Listings
: Today
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Dr Colin
Morris.
: Taking a Stand
Fergal Keane talks to individuals who have, through conviction or circumstance, taken a stand against something significant. He examines their motives and looks at the results of their decisions. Producer Jane Beresford. Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Talks:
Fergal
Keane
Producer:
Jane
Beresford.
: The Secrets of Maps
Simon Caldercontinues his series looking at maps and their makers, uncovering maps' secrets, propaganda and influence.The Peters Projection. In 1973 Arno Peters created a map which he claimed gave a fairer view of the world, showing the true area of all countries. Are his claims correct or is his map another piece of political propaganda? Producer Pam Rutherford. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Caldercontinues
Unknown:
Arno
Peters
Producer:
Pam
Rutherford.
: Book of the Week: The Josephine BakerStory
Josette Simon reads extracts from Ean Wood 's biography of the starwho danced and sang her way to fame and riches in twenties Paris.2: La Revue Negre. A new black revue opens in sensation-hungry Paris, and Baker takes the city by Storm. For details see yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Josette
Simon
Unknown:
Ean
Wood
: Daily Service
With Canon Noel Vincent. Sing We the Praises of the Great Forerunner (Coelites Plaudant); Luke 3, w7-16; There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Beavan); When Jesus Came to Jordan(Offertorium). Director of music Richard Tanner.
Contributors
Unknown:
Canon Noel
Vincent.
Music:
Richard
Tanner.
: Woman's Hour
With Jenni Murray and guests. Drama: Telling Liddyby Anne Fine. Part 2. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray
Unknown:
Liddyby Anne
Fine.
: Nature: Winter Bird Flocks
Mark Carwardine explores the reasons why birds flock together and discovers the benefits of belonging to agroup. Repeated from yesterday 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Carwardine
: The Iron Road
To Romance. Alexei Sayle looks at the social influence of the train through film, literature and music. This week he makes a Brief Encounteron his way to Grand Central Station, with a little help from Porgy and Bess and Billy Strayhorn. Producer Jayne GibsonContributors
Unknown:
Alexei
Sayle
Unknown:
Billy
Strayhorn.
Producer:
Jayne
Gibson
: You and Yours
With Winifred Robinson and Mark Whittaker.Contributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson
Unknown:
Mark
Whittaker.
: Dancing Shadows
Christopher Cook continues his examination of sound in motion pictures with a journey into the extremes of combat. Sound and FuryHe examines Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line, which plunged audiences into two entirely different sonic worlds of violence and death. And veteran sound editor Frank Warner reveals the secrets of Raging Bull 's sound and fury. Producer Mark Burman
Contributors
Unknown:
Christopher
Cook
Editor:
Frank
Warner
Producer:
Mark
Burman
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: A Time That Was
D Hilary Fannin 's story of four Irish women - two mothers and two daughters- spanning two generations. Anne and Sim meet in Dublin at the end of the sixties when they are seven years old, brought up in a stifling pious suburbia. They never let go oftheirfriendship, forged across the years, in spite of radically different family values and two mothers whose lives and attitudes are poles apart.Producer Marilyn Imrie. Director Edward Hall
Contributors
Unknown:
Hilary
Fannin
Producer:
Marilyn
Imrie.
Director:
Edward
Hall
Anne:
Mairead
McKinley
Sim:
Anne-Marie
Duff
Anne's mother:
Marcella
Riordan
Evelina:
Helen
Ryan
: The Exchange: [number removed]
Call Wendy Austin for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues. LINES OPEN from 1.30pmContributors
Presenter:
Wendy
Austin
Producer:
Chris
Burns.
: Long, Long Ago
2: How Evil Came into the World. A dramaticAfrican story retold by a Zulu shaman about the first malevolent spirit in the world and how his legacy lives on. Read by Hugh Quarshie. For details see yesterday
Contributors
Read By:
Hugh
Quarshie.
: Pier People
2: Llandudno Pier is half a mile of Victorian splendour, but it is expensive to run - it needs to have the Astroglide and the video arcades, which tend to spoil its historic beauty. For details see yesterday: Shop Talk
Heather Payton and guests with conversation about the world of business, money and technology. Producer Simon CrowContributors
Unknown:
Heather
Payton
Producer:
Simon
Crow
: The Learning Curve
LibbyPurves presents the intell igent guide to the wide world of learning. Producer Anne FreemanACTION UNE: [number removed]
E-MAIL: the.learning.curve@bbc.co.uk. Repeated Sunday llpm
Contributors
Producer:
Anne
Freeman
: Absolute Power
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as masters of spin Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe in Mark Tavener 's comedy series. This week the machiavellian doctors of spin enlist the help of Ken Livingstone and Mel C to try and pull off the impossible - can they sell the study of philosophy as a sexy, happening subject? With Philip Fox ,Tony Gardner , Tamsin Greigand Siobhan Hayes. Producer Paul Schlesinger
Contributors
Unknown:
Stephen
Fry
Unknown:
John
Bird
Unknown:
Charles
Prentiss
Unknown:
Martin
McCabe
Unknown:
Mark
Tavener
Unknown:
Ken
Livingstone
Unknown:
Philip
Fox
Unknown:
Tony
Gardner
Producer:
Paul
Schlesinger
: The Archers
Anger in the school hall. Repeated tomorrow 2pm: Front Row
Mark Lawson meets dramatist Kevin Elyot , best known forhis much acclaimed play, MyNightwith Reg. Producer Lawrence PollardContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Dramatist:
Kevin
Elyot
Unknown:
Mynightwith
Reg.
Producer:
Lawrence
Pollard
: Telling Liddy
Written and dramatised in ten parts by Anne Fine. Part 2. For details see yesterday. Repeated from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Anne
Fine.
: Hie on 4
Mark Whitakerwith major issues, changing attitudes and important events at home and abroad. Producer Sarah Lewthwaite. Repeated Sunday 5pmContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Whitakerwith
Producer:
Sarah
Lewthwaite.
: In Touch
Peter White with news, issues and information of interest to blind and partially sighted people. Producer Cheryl GabrielPHONE: [number removed] for more information
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
: Harsh Realities
rln the first of five programmes looking at difficult choices healthcare professionals make,Niall Dickson asks how ethical are clinical trials? How informed is informed consent, and if we really understood what we were being asked to do, would we take part? Health professionals, medical ethicists and patients debate the issues. Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Niall
Dickson
Producer:
Geraldine
Fitzgerald.
: Taking a Stand
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Peppered Moth
Tessa Peake-Jones reads the seventh part of an abridgement of Margaret Drabble 's novel. For details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Margaret
Drabble
: Revolting People
Andy Hamilton and JayTarses's comedy series set in Baltimore just before the American Revolution. 5:A Helluva Lot of Storm Clouds.Cora discovers she is pregnant, which is embarrassing as she and Ezekiel have not yet consummated their marriage. Meanwhile Mary and CaptainBrimshaw can hardly control their passion.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Producer:
Paul
Mayhew-Archer
Samuel:
Jay
Tarses
McGurk:
Andy
Hamilton
Mary:
Sophie
Thompson
Brimshaw:
James
Fleet
Cora:
Felicity
Montagu
Joshua:
Tony
Maudsley
Mrs Arbuthnot:
Susie
Blake
Dr Rutledge:
Philip
Pope
Ezekiel:
Hugh
Dennis
: News
: The Late Book: The Darkroom at Longwood- a Voyage to St Helena
By Jean-Paul Kauffmann , read by Simon Russell Beale. Part 2. Fordetails see yesterday (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Jean-Paul
Kauffmann
Read By:
Simon
Russell
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