Listings
: Today
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Huw Spanner.
Contributors
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Huw
Spanner.
: Unreliable Evidence
Clive Anderson isjoined by three eminent figures from the legal world to discuss whetherwe have a moral obligation to obey the law.Producers Cathy Packe and Bruce Hyman Repeated at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Clive
Anderson
Producers:
Cathy
Packe
Producers:
Bruce
Hyman
: The Citizens ,
Paul Henley presents the second in a series of profiles of extraordinary Europeans. 2: Jenki Hollan is a leading astronomer in the Czech republic, who has persuaded the parliament to pass the first ever national law to limit pollution. Producer Lucy AshContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Henley
Unknown:
Jenki
Hollan
Producer:
Lucy
Ash
: Daily Service
Presented by the Rev Stephen Shipley. Forgive OurSins As We Forgive (St Botolph). Romans 5, wl5-21. Turn You to the Stronghold (Elgar). There's a Spirit in the Air (Lauds). Director of music Ian Tracey.
Contributors
Unknown:
Stephen
Shipley.
Music:
Ian
Tracey.
: Babycham Night
By Philip Norman , abridged by Andrew Simpson and read by Jeff Rawle. 2: The Norman seaside empire, from its gloomy pier-head pleasure dome to the seafront rock kiosk run by "wicked, irresistible" Grandma Norman , who rules the troubled family like a Mafia don. For details see yesterday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Philip
Norman
Abridged By:
Andrew
Simpson
Read By:
Jeff
Rawle.
Unknown:
Grandma
Norman
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 The Mill on the Ross Part 2. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
: Nature
Gulls and Galls? Lionel Kelleway investigates the reasons behind the rise of the urban gull population in Britain and for the decline in numbers at an island gull colony off the coast of California. Meanwhile, out in the countryside, galls have been forming on many trees and shrubs since the spring. Stuart Blackman goes on a hunt for galls with a gall wasp scientist to learn about the complex relationship between a gall wasp and its Chosen host. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Lionel
Kelleway
Unknown:
Stuart
Blackman
: I Have a Cunning Plan: 20 Years of Blackadder
Twenty years after the wily Edmund Blackadder first appeared on television, the producer of the series, John Lloyd , tells the inside story of one of TV's classic comedies. Rowan Atkinson , Tony Robinson , Richard Curtis and Stephen Fry are among those recalling the Blackadder years, with a selection of funny moments from all four series. Producer Libby CrossBBC RADIO COLLECTION: This award-winning comedy series is featured on audio cassette and CD from all good retail outlets or from [web address removed] Call [number removed]
Why Blackadder nearly didn't make it: page 29
The battle of wits - a rather one-sided battle at times - between Blackadder and his gormless sidekick, Baldrick
I Have a Cunning Plan: 20 Years of Blackadder
11.30am R4 "Baldrick, you wouldn't recognise a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing 'Cunning plans are here again,'" says Blackadder to his long-suffering servant. In a few days' time, it will be 20 years since the pairing of Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson appeared on our TV screens in an opening series that was so costly (and poorly received) that Michael Grade decided to scrap it. The arrival of Ben Elton as a co-writer won a reprieve and it soon established itself as one of the funniest-ever British comedies. This programme assesses the impact of the series on its writers' and stars' subsequent careers, with contributions from both. So how big a a fan are you? Try these bits of trivia: (a) who played the Jumping Jew of Jerusalem?; (b) what three other titles for the series were considered?; (c) what is Baldrick's first name? Answers are at the foot of the page. Visit [web address removed] to find out more. (Jane Anderson)
Contributors
Unknown:
Edmund
Blackadder
Unknown:
John
Lloyd
Unknown:
Rowan
Atkinson
Unknown:
Tony
Robinson
Unknown:
Richard
Curtis
Unknown:
Stephen
Fry
: You and Yours
With Peter White and Liz Barclay.Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] LINES OPEN from 10am
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay.
: Out of Tune
Robert Sandall investigates musical tuning and asks composers and musicians why different systems should have evolved in different parts of the world. Some now argue that "equal temperament" limits musical expression, but without it, wouldn't all our music be out of tune? Producer John WatkinsContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Sandall
Producer:
John
Watkins
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: A Fairy Lost in the 21st Century
Thelma Barlow plays Delphinium the fairy in this enchanting entertainment by Val Syms. When11-year-old Warren accidentally wakes a fairy who has been asleep for 700 years and takes her home to his mum and dad, all sorts of interesting things start to happen.
Director Chris Wallis
Contributors
Unknown:
Thelma
Barlow
Unknown:
Val
Syms.
