The latest shipping forecast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_0520_49700_52927_10 0520 The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 0543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_0530_49700_52926_13 0530 Daily prayer and reflection with Shaykh Michael Mumisa. 0545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_0543_49700_52925_2 0543 News and issues in rural Britain, with Melanie Abbot. 0600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_0545_49700_52924_15 0545 With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton. 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=20080904/20080904_0600_49700_52923_180 0600 Olivia O'Leary presents the series which brings together two people who have had profound and similar experiences, to hear their individual stories and compare the long-term effects on each of their lives. 0945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_0900_49700_52922_45 0900 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Stuart Milligan reads from Paul Theroux's account of a journey in which he retraces his own steps and follows in the tracks of his classic 1973 travel book The Great Railway Bazaar. 1000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_0945_49700_53025_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=20080904/20080904_1000_49700_52919_60 1000 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? 1130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1100_49700_52918_30 1100 This autumn, a few weeks into the new term, a school will close in North East London, bringing an end to 30 years of remarkable achievement. It never appears in league tables and doesn't appear on a map, but the fictional comprehensive of Grange Hill has made an important contribution to children's TV, the perception of school life and TV drama in general. 1200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1130_49700_53068_30 1130 Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson and John Waite. 1257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1200_49700_52916_57 1200 The latest weather forecast. 1300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1257_49700_52915_3 1257 National and international news with Shaun Ley. 1330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1300_49700_52914_30 1300 Countryside magazine.Helen Mark follows a mobile library van in Herefordshire to find out how traditional rural services survive in the age of internet mail order and downloading. 1400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1330_49700_52913_30 1330 The future of Bridge Farm hangs in the balance. 1415 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1400_49700_52912_15 1400 A Helping Hand Dark comedy by Mike Stott.DS Dave 'Fat Boy' Davis is investigating the murder of a drunken football supporter on the Leeds to Manchester train. When a strange pink letter arrives at the station, WPC Djamila Khan is asked to bring in its author, Molly Pickles. 1500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1415_49700_53067_45 1415 Stewart Henderson answers those niggling questions from everyday life. 1527 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1500_49700_53066_27 1500 Phillip Pullman appeals on behalf of the Africa Educational Trust. 1530 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1527_49700_52909_3 1527 Philip Jackson reads a selection of stories by the best-selling author. 1545 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1530_49700_53037_15 1530 Archaeologist Dr George Nash explores Western Europe's most remarkable rock art sites. 1600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1545_49700_53036_15 1545 Muriel Gray talks to Andrew Miller about his new novel set in wartime Japan. As Arthur C Clarke's final work is published posthumously, she looks back at the great science fiction writer's output. 1630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1600_49700_52906_30 1600 Quentin Cooper explores the thin and flexible world of plastic electronic engineering. Plastics are well known for their insulating properties, but in the 1970s researchers discovered a plastic polymer that could conduct electricity. Plastics are now being used to replace metals and semiconductors in electronic circuits. Electronic devices made from them are cheap to manufacture and can be very light and flexible, opening up a host of new applications. 1700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1630_49700_52905_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=20080904/20080904_1700_49700_52903_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=20080904/20080904_1800_49700_52902_30 1800 Comedy Victorian adventure by Mark Evans. 1900 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1830_49700_52901_30 1830 Eddie's good deeds are not what they seem. 1915 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1900_49700_52900_15 1900 Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson, including an interview with writer Howard Jacobson. 1945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1915_49700_52899_30 1915 Doris Lessing's twentieth-century classic, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. 2000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_1945_49700_52898_15 1945 Simon Cox investigates the rising cost of energy and possible alternatives. With fuel bills set to rise to record levels this winter, many are hoping that wind power will cut both the environmental and financial costs. But are we paying too high a price for renewable energy? 2030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2000_49700_52897_30 2000 Bring on the Bandwidth An ever-expanding internet needs more and more bandwidth to provide the services that users are demanding. But can the system cope? Peter Day asks experts including writer George Gilder, who has been predicting what is now happening for over 20 years. 2100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2030_49700_52896_30 2030 Green on Green With the urgent need for alternative sources of energy, there are some difficult choices to be made between power generation and the environment. It has been suggested that influential pressure groups such as the RSPB, WWF and Greenpeace need to decide where they stand on green energy and should possibly be prepared to make sacrifices for the greater good of the planet. 2130 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2100_49700_52895_30 2100 Olivia O'Leary presents the series which brings together two people who have had profound and similar experiences, to hear their individual stories and compare the long-term effects on each of their lives. 2158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2130_49700_52894_28 2130 The latest weather forecast. 2200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2158_49700_52893_2 2158 National and international news and analysis with Julian Worricker. 2245 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2200_49700_52892_45 2200 Perfect Night Jamie Glover reads from Peter Grimsdale's political thriller. 2300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2245_49700_52891_15 2245 Being Fancy Jon Ronson talks to Elliot Castro, who spent five years as a conman, living a five-star life before his eventual capture. Castro talks about his early school years when he would try to convince his school friends that he had magic powers. 2330 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2300_49700_52890_30 2300 A look at the work of cartoonist Gary Trudeau, creator of the Doonesbury strip. Contributors include Steve Bell and Martin Rowson from the Guardian and US satirist Joe Queenan. 0000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080904_2330_49700_53069_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=20080904/20080905_0000_49700_52971_30 0000 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Stuart Milligan reads from Paul Theroux's account of a journey in which he retraces his own steps and follows in the tracks of his classic 1973 travel book The Great Railway Bazaar. 0048 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080905_0030_49700_53048_18 0030 The latest shipping forecast. 0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080905_0048_49700_52969_12 0048 BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20080904/20080905_0100_49700_52968_260 0100