Listings
The week's events from the world of farming and the countryside, presented by Ruth Kiely.
Producer George Macpherson
Contributors
Presented By:
Ruth
Kiely.
Producer:
George
MacPherson
with James Whitbourn and his guest.
Producer Christine Morgan
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Whitbourn
Producer:
Christine
Morgan
with John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Canon Paul Bates.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor.
Unknown:
Canon Paul
Bates.
Cliff Morgan with news, issues and conversation from the sporting world.
The holiday and travel programme presented by Eddie Mair. Producer Jill Thomas
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Contributors
Presented By:
Eddie
Mair.
Producer:
Jill
Thomas
Ned goes to Newcastle. Join Mr Sherrin , Arthur Smith , Emma Freud , Richard Moreton and guests, live from the city's Playhouse.
Producer Jayne K Morgan
Contributors
Unknown:
Mr
Sherrin
Unknown:
Arthur
Smith
Unknown:
Emma
Freud
Unknown:
Richard
Moreton
Peter Riddell , political editor of The Times chairs a discussion with Simon Heffer , deputy editor of The Spectator; Alastair Campbell of the Today newspaper; and Michael White , political editor of The
Guardian.
Producer Sheila Cook
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Riddell
Unknown:
Simon
Heffer
Unknown:
Alastair
Campbell
Unknown:
Michael
White
Producer:
Sheila
Cook
Gordon Clough presents a special programme about religion in Europe. In Poland, Catholicism wrestles with pluralism and consumerism. And in Berlin, the painful unification of the two Jewish communities - East and West.
Editor Anna Carragher
Contributors
Unknown:
Gordon
Clough
Editor:
Anna
Carragher
Alison Mitchell has the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Sarah Pennells
Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Mitchell
Producer:
Sarah
Pennells
Chairman Barry Took quizzes team captains Richard Ingrams and Alan Coren , and their guests.
Producer Aled Evans
Contributors
Unknown:
Barry
Took
Unknown:
Richard
Ingrams
Unknown:
Alan
Coren
Producer:
Aled
Evans
Producers Feisal Ali and Nadine Grieve
LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
Contributors
Producers:
Feisal
Ali
Producers:
Nadine
Grieve
from the novel by Par Lagerkvist , who won the 1951 Nobel Prize for Literature. The story of the thief who was freed in the place of Christ tells of Barabbas's journey into faith, from the Crucifixion to his own misjudged martyrdom.
With Paul Copley , Gary Dunnington , Dominic Letts , John Baddeiey , John Fleming , John Evitts , James Telfer , David Holt , Philip Anthony , Rachel Atkins , Mia Soteriou and Barbara Durkin
Musicians William Lyons , Giles Lewin and Raph Mizraki Music by Mia Soteriou. Dramatised by Eivor Martinus Director Ned Chaillet
Contributors
Novel By:
Par
Lagerkvist
Unknown:
Paul
Copley
Unknown:
Gary
Dunnington
Unknown:
Dominic
Letts
Unknown:
John
Baddeiey
Unknown:
John
Fleming
Unknown:
John
Evitts
Unknown:
James
Telfer
Unknown:
David
Holt
Unknown:
Philip
Anthony
Unknown:
Rachel
Atkins
Unknown:
Mia
Soteriou
Unknown:
Barbara
Durkin
Musicians:
William
Lyons
Musicians:
Giles
Lewin
Musicians:
Raph
Mizraki
Music By:
Mia
Soteriou.
Dramatised By:
Eivor
Martinus
Director:
Ned
Chaillet
Narrator:
Simon
Callow
Barabbas:
Barrie
Rutter
Sahak:
Eric
Allan
Fantasy. Growing up in the Borders town of Fenton Heugh is a nightmare of middle-class repression. For young John McKay the only way out is fantasy.
Producer Noah Richler (Postponed from 25 Nov 93)
Contributors
Unknown:
John
McKay
Producer:
Noah
Richler
Fifty years ago, as the Allies secretly prepared for the biggest military operation in history, the people of Britain were war-weary. In the last of the series, Christopher Cook and Sean Street remember the entertainers who kept us "smiling through". Producer John Knight
Contributors
Unknown:
Christopher
Cook
Unknown:
Sean
Street
Producer:
John
Knight
Before tucking into this Easter's heap of confectionery, join Alun Lewis for a biological view of chocolate.
Producer Richard Aedy
Contributors
Unknown:
Alun
Lewis
Producer:
Richard
Aedy
Reporter Gerry Northam.
Contributors
Reporter:
Gerry
Northam.
I With its tin box and patent NEW control handle, the Raleigh
Winkie tricycle is part of hundreds of childhoods. A design classic is celebrated in the first of this series that salutes well-loved everyday items... Producer David Prest
A few of our favourite things
SEE FEATURE page 40
Contributors
Producer:
David
Prest
with Sally Grace , Jeffrey Holland , Toby Longworth and Chris Emmett.
Contributors
Unknown:
Sally
Grace
Unknown:
Jeffrey
Holland
Unknown:
Toby
Longworth
Unknown:
Chris
Emmett.
Mark Steyn surrounds himself with another set of lively guests to get the insiders' opinions on the week's big stories and strange happenings in America.
Producer Hamish Mykura
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Steyn
Producer:
Hamish
Mykura
Richard Walker and fellow fans board a 1950s bus to explore the landscapes that inspired the Lone Pine series of children's books. Malcolm Saville wrote about children to whom loyalty and integrity were paramount, but above all he wrote cracking adventures in real locations.
Contributors
Presenter:
Richard
Walker
Producer:
Chris Eldon
Lee
Diana Quick stars in the first of two linked plays by John Fletcher.
The Druid. In 1984, the perfectly preserved body of a man was found in a peat bog in Cheshire. Archaeologists now believe he lived at the time of the Roman invasion, that he was a druid, and was the willing victim of ritual sacrifice. This is his story.
With Peter Meakin , Richard Avery , Jonathan Wyatt , Susan Jeffrey , David Holt and Gillian Goodman Music by Martin Allcock and Simon Nicol
Director Nigel Bryant (Play Two Monday at 7.45pm)
Contributors
Unknown:
Diana
Quick
Unknown:
John
Fletcher.
Unknown:
Peter
Meakin
Unknown:
Richard
Avery
Unknown:
Jonathan
Wyatt
Unknown:
Susan
Jeffrey
Unknown:
David
Holt
Unknown:
Gillian
Goodman
Music By:
Martin
Allcock
Music By:
Simon
Nicol
Director:
Nigel
Bryant
Lovernios:
Kim
Wall
Boudica:
Diana
Quick
Gaius:
Peter
Harlowe
Suetonius:
Ian
Redford
Decianus:
Roger
Hume
Presented by Brian Kay. Producer Anthony Sellors
Contributors
Presented By:
Brian
Kay.
Producer:
Anthony
Sellors
A hymn, a reading and a reflection.
In the last of the series, Robert Swan , the only man to walk to both Poles, acknowledges his mentor, the wheelchair-bound Sir Geoffrey Gilbertson. Producer Ed Thomason
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Swan
Unknown:
Sir Geoffrey
Gilbertson.
Producer:
Ed
Thomason
As a gentle celebration of Easter, Jenny Agutter reads Paul Gallico 's short classic which tells of a small boy, a donkey and a journey to Rome.
Producers David Benedictus and Katnona Wade
Contributors
Unknown:
Jenny
Agutter
Unknown:
Paul
Gallico
Producers:
David
Benedictus
Producers:
Katnona
Wade
Children have their teddy bears and security blankets to chew on when the going gets tough. But what do adults turn to when it's all too much - apart from drugs and alcohol? Ellie Buchanan presents an anthology of comforters including actor Alan Cumming's well-worn shoulder bag, and columnist Joan Burnie on her mother's Irish stew and an old pair of leggings.
Contributors
Presenter:
Ellie
Buchanan
Interviewee:
Alan
Cumming
Interviewee:
Joan
Burnie
Producer:
David Jackson
Young
Concluding episode, written and performed by Graham Fellows.
John and his agent go in search of that elusive record deal.
Contributors
Written and performed:
Graham
Fellows
Producer:
Paul
Schlesinger