Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Jim Thompson.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Jim
Thompson.
: Midweek
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse conversation.Producer Alison Hughes. Repeated at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
Producer:
Alison
Hughes.
: Book of the Week: Fresh-Air Fiend
By Paul Theroux , read by Stuart Milligan. 3: Tasting the Pacific. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Theroux
Read By:
Stuart
Milligan.
: Daily Service
With Dr Pauline Webb. Christ forthe World, We Sing! (Leddington Wright); John 3, wl-15; Os Justi (Bruckner); Blessed Assurance, Jesus IsMine (Blessed Assurance). Director of music Paul Leddington Wright.
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Pauline
Webb.
Music:
Paul Leddington
Wright.
: Woman's Hour
Jenni Murray is joined by guests for lively and topical interviews and conversation from a woman's point of view. Drama: Bound Feet and Western Dress by Pang-Mei Natasha Chang. Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray
Unknown:
Pang-Mei Natasha
Chang.
: Ideal Homes
Jonathan Glanceytellsthe story of Fairford Leys in Buckinghamshire, the new housing estate deliberately designed as a ready-made village.Architects, builders and residents describe how it feels to be involved in the birth of a new, complete community. Producer Rebecca Nicholson
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Glanceytellsthe
Producer:
Rebecca
Nicholson
: Millport
A comedy series written by Lynne Ferguson.2:Lineage.Big brother Gordon has returned to Millport. But Irene wonders why anyone would return there once they have had the chance to escape. Producers Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith
Contributors
Written By:
Lynne
Ferguson.
Producers:
Lucy
Bacon
Producers:
Kathy
Smith
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
Mark
Whittaker.
: Inspiration!
From Archimedes to Stephen Hawking , penicillin to viagra, Chris Stuart returns with a celebrity panel at the Science Museum in the quiz that explores the world of discovery and inventions. With Lewis Wolpert , Adam Hart-Davis , Johnny Ball and Kevin Warwick. Compiled by Crispin Belcher.Inspiration (1.30pm R4) returns today after an 18-month interval. Its aim is to demystify science and make it jolly and accessible. Carol Smith, the producer, insists that her eminent professorial contestants should make everything comprehensible to someone like her, who boasts of no scientific qualifications beyond CSE biology. Lewis Wolpert and Adam Hart-Davis (of Local Heroes on BBC 2) chair the teams. Their guests are Johnny Ball, father of Zoe and the man who was always asking us to Think of a Number, and the cybernetics guru Kevin Warwick - who recently had to buy an extra plane ticket for his robot cat. SG
Contributors
Presenter:
Chris
Stuart
Panellist:
Lewis
Wolpert
Panellist:
Adam
Hart-Davis
Panellist:
Johnny
Ball
Panellist:
Kevin
Warwick.
Compiled by:
Crispin
Belcher
Producer:
Carol
Smith
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: Beyond the Canvas: 3: Nevermore
by Nicholas McInerny.Paul Gauguin's wife gave birth to a child who died when only a few days old while the artist was living in Tahiti. His response was to paint one of his most striking paintings, which depicted his wife in the classical pose of a nude Venus but in a tropical setting, with a raven gazing over the scene. Professor John House explores the painting.
(For details see Monday)
Contributors
Writer:
Nicholas
McInerny
Gauguin:
Anton
Lesser
Pau'ura:
Inika Leigh
Wright
Fr Bechu:
Graham
Padden
: Gardeners' Question Time
Live from the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford. WithNigel Colborn , John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew ,
Pippa Greenwood , Bunny Guinness and chairman Eric RobSOn. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Colborn
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Eric
Robson.
: Latin Shorts
3: Don't Tell Her You Love Herby Senel Paz , read by Joseph McFadden. A passionate story about politics and young love set against the backdrop of the newly formed Cuban Republic. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Senel
Paz
Read By:
Joseph
McFadden.
