Listings
: Farming Today
With Anna Hill. Producer Sarah HughesContributors
Unknown:
Anna
Hill.
Producer:
Sarah
Hughes
: Today
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.6 25 7 25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought forthe Day With the Rt Rev James Jones.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
James
Jones.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr and guests, including Michael Moore , author of Dude, Where 's My Country?, set the cultural agendafortheweek.Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Marr
Unknown:
Michael
Moore
Producer:
Alice
Feinstein
: Daily Service
With Nigel Swinford. Firmly I Believe and Truly(Shipston). Matthew 6, w25-33. The Song of the Tree of Life (Vaughan Williams). Sometimes a Light
Surprises (Offertorium). With Laudamus Girls Choir. Director of music Deborah Catterall.
Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Swinford.
Music:
Deborah
Catterall.
: Book of the Week: A Writer's World
Jan Morris reads from her new collection of essays, reflecting 50 years of globetrotting. 1: Manhattan-exotic impressions from the 1950s. Abridged by Alison Joseph. Producer Duncan Minshull Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Jan
Morris
Abridged By:
Alison
Joseph.
Producer:
Duncan
Minshull
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Aurora Leigh Part 1 of this week Woman's
Hour drama, based on Elizabeth Barrett Browning 's s epic verse. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning
: A Class Act
A series charting the launch of a new school. This week the teachers deal with the problem of school refusers - children who are unable orunwillmg to turn up to lessons. Producer Sue MitchellContributors
Producer:
Sue
Mitchell
: Agatha Christie's Taken at the Flood
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.5: Poirofs going to have to think very fast to unravel the enigma if he is to prevent another murder in the village. Last in the series. Meredith
Director/ProducerEnydWilliams isavailable
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: This full-cast dramatisation is available on audio cassette and CD at all good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Contributors
Dramatised By:
Michael
Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot:
John
Moffatt
Supt Spence:
Robert
Lang
Lynn:
Susannah
Corbett
Rowley:
Ifan
Meredith
David:
Tom
George
The maid:
Debbie
Hunt
: You and Yours
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.Contributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson
Unknown:
John
Waite.
: Masterteam
Peter Snow hosts the challenging nationwide general knowledge quiz. This week's teams are from London and Liverpool. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated Saturday UpmContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Snow
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: From A to B
By Robert Messick. A bitter-sweet family drama set in a people carrier at various motorway locations.Aunt Esther's death comes as quite a shock to 24-year-old Joanne. When her parents divorced, Esther was the one who took Joanne in. Now as she joins her mother and otherfamily members forthe drive to the funeral, is ittime to come to terms with the past?
Producer/Director David Ian Neville
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Messick.
Director:
David Ian
Neville
Joanne:
Jami
Barbakoff
Susan:
Megg
Nicol
Louise:
Vanessa
Rosenthal
David:
David
Schneider
Emma:
Michelle
Newell
: Money Box Live
Paul Lewis and guests answer personal finance questions. Producer Louise GreenwoodContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Louise
Greenwood
: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
Five short stories by Dylan Thomas to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. 1: Patricia, Edith and Arnold. Read by Sian Phillips. A little boy watches a lovers' spat in the snow between two housemaids and Arnold, who has been courting them both. Producer/Director Alison HindellContributors
Stories By:
Dylan
Thomas
Read By:
Sian
Phillips.
Director:
Alison
Hindell
: Life of Cranes: 1: Craneology
The first of five programmes reporting from the front line of the construction industry, with Dylan Winter.How the use of cranes to sling unfeasibly heavy loads predates the Romans.
(R)
Contributors
Presenter:
Dylan
Winter
Producer:
Mark
Smalley
: The Food Programme
Nutraceuticals. As health experts put increasing emphasis on the connection between health and diet, Sheila Dillon explores the burgeoning market for functional fOOdS. Extended repeat of yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
: Four Corners
Gavin Esler and guests discuss international issues Of the day. Producer Amber DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Gavin
Esler
Producer:
Amber
Dawson
: Quote.... Unquote
Joining Nigel Rees to exchange favourite quotations and anecdotes are Gervase Phinn ,George Layton , Louise Doughty and Kathryn Flett. The readeris Peter Jefferson.
