Listings
: Farming Today
With Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Sarah HughesContributors
Unknown:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
Producer:
Sarah
Hughes
: 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 Elaine Storkey.
8.32 Yesterday In Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Elaine
Storkey.
: Midweek
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests.Producer Alison Hughes. Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
Producer:
Alison
Hughes.
: Daily Service
With the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch. There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Corvedale); Isaiah 40, w25-31; Praise Our Lord, All Ye Gentiles (Byrd); God Is Love: Let Heaven Adore Him (Rustington). Director of music Louise Marsh.Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
McCulloch.
Music:
Louise
Marsh.
: Book of the Week: River Town
3: came to China hoping to learn Chinese, but quickly I realised there was no such thing. 'Chinese' was whatever it took to communicate with the person you happened to be talking with." For details see Monday. Repeated at 12.30am: Woman's Hour
Lively and topical interviews and discussion from a woman's point of view, presented by Jenni Murray. Drama: Frederick and Augusta by Lizzie Slater. Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Lizzie
Slater.
: Kids in Committee
After a controversial meeting of the LiverpoolSchools Parliament, will honorable members - all under 15 -abandon the ballot box for the allure of the city-centre shops? And when will they get a chance to put their democratic demands into action? Producer Maud Hand
: Smelling of Roses
Romance Is Dead. Simon Brett 's six-part sitcom about the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event management company. 1: Rosie and the team have to organise the Brighton end of the Hearts of England Romance Tour. All the participants are wealthy Americans in their twilight years, so Kate seizes the opportunity to earn a quick buck!Producer Maria Esposito
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Brett
Unknown:
Rosie
Burns
Producer:
Maria
Esposito
Rosie:
Prunella
Scales
Kate:
Arabella
Weir
Jo:
Rebecca
Callard
Bob:
Duncan
Preston
Tess:
Annette
Badland
: Wildbrain
The natural history quiz, hosted by Lionel Kelleway , continues in the hunt for the "wildbrain of Britain". This week's heat comes from the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and arboretum in Hampshire.Producer Sheena Duncan. E-MAIL: nature@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Lionel
Kelleway
Unknown:
Sir Harold
Hillier
Producer:
Sheena
Duncan.
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: Kew Gardens
A sensual weave of music and Virginia Woolf 's text, dipping in and out of the conversations of people out for a stroll in Kew Gardens on a hot summer's day. Vignettes of thoughts and memories float languorously above the lawns and glasshouses of the magical gardens. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson. Ruth Webb 's introduction is read by Philip Joseph. Director Kate Valentine. Music composition Sylvia HallettContributors
Unknown:
Virginia
Woolf
Unknown:
Juliet
Stevenson.
Unknown:
Ruth
Webb
Read By:
Philip
Joseph.
Director:
Kate
Valentine.
Unknown:
Sylvia
Hallett
: Gardeners' Question Time
Highlights from the BBC Gardeners'World Live exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham, with Nigel Colborn , John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew ,Pippa Greenwood , Bunny Guinness , Roy Lancaster , Anne Swithinbank and chairman Eric Robson.
Shortened repeat from Sunday 2pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Colborn
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Bunny
Guinness
Unknown:
Roy
Lancaster
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric
Robson.
: In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd
Hurrican Stories. Mia Soteriou reads another short story from Ana Menendez 's new collection. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Ana
Menendez
: Lend Me Your Ears
The Acoustic World of the Romans. Fiona Shaw conjures up the soundscape of an ancient Roman bathhouse - a one-stop shop where you can bathe, go shopping, get drunk and have your armpits plucked. For details see Monday (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Fiona
Shaw
: Thinking Allowed
Exploring and exploding the ideas that shape our society, with Laurie Taylor.Producer Tony Phillips. E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor.
Producer:
Tony
Phillips.
: All in the Mind
Dr Raj Persaud explores the limits and potential of the human mind, and examines the arguments surrounding mental health.Producers Marya Burgess and Cathy Drysdale
PHONE: [number removed]. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Raj
Persaud
Producers:
Marya
Burgess
Producers:
Cathy
Drysdale
: Old Harry's Game
Andy Hamilton 's comedy series set in hell.3: The inhabitants of hell are joined by a health and safety officerwho says the lighting is inadequate. Satan has some sad and shocking news for the Professor. with Felicity Montagu. Philip Pope and Michael Fenton Stevens Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer (R)
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Old Harry's Game is available now on audio cassette from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed].
Contributors
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Unknown:
Felicity
Montagu.
Unknown:
Philip
Pope
Unknown:
Michael Fenton
Stevens
Producer:
Paul
Mayhew-Archer
Satan:
Andy
Hamilton
The Professor:
James
Grout
Thomas:
Jimmy
Murvllle
Scumspawn:
Robert
Duncan
: The Archers
Brenda hits the champagne. Repeated tomorrow 2pm: Front Row
Arts interviews, news and reviews, presented by John Wilson. Producer ZahidWarieyContributors
Presented By:
John
Wilson.
: Frederick and Augusta
Lizzie Slater 's drama about the founders of the gardens at Kew. 3: Shunned from the deathbed of his mother Queen Caroline, Prince Frederick finds solace in planting his new garden at Kew with Princess Augusta. Fordetails see Monday. Rptd from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Lizzie
Slater
: The Moral Maze
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in whichIan Hargreaves , Janet Radcliffe Richards , David Starkey and Harvey Thomas cross-examine "witnesses" who hold passionate but conflicting views on a moral dilemma from one of the week's stories. Producer David Coomes. Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Ian
Hargreaves
Unknown:
Janet Radcliffe
Richards
Unknown:
David
Starkey
Unknown:
Harvey
Thomas
Producer:
David
Coomes.
: It's a Funny Old World
The return of the series in which Simon Hoggart takes a light-hearted look at the week in Westminster. Editor Anne Tyerman. Rptd from Sunday 10.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
Editor:
Anne
Tyerman.
: Science Friction
Science, when its practitioners are honest, can make great strides. But sometimes there are cheats. Lovers Friedhelm Herrmann and Marion Brach were the stars of German cancer research - until 100 of their papers were shown to be as good as made up. In the first of three programmes, Gerry Northam investigates the harm done by fraudulent researchers. Producer Roland Pease. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.ukDr Mark Porter on medical fraudsters: page 22
Contributors
Unknown:
Friedhelm
Herrmann
Unknown:
Marion
Brach
Unknown:
Gerry
Northam
Producer:
Roland
Pease.
Unknown:
Dr Mark
Porter
: Midweek
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Thin Ice
Compton Mackenzie 's story of George Gaymer 's lifelong friendship with the brilliant and ambitious Henry Fortescue MP. Part 8. Fordetails see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Compton
MacKenzie
Unknown:
George
Gaymer
: One Night Stanza
Rory Motion and Matt Harvey entertain an audience at the Shed, in North Yorkshire, with their poems, a fewjokes and a songortwo.Sex, Relationships and Entomology Producer Viv Beeby
Contributors
Unknown:
Rory
Motion
Unknown:
Matt
Harvey
Producer:
Viv
Beeby
: Late
Bleak, funny, sultry, bitter, poignant - brief visits toa city, late at night. This week a lonely heart phones up her gay best friend for help, on the radio a jack of all trades hands out advice, a group of friends bicker over what makes a play, and a mother tries to soothe a crying baby. Featuring Julie Balloo , Julian Clary ,Paul Merton , Liz Smith , Meera Syal , Tilly Vosburgh , Richard Wilson and Archie.
Producer Sarah Parkinson. Music Rex Brough and Robert Katz
Contributors
Unknown:
Julie
Balloo
Unknown:
Julian
Clary
Unknown:
Paul
Merton
Unknown:
Liz
Smith
Unknown:
Meera
Syal
Unknown:
Tilly
Vosburgh
Unknown:
Richard
Wilson
Producer:
Sarah
Parkinson.
Producer:
Robert
Katz
: News
: Book of the Week: River Town
Peter Hessler 's humorous account of an American teacher's experiences of life in China.Repeated from 9.45am. Fordetails see Monday 9.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Hessler
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