Listings
: Farming Today
British farmers report on their experiences of sharing skills with farmers in Africa. Producer Martin Poyntz-RobertsContributors
Producer:
Martin
Poyntz-Roberts
: Today
With James Naughtie and Martha Kearney.6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Colin Morns.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Martha
Kearney.
Unknown:
Dr Colin
Morns.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Laura Thomas Shortened repeat at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Marr
Producer:
Laura Thomas
Shortened
: Daily Service
With the Rev Tony Burnham. Sing We Now of Christmas(Noel Nouvelet ). Luke 2, wl-7. Joy(Dickau). Go, Tell It on the Mountain (trad American). With Pure Sound, the Youth Choir of St Luke's United Methodist
Church, Houston, Texas. Director of music Sid Davis.
Contributors
Unknown:
Tony
Burnham.
Unknown:
Noel
Nouvelet
Music:
Sid
Davis.
: Book of the Week: The LastEnglishman - the Life of JL Carr
By Byron Rogers , read by Kenneth Branagh. JL Carr was the most English of Englishmen. The author of A Month in the Country spent most of his working life as headmaster of a Northamptonshire school, where he was an enthusiastic follower of cricket and a tireless campaigner for the conservation of country churches. But he was also the author of six of the quirkiest, most comic novels in English. Abridger/Producer Chris Wallis Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Byron
Rogers
Read By:
Kenneth
Branagh.
Read By:
Jl
Carr
Producer:
Chris
Wallis
: Woman's Hour
From Manchester, with Jenni Murray.10.45 Honey from a Weed
Parti of this week's Woman's Hour drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
: Sally, the Search and Rescue Dog
Edward de la Billiere follows the training of dogs like Sally, a border collie, who play a major part in the local Mountain Rescue Team, saving the lives of millions of walkers and climbers each year. Producer Joanne StevensContributors
Producer:
Joanne
Stevens
: Our Brave Boys
New series Christopher Lee 's comedy drama set in the Ministry of Defence, where officers from each of the armed services find themselves uncomfortably underthe command of civil servantZelda.1: Flying Tonite.Can it really be true that the MoD is taking UFOs seriously? . Godwin
Producer Rosalind Ayres Director Pete Atkin
Contributors
Unknown:
Christopher
Lee
Zelda:
Fiona
Shaw
Col George:
Martin
Jarvis
Wg Cdr Bryan:
Christopher
Neame
CdrBill:
Christopher
Godwin
Chief Petty Officer Grieves:
Peter
Capaldl
: You and Yours
With Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson.
: Masterteam
Reading meets Manchester in the latest round of the nationwide general knowledge quiz. Hosted by Peter Snow. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on SaturdayContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Snow.
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Facing the Mirror
By Steve May. Robert Sockhart is turning into his mother. Now she's dead and he wants to shake her off- and do things right with his daughter - but his mother keeps turning up in Robert's face and hair and under his skin. A HiltonPianist Steve May Director Mary Ward Lowery
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
May.
Unknown:
Robert
Sockhart
Director:
Mary Ward
Lowery
Robert:
James
Quinn
Mother:
Pat
Keen
Chloe:
Cherie
Taylor-Battlste
Vicar:
Anarew
Miran
Mark:
Ben
Casswell
: Money Box Live
Paul Lewis and guests answer personal finance questions. Phone: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Jennifer ClarkeContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Jennifer
Clarke
: Scottish Shorts
A week of new writing from Scotland.1: Being Leonard Cohen by Sarah Rauchas , a comic account of a woman's search for a vocation, read by Irene MacDougall. producer Bruce Young
Contributors
Unknown:
Leonard
Cohen
Unknown:
Sarah
Rauchas
Read By:
Irene
MacDougall.
Producer:
Bruce
Young
: The Musical Storybook
A week-long series of stories put to music by children. 1: The Lang Pack.Children from Bellingham Middle School in Northumberland dramatise and perform a local folk story about how a maidservant outwits some wicked robbers. With incidental music written by the schoolchildren themselves. Music animateur David Munro Producer Bill LloydContributors
Unknown:
David
Munro
Producer:
Bill
Lloyd
: The Food Programme
Bombay Lunch Boxes. Extended rpt of yesterday at 12.30pm: Four Corners
Anne Mackenzie confronts our view of the world, examining what unites and divides peoples and Cultures acrOSS the globe. Producer Amber DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Anne
MacKenzie
Producer:
Amber
Dawson
: Oh No It's Not! Oh Yes It Is !
