Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From St Lawrence, Bourton-on-the-Hill.: Something Understood
Orthodoxy. Mark Tully considers the meaning, value and dangers of orthodoxy. Is it true, as GK Chesterton asserted, that "truths turn into dogmas the moment they aredisputed". And how can the creeds of ancient faiths retain credibility in a changing world?Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Tully
Unknown:
Gk
Chesterton
Producer:
Beverley
McAinsh.
: On Your Farm
Anothertopical episode of the farming programme. Producer Hugh O'DonnellContributors
Producer:
Hugh
O'Donnell
: News
: Sunday
Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week, moral arguments and perspectivies on stories, familiar and unfamiliar. Producer Norman WinterE-MAIL: sunday@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton
Producer:
Norman
Winter
: Radio 4 Appeal
Terry Wogan speaks on behalf of a charity which supports disadvantaged children.Producer Anne Downing. DONATIONS: BBC Children in Need, [address removed]. CREDIT CARDS: [number removed] Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Terry
Wogan
Producer:
Anne
Downing.
: News
: Sunday Worship
Tough Love. On Prison's Sunday, the RevBob Payne , assistant chaplain general of HM Prisons, explores the Christian response to those in prison and what happens when they are released. With Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir directed by Nigel Argust.
Contributors
Unknown:
Bob
Payne
Directed By:
Nigel
Argust.
: Letter from America
Repeated from Friday: Broadcasting House
Eddie Mair presents a fresh approach to news, with conversation about the big stories of the week. Editor Kevin MarshContributors
Unknown:
Eddie
Mair
Editor:
Kevin
Marsh
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: Desert Island Discs
This week Sue Lawley's castaway is sports presenter and broadcaster Des Lynam , who talks about otherjobs he has had and his controversial departure from the BBC to ITV.Producer Miranda Birch.
A new Desert Island Discs collection is available now on CD from music retailers
Contributors
Unknown:
Des
Lynam
Producer:
Miranda
Birch.
- Desert Island Discs: Des Lynam 45 minutes
: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Sandi Toksvig joins regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and chairman Humphrey Lyttelton at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth for the antidote to panel games. With Colin Sell at the piano. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
: The Food Programme
As the nights draw in, the programme investigates pickling - one of the oldest ways of preserving food.Producer Rebecca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm
Contributors
Producer:
Rebecca
Wells.
: All the Rage: 1680s
David Owen Norris concludes a four-part series which evokes a decade in the past through its songs.Norris is joined by countertenor Nicholas Clapton to capture the flavour of the 1680s.
Contributors
Presenter:
David Owen
Norris
Counter-tenor:
Nicholas
Clapton
Producer:
Virginia
Crompton
: Gardeners' Question Time
Bob Flowerdew , Pippa Greenwood and Roy Lancaster and are guests of gardeners in Herefordshire. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor. Repeated Wednesday 3pmContributors
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Roy
Lancaster
Unknown:
Eric
Robson.
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor.
: Ramblings with Clare Balding
This week Balding walks in Sir Edward Elgar 's footsteps as she takes to the Malvern Hills, a source of constant inspiration and delight to the composer, In the company of Sue Adeney, one of the area's conservators, she discovers why this part of Worcestershire has been so popular with walkers for centuries. The route can be found on OS Explorer 190.WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 PHONE: [number removed] Producer Lucy Lunt
Contributors
Unknown:
Sir Edward
Elgar
Producer:
Lucy
Lunt
: Classic Serial: Shadow of the Sickle
Islwyn Ffowc Elis 's popular Welsh-language novel set in postwar Wales is dramatised by Sion Eirian. Harri rejects his father's traditional attitudes and is instead tempted by the vision of a socialist future preached by his passionate comrade, Gwylan.Director Alison Hindell. Repeated Saturday 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Ffowc
Elis
Dramatised By:
Sion
Eirian.
Director:
Alison
Hindell.
Harri:
Christian
Patterson
Edward:
Willam
Thomas
Greta:
Tonya
Smith
Margaret:
Christine
Pritchard
Gwylan:
Alys
Thomas
Robert:
Rhodri
Hugh
Marged:
Anwen
Carlisle
Karl:
Richard
Elfyn
Paul:
David
Middleton
Wi:
Gwyn Vaughan
Jones
Aerwennydd:
Ray
Llewellyn
: Open Book
Charlie Lee Potterfinds out what is happening in the world of books.Producer Fiona McLean. Repeated Friday 4pm
The next Bookclubon 3 December will be Graham Swift 's Wateriand
Contributors
Unknown:
Charlie Lee
Potterfinds
Producer:
Fiona
McLean.
Unknown:
Graham
Swift
: Adventures in Poetry
A series exploring the background, effect and lasting appeal of some of our best-loved and most familiar poems.5: Morning Songby Sylvia Plath. Peggy Reynolds explores the background, impact and associations of Plath's poem about birth and loss through the poet's own writing and with other poets, mothers, midwives and her biographer. Producer Sara Davies. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Peggy
Reynolds
Producer:
Sara
Davies.
: File on 4
Mark Whitaker with major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Whitaker
: Test Match Special Report
Jonathan Agnew assesses the fifth and final day's play of the First Test in Lahore.Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Agnew
: Life with Lemons
Chris Stewart , author of the bestselling Driving Over Lemons, concludes four specially written stories about his sheep-filled existence from life on El Valero , his mountain farm in Spain. Producer Sara Jane Hall. Repeated Saturday 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Stewart
Unknown:
El
Valero
Producer:
Sara Jane
Hall.
: Pick of the Week
Michael Rosen presents his selection of extracts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Neil George. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potwContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
Producer:
Neil
George.
: The Archers
Joe finds a foster home. Repeated tomorrow 2pmSoap and Flannel with Alison Graham : page 45
Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Graham
: Room for Improvement
The series which offers you the perfect way to become a better and wiser human being. Laurie Taylor and guests consider different ways of enriching the mind, body and spirit.Producers Rebecca Nicholson and Jane O'Rourke
Contributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Producers:
Rebecca
Nicholson
Producers:
Jane
O'Rourke
: Feedback
Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton
: Law in Action
Marcel Berlins presents the programme that tackles big legal issues and everyday ones. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Marcel
Berlins
: Money Box
Repeated from yesterday 12 noon: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: In Business
Going, Going. The great auction houses are in disarray. Peter Day investigates the future. Repeated from Thursday: The Westminster Hour
Next week's political headlines with Andrew Rawnsley. Including It's a Funny Old WorldSimon Hoggart presents a light-hearted look at the political week. Editor John Evans
It 's a Funny Old World repeated Wednesday 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Rawnsley.
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
Editor:
John
Evans
: The Learning Curve
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with advice, features and your views. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
: Something Understood
Repeated from 6.05am: News
: With Great Pleasure
Dorothy Rowe , author of A Guide to Life and many other popular psychology manuals, introduces some of the poetry and prose which has enriched her own life. Readers Suzie Brann and Sean Barrett. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Dorothy
Rowe
Readers:
Suzie
Brann
Readers:
Sean
Barrett.
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