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 Rabbi Lionel Blue.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Lionel
Blue.
: The Routes of English
Melvyn Bragg presents a new six-part series surveying 1,000 years of spoken English as reflected in the dialects of Britain.1: Do You Speak Pitmatic? The dialect of coastal Northumberland has been called the most beautiful in England. It has, until recently, encompassed some of the most heavily mined areas of the country. Now all but one of the collieries have closed. Bragg travels to Ashington to listen to old Pitmatic, to trace its roots through 1,000 years of Northumbrian speech. Producer Simon Elmes. Repeated at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Melvyn
Bragg
Producer:
Simon
Elmes.
: Props of Power
r Michael White begins a four-part journey through the corridors of Westminster to find out who really wields political power. 1: This week he finds out why the choice of Speaker of the House of Commons is SO vital to Government. ProducerPaul VickersContributors
Unknown:
Michael
White
: Daily Service
With the Rev Norman Winter. 0 Worship the King (Hanover); Ezra 3, wlO-13; Truly the Lord Is in This Place (Hurford); Songs of Praise the Angels Sang(Northampton). Director of music Alan Wilson.Contributors
Unknown:
Norman
Winter.
Music:
Alan
Wilson.
: Book of the Week: Killing Dragons
By Fergus Fleming. 4: The Matterhorn. Tyndall and Whymper, rivals in the Alpine Club, both attempt to climb the hardest peak of all. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Fergus
Fleming.
: Woman's Hour
With Jenni Murray. Drama: The Vagabondby Colette. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Vagabondby
Colette.
: Crossing Continents
Six months after the coup in Fiji, the country's two largest ethnic communities -the indigenousFijians and their Indo-Fijian neighbours - are still locked in a bitter struggle, the focus of their anger being land. Julian Pettifertalks to Indian families I being thrown off the farms they tilled for i generations, and to ethnic Fijians who are now, for the first time, learning how to farm. Editor Maria Balinska. Producer Mark Reid
Repeated Monday 8.30pm. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/continents
Contributors
Unknown:
Julian
Pettifertalks
Editor:
Maria
Balinska.
Producer:
Mark
Reid
: With Great Pleasure
Poet and anthologist Matthew Sweeney presents favourite prose and poetry from his own personal collection. Readers Bonnie Hurran and Stewart Clapp. Producer VivBeeby. Repeated Sunday 12.15amContributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Sweeney
Readers:
Bonnie
Hurran
Readers:
Stewart
Clapp.
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
John
Waite.
: Open Country
Shortened repeat from Saturday6.10am: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: Love to Hate
By Wally K Daly. A stalker and his victim confront each other in court. During the course of the trial they both have to relive years of fear and rejection.Director Pam Fraser Solomon
Contributors
Unknown:
Wally K
Daly.
Director:
Pam Fraser
Solomon
James:
Andrew
Sachs
Jennifer:
Cathy
Tyson
Council for the Prosecution:
Becky
Hindley
Clerk of Court:
Becky
Hindley
WPC Marsh:
Natasha
Pyne
Council for the Defence:
Gavin
Muir
Magistrate:
Garard
Green
: Call You and Yours: [number removed]
With Peter White. Editor Chris BurnsContributors
Unknown:
Peter
White.
Editor:
Chris
Burns
: Radio 4 Appeal
Terry Wogan speaks on behalf of a charity which supports disadvantaged children.DONATIONS: BBC Children in Need. [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]. Repeated from Sunday 7.55am
Contributors
Unknown:
Terry
Wogan
: Five Dahls
4: Vengeance Is Mine Incby Roald Dahl , read by William Hootkins. A couple of hard-up Americans devise a brilliant scheme to avenge celebrities who have been insulted by newspaper columnists. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Roald
Dahl
Read By:
William
Hootkins.
: The ABC of Vitamins: Vitamin D
Claudia Hammond takes a look at the "sunshine" vitamin which stops us from getting rickets. She discovers that in Britain this disease is no longer a thing of the past.(For details see Monday) (R)
Contributors
Presenter:
Claudia
Hammond
: Law in Action
Marcel Berlins presents the programme that tackles big legal issues and everyday ones. Producer Charles Sigler. Repeated Sunday 8.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Marcel
Berlins
Producer:
Charles
Sigler.
