Listings
: Today
With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Clifford Longley.
Contributors
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Clifford
Longley.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week.Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Marr
Producer:
Alice
Feinstein
: Book of the Week: Words of Mercury
A week of excerpts from Patrick Leigh Fermor 's best writings, abridged by Andrew Cummins and read by Tim Mclnnerny. In 1933, aged 18, Paddy determined to walk across Europe from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. This journey marked the start of a lifetime of travelling and scribbling.1: Bicycle Polo. Budapest, 1934, spring. Invited to stay with Count and Countess Wenkheim at their house on the Great Hungarian Plain, Paddy is initiated into the game of bike polo by a motley collection of Hungarian aristocrats and footmen. Producer Lu Kemp Repeated at 12.30am
Contributors
Unknown:
Patrick Leigh
Fermor
Abridged By:
Andrew
Cummins
Read By:
Tim
McLnnerny.
Producer:
Lu
Kemp
: Daily Service
Presented by Canon Noel Vincent. Earth Has Many a Noble City (Stuttgart). Micah 5, wl-5. 0 Little Town of Bethlehem (Walford Davies ). Come, ThouRedeemer of the Earth (PuerNobis Nascitur). With Harrogate Ladies' College Chapel Choir. Director of music David Andrews.
Contributors
Presented By:
Canon Noel
Vincent.
Unknown:
Walford
Davies
Music:
David
Andrews.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Fathers
Part 1 of this week's Woman's Hour drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
: Breaking Ground
Liz Carneytells the story of a remarkable collaboration between a west Yorkshire farmer and a group of Asian allotment holders. They lived in the same town but their lives were worlds apart - until they found a mutual interest in growing coriander. Producer Sally ChesworthContributors
Unknown:
Liz
Carneytells
Producer:
Sally
Chesworth
: The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry the Eighth
An unreliable history in six parts, created by Barry Grossman and written by Jim Eldridge. 3: With Henry suffering from a surfeit of mothers-in-law, perhaps his luck will change with Jane Seymour.Music by Jim Parker Producer John Fawcett Wilson
Contributors
Unknown:
Barry
Grossman
Written By:
Jim
Eldridge.
Unknown:
Jane
Seymour.
Music By:
Jim
Parker
Producer:
John Fawcett
Wilson
HenryVIII:
Jonathan
Coy
Cromwell:
Milton
Jones
Chronicler:
Alfred
Burke
Jane Seymour:
Jasmin
Hyde
Lady Margaret:
Eve
Matheson
Sir John:
John
Webb
Antonio:
Jonathan
Kydd
: You and Yours
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.Contributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson
Unknown:
John
Waite.
: Masterteam
Peter Snow hosts the latest contest in the quest for the champion amateur quiz team of the year. This week Liverpool play Reading.Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at llpm
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Snow
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: McLevy
New series A four-part series of David Ashton 's acclaimed detective stories set in Victorian Edinburgh. 1: Behind the Curtain. A death threat written in blood is found pinned to the wall of the leading lady's dressing room at the Parade Theatre.Director Patrick Rayner
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Ashton
Unknown:
Victorian
Edinburgh.
Director:
Patrick
Rayner
McLevy:
Brian
Cox
Jean:
Siobhan
Redmond
Belle:
Gabriel
Quigley
Toby:
Alan
Cox
Sir Edward:
Struan
Rodger
Roach:
David
Ashton
Michael -:
Perceval
Maxwell
Hannah:
Colette
O'Neil
Dan:
Simon
Donaldson
Ellen:
Clare
McCarron
: Money Box Live
Paul Lewis and guests answer listeners' personal finance questions.Phone: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm
Producer Jennifer Clarke
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Jennifer
Clarke
: Fantastic Tales
The fi rst of five stories this week that might raise an eyebrow or two, abridged by Duncan Minshull. 1: In theAvu Observatory, by HG Wells. Read by Dermot Crowley. When you're star-gazing, you don't hear the noise outside ... Producer Duncan MinshullContributors
Abridged By:
Duncan
Minshull.