Director:
Chris
Wallis
Delphinium:
Thelma
Barlow
Warren:
James
Lacey
Mel:
Joy
Blakeman
Kent:
Vincent
Davies
Vicar:
David
Thorpe
Photographer:
Ben
Crowe
Tinkerbell:
Mia
Soteriou
: Making History
Sue Cook and the team investigate more historical queries sent in by listeners. Contact the programme at[address removed]L or email making.history@bbc.co.uk.Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick
Contributors
Unknown:
Sue
Cook
Producers:
Ivan
Howlett
Producers:
Nick
Patrick
: He Would, Wouldn't He?
Five stories to mark the 40th anniversary of the Profumo Affair, each of which ends with the phrase immortalised by Mandy Rice-Davies . 2: Tiger Man By Mimi Thebo , read by Stephen Perring. For details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Mandy
Rice-Davies
Unknown:
Mimi
Thebo
Read By:
Stephen
Perring.
: The Year 1953
The Liverpool council house where Paul McCartney grew up in the 1950s is the setting as Robert Lacey recalls the events that shaped the modern world. 2: Blue Suburban Skies. Including the domestic scene as Britain is hit bya mystery virus, housing and food shortages, and the greatest natural disasterinthe history of modern Britain. For details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Paul
McCartney
Unknown:
Robert
Lacey
: Shop Talk
Entrepreneurship has long been the holy grail of the business world, but to what extent can it be used to rejuvenate the voluntary and non-profit making sector? Heather Payton and her guests examine the question. Producer Rosamund Jones Editor Stephen ChilcottContributors
Unknown:
Heather
Payton
Producer:
Rosamund
Jones
Editor:
Stephen
Chilcott
: The Learning Curve
The guide to the wide world of learning. With Libby Purves. Producer Sukey Firth Repeated on Sunday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves.
: Wireless Wise
David Hatch chairs a new series of the radio quiz about radio. This week Andrew Collins and Janet Street-Porter challenge David Jessel and Sarah Kennedy. Producer Viv BlackContributors
Unknown:
David
Hatch
Unknown:
Andrew
Collins
Unknown:
Janet
Street-Porter
Unknown:
David
Jessel
Unknown:
Sarah
Kennedy.
Producer:
Viv
Black
: The Archers
Joe Grundy , good Samaritan. Repeated tomorrow at 2pmContributors
Unknown:
Joe
Grundy
: Front Row
Mark Lawson chairs the arts show, including news of the winner of this year's Orange Prize for fiction, announced today. Producer Martin SmithContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Producer:
Martin
Smith
: The Mill on the Floss
By George Eliot. 2: A Family Quarrel. Maggie has been reunited with her brother Tom, who has returned from school. But a shadow is gathering over their childish joys and sorrows, and it is all to do with money.For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
George
Eliot.
George Eliot:
Deborah
Andlay
Bob:
Tom
George
Tom:
Tom
Goodman-Hill
Maggie:
Jasmine
Hyde
Uncle Moss:
Paul
Jesson
Mrs Tulliver:
Alexandra
Mathie
Aunt Glegg:
Anna
Niland
Aunt Moss:
Anna
Niland
Mr Tulliver:
Malcolm
Storry
Uncle Glegg:
David
Tennant
: File on 4
Jenny Cuffe examines the latest scientific research on the dangers of depleted uranium and asks why the Government is ignoring safety recommendations from its own advisers. Producer Gregor Stewart Repeated Sunday at 5pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenny
Cuffe
Producer:
Gregor
Stewart
: In Touch
Peter White with news for visually impaired people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel EMAIL: intouch@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
: Case Notes
Hernias. Anyone can get a hernia and they occur anywhere from the chest to the groin. Not all hernias need treatment but how do you tell whether or not you need surgery? Graham Easton 's guest isProfessor Andrew Kingsnorth , professor of surgery at the University of Plymouth. EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk
Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Graham
Easton
Unknown:
Professor Andrew
Kingsnorth
Producer:
Geraldine
Fitzgerald
: Unreliable Evidence
Repeat of 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Colour
By Rose Tremain , read by Juliet Stevenson.2: Joseph and Harriet Blackstone face their first New Zealand Winter. Fordetails see yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Rose
Tremain
Read By:
Juliet
Stevenson.
: Giles Wemmbley Hogg
Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Jeremy Salsby with additional material by Graeme Garden. Meet Giles Wemmbley Hogg : traveller, backpacker and upper middle-class student ponce of Budleigh Salterton. 3: This week Giles goes off to.... Bolivia.Producer David Tyler
Contributors
Written By:
Marcus
Brigstocke
Written By:
Jeremy
Salsby
Unknown:
Giles Wemmbley
Hogg
Unknown:
Budleigh
Salterton.
Producer:
David
Tyler
Giles:
Marcus
Brigstocke
Puffy:
Tom
Goodman-Hill
Harriet:
Rebecca
Front
Juan:
Arturo
Venegas
Juanita:
Steffanie
Prtt
Jailer:
Xevi
Fernandez
: News
: Book of the Week: Babycham Night
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