Listings
Oliver Walston explores farming in Borneo- from roses to tea plantations. Producer Carol Trewin
Contributors
Unknown:
Oliver
Walston
Producer:
Carol
Trewin
with James Whitbourn and his guest. Producer Christine Morgan
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Whitbourn
Producer:
Christine
Morgan
with Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25 ,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
Contributors
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Sports news with Cliff Morgan. Producer Caj Sohal
Contributors
Unknown:
Cliff
Morgan.
Producer:
Caj
Sohal
Julian Pettifer and Clare Hampson take a New Year look at Australia.
Producer Jill Thomas
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Contributors
Unknown:
Julian
Pettifer
Unknown:
Clare
Hampson
Producer:
Jill
Thomas
Ned Sherrin and Alan "Fluff" Freeman dissect Loose Ends' unique approach to music radio.
Producer Will Saunders
Contributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
All in the Game. The final part of the series about people looking for love. Producer Sara Conkey Rpt
Contributors
Producer:
Sara Conkey
Rpt
Producer Tony Grant
Contributors
Producer:
Tony
Grant
In the second of two special festive editions from the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden, Sue MacGregor quizzes Denise Coffey , Christopher Cook , Philippa Gregory and Maxwell Hutchinson. With John Grundy. Producer Gillian Hush
Contributors
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor
Unknown:
Denise
Coffey
Unknown:
Christopher
Cook
Unknown:
Philippa
Gregory
Unknown:
Maxwell
Hutchinson.
Unknown:
John
Grundy.
Producer:
Gillian
Hush
Join chairman Nicholas Parsons and colleagues Clement Freud ,
Derek Nimmo , Paul Merton and Tony Hawks. Producer Ann Jobson. Rptd Holiday Mon 6.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons
Unknown:
Clement
Freud
Unknown:
Derek
Nimmo
Unknown:
Paul
Merton
Producer:
Ann
Jobson.
Jonathan Dimbleby looks back at the past year's Any Questions? Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Dr Samuel Johnson is famous as the father of English dictionaries, but less well known is that it was compiled at great personal cost.
In this special Christmas edition of Word of Mouth, Frank Delaney reassesses Johnson's achievement.
Producer Cathy Drysdale. Rptd tomorrow 8.00pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Samuel
Johnson
Unknown:
Frank
Delaney
Producer:
Cathy
Drysdale.
A seasonal ghost story by Nick Fisher , starring Bill Nighy as Richard and Caroline Harker as Madeline. Richard regrets the day he noticed E A P Opticals in a little Soho street.
With Federay Holmes , Jonathan Keeble , Deborah Berlin, Joshua Towb. Don McCorkindale and Tessa Worsley Director Celia De Wolff
Contributors
Story By:
Nick
Fisher
Unknown:
Bill
Nighy
Unknown:
Caroline
Harker
Unknown:
Madeline.
Richard
Unknown:
Federay
Holmes
Unknown:
Jonathan
Keeble
Unknown:
Joshua
Towb.
Unknown:
Don
McCorkindale
Unknown:
Tessa
Worsley
Director:
Celia
de Wolff
Caroline:
Helena
Breck
Optician:
Michael Tudor
Barnes
James:
Gavin
Muir
Christmas Day 1921 found
Sadie Gammon living in a tent, in a commune, on 20 acres of Norfolk heathland. Repeated from Boxing Day
Contributors
Unknown:
Sadie
Gammon
Tim Madge presents tales of Britain's merchant shipping fleet, from its heyday to its recent, drastic decline. 1: Salt in Their Veins. Merchant seamen from all over these islands recall their many voyages.
Producer Fiona Couper. Rptd tomorrow 8.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Tim
Madge
Producer:
Fiona
Couper.
