Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Allan Little.6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Johnston McMaster.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Allan
Little.
Unknown:
Dr Johnston
McMaster.
: Devout Sceptics
Bel Mooney and guests explore the boundaries between belief and unbelief. This week she is in conversation with writer and film-maker Tariq AN. Producer Malcolm Love. Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Tariq
An.
Producer:
Malcolm
Love.
: Blind Man at Large
Peter White tries his hand atjobs he would never normally do. Peterthe Builder. Two women who have built their own houses teach White the basics Of house-building. Producer Cheryl GabrielContributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
: Book
of the Week: Hunting Pirate Heaven4:Heavencanwait-there'saweddingtogoto. For details see Monday. Repeated at 12.30am
: Daily Service
With the Rev Peter Whittaker. Behold the Lilies of the Field (Westminster); Luke 12 , w27-34; Seek Ye First (Lafferty); I Will Sing of ThyGreat Mercies (Mendelssohn). With the Bryant Ensemble. Director of music Mark Bryant.Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Whittaker.
Music:
Mark
Bryant.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Martha Kearney. Drama: Exes by Emma Donoghue. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Unknown:
Emma
Donoghue.
: Test Match Special - the Ashes
England v Australia Commentary from Headingley on the first day's play of the Fourth Test by Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld and Tim Lane. With comment from Graeme Fowler, Vic Marks and Jeff Thomson. Scorer Bill Frindall. Including News at 1.15 and County Talk at 1.18.* Approximate times
: Crossing Continents
The Congo Basin. In a campaign to eliminate polio from the world, fourwar-torn African countries have pledged to work together to vaccinate 16 million children overfourdays. On a journey that takes him through the Congo basin in central Africa, George Arney follows health workers up the river and through the jungle as they vaccinate everyone they meet, from slum-dwellers to Pygmies, and asks why this high-profile campaign is proving so controversial in the countries it is trying to help. Producer Dinah Lammiman. Repeated Monday 8.30pmContributors
Unknown:
George
Arney
Producer:
Dinah
Lammiman.
: With Great Pleasure
Journalist and broadcaster John Humphrys presents some of his favourite pieces of literature. Hischoices range from The Wind in the Willows to Animal Farm and from Evelyn Waugh to Dylan Thomas. Readers Angharad Rees and Michael Elwyn. Producer Viv Beeby. Repeated Sunday 12.15amContributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Evelyn
Waugh
Readers:
Dylan
Thomas.
Readers:
Angharad
Rees
Readers:
Michael
Elwyn.
Producer:
Viv
Beeby.
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
John
Waite.
: Open Country
Shortened repeat from Sat 6.10am: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: The Rector of Stiffkey
Carolyn Sally Jones 's drama in which a harassed barrister is waylaid by a suspicious character with a bag of recordings chronicling the surreal events of a major scandal in the thirties. Armed with new evidence, she considers reopening the case of a man wronged by the church, the press and a previous generation of lawyers. Producer Alastair WilsonContributors
Unknown:
Carolyn Sally
Jones
Producer:
Alastair
Wilson
Cass:
Sunny
Ormonde
Colin:
Keith
Ellery
: Questions, Questions
The series which helps to answer questions you were too scared to ask, such as "Why are black cats lucky?" and "When is a language officially pronounced dead?" Presented by Bob Holness. Producer David Prest. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: questions.questions@bbc.co.ukContributors
Presented By:
Bob
Holness.
Producer:
David
Prest.
: 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. Repeated from Sunday at 7.55amContributors
Unknown:
Professor Heinz
Wolff
: Edinburgh International Book Festival
4: A Legacy and Some Gunks, a true story by Bernard MacLaverty. A writer receives a letter asking for some prose in return for an inheritance. For details see MondayContributors
Story By:
Bernard
MacLaverty.
: Great Inspirations
Boris Johnson , editor of The Spectator and newly elected Conservative MP for Henley, talks to Anne Perkins about how he became inspired by the Greek historian Thucydides. Fordetails see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Boris
Johnson
Unknown:
Anne
Perkins
: Open Book
American author Elinor Lipman talks to Charlie Lee Potter about her new novel, The Dearly Departed, and there is a look at the Oxford World Classics series, which is 100 years old this year. Repeated from Sunday 4pmContributors
Talks:
Elinor
Lipman
Unknown:
Charlie
Lee
: The Material World
Why do worms prefer hydrothermal vents in the Pacific while shrimp preferthose of the Atlantic? Quentin Cooper puts this question to marine biologist Professor Paul Tyler , who has been investigating which of these creatures live in the hydrothermal vents of the Indian Ocean. Cooper also asks whether the undersea volcanic ridges act as a bridge to these species or a barrier and what additional problems are faced when working in deep ocean environments. Producer Fiona Roberts. E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Quentin
Cooper
Unknown:
Professor Paul
Tyler
Producer:
Fiona
Roberts.
: PM
With Carolyn Quinn and Nigel Wrench.: Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
Linda Smith stars in a comedy series set in her home in London's East End. In the last episode, the builder is procrastinating, Betty is convinced she's moments away from death, and Christmas is coming. With Femi Elufowoju Jr , Martin Hyder , Margaret John ,Chris Neill and guest Mark Steel. Producer Lucy Armitage
Contributors
Unknown:
Linda
Smith
Unknown:
Femi Elufowoju
Jr
Unknown:
Martin
Hyder
Unknown:
Margaret
John
Unknown:
Chris
Neill
Unknown:
Mark
Steel.
Producer:
Lucy
Armitage
: The Archers
Helen doesn't expect the Spanish Inquisition. Repeated tomorrow 2pmContributors
Unknown:
Spanish
Inquisition.
: Exes
4: The Mothers. Teresa is put in a difficult position when her ex wants to take their son to England.For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Nadine:
Eleanor
Methven
Teresa:
Eileen
McCloskey
Martin:
Richard
Dormer
Conor:
Dario
Angelone
: A Long Hot Summer
In July 1981, police in Toxteth in Liverpool came under attack from a crowd that was burning buildings and hurling petrol bombs. The police retaliated by firing CS gas. Twenty years on, Gerry Northam looks at the causes and consequences of this outbreak of violence, and its relevance to this summer's disorders. Producer Sarah LewthwaiteContributors
Unknown:
Gerry
Northam
Producer:
Sarah
Lewthwaite
: Analysis
GoingPrivate. The dividing line between the public and private sectors of the economy has become a controversial issue, especially regarding health, education and transport. Frances Cairncross asks if it's time to update notions of public and private and how the virtues of both sectors can be blended.Producer ZareerMasani. Repeated Sunday9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Frances
Cairncross
: Scientists under Pressure
Humanity continues to add increasing quantities of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, in spite of the fact that it adds to the threat of global warming.Bill McGuire talks to scientists investigating whether burying the gas in the deep oceans of the world could take some of the heat off the planet.
Producer Andrew Luck-Baker . EMAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Talks:
Bill
McGuire
Producer:
Andrew
Luck-Baker
: Devout Sceptics
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Super-Cannes
David Suchet reads part four. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
David
Suchet
: The 99p Challenge
Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley 's comedy panel game in which someone stands to win 99 pence. Hosted by Sue Perkins. Producer David TylerContributors
Unknown:
Kevin
Cecil
Unknown:
Andy
Riley
Producer:
David
Tyler
: In Conversation with....
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The creators of the television comedy Steptoe and Son tell Paul Jackson about their experiences writing for comedians Tony Hancock and Frankie Howerd. Producer Mario Stylianides (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Ray
Galton
Unknown:
Alan
Simpson.
Unknown:
Paul
Jackson
Unknown:
Tony
Hancock
Unknown:
Frankie
Howerd.
Producer:
Mario
Stylianides
: News
: Book of the Week: Hunting Pirate
Heaven Repeated from 9.45am. For details see yesterday9.45amAbout this project
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