: Curiouser and Curiouser
3: Croquet with the Queen of Hearts. When Alice played croquet in Wonderland she used a live flamingo forthe mallet and the balls were hedgehogs. Some people think the real game is just as eccentric today but in Victorian times it was a useful place to lose your head over a girl. For details see Monday: Thinking Allowed
Richard Sennett, Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, believes that economic change is having a profound effect on life in our cities. He tells Laurie Taylor that the shift to short-term patterns of employment has altered the way we use the urban environment. Modern cities, he says, have become neutral places which fail to provide physical stimulation for their inhabitants.E-Mail: [email address removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Laurie
Taylor
Guest:
Richard
Sennett
Producer:
John
Watkins
: The Healers
What motivates a person to become a dentist? Is it the thought of a highly profitable dental practise, or do dentists worry about the poor and the disabled -the people society often neglects? Niall Dickson investigates. ProducerGeraldineFitzgerald(R)Contributors
Unknown:
Niall
Dickson
: Stockport.... So Good They Named It Once
Last instalment of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan 's s comedy drama about the Conroys, a family living in Stockport. Organathon. Eddie goes forthe English record for continuous playing, while Jason receives a mysterious letter. with Jo-Anne Knowles , Brian Poyser and Chris Pavio Music Big George. Producer Neil MosseyContributors
Unknown:
Jim
Poyser
Unknown:
Damian
Lanigan
Unknown:
Jo-Anne
Knowles
Unknown:
Brian
Poyser
Unknown:
Chris
Pavio
Music:
Big
George.
Producer:
Neil
Mossey
Mr Owen:
Richard
Davies
Michael:
Jason
Done
Jason:
Dominic
Monaghan
Maureen:
Beveriey
Callard
Eddie:
John
McArdle
: The Archers
Sid gets some Shut-eye. Repeated tomorrow 2pm: Front Row
Francine Stock reports on the new film adaptation of Jane Austen 's Mansfield Park, and John Wilson meets Lou Reed , the man behind Walk on the Wild Side and Perfect Day. ProducerZahid WarleyContributors
Unknown:
Jane
Austen
Unknown:
John
Wilson
Unknown:
Lou
Reed
: Bound Feet and Western Dress
By Pang-Mei Natasha Chang. 3: At 13, Yu-i sees her husband's face for the first time. For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Pang-Mei Natasha
Chang.
: The Moral Maze
Michael Buerk chairs a debate in whichJanet Daley , David Starkey , Ian Hargreaves and David Cook cross-examine guests who have conflicting views on the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
Producer David Coomes. Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Janet
Daley
Unknown:
David
Starkey
Unknown:
Ian
Hargreaves
Unknown:
David
Cook
Producer:
David
Coomes.
: Letters from the Morning of the World
Composer Robert Walker describes life on the Indonesian island of Bali, to which he emigrated in 1992, settling in the village of Karangasem.2: Gongs Galore. Walker is eagerto join the gong players in the village, but he soon declares himself hopeless in the face of the staggering virtuosity of the native performers. Repeated from Sunday 5.40pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Walker
: This Snowball Earth
Seven hundred million years ago the world froze over. Temperatures dropped to 50-below-zero and the oceans turned to ice a kilometre deep.Gabrielle Walker talks to the scientists who have only recently unravelled this story and who have discovered how it may have kick-started the emergence of animal life.
Producer Roland Pease. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Talks:
Gabrielle
Walker
Producer:
Roland
Pease.
: Midweek
Shortened repeat of 9am: Book at Bedtime: A Map of the World
By Jane Hamilton , read by Liza Ross. Part 8. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Jane
Hamilton
Read By:
Liza
Ross.
: Struck Off and Die's Family Health Companion
Six new episodes of the award-winning comedy sketch show. Have you ever wondered whether alternative healing really works, what the best ways of dealing with stress are, or why the speculum is always so cold? Doctors Tony Gardner and Phil Hammond demystify all things medical with their unique brand of dark and irreverent humour.Contributors
Comedian:
Tony
Gardner
Comedian:
Phil
Hammond
Producer:
Helen
Williams
: News
: The Late Book: By the Light of My Father's Smile
By Alice Walker. 8: Magdalena has died, but her pain and bitterness is still affecting her whole family. For details see MondayContributors
Author:
Alice
Walker
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