Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Allan Little.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Lavinia Byrne.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Allan
Little.
Unknown:
Dr Lavinia
Byrne.
: Desert Island Discs
Shortened repeat from Sunday 11.15am: Book of the Week: Her Own Woman
The concluding part of Diane Jacobs 's biography of renowned early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Love and Death. For details see Monday. Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Diane
Jacobs
Unknown:
Mary
Wollstonecraft.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Martha Kearney. Drama: Memories of Gascony by Pierre Koffman. Final part. Executive producer Anne Tyley. PHONE: [number removed]E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Unknown:
Pierre
Koffman.
Producer:
Anne
Tyley.
: Two Hundred Years of Moonlighting
Beethoven's Moonlight sonata is two centuries old this year. He wrote it for a pupil in an attempt to woo her into marrying him, but she disliked the piece and rejected his advances. Pianist John Lill and Professor Malcolm Wilson demonstrate the pitfalls of performing the Moonlight, and biographerJohn Suchet describes the circumstances under which this famous piano piece was written. Producer RosieBouiton(R)
Contributors
Pianist:
John
Lill
Pianist:
Professor Malcolm
Wilson
Unknown:
John
Suchet
: All the Young Dudes: 4: Girls Talk
Jim Sweeney's six-part comedy series.Patrick and Helen get dragged along to a stag and hen night - for a couple neither of them knows.
Contributors
Writer:
Jim
Sweeney
Producer:
Steve
Doherty
Patrick:
Jim
Sweeney
Helen:
Cathryn
Harrison
Billy:
Steve
Steen
Moira:
Sadie
Shimmin
Joe:
Stephen
Frost
Maria:
Flaminia
Cinque
Siobhan:
Josie
Lawrence
Valery:
Yuri
Klimov
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.Editor Chris Burns. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
John
Waite.
Editor:
Chris
Burns.
: Face the Facts
The series in which John Waite and his team peer behind company smokescreens and cut through red tape to investigate yourcomplaints.Producers Leanne Buckle. Sue Mitchell and Will Yates Repeated Sunday 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
Producers:
Leanne
Buckle.
: The World at One
With Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin MarshContributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke.
Editor:
Kevin
Marsh
: A World in Your Ear
The first in a new series of compelling radio from around the globe, presented by Emily Buchanan. This week the subjects are about and for children, including the story of Ana, a 13-year-old Canadian with cerebral palsy; the 100th anniversary of Swiss Alpine heroine Heidi; and Terry the taxi driver who helps tweeny New Yorkers with their arithmetic. Producer Leonida Krushelnycky. Repeated Sunday 8pmContributors
Presented By:
Emily
Buchanan.
Producer:
Leonida
Krushelnycky.
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: The Afternoon Play: Devonia
The conclusion of Andy Rashleigh 's three-part drama in which the life and times of a paddle steamer and its crew are depicted across three decades.Night Boat. 1936. Devonia has a strange group of passengers aboard who may well be spies.
Meanwhile, will Harry and Mercy finally tie the knot?
Director Cherry Cookson (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Andy
Rashleigh
Director:
Cherry
Cookson
Harry:
John
Duttine
Mercy:
Sophie
Thompson
Schubert:
John
Rowe
Charlotte:
Selina
Cadell
Newbolt:
David
Allister
Wilf:
Robert
Harper
Vincent:
Stephen
Critchlow
: Food Court
The programme which answers your questions about food. Producer Karen Gregor. E-MAIL: foodcourt@bbc.co.ukContributors
Producer:
Karen
Gregor.
: Under the Southern Cross
5: Hickenlooper's Syndrome by Terry Lane , read by Douglas Walker. Morris is a news junkie, but one day he can no longer read the papers. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Terry
Lane
Read By:
Douglas
Walker.
: Cross Talk
Colin Dexter and guests, novelist Vikram Seth and crossword setter Don Manley , examine and explain the key elements of the crossword puzzle. For details see Monday (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Colin
Dexter
Unknown:
Vikram
Seth
Unknown:
Don
Manley
: Word of Mouth
The programme about words and the way we speak. Classification Blues. Is it a zebra? Is it a Shetland pony? No, it's a Shebra! In the age of the gene detectives Michael Rosen looks at whether classification means anything anymore. Producer Mark Burman. Repeated Sunday 8.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
Producer:
Mark
Burman.
: The Message
Lively conversation about how current media trends affect our lives, with Jenni Murray and guests.Producer Dave Harvey. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/themessage
Contributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray
Producer:
Dave
Harvey.
: PM
With Carolyn Quinn and Nigel Wrench. Editor Kevin MarshContributors
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn
Unknown:
Nigel
Wrench.
