Listings
From St Mary's Church, Andover.
1: Poet Sarah Maguire reflects on her time in the Palestinian territories while with the British Council. Producer Rob Ketteridge (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Sarah
Maguire
Producer:
Rob
Ketteridge
Twilight Time. Mark Tully considers how the fading light of day influences ourthoughts and mood. With a conversation with Indian artist Anjolie Ela Menon. Producer Nigel Acheson Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Tully
Artist:
Anjolie Ela
Menon.
Producer:
Nigel
Acheson
Anna Hill meets a Cambridgeshire equine vet. Producer Clare Philips
Contributors
Unknown:
Anna
Hill
Producer:
Clare
Philips
With Edward Stourton.
Series producer Amanda Hancox
Contributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of Fight for Sight. Donations: [address removed] Credit Cards [number removed] Producer Sally Flatman Repeated 9.26pm and Thursday 3.27pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Betty
Boothroyd
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
From Crediton Parish Church, Devon. Producer Simon Vivian
Contributors
Producer:
Simon
Vivian
With Alistair Cooke. RptdfromFr Fr
Contributors
Unknown:
Alistair
Cooke.
Eddie Mair presents a fresh approach to the news. Editor Richard Clark
Contributors
Unknown:
Eddie
Mair
Editor:
Richard
Clark
England v South Africa
Commentary on the fourth day's play of the Fifth Test Match at the Oval. Including at 12.45pm Call the Commentators and at 3.30 At the Bookstall.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
Contributors
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
In 1968, the women machinists of Ford's Dagenham car plant went on strike over equal pay, an action that paved the way for the Equal Pay Act. Sue MacGregor reunites the women with the former Ford negotiator. Producer Louise Adamson Shortened
Contributors
Producer:
Louise
Adamson
Paul Merton , Clement Freud and Greg Proopsjoin Nicholas Parsons in Edinburgh. Repeated from Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Merton
Unknown:
Clement
Freud
Unknown:
Greg
Proopsjoin
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons
Sheila Dillon investigates the so-called "French paradox"- the explanation forthe lower than expected rate of heart disease in a country where the diet is rich in saturated fat. Producer Dave Battcock Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm Could moving to France be good for you?: page 34
Contributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
Producer:
Dave
Battcock
With James Cox.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Cox.
A series about people who have dared to love across social and military divides. 2: Mississippi in the 1960s saw the worst of racial hatred in the Deep South, yet love flourished. With Linda Pressly. Producer Tanya Datta (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Linda
Pressly.
Producer:
Tanya
Datta
Bunny Guinness, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by gardeners in Devon. Eric Robson is in the chair. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened
Contributors
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
2: Jessica Holm looks at Chinese fossils with Dr Angela Milnerof the Natural History Museum. Producer Brett Westwood
Contributors
Unknown:
Jessica
Holm
Unknown:
Dr Angela
Milnerof
Producer:
Brett
Westwood
By John Buchan , dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules. 1: 1 Make the Acquaintance of a Popular Man. Some years after his adventures in The 39 Steps, Richard Hannay is approached by the British secret service to help track down the hostages taken by a gang of international criminals. He reluctantly agrees to a mission that will pit him against an adversary who can control men's minds. Producer/director Bruce Young Repeated Saturday at 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Buchan
Unknown:
Bert
Coules.
Unknown:
Richard
Hannay
Hannay:
David
Robb
Sir Walter:
Clive
Merrison
Lady Mary:
Haydn
Gwynne
Dominick:
Michael
Maloney
Dr Greenslade:
Struan
Rodger
Colonel Arbuthnot:
Christian
Rodska
Mrs Medina:
Souad
Fafess
General Warcliff:
Gordon
Reid
Archie:
Ben
Crowe
Edna O'Brien joins James Naughtie and a group of readers at the British Library to talk about her book Down by the River. Producer Dymphna Flynn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm November Bookclub: Junk by Melvin Burgess.
Contributors
Unknown:
Edna
O'Brien
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Producer:
Dymphna
Flynn
Unknown:
Melvin
Burgess.
Jackie Kay visits Stevie Smith 's old haunts in Palmers Green, London, drops into a poet-friendly bookshop and meets poet Hugo Williams. Producer Polly Thomas Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Jackie
Kay
Unknown:
Stevie
Smith
Unknown:
Hugo
Williams.
Producer:
Polly
Thomas
Navid Akhtar learns about the efforts of the biraderi elders to reconnect with some of the errant members of the younger generation by sending them back to Pakistan for "village rehab", with sometimes disastrous consequences. Repeated from Tuesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Navid
Akhtar
The final part of the series in which people who have volunteered for overseas aid work later in life tell their stories. The programme features a former teacher who travel led to a remote desert region of China to improve English teaching in schools and a woman who went to work in prisons in Zambia. Producer Rob Ketteridge Repeated on Saturday at 7.45pm
Contributors
Producer:
Rob
Ketteridge
Roger McGough presents his selection of excerpts from BBC Radio overthe past seven days.
Producer Kate Murphy PHONE: [number removed] (24 hours) i Fax: [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Producer:
Kate
Murphy
Tough times for Susan. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel with Alison Graham : page 38 Fancy The Archers theme tune on your mobile? Visit www.radiotimes.com for more information
Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Graham
Barney Harwood discovers some silly scientific facts with the Naked Scientist, Dr Chris Smith ; children's author Philip Ardagh talks about the first British woman to fly in a hot-air balloon; and Helen McCrory reads the fourth episode of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe byCS Lewis.
Producer Jane Chambers EMAIL: gfl@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Chris
Smith
Talks:
Philip
Ardagh
Talks:
Helen
McCrory
2: A Thousand Days for Mokhtar by Paul Bowles , read by Patrick Baladi. A visit to the market proves a fatal mistake in this murder story from Morocco Producer Chris Wallis (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Bowles
Read By:
Patrick
Baladi.
Producer:
Chris
Wallis
Emily Buchanan reassesses key moments in history as broadcast by English-language radio stations around the world. From the woman who found the first dinosaur bones in New Zealand to the unfinished war in Korea, Buchanan asks can history teach US any lessons? Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
Emily
Buchanan
Michael Rosen with another programme in the series about words and the way we speak. Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
Repeat from Saturday at 12.04pm
Safe As Houses? David Walker asks if the Government's plans for reforming the notoriously sensitive world of property will work- and what these plans might mean forthose who own their homes. Last in series. Repeated from Thursday
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Walker
Andrew Rawnsley with the latest political headlines Including at 10.45 Not While I'm Alive, He Ain't. Brian Walden examines the long-running tensions between Harold Macmillan and Rab Butler.
Editor John Evans Not While I'm Alive, He Ain repeated Wed 8 45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Rawnsley
Unknown:
Brian
Walden
Unknown:
Harold
MacMillan
Unknown:
Rab
Butler.
Editor:
John
Evans
Sue MacGregor isjoined by the philosopher
Mary Midgley and poet Al Alvarez to discuss their favourite books. Repeated from Tuesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Mary
Midgley
Unknown:
Al
Alvarez
From the Eden Project in Cornwall, founder and chief executive Tim Smit presents some of his favourite pieces Of prose and poetry. Repeated from Thursday
Contributors
Unknown:
Tim
Smit
