Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie. 6 25 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan
Sacks.
: Midweek
Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened rpt at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
: Daily Service
Presented by the Rev Peter Whittaker. Daniel 10, vv 4-9; 19b-21. Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs (Nativity). Bless the Lord All His Angels (Frith). Ye Holy Angels Bright (Darwell's 148th). Director of music Gordon Stewart.Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Whittaker.
Music:
Gordon
Stewart.
: Book of the Week: The Curious life ofRobertHooke
By Lisa Jardine. Read by Richard Mitchley. Part 3. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Lisa
Jardine.
Read By:
Richard
Mitchley.
: Woman's Hour
With Jenni Murray. 10.45 Our Kath Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray.
: The Towers of Silence
The Parsis are fighting to keep alive their death ritual- the feeding of dead bodies to vultures on top of the Towers offence in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay). Mumbai-born novelist ArdashirVakil journeys to the Towers to follow this extraordinary ritual, and tells the wider story of the Parsi struggle for survival in today's world, Producer Aasiya Lodhi
Contributors
Producer:
Aasiya
Lodhi
: A Whole 'Nother Story: 3: Girls and Boys
By Amanda Murphy.Pete's found out about P.J. He's not happy; nor are Cassie and Bill. And, worryingly, Janet's talking in soothing tones.
Contributors
Writer:
Amanda
Murphy
Producer:
Dawn
Ellis
Cassie:
Debra
Stephenson
Pete:
Dave
Lamb
Bill:
Mike
Grady
P.J.:
Brendan
Burns
Janet:
Paula
Wilcox
Maddy:
Julia
Morris
: YouandYours
Presented by Liz Barclay in London and John Waite in Manchester.Contributors
Presented By:
Liz
Barclay
Presented By:
John
Waite
: TheFoodQuiz
Journalist and food critic Jay Rayner puts food lovers through their gastronomic paces. This week's s panel/ists include Keith Floyd and Sir Clement Freud. Producer Rebecca WellsContributors
Unknown:
Jay
Rayner
Unknown:
Keith
Floyd
Unknown:
Sir Clement
Freud.
Producer:
Rebecca
Wells
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Rumpole and the Scales of Justice
By John Mortimer. When Rumpole defends a senior member of the police force in court, his relish for Shakespeare's Othello and his old acquaintances in the south London criminal fraternity prove very useful.Director: Marilyn Imrie
BBC Radio Collection: A compilation of four Rumpole plays is available on CD and audio cassette from 6 October at all good retail outlets or from [website removed] Call [number removed]
Contributors
Writer:
John
Mortimer
Director:
Marilyn
Imrie
Rumpole:
Timothy
West
Hilda:
Prunella
Scales
Samuel:
Michael
Cochrane
Commander Durden:
Geoffrey
Whitehead
Knuckles Huckersley:
Ewan
Bailey
Justice Graves:
Ian
Masters
Marston:
David
Shaw-Parker
Dr Wakefield:
John
Rowe
: Gardeners Question Time
Bunny Guinness, Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Aberdovey Garden Club in Wales. Chaired by Eric RobsonProducer Trevor Taylor
Contributors
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Matthew
Biggs
Unknown:
Eric
Robson
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
: Same Difference
3: The Gang by Sebastian Beaumont , read by Tom George. As disease strikes atthe heart of the gay community, the kindness of strangers eases the way for a young man struggling to come out of the closet. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Sebastian
Beaumont
Read By:
Tom
George.
: Dance Saves Lives!
3- Ballet Nganzo is a Rwandan group of youngsters forwhom dance has brought an astonishingjourney out of Africa and back again. With British aid worker Boris Hunka and music producer Chris Redmond. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Boris
Hunka
Producer:
Chris
Redmond.
