Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From Durham Cathedral.: From Our Own Correspondent
World Service colour and analysis from BBC correspondents worldwide. Producer Mike PophamContributors
Producer:
Mike
Popham
: Something Understood
The Colour Red. From the symbols of the red rose to the perceived characteristics of redheads and the redemptive power of blood. With Bonnie Greer. Producer Alan Hall. Repeated at 11.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Bonnie
Greer.
Producer:
Alan
Hall.
: On Your Farm
Anothertopical episode of the farming programme. Producer Hugh O'DonnellContributors
Producer:
Hugh
O'Donnell
: News
: Sunday
Religious and ethical news. with Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Professor Heinz Wolff speaks on behalf of a charity that provides advice on technology that can enhance the independence of people with disabilities. Producer Laurence Grissell. DONATIONS: Disabled Living Foundation. [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pmContributors
Unknown:
Professor Heinz
Wolff
Producer:
Laurence
Grissell.
: News
: Sunday Worship
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev Dr David Hope , introduces excerpts from Mendelssohn's Elijah, sung by the Huddersfield Choral Society. From St Bartholomew's Church, Marsden, Yorkshire. E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.ukContributors
Introduces:
Dr David
Hope
: Letter from America
With Alistair Cooke. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Alistair
Cooke.
: Broadcasting House
Presented by Jeremy Vine.Contributors
Presenter:
Jeremy
Vine
Editor:
Kevin
Marsh
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: The Archers
Omnibus edition. from 10.45 Soap and Flannel with Alison Graham : page 27Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Graham
: Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is the actor Joss Ackland. Producer Miranda Birch. Andrew Duncan meets Joss Ackland : page 30Contributors
Unknown:
Joss
Ackland.
Producer:
Miranda
Birch.
Producer:
Andrew
Duncan
Unknown:
Joss
Ackland
- Desert Island Discs: Joss Ackland 45 minutes
: Just a Minute
The panel game travels to Leeds, where Nicholas Parsons isjoined by Tim Rice , Sue Perkins , Ross Noble and Tony HawkS. Repeated from Monday BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Volume 5 of Just a Minute is now available on audio cassette from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]Contributors
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons
Unknown:
Tim
Rice
Unknown:
Sue
Perkins
Unknown:
Ross
Noble
: The Food Programme
Another programme of conversation based on a lifetime in food journalism, with Derek Cooper. Producer Rebecca Wells.Contributors
Unknown:
Derek
Cooper.
Producer:
Rebecca
Wells.
: Sunday Best: Why People Hate....: Men
Actor and writer Nigel Planer talks to a feminist, a journalist, an advertiser and a psychologist to find out whether men receive more hatred than most people, and if so, why? He also meets footballer Stan Collymore who was once called "the second most hated man in Britain". (R)Contributors
Presenter:
Nigel
Planer
Interviewee:
Stan
Collymore
Producer:
Roger
Childs
: Gardeners' Question Time
Nigel Colborn , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by gardeners in north Devon. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor.Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Colborn
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric
Robson.
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor.
: Herbs: Pure and Simple
The Cabbage Family. The first in a new five-part series in which herb farmer Jekka McVicartravels to the Cotswolds to explore the world of herbs, revealing practical herbal remedies. This week she isjoined by world-renowned chef Raymond Blanc. Producer Sarah Davis. For recipe information PHONE: [number removed]Contributors
Unknown:
Jekka
McVicartravels
Unknown:
Raymond
Blanc.
Producer:
Sarah
Davis.
: Classic Serial: Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy 's novel adapted in four parts by Alan Sharp. 3: Tess finally agrees to marry Angel, but is still torn over whether to tell him about the child she conceived after Alec d'Urberville took advantage of her. Director Mary Peate. Composer Sylvia Hallett. Violin Isabel Watson Repeated Saturday 9pm BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Tess of the dVrtenilles is available from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]Contributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Unknown:
Alan
Sharp.
Director:
Mary
Peate.
Violin:
Sylvia
Hallett.
