Listings
From St Marythe Virgin, Prescot in Liverpool.
World Service analysis. Producer Mike Popham
Contributors
Producer:
Mike
Popham
He, She and Spirit. Mark Tully explores questions of gender and Spirituality. Producer Beverley McAinsh.
Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Tully
Producer:
Beverley
McAinsh.
Topical farming magazine. Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Contributors
Producer:
Hugh
O'Donnell
The religious and ethical news of the week, moral arguments and perspectives with Trevor Barnes. Series producer Amanda Hancox
Contributors
Unknown:
Trevor
Barnes.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
Selina Scott speaks on behalf of a charity which helps families caring for children with any disability, chronic illness or life-threatening condition.
Producer Jayne Egerton. DONATIONS: Contact a Family. [address removed] CREDIT CARDS:
Freephone [number removed]. Rptd at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Selina
Scott
Producer:
Jayne
Egerton.
A service from St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral,
Edinburgh, led by the Rev Kevin Franz and the Very Rev Graham Forbes. With the Cathedral Choir. Master of music Matthew Owens. Assistant organist Simon Nieminski. E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Kevin
Franz
Unknown:
Graham
Forbes.
Music:
Matthew
Owens.
Organist:
Simon
Nieminski.
With Alistair Cooke. Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
Alistair
Cooke.
Presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Kevin Marsh
Contributors
Presented By:
Eddie
Mair.
Editor:
Kevin
Marsh
Omnibus edition. from 10.45 Soap and flannel: page 28
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is investment banker Lord Roll. Producer Miranda Birch. Shortened
Contributors
Producer:
Miranda
Birch.
Panel game show. 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]
The last of four programmes of conversation based on a lifetime in food journalism. With Derek Cooper. Producer RebeCca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Derek
Cooper.
Producer:
Rebecca
Wells.
With Tim Franks.
Contributors
Unknown:
Tim
Franks.
Capitalists. Former Tory Chancellor Norman Lamont is best remembered as the man who blew L7 billion in one day on Black Wednesday, keeping sterling in the Exchange Rate Mechanism. That may explain why some people loathed him at the time. Here he talks to people who hate capitalism itself, for a variety of reasons: economic, social, moral and environmental. producer RogerChilds (R)
Contributors
Unknown:
Norman
Lamont
John Cushnie , Bunny Guinness and Roy Lancaster tackle gardening's most frequently asked questions, including a special step-by-step guide to combatting slugs and snails. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor. Shortened
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Roy
Lancaster
Unknown:
Eric
Robson.
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor.
The Borage Family. Jekka McVicar explores the world of herbs. This week she visits Cressing Temple in Essex to discuss comfrey, lungwort and borage with naturalist, botanist, author and Herb Society chairman Roger Tabor. Producer Sara Conkey. For recipe information PHONE: [number removed] The benefits of borage: page 17
Contributors
Unknown:
Jekka
McVicar
Unknown:
Roger
Tabor.
Producer:
Sara
Conkey.
Muriel Spark 's witty slice of fifties London is dramatised by Jennifer Phillips. The story concerns the eccentric and engaging occupants of a rooming-house near South Kensington Underground station, and the charming gentlemen and ladies of the shabby but genteel world of publishing. Director Viv Beeby. Repeated Saturday 9pm (R)
Contributors
Author:
Muriel
Spark
Dramatised By:
Jennifer
Phillips.
Director:
Viv
Beeby
Mrs Hawkins:
Cella
Imrie
Milly:
Sorcha
Cusack
Martin:
Bill
Wallis
Wanda:
Joanna
Kanska
Isobel:
Lisa
Coleman
William:
Mark
Straker
Hector:
Philip
Manikum
Ian:
Ric
Jerrom
Abigail:
Susie
Brann
Emma:
Elizabeth
Morgan
Greta:
Kim
Hicks
Kate:
Sally
Cookson
This week writer David Ebershoff talks about The Rose City, his finely crafted stories about young men forging their way in a chaotic world, and Charlie Lee Potter reveals what the books on your shelves say about you. Producer Claire Csonka. Series producer Rona McLean The next Bookclubon 2 September will be The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing. Repeated Thursday 4pm
Contributors
Talks:
David
Ebershoff
Unknown:
Charlie Lee
Potter
Producer:
Claire
Csonka.
Producer:
Rona
McLean
Unknown:
Doris
Lessing.
Requests for great poems and old favourites, such as If by Rudyard Kipling , and A Martian Sends a Postcard Home by Craig Raine. With Frank Delaney. Producer Frances Byrnes. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Rudyard
Kipling
Unknown:
Craig
Raine.
Unknown:
Frank
Delaney.
Producer:
Frances
Byrnes.
Writer and director Rikki Beadle-Blair journeys to Jamaica to confront the homophobia contained in ragga music. Repeated from Tuesday
Contributors
Director:
Rikki
Beadle-Blair
The second in a new series featuring some of the most inspirational graduation speeches. Rock musician Bono offers his "map forthe future". Producer Cheryl Gabriel. Repeated Saturday 7.45pm
Contributors
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel.
A selection of extracts from BBC radio over the past seven days, presented by Peter Donaldson. Editor Richard Bannerman. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Contributors
Presented By:
Peter
Donaldson.
Editor:
Richard
Bannerman.
Emma hopes for fame. Rptd tomorrow 2pm
The children's programme looks at the latest creation of author and illustrator Raymond Briggs -Ug, the story of a Stone Age boy genius. And
Jonathan Miller continues reading Emil and the Detectives. Presented by Matt Smith.
Producer Jo Daykin. Series producer Olivia Seligman E-MAIL: gfi@>bbc.co.uk. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gfi
Contributors
Unknown:
Raymond
Briggs
Unknown:
Jonathan
Miller
Presented By:
Matt
Smith.
Producer:
Jo
Daykin.
Producer:
Olivia
Seligman
Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's series of the history of Britain. Reader Robert Powell.
1925-26. Churchill's First Budget and the General Strike. Producer Pete Atkin Revised repeat
Contributors
Unknown:
Anna
Massey
Unknown:
Christopher
Lee
Reader:
Robert
Powell.
Producer:
Pete
Atkin
Compelling radio from around the globe, presented by Emily Buchanan. Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Presented By:
Emily
Buchanan.
Michael Rosen examines words and the way we speak. Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
John Waite investigates complaints. Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
From Berlin Wall to Great Wall? Friction persists between the US and China, while Washington tests a missile shield and prepares to resume nuclear arms talks with Moscow. Quentin Peel asks whetherthe US is substituting a new giant enemy for an old one. Repeated from Thursday
The politics of the next seven days, with Jonathan Beale. Including at 10.45 Palace of Varieties. Professor David Cannadine continues his exploration of the Palace of Westminster. Editor John Evans. Producer Susan Marling
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Beale.
Unknown:
Professor David
Cannadine
Editor:
John
Evans.
Producer:
Susan
Marling
Journalist Jeremy Clarke and record producer
George Martin discuss their recommended books with Louise Doughty. Repeated from Tuesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Clarke
Producer:
George
Martin
Unknown:
Louise
Doughty.
Fertility expert Professor Robert Winston selects favourite pieces of prose and poetry. Rptd from Thursday
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Robert
Winston