Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Akhandadhi Das.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Akhandadhi
Das.
: Desert Island Discs
Shortened rptfrom Sunday 11.15am: Book of the Week: Hunting Pirate Heaven
5: Heaven at last - on the north-east coast of Madagascar. For details see Monday. Repeated at 12.30am: Woman's Hour
Presented by Martha Kearney. Drama: Exes by Emma Donoghue. Final part. Executive producer Anne Tyley. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Unknown:
Emma
Donoghue.
Producer:
Anne
Tyley.
: Test Match Special -the Ashes
England v Australia Commentary from Headingley on the second day's play in the Fourth Test. Including News at 1.15 and Talking Point at 1.18. "Approximate times: Prairie Tales
German novelist Karl May's Wild West stories have enchanted generations of Europeans since 1879, yet in Britain and America he remains virtually unknown. A former pickpocket, he began writing in jail, using his imagination to capture the spirit of a time and place he hadn't seen. This didn't stop him from claiming his characters' adventures as his own, a deception that led to him being pilloried in the press when it emerged that he hadn 't been further west than the Rhine. Christopher Frayling unravels the magic of a brilliant fantasist whose work continues to entertain millions of readers today. Producer Mark BurmanContributors
Producer:
Mark
Burman
: All the Young Dudes: 5: People's Parties
Jim Sweeney's six-part comedy series.Billy is bullied into having house guests - a bad idea, until someone suggests a game of cards.
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
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and John Waite. Editor Chris Burns. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: youandyours@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
John
Waite.
Editor:
Chris
Burns.
: Face the Facts
John Waite with the series investigating listeners' complaints and other issues of public concern. Producers Leanne Buckle. Sue Mitchell and Will Yates Repeated Sunday 9pmContributors
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
Compelling radio from around the globe, presented by Emily Buchanan. This week she looks at what writers from Europe, South Africa and the Far East have to say about humour, and she meets Ellen and Michael whose cook book Food and Foreplay aims to reverse the divorce rate in America. Producer Julia Rooke. Repeated Sunday 8pmContributors
Presented By:
Emily
Buchanan.
Producer:
Julia
Rooke.
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7 pm: The Afternoon Play: Fly by Night
Pam Ferris performs a monologue by Louise Oliver. For her 50th birthday present, Eva Sparrow chooses 50 days of solitude, which she spends perched high in her tree house at the bottom of her garden.With her sons away travelling Europe, she sits in her wing-backed arm chair, looking back over her life. With songs by Clive Bell and Louise Oliver. Director Susan Roberts. Singer Amanda Hadingue (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Pam
Ferris
Unknown:
Louise
Oliver.
Unknown:
Eva
Sparrow
Songs By:
Clive
Bell
Songs By:
Louise
Oliver.
Singer:
Susan
Roberts.
Singer:
Amanda
Hadingue
: Food Court
More answers to listeners' questions about food. Producer Karen Gregor. E-MAIL: foodcourt@bbc.co.ukContributors
Producer:
Karen
Gregor.
: Edinburgh International Book Festival
5: The Universal Storyby Ali Smith. Weird and wonderful stories interconnect to make one universal tale. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Storyby Ali
Smith.
: Great Inspirations
The last of five programmes in which well-known politicians talk to Anne Perkins about an important literary or philosophical inspiration. Today Frank Field discusses John Strachey. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Anne
Perkins
Unknown:
John
Strachey.
: Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen looks at words and the way we speak. Don't Say It. "A shy, evasive, glassy eyed manner of speech" is how Franz Kafka described doctors' comments on his tuberculosis in 1924. Today, cancer and Aids are considered taboo illnesses. Why does the fear of pronouncing such words remain? Producer Bella Bannerman. Repeated Sunday 8.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
Unknown:
Franz
Kafka
Producer:
Bella
Bannerman.
: The Message
Conversation about how current media trends affect our lives, with Jenni Murray and guests. Producer Dave Harvey. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/themessageContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray
Producer:
Dave
Harvey.
: PM
With Carolyn With Carolyn Quinn and Nigel Wrench. Editor Kevin MarshContributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Wrench.