Producer Carol Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A collection of highlights from over 21 years of this panel game is available on audio cassette from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Rees
Unknown:
Gervase
Phinn
Unknown:
George
Layton
Unknown:
Louise
Doughty
Unknown:
Kathryn
Flett.
Readeris:
Peter
Jefferson.
: The Archers
Elizabeth is on the warpath. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm: Front Row
Mark Lawson introduces arts news, interviews and reviews. Producer Nicola HollowayContributors
Introduces:
Mark
Lawson
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
: Aurora Leigh: 1
By Colin Bytheway. Based on the epic verse by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.Aurora dreams of finding recognition in the male-dominated world of literature, and of finding happiness with the man she loves - without compromising her personal integrity or independence.
(Repeated from 10.45am)
Contributors
Writer:
Colin
Bytheway
Based on the poem by:
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning
Music composed by:
Dominic
Fitzgerald
Director:
Sally
Avens
Aurora:
Helen
McCrory
Romney:
Jamie
Glover
Young Aurora:
Emily
Chennery
Morgan:
Peter
Marinker
Aunt Laura:
Frances
Jeater
Assunta:
Rachel
Atkins
: Escape from Calais
May 1940: Hitler's forces were poised to conquer Europe. A small and dedicated band of British families entrusted with the upkeep of First World War graves in Belgium are given 24 hours to leave and make theirwayto the coast. Brian James talks to the survivors of what proved to be an epic journey as they set off in seven old cars, an ancient 20-seater bus, on bicycle and on foot, keepingjust one step ahead of the invading German army. Producer Angela HindContributors
Talks:
Brian
James
Producer:
Angela
Hind
: Crossing Continents
Javier Lizarzaburu returns to his native Peru to see the effects of America's war on drugs. The USA is spending more than$140 million there this yearto eradicate coca, the raw material from which cocaine is made. But coca production is on the increase and for the first time the coca farmers, led by their new leader, Nancy Obregon , are making theirvoices heard. Javiertravels to a remote region in the Amazonian rainforest to meet Nancy and hear her case against the USA's policy, and also toWashington to discuss the issue with top officials there. Repeated from Thursday
Contributors
Unknown:
Javier
Lizarzaburu
Leader:
Nancy
Obregon
: Of Life and Men
In 1940 two remarkable men boarded a sardine boat and set sail on a 4,000-mile voyage fromMonterey, California, to explore the Sea of Cortez.
Together they shared a gift of the gab, a keen eye for observation, a love of words and a reverence for all living things. One was Ed Ricketts , a talented young biologist, the other was Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck. Howard Stableford travels to
Ricketts's old lab on Cannery Row in California to find out about this extraordinary friendship and the deep impact it had on both men. ProducerJoanne Stevens
Contributors
Unknown:
Ed
Ricketts
Unknown:
John
Steinbeck.
Unknown:
Howard
Stableford
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat of 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Riddle of the Sands: 1
By Erskine Childers, abridged by Doreen Estall in ten parts.Foreign Office high flyer Carruthers receives an invitation from an old acquaintance to join him for some yachting in the Baltic. Read by Crispin Bonham-Carter.
Contributors
Author:
Erskine
Childers
Abridged by:
Doreen
Estall
Reader:
Crispin
Bonham-Carter
Producer:
Susan
Carson
: Home Truths
Shortened repeat of Saturday at 9am: News
: Book of the Week: A Writer's World
Parti. Repeated from 9.45am: Digital only BBC Schools
3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 1: Age 5-63.15 Reading Tree Stories: Age 5-6 3.30 Alphabet Time: Age 4-6
3.40 Alphabet Time First Phonics: Age 4-6
3.50 Playtime: Age 3-5 4.10 Hopscotch: Age 5-7 4.25 Scottish Resources: Age 7-9 4.40 Scottish Resources: Age 10-12
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