Listings
: Open Country
Richard Uridge presents more characters and stories from the British countryside.Producer Adrian Holloway. Shortened 1.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Uridge
Producer:
Adrian
Holloway.
: Today
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins.
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Roy
Jenkins.
: Home Truths
John Peel takes another wry look at some of the foibles of family life. Producer Fiona HillPHONE: [number removed]
E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths Shortened llpm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Peel
Producer:
Fiona
Hill
: Excess Baggage
Arthur Smith presents the travel programme featuring travellers' tales, anecdotes and conversation.Producer Eleanor Garland
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage E-MAIL: excessbaggage@bbc.co.uk PHONE: [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Arthur
Smith
Producer:
Eleanor
Garland
: Life's little Luxuries
Simon Parkes indulges in the pursuit of some of the best things life has to offer.3: This week he visits a tannery in Dorset which has been producing leather since Roman times, and he follows in the footsteps of royalty and literati in search of what some see more as a necessity than a luxury- handmade shoes. Producer Paul Kobrak
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Parkes
Producer:
Paul
Kobrak
: Week in Westminster
Robert Shrimsleyof the Financial Times takes a look behind the scenes at Westminster. Producer Vicky FlindContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Shrimsleyof
Producer:
Vicky
Flind
: From Our Own Correspondent
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer Tony GrantContributors
Introduced By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: Money Box
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance and impartial advice forthose tryingto make the most of their money. Producer Paul O'Keeffe Repeated tomorrow 9pmMoney Know How: page 52
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
: Dead Ringers
Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens star in the programme that promises an impression every minute. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jon
Culshaw
Unknown:
Jan
Ravens
: News
: Any Questions?
Jonathan Dimbleby is joined at Bablake School in Coventry, by panellists includingTim Collins , vice chairman of the Conservative Party;Matthew Parris , parliamentary sketch writerfor The Times; and Clare Short , Secretary of State for International Development. Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Tim
Collins
Unknown:
Matthew
Parris
Unknown:
Clare
Short
: Any Answers?: [number removed]
Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions ? Producer Lisa Jenkinson. E-MAIL: any.answers@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimblebytakes
Producer:
Lisa
Jenkinson.
: The Century Speaks
Corin Redgrave concludes a series drawing on the BBC's remarkable oral history of the 20th century. The experiences, drawn from Europe's largest oral history archive, were collected throughout the BBC Regions during the last year of the century.What's Nexr?A speculative look at global issues affecting the future of society, from political and economic developments to medical and technological advances, and the strain on the environmental landscape.
Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick
Contributors
Unknown:
Corin
Redgrave
Producers:
Ivan
Howlett
Producers:
Nick
Patrick
: The Saturday Play: Who Killed Stephanie?
By Elspeth Sandys. Stephanie adores Keith, her husband of 17 years. He faces the challenge of a lifetime in playing the part of Leontes in a production of The Winter's Tale at Stratford. The story of the play begins to mimic events in his own life as he learns how to deceive his wife and ultimately understands the nature of fidelity.Producer Marilyn Imrie. Director Eoin O'Callaghan
Contributors
Unknown:
Elspeth
Sandys.
Producer:
Marilyn
Imrie.
Director:
Eoin
O'Callaghan
Stephanie:
Jenny
Howe
Keith:
Julian
Wadham
Tim:
Daniel
Brocklebank
Kate:
Susan
Wooldridge
Felicity:
Hetty
Baynes
Constable/doorman:
Tom
George
: Weekend Woman's Hour
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, Presented by Jenni Murray.Editor Ruth Gardiner. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Editor:
Ruth
Gardiner.
: Saturday PM
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. Presented by Dan Damon.Contributors
Presented By:
Dan
Damon.
: Back Row
Andrew Collins with the guide to the world of film, including Antonia Quirke 's profile of Humphrey Bogart. Producer Nicki PaxmanContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Collins
Unknown:
Antonia
Quirke
Unknown:
Humphrey
Bogart.
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
: Loose Ends
Ned Sherrin and guests with the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Producers Ian Gardhouse and Chris WilsonContributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producers:
Ian
Gardhouse
Producers:
Chris
Wilson
: Saturday Review
Tom Sutcliffe and guests give their verdict on Remembrance of Things Pastas Harold Pinter turns his attention to Proust at the National Theatre. And a look at Fresh Cream, the latest in international art at Tate Modern. Jerome weatheraidContributors
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Pastas Harold
Pinter
: 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. Repeated from SundayContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Stewart
Unknown:
El
Valero
: Archive Hour: The Railway Station
Jeffrey Richards concludes a look at railway stations, exploring their role in culture.Milk Churns, a Porter and a Cat on a Seat
For country people, the gateway to the world was the local station. It was the railway which more than anything else ended rural isolation in Victorian times. Richards draws on the experiences and memories of people who have have used them to give a portrait of the country station. Producer Ivan Howlett (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeffrey
Richards
Producer:
Ivan
Howlett
: 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.Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Ffowc
Elis
Dramatised By:
Sion
Eirian.
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
Wil:
Gwyn Vaughan
Jones
Aerwennydd:
Ray
Llewellyn
: Moral Maze
Michael Buerk chairs a debate in which Janet Daley, David Starkey, Ian Hargreaves and David Cook cross-examine witnesses who have conflicting views on the moral issues behind one Of the week's news stories. Repeated from WednesdayContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Janet
Daley
Unknown:
David
Starkey
Unknown:
Ian
Hargreaves
Unknown:
David
Cook
: Brain of Britain
Robert Robinson chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson
: 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. Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Peggy
Reynolds
: News
: The Late Story: Arctic Stories
The Sailor Boy's Tale by Isak Dinesen. The third of four winter stories is read by Barbara Flynn. The magical ways of the Lapps save a young boy's life. Producer Tracey Neale (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Isak
Dinesen.
Read By:
Barbara
Flynn.
Producer:
Tracey
Neale
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