Read By:
Dermot
Crowley.
Producer:
Duncan
Minshull
: Cooking the Books
Simon Fanshawe and his guests are in the Ritz Club Casino to enjoy James Bond 's favourite meal. Producer David StenhouseContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Fanshawe
Unknown:
James
Bond
Producer:
David
Stenhouse
: The Food Programme
BBC Radio 4 Food and FarmingAwards 2003Sheila Dillon announces the winners of this year's awards from the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham. Extended repeat of yesterday at 12.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
: Four Corners
Gavin Esler confronts our view of the world, examining what unites and divides peoples and cultures across the globe. Producer Amber DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Gavin
Esler
Producer:
Amber
Dawson
: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
The antidote to panel games pays a visit to the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne. Jeremy Hardy joins Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden , Tim Brooke-Taylor and Humphrey Lyttelton. Colin Sell is at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pmBBC RADIO COLLECTION: Eight series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, along with various collections and anniversary editions, are available on CD and audio cassette from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton.
Unknown:
Colin
Sell
Producer:
Jon
Naismith
: The Archers
Nigel raises the stakes.Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine, featuring interviews, news and reviews. Producer Sally SpurringContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
: Fathers
By Damian Lanigan. Five plays exploring different father/child relationships. 1: Spooky Little Eyes Control freak Colin Nuttall becomes increasingly fraught as the birth of his first child approaches.Director/Producer Jim Poyser Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Damian
Lanigan.
Unknown:
Colin
Nuttall
Producer:
Jim
Poyser
Narrator:
Andrew
Sachs
Colin:
Mark
Chatterton
Baby:
Emma
Clarke
: The Long Search
William Dalrymple investigates the roots of spirituality in Britain. 2: God and the Air-PumpDalrymple gets to grips with a 17th- century piece of experimental machinery and assesses the impact of the New Science on the belief in fairies, the philosopher's stone and a miracle-working God. Producer Rosemary Dawson
Contributors
Unknown:
William
Dalrymple
Producer:
Rosemary
Dawson
: Crossing Continents
Geoff Adams-Spink examines the price America is paying for its love affair with the law courts. Their litigation habit is now so widespread that in some states, health provision is being threatened.Doctors working in high-risk areas are struggling to pay the insurance premiums and some are ceasing practising altogether. RepeatofThursday
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoff
Adams-Spink
: Wild Underground
New series 1: Soil Safari. In the first of three programmes that travel progressively deeper underground to meet the bizarre creatures that live and survive in a world devoid of light, biologistMike Dilger embarks on a most unusual soil safari. Using sophisticated audio techniques, Dilger tracks an earthworm, narrowly avoiding hungry moles and predatory fungi as he uncovers a world of recycling and decomposition crucial to supporting life above ground. Producer Sarah Blunt
Contributors
Unknown:
Mike
Dilger
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat of 9am: Book at Bedtime: Dracula
Bram Stoker 's legend of the Transylvanian count, abridged in ten parts by Daragh Carville.6: In London, Jonathan is terrorised by the sight of a familiar face in the crowd. rroaucerbemma McMullan
Contributors
Unknown:
Bram
Stoker
Unknown:
Daragh
Carville.
Jonathan:
Michael
Fassbender
Mina:
Gillian
Kearney
Dr Seward:
James
D'Arcy
DrVanHelsing:
James
Greene
: Home Truths
Shortened repeat of Saturday at 9am: Today in Parliament
The fourth day's debate on the Queen's Speech. With Sean Curran.Contributors
Unknown:
Sean
Curran.
: News
: Book of the Week: Words of Mercury
Parti. Repeated from 9.45am: BBC Schools
Digital only3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 1: Age 5-6 3.15 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
: Test Match Special
Sri Lanka v EnglandThe First Test at Galle. England begin their second series of the winter. With commentary by Jonathan Agnew , John Murray , JonnySaunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe. including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter "Approximate time
Contributors
Commentary By:
Jonathan
Agnew
Commentary By:
John
Murray
Commentary By:
Roshan
Abbeysinghe.
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
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