Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With IftikharAwan.: Today
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Huw Spanner.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Huw
Spanner.
: Nation Builders
In the final part of the series looking at the lives of remarkable individuals who tried to recreate their countries in their own image, Charles Wheeler chairs a panel discussion. He examines what kind of personality it takes to build a nation, and looks at whether you can create a nation that doesn't want to be built? Producer Jolyon Jenkins. Repeated 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Charles
Wheeler
Producer:
Jolyon
Jenkins.
: Try This at Home
Last in a five-part series giving a step-by-step guide to experimental physics, with comedian Ben Miller. Boomerang. A look at how scientists in Cardiff are preparing an experiment to explore the first microseconds Of the universe. Producer Virginia CromptonContributors
Unknown:
Ben
Miller.
Producer:
Virginia
Crompton
: Daily Service
Led by the Rev Johnston McKay , with the choirof St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow.Contributors
Unknown:
Rev Johnston
McKay
: Book
of the Week: A House Unlocked Golsoncott in Somerset is the family home of novelist Penelope Lively. Since her grandparents bought it in 1923, the house and its generation of occupants have lived through tumultuous events, including the Blitz and the Holocaust. Lively uses Golsoncott as a medium for her memoirs, which she reads herself in a five-part abridged version by Elizabeth Bradbury. Producer Anne-Marie Cole. RPtd at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Penelope
Lively.
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Bradbury.
Producer:
Anne-Marie
Cole.
: Woman's Hour
With Jenni Murray. Drama: The History of the Life and Memoirs of the Late Ingenious Mrs Aphra Behn by Alison Joseph. Partlof 10. Drama rptd at 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Mrs Aphra
Behn
Unknown:
Alison
Joseph.
: Test Match Special -the Ashes
England v AustraliaCommentary from Headingley on the fifth and final day's play of the Fourth Test. Including News at
1.15 and Your Letters Answered at 1.18. E-MAIL: tms@bbc.co.uk. 'Approximate times
: Blind Jack of Knaresborough
If you grew up blind and poor 200 years ago, there wasn't much beyond begging to look forward to. Gary O'Donoghue , himself blind, explores the life of John Metcalf (Blind Jack ) as he rose from poverty to take part in the Jacobite Rebellion, before establishing his reputation as one of northern England's foremost Civil engineers. Producer Laurence GrissellContributors
Unknown:
Gary
O'Donoghue
Unknown:
John
Metcalf
Unknown:
Blind
Jack
Producer:
Laurence
Grissell
: They Do it with Mirrors
The conclusion to Michael Bakewell 's dramatisation of Agatha Christie's mystery. A chance observation gives Miss Marple the key to the solution. Director Enyd Williams BBC RADIO COLLECTION: They Do It with Mirrors is now available from all good retail outlets and [web address removed] Call [number removed]Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Bakewell
Unknown:
Agatha
Christie
Director:
Enyd
Williams
Miss Marple:
June
Whttfleld
Inspector Curry:
Keith
Barron
Carrie:
Ursula
Howells
Lewis:
Peter
Howell
Ruth:
Jill
Balcon
Gina:
Rebecca
Lacey
Walter:
Stephen
Lucas
Mildred:
Natasha
Pyne
Juliet:
Paula
Jacobs
Stephen:
Daniel
Philpott
Alex:
Nick
Waring
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
John
Waite.
: Brain of Britain 2001
A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain. Including Beat the Brains, in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants. With chairman Robert Robinson. First round: the south Of England. Producer Richard Edis. Rptd Saturday llpmContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson.
Producer:
Richard
Edis.
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday 7pm: Afternoon Play: 46 Nursing Homes
A drama based on a sequence of poems by Ruth Silcock charting the experience of finding the right residential care for her mother - a search that took in almost 50 nursing homes and numerous encounters with residents, staff and plumbing. with Anthony Hyde , Elizabeth Bradley and Adjoa Andoh Produced and directed by Jules Wilkinson (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Ruth
Silcock
Unknown:
Anthony
Hyde
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Bradley
Directed By:
Jules
Wilkinson
Mary:
Rosemary
Leach
Daughter:
Marcia
Warren
: Inside Money
Extended rpt from Saturday 12 no: Comic Fringes
A week of stories performed in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.1: The Rotters' Club. An episode from Jonathan Coe 's novel is read by Crawford Logan. An unfortunate schoolboy forgets his trunks and is forced to swim without them. Producer Bruce Young
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Coe
Read By:
Crawford
Logan.
