Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor.
Unknown:
Angela
Tilby.
: Midweek
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse conversation.Producer Alison Hughes. Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
Producer:
Alison
Hughes.
: Daily Service
With Judy Merry. Hark the Glad Sound! (Bristol); Galatians 4, wl-7: 0 Thou the Central Orb (Wood); 0 Bless the God of Israel (Cruger). Director of music Christopher Stokes.Contributors
Unknown:
Judy
Merry.
Music:
Christopher
Stokes.
: Book of the Week: Mango and Mimosa
By Suzanne St Alban , read by Jane Lapotaire. 3: Return to Vence For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Suzanne St
Alban
Read By:
Jane
Lapotaire.
: Woman's Hour
Jenni Murray hosts lively and topical interviews and discussion from a woman's point of view.Drama: The Red Room, dramatised by Robin Brooks. Part 3.
Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presenter:
Jenni
Murray
Story dramatised by:
Robin
Brooks
Editor:
Ruth
Gardiner
: The Demon Drink
The temperace movement was one of the biggest and most powerful mass movements in British history. Historian Amanda Foreman explores how temperance changed our national attitudes towards drinking. She travels to Preston to uncover the remains of the once mighty British National Temperance League. producer David Olusoga (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Amanda
Foreman
Producer:
David
Olusoga
: The Cricket in Times Square
The concluding part of George Selden 's classic children's novel about Chester, a musically gifted cricket, and the impact his unique talent has on the fortunes of his new friends. Dramatised by Stuart Morris.Music performed by Thomas Kemp. Director Pam Fraser Solomon
Contributors
Unknown:
George
Selden
Dramatised By:
Stuart
Morris.
Unknown:
Thomas
Kemp.
Director:
Pam Fraser
Solomon
Chester:
Richard
Pearce
Tucker:
Kerry
Shale
Harry:
Sean
Barrett
Mama Bellini:
Eve
Karpf
Papa Bellini:
Ed
Bishop
Miss Smedley:
Doreen
Mantle
MrFong:
David
Yip
Mario:
Nick
Bottesini
Paul:
David
Thorpe
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
Mark
Whittaker.
: Parliamentary Questions
Steve Richards hosts the panel game about politics and politicians. Team captainsRoy Hattersley and Sir Patrick Cormack MP are joined by guests journalist John Cole and novelist and former MP Rupert Allason. Written by Hugh Rycroft and David Spicer. Producer Steve Doherty
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Richards
Unknown:
Roy
Hattersley
Unknown:
Sir Patrick
CormacK
Unknown:
John
Cole
Unknown:
Rupert
Allason.
Written By:
Hugh
Rycroft
Written By:
David
Spicer.
Producer:
Steve
Doherty
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: The Secret
Ruth Thomas 's novel is dramatised by Tanika Gupta. Louise Jameson stars as a single parent who makes a terrible mistake that leaves hertwo children isolated, hungry and terrified.Director Pam Fraser Solomon
Contributors
Unknown:
Ruth
Thomas
Dramatised By:
Tanika
Gupta.
Dramatised By:
Louise
Jameson
Director:
Pam Fraser
Solomon
Mrs Mitchell:
Louise
Jameson
Mrs Williams:
Sakuntala
Ramanee
Mr Nelson:
John
Hartley
Nicky:
Danielle Fraser
Solomon
Roy:
Tom Raphael
Eaves
Miss Powell:
Vivien
Rochester
Nurse:
Sarah
Corbett
' Policeman:
David
Thorpe
: Gardeners' Question Time
John Cushnie , Pippa Greenwood and Roy Lancaster answer questions posed by members of the Bourton Vale Horticultural Society. With chairman Eric Robson.Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Roy
Lancaster
Unknown:
Eric
Robson.
: Fantastic Tales
Five classic European stories exploring the weird and the wonderful. 3: The Holes in the Mask by Jean Lorrain. Ajourney into the dark imaginings of the narrator as he dreams his own death: will he have the strength to wake up? Read by Simon Russell Beale. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Jean
Lorrain.
