Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From St Andrew 's Church, Hurstborne Priors, Hampshire.Contributors
Unknown:
St
Andrew
: World Report
News roundup and analysis from BBC World Service.: Something Understood
Candies and Curses. For the last Sunday of 2003, Mark Tully is in conversation with the writer and former Beirut hostage Terry Waite. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Tully
Unknown:
Terry
Waite.
Producer:
Eley
McAinsh
: Living World
A Place among the Stones. Brett Westwood is in lichen heaven. With limited outcrops of rocks to be found in lowland England, the tombstones of churchyards provide one of the most important available habitats for lichen. Producer Sheena DuncanContributors
Unknown:
Brett
Westwood
Producer:
Sheena
Duncan
: Sunday
With Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Michael Buerk appeals on behalf of Amref-the African Medical and Research Foundation.Donations: [address removed]. Credit Cards [number removed] Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm and on New Year's Day at 3.28pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship
The Holy Innocents. From the Collegiate Church of St Mary's Warwick. Preacher DrVaughan Williams. Director of music Katherine Deines. Producer Janet McLartyContributors
Music:
Katherine
Deines.
Producer:
Janet
McLarty
: Letter from America
With Alistair Cooke.Repeated from Boxing Day at 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Alistair
Cooke.
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: Desert Island Discs
I Sue Lawley's castaway is the comedianPaul O'Grady , otherwise known as Lily Savage.
Producer Leanne Buckle Shortened rpt on Friday 2 January at 9arn
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
O'Grady
- Desert Island Discs: Paul O'Grady 45 minutes
: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
From the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds.Ross Noble joins Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor . Humphrey Lyttelton ensures disorders prevails and Colin Sell is at the piano. Repeated from Monday 22 December at 6.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
Unknown:
Colin
Sell
: The Food Programme ,
Bombay Lunch Boxes. Simon Parkes tells the story of the dabba wallahs- an ancient system of delivering lunch boxes unique to the Indian city of Mumbai. Producer Rebecca Wells Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pmContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Parkes
Producer:
Rebecca
Wells
: The World This Weekend
With James Cox.Editor Richard Clark
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Cox.
Editor:
Richard
Clark
: Sunday Best: Twentieth-Century Troubadour
A celebration of the talent of the Belgian singer Jacques Brel, who died 25 years ago. Philip Sweeney finds out why the British don't like chanson and why the Belgians just don't care.Contributors
Presenter:
Philip
Sweeney
Producer:
Miles
Warde
: Gardeners' Question Time
John Cushnie , Bob Rowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer questions from gardeners in Milton Keynes , and Matthew Biggs reports from the Caribbean on the award-winning Barbados Horticultural Society. Sue Cook is in the chair.Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened repeat on New Year Eve at Jpm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Rowerdew
Unknown:
Milton
Keynes
Unknown:
Matthew
Biggs
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
: Pin It, Squash it, Pickle and Stuff It
New series Brett Westwood takes a trip into the mysterious world of museum zoological collections. 1: Pickle It.Today he looks at the art of pickling animal specimens and asks how museums do it and why they keep thousands of specimens fromSticklebacks to sharks and squid. Producer Simon Roberts
Contributors
Unknown:
Brett
Westwood
Producer:
Simon
Roberts
: Classic Serial: The Fish Can Sing
By Halldor Laxness, translated by Magnus Magnusson. In early 20th-century Iceland, Garddar Holm is an enigma: an opera star of international acclaim, yet no one at home has ever heard him sing. Alfgrimur is determined that Garddarwill sing "the one pure note". Dramatised by Arnold Evans .Music John Handy Producer Alison Hindell Rptd Saturday 3 Jan 9pm
Contributors
Translated By:
Magnus
Magnusson.
