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Friday 25 May Hello listeners, We hope you are enjoying the sunny weather. At Radio 4 we are counting down to the Jubilee weekend with the announcement of the New Elizabethans. Our panel of historians have chosen 60 public figures whose actions have, for better or worse, had a significant impact on our lives during the reign of Elizabeth II. Remember we have also expanded the Desert Island Discs archive. Over 450 editions from the Roy Plomley years are now available, including John Cleese and Margaret Thatcher. Desert Island Discs Roy Plomley, the creator of Desert Island Discs, presented the programme for 43 years. Explore the Roy Plomley archive on the Desert Island Discs website. New Elizabethans To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie will be presenting 60 profiles of men and women who have defined the Queen's reign.. The Listening Project Catch up with the latest conversations from the Listening Project this week. Find out how to have your own Listening Project conversation Great Picks from the Past Week So Wrong It's Right - Wednesday - 6.30pm Charlie Brooker hosts the panel show that seeks the finest wrong answers. The Film Programme in Cannes - Thursday - 4.00pm Francine Stock presents the Film Programme from the 65th Cannes Film Festival Read Fracine Stock's blog about Cannes. Decision Time - Wednesday - 8.00pm Nick Robinson examines how decisions are reached behind closed doors in Westminster. To find any programme you've missed, go to the Radio 4 online Schedule Or search through our programmes page Follow Radio 4 on Twitter or Facebook Coming Up
	Friday 25 May Mapping Britain's Underworld - 11.00am Adam Hart-Davis reports on a major research project to map underground Britain. Births, Deaths and Marriages - 11.30am David Schneider writes and stars in a brand new sitcom set in a register office.

	Saturday 26 May Saturday Live - 9.00am Sian Williams and Richard Coles with former boxing champion Barry McGuigan. The Barlow-Morgenstern Method - 10.30am Tony Hawks uses an unusual reference work to explore the world of musical plagiarism. Saturday Drama - The Haunted Hotel - 2.30pm Murder mystery by Wilkie Collins, set in London and Venice. Archive on 4 - Houses v Fields - 8.00pm Anne McElvoy explores the eternal struggle: Is a green field better than a human home?

	Sunday 27 May Desert Island Discs - Denise Robertson - 11.15am Kirsty Young interviews agony aunt, writer and presenter Denise Robertson. The Listening Project - Omnibus - 2.45pm Encounters from Lincolnshire, Berkshire, Glasgow and the first UGC upload. The Food Programme - Breakfast - 12.30pm Tim Hayward offers his reflections on the past, present and future of British breakfasts.

	Monday 28 May 15-Minute Drama: Incredible Women - Nicky Markham - 10.45am Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the life and achievements of medium Nicky Markham. Honest Doubt - The History of an Epic Struggle - 1.45pm Richard Holloway explores the tensions between doubt and faith over the last 3,000 years. Things We Forgot to Remember - 8.00pm How the barons responsible for Magna Carta also aided a second French invasion of England. Analysis - Middle East: Too Soon for Democracy? - 8.30pm Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government in the Arab world.

	Tuesday 29 May The Life Scientific - Barbara Sahakian - 9.00am Jim meets neuroscientist Barbara Sahakian to discuss her work with Alzheimer's disease. One to One - Ann Sieghart talks to Chantelle Taylor - 9.30am Mary Ann Sieghart talks to the first British woman soldier known to have killed in combat. Off the Page - No Country for Old Men - 3.30pm Dominic Arkwright presents writing and conversation on the theme of No Country for Old Men.

	Wednesday 30 May The French East End - 11.00am Lucy Ash explores London's new French community, as it spreads beyond South Kensington. So Wrong It's Right - 6.30pm Graham Linehan, Matthew Crosby and Helen Zaltzman compete to suggest the best in bad ideas. Frontiers - Transit of Venus - 9.00pm Marek Kukula explores the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.

	Thursday 31 May In Our Time - The Trojan War - 9.00am Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Trojan War, a central event of Ancient Greek mythology. The Simon Day Show - 6.30pm Blazered entertainer Tommy Cockles arrives at the theatre to find it transformed The Bottom Line - 8.30pm Evan Davis talks to some of the biggest names about the biggest issues in business.

	Friday 1 June The DJ Derek - A Local Legend - 11.00am Miles Chambers tells the story of the famous 70-year-old white Bristolian reggae DJ. Feedback - 4.30pm Forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations. Presented by Roger Bolton. Honest Doubt: The History of an Epic Struggle - 9.00pm Richard Holloway explores the tensions between doubt and faith over the last 3,000 years.

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