Read By:
Simon Russell
Beale.
: Puzzling Passions
3: Marcel Berlins investigates the enigmatic world of the crossword puzzle, an Anglo-Saxon preoccupation that is as British as the bowler hat- or is it? For details see Monday (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Marcel
Berlins
: Thinking Allowed
Following a report which found that 100,000 adults claiming to have been subject to"persistent and unwanted attention" from someone Laurie Taylor talks to sociologists in an attempt to understand why people become "stalkers."
Producer Tony Phillips
E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Talks:
Laurie
Taylor
Producer:
Tony
Phillips
: Case Notes
This week Dr Graham Easton provides the information you need to have a healthy holiday, especially if you are planning an exotic trip this Christmas. He has advice on how to avoid common problems, looks at the pros and cons of injections and investigates whethertropical diseases are on the increase in the UK.Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Graham
Easton
: Millport
The conclusion of Lynne Ferguson 's comedy series. The Letter. A letter arrives for Irene that promises to change her life for ever. But when push comes to shove, is she ready to leave the dismal backwater she so unlovingly calls home? Producers Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Lynne
Ferguson
Producers:
Lucy
Bacon
Producers:
Kathy
Smith
: The Archers
Curtain Up. Repeated tomorrow 2pm: Front Row
With Mark Lawson , including a look at a selection of television programmes over the Christmas holiday. Producer Stephen HughesContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
: The Red Room: 3: Casting the Runes
by M.R. JamesGhost stories for Christmas, dramatised by Robin Brooks.
For details see Monday.
Repeated from 10.45am.
Further cast details across the week.
Contributors
Written by:
M.R.
James
Dramatised by:
Robin
Brooks
Director:
Clive
Brill
Dunning:
Sean
Baker
Henry:
Alan
Cox
Host:
Charlie
Simpson
: Moral Maze
Michael Buerk chairs a debate in whichJanet 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 controversies.
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
: Women at the Top
Dinah Lammiman talks to four high-ranking women politicians around the world about what it means to be a woman in parliament. See Sue Gaisford's radio choice on page 142. Producer Jane BeresfordRepeated from Sunday 10.45pm
Contributors
Producer:
Jane
Beresford
: Connect
A series connecting people with science and technology. It Falls from Heaven. As the world's population races towards the 10 billion mark, large cities in the developing world now have so many inhabitants that they are running out of drinking water. Quentin Cooper explores the hitech solutions on offer, from drawing water out of clouds to digging extra-deep wells. Are these approaches appropriate or would simple water-saving measures be more practical? Producer Alison AyresContributors
Unknown:
Quentin
Cooper
Producer:
Alison
Ayres
: Midweek
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Woodlanders: 3
By Thomas Hardy, read by Juliet Stevenson.Grace's father begins to entertain doubts about Gile's suitability for his daughter.
For details see Monday
Contributors
Author:
Thomas
Hardy
Reader:
Juliet
Stevenson
: Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High
Sean Lock presents a comedy series of his crawl on the urban underbelly. This week more urban inspiration at Flat 76, Elderberry House. Starring Sean Lock , Alex Lowe , Dan Mersh ,Tracy-Ann Oberman and Rob Rouse. Written by Sean Lock. Additional material by Robert Fraser-Steele . Producer Chris Neill
Contributors
Unknown:
Sean
Lock
Unknown:
Sean
Lock
Unknown:
Alex
Lowe
Unknown:
Dan
Mersh
Unknown:
Tracy-Ann
OBErman
Unknown:
Rob
Rouse.
Written By:
Sean
Lock.
Unknown:
Robert
Fraser-Steele
Producer:
Chris
Neill
: News
: The Late Book: Writing at theKitchen Table
Helena Bonham Carter reads extracts from Artemis Cooper 's biography of Elizabeth David. Part 3. For details see Monday (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Helena Bonham
Carter
Unknown:
Artemis
Cooper
Unknown:
Elizabeth
David.
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