200_49700_56397_45 2200 Sentimental Education Alex Jennings reads from Flaubert's novel, set amid the turbulence and glamour of mid-nineteenth century Parisian high society. 2300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2245_49700_56396_15 2245 Sue MacGregor presents a special edition recorded at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. She talks to former Python, now author, Terry Jones and PR guru Mark Borkowski about their favourite books. 2330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2300_49700_56395_30 2300 News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy. 0000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081017_2330_49700_56394_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=20081017/20081018_0000_49700_56517_30 0000 The Age of Wonder Douglas Hodge reads Richard Holmes's account of the scientific ferment that swept through Britain in the late 18th century. 0048 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081018_0030_49700_56518_18 0030 The latest shipping forecast. 0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081018_0048_49700_56515_12 0048 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. BBC Radio 4 resumes at 5.20am. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20081017/20081018_0100_49700_56514_260 0100