Unknown:
Garddar
Holm
Dramatised By:
Arnold
Evans
Producer:
Alison
Hindell
Old Alfgrimur:
Glyn
Houston
Miss Guddmunsen:
Ruth
Jones
Garddar:
Matthew
Rhys
Alfgrimur:
Meilyr
Sion
Shaun:
Hew
Phillips
Listener:
Niekie
Rainsford
Bjorn:
Howell
Evans
Guddmunsen:
William
Thomas
Pastor:
Richard
Mitchley
: Open Book
Mariella Frostrup looks at the way in which emotions influence the creative process. Can you write well in a temper? Do fan clubs boost or spoil theirauthors' reputations?Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on New Year's Day at 4pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Mariella
Frostrup
Producer:
Hilary
Dunn
: Poetry Please
New series Roger McGough returns in celebratory mood with the first of the poetry programme in which listeners choose the poems.Producer Paul Dodgson Repeated on Saturday
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Producer:
Paul
Dodgson
: Europe - the Great Leap East
With ten extra members next year the EuropeanUnion will contain winners and losers. Continuing his travels through the new Europe, David Sells looks at the economic order now taking shape. Repeated from Tuesday 23 December at 8pm
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Sells
: Bush Lessons
New series The first of three radio diaries by overseas volunteer Ruth Charlton who spent a year working in a remote bush school in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. With no teaching experience and no common language, how do you explain the concept of birthdays and Christmas? Producer Chris Eldon Lee Repeated on SaturdayContributors
Unknown:
Ruth
Charlton
Producer:
Chris Eldon
Lee
: Pick of the Year
John Humphrys presents the best of the year's broadcasting on BBC Radio.Shortened repeat from Christmas Day at 1.05pm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
: The Archers
Caroline gets some bad news. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm: Go 4 H
Barney Harwood hosts the last programme of the year. Producer JohnnyVLeagasContributors
Unknown:
Barney
Harwood
: Crime in Mind
3: Best Eaten Cold by Laura Wilson , read by Paola Dionisotti. Mrs Skinner is a waitress at a select dinner party where revenge is on the menu. Producer Elizabeth AllardContributors
Unknown:
Laura
Wilson
Read By:
Paola
Dionisotti.
Read By:
Mrs
Skinner
Producer:
Elizabeth
Allard
: A World in Your Ear
Repeated from BoxingDayatl.30pm: Word of Mouth
4: Whatever. Bart Simpson , Nasser Hussain and Eileen from Coronation Street have one word in common: "whatever". With Michael Rosen. Repeated from Boxing Day at 4pmContributors
Unknown:
Bart
Simpson
Unknown:
Nasser
Hussain
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen.
: Money Box
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: Analysis: Agenda for the Next Pope
As Pope John Paul becomes increasingly frail, Vatican watchers are speculating about the identity of the next pontiff and the challenges he will face. Andrew Brown asks whether the next Pope can reassert the Church's s political and moral authority, and whether Roman Catholicism can survive as a truly global faith.Contributors
Presenter:
Andrew
Brown
Producer:
Jim
Frank
Editor:
Nicola
Meyrick
: News
: United Nations - or Not?
A look at the history and relationship between the UN and the US. With contributions from former US secretaries of state Madeleine Albright and James Baker , former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the US ambassador to the UNJeane Kirkpatrick. Presented by Edward Stourton. Producers Mark Savage and Mark Alden
Contributors
Unknown:
Madeleine
Albright
Unknown:
James
Baker
Presented By:
Edward
Stourton.
: The Other Candidates Are....
They enliven every election and often have some worthwhile policies too. But who are they, these minority candidates who spend their own money on lost deposits but carry on campaigning all the same? Matthew Parris reports on some of these other candidates who campaign about.... sex.Editor John Evans The Other Candidates Are.... is repeated on New Year's Eve at 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Parris
Editor:
John
Evans
: A Good Read
Director Stephen Frears and novelist Sarah Waters talk to Sue MacGregor about theirfavourite books. Repeated from Tuesday 23 December at 4.30pmContributors
Director:
Stephen
Frears
Unknown:
Sarah
Waters
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor
: Something Understood
Repeated from 6.05am: News
: Let's Dance
3: Line Dancing. Line dancing has never been more popular. Maurice the Carribbean Cowboy tells you why. Producer Nichola HumphriesContributors
Producer:
Nichola
Humphries
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