Violin:
Isabel
Watson
Tess:
Claire
Rushbrook
Alec:
Adam
Godley
Angel:
James
D'Arcy
Mr Durbeyfield:
Keith
Barron
Mrs Durbeyfield:
Amelda
Brown
Liza:
Lyndsey
Marshal
Mrs d'Urberville:
Jennie
Stoller
Mr Crick:
Sean
Baker
Farmer Groby:
Wayne
Foskett
Mrs Crick:
Annette
Badland
Rev Clare:
Robert
East
Mrs Clare:
Joanna
Wake
Felix:
David
Thorpe
Cuthbert:
Kenny
Blyth
Retty:
Rachel
Gleaves
Izzy:
Alison
Pettitt
Mrs Kail:
Helen
Ayres
: Open Book
American author Elinor Lipman talks to Charlie Lee Potter about her new novel, The Dearly Departed, plus a look at 100 years of Oxford World Classics. Producer Dymphna Flynn. The next Bookclubon 2 September will be The Grass Is Singingby Doris Lessing. Repeated Thursday 4pmContributors
Talks:
Elinor
Lipman
Unknown:
Charlie
Lee
Producer:
Dymphna
Flynn.
Unknown:
Doris
Lessing.
: Poetry Please
Actors Carole Boyd and Michael Elwyn and poets Gerard Benson and Rommi Smith join Frank Delaney on stage at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford to present a selection of listeners' favourite poetry. Producer Sara Davies. Repeated Saturday 11.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Carole
Boyd
Unknown:
Michael
Elwyn
Unknown:
Gerard
Benson
Unknown:
Rommi
Smith
Unknown:
Frank
Delaney
Producer:
Sara
Davies.
: Stealing Beauty
The inside story of art theft told by those who spend their lives trying to recover stolen masterpieces. Presented by John Wilson. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Presented By:
John
Wilson.
: Strangers in a Strange Land
Writers on Writing and Migration. The last of three programmes about novelists who have chosen to live and write overseas. From her current home in the American South, ex-pat Australian Janette Turner Hospital reflects upon her peripatetic writing career. Producer Michelle Rayner. Repeated Saturday 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Janette
Turner
Producer:
Michelle
Rayner.
: Pick of the Week
The week's BBC radio highlights, with Clare Balding. Editor Richard Bannerman. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potwContributors
Unknown:
Clare
Balding.
Editor:
Richard
Bannerman.
: The Archers
Chandler needs friends. Rptd tomorrow 2pm: Go 4 It
This week there's a trip to the seaside town of Blackpool, with rock tasting at a rock factory and a visit to the top of Blackpool Tower. Jonathan Miller reads the third episode of Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner. Presented by Matt Smith. Producer Jo Daykin. Series producer Olivia Seligman E-MAIL: gfi@bbc.co.uk. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gfiContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Miller
Unknown:
Erich
Kastner.
Presented By:
Matt
Smith.
Producer:
Jo
Daykin.
Producer:
Olivia
Seligman
: This Sceptred Isle: the 20th Century
Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's history series of the story of Britain. Reader Robert Powell. 1922-23. Lloyd George Out, Baldwin In Producer Pete Atkin Revised repeatBBC RADIO COLLECTION: This series is available on a series of individual audio casettes and compact discs, as well as superb box sets. Two books to accompany the series have been published by BBC Books, www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Anna
Massey
Unknown:
Christopher
Lee
Reader:
Robert
Powell.
Producer:
Pete
Atkin
: A World in Your Ear
Radio from around the globe, with Emily Buchanan. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Emily
Buchanan.
: Face the Facts
John Waite and his team investigate your complaints. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: Analysis
Cogs and Monsters. Diane Coyle looks at challenging ideas about complexity and asks if the economy is more like an animal than a machine. Rptd from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Diane
Coyle
: The Westminster Hour
The politics of the next seven days, with Shaun Ley. Including at 10.45 Tails of the Tiger.Editor John Evans. Tails of the Tigerrepeated Wednesday 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Shaun
Ley.
Editor:
John
Evans.
: A Good Read
Crime writers Colin Dexter and Russell James join Louise Doughty to discuss three favourite books. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Colin
Dexter
Unknown:
Russell
James
Unknown:
Louise
Doughty
: Something Understood
Repeated from 6.05am: News
: With Great Pleasure
Formertheatre critic Milton Shulman chooses favourite literary extracts. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Milton
Shulman
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