Peter Evans jumps aboard a time machine and travels back to the Big Bang and forward into the unknown. Producer Anne McNaught
Repeated Tuesday at 8.00pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Evans
Producer:
Anne
McNaught
To celebrate the 125th birthday of this much-loved Victorian painting, Fritz Spiegl presents an entertainment of contemporary songs, verse and prose in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, the picture's home. With the Spiegiers. Producer Gillian Hush
Contributors
Unknown:
Fritz
Spiegl
Producer:
Gillian
Hush
Alan Blakeman from Elsecar, near
Barnsley, describes the pleasures of collecting the bottles and pots our ancestors threw away. Producer Michael Shaw
Contributors
Unknown:
Alan
Blakeman
Producer:
Michael
Shaw
A look at the best sketches of 1994. Repeated from yesterday
Which people go to three different supermarkets in one trip, take courses in tie-breaker technique and fervently hope for a long white envelope to drop through the letter box? Compers discuss their passion with Robert Robinson.
Producer Penelope Gibbs. Rptd Thur 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson.
Producer:
Penelope
Gibbs.
Wayward Girls and Wicked Women Angela Carter died nearly three years ago, cutting short a brilliant literary career. Her interest in fairy tales and fantasy permeated many of her short stories and novels.
Valentine Cunningham talks with writers and journalists about the world of imagination created by Angela Carter. Producer Louise Swan. Rptd Friday at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Angela
Carter
Talks:
Valentine
Cunningham
Unknown:
Angela
Carter.
Producer:
Louise
Swan.
by Compton Mackenzie.
In the middle of the last war a ship loaded with whisky ran aground on a Hebridean island.... Bernard Holley and Dolina Maclennan star in Hector MacMillan 's new dramatisation of Mackenzie's comedy.
Director Hamish Wilson
See This Week: page 10
Contributors
Director:
Hamish
Wilson
Fred:
Bernard
Holley
Peggy:
Dolina
MacLennan
Interviewer:
Donalda
Samuel
Macroon:
Michael
Elder
Macrurie:
Bill
Riddoch
Drooby:
John
Shedden
Biffer:
Paul
Young
Mrs Biffer:
Eliza
Langland
Norman:
Finlay
McLean
Catriona:
Alyxis
Daly
Mrs Waggett:
Stella
Forge
HG Captain Waggett:
Raymond
Ross
Father MacAlister:
John
Buick
George Campbell:
Tony
Kearney
Mrs Campbell:
Mairead
Ross
Dr Mack:
Charles
Kearney
Jocky:
Allan
Sharpe
Hugh:
John
Ramage
Producer Anthony Sellors
Contributors
Producer:
Anthony
Sellors
Led by the Rt Rev Richard Harries.
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Harries.
1994 was the 500th anniversary of the first recorded official distillation of whisky in Scotland, lain Crawford notes that and enquires into the current state of the industry. Producer Hamish Wiison
Contributors
Producer:
Hamish
Wiison
5: Raymond Guinnane , who rowed his way to fame as the Hovis boy. Producer Sarah Rowlands Rpt
Contributors
Unknown:
Raymond
Guinnane
Producer:
Sarah Rowlands
Rpt
The winners and runners-up of Brain of Britain and Mastermind compete. Repeated from Wednesday
Another chance to hear Tony Bagley 's six-part comedy drama, starring Martin Clunes as Roy Hitchcock , Geraldine James as Jane Gallaghan and Nicky Henson as Chad Mann.
With David Troughton. Rebecca Front,
Sue Roderick , Simon Treves and Melanie Hudson Music compiled by Julian Wastall Producer Paul Schlesinger Rpt
Contributors
Unknown:
Tony
Bagley
Unknown:
Martin
Clunes
Unknown:
Roy
Hitchcock
Unknown:
Geraldine
James
Unknown:
Jane
Gallaghan
Unknown:
Nicky
Henson
Unknown:
Chad
Mann.
Unknown:
David
Troughton.
Unknown:
Sue
Roderick
Unknown:
Simon
Treves
Unknown:
Melanie
Hudson
Unknown:
Julian
Wastall
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger
Rpt