: Thinking Allowed
There are now around a thousand gated communities in the UK - harbingers of an urban revolution well underway elsewhere. Laurie Taylor discusses their impact on the communities concerned and on wider civil society. producer Jacqueline SmithContributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Producer:
Jacqueline
Smith
: Case Notes
Serious food-poisoning bugs affect 100,000 people in England and Wales each year and account for 100 to 200 deaths. This week Dr Mark Porter discusses how animal-borne infections, such as salmonella,Ecoli and campylobacter, find theirway into humans. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Mark
Porter
: Double Income No Kids Yet
Comedy drama by David Spicer. 5: News that their best friends are expecting a second baby produces an unexpected reaction in Lucy. In desperation, Daniel turns to his mother-in-law for help. Producer Liz Anstee (R)Contributors
Unknown:
David
Spicer.
Producer:
Liz
Anstee
Lucy:
Elizabeth
Carling
Daniel:
David
Tennant
Katie:
Samantha
Spiro
Andy:
Tony
Gardner
Mary:
Sally
Grace
Frank:
Bill
Fellows
: The Archers
Siobhan hears some home truths.Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Arts news with Francine Stock , who reports on the Dublin premiere of Brian Friel 's new playPerformances, inspired by the music and love letters of Czech composer Leos Janacek. Producer Thomas Morris
Contributors
Unknown:
Francine
Stock
Unknown:
Brian
Friel
Unknown:
Leos
Janacek.
Producer:
Thomas
Morris
: Our Kath
By Claire Luckham. 3: Kathleen has discovered the joy of singing, but sport and boyfriends take up her time too.Fordetails see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Claire
Luckham.
Kathleen:
Becky
Hindley
Winifred:
Shirley
Dixon
Bert:
Daniel
Ryan
Alice:
Marlene
Sidaway
William:
Alan
Williams
Mrs Parr:
Uza
Sadovy
Marion:
Helen
Longworth
: The Commission
Choosing the Sex of Our Children? This autumn the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority will publish the findings of a wide-ranging review regarding whether future parents should be allowed to dictate the sex oftheir children. Among this week's commissioners are former head of MI5Dame Stella Rimington and Faith Boardman , head of Lambeth Council. Nick Ross is in the chair.
Producer Sara Nathan Repeated on Satuday at 10.15pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Dame Stella
Rimington
Unknown:
Faith
Boardman
Unknown:
Nick
Ross
Producer:
Sara
Nathan
: Triumphs and Disasters
In the second of a series on famous by-elections,Steve Richards looks back at the first electoral test for the newlyformed SDP in 1981. Roy Jenkins took on the challenge at Warrington and came within a whisker of winning.
Producer Peter Mulligan Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Richards
Unknown:
Roy
Jenkins
Producer:
Peter
Mulligan
: Ask the Experts
New series A look at how modern research can combine Western science with indigenous traditions. 1: Sue Armstrong travels to India to visit a state-of-the-art hospital where traditional Ayurvedic doctors work with modern medical specialists towards a holistic health care. Producer Louise DalzielContributors
Producer:
Louise
Dalziel
: Midweek
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Pompeii
By Robert Harris. 8: " was two hours since Pompeii awoke todiscoverthe failure of its water supply...." For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Harris.
: At Home with the Snails: 1
A re-run of the comedy drama by Gerard Foster about a typically middle-class family.For individual and separate reasons, George and Beverly feign their deaths in order to test their children's reactions. (R)
Contributors
Writer:
Gerard
Foster
Producer:
Jane
Berthoud
George:
Geoffrey
Palmer
Beverly:
Angela
Thorne
Alex:
Gerard
Foster
Rose:
Miranda
Hart
Hosanna:
Debra
Stephenson
: Package Peculiar
Earlierthis year musician ArnieSomogyi and his friend Zsolt Bende went to explore two rather individual holiday destinations: Transylvania, home of the Dracula industry, and the Lithuanian theme park devoted to relics of the Soviet era. Their aim: to reach Stalinworld on the 50th anniversary of the dictator's death. Producer Simon Elmes (R)Contributors
Unknown:
Zsolt
Bende
Producer:
Simon
Elmes
: News
: Book of the Week: The Curious Life ofRobert Hooke
Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am: BBC Schools
3.00 Together 3.15 Time and Tune 3.35 Words Alive3.50 Listen and Write 4.10 Megamaths 4.25 First Steps in Drama 4.45 World Writing
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