It's actor Berwick Kaler 's 25th year of playing the dame at York Theatre Royal, one of the most popular pantomimes in the country. All this week,Rony Robinson follows the creative process of this year's pantomime from the February announcement of the dame's silver jubilee panto through to opening night. Producer Andy Cartwright Repeated at 12.15am
Contributors
Unknown:
Berwick
Kaler
Unknown:
Rony
Robinson
Producer:
Andy
Cartwright
: Best of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 2003
Humphrey Lyttelton introduces a compilation of highlights from the antidote to panel games in 2003. Join Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke -Taylor with guests Jeremy Hardy , Tony Hawks, Harry Hill , Sandi Toksvig and Ross Noble to catch some classic moments from the past year. Colin Sell provides musical accompaniment. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday
BBC 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
Introduces:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Harry
Hill
Producer:
Jon
Naismith
: The Archers
Phil shows some brotherly love.Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
John Wilson investigates our continuing fascination with the Romans in the light of recent books, including Robert Harris 's bestselling novel Pompeii, Tom Holland 's successful history Rubicon and Allan MaSSie 'S Caligula. Producer Nicola HollowayContributors
Unknown:
John
Wilson
Unknown:
Robert
Harris
Unknown:
Tom
Holland
Unknown:
Allan
Massie
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
: Honey from a Weed
Patience Gray's Journey, dramatised in five parts from her writings by Rod Dungate. In the 1960s, food writer and journalist Patience Gray gave up her London life to live in the Mediterranean with sculptor Norman Mommands. Overthe following years she lived in Tuscany, Catalonia, Naxos and Apulia, experiencing the life and food of the ordinary country people they lived among. 1: First Stop Tuscany utner parts played by members of the castProducer Karen Rose Director David Battcock Rptdfrom 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Rod
Dungate.
Unknown:
Norman
Mommands.
Director:
David Battcock
Rptdfrom
r-auence:
Anna
Massey
Norman:
David
Collings
Lodon friend:
Becky
Hindley
Alceste:
Peter
Polycarpou
Marco:
Ewan
Bailey
Dirce:
Mla
Soteriou
: The Long Search
William Dalrymple investigates the roots of spirituality in Britain. 6: The TimesTheyAreA-changing. In the final part of the series, Dalrymple asks how secular a nation Britain now is and whether religion has any part to play in its future. Producer Rosemary Dawson
Contributors
Unknown:
William
Dalrymple
Producer:
Rosemary
Dawson
: Probably the Best Day in the World
Annually, at the start of November, the Danish capital has one thing on its mind: beer, a spicy, seasonal brew that is made just for yuletide. Since its introduction some 15 years ago, Christmas Beer has taken Denmark by storm. And the most important moment is the ritual when the Christmas brew is distributed in a specially determined circuit around the capital. Simon Calder spends 24 hours in the Danish capital proving that we're only here for the beer. Producer Sara Jane HallContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Calder
Producer:
Sara Jane
Hall
: Rainforests of the Deep
rMark Stephen reveals the treasures of an ancient environment lying 1,000 feet deep -the beauty and diversity of Britain's own coral reefs.Producer Monise Durrani Repeated tomorrow at 11am
Contributors
Producer:
Monise
Durrani
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat of 9am: Book at Bedtime: Far from the Madding Crowd
r By Thomas Hardy , abridged in 15 parts by Sally Marmion and read by Douglas Hodge. A life of devotion begins as Gabriel Oak sets eyes on the spirited Bathsheba Everdeneforthe first time. Producer Di SpeirsContributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Unknown:
Sally
Marmion
Read By:
Douglas
Hodge.
Unknown:
Gabriel
Oak
Producer:
Di
Speirs
: Home Truths
Repeat of Saturday 27 December at 9am: News
: Oh No It's Not ! Oh Yes It Is!
AM Repeated from 6.15pm: Book of the Week: The Last Englishman- the Life of JL Carr
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