Producer:
Bruce
Young
: Starry Starry Night: 1: I Know That Face
Five programmes in which Ray Brown recalls occasions when big stars played small venues.Memories of the night in 1962 when folk singer Bob Dylan, then virtually unknown, dropped in to at sing a Manchester pub.
Contributors
Presenter:
Ray
Brown
Producer:
Lindsay
Leonard
: The Food Programme
Extended rpt from yesterday 12.30pm: Whatever Gets You Through....
Muriel Gray and her guests explore some of the major questions that preoccupy our age. Producer Lindsay LeonardContributors
Unknown:
Muriel
Gray
Producer:
Lindsay
Leonard
: Just a Minute
Nicholas Parsons hosts the panel game. With Clement Freud , Steve Frost and Paul Merton. Producer Claire Jones. Repeated Sunday 12 noonBBC 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:
Clement
Freud
Unknown:
Steve
Frost
Unknown:
Paul
Merton.
Producer:
Claire
Jones.
: The Archers
Retail therapy is not the answer. Repeated tomorrow 2pm Choices: page 118: Front Row
The hits and misses at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, presented by Mark Lawson. Producer Ekene AkalawuContributors
Presented By:
Mark
Lawson.
Producer:
Ekene
Akalawu
: The History of the Life and Memoirs of the Late Ingenious Mrs Aphra Behn
A ten-part series by Alison Joseph charting the life of the groundbreaking 17th-century playwright.1: Adventures in Surinam. Aphra Behn loses her heart to a married man and causes a scandal. with Helen Ayres, Clare Corbett, Jasmine Hyde, Phillip Joseph and Gordon Reid. Director Gemma Jenkins. Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Joseph
Unknown:
Helen
Ayres
Unknown:
Clare
Corbett
Unknown:
Jasmine
Hyde
Unknown:
Phillip
Joseph
Unknown:
Gordon
Reid.
Director:
Gemma
Jenkins
Aphra:
Samantha
Bond
Elizabeth:
Emma
Fielding
Edward:
Andrew
Wincott
Charles:
Jonathan
Keeble
Emily:
Alison
Pettitt
Tom:
Kenny
Blythe
William:
Thomas
Arnold
John:
Lfan
Meredith
: Policing the Union
In the first of a three-part series Edward Stourton looks at anti-capitalist demonstrations in Europe this summer and compares the methods used by the English, Swedish and Italian police to quell riots. Are the protestors' civil rights the same whichever European Union country they are in, and if not, what's going wrongwith the Union? Producer Sue DaviesContributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton
Producer:
Sue
Davies
: Crossing Continents
The Congo Basin. In a campaign to eliminate polio from the world, four war-torn African countries have pledged to work together to vaccinate 16 million children over four days. George Arney looks at why this high-profile campaign is proving so controversial. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
George
Arney
: Parasite
In this concluding programme Lionel Kelleway looks at the battle to control and eliminate parasites. Far from being simple hitchhikers, they are remarkably sophisticated and successful organisms, able to outwit immune systems and overcome the body's defence mechanisms. Even if eradication of all parasites were possible, it may not be desirable, as some scientists suggest that we may need them just as much as they need us.Producer Sarah Blunt. E-MAIL: nature@bbc.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/radio
Contributors
Unknown:
Lionel
Kelleway
Producer:
Sarah
Blunt.
: Nation Builders
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Super-Cannes
David Suchet reads JG Ballard's thriller in which work becomes the new leisure. The doctor's killing spree reveals dark secrets. Abridged in 15 parts by Neville Teller. Part6. Producer Duncan MinshullContributors
Unknown:
David
Suchet
Unknown:
Neville
Teller.
Producer:
Duncan
Minshull
: Home Truths
Repeated from Saturday 9am: News
: Book of the Week: A House Unlocked
Repeated from 9.45amAbout this project
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