Listings
: Farming Today
Mark Holdstock asks whether the millions spent on farmers' environment schemes arejustified by results. Producer Sarah FalkinghamContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Holdstock
Producer:
Sarah
Falkingham
: Today
With James Naughtie and Stephen Sackur.6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Stephen
Sackur.
Unknown:
Angela
Tilby.
: Midweek
Lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
: Book of the Week: The LastEnglishman - the Life of JL Carr
By Byron Rogers , read by Kenneth Branagh. Part 3. For details see Mon 29 Dec at 9.45am Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Byron
Rogers
Read By:
Kenneth
Branagh.
: Daily Service
Presented by Dr Pauline Webb. All Praise to Thee (Engelberg). Philippians 2, w5-ll. Dignus EstAgnus (Williamson). At the Name of Jesus (Evelyns). With BBC Radio 2 Choirboy of the Year, Harry Sever. Director of music Paul Leddington Wright.
Contributors
Presented By:
Dr Pauline
Webb.
Music:
Paul Leddington
Wright.
: Woman's Hour
With Jenni Murray.10.45 Honey from a Weed Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray.
: Something in the Water
New series In a three-part series, Philosopher Nigel Warburton and architectural historian John Grundy explore why radical ideas took hold at particular places and times in British history, and investigate their legacy. In the first programme, they visit Mow Cop in Staffordshire to trace the origins of the Primitive Methodists or Ranters, a religious movement that promoted women preachers and is credited with stimulating the rise of the Labour movement. Producer Faith LawrenceContributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Warburton
Unknown:
John
Grundy
: Stanley Baxter and Friends: 1:A Brush with Change
by Laurence Howarth
Stanley Baxter features in a series of four comic plays.
With Claire Bloom and Maureen Lipman.
A story of art, marriage and growing old disgracefully. Sir Leslie McKinsey RA is famous for one thing only: his highly popular paintings of elephants. But for this year's summer exhibition at the Royal Academy, he's done a very different set of paintings. Very different. Has he gone mad?
Producer Graham Frost
Baxter on being back in the saddle: page 28
Contributors
Unknown:
Stanley
Baxterfeatures
Unknown:
Laurence
Howarth
Unknown:
Maureen
Lipman.
Producer:
Graham
Frost
Sir Leslie/Walter/Kevin:
Stanley
Baxter
Fan club president Mrs Thomley:
Maureen
Upman
Lady Nichola:
Claire
Bloom
: Inspiration!
A light-hearted quiz about inventions and innovations. Chris Stuart presides overteam captains Adam Hart-Davis and Professor Lewis Wolpert. With guests vulcanologist Janet Sumner and cosmochemist Caroline Smith. Producer Katie MarsdenContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Stuart
Unknown:
Adam
Hart-Davis
Unknown:
Professor Lewis
Wolpert.
Unknown:
Janet
Sumner
Unknown:
Caroline
Smith.
Producer:
Katie
Marsden
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Cold Calling
By Lynne Truss. Daniella, Ryan and Raman have three things in common: they are about to start another shift working in a call centre; they will have to deal with a range of disgruntled, demanding and needy callers; and before the day is through they will have experienced something totally unexpected.Mrs Unwin/Yorkshire woman/Distraught woman played by Becky Hindley Producer/Director Karen Rose
Contributors
Unknown:
Lynne
Truss.
Ryan:
Jason
Hughes
Daniella:
Katy
Murphy
Raman/Mike:
Kulvlnder
Ghlr
Birmingham caller/West Country man/Posh man:
Ewan
Bailey
Laurence:
Charlie
Simpson
Mrs Jenkins/Old Scottish woman:
Marlene
Sadway
Clever Clarissa:
Rachel
Atkins
Young woman:
Lucy
Lott
: Gardeners' Question Time
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer questions from gardeners in Milton Keynes. Sue Cook is in the chair.Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened Dec 28 at 2pm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Milton
Keynes.
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
: Scottish Shorts
3: Twice Nightly. By Alastair Potter. War breaks out when a new warden is appointed at the Maurice Cowley Rest Home for Mature Actors. Read by Robert Trotter. For details see Monday 29 DecemberContributors
Unknown:
Alastair
Potter.
Read By:
Robert
Trotter.
: The Musical Storybook
3: The Great Minster Fire. Choristers and pupils from the Minster School in York dramatise and perform the true story of an arson attack on the Minster in 1829. With incidental music also written by the Chi idren. For details see Monday 29 December: Thinking Allowed
In the spirit of the age Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the idea that ideas by themselves are a source of material change. Producer Jacqueline SmithContributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Producer:
Jacqueline
Smith
: Case Notes
Sleep Disorders. One in 20 of us suffers from poor sleep. Dr Mark Porter looks at the tests doctors use to assess whether someone is suffering excessive daytime drowsiness and investigates how paying more attention to the symptoms could save lives, help snorers, and break our dependence on sleeping tablets. Repeatedfrom yesterdayat9pmContributors
Unknown:
Dr Mark
Porter
: Oh No It's Not! Oh Yes It Isl
Rony Robinson continues to follow the production of Mother Goose from conception to the opening night. For details see Monday 29 December Repeated at 12.15amContributors
Unknown:
Rony
Robinson
: Bearded Ladies
New series A comedy sketch show that takes a peek at modern-day life from a different perspective, with an assortment of women behaving oddly.Written and performed by Susie Donkin. Charlotte McDougall. Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling , with Ewan Bailey Producer Carol Smith
Contributors
Unknown:
