Listings
: Farming Today
The news and the issues of the week in rural Britain.Producers Hugh O'Donnell and Steve Peacock
Contributors
Producers:
Hugh
O'Donnell
Producers:
Steve
Peacock
: Today
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
: News
: Sport on 4
Cliff Morgan presents a relaxed look at the sporting world. Producer Roy CalleyContributors
Producer:
Roy
Calley
: Breakaway
Pete McCarthy presents the insider's travel guide.Producer Eleanor Garland
Repeated tomorrow 7.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Pete
McCarthy
Producer:
Eleanor
Garland
: The Mark of Anxiety
The Deutschmark - icon of Germany's Postwar recovery - will be 50 years old next year. But celebrations will be muted, as the familiar mark is about to be replaced by the uncertainty of the Euro.Kevin Jackson explains why the history of German money conjures up two images: power and angst. Producer Chris Bowlby
Contributors
Unknown:
Kevin
Jackson
Producer:
Chris
Bowlby
: From Our Own Correspondent
Peter Donaldson presents a colourful and seasonal look at world affairs. Producer Tony GrantContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Donaldson
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: The Importance of Being Dilbert
Peter Day asks why a newspaper cartoon strip called Dilbert is making influential people sit up and think. Producer Neil Koenig Revised repeatContributors
Producer:
Neil
Koenig
: News Quiz of the Year
The second half of the News Quiz year is filleted by Simon Hoggart and the team.Producer Jon Rolph
Repeated Monday 29 December6.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
Producer:
Jon
Rolph
: News
: Natural Consequences
Professor Laurie Taylor and guests speculate on the future of the planet. Repeated from Boxing Day 8.05pmContributors
Unknown:
Professor Laurie
Taylor
: Word of Mouth's Christmas Cracker
Russell Davies presents a special Programme packed with linguistic whizzbangs and suitably seasonal solecisms.Revised repeat from Christmas Day 3pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Russell
Davies
: Playhouse: The Affair at Grover Station
A classic American ghost tale by Jonathan Holloway, based on a short story by Willa Cather."Terrapin" Rodgers recounts to his old college acquaintance Will Carter how he solved the riddle of his friend's death last New Year's Eve. His storytelling draws Carter into a terrifying experience that will haunt him for ever.
Contributors
Writer:
Jonathan
Holloway
Based on a story by:
Willa
Cather
Music:
Ross
Brown
Director:
David
Hunter
Arnold Rodgers:
Kerry
Shale
Will Carter:
Stuart
Milligan
Helen Masterson:
Nancy
Crane
[Actor]:
Tom
Watt
[Actor]:
John
Rowe
[Actor]:
Alastair
Danson
[Actor]:
Hugh
Dickson
[Actress]:
Carolyn
Jones
[Actor]:
Gerard
McDermott
[Actress]:
Alison
Pettitt
[Actor]:
Iwan
Thomas
[Actress]:
Sarah
Rice
: Mother Tongue
A six-part series in which Bill Bryson delves into the history of Britain to reveal how English became the language it is. 3: Bringing Order to a Disorderly Language. Who invented the rules of English? Producer Brian KingRepeated tomorrow 8.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Bill
Bryson
: Science Now
Is behaviour all in the mind or all in the brain? Peter Evans reports from the British Psychological Society Annual Meeting.Producer Julia Durbin. EMAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk Repeated Tuesday 30 December 8pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Evans
Producer:
Julia
Durbin.
: Toy Stories
Repeated from Tuesday 23 December 7.20pm: In Celebration
A six-part series celebrating the previously uncelebrated.5:The Dansette, the first truly portable gramophone record player. Producer David Prest
Contributors
Producer:
David
Prest
: Week Ending
Repeated from yesterday llpm: Utopia and Other Destinations
Michael O'Donnell invites another guest to share with him their vision of an ideal world.Producer Joanna Rahim
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
O'Donnell
Producer:
Joanna
Rahim
: Kaleidoscope Feature
Adventures in Motion Pictures - a Short History of DanceWhen Adam Cooper and his fellow male dancers interpreted Swan Lake for the late 20th century, audiences knew the ballet would never be the same again. The company is currently staging Cinderella, and has worked on dance from Spitfire to Nutoacterforten years. Producer Anthony Denselow
Repeated Friday 2 January 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Adam
Cooper
Producer:
Anthony
Denselow
: On These Days
An omnibus edition tracing Christmas over five consecutive decades. Producer Bob DickinsonContributors
Producer:
Bob
Dickinson
: Saturday Night Theatre: Love Divine
Martyn Wade 's three-part serial about the life of John Wesley , the father of Methodism. 1:The Holy Club. Wesley and his brother travel to America to try to convert the immigrants there. with Alison Pettitt , Gerard McDermott , Christopher Wright , David Bannerman and Anthony OfoegbuDirector Cherry Cookson Repeat
Contributors
Unknown:
Martyn
Wade
Unknown:
John
Wesley
Unknown:
Alison
Pettitt
Unknown:
Gerard
McDermott
Unknown:
Christopher
Wright
Unknown:
David
Bannerman
Unknown:
Anthony
Ofoegbu
Director:
Cherry
Cookson
John Wesley:
Cllve
Francis
Charles Wesley:
Michael
Cochrane
Susannah Wesley:
Mary
Wimbush
Mrs Hawkins:
Jenny
Lee
: Classics with Kay
Brian Kay presents a selection of Christmas music.Producer Brian Jackson
Contributors
Unknown:
Brian
Kay
Producer:
Brian
Jackson
: Ten to Ten
With writer and broadcaster Nigel Forde. Producer Janet McLartyContributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Forde.
Producer:
Janet
McLarty
: News
: Late Night Theatre: Passport to Pimlico
Adapted by John Peacock from the screenplay by TEB Clarke .When an unexploded bomb goes off, Arthur Pemberton discovers a crater full of ancient treasures and a document declaring that the residents of Pimlico are actually part of the Duchy of Burgundy. with Gavin Muir , David King. Matthew Marsh. Vivian Pickles , Tom Bevan , David Collings , Stephen Critchlow , John Hartley ,
Paul Jenkins. Jonathan Keeble , Ross Livingstone and Linda Regan
Director Celia de Wolff Repeat
Contributors
Adapted By:
John
Peacock
Play By:
Teb
Clarke
Unknown:
Arthur
Pemberton
Unknown:
Gavin
Muir
Unknown:
David
King.
Unknown:
Matthew
Marsh.
Unknown:
Vivian
Pickles
Unknown:
Tom
Bevan
Unknown:
David
Collings
Unknown:
Stephen
Critchlow
Unknown:
John
Hartley
Unknown:
Paul
Jenkins.
Unknown:
Jonathan
Keeble
Unknown:
Ross
Livingstone
Unknown:
Linda
Regan
Director:
Celia
de Wolff
Arthur Pemberton:
George
Cole
Connie Pemberton:
Diana
Coupland
Shirley Pemberton:
Louise
Lombard
Sebastien:
Michael
Maloney
Frank Huggins:
Ian
Redford
PC Spiller:
John
Junkin
Edie Randall:
Joan
Sims
Molly:
Teresa
Gallagher
Fred Cowan:
Jonathan
Tafler
: Stanza on Stage
The Wild PartyKerry Shale and Lorelei King perform Joseph Moncure March's classic poem chronicling a night of debauchery in 1920s New York. Producer Viv Beeby Repeat
Contributors
Unknown:
Lorelei
King
Unknown:
Joseph
Moncure
Producer:
Viv
Beeby
: News
: Late Story: The Happy Prince
By Oscar Wilde , read by John Moffatt. Repeated from Tuesday 23 December 4.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Oscar
Wilde
Read By:
John
Moffatt.
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This site contains the BBC listings information which the BBC printed in Radio Times between 1923 and 2009. You can search the site for BBC programmes, people, dates and Radio Times editions.
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