dancehallThe five hottest tunes in dancehall get counted down by 1Xtra's Robbo Ranx. Hear the full run down each Thursday night from 10pm-1am on 1Xtra. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Mavado, Gappy Ranks, G Whizz, Vybz Kartel, all feature in this week Dancehall Top 5 chart.2009-11-20T16:55:00+00:00dnbThe official top five selling tunes in D&B get counted down by 1Xtra's Bailey. Hear the full run down each Wednesday night from 10pm-1am on 1Xtra. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialSub Focus, Chase & Staus, Original Sin & Prime Cuts are all in this weeks top 5 ... but in what order?? Check out the podcast with Crissy Criss to find out!2009-11-18T23:53:00+00:00hiphopThe five hottest tunes in hip hop get counted down by 1Xtra's Semtex. Hear the full run down each Friday night from 10pm-1am on 1Xtra. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Dizzee Rascal, Jay Z, Chipmunk, Lil Wayne, and Tinchy Stryder all feature in this week's chart.2009-11-21T04:06:00+00:00rnbThe five hottest tunes in RnB get counted down by 1Xtra's Ronnie Herel. Hear the full run down each Monday night from 10pm-1am on 1Xtra. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Ryan Leslie, Jay Sean, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Jason Derulo all feature in this weeks chart.2009-11-24T01:45:00+00:00ukgThe five hottest tunes in garage get counted down by 1Xtra's DJ Cameo. Hear the full run down each Tuesday night from 10pm-1am on 1Xtra. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.5lnpiNicky Campbell presents a lively debate with listeners on the big news story of the day, broadcast live every weekday from 9am on BBC Radio 5 live.Should schools teach children as young as five about domestic violence? The Government thinks so. They are launching a new campaign that'll see lessons on equality and domestic violence added to the curriculum from 2011. But critics argue it could harm children's education. Here's what you had to say.2009-11-25T10:00:00+00:005lrDonal MacIntyre with hard-hitting investigative journalism from the 5 live Investigations team. Find out the real truth about the world you live in - and if you've got a story you think we should look into, email us in confidence at donal@bbc.co.ukPolice forces are acting upon information provided by psychics. After Dyfed Powys Police admitted spending £20,000 launching a murder inquiry, solely based on evidence from mediums, The Investigators reveal that this is not an isolated case. We investigate allegations that the police are wasting time and money using psychics to investigate serious crimes and ask whether it is right that officers be willing to act upon any tip-off.2009-11-22T20:52:00+00:00606The UK's biggest football phone-in, broadcast on Saturdays, Sundays and midweek on BBC Radio 5 live. Fans take part in a lively debate about the latest matches and talking points.Celebrity fan and general cool dude Paolo Hewitt gives his verdict on Tottenham's rise to joint third in the Premier League and the guys and find the record goal scorer in one match after Jermain Defoe puts five past Wigan in Spurs' 9-1 victory.2009-11-22T20:20:00+00:007dwsRadio Wales' Gareth Lewis and the Scrum V team are joined by the games' big names for a round-up of news and analysis from the world of Welsh rugby. Updated every Monday at 0800.We look at the Wales team to face Australia with Warren Gatland and Dwayne Peel. And the victory over Argentina is reviewed with Phil Bennett, Garin Jenkins, Jonathan Davies and Ieaun Evans.2009-11-24T18:29:00+00:00adamandjoeWeekly highlights from Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish's show at the Big British Castle, as broadcast every Saturday morning from 9 to 12 on BBC 6 Music. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialYour Made up Jokes make a welcome return. Adam confesses to fantasies involving I’m a Celebrity, including a special song for Katie Price. Listeners bare their souls in our Honesty Box, there’s talk of a radical new laser treatment and some tasty new never been heard before chit chat. Why not take a glance at our lovely blog – bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe2009-11-21T15:12:00+00:00analysisAnalysis makes sense of the ideas that change the world. What made Islam political, whether the Government can make us go green, why we think the market in human organs is repugnant are just some of the subjects the series tackles. With thought-provoking and expert presenters, Analysis aims to make the world of policy and ideas both interesting and surprising. There are 26 episodes a year, in three series. Podcasts are available for a week after transmission while the programme is on air.r3artsThe best of Night Waves, Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme, featuring in-depth interviews; vociferous debates on key cultural and philosophical questions; and critics' judgement on the latest releases. Night Waves is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Mon - Thurs at 9.15pm. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialZadie Smith on her new book, Changing My Mind, historian Shlomo Sand, author of a controversial history of the Jewish people, and a debate about the importance of the rivers of the North East: the Tyne, Tees and Wear.2009-11-24T11:58:00+00:00asianchartThe best desi music around from Asian Network's playlist. Everything from Bhangra to Bollywood and British Asian Underground. Listen to the Asian Network Chart every Saturday from 12 noon, with Noreen on BBC Asian Network. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Will Jay Sean make it 3 weeks at the top of the Asian Network Chart? Download to find out and to listen to the best desi music around from Asian Network's playlist. Everything from Bhangra to Bollywood and British Asian Underground. Listen to the Asian Network Chart every Saturday from 12 noon. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.2009-11-21T14:00:00+00:00arymarcTrin a thrafod y byd pêl-droed yng nghwmni Dylan Jones a Gary Pritchard a chefnogwyr ledled y wlad. Hynt a helyntion clybiau Cymru a phêl-droed o bob cwr o'r byd, gan gynnwys y diweddaraf o Wrecsam, Caerdydd, Abertawe ac Uwchgynghrair Cymru, yn ogystal â straeon difyr o glybiau Cymru o Fôn i Fynwy. Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/arymarc/AryMarc: 21 Tachwedd 2009 Ymateb i driniaeth Van Persie, cwrs newydd i reffaris ifanc yn Wrecsam a sgwrs am glwb pel-droed Bae Colwyn.2009-11-21T09:05:00+00:00atcAward-winning series exploring religious, spiritual and moral issues. All Things Considered adopts a variety of formats, from documentary to interview and discussion, but is always revealing. The programme is broadcast weekly on BBC Radio Wales on Sundays 0831 - 0859 and Wednesdays 1832 - 1900. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialRoy Jenkins and guests explore the importance of meeting the spiritual needs of people with dementia. Plus we hear why a church in Brecon is sending aid to Hungary.2009-11-22T09:05:00+00:00moylesWeekly highlights from the award-winning Chris Moyles breakfast show, as broadcast by Chris and team every morning from 6.30am to 10am. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialN Dubz pay us a surprise visit, Calvin Harris talks about his X Factor stunt, Alan Carr talks about his Gym routine and Chris has bought a new cardi..sorry Joat. It’s all the best bits of the week from The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1.2009-11-20T05:30:00+00:00moylesenWeekly highlights from the award-winning Chris Moyles breakfast show - with pictures! As broadcast by Chris and team every morning from 6.30am to 10am. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialN Dubz pay us a surprise visit, Calvin Harris talks about his X Factor stunt, Alan Carr talks about his Gym routine and Chris has bought a new cardi..sorry Joat. It’s all the best bits of the week from The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1.2009-11-20T05:30:00+00:00nolanStephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day has made it the biggest show in the country. An unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment.The incredible story of Mike Allen who's life changed dramatically in 2007 when he was in a road accident that left him with horrific injuries. Last week the boy racer who caused the accident was jailed for a year. An incredible story of physical and mental recovery.2009-11-24T12:09:00+00:00todayInsight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialEarly next week, on St Andrew's Day, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will unveil a white paper for a Referendum Bill on Independence. He hopes it will be the first step towards an independent Scotland. In the first of two reports, Today presenter James Naughtie examines how the recession has coloured the debate about Scottish secession from the UK.2009-11-25T10:58:00+00:00beliefDebates exploring the place of religion and faith in today's complex world. Ernie Rea is joined every week by a multi-faith panel who discuss how their religious traditions affect their values and perspectives on a variety of topics, often revealing hidden and contradictory truths. In each programme guests listen to a personal story which challenges their point of view and forces them to place their faith and values within the context of real life experiences.booksSimon Mayo and a panel of reviewers discuss two newly-released titles every week, and speak to the authors themselves. Broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 live on Thursday afternoons.Nick Stafford's first novel "Armistice" and "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest" by Stieg Larsson are reviewed by this week's panel, Boyd Hilton, Jenny Colgan and Stella Duffy.2009-11-19T17:17:00+00:00asiannewsA weekly round-up of news, sport and entertainment from a British Asian perspective. The ten best stories taken from Asian Network Reports presented by Rozina Sini, every weekday at 12.30 and 6pm. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK. Asian Network Reports was formerly known as British Asian News. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialFreddie Mercury to be honoured in Feltham. Faith schools hit by recession & Shilpa's wedding plans.2009-11-20T13:28:00+00:00bhNews, discussion & a few gags. The Sunday papers & the BH quiz. Broadcast every Sunday morning on BBC Radio 4 between 9 and 10. Presented by Paddy O'Connell. Each week discussion about the key themes in the news, there's a review of the Sunday newspapers and a quiz with a special prize. Updated each Sunday. Subscribe to the BH Newsletter and the podcast at www.bbc.co.uk/bhOn BH this week we heard from 19 year old Sam Harker and her grandfather Alan Dixon-Harker as he returned to his flooded house in Workington. We also spoke to the Environment Agency and Mary Dhonau, from the National Floods Forum. Paddy went to meet the MEP Daniel Hannan in Brussels and heard a bit about what makes him tick. Also in the programme, our reporter Chris Vallance tried to spend a day living off the data grid. And reviewing the newspapers this week were Falklands veteran Simon Weston, comic and musician Graham Fellows, and Poet Ruth Padel.2009-11-22T13:54:00+00:00c2Caneuon o sesiynau newydd, newyddion cerddorol, chwaraeon, adolygiadau gigs, ffilmiau a cherddoriaeth, cyfweliadau, gwesteion arbennig a llawer mwy! Darnau gorau C2 pob wythnos gyda Magi Dodd, Glyn Wise, Huw Stephens, Lisa Gwilym, Daniel Glyn, Jeni Lyn a BB Aled. Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i http://www.bbc.co.uk/c2/Y comediwr a'r actor Huw Marshall yn rhoi ei farn ar agoriad Glyn i'w noson stand-up. Gwestai arbennig Daniel Glyn, Ruth Evans aka Rufus Mufasa, yn son am rai o'i chaneuon, Alun ac Anthony o Stwffio yn són am eu perthynas, Ciron Gruffydd ac Owain Taylor Shaw yn adolygu albym newydd Fflur Dafydd 'Byd Bach' ac Iwan Davies yn adolygu'r ffilm 2012.2009-11-23T17:00:00+00:00balListen to Building a Library, comparing available recordings of a work from the classical music repertoire. This is an edited version of the regular CD Review slot where guest experts review and gives recommendations. Building a Library is broadcast every Saturday from 9.30am on BBC Radio 3. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.William Mival recommends a recording of Bruckner's pivotal 5th symphony, written at a particularly turbulent time in the composer's life.2009-11-21T10:30:00+00:00cff1Formula 1 interviews, reaction and reports. Five live presents a round-up of the race weekend."I feel that I need a new challenge." Jenson Button tells Simon Mayo what motivated his move to McLaren and talks about an extraordinary year in which he won the F1 world championship and helped his Brawn GP team to the constructors' championship.2009-11-19T17:36:00+00:005lfdFootball news, interviews and discussion. Highlights from Radio 5 live's reporting of the Premier League, The Championship, League One, League Two, the Champions League, the FA Cup and international football.Liverpool & Rangers crash out of the Champions League. Despite Liverpool's 1-0 win against Debrecen, Fiorentina beat Lyon in the other Group E match to seal a place in the last 16. Rangers lose 2-0 at home to Stuttgart. Arsenal qualify for the knockout stage after their 2-0 victory over Standard Liege. Hear reports & interviews on all the British clubs involved in the Tuesday night's action.2009-11-24T23:28:00+00:00evansCatch up with a week of Drivetime fun with Chris Evans. Hear the best stories and the biggest guests.The amazing Drive & Dine Auction, how NOT to dye your hair, and the secrets behind a voice...2009-11-20T15:24:00+00:00ccOn the ground reporting from around the world which focuses on the human dimension of the big international stories.Peter Greste investigates whether Rwandans in France and Germany are controlling a deadly African militia. For the last 15 years, the rebels of the FDLR have enforced their control through a series of brutal atrocities. Now Crossing Continents has secret intelligence suggesting that they were taking orders from political leaders living openly in Europe.2009-11-19T11:24:00+00:00mayoThe best bits of Simon Mayo's afternoon show on BBC Radio 5 live which covers news, sport, film, music and more. For more information and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/5live.Richard Bacon is sitting in for Simon Mayo. He talks to Bernard Cribbins who's about to receive a Children's Bafta award.2009-11-24T16:39:00+00:00ethicsProvocative weekly debate with William Crawley on moral, religious and ethical issues.Has the concept of infallibility outlived its usefulness in Catholic teaching? Three leading theologians debate the place of debating itself in today's church. Dr Toby Ord, a young Oxford don, explains why he has pledged to give two thirds of his salary to charity for the rest of his working life. The historian David Livingstone explores Presbyterian responses to Darwin's theory of evolution and asks why some Presbyterians became opponents of Darwinism while others brought an evangelical zeal to defending Darwin's ideas. And the legal commentator Joshua Rozenburg joins psychiatrist Dr Philip McGarry to assess a proposed new law of 'liability for suicide'.2009-11-22T11:03:00+00:00nimusicThe best new music from Northern Ireland! Alongside a guide to the biggest Northern Irish tracks on the ATL playlist, Rigsy presents a short gig guide and a profile on a local act ATL reckons are about to set the world alight. Also expect exclusive session tracks and one off specials from your favourite festivals in Ireland - north and south.excessbagTravellers' Tales from home and around the world: their destinations, experiences and issues arising from their journeys are discussed with Sandi Toksvig or John McCarthy from 1000 to 1030 am on Saturdays.John McCarthy explores the relationship between human rights and travel: what should the responsible tourist be aware of whilst journeying? Helena Kennedy QC and Tourism Concern's Tricia Barnett discuss whether the freedom of the guest can infringe the liberty of the host. Music writers, Patrick Humphries and Garth Cartwright reveal the attraction of Mississippi and Tennessee to music lovers and share highlights of their journeys to the heart of American roots music.2009-11-21T11:43:00+00:00farmingAll rural life is here: daily news of food, farming, the countryside and the environment with analysis and context from the BBC's experts in the field. Presented by Anna Hill, Miriam O'Reilly, Charlotte Smith and Mark Holdstock, Farming Today goes out every weekday on Radio 4 at 0545 (14 minutes) and at 0635 on Saturdays (22 minutes). As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialBritish cheesemakers say the industry is being undermined by mislabelled imported cheese. And the superbug MRSA has been found in a quarter of EU pig herds. So could it come here?2009-11-25T05:59:00+00:00ftA hilarious look at the volatile world of sport. Colin Murray keeps order as his guests compete for points with their sporting punditry. Colin rewards informed comments but penalises any witless outbursts. Broadcast live on Saturdays at 11am on BBC Radio 5 live.Henning Wehn, Eleanor Oldroyd, David Croft and Greg Brady all join Colin to try and become this weeks champion. Only one can leave with their heads held high. Listen in to find out who that is?2009-11-21T13:22:00+00:00fileon4A podcast offering Radio 4's award winning, flagship investigative series File on 4.A donor shortage means that organs from the elderly, drug users, heavy smokers, and cancer patients are being used for transplant. Gerry Northam investigates the risks associated with this practice and hears why surgeons say they have no option but to use these organs. And he asks if patients have a right to know anything about the organs they are to receive.2009-11-24T20:40:00+00:00hardingFolk, roots and acoustic music. Mike Harding presents the latest album releases, interviews and news from the world of folk. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Steve Knightley and Phil Beer – aka Show of Hands – talk about their new album 'Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed'.2009-11-18T20:00:00+00:00frictionThe best new and unsigned homegrown Asian artists presented by Bobby Friction. Listen to Friction live Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 22.00 on BBC Asian Network. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Hear all the new tracks that Friction is spinning this week.2009-11-20T01:00:00+00:00fricomedyBringing you a satirical take on the week's news with the cream of UK comedy talent from BBC Radio 4. Currently offering the News Quiz.The Queen's Speech, the new EU president, and the Turnip Taliban get the News Quiz treatment. Sandi Toksvig hosts, Jeremy Hardy, Carrie Quinlan, Francis Wheen and Sue Perkins make up the panel. Corrie Corfield reads the news. Produced by Victoria Lloyd.2009-11-20T18:55:00+00:00foocInsight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Saturdays at 1130 BST and for about 25 weeks of the year, on Thursdays at 1102 BST. BBC World Service broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays all year round, presented by Alan Johnston. For more information, a full list of programme broadcast times and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/fromourowncorrespondentJust back from Kabul, Hugh Sykes contends that the story of the Taleban's Pakistan connection would sound far-fetched even in the pages of an airport thriller; Tim Whewell on a painful attempt to uncover the painful truth of a wartime massacre in Poland. Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East editor, talks of how the conflict in the Middle East is teaching President Obama hard and humiliating lessons. There's an account of life in the ancient alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City from Heather Sharp and, in Indonesia, Christine Finn revisits the spot where a collection of bones, which became known as Java Man, was uncovered 120-years ago.2009-11-21T12:05:00+00:00frontrowInterviews with leading novelists, musicians, film directors, artists and more, from Radio 4's flagship arts show, presented by Mark Lawson, Kirsty Lang and John Wilson. Front Row is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday evening at 7.15 - 7.45pm. Our podcast offers 30 minutes of highlights from the week's programmes, and a new edition appears every Friday.Alan Bennett on his first play since The History Boys; Joseph Strick on directing Mr Spock and Lt Columbo; Bill Bailey on the humour to be found in classical music; Attica Locke talks about her debut novel, Dark Water Rising.2009-11-20T17:00:00+00:00greatlivesBiography series exploring the greatest people who ever lived. Matthew Parris interviews an eminent guest and an expert to reveal the truth behind their history heroes.homegrownRas Kwame brings you the best in new black British music. 1Xtra's weekly 100% Homegrown podcast is a selection of unsigned UK talent, available to download for free every Sunday.3 brand new tracks from unsigned and undiscovered UK talent for free! This week’s podcasters include a musician who has been learning his craft since age 3, a rapper who started out in the Jungle scene and an artist who’s currently on tour with Killa Kella. www.myspace.com/jayceepayaso www.myspace.com/youngstameth www.aggidukes.co.uk2009-11-22T23:28:00+00:00iotThe history of ideas discussed by Melvyn Bragg and guests including Philosophy, science, literature, religion and the influence these ideas have on us today.Melvyn Bragg and his guests Paul Cartledge, Edith Hall and Angie Hobbs discuss Sparta, the militaristic Ancient Greek city-state, and the political ideas it spawned.2009-11-19T10:21:00+00:00intouchNews, views and information for people who are blind or visually impaired. Presented by Peter White every Tuesday evening from 20:40 on BBC Radio 4.ipmWeekly podcast featuring passionate debate from across the web with Eddie Mair. Alternative takes on stories not always covered in the news - you decide what we report each week. Find the iPM blog at www.bbc.co.uk/ipm.We asked our listeners if they had secrets they kept from their partners. Turns out they do. We promised not to reveal identities. Money, affairs, cross dressing and tarantulas all feature.2009-11-21T06:00:00+00:00irishIs é atá sa phodchraoladh seo ná míreanna ó chláracha Gaeilge BBC Raidió Uladh. Is é Blas príomhchlár Gaeilge an stáisiún, a chraoltar Luan, Máirt, Déardaoin agus Aoine á chur I láthair ag Lynette Fay, Tomaí Ó Conghaile is Brian Mullen. I rith Chraobhann Iomána agus Peile na hÉireann, tugann an clár An Domhnach Mór deis do lucht tacaíochta agus díograise na gcluichí a dtuairimí féin a nochtadh ina leith. Rogha míreanna ó na cláracha seo ar fad atá sa phodchraoladh. Bain sult as!Léirmheas ar Foinse agus cúirt ar cheardlann dhioscmharcaíochta2009-11-20T14:40:00+00:00ioloIolo Williams yn edrych ar rai o greaduriaid rhyfeddol a phrin y byd ac yn crwydro gwarchodfeydd bywyd gwyllt Cymru - dyma gyfle i chi ymuno â'r naturiaethwr enwog ar ei deithiau a chlywed ei argraffiadau personol o'r hyn mae'n ei weld o'i gwmpas.jazzlibAlyn Shipton identifies the key players, bandleaders, vocalists and arrangers who should form the cornerstone of any jazz collection. Jazz Library is broadcast on Saturdays at 16.00 on BBC Radio 3. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.65 this year, and as busy as ever on the international festival and concert circuit, John Surman breezes into London from his base in Scandinavia for a London Jazz Festival concert with the group that has just worked on his latest album "Brewster's Rooster". Prior to his concert, John joins Alyn Shipton at the Front Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall for a Jazz Library looking back at his remarkable recorded legacy. With Alyn, he traces his career from the early days in 1960s London with Mike Westbrook to present day work with Jack DeJohnette.2009-11-21T16:30:00+00:00pienaarA weekly politics round-up presented by John Pienaar. The best of Prime Minister's Questions and the week in Westminster.5 live's Chief Political Correspondent looks at the shortest Queen's Speech since 1997. Joined by Andrew Porter of the Daily Telegraph, John Pienaar says this was "the most political programme I've ever heard."2009-11-19T17:44:00+00:00rossWeekly highlights from Jonathan's Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2: Top name TV, film and music guests, plus Jonathan's unbridled wit. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialJonathan and his podcast are having a week off - we'll be back next week!2009-11-23T13:25:00+00:00lawSharp, insightful and witty reporting on the week's legal news in language everyone can understand. From crime to divorce at home, to international law and war crimes abroad, barrister Clive Coleman gets behind the headlines to find out what legal developments really mean. This half-hour programme is broadcast at 4 pm on Tuesday afternoons on Radio 4 and is repeated on Thursday evening at 8pm.letterInformative, educational and interesting. A special programme, in the form of a 'letter', specifically aimed at Gaelic learners who already have some knowledge of the language.Ruairidh leaves the Isle of Eigg this week, but he remains in the Small Isles as he heads off to the Isle of Canna. There is a place in Canna called Coroghon Castle. It’s not a normal castle. In Gaelic it’s called the Corra-dhùn. The steep fort or hill. Although it is not big, it is steep. The building is next to the shore. It is very old. It is in a poor condition. If somebody doesn’t do something soon, it won’t be there long. Accompanying Gaelic text, grammar points and vocabulary are all available at bbc.co.uk/litir.2009-11-20T11:55:00+00:00lovebollyInterviews with the big stars and celebrities from the world of Bollywood, plus the latest news and your film reviews. All taken from 'Love Bollywood' on the BBC Asian Network, weekends from 9am presented by Raj & Pablo.Dia Mirza talks about her role in new film Kurbaan while Noreen presents. Amitabh Bachchan speaks about his upcoming film Paa and Rajeev Masand has all the bollywood gossip.2009-11-22T12:02:00+00:00kermodeMark Kermode discusses the latest film releases with Simon Mayo. Lively, controversial and unmissable movie discussion. Broadcast live on Fridays at 3pm on BBC Radio 5 live. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialMark and Simon review this week's big movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon as well as the latest from the Coen Brothers, A Serious Man, and Matt Damon in The Informant. Plus the UK Box Office Top Ten and all the other essential ingredients that make for wittertainment.2009-11-20T17:02:00+00:00materialWeekly science conversation, on everything from archaeology to zoology, from abacus to the antipodean rodent zyzomys, by way of meteorites. Presented by Quentin Cooper, and airing every Thursday, 4:30 pm.With little more than two weeks to go before negotiators gather in Copenhagen to debate cuts in greenhouse gases, the scientific pressure is rapidly growing for them to succeed. On Material World, Quentin Cooper will be hearing the latest from the scientific frontline -news of the continuing rapid growth in greenhouse gas emissions, and of the threat to Antarctica from global warming. Also, the latest in sustainable living “algaetecture” – buildings with built-in algae for bio-power2009-11-19T18:00:00+00:00medmattersThe latest medical information and advice from Radio 4's health programmes. In Case Notes Dr Mark Porter takes an in-depth look at a different topic each week, speaking to doctors, patients and researchers about the latest treatments. In All in the Mind, psychologist, Claudia Hammond examines how we think and why we behave as we do.Adopted children and access to birth parents, a portrait of the brain and smell, the emotional time machine.2009-11-24T22:00:00+00:00midweekDiverse conversation with Libby Purves and her four guests. The focus of Midweek is personal experience, the story behind the story. A mix of the famous, the infamous, and first time broadcasters. Forty-five minutes of lively conversation to start the day.moneyboxAll that matters about money with Paul Lewis. News of savings and investments, credit cards and loans, pensions, banking, tax, benefits and giving to charity. The UK's premier weekly round-up of personal finance from the BBC. Programmes are broadcast on Saturdays at 1204 BST and episodes added on Saturday afternoon. Each episode is approx 24 mins. You will also receive podcasts of Money Box Live, the interactive programme answering questions about personal finance issues, hosted by either Paul Lewis or Vincent Duggleby. Broadcast every Wednesday at 1502 BST and with episodes added later that afternoon.We have learnt that different insurers are taking very different approaches to homeowners' flood protection measures. Plus, fraud fears over cashback websites; and bank advertising questioned.2009-11-21T13:00:00+00:00moreorlessMore or Less makes sense of the numbers that surround us and that rule our world. With wit, freshness and simplicity Tim Harford shows the genuine significance of statistics, productivity, performance indicators, measurements and quantification of every kind. We all use numbers in so many ways to argue about, understand, help make sense of the world around us. More or Less hopes to make that task easier, more entertaining, more surprising. This half-hour programme is broadcast at 1330 on Friday afternoons and repeated at 2000 on Sundays on Radio 4.huwintroThe most exciting new music from emerging artists and DIY labels introduced to you by Radio 1's Huw Stephens. Hip-Hop, Drum n' Bass, Electronica, Indie and Folk...it's the best music you've never heard.musicmatThe latest news on classical music. Interviews with key UK and international performers, composers, directors, conductors and musicians. With features on opera, jazz, world and community music making. BBC Radio 3's 45 minute music magazine show presented by Tom Service and Petroc Trelawny. Broadcast every Saturday at 12.15pm (exc. last Sat in month). Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.This is a Music Matters special edition celebrating the 350th anniversary of Henry Purcell’s birth. Tom Service looks at Purcell’s legacy, and how his music has continued to influence British composers until the present day with contributions from Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, Michael Nyman and from the archives Britten and Tippett. Other contributions include Andrew Parrott talking about Purcell’s reputation at the time of his death, the American choreographer Mark Morris talking about his approaches to staging Purcell, and finally, Nicholas Kenyon and James Bowman discuss Purcell’s influences and his word setting. The programme also visits a school in York that’s using an education project featuring the music of Purcell.2009-11-21T13:01:00+00:00musicweekThe week's music news condensed into a handy snack for your mp3 player! Julie Cullen and Matt Everitt discuss the latest issues and interview movers and shakers from the music business, as heard on BBC 6 Music every Sunday.Richard Hawley contemplates future collaborations with the Arctic Monkeys, Roger Taylor joins Matt to celebrate Queen's victorious rise to UK Chart domination, and alt rock super-group Monsters of Folk chat about their mammoth 3 hour live shows! Springsteen beware!2009-11-22T13:00:00+00:00newalesJoin Adam Walton for a round-up of the news, sport, entertainment and stories from North East Wales that have aired this week on BBC Radio Wales. The podcast is available from 1:00 PM every Friday.pauljonesClassic R&B and the cream of new blues releases, featuring exclusive live sessions and interviews. Presented by Paul Jones every Monday evening on BBC Radio 2. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialWe return to sessions by Buddy Whittington and Johnny Jones. Plus CD tracks from Sugar Pie DeSanto, Major Lance, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Bonamassa, Clarence Fountain, Andy Fairweather Low and more...2009-11-23T20:00:00+00:00worldbizInsights into the business world with Peter Day - featuring content from his Radio 4 In Business programme, and also Global Business from the BBC World Service.Brazil is a World leader in alternative fuel for running its’ cars. Ethanol has 90% less emissions than gasoline. But can Brazil persuade the rest of the world to use it too? Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Stephen Chilcott2009-11-23T23:06:00+00:00podsThe week's news as seen by bloggers, podcasters and citizen journalists. Every Tuesday, as part of the Up All Night programme, BBC Radio 5 live takes a look at world events from the perspective of the online community. Get involved with the show through the programme blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/podsandblogs. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialThis week Rhod and Jamillah discuss papery things online, take a look at the voting season and to Jamillah's delight have a chat with the man who made R2D2.2009-11-24T03:35:00+00:00profileSeries of profiles of people who are currently making headlines. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Saturdays at 7pm.promsintsSean Rafferty and Petroc Trelawny with interviews from performers, conductors, and composers. Listen live to In Tune on BBC Radio 3 - Monday to Friday at 5pm. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.r1chartReggie presents a bite-sized run-down of Radio 1's Official Chart Show top 40 singles and downloads, and chats to some of the artists tipping the top this week. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Jason Derulo on writing 300 songs in 6 months. Jamie Archer on Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and his future. Plus Peter Kay tells us about the official Children In Need single.2009-11-22T20:01:00+00:00r1danceA guide to the week in dance music with Pete Tong. Including interviews, album reviews and DJ recommendations for the hottest records hitting the dance-floors this week. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.r1mixA 5 minute mix from the hottest DJs and producers around, as featured on Annie Mac's Mash Up on Radio 1. Past mini-mixers include Mark Ronson, Nextmen, Fatboy Slim and High Contrast. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.We have been waiting a long time for Boys Noize to do a mini mix...and here it is! Plus classic mini mix from The Streets...2009-11-20T21:00:00+00:00r1indieWe're sorry but the Radio 1 Indie Weekly podcast is no longer available as the programme has now finished its run on Radio 1. If you enjoyed this podcast, why not try 'Radio 1 Introducing' as Huw Stephens showcases the best brand new music from across the UK. In the meantime, thanks for listening!rhodWales's star of the comedy circuit, Rhod Gilbert, is joined by fellow stand-up Chris Corcoran for entertaining chat and banter. Broadcast weekly on Radio Wales, every Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM.Lloyd Langford makes a guest appearance as he and Rhod discuss Military Lingerie, Dame Shirley Bassey, and the Klingon Language2009-11-21T16:23:00+00:00rugbywcMatt Dawson and his guests preview the weekend's action in 5 live Rugby Special, and Matt hears from the fans in Rugby 606.rh6mLaughs and ridiculous stories on the young comedian's weekly Sunday show on 6 Music.Jon is joined by comedians Stephen K Amos and Seann Walsh, and mayhem ensues! They help judge the good deeds which involve flowers, camels and clowns, amongst other things! Fordy comes along and reveals his latest interview coop. Finally, as usual, Al Pitcher rounds things up with the 'Pitcher Picture Gallery'.2009-11-23T15:17:00+00:00drkarlDr Chris Smith aka The Naked Scientist with the latest news from the world of science and Dr Karl answers listeners' science questions on Radio 5 live's Up All Night programme. Dr Chris Smith broadcast on Mondays at 1:30am and Dr Karl broadcast live on Thursdays at 3am.Dr Karl looks at when Planet X will cross the earth's orbit, whether Leonid showers happen during the day and what came first, the chicken or the egg?2009-11-19T04:18:00+00:00scotintroAlternative and Indie music from the best of Scotland's unsigned talent as featured on Vic Galloway's shows on Radio Scotland and Radio 1.New music nuggets from Vic Galloway - Kobi Onyame, Cuddly Shark, The Wildebeests plus Dan Lyth in session.2009-11-20T12:15:00+00:00outdoorsYour free, weekly, pocket guide to the Scottish outdoors. A flavour of the countryside in 15 minutes!Driving tanks in Galloway, Scotland's newest canoe trail and physiotherapy on horseback.2009-11-21T08:00:00+00:00millsA daily slice of Scott, with more silly features, immature banter, crank calls, and Flirt Divert, taken from their show every day on Radio 1 from 4pm to 7pm.The One Show presenter joins us for a chat about football, Christmas songs and becoming a spy. There's even more secret agent action with The Greek, Big Mama, Lube and Scott's flatmate. Plus, the Alan Carr noise in Oh! What's Occurring and why Beccy won't be taking up 50 Cent on his latest offer.2009-11-24T11:43:00+00:00scotfootThe latest news from the world of Scottish football from BBC Radio Scotland. Get the best bits from Off the Ball, Your Call and Sportsound. Over the summer, the podcast will be available on Saturday and Sundays, with the occasional midweek episode when the European matches kick-in. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialKenny MacIntyre and the Sportsound team discuss Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra late return from international duty as well as previewing the Ibrox sides Champions League match against Stuttgart.2009-11-24T15:32:00+00:00silverstGritty daily radio soap set in a vibrant urban community. Want something that really gets to grips with your issues? This soap brings different cultures and generations together and isn't afraid to tackle taboo stories rocking the foundations of relationships, family and religion. The cast reflect the cultural mix of Britain today strongly representing British Asian, Irish and Black characters in a cool non-stereotypical way. Also check out some of your favourite tunes pumping through the drama - every song tells a story! Silver Street is broadcast on BBC Asian Network at 12.15 Monday to Friday, with an omnibus at 4.30pm on Sundays.Bibi gets to work finding wives for her sons, and Jodie tells Sway he needs to be selfish.2009-11-24T12:15:00+00:00sportsweekGarry Richardson interviews the biggest names in sport. Sony award-winning sports journalism from BBC Radio 5 live. Broadcast live on Sundays at 9am. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialThis week on Sportsweek, England manager Martin Johnson, RFU chairman Martyn Thomas, and former captain Will Carling reflect on England's loss to the All Blacks, we also hear from Scotland coach Andy Robinson. Graham Poll gives us his view on the Henry handball and we also speak to F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone, Portsmouth manager Paul Hart, and UK Athletics boss Niels de Vos. Elsewhere Virgina Wade shares her memories of BBC tennis commentator Max Robertson, who died this week.2009-11-22T09:55:00+00:00stwStart The Week sets the cultural agenda for the week ahead, with high-profile guests discussing the ideas behind their work in the fields of art, literature, film, science, history, society and politics.Andrew Marr finds out how much faith and science can tell us about identity with Tariq Ramadan and Sir Mark Walport; historian Jonathan Phillips explores the relevance of the Crusades, and curator Kate Bush discusses the search for the next Young British Artist.2009-11-23T11:45:00+00:00wrightWeekly highlights from Steve Wright's afternoon show on BBC Radio 2. Featuring chat with top showbiz guests.sundayRoger Bolton presents religious news and analysis into the top stories from the UK and abroad. From Christianity to Islam, Hinduism to Judaism, every weekInterview with the Archbishop of Canterbury shortly after his meeting with Pope Benedict in Rome; The Bishop of Carlisle on the Cumbrian Floods; 40 years of the Hare Krishna movement in the UK; The Archbishop of Burundi on the aftermath of civil war and the dangers of climate change; David Cameron discloses his Christian faith - but will it help or hinder his chances of winning the next election?; A protest in London's Hyde Park about Sharia Law and its use in Britain; and is Rowan Williams too soft on the Catholic Church?2009-11-22T08:17:00+00:00archersContemporary drama in a rural setting from the world's longest running radio soap opera. Follow the lives of the residents of the fictional farming community of Ambridge. Original programmes broadcast 1900 hrs Sunday - Friday. Episodes added daily (except Saturdays).Honesty is not always the best policy for Helen.2009-11-24T19:20:00+00:00bottomlineInsight into business from the people at the top. Evan Davis meets influential business leaders for a round table conversation about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers. The BBC produces two radio versions of this programme - one for the UK audience that can be heard on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday evenings at 20:30 GMT, and one for the international audience that can be heard on BBC World Service on Fridays at 22:06 GMT.This week on the Bottom Line, Evan Davis is joined by a panel of top business guests to discuss creative accounting - do companies try to make their books look better than they are? And from the featureless to the funky, what is it that makes a productive office workplace?2009-11-19T20:35:00+00:00filmInterviews and analysis from the world of cinema. Francine Stock talks to directors, writers and critics about the latest film releases, classics on DVD and movies on television.The Coen Brothers return to their roots. Chris Weitz on Pre-Raphaelites and vampires. Oren Peli discusses Paranormal Activity. Pasquale Iannone reviews Mid-August Lunch. Jane Graham presents a brief guide to censorship.2009-11-20T17:00:00+00:00taLaurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialShould middle class offenders be put in Open Prisons? Is it right to take loss of professional reputation into account when sentencing white collar criminals. Laurie concludes his exploration of the hidden attitudes to white collar crime2009-11-18T17:18:00+00:00thoughtA unique reflection from a faith perspective on topical issues and news events. Speakers from across the world?s major faiths offer a spiritual insight rooted in the theology of their own tradition. This brief, uninterrupted interlude has the capacity to plant a seed of thought that stays with listeners during the day. Thought for the Day is broadcast during the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 every morning at around 7.45am.John Bell2009-11-23T10:12:00+00:00tipBBC correspondents report from Westminster on the most significant of the day's stories in Parliament.MPs get exercised over the war in Afghanistan, billions in secret bank loans and the fate of the planet.2009-11-24T23:59:00+00:00trintroBBC 6 Music's new album-length podcast - a dozen new handpicked tunes every week from Tom Robinson's Introducing shows in the small hours of Sunday and Monday mornings: full length tracks by upcoming artists, direct from their own websites.Tom Robinson offers up an albums worth of full length tracks that he's discovered fresh on the net, with a little/plenty of help from 6Music listeners.2009-11-23T03:00:00+00:00vaughanArweiniad hanfodol i'r wythnos wleidyddol, gyda Vaughan Roderick, Golygydd Materion Cymreig y BBC, yn crynhoi a rhoi ei farn ar y straeon a sibrydion o'r Senedd ym Mae Caerdydd a San Steffan yn Llundain. Yn cynnwys rhifyn yr wythnos o "Dau o'r Bae", gyda Vaughan Roderick, Bethan Lewis a phanel o wleidyddion a sylwebwyr yn trafod straeon gwleidyddol yr wythnos. Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocymru/moneyAward-winning business and financial news, presented by Andrew Verity and Mickey Clark. Broadcast live every weekday morning at 5.30am on BBC Radio 5 live.Andy Verity and Mickey Clark present this morning's business stories, including: The Supreme Court will make the final decision today on whether the OFT can rule on unauthorised overdraft charges. We also discuss what the second estimate for the third quarter of GDP today is likely to be. Finally, 250 Threshers stores close today and a big sale of stock began yesterday in the next wave of 380 stores to close.2009-11-25T07:01:00+00:00woganWeekly highlights from Terry Wogan's Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.How much money will Sir Terry & the TOGs raise for Children In Need this year? We also Pause For Thought with Rabbi Pete Tobias and Canon Roger Royle.2009-11-20T17:30:00+00:00wprTop political commentators reflect on the week's political events in discussion with MPs, Peers and othersJackie Ashley examines claims that the Queen's Speech was more about scoring political points than ensuring good government. There's also reflections to mark the 20th anniversary of the arrival of television cameras in the Commons.2009-11-21T11:30:00+00:00whnewsRadio 4's Woman's Hour brings you topical subjects in the news, interviews and dicussions on issues affecting women around the world. Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey bring you the big celebrity names and leading women in the news and subjects range widely from politics to health, law, education, arts, parenting, relationships, work, fiction, food and fashion. Woman's Hour is broadcast Monday to Friday on BBC Radio 4 from 10.00 - 11.00. The podcast features highlights from each day's programme and will be published daily Monday to Friday. Find out more at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshourWhy don't children do chores today? Jane talks to Annette Mountford from Family Links and writer and mother of four Lucy Cavendish. A discussion about the national Chlamydia screeing programme and whether it has been set up properly. An interview with biographer Diana Souhami about Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas, the eccentric and indomitable couple who lived in France during two world wars. Has the dinner party died or just transformed? Jane talks to chef Angela Hartnett and columnist Liz Hunt.2009-11-24T12:49:00+00:00wfExpert answers to your questions in World Football: The Phone-in from BBC Radio 5 live's Up All Night programme.Dotun Adebayo is joined by Andy Brassell, Tim Vickery and Sean Wheelock for this weeks phone in.2009-11-21T03:46:00+00:00wroutesWorld Music performance, reviews and features presented by Lucy Duran and guest experts every Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock on BBC Radio 3. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK, and due to rights restrictions it is not always be possible to publish.yydisabLatest news on legislation, public policy and social trends and their impact on people with disabilities of all kinds. Investigations into products and medical advances designed to improve life with a disability. The You and Yours Disability podcast is retiring, but you can catch all its highlights in the new podcast, 'A Week of You and Yours'. Subscribe for free here: www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/yyhighlightsBipolar disorder, once known as manic depression, affects around four million people in the UK. It causes mood swings – from extreme "highs" to lows of sadness and hopelessness. We hear from bipolar sufferer who is keeping an audio-diary of those highs and lows for us. DIARIST: Chris Danes2009-11-19T16:03:00+00:00yyenvLatest news on 'green' consumerism from taxes on aviation to food miles to availability of grants to insulate the home. Investigations into energy policy and carbon offsetting. The You and Yours Environment podcast is retiring, but you can catch all its highlights in the new podcast, 'A Week of You and Yours'. Subscribe for free here: www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/yyhighlightsOver the next 20 years or so, around two hundred homes in the UK may have to be abandoned because of coastal erosion. The Head of the Environment Agency Lord Smith of Finsbury wants local councils to buy these houses and lease them back to their owners. Guests: Diana Rightson, resident of Happisburgh Lord Smith of Finsbury, chairman of the Environment Agency Peter Frew, Head of Coastal Strategy at North Norfolk District Council.2009-11-18T15:50:00+00:00yyhealthLatest news on how changes in the NHS affect patient care. Private medicine, scientific advances and controversies over new drugs and treatments. Special investigations. The You and Yours Health podcast is retiring, but you can catch all its highlights in the new podcast, 'A Week of You and Yours'. Subscribe for free here: www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/yyhighlightsShould medical herbalists be regulated? In 2011 new EU legislation will mean that many over the counter herbal remedies will no longer be available. From this point it will only be possible to get hold of products which are licensed and prescribed by authorised herbalists. The Government has launched a consultation into regulating the profession, but what will be the consequences if regulation of herbalists doesn’t happen? Guests: Dee Atkinson – Medical Herbalist and Director of Napiers Edzard Ernst – Professor of Complementary Medicine, Exeter University2009-11-19T16:07:00+00:00zaneRadio 1's Zane Lowe brings you a mix of the hottest records played on his show this week. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Our top 10 hottest of the week!2009-11-19T14:35:00+00:00pigionY darnau gorau o raglenni Radio Cymru dros yr wythnos ddiwethaf, gyda chyflwyniadau clir a syml gan Rebecca Jones fydd o gymorth i chi wella'ch iaith. Addas ar gyfer siaradwyr Cymraeg a dysgwyr uwch. Highlights of the past week on Radio Cymru, with easy to understand introductions to help you improve your Welsh. Suitable for advanced learners. Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i http://www.bbc.co.uk/radiocymru/pigion/doctorwhoThe cast and crew of Doctor Who take you behind the scenes with fascinating facts and irreverent observations on every special this year. Find out more at www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwholanWhere sport meets comedy on BBC Radio 4. Garry Richardson anchors a new series of hot-off-the-press sports sketches, spoof interviews, non-expert analysis and music. The show is broadcast on Wednesdays at 6.30pm and looks back at the last five days' action as well as forward to the sporting weekend ahead (a bit like Linda Blair in the Exorcist but with less vomit and more badminton), and the series runs for three weeks. For more information and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/podcastslambExcited? You should be. The best of the best this week from the brodcasting mayhem that David Attenborough likes to call 'The George Lamb Show'. Expect surreal humour, daft questions, random silliness and plenty of belly laughs from George and his tiny sidekick Marc, as heard every weekday morning on BBC 6 Music. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.wimbledonJeff Tarango and Pat Cash head back to SW19 to review the action and get behind the scenes at Wimbledon 2009. Every day the pair will pick out their favourite moments on-court and also reveal what happens off-court. Interviews, news and plenty of opinion for the duration of the tournament.satliveReal life but not as you know it. Radio 4's Saturday morning show is full of the stuff that matters, extraordinary stories, inheritance tracks, guerrilla reports, secret lives, poetry and more.Fi Glover is joined by the actor Robert Lindsay. How much can a good joke cost - comedy writer Nick Wilty tells us. Richard Murray had a stroke at the age of 29 and had to learn to speak again but with a different accent. Richard and his wife Amy describe the rehabilitation process. Author, broadcaster and comedy scriptwriter John O'Farrell takes us to the London Library, and Inheritance Tracks from Baroness Shirley Williams.2009-11-21T10:54:00+00:005lsotdPeter Allen and Anita Anand present their favourite story of the day from BBC Radio 5 live's Drive programme. Sometimes quirky, sometimes serious, always interesting and entertainingA temporary rail station's being built north of the river Derwent in Cumbria to help people cross the water. Many access routes have been closed while structural engineers check bridges across the area.2009-11-24T16:10:00+00:00povClive James reflects on a topical issue in this weekly programme which is broadcast at 8.50pm on Friday evening.In A Point of View this week Clive James reflects on the revelation of the identity of Belle de Jour, author of the Diary of a London Call Girl.2009-11-20T20:55:00+00:00wnc4 minute weekday news bulletin for 7-14 year olds. Accompanying scripts available on the BBC World Class website - bbc.co.uk/worldclass. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialThe world's biggest animal sacrifice/ Beckham has asthma/ And Wigan footballers repay their fans!2009-11-24T14:18:00+00:00discoveryEach week, Discovery takes an in-depth look at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science, from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space.Discovery: A Scientific View of Agriculture - Tim Whewell tells the story of Romanian agriculture before and after the Revolution. What happened to the scientists whose advice had helped make Romania one of the most efficient agricultural countries in Eastern Europe?2009-11-25T10:32:00+00:00forumBridget Kendall hosts three prominent international thinkers debating big ideas. Duration 48 minutes. Programme broadcast on Sunday on BBC World Service, updated weekly. For more information go to bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/forum.shtmlSociologist Frank Furedi argues that Western society has now become so uncomfortable with the idea of parents and teachers having authority over young people that we are failing to educate our children properly. Physicist Sabrina Maniscalco explains her work aimed at overcoming one of the main obstacles to practical quantum computing: the very quick collapse of the delicate entaglement atom state which is required to perform quantum computations. Author Tahmima Anam examines the divide between secular and religious worlds, not in society at large but within one fictional family.2009-11-22T09:00:00+00:00talkbackTalkback was Northern Ireland's first news phone-in programme and has been on air for more than 20 years. For many years it was a sounding board for the public to react and comment on the sectarian violence of the troubles and the development of the peace process. Today the agenda reflects the changing shape of Northern Ireland - topics like anti-social behaviour, hospital cleanliness and devolution issues are now high on the agenda. It is presented by Wendy Austin, one of NI's best known broadcasters.William Crawley stands in for Wendy, and hears an amazing story. Imagine discovering, at the age of 48, a sister you never knew you had....2009-11-24T12:00:00+00:00andersonFrom Monday to Thursday you'll get a short daily compilation of the very best bits of the Gerry Anderson show, while on Friday you'll receive the pick of the week... Stories, impersonations, philosophising, musings, jokes and interviews - all without a script. What's it all about? Listen on.Do you remember the first time you kissed a girl? Well there's a story about something like that - sort of. Elsewhere Sean dreams of a polar bear.2009-11-24T15:30:00+00:00tyrInspirational family history stories and key genealogy advice. Sally Magnusson and Nick Barratt uncover personal perspectives on social history and give listeners the tools to become family history detectives.bizdailyExamining the big issues facing the global economy, Business Daily demystifies the world of money. From giant industries like aviation and automotive to the smallest scale start-up, Business Daily asks the big questions about free trade, technology and investment. There is also analysis of management and marketing trends, and what business jargon really means - together with reports on business news from around the world via the BBC's global network of reporters.Why should the developing world trust the promises of the rich world when it comes to money to address climate change? We investigate how it all went wrong after the Kyoto agreement and why poor countries think they've been shortchanged. And how serious is Indonesia's government about tackling corruption?2009-11-25T09:32:00+00:00digitalpHow digital technology affects our lives around the world.Internet Governance Forum in Egypt; Intel Reader; Recycling mobile phone waste in India.2009-11-24T10:32:00+00:00docarchiveThroughout the week BBC World Service offers a wide range of documentaries and other factual programmes. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive.The BBC World Service has been investigating the controversial issue of whether poor countries have ever seen all of the money promised by industrialised countries in 2001. According to some less than 10 percent of it has been paid: others disagree.2009-11-25T10:05:00+00:00healthcThe BBC World Service's weekly round up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine.Campaigners fear that funding for HIV/AIDS is losing priority due to donor fatigue; How have the children found in orphanages in Romania 20 years ago fared since? A trip on the Lifeline Express hospital train in India; and new research on the body clock could lead to a cure for sleep disorders. With Claudia Hammond.2009-11-23T10:32:00+00:00igGives you the facts and background information behind a story in the news.interviewHear from the major players who shape our world. What motivates them and drives their thinking. This weekly programme is presented by Carrie Gracie and Owen Bennett-Jones. The half-hour, one-on-one interview lets you get inside the heads of decision makers and important thinkers.Andy Hayman was in his office as the head of specialist operations for Britain's biggest police force back in 2005, when a colleague came in and said: "I think we have a plot to bring down seven aircraft flying from the UK to the US." From that came Britain's biggest terrorist investigation involving round the clock surveillance, bugging of the gang's base house and decoding of emails and text messages -- ending up with the conviction of three British men earlier this year. On The Interview Andy Hayman gives Carrie Gracie his inside view of how the terrorist threat is being handled and where the dangers lie today.2009-11-20T23:32:00+00:00oneplanetOne Planet covers environmental, development and agriculture stories, dealing with the impact of humankind on the natural world.Mike Williams continues the One Planet World tour in Scotland where he plants some trees, makes some waves with Professor Stephen Salter and takes a listener to talk to the environment minister, Roseanna Cunningham2009-11-19T10:16:00+00:00sciaThe BBC World Service's weekly look at new developments in science from around the world.HIV vaccine failure; a Russian science feud; private space rockets; mammoth extinction2009-11-20T10:32:00+00:00whysThe BBC News programme where you set the agenda.For over thirty years Professor Peter Singer has challenged the way that we all live. His most recent book argues that those who can, should give money to fight poverty. Professor Singer also argues the human species is no more important than any other - and that we should treat animals accordingly. Do you think you live in a moral way? And if you do, is Professor Singer's morality one that you accept?2009-11-24T20:01:00+00:00wswfThis podcast gets right under the skin of world football with extraordinary stories, interviews, and features from BBC World Service's World Football.With the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations complete. The teams are ready to for the tournament, but Alan Green asks will the stadiums in Angola be ready for the kick off in January? The venue for the opening game in Luanda was due to host an international friendly, this week - but it wasn't fit for purpose. After a highly controversial play-off victory - France have made it through to the World Cup finals and World Football reveals that cheating is not the only contentious issue make the headlines there. Plus, Marc Abbot the President of Major League Soccer tells us about the plans to expand the game in North America. While, New Zealand have qualified for the World Cup next June, but the football minnows are not setting the sights too high. Forward Kris Bright tells us that one draw from their 3 group matches will be a good achievement.2009-11-20T15:10:00+00:00globalartsGlobal Arts and Entertainment is the weekly compilation of the best of The Strand. The Strand is the home of arts and entertainment on the BBC World Service, presented by Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles. The Strand covers the most exciting and interesting music, books, films, architecture, dance, cultural events and big name interviews from all corners of the globe.Man Asian Prize; MAXXI; Attica Locke; Lady Gaga & The Bolshoi; Jaime Lerner; Mao's Last Dance; Martha Wainwright.2009-11-21T09:06:00+00:00globalnewsThe best stories, interviews and on the spot reporting from around the world including highlights from Newshour, The World Today and World Briefing. Up to 30 minutes compiled twice a day from the 24 hour News coverage from the BBC World Service.Self-immolation by Afghan women / stealing electricity in South Africa / the Queen in Bermuda / Argentine army abuse2009-11-25T05:56:00+00:00cbeebiesCBeebies favourites, fun, songs and stories for those under 6. Download this week's selection from CBeebies on BBC Radio 7. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialTerel is here with the Cbeebies Radio podcast and it's packed full of singing and dancing. Meet Keeper Chris from One Two Zoo and join the counting fun with him and all of the animals.2009-11-22T07:35:00+00:00mediaBBC Radio 4's topical programme The Media Show, presented by journalist and former TV executive Steve Hewlett, featuring the latest stories and opinion from the fast-changing world of media in all its forms - print, television, radio, online and telecommunications.The PCC fights back; Belle de Jour; Channel 5 newsreader; ITV changes.2009-11-18T14:24:00+00:00r2weekndrClaudia Winkleman's weekly feast of the finest offerings from Film, Theatre, Arts, TV and Music. Lively debate, intimate interviews and the latest news and views delivered with wit and laughter.Duncan Jones talks to Julie Cullen about his directorial debut film Moon and his forthcoming project Source Code while Claudia chats to Sting about his new album and Alex Heminsley reviews the latest celebrity autobiographies.2009-11-23T15:15:00+00:00nathistoryThe BBC Natural History Unit produces a wide range of programmes that aim to immerse a listener in the wonder, surprise and importance that nature has to offer.Dartford warbler numbers were reduced to only 20 pairs in Britain during the 1960’s thus becoming an iconic emblem of conservation. Lionel Kelleway heads to the Arne RSPB reserve in Dorset in an attempt to see for himself one of these rare and secretive little birds.2009-11-22T07:10:00+00:00cotwDonald Macleod explores the life and work of composers. Composer Of The Week is one of BBC Radio 3's longest-running series and is broadcast on Radio 3 Monday to Friday at 12 noon. It's a guide to finding out more about composers, and an introduction to exploring their music. This podcast episode is an edited compliation of the entire week's programmes and is published each Friday lunchtime. The podcast is only available within the UK. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialDonald Macleod introduces the composers of Restoration England who, from today’s perspective, stand in the shadow of the greatest composer of the era, Henry Purcell.2009-11-20T13:03:00+00:00freakzoneWeekly highlights from Stuart Maconie's award-winning journey into the world of the strange, as broadcast on BBC 6 Music every Sunday. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialStuart digs Modern Jazz, & gets hipped to Psych Funk by Prof J.Spear2009-11-22T19:45:00+00:00tmsThe latest international cricket news and views from the peerless Test Match Special team at all of England's international matches. Insight, wit and analysis from Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott, plus interviews with the top players at the end of every day's play.Jonathan Agnew & Geoff Boycott review England's seven wicket win over South Africa in the second ODI at Centurion.2009-11-22T07:44:00+00:00wbcWorld Book Club invites the globe’s great authors to discuss their best known novel. This monthly programme, presented by Harriett Gilbert, includes questions by World Service listeners.Egyptian writer Alaa Al-Aswaany discusses his best-selling novel, The Yacoubian Building, a moving study of politics and power in downtown Cairo.2009-11-07T20:06:00+00:00wbnewsAnalysis of the day's big global business developments and how they affect consumers, investors and the environment. Every day, we ask the major questions. Are big corporations too powerful? Are prices too high? What gadgets are people buying? Hear company executives put on the spot. And you can catch up with the drama on Wall Street, with a daily report on the market's mood. Presenters Mike Johnson and Roger Hearing steer you through the complexities of the world of money.Hopes that the rebound from recession in the United States will be swift have taken a blow after official growth figures were revised down. And could the Swedish carmaker Saab be heading for the scrapyard?2009-11-24T22:36:00+00:00bizweeklyEverything you need to know from the world of work and money. The key interviews, reports and thoughts of the week. Presented by Lesley Curwen and Steve Evans this weekend round up of the best of Business Daily gives you the big thinkers and big names in just 30 minutes. Covering business, economics, workplace technology and management theory, Business Weekly gives you the edge in Monday morning watercooler conversations.In the financial crisis, Brazil has fared better than than most big countries recently - but has it really changed its economic ways? For Business Weekly in Sao Paulo, Steve Evans meets a Lebanese immigrant who's set up his own company, the governor of Brazil's central bank and the owner of an air taxi business that promises to beat the traffic jams - for a price. Lesley Curwen looks at doing business in Belarus and tackles the issue of unpaid interns - is it fair to work for nothing? And the miracle of Malawi - how that country doubled its production of corn.2009-11-20T22:32:00+00:00liveseyPutting a smile on your face that'll last all day. Tony Livesey and his amazing insight into local, national and international events with regular contributions from the good people of Lancashire. It's a sideways glance at life from behind a wall with a slightly obscured view. Tony Livesey presents breakfast on BBC Radio Lancashire, weekdays 0700-0900.Jim Bowen talks to Tony on the pressures on Peter Kay to be funny and not for the first time, wine comes to the aid of the church!2009-11-25T10:43:00+00:00nonleagueFor the fans, by the fans; a Non League football show with the best guests and latest news from the world of grassroots football.We're joined in the studio by the new Welling manager Jamie Day as we reflect on the draw for the FA Trophy and plenty more besides. Ebbsfleet manager Liam Daish reflects on his season so far, and Luton's Nick Owen sets a target for his manager - win promotion. Listen live from 9pm tonight2009-11-23T22:09:00+00:00vanessaLondon's best radio talk show where Londoners get to discuss the light and shade of life in the capital - the Vanessa Feltz show goes out Mon-Sat from 9am-12midday on 94.9fm.On this week's podcast: Education chiefs are forced to apologise for starting truancy proceedings against the family of a pupil suffering from school phobia, we ask if you believe 'school phobia' exists. Also, are mothers experimenting less when it comes to cooking in the kitchen?2009-11-20T15:00:00+00:00nufcPost-match highlights, interviews and reaction following all Newcastle United matches. BBC Radio Newcastle offers the best Newcastle coverage and great commentary highlights from Mick Lowes with analysis from Newcastle legend John Anderson. It's the first place to hear the thoughts of the manager, views from the players and reaction from fans. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Match Highlights, interviews and reaction from Newcastle Uniteds 1 - 0 win at Deepdale in the Championship2009-11-24T10:15:00+00:00safcPost match highlights, interviews and reaction following all Sunderland AFC matches. BBC Radio Newcastle offers the best Sunderland coverage - great commentary highlights from Nick Barnes with analysis from Sunderland legend Gary Bennett. It's the first place to hear the thoughts of manager Steve Bruce, views from the players and reaction from fans. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Match highlights, interviews and reaction from Sunderland's 1-0 win over Arsenal at the Stadium of Light.2009-11-21T18:22:00+00:00weekenderThe best new music from across Northamptonshire and beyond. Natasha and Ally present a weekly dose of interviews, gigs and new tracks every Friday. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialFirst instalment of an interview with Alan Moore about his new magazine. Plus we introduce An Army of Lights and The Badland Revival.2009-11-20T19:36:00+00:00scotbizGraham Stewart brings you the stories and issues making the news in business - from Scotland, the UK, and around the world. Regular interviews with the country's leading chief executives and in-depth reports on the stories of the week. Originally broadcast every Sunday from 1000 on BBC Radio Scotland. Duration: 25 minutes.Gillian Marles finds out how the retail sector is gearing up for Christmas. Her guests are Kyron Keogh, who runs a chain of jewellery shops, and Anne Ledgerwood from the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow. Greggs chief executive, Ken McMeikan, tells Graham Stewart about the bakery chain's major expansion plans. And Gillian Sharpe reports on how the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is trying to persuade recession-hit businesses to give time and expertise rather than money.2009-11-22T12:43:00+00:00tobyStart your day the Toby way, every weekday between 0700 and 0900 on BBC Radio Sheffield. Toby gives you laugh out loud moments as he makes his way through life in South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire. He's not known as one of the country's top stand up comedians for nothing. Listen live on 88.6, 104.1 or 94.7. Podcast of his best bits every day, from 1030. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialhe's in panto and he's got to sing... oh dear. Time for some tips on getting in tune... plus more fun over Hannah's unusual boyfriend and a lady who can't stop having babies.2009-11-24T13:12:00+00:00rusportAn unmissable roundup of BBC Radio Ulster's weekend sports coverage. Hear the essential reaction, analysis and stories presented by Nikki Gregg. All in a ten minute package delivered to you every Monday lunchtime. For more information go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/default.stmboroAli Brownlee is joined by Gary Gill and pitchside reporter Mark Drury for unrivalled access to the Boro with post-match highlights, interviews and reaction following all Middlesbrough FC matches. BBC Tees is your first stop for Gordon Strachan's views and reaction from the players following every Boro game.Boro get a point this afternoon at the Riverside and a goal thanks to Leroy Lita.2009-11-21T18:41:00+00:00mancnewsManchester's daily news, sport, money, entertainment, traffic and weather. Updated each morning by 6am for you to take to the gym, to work and to listen wherever. All you need to know about life in Manchester, every morning.News from across Greater Manchester with Richard Stead2009-11-25T06:47:00+00:00lebrechtIn-depth, biographical portraits of pre-eminent figures from the Classical music world interviewed by Norman Lebrecht. Frank, self-appraising and psychologically revealing, these 45 minute interviews are broadcast weekly during the BBC Proms season, July to September. Lebrecht interviews this year include the violinist Hilary Hahn, Michael Kaiser President of the John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts in Washington, the conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and to start the season the American born early music specialist William Christie.fhetEssential listening for all football fans. BBC Radio Sheffield's sports team brings you the views of managers, players and supporters of the beautiful game. It's fun, provocative and you can expect the unexpected. Join Paul Walker, Seth Bennett and Andy Giddings on BBC Radio Sheffield. Weeknights 1800-1900 and Saturdays 1400 ? 1900. Listen live on 88.6, 104.1 and 94.7. Podcasts every Saturday at 2030. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.Only Sheffield Wednesday fail to record a win for South Yorkshire teams. All reaction in this episode2009-11-21T20:03:00+00:00clickonExploring the latest developments in from the world of information technology, and how these affect our lives. Click On brings you stories of digital developments, internet innovations, and technological triumphs and trials. Mondays at 4.30pm on Radio 4. Find out more at bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/clickon.chelseaThe most comprehensive coverage of Chelsea FC. Presented by Gigi Salmon, you can stay in contact with everything that's going on at Stamford Bridge by listening to the podcast every Thursday. Includes the latest team news, player and manager interviews as well as features involving the club's community initiatives. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialWith plenty of the players away on international duty, we took advantage of the lack of action on the field and grab a word with a Chelsea legend. The Blues assistant first team coach Ray Wilkins has been associated with the club since the early 1970’s. In this episode of the Inside Chelsea Podcast, he gives us his thoughts on his working relationship with Carlo Ancelotti, friendly internationals and whether or not the home nations championship should return plus he also looks ahead to the weekends game against Wolves.2009-11-19T12:00:00+00:00gardeningSeasonal gardening tips from Scottish experts. Download and listen in the greenhouse, flowerbed or allotment. For more information go to bbc.co.uk/radioscotland. Podcast episodes are available weekly on Mondays at 12 noon.Peter Timoney shares his expert tips on bare-root planting.2009-11-23T12:00:00+00:00tigersBBC Radio Leicester's Tigers coverage including commentary, interviews and features. Charles Dagnall introduces highlights from Wednesday's Rugby Hour and Sportstime, with expert analysis from Bleddyn Jones, Steve Johnson, Ian Cockerill, Steve Booth and Simon Ward.Highlights of the win over Newport Gwent Dragons. Preview of the Tigers trip to Gloucester, Ian Cockerill and Scott Hamilton give their views and there's highlights of The Rugby Hour.2009-11-19T14:15:00+00:00adilrayComedy, skits and fun from the Adil Ray show. An irreverent depiction of British Asian life. All taken from Adil Ray on the BBC Asian Network, weekdays from 7am.Listen to Adil's bhangra masterclass with Malkit Singh. Also, Shabnam Di Maa meets yummy mummy Myleene Klass.2009-11-23T09:07:00+00:00folksBBC Radio Ulster's popular comedy sketch show satirises the politicians and personalities of Northern Ireland and beyond.baconRichard Bacon's Secret Podcast is the best bits of part of Richard Bacon's weekday (Monday to Thursday) late-night show on BBC Radio 5 live, published every Friday. It's a podcast. It's by Richard Bacon. And it's a secret. So Shhhh...We are right in the thick of it this week....and so is Rachael Hodges. She's leaving us for 3 weeks, but is it too soon?2009-11-19T22:00:00+00:00tpProgramme used for testing publishing and changes to the app. Also for losing the game.politicsukA weekly look at the ideas & policies behind British political events. Politics UK covers political and policy issues in the UK, defined in the wider sense, including social, economic, and cultural change throughout the UK. The programme debates trends and Britain's standing in the European Union and in the world. Broadcast every Saturday.This week the British Government unveiled the final package of laws they want to pass before the next general election, in the 'Queen's Speech'. Will the measures help reform public services or was it little more than just a launch of the ruling Labour Party's manifesto? Presented by Norman Smith.2009-11-20T01:00:00+00:00litirbheagA simple letter for established Gaelic learners. Roddy Maclean has created this letter for learners who have progressed beyond basic learning, but find the Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh (Letter to Gaelic Learners) too advanced. Accompanying text is available in both English and Gaelic.On the Isle of Canna there is the Corra-dhùn. It is next to the shore. In English its name is Coroghon Castle. It’s a small stone building, at the top of a hill. According to oral tradition it was a prison. A clan chief of Clan-ranald kept his wife there. She was a prisoner. Learn more in this week’s podcast. Accompanying text in both English and Gaelic can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/litirbheag.2009-11-23T19:05:00+00:00r4reportUncovering the real stories behind the news. Simon Cox and fellow reporters delve beneath the headlines. The Report airs every Thursday evening at 8pm on Radio 4 for 38 weeks a year. The programme lasts 28 minutes.James Silver examines the row over the sacking of former chief drugs advisor Professor David Nutt, who criticised the government's decision to reclassify cannabis as a class B drug. He investigates the debate over the health risks faced by cannabis users. And he hears why Professor Nutt believes the law on cannabis should be relaxed.2009-11-19T20:30:00+00:00biwThe story of fifty Irish writers in fifty 6 minute episodes. They were rogues, adventurers, idealists, romantics, shrinking violets, ego maniacs and all the other wonders and failures of human nature besides. The men and women of established Irish Literature were once living, breathing people. The Book of Irish Writers releases them from their dust jackets and brings them to life!clubhousePreviews and reaction from all four major golf championships: the US Masters, US Open, the Open Championship and the USPGA. 5 live's Iain Carter and Jay Townsend, with special guests bring you right up to date with all the action and the stories behind it, charting the players' progress in the Order of Merit.elmsRobert Elms brings you the latest queries, notes and best bits from his BBC London show over the past seven days. The man with a passion for the capital shares his thoughts, feelings and views on what makes the city tick. Every Friday download your weekly view from Robert's side of London life.In this week's podcast: two essiential parts of Robert's show, Listed Londoner & Notes and Queries. Plus, Jack Dee takes the famous 15 and Crystal Palace, Joe Louis and Gower Street all get Robert's attention in Notes & Queries.2009-11-24T08:29:00+00:00howesThe latest fishing news from the North East's rivers and reservoirs. Railton Howes brings you the lowdown on what's new in the world of fishing and guest experts update you on the different forms of the sport.North East Fishing, reports from the rivers, reservoirs,lakes and the north sea with Railton Howes on BBC Newcastle2009-11-21T06:30:00+00:00outlookEvery weekday Outlook brings you the people at the heart of stories and events. We hear from those around the world who are ‘living’ the headlines. We give you a unique perspective on both major events and individual experiences. Daily podcast programme duration 24 mins (approx). To find out more, including the podcast Terms of Use, please visit www.bbcworldservice.com/outlookRemembering Mumbai terror attacks; ritual cleansing in Uganda; Commonwealth expeditions.2009-11-24T15:32:00+00:00musreviewThe very latest music tracks and albums reviewed each week, by 5 live’s Victoria Derbyshire and a panel of guests – including interviews with big-name artists on their latest work. Including pop, rock, R&B, hip hop, alternative and indie. Broadcast every Monday morning on the Victoria Derbyshire programme, BBC Radio 5 live, and podcast on Monday afternoons.This week's music review includes Britain's Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle's debut album, Bombay Bicycle Club's new single, rock band Paramour's latest release and Peter Kay's single for Children in Need. Reviewers are BBC Radio 5 live's entertainment reporter Colin Paterson, the Observer's Ally Carnwath and 5 live listener Keir MacNab.2009-11-23T10:00:00+00:00americanaAn insider’s guide to the stories shaping the USA today. Every Sunday, at 7.15pm, presenter Matt Frei will be joined in the Washington DC studio by an eclectic panel of guests for a thought provoking mix of discussion, reportage and eavesdropping on American airwaves. Going out 52 weeks a year, the half hour magazine show will also be teaming up with radio stations around the country, bringing insights from places off the beaten track. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialAs Sarah Palin kicks off her book tour around the nation, Americana takes time to learn more about the women that represent America as well as the women who work each day to make it run. Although females account for over 50 per cent of the population, women in the United States are under-represented in the halls of Congress and the boardrooms of corporate America. Matt Frei talks to National Public Radio's senior news analyst Cokie Roberts. She's the author of the best-selling book We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, and helps to highlight the week's top news as well as the many views and characterizations of women's lives in the United States. Matt Frei talks with Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California and Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about the challenges of working in positions of political power and representing diverse constituencies. American women from around the nation weigh in on the challenges of the glass ceiling or lack thereof.2009-11-23T11:30:00+00:00reithPolitical philosopher Michael Sandel delivers the BBC’s Reith Lectures for 2009. Professor Sandel’s theme – A New Citizenship – builds on a lifetime’s work exploring issues around democracy, ethics and what he calls the ‘politics of the common good’. The Reith lectures are broadcast on Radio 4 and the World Service. They will return in 2010.sumclubRadio Ulster's only sports download offers you the very best from the award winning Summer Club programme. As well as the best banter from presenters Joel Taggart and Michael McNamee you will also get interviews with the sporting stars making the headlines. For an in depth look at the winners, the losers and the also rans look no further. Available every Saturday evening from May until July.newsjackSketch show for new writers satirising topical events. Host Miles Jupp is joined by Andi Osho, Jess Robinson and Lewis MacLeod as they set about comically scrutinising all the news, views and issues of the day. If you would like to contribute to the show then go to www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/newsjack for details of how you can submit material.douganSue Dougan brings you tips and advice on horticulture in Cambridgeshire. Sue and guests update you with news on the gardening jobs for the week ahead, allotment tips, plant of the week and features on gardening heritage in the county.Rampant pennywort taking over the River Cam; on the search for new design talent; answers to questions on planting soft fruit, lillies and mouldy potatoes. And Paula's plot. With Richard Gant and Philippa Pearson.2009-11-22T14:10:00+00:00countryCountryside magazine featuring people, walks and wildlife from rural Britain. Clare Balding’s ‘Ramblings’ and ‘Open Country’ with Matt Baker and Helen Mark join forces to bring you a weekly tour of the best of the British countryside. In ‘Ramblings’ Clare joins her guests on a country walk that’s been significant in their lives. ‘Open Country’ travels to a different corner of the British Isles every week, seeking out the wildlife, the landscapes and the controversies that excite the passions of local people. Each twenty-five minute programme is broadcast on Saturday at 6.07am and repeated on Thursday at 3pm. New episodes are added every Saturday morning.Helen Mark is in Hanbury in Staffordshire to find out about what is said to be Britain's largest explosion2009-11-21T06:32:00+00:00feedbackRadio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy.2009-11-20T15:10:00+00:00altashesCricket nut Andy Zaltzman gives England’s clash with the Aussies a topical twist throughout the summer, assisted by a team of equally fanatical cricket guests. Six-part series broadcast weekly, starting 4 July.oddcastAlex Lester's latest musings on 'Alex World', featuring listener contributions, taken from his Best Time Of The Day show, broadcast weekdays on Radio 2, 3-6am.'Pimp Your Ride From The Inside' with turkeys, electric blue fake fur and a Shetland pony but beware of the Febrile Four and their dearly departed Timmy The Dog. Still, at least they don't fix their trouser turn-ups with staples!2009-11-20T10:55:00+00:00srTom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week’s cultural highlights on BBC Radio 4.Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the cultural highlights of the week, including the new Coen Brothers film and Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art.2009-11-23T11:10:00+00:00swJohn Beattie and Katie Still’s guide to what's happening in Scottish sport. Each Saturday on BBC Radio Scotland former Scotland rugby star, John, and sports reporter, Katie, bring you in-depth features on a range of sports and interviews with established stars and up-and-coming athletes.John and Katie talk tennis with ATP Chief Marketing Officer Phil Anderton and rugby with Scotland's Dan Parks and Wallaby High Performance Coach David Nucifora ahead of the test with Australia2009-11-21T11:26:00+00:00otbScottish football gets a kicking from BBC Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball, presented by Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan. The long-running irreverent programme is broadcast on Saturdays at lunch-time and there is a Sunday Supplement too, ensuring a weekend full of laughter. Get the best of both in this weekly podcast.With Tam Cowan away, Stuart Cosgrove was left to hold things together in the Off the Ball studio. Luckily, he had two fine guests on the Off the Ball Sunday Supplement to help him out - sports journalists Bill Leckie and Tom English. This podcast is the highlights - no, really - of that programme, which went out on BBC Radio Scotland on Sunday 22 November.2009-11-22T21:30:00+00:00gqtAs well as fresh ideas and inspiration, the Gardeners' Question Time podcast offers solutions to most of your gardening problems. Packed full of practical advice from a panel of expert gardeners here's 45 minutes of top gardening tips, from vegetable growing to wildlife, new plants to dealing with garden pests.It's a 'postbag' edition of the programme from Sparhsolt College in Hampshire. Pippa Greenwood, John Cushnie and Anne Swithinbank answer questions sent in via post and email. Plus an update on the slug trials in Harlow Carr.2009-11-20T16:00:00+00:00mlseColin Murray and Tim Lovejoy present an irreverent look back at the week's top sporting stories in a quick-fire half hour.Colin Murray is joined by Tim Lovejoy for the Sports Express - to take a slightly different view of the sporting week. Topics discussed include 'The hand of Henry', Kate Moss and Kauto Star.2009-11-20T21:02:00+00:00openbookHosted by Mariella Frostrup and James Naughtie, this podcast features Open Book and Bookclub - conversations with leading authors about their work.Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist James Meek about the short fiction of Leo Tolstoy; Napoleon's romantic novella; and the novel in the form of an auction catalogue.2009-11-22T16:30:00+00:00christianocChristian O'Connell has just one hour to put right some of the world's biggest (and smallest) wrongs with the help of regular problem-solver Bob Mills. Plus they'll be solving the personal problems of some very special guests.Biggins and Spikey join Christian and Bob to help solve the biggest problems of the week including: ways to make rail travel better, how to make Casualty more realistic, cheaper ways to find the Higgs Boson and what should Irish football fans do next summer.2009-11-22T14:02:00+00:00dannybakerDanny Baker brings his unique outlook to 5 live with two hours of weekly fun and frolics from his Saturday morning programme, with fans and special guests. Expect surreal streams of consciousness, along with Danny’s trademark wit and repartee.Danny's top drawer guest is Monty Python team member, film star and world traveller Michael Palin. Former Wolves striker Steve Bull is this week's 'Oy Do Me A Favour!" player. Meanwhile Issy Clarke looks after your emails, texts and tweets about the funnier side of football.2009-11-21T11:40:00+00:00ljsLate Junction's unique studio sessions bring together musicians who have never recorded together before, often from different musical styles and traditions, to create a spontaneous new hybrid music. This reflects the eclectic and exploratory nature of Late Junction, where the playlists often juxtapose tracks with widely divergent styles, whether world, jazz, electronic, folk or classical. The regular presenters are Verity Sharp, Fiona Talkington and Max Reinhardt, and they all share an infectious enthusiasm for great music-making, whatever the genre.Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Adem in a specially recorded studio collaboration for Late Junction. Presented by Fiona Talkington.2009-11-20T01:00:00+00:00chaingangAward-winning writer Robert Shearman has penned an intriguing first episode of a drama, lasting just two minutes. Now it's over to you. Each week we're looking for storylines for the next episode, which will then be dramatised by Robert and performed by our (adaptable!) cast. The Chain Gang podcast includes this week's two-minute episode, together with an interview with a key player in the story's creation.Jon Radlett has the honour of being the first returning Chain Ganger, having written episode 11 of Picture This. His storyline this time concentrates on why it is that the Book can't read Susan. We asked the man who brought the Daleks back to Doctor Who, award-winning writer Robert Shearman, to pen an intriguing first episode of a drama, lasting just two minutes. And since then, it's been over to you. Each week we're looking for storylines for the next episode, which will then be dramatised by Robert and performed by our regular cast. Join our Chain Gang at bbc.co.uk/radio7 and send in your story idea.2009-11-21T18:00:00+00:00reviewshowWeekly debate about the latest music releases. Nihal plays host to three guests, a bunch of tunes and a whole heap of opinions, as a journalist, a musician and a Radio 1 DJ talk through some of the most newsworthy records of the week. This programme airs every Tuesday night at 9pm, and the podcast is uploaded every Wednesday morning.Each week three panellists join Nihal to discuss, rate and review ten new tracks. Listen now to find out what they thought of a load of new music, what track rated the highest with the panel, and which one earned a play on Greg James' show the following day. This week he's joined by J (Phil The Badger) Majik, Boyd Hilton from Heat Magazine and 1Xtra's Max.2009-11-24T22:55:00+00:00robbinsBBC Radio Lancashire’s Ted Robbins talks to guests from the world of showbiz in uninterrupted conversation. No news, no travel, no promos, no music – just top quality chat.Michael Vaughan, a stylish and commanding batsman who is at his best in crunch games, ranked No 1 in the world, Wisden Cricketer of the Year, and scorer of eighteen test centuries are enough to mark him as one of England's finest cricketers. But it was his inspirational captaincy in the 2005 Ashes series that secured his place in cricketing history.Michael talks to Ted about all this and more.2009-11-20T11:00:00+00:00lcffBBC Radio Leicester’s Ian Stringer and John Sinclair bring you the latest Leicester City game highlights, manager and squad interviews and features. Download the latest Foxes' match action, talking points and fans’ comments.Highlights of the game which marked the 125th Anniversary of Leicester City. Plus post match interviews with manager Nigel Pearson and goalscorer Andy King.2009-11-23T12:30:00+00:00sandsfruWeekly Football Round-Up from BBC Stoke, with Rob Adcock and Phil Cartwright. A 15 minute podcast looking back at the week of discussion, debate, reaction, humour and issues for Stoke City, Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Stafford Rangers and BBC Stoke sport fans.Hear from Stoke City manager Tony Pulis after the Potters scraped past Portsmouth 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium, as well as reaction from Micky Adams after a win and a draw for Port Vale, and what Dario Gradi had to say following Crewe Alexandra's 2-2 draw at Northampton on Saturday. Rob and Phil also bring you the highlights of the week from BBC Radio Stoke's sports coverage.2009-11-23T11:44:00+00:00mancbusSteve Saul presents business news from Greater Manchester for Greater Manchester. News from businesses you know and the ones you don’t. Keeping an eye on the money in your pocket and making the financial world make sense. You can hear the full Manchester Business programme on BBC Radio Manchester 95.1FM Mondays at 6pm or via the BBC iPlayer.Manchester Business with Richard Stead.2009-11-24T12:01:00+00:00faithDiane Louise Jordan and Jumoke Fashola take a look at the top faith stories. Each week they look at the stories hitting the headlines around the country. This half-hour podcast features the best bits of the Sunday morning programmes on BBC Local Radio.Jumoké Fashola hears how communities in Cumbria are pulling together in the wake of the floods. Plus one Shropshire woman's vow of chastity and the evangelist lion tamer touring churches in Stoke.2009-11-24T09:00:00+00:00bbcoiTim Bearder and Dave Gilyeat present all the best new Oxfordshire bands you've never heard. Their mission since 2005: to explore strange new music; to seek out new acts and future superstars; to boldly go where no local music show has gone before.Featuring Nine Stone Cowboy, UneeK, The Naked Youth, The Nominees, Rise East Strike West and Spring Offensive. Plus Tim give tips on long distance love whilst Dave goes to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters.2009-11-21T19:00:00+00:00readingfcExclusive insight and analysis on Reading Football Club. Post-match interviews with players, coach Brendon Rodgers, goal action and previews of the club’s games in the Championship and cup competitions.Reading had their 1st home win! Hear the reaction of the fans and the Reading manager2009-11-23T11:55:00+00:00mhistoryMaking History explores ordinary people's links with the past. The programme is presented by Vanessa Collingridge and is broadcast on Tuesday at 3pm for 26 weeks a year in two series.sfbBringing you the funny bits from the last week on BBC Radio Scotland.John Bishops confesses his comedy sins to Father Joe Mills and Richard Gordon wants to buy a Cheryl Cole mask2009-11-20T18:00:00+00:00radio1docMusic, sex, politics, celebs, money, religion, drugs, sport...Radio 1's award-winning Stories cover anything to do with youth culture and society. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialTrevor Nelson guides us through 2005, the year of The Killers, Kanye West, Dr Who and The Arctic Monkeys. Plus we hear how UK hip-hop hit the mainstream with The Roll Deep Crew and Kano hitting the charts, and the unsigned Sway beating the likes of 50 Cent at the MOBOs. We also talk about the Ladies of the decade from Mariah Carey to Madonna and 1xtra's Gemma Cairney looks back over a decade of fashion highs and lows.2009-11-23T22:00:00+00:00archersomniThe full week’s events in Ambridge, available every Sunday. The Archers is a contemporary drama in a rural setting.Helen’s boyfriend loses his sparkle, and Lilian fears for her caged Tiger.2009-11-22T11:30:00+00:00heartsoulEvery week, Heart and Soul explores the role of faith, spirituality, and religious practice in the lives of people around the world. It offers insights into personal life stories, current events and current trends, and explores where these intersect with religious practice and values. Covering all major religions, it offers valuable insights into how different faith communities think and live, as well as discussion of ethical matters. Presenters vary from week to week. Regular presenters include Christopher Landau; Richard Coles; and Michael Ford. First original broadcast of each programme: Sat 0332 GMT.The Ka'aba is the Black Cube at the heart of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is the holiest shrine of Islam, encircled by millions of pilgrims every year. But it's also inspired Western artists and thinkers. Navid Akhtar discovers how.2009-11-25T02:00:00+00:00witnessWitness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.Four years ago the suburbs of Paris were torn apart by riots.2009-11-25T10:30:00+00:00overtoyouBBC World Service's programme that lets you talk back to the BBC (and challenge the programme-makers). This weekly podcast hands the microphone over to our global audience.This week on Over To You Rajan Datar turns his attention to presenters, in response to listeners who want to know how they are selected, whether they should reflect the diversity of the audience, and whether they should project more personality into their presentation style. Rajan discusses all these issues with Lucy Walker, the editor of Newshour. He also enquires about some mysterious bleeps that found their way into a recent documentary. And what’s the role of the arts? The programme hears the views of the Ghanaian playwright, Efo Kodjo Mawugbe, whose prize-winning play The Prison Gods will be broadcast on the World Service next weekend. That’s on Over To You with Rajan Datar on the BBC World Service.2009-11-21T11:40:00+00:00forum60secThe Forum: 60 Second Idea to Improve the World. Bridget Kendall invites one of three global thinkers to propose a radical idea, and all guests discuss its merit. Extracted from The Forum, broadcast on Sundays on BBC World Service, updated weekly. Duration approx 5 min.Physicist Sabrina Maniscalco suggests that, once a month, every country should celebrate the importance of play by establishing a National Playing Day. On that day it would be forbidden to work, watch TV, read, or do anything other than .... play.2009-11-22T09:00:00+00:00yyhighlightsBBC Radio 4's daily consumer programme is presented by Julian Worricker, Winifred Robinson and Peter White. You and Yours brings news, discussion and special investigations on a wide range of consumer subjects, everyday between 12 noon and 1. Topics include health, energy, leisure, retail and disability, and the podcast features the best of the week's programmes, with a new episode published every Friday.Welcome to this new BBC podcast. If you subscribe to the podcast feed, you should receive the first episode of this series automatically within the next seven days. To find other podcasts from the BBC, visit www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts.2009-11-23T16:42:00+00:00foodprogProvenance and pleasure, history and health - Radio 4's weekly look at food. Making sense of food, from the kitchen and canteen, to the farm and factory. We place food in its historical and cultural context; call to account policy makers and industry decision makers; and celebrate the sheer pleasure of good food.Welcome to this new BBC podcast. If you subscribe to the podcast feed, you should receive the first episode of this series automatically within the next seven days. To find other podcasts from the BBC, visit www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts.2009-11-24T12:23:00+00:00didA guest chooses 8 records, a book and a luxury to take with them as they’re castaway on a desert island. Presented by Kirsty Young. Sundays at 1115, repeated Fridays at 0900.Welcome to this new BBC podcast. If you subscribe to the podcast feed, you should receive the first episode of this series automatically within the next seven days. To find other podcasts from the BBC, visit www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts.2009-11-23T17:56:00+00:00newspodDaily programme highlights from BBC Radio News. Interviews and reports from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 live, the BBC Asian Network and the BBC World Service. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialIraq war inquiry begins / China executes tainted milk pair. / Appeal over missing Darwin notebook.2009-11-24T17:14:00+00:00ukblackKwame Kwei-Armah brings you UK African and Caribbean community news and cultural programming highlights from across BBC local radio. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialA great mixed bag this week. Hollywood stardom beckons a Berkshire-based scriptwriter, World cup fever strikes in Birmingham and Derby and the singer from the Wailers drops into Manchester. Plus much more..2009-11-24T02:01:00+00:00desiKulvinder Ghir presents a pick of the week from BBC Local Radio Asian community programmes. News, views and a celebration of the cultural life of Asian people across England, all told in their own words. Desi Download is available every Tuesday and episodes are approximately 25 minutes.The dad from the Grewal family on Channel 4 talks tea; Bhangra legend Malkit Singh; one year on from the Forced Marriage Act; Sitar maestro Partho Bose; and the official Bhangra Children in Need tune.2009-11-24T02:30:00+00:00r1punk** The podcast for this programme is no longer available. You can still listen again to the whole show on BBC iPlayer** Mike Davies presents highlights from Radio 1's Punk Show including 'Outlaw Anthems', a featured band interview, demo of the week and all the punk news that's unfit to print. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.r1rock**The podcast for this programme is no longer available. You can still listen again to the whole show on BBC iPlayer.** Daniel P Carter presents highlights from Radio 1's Rock Show including band interviews, features, and the gigs rocking your world this week. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.ramblingsRamblings is now featured on the Coast And Country podcast which brings you the very best of the British countryside every week of the year. As well as Clare's regular walks you'll be able to catch up with Matt Baker and Helen Mark's Open Country adventures around the British Isles. For year-round walks, wildlife and great stories from rural Britain sign up to the Coast and Country podcast here: www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/countryafricaAfrican news and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa and Network Africa programmes; the Africa Today podcast contains the day's top stories from the continent - available to download Monday to Friday from 1630 GMT.Two Congolese militia leaders in the dock at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Pirates attack a ship off the coast of Benin. And countdown to elections in Namibia.2009-11-24T16:49:00+00:00xtraBBC Xtra is the flagship daily 2 hour live magazine programme on BBC Arabic, driving social and human interest issues onto the main news agenda of the Arabic Service. In a fast, energetic and relaxed style, BBC Xtra tackles difficult and controversial social affairs, as well as arts, literature and sports. BBC Xtra has a strong interactive element, where listeners contribute with their viewpoints on all topics by phone, SMS and e-mails.احتفلت بلاد عديدة الأسبوع الماضي بالذكرى السنوية العشرين لاعتماد الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة اتفاقية حقوق الطفل. وتقول أيضا إنه مع ذلك، ما زال مليار طفل في العالم يفتقرون الى الغذاء والمأوى والرعاية الصحية2009-11-23T15:59:00+00:00bizclassInsight, colour, wit and analysis as the BBC's business team looks at the world business and economy stories and their effects on everyday life. On-Air daily.General Motors has paid back a loan from Germany Russian central bank cuts interest rates to record low2009-11-24T14:30:00+00:00chinareelImpartial, indepth, and insightful, the flagship China news and current affairs magazine provides unique reports and analysis on China, including Big Interviews, Scholars Commentary, China in the World, Press features about China, and Chinese on China.engfootThe fun packed magazine programme reports on what's hot and current in English Premiership football, including a weekly roundup and professional comments by the Chinese footballer Sun Jihai.This week's Premiership focus on England manager comments on Englans team. Former England manager Hoddle's confidence in England team. Chinese football championship organiser Andy comments on the tournament.2009-11-22T21:30:00+00:00gcImprove your English grammar with the BBC. Each week we challenge an English language student on an area of the English language such as verb forms, tenses, prepositions and pronunciation. Listen to a short presentation on the topic then try to answer the questions. The programmes are recorded on location in an English language classroom. Each episode lasts for six minutes and is made available every Friday.There's more than one way to ask a question. Indirect questions are more polite and don't need a change in word order in the main question. Our challenger is Masa from Japan who plays the role of a Tour Rep passing on questions from a rude tourist in a more polite form to a hotel receptionist.2009-11-20T12:00:00+00:00heroesThe ultimate fan-guide to the hit TV sci-fi drama. Jon Holmes and Xanthe Fuller analyse each episode of "Heroes", looking in-depth at the characters, plot-twists, and hidden themes of this thrilling and complex series. Drop us a line with your theories and comments ? heroes.radio@bbc.co.uk - and we may read out your email or call you back to take part in the show!how2Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Wednesday. Each programme is six minutes long and contains examples and explanations to help you improve your knowledge of the English language across a wide range of topics.Experts warn that the next world war could take place online - all because our increasing reliance on e-communications makes even the most developed countries vulnerable to an attack by online criminals. So how do we protect ourselves from 'e-wars'? Join Rebecca and Dima for a discussion - and find out all there is to know about the prefix 'e-'.2009-11-19T12:00:00+00:00mhDe lunes a viernes, 15 minutos de noticias y análisis en español sobre los temas de actualidad internacional, con un especial foco latinoamericano. Recorra el Mundo con nosotros, también en nuestro sitio web BBCMundo.com.Colombia y Ecuador inician un acercamiento diplomático. A cinco días de las elecciones hondureñas, la OEA continúa sin pronunciarse. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continúa su gira latinoamericana en Bolivia.2009-11-24T12:29:00+00:00brasilUma revista semanal, produzida pela BBC Brasil. O programa analisa os eventos que serão notícia na semana que inicia.Ahmadinejad no Brasil/Eleições em Honduras/Cúpula do clima em Copenhague2009-11-22T15:00:00+00:00radio1entsThe week's top 10 showbiz news, gossip and star interviews from across the world brought to you by Radio 1's Entertainment News team.r4choiceThe Radio 4 Choice podcast brings you our pick of the best of the week's documentaries on BBC Radio 4. A new episode is published every Friday. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialWriter and typographer Ben Schott investigates Oulipo, the French experimental literary group. Founded in 1960 and still in existence, Oulipo create work by imposing playful restrictions the way a text will be produced. Oulipo stands for Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle, meaning Workshop for Potential Literature. In this humourous history of the French literary group, Ben discovers that recently, Oulipo have even made a bridgehead into English-speaking territory. Oulipo's President, Paul Fournel, describes how Oulipo was founded by Raymond Queneau and Francois Le Lionnais as a reaction to the Surrealist movement to which Queneau in particular had previously attached himself. Instead of freely following the whims of the subconscious, Oulipians deliberately introduced conscious constraints, and discovered the results could be not only plentiful but also intriguing.2009-11-20T16:00:00+00:00jjnA daily round-up of the most newsworthy and interesting interviews and features from BBC Persian Radio (Jame Jahan Nama).Iraq war public enquiry - Amnestry report on women in Tajikistan - Women in Afghanistan2009-11-24T17:51:00+00:00reHear authentic language from real English young people, this net based English learning audio shows you what's in trend and what's cool, with Chinese translation on the BBC China web site. This podcast is no longer available.taeImprove your English vocabulary, grammar, and listening skills with the BBC. Our weekly 20 minute chat show includes features and interviews to help you practise and develop your English. We cover a range of topics using everyday informal English, highlighting useful words and expressions. Talk about English is presented every Thursday by the team from BBC Learning English including Callum Robertson, William Kremer and Jackie Dalton.In this programme we discuss the best ways to improve our vocabulary by reading in another language. We also visit the home of the famous 18th century lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who created the first English dictionary.2009-11-23T12:00:00+00:00ulsterfunJoe Lindsay presents a comedy compilation of the weird and wonderful week on BBC Radio Ulster.What is the worst thing that can happen to you on a flight? Gerry Anderson knows. Plus the reason why one woman made it off the Titanic.2009-11-21T12:30:00+00:00ouchRazor sharp talk show from the BBC's cult disability website, Ouch! Presented by comedians Mat Fraser and Liz Carr. Featuring interviews, quizzes, discussions, chat and dark disability humour. New episode in the first week of every month. Duration approximately 50 minutes. A transcript and more details about each show is available on the Ouch website. For more information and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts.Periodically shaky comedian, Paul Betney and disabled German rapper with a conscience, Binki, join us for a chat. Service monkeys, show-jumping dogs, socialising and sick bags dominate the discussions and there's an extra-large portion of the quiz Veg, Veg or Veg. Mat Fraser and Liz Carr present.2009-11-05T16:10:00+00:00h2oshowAll aspects of life on the water - leisure, business and sport - with record-breaking yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. The Solent is famous for its rich maritime heritage and is now a centre for cruise liners, competitive yachting and recreational sailing. The H20 show reports on current events and meets the people who live, work or play on the water. The H2O Show presented by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is broadcast on BBC Radio Solent every Friday until September, 1900-2000 BST. For more information and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/radiosolentThis week, how piracy is big business for a Portsmouth company, we hear how RNLI crew members from Dorset helped in the Cumbrian flood rescues and Geoff Holt explains why he was with royalty again last week. Also on this week's podcast, Julian Clegg talks to a Clipper crew member, a family who left the South 5 years ago and are currently sailing in Turkey and the skipper of SS Shieldhall. Plus a sunken fishing boat in Poole and kids sailing for BBC Children in Need.2009-11-21T09:28:00+00:00sportsruThe best five minutes of sport from Utro na BBC, the morning programme from the BBC Russian Service. Hear the big stories, discussions of British and Russian papers, and interviews with key sporting personalities. We broadcast Monday to Friday from 0700 to 1000 Moscow time, and we add episodes just after the programme finishes.Telegraph: 'Championship League is for elite'; Rafa will stay with Liverpool2009-11-25T08:00:00+00:00ttmDance resources for children aged 6 to 8 covering popular cross-curricular topics, primarily for school use. Presented by Diane Louise Jordan and featuring music specially-composed for the series. Programmes available on Thursdays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time. Programme duration: 20 minutes.We join Diane Louise Jordan for the final part of the unit about changing weather. We try out all the moves from the last programme and choose new ideas to make your own dances. 'Time to Move' is a dance series intended primarily for school children aged 6-8.2009-11-19T05:00:00+00:00sttaCollective Worship / assembly resources for school children aged 5 to 7, from BBC Learning, primarily for use in school. Presented by Paul Ewing and featuring opportunities to join in with singing, focused listening and a time for reflection or prayer. Programmes available on Tuesdays with new episodes added the same day each week during term time. Programme duration: 15 minutes.Here's Paul Ewing with the third programme in the unit about being part of a community. We meet a Muslim child at home talking about Hajj and the pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca). Our story today helps to explain why Hajj is so important and why it happens at Makkah (Mecca). 'Something to think about' is a collective worship series intended primarily for school children aged 5-7.2009-11-24T05:00:00+00:00basementRonnie Herel celebrates the old skool black music that influences the sounds of today. Check out the full show every Sunday from 1-4pm on 1Xtra. This podcast is no longer available.reportBBC round-up of South Asian and international news. Every weekday at 1400GMT correspondents in the region and from around the world report on all of the day's events, including sport, business and entertainment. The 29 minute programme is presented from Delhi and produced in London, making use of all of the BBC's regional and international resources.Indian Mosque report submitted to parliament/Bangladesh mutiny trial/holiday brides2009-11-24T15:03:00+00:006musicnewsYour daily news fix from the world of music, including exclusive interviews with all the big names, breaking talent and legendary artists, plus the very latest gig news, behind the scenes insights, as well as festival updates, award winners and gossip. Updated daily (Monday to Friday) and approximately 2-5 minutes in length. Text MOBILE to 64046 to download the podcast on your mobile phone (network charges apply). Available in the UK only.Speech Debelle blames her record company for poor sales, Corinne Bailey Rae comes back harder and darker, Pete Doherty's heart stopping story, and Alice Cooper compares his tour to Monty Python2009-11-24T17:36:00+00:00burnsIn celebration of the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns - over 300 poems have been recorded by actors from all generations. Visit bbc.co.uk/burns for more from BBC Scotland.Burns's take on getting up on a cold Scottish winter morning, recited by Denis Lawson, who first came across this poem when he had to recite it for a Burns Poetry Competition at his Primary School!2009-11-24T23:59:00+00:00letsmoveDance resources for children aged 5 to 7 covering popular cross-curricular topics, primarily for school use. Presented by Justin Fletcher and featuring music specially-composed for the series. Programmes available on Wednesdays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time. Programme duration: 20 minutesWe join Justin Fletcher for the second programme in a 3-part unit based on the folk tale The Musicians of Bremen. In today's programme we hear how the animal "musicians" travel through a dark forest and discover a band of robbers lurking in a house there, and Justin helps us tell the story through dance. Let's Move is a dance series intended primarily for schoolchildren aged 4-6.2009-11-25T05:00:00+00:00musicwkshpMusic educational resources for school children, aged 9 to 11, from BBC Learning, primarily for use in school. Featuring opportunities to learn original songs, practise and perform them. Programmes available on Wednesdays with new episodes added the same day each week during term time (with a one week break for half term). Programme duration: 20 minutesIn this week's programme vocal coach, Carrie Grant, guides us through the first part of our musical performance of the Shakespeare play, The Tempest. Music Workshop is a music series intended primarily for schoolchildren aged 9-11.2009-11-25T05:00:00+00:00togetherCollective worship / assembly resources for school children aged 7 to 11, primarily for use in school. Featuring opportunities to join in with singing, focused listening and a time for reflection or prayer. Programmes available on Fridays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time. Programme duration: 15 minutes.We join Gemma Hunt for the third programme in a 3-part unit about 'getting on and falling out'. In today's programme we're thinking about friendship and keeping in touch with friends. In today's story Kate and Lucy have to keep in touch by email after Kate and her family move away. They manage to keep their friendship alive despite misunderstandings. Together is a collective worship series intended primarily for schoolchildren aged 7-11.2009-11-20T05:00:00+00:005lxmas08The best from BBC Radio 5 live over Christmas 2008. Including The Movie Game, Soldiers' Story, The Galveston Giant, Unsporting review of 2008, Fighting Talk: Old Chestnuts, Don and Danny Do Christmas, The PMQ show, Kermode's films of the year, Best of Mayo, 5 live News Review of the year.planetbThe second series of the sci fi saga, set in a virtual universe. In Planet B you can live your dreams, but now Lioba's caught in a nightmare. Can she escape the corporation's clutches? Broadcast on BBC Radio 7.utroReports, interviews and discussions on key news stories of the day from the BBC's Russian Service. Presenters: Konstantin Eggert, Oleg Antonenko, Anna Dementyeva. Utro na BBC is broadcast between 0630 and 1000 Moscow time (0330-0700 London). New episodes will be added at 1100 Moscow (0800 London) Monday-Friday. Duration: 10 mins.Will the Swiss court punish the night streetracers?, The new idea of Russian electoral commision: a protection from falsifications or a loophole for contrivers?, The unique power station is opened in Norway2009-11-25T08:00:00+00:00englishUsing these short topical modules from the BBC's Russian Service, this podcast will help you learn the English language.Grammar and vocabulary to learn: polite phrase 'Would you mind opening the door?', words 'impolite', 'lend', etc.2009-11-23T16:30:00+00:00twiaA look back at the people and events that have made the news in Africa this week and offering insight and analysis of the continent's top stories with a light touch. This weekly 30 minute programme is presented by Joseph Warungu and broadcast on Saturday and Sunday at 1830 GMT.East African Community agrees common market; Mozambique police under fire for unlawful killings; and as Algerian and Egyptian football fans riot, we ask why the World Cup matters so much.2009-11-21T00:01:00+00:00aabThis five minute bilingual English programme is designed for Mandarin Chinese learners of English. In it we answer learners' questions about life in the UK. This programme is updated weekly. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialWhat are the main considerations when a British girl wants to get married? Find the answers in Ask About Britain.2009-11-20T13:00:00+00:00ladiesThe No.1 Ladies' Favourite Radio Show - a fictional broadcast from Kgale Hill, the home of the The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Presenter Solomon Modumo discusses ideas and myths from Botswana such as the gift of turning oneself into an animal to survive in the bush, exploring the way a bushman can track a person in the desert, and enlightening us as to why baboons do not fear women.durhamLatest news and interviews from Durham County Cricket Club. Get updates from the club's players and staff on the latest from the club. Each Wednesday during the season Martin Emmerson brings you the latest news from the club taken from the week's coverage on BBC Radio Newcastle.ospreysThe latest news on the Cumbrian osprey project including interviews with those involved and updates on the Ospreys as the story of their journey from birth to fledging unfolds.megamathsMental maths resources for school children aged 7 to 9, from BBC Learning. Each programme adopts a quiz format with fun questions intended to consolidate children's mental maths skills. Programmes available on Fridays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time.histclipsHistory resources for school children aged 9 to 11, from BBC Learning. Each programme includes a variety of material linked to specific historical periods, designed to support children's study in school. Programmes available on Thursdays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time.wyorksrlBBC Radio Leeds reviews all the week’s goings-on in the rugby league world including match action, interviews with coaches and players and special guests.lrlNews, reports, features, interviews and action from London’s rugby league teams. Follow all the action from the Super League, Championship and the amateur game in and around London.lcsNews, reports, interviews and action from London’s cricket teams. Follow the clubs’ progress in the county championship and one-day competitions and get the latest cricket news and features from the capital.wsanalysisThe radio programme Analysis from the BBC World Service has come to an end. However, as the podcast series was part of a short trial episodes will remain available until the end of December 2009. To find out more about the trial visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialA new initiative to help poor countries reap more benefit from their natural resources.2009-10-23T10:00:00+01:00dannywWeekly highs and possibly lows from Danny Wallace's 6 Music Saturday morning show. Limited edition of seven episodes that are all yours for free.oybLinda McAuley presents our weekly download, campaigning on behalf of consumers who believe they are being short-changed, ill-treated or ignored. The podcast features the On Your Behalf weekly radio show and is full of information about how to fight for your rights. As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trialOn this week's On Your Behalf podcast a tale of two gas meters - paying to heat someone else's home - the story of a woman who paid for her neighbours gas for 5 years! Think you're missing out on a benefit? How to check on line, no questions asked with a new online calculator - but will it put you right or casue more confusion than it helps? Our own benefits advisor Eileen Evason has tried it out. And Ryanair finally have to fork up for expenses but what about compensation - 18 months later.2009-11-21T10:27:00+00:00gardenGet all the gardening advice you need for every month of the year from the experts in our Gardeners’ Corner download. Presenter Cherrie McIlwaine and her panel of experts answer your queries from their many years of experience. This podcast is packed with gardening hints and tips in a compact thirty minute episode.This week, planting trees on a rceord breaking scale with the BBC Breathing Places Campaign, John Cushnie talks trees for tubs and gardens great or small and Reg Maxwell on the national plant collections of Northern Ireland.2009-11-21T10:11:00+00:00scotrugbyScottish Rugby covers every aspect of the game in Scotland, from the national team playing in the Six Nations to Magners League action and club rugby matches on a Saturday. Presenter John Beattie is joined each Friday night on BBC Radio Scotland by the top names in Scottish rugby.shorthistIn 1939 a divided Ireland held her breath on the brink of the Second World War. Almost a quarter of a century later she swayed on the edge of a fresh conflict - Terence O’Neill was the new Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Troubles were just around the corner. What happened in the years between these two great turning points? In 60 episodes, 'A Short History of Ireland' brings the events, the leading characters and the ordinary people to life. The series is written by Dr. Jonathan Bardon and is a continuation of his 240 part 'A Short History of Ireland' for BBC Radio Ulster. The narrators are Cherrie McIlwaine, Patrick FitzSymons, Sean Crummey and Dr. Jonathan Bardon.In the 1960s a musical phenomenon, unique to Ireland, sweeps the land.2009-11-24T19:00:00+00:00vivechanaWeekly insight and analysis as the BBC's Hindi service take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines.कहाँ कहाँ से गुजर कर किस मोड़ आ खड़े हैं भारत पकिस्तान के संबंध इस बीते एक साल में ..यही समझने की कोशिश की है इस बार की विवेचना में अविनाश दत्त ने2009-11-23T05:19:00+00:00vigyanThe BBC Hindi service takes a weekly look at new discoveries, inventions and developments from the world of science.Here are the topics of our Science & Development feature for 19th November 2009- 1. How significant is the finding of water on Moon? 2. International Food Summit in Rome discussed the hunger issue. 3. Weekly science news:- Six degree rise in global temperature is a possibility; world population could reach nine billion by 2050; new Greenpeace chief (of Indian Origin) criticises Obama for not keeping his promise on climate change; age of cyber warfare is dawning2009-11-19T10:18:00+00:00rdiaryEvery week the BBC's Hindi service presents correspondent reports from different parts of the country.सूचना का अधिकार अधिनियम 2005. बिहार में इस क़ानून के तहत सूचना मांगने वाले लोगों पर भ्रष्ट अधिकारियों के अत्याचार का डंडा बरसने लगा है. पूरे विवरण के साथ पटना से मणिकांत ठाकुर.2009-11-23T02:00:00+00:00gundemBBC Türkçe’nin radyo yayınlarında Cuma günleri yer alan "Gündem" programımızı hafta boyu dinleyebilirsiniz. Program süresi ortalama 15 dakikadır.Türkiye'deki Kürt açılımının bundan böyle nerelere gidebileceğini ODTÜ'den Mesut Yeğen, Chatham House'dan Fadi Hakura, akademisyenler Brendan O'Duffy ve Michael Gunter ile değerlendirdik.2009-11-19T15:18:00+00:00mulakatlarBBC Türkçe’nin özel mülakatlarını dilediğiniz yer ve zamanda yeniden dinleyebilirsiniz. Kliplerin süresi ortalama 4 ila 10 dakika arasında değişmektedir.Dünyanın dört bir yanından iki milyonu aşkın kişi bu yıl hac ibadeti için Mekke'ye giderken, bu yılki hac mevsiminde en büyük kaygılardan biri domuz gribi. Suudi Arabistan yönetimi şu ana dek 67 domuz gribi vakası görüldüğünü, dört hacı adayının da bu hastalık nedeniyle hayatını kaybettiğini açıkladı. Riyad yönetimi hastalığın yayılma-ması için büyük bir çaba harcadığını söylüyor. BBC Muhabir Şahzeb Jilani, Cidde kentindeki en büyük hastanelerden Kral Saud'a giderek, Suudi yetkililerin domuz gribi vakalarına karşı ne tür önlemler aldığını araştırdı. Muhabirimize, doktor Adnan Eyüp eşlik etti.2009-11-24T17:14:00+00:00dizilerBBC Türkçe dünyanın dört bir yanındaki olay ve gelişmeleri özel dizileri ile derinlemesine inceliyor. Program süresi ortalama 15 dakikadır.rukThis programme covers all aspects of life in the UK, including cultural and social issues and events, life style, Chinese communities in the UK, and Sino-British cultural exchanges.X Factor controversy means more quids in for show producers2009-11-23T10:00:00+00:00newsweekReview key events of the week in this Cantonese programme from the BBC World Service. In the special features, BBC correspondents, contributors and listeners present the world from different angles.This week’s major stories are: US president Obama’s first visit to China EU has selected its first European president Chinese defence department website under attack First disfigured British person presents the news2009-11-22T13:56:00+00:00thfcThe most comprehensive coverage of Tottenham Hotspur FC. Stay in contact with everything that's going on at White Hart Lane by listening to the podcast every Monday. The latest team news, player and manager interviews as well as features involving the club's community initiatives.This weeks podcast could not have been easier construct, that’s because the teams stunning return to Premier League action with a nine one victory over Wigan Athletic dominated the weekends football headlines. In this episode we’ll hear from a shell shocked manager Harry Redknapp, who was ecstatic about his team’s performance. Defender Jonathan Woodgate tries to keep things in perspective by telling the Inside Tottenham Hotspur podcast that the players need to follow up this result by turning in another top performance against Aston Villa next weekend, and five goal hero Jermain Defoe tells us how it feels to find himself now in the Premier League record books.2009-11-23T12:00:00+00:00lruNews, reports, interviews and action from London's rugby union teams. Follow the clubs' fortunes in the Guinness Premiership, the European competitions and get the latest on the amateur game in London.Daniel Carter, Jonny Wilkinson, Joe Worsley and Simon Shaw give their thoughts ahead of England's game against the All Blacks. Richard Hill speaks Saracens, England and Kicking Bullying into touch. We look back on Saracens' victory against South Africa at Wembley and speak to the supporter who won £250,000 by hitting the crossbar from 30 metres. And we hear from Wasps pair Joe Simpson and Tom Varndell ahead of their visit to Vicarage Road to take on the unbeaten Guinness Premiership leaders Saracens.2009-11-19T22:36:00+00:00basindanİngiltere basınını BBC Türkçe'den dinleyin. BBC Türkçe Servisi her sabah İngiltere’nin önde gelen gazetelerinde yer alan haber ve yorumlardan oluşan bir özet sunuyor. Ortalama altı dakikalık basın özetlerimize hafta içi her gün ulaşabilirsiniz.Financial Times'a göre Türkiye'nin 'Osmanlı misyonu' riskli, İngiltere'de Irak Soruşturması'na eleştiri ve U2 Glastonbury Festivali'ne ne kadar uygun?2009-11-24T12:58:00+00:00npihExclusive Nottingham Panthers news and behind-the-scenes access to the players and characters at the club. This weekly free download is presented by Chris Ellis, published every Thursday during the season and compiled from Panthers Powerplay bulletins on BBC Radio Nottingham.This week BBC Radio Nottingham, looks back at a four-point weekend for the Nottingham Panthers. There's a preview of back-to-back games against Belfast as their tough guy Sean McMorrow joins us for a lively chat. We also hear from Mario Larocque and Corey Neilson, while Mark Hartley sits in the quiz hot-seat.2009-11-19T06:00:00+00:00afperspA weekly African documentary, which takes an in-depth look at life on the continent. First broadcast on the BBC World Service every Saturday at 0830GMT, the programme is available as a podcast available every Saturday at 9am.The BBC's Farayi Mungazi explores the impact of the explosion of charismatic churches in his home country Zimbabwe.2009-11-20T17:04:00+00:00listenplayLiteracy resources for children aged 3 to 5, from BBC Learning, primarily for use in nursery and school, with opportunities to join in with songs, traditional rhymes and stories. Programmes available on Tuesdays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time (with a one week break for half term).We join Liz Kitchen as she bakes a special birthday cake. In our story today we meet Betty the Baker who makes a bun for the Queen and we sing 'stirring in the flour' and 'five current buns in a baker's shop. 'Listen and Play' is a literacy resource intended primarily for use in nursery and school for children aged 3-5.2009-11-24T05:00:00+00:00songtreeMusic educational resources for school children aged 5 to 7, from BBC Learning, primarily for use in school, featuring opportunities to learn songs and perform them and undertake a range of musical activities. Programmes available on Wednesdays with new episodes added the same day each week, during term time (with a one week break for half term).In this week's programme we're revising the songs we've been learning during the series in preparation for a musical performance of the Native American tale, The Magic Hummingbird. The Song Tree is a music series intended primarily for schoolchildren aged 5-7.2009-11-25T05:00:00+00:00chinafocusChina Focus forms part of our daily news and current affairs programme; as the name suggest, it contains key interviews and analysis on Chinese affairs, regular columns, press reviews on China and audience views on hot topics. The programme goes out on BBC World Service from 1315 to 1330 GMT, Monday to Friday. The podcast is available at 1400 GMT every day.China Focus contains in-depth interviews and analyses on China, daily columns, press review, Chinese on China and readers' views on hot topics of the day.2009-11-24T13:49:00+00:006mdocsIn depth interviews and exclusive documentaries from BBC 6 Music. New episodes will be added where possible after they are broadcast.Matt Helders and Nick O'Malley from Arctic Monkeys dropped in to chat with Steve Lamacq about the music that influced their current album 'Humbug'. We discovered their love of Nick Cave, Roky Erickson - Creedence Clearwater Revival plus we found out that Matt is not a morning person - that they fell in love with the 80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster when they were 16 year olds at Leeds Festival and that backstage they're training for the 2012 Olympics Ping Pong Team.2009-11-20T18:04:00+00:00bbcsiShowcasing new music in Suffolk, Richard Haugh and Graeme Mac bring you highlights from BBC Suffolk Introducing. Broadcast Thursdays at 7pm on BBC Radio Suffolk, we're here to support unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music in the county. Find out more at bbc.co.uk/suffolk.Walkway live in Gerald Montifa's Battle Arena and new music from Pixelh8, It's A Trap, Louise Collins and Thirteen. Richard and Graeme also discuss the hot topic of dress codes at gigs. Plus an exclusive Podcast bonus track!2009-11-19T20:24:00+00:00gwtjWeekly gardening advice with Tim Crowther and Joe Maiden, including Joe’s top tip, plant of the week, job of the week and Tim’s back to basics. Solutions to your gardening problems.Welcome to this new BBC podcast. If you subscribe to the podcast feed, you should receive the first episode of this series automatically within the next seven days. To find other podcasts from the BBC, visit www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts.2009-11-24T11:46:00+00:00iffcThe most comprehensive coverage of Fulham FC. Presented by BBC London 94.9, Inside Fulham gives you the latest team news, player and manager interviews as well as features involving the club's community initiatives. Stay in contact with everything going on at Craven Cottage by listening to the podcast every Friday.In this first episode we hear exclusively from central defender Brede Hangeland. The Norwegian captain looks ahead to the weekend’s game at Birmingham, talks about his disappointment of not going to South Africa to play in the World Cup next year, plus he also tells what podcast programmes he favours - of course it will be this one now. Midfielder Simon Davies has some good news for Whites fans as he gives us the latest details on his ankle injury.2009-11-20T19:10:00+00:00burmorningBBC Burmese provides up-to-date news and current affairs in Burmese covering domestic and international news stories. Our coverage aims to reflect diverse opinions and offers in-depth analysis to listeners. We broadcast two times a day – 0630-0700 Burmese Time (0000-0030 GMT) and 2015-2100 Burmese Time (1345-1430 GMT)bureveBBC Burmese provides up-to-date news and current affairs in Burmese covering domestic and international news stories. Our coverage aims to reflect diverse opinions and offers in-depth analysis, making sense of the news events to the listeners. We broadcast two times a day – 0630-0700 Burmese Time (0000-0030 GMT) and 2015-2100 Burmese Time (1345-1430 GMT)choiceДокладний аналіз подій у світі та Україні в програмах Української Служби Бі-Бі-Сі. Найважливіше і найцікавіше з радіопрограм In depth analysis of the stories behind the world's news in UkrainianШеф-кореспондент Бі-Бі-Сі у Києві Світлана Дорош зібрала деякі із заяв, які запам'ятовуються виборцям більше, ніж виборчі гасла і обіцянки... Чи є межа цим образам і як до них ставляться виборці? Про це у розмові із Костянтином Матвієнком з Київського стратегічного консалтингового центру 'Гардарика'.2009-11-25T10:22:00+00:00scotlifeCompelling personal stories from every possible walk of life, Scottish Life is a weekly digest of some of the most touching, engaging, funny and infuriating experiences we've heard about on BBC Radio Scotland. Working life, family life, love life and leisure life, Scottish Life has it all!lclBBC Radio Leeds brings you the latest news, views and interviews from Leeds Carnegie Ladies. Join Jo Currie for in-depth coverage of the issues within the world of women’s football and insights from some of the sport’s key players and personalities.sukThe programme introduces higher education in the UK, focusing on its educational systems. It provides information on studying in the UK, and covers all aspects of overseas Chinese students' life.Imperial College graduate Xi Shijun talks about his experiences while doing MSc in Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design. London City University’s acting Vice-Chancellor Julius Weinberg answers students’ questions.2009-11-24T15:30:00+00:00