Listings
With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
Contributors
Unknown:
Stephen
Shipley.
News from the British countryside, with Helen Mark. Producer Gabi Fisher. Extended 1.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Helen
Mark.
Producer:
Gabi
Fisher.
With Anna Hill. This week's countryside and food-chain news. Producer Steve Peacock
Contributors
Unknown:
Anna
Hill.
Producer:
Steve
Peacock
With Edward Stourton and John Humphrys.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
Contributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton
Unknown:
John
Humphrys.
Unknown:
Dr Leslie
Griffiths.
Zimbabwe v England
Commentary from Harare on the second one-day international by Jonathan Agnew , Peter Baxter , Simon Mann and Angus Fraser. Producer Peter Baxter
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Agnew
Unknown:
Peter
Baxter
Unknown:
Simon
Mann
Unknown:
Angus
Fraser.
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Harry Parker. PHONE: [number removed] WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths
E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk. Repeated Monday 11pm John Peel: page 13
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Peel
Producer:
Harry
Parker.
Arthur Smith meets a gnu and asks what the big deal is about travelling to meet animals. Producer Sara Jane Hall. PHONE: [number removed] WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage E-MAIL: excessbaggage@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Arthur
Smith
Producer:
Sara Jane
Hall.
The mastery of the art of invective is a crucial skill for politicians, as shown in this look at the tradition of political insults and how they can define an opponent's image, rebound counter-productively or add to the humour of politics. Presented by Michael White Of The Guardian. Producer Martin Rosenbaum
Contributors
Presented By:
Michael
White
Producer:
Martin
Rosenbaum
Political discussion programme that sharpens the focus on current ideas and events. Presented by Dennis Sewell. Producer Richard Vadon
Contributors
Presented By:
Dennis
Sewell.
Producer:
Richard
Vadon
BBC correspondents take a look behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Contributors
Introduced By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
The latest news from the world of personal finance, and impartial money advice, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke. Repeated tomorrow 9pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Paul
Lewis.
Producer:
Jennifer
Clarke.
Zimbabwe v England
Commentary from Harare on the second one-day international by Jonathan Agnew , Peter Baxter , Simon Mann and Angus Fraser. Producer Peter Baxter
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Agnew
Unknown:
Peter
Baxter
Unknown:
Simon
Mann
Unknown:
Angus
Fraser.
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
Simon Hoggart hosts the topical panel game with Alan Coren , Andy Hamilton and Paul Daniels. Repeated from yesterday
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Simon Hoggart 's Pick of the News Quiz is available from all good retailers and from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
Unknown:
Alan
Coren
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Unknown:
Paul
Daniels.
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
The political discussion with Jonathan Dimbleby comes from St Matthew's Church, Perry Beeches in Birmingham. The panel includes Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Simon Hughes MP and Tamara Ingrams , chief executive of Saatchi and Saatchi. Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Perry
Beeches
Unknown:
Simon
Hughes
Unknown:
Tamara
Ingrams
Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions? Phone on [number removed], or e-mail any.answerS@bbC.CO.uk. Producer Lisa Jenkinson
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimblebytakes
Producer:
Lisa
Jenkinson
A disturbing psychological thriller by Chris O'Connell. In a hotel on a remote and rumbling headland, there is only one guest and everyone has a motive to murder. As kitchen knives go missing, stairs creak and surprises lurk in locked rooms, will there be a victim before the sea takes its sacrifice?
Director Sue Wilson. Music Derek Nesbitt
Contributors
Unknown:
Chris
O'Connell.
Director:
Sue
Wilson.
Music:
Derek
Nesbitt
Heather:
Estelle
Kohler
Drew:
Robert
Whelen
Lawrence:
Jim
Pyke
Lisa:
Annabelle
Dowler
Danny:
Paul
Rattray
Griffin:
Trevor
Harrison
The last of a series in which Professor Alun Howkins of the University of Sussex explores the history of the English village. 3: The imagined village. Producer Nick Patrick
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Alun
Howkins
Producer:
Nick
Patrick
The best of the week on the weekday morning magazine which features lively and topical interviews and discussions from a woman's point of view. Presented by Martha Kearney.
Executive producer Anne Tyley. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Producer:
Anne
Tyley.
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines, presented by Dan Damon.
Contributors
Presented By:
Dan
Damon.
Weekly guide to the film world, presented by Andrew Collins. Producer Stephen Hughes
Contributors
Presented By:
Andrew
Collins.
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and guests. Producer Chris Burns
Contributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producer:
Chris
Burns
Tom Sutcliffe sees Anthony Sher on stage in the world premiere of Ronald Harwood 's new play
Mahler's Conversion, which deals with the Jewish composer's shift to Catholicism in order to win the top job in the musical world of Vienna - conductor of the court opera. Plus a review of Amelie, the latest French film success for the director of Delicatessen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The film concerns a young woman whose loving but eccentric parents teach her at home and raise her in a world devoid of physical contact. When her mother is killed, Amelie is left with only her withdrawn father and her imagination as a friend. Producer Erika Wright
Contributors
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Anthony
Sher
Unknown:
Ronald
Harwood
Unknown:
Jean-Pierre
Jeunet.
Producer:
Erika
Wright
Three programmes in which Lynne Truss cheerfully confirms the prejudices of those who have never been tempted to attend a great sporting occasion. 1: A Great Day Out... if you like cold, rain, pies, idiots, crowds, queues, absence of information, traffic jams, jobsworths ... Repeated from Sunday
The invention of radio was arguably the greatest unintended aid to improving the lives of blind people. For this week's 40th anniversary of In Touch, Peter White draws on the radio archive to assess how the medium of radio has reflected the experience of blindness across eight decades.
Producer Cheryl Gabriel
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
Book One of Edmund Spenser 's Elizabethan epic poem is dramatised in two parts as a swashbuckler by Philip Palmer. Based on the story of St George and the Dragon, comedic storytelling mixes with moments of vivid poetry as Spenser fights to control this reworking of his wonderful tale of adventure.
Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Edmund
Spenser
Unknown:
Philip
Palmer.
Unknown:
St
George
Spenser:
Simon Russell
Beale
Stella:
Holly
Aird
Redcross:
Lioyd
Hutchinson
Princess Una:
Indira
Varma
Dorien:
Paul
Rider
Archimago:
Ray
Lonnen
Duessa:
Carolyn
Pickles
Satyrane:
Ewan
Bailey
Nick Ross invites a panel of public figures to hear expert evidence on a current issue. Togetherthey look for radical, practical solutions. 5: Capitalism and Globalisation. Are our democratic rights threatened? With Professor David Marquand , Suzannah Taverne and Baroness Barbara Young. Repeated from Wednesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Ross
Unknown:
Professor David
Marquand
Unknown:
Suzannah
Taverne
Unknown:
Baroness Barbara
Young.
A nationwide general knowledge contest to find this year's Brain of Britain. Chairman Robert Robinson. First round: the north of England. Repeated from Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson.
Frank Delaney introduces listeners' requests on the theme of office life, including poems by John Betjeman and Gavin Ewart. Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Introduces:
Frank
Delaney
Unknown:
John
Betjeman
Unknown:
Gavin
Ewart.
In our collective imagination, Hadrian's Wall divides England and Scotland. In this new series, five poets - two from south of the wall, three from the north - visit Hadrian's Wall and write a poem about the experience. 1: Ken Smith's Wall Dreams imagines the miseries of guarding the Roman wall.
Contributors
Producer:
Tim
Dee