: The Material World
Last month, more than 80,000 students took up places at British universities on 4,500 different science courses, ranging from agriculture to microelectronics. Quentin Cooper meets a group of first-year physics and astronomy students. Once the initial excitement has worn off, the students will settle down to three years intensive study, and at the end of their courses, they will have to decide whether or notto pursue careers in science. What made them want to become scientists? Are their courses living up to expectations? And what do their tutors think of this year's intake? Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: scirad@rjbc.ac.ukWebwatch: page 57
Contributors
Unknown:
Quentin
Cooper
Producer:
John
Watkins.
: Just Juliette: 2
A comedy by Julie Balloo and Jenny Eclair about a failed chat-show host.Juliette is horrified to discover that her widower father now has a girlfriend. She is even more horrified when they come to stay at her house and plan to sleep in the same bedroom.
Contributors
Writer:
Julie
Balloo
Writer:
Jenny
Eclair
Producer:
Claire
Jones
Juliette:
Jenny
Eclair
Ron:
James
Fleet
Corinne:
Annabel
Giles
Gerald:
Peter
Sallis
Gloria:
Sylvia
Syms
: The Archers
Kathy will have her day in court. Repeated tomorrow 2pm: Front Row
With Francine Stock. Producer Stephen HughesContributors
Unknown:
Francine
Stock.
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
: The Vagabond
By Colette, dramatised in ten parts by Charlotte Cory. Part 4. For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Charlotte
Cory.
: Document
An investigative series in which a document is the starting point for a journey back into the past, shedding new light on the events of the time. 2: A Letter in the Street. Fourteen years ago a neat, handwritten letter was found abandoned in London's Charing Cross Road. It setMike Thomson off on a trail that led him to the Health
Service's corridors of power, where decisions were taken that profoundly affected the lives of people the NHS was designed to protect -the sick and elderly. Producer Jane Ray
Contributors
Unknown:
Mike
Thomson
Producer:
Jane
Ray
: Analysis
Scratch My Back. Many of us regard this as a selfish age, yet admire selfless behaviour. In the first of a new series, Andrew Dilnot asks why we now expect people to be selfish, what can be done to increase the stock of altruism and whether selflessness is always good. Producer Nick Booth. Repeated Sunday9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Dilnot
Producer:
Nick
Booth.
: Leading Edge
Anthropologists study people, but how ethical is their own behaviour? Geoff Watts looks at a new book which claims that scientists in the sixties introduced measles to Yanomami Indians, setting off an epidemic in Brazil. Are today's standards any higherthan those of the past? Producer Julia Durbin. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Geoff
Watts
Producer:
Julia
Durbin.
: The Routes of English
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Hiding Place
By Trezza Azzopardi , read by Sian Thomas.9: Truths remain elusive, but some ghosts are Surfacing. Fordetails see Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Trezza
Azzopardi
Read By:
Sian
Thomas.
: The O Show
The return of the acclaimed six-part sketch show, featuring the best of Ireland's comedy talent. Written and perfomed by Barbara Bergin , Pom Boyd , Jason Byrne , Mark Doherty , Kevin Gildea , Patrick McDonnell , Colin Murphy and Paul Tylak. Producers Bill Dare and Steve LockContributors
Unknown:
Barbara
Bergin
Unknown:
Pom
Boyd
Unknown:
Jason
Byrne
Unknown:
Mark
Doherty
Unknown:
Kevin
Gildea
Unknown:
Patrick
McDonnell
Unknown:
Colin
Murphy
Unknown:
Paul
Tylak.
Unknown:
Steve
Lock
: News
: The Late Book: Telling the Workersabout Science
4: Green Mould in the Wind by Sarah Reidman and Elton Gustafson , read by David Bannerman. Sir Alexander Fleming 's cultivated mould of 1928, Which gave US penicillin. For details see Monday(R)Contributors
Unknown:
Sarah
Reidman
Unknown:
Elton
Gustafson
Read By:
David
Bannerman.
Read By:
Sir Alexander
Fleming
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