Editor:
Kevin
Marsh
: The Now Show
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the topical comedy show that looks at everything "now" with the help of sketches, songs and characters. With Jon Holmes and Emma Kennedy , and music fromMitch Benn. Producer Adam Bromley. Repeated Saturday 12.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Punt
Unknown:
Hugh
Dennis
Unknown:
Jon
Holmes
Unknown:
Emma
Kennedy
Unknown:
Mitch
Benn.
Producer:
Adam
Bromley.
: The Archers
Helen has a secret meeting.Written by Joanna Toye. Director Sue Wilson
Editor Vanessa Whitburn. ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an sae to [address removed]
Contributors
Written By:
Joanna
Toye.
Director:
Sue
Wilson
Editor:
Vanessa
Whitburn.
Phil:
Norman
Painting
Jill:
Patricia
Greene
Alistair:
Michael
Lumsden
Shula:
Judy
Bennett
David:
Timothy
Bentinck
Ruth:
Felicity
Finch
Elizabeth:
Alison
Dowling
Tony:
Colin
Sklpp
Pat:
Patricia
Gallimore
Helen:
Louiza
Patikas
Tommy:
Tom
Graham
Brian:
Charles
Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela
Piper
Debbie:
Tamsln
Grelg
Alice:
Hollie
Chapman
Sid:
Alan
Devereux
Eddie:
Trevor
Harrison
Clarrie:
Rosalind
Adams
Edward:
Barry
Farrimond
Usha:
Souad
Faress
Hayley:
Lucy
Davis
Bert:
Eric
Allan
Kirsty:
Annabelle
Dowler
Fallon:
Joanna
van Kampen
Lilian:
Sunny
Ormonde
Jazzer:
Ryan
Kelly
: Front Row
Arts reviews, with John Wilson. Producer Erin RiieyContributors
Unknown:
John
Wilson.
Producer:
Erin
Riiey
: Memories of Gascony
The concluding part of Pierre Koffman 's autobiographical cookbook, dramatised by Rod Dungate. The land lies bare as Christmas arrives. Presents are exchanged between feasts of Nan's mouth-watering Gascon food. Meanwhile, Pierre bides his time before he presents his own special thank you to his beloved and stunned grandparents. For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Pierre
Koffman
Dramatised By:
Rod
Dungate.
: Straw Poll
Six debates on issues of perennial interest, chaired by Nick Clarke in front of a specially invited audience, this week from The Cricketers Club of London.2: "Englishness has had its day."
Producer Nick Utechin. Listeners can also vote on the motion. To vote YES PHONE: [number removed]. To vote NO PHONE: [number removed] LINES OPEN after the programme until 2.20pm Saturday Maximum call cost lOp. Repeated Saturday 1.15pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke
Producer:
Nick
Utechin.
: Letter from America
Comment, context and colour from the UnitedStates, with veteran commentator Alistair Cooke.
Producer Tony Grant. Repeated Saturday 5.45am and Sunday 8.45am
Contributors
Commentator:
Alistair
Cooke.
Producer:
Tony
Grant.
: The Friday Play: American Heavy
Radio shock-jock Jack French wakes up to find himself sinking into a murky bog, unable to move his body. The last thing he can remember: "It was late. I'd been, uh, helping a friend get through a hard time. I remember the tattoo on her back bouncing up and down." Developed with an ensemble of actors from the Massachusetts-based theatre group Shakespeare and Company, Gregory Whitehead's darkly comic tale is about the murky convolutions of fate.Contributors
Writer/Director:
Gregory
Whitehead.
Producer:
John
Dryden
Jack:
Jonathan
Epstein
Avocado:
Allyn
Burrows
Judge:
Elizabeth
Ingram
Maggie:
Lucia
Brawley
Hank:
Michael
Tooney
Tiefenfischer:
Corinna
May
Luna:
Tene
Carter
Lilly:
Kate
Holland
: The World Tonight
With Claire Bolderson.E-MAIL: [email address removed]
WEBSITE: [web address removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Claire
Bolderson
Editor:
Prue
Keely
Editor:
Jenni
Russell
: Book at Bedtime: On the Road
Toby Stephens reads the concluding part of Jack Kerouac 's Beat Generation classic. Mexico.For details see Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Toby
Stephens
Unknown:
Jack
Kerouac
: Off the Page
New writing and invigorating talk as Chris Bigsby asks three writers - established and new -to write and talk on a shared topic that affects all our lives. God. "Only God knows that the human condition doesn't add up." With Andy Martin , David Owen Norris and Nicholas Spice. Producer Jane GreenwoodContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Bigsby
Unknown:
Andy
Martin
Unknown:
David
Owen
Producer:
Jane
Greenwood
: News
: Book of the Week: Her Own Woman
Repeated from 9.45am. For details see Monday9.45am: as BBC World Service
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