Editor:
Kevin
Marsh
: The Now Show
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the topical comedy show, recorded with full bagpiping at the Edinburgh festival. With Jon Holmes ,Emma Kennedy , Paul Putnerand music from Mitch Benn. Producer Adam Bromley. Repeated Saturday 12.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Punt
Unknown:
Hugh
Dennis
Unknown:
Jon
Holmes
Unknown:
Emma
Kennedy
Unknown:
Paul
Putnerand
Unknown:
Mitch
Benn.
Producer:
Adam
Bromley.
: The Archers
Joe defends Pa Larkin.Written byCaroline Harrington . Director Julie Beckett
Editor Vanessa Whitburn. ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an sae to [address removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Pa
Larkin.
Written By:
Caroline
Harrington
Director:
Julie
Beckett
Editor:
Vanessa
Whitburn.
Jill:
Patricia
Greene
Alistair:
Michael
Lumsden
David:
Timothy
Bentinck
Ruth:
Felicity
Finch
Nigel:
Graham
Seed
Julia:
Mary
Wimbush
Tony:
Colin
Skipp
Pat:
Patricia
Galllmore
Helen:
Loulza
Patikas
Brian:
Charles
Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela
Piper
Alice:
Hollle
Chapman
George:
Graham
Roberts
Kathy:
Hedli
Niklaus
Joe:
Edward
Kelsey
Eddie:
Trevor
Harrison
William:
Philip
Molloy
Edward:
Barry
Farrimond
Neil:
Brian
Hewlett
Mike:
Terry
Molloy
Betty:
Pamela
Craig
Hayley:
Lucy
Davis
Bert:
Eric
Allan
Greg:
Marc
Finn
Fallon:
Joanna
van Kampen
Lilian:
Sunny
Ormonde
Jazzer:
Ryan
Kelly
: Front Row
Presented by John Wilson. Producer Nicki PaxmanContributors
Presented By:
John
Wilson.
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
: Exes
The last of five dramas by Emma Donoghue about the difficulties of getting on with ex-partners.The Estate Agent. Newlyweds Tony and Sandy are unexpectedly faced with Tony's ex when they decide to buy a house. Has he chosen the right woman?
For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Emma
Donoghue
Cliona:
Pauline
McLynn
Tony:
Darragh
Kelly
Sandy:
Eva
Blrthlstle
: Straw Poll
Six debates on issues of perennial interest, chaired by Nick Clarke in front of a specially invited audience. 3: "We'd all be better off without supermarkets."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
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: Habakkuk of Ice
Steve Walker's drama tells of how the eccentricEnglish inventor Professor Geoffrey Pyke designed a battleship made of ice for use in the Second World War, only to see it dissolve in a Canadian lake.
Director Andy Jordan
Contributors
Writer:
Steve
Walker
Director:
Andy
Jordan
Geoffrey Pyke:
Tim
McInnerney
JD Bernal:
Dermot
Crowley
Pamela Pleens:
Melanie
Hudson
Winston Churchill:
Chris
Emmett
Lord Mountbatten:
David
Holt
Jack Mackenzie:
Kerry
Shale
CD Howe:
Bradley
Lavelle
Narrator:
William
Hope
The General:
Sean
Baker
Mary Pyke:
Jennie
Stoller
Boy Pyke:
Joshua
Phillips
: The World Tonight With Robin Lustig.
Editors Prue Keely and Jenni Russell. E-MAIL: world.tonight@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/worldtonightContributors
Editors:
Prue
Keely
Editors:
Jenni
Russell.
: Book at Bedtime: Super-Cannes
David Suchet reads part five of J.G. Ballard's hallucinatory thriller. For details see MondayContributors
Author:
J.G.
Ballard
Reader:
David
Suchet
: 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. Fathers. "To begin with, the man must abstain from sexual activities for at least three days, but no longer than seven." With Michael Holroyd , Patricia Duncker , Simon Armitage and Tom Leonard. Producer Jane GreenwoodContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Bigsby
Unknown:
Michael
Holroyd
Unknown:
Patricia
Duncker
Unknown:
Simon
Armitage
Unknown:
Tom
Leonard.
Producer:
Jane
Greenwood
: News
: Book of the Week: Hunting Pirate
Heaven Repeated from 9.45am. Fordetails see yesterday 9.45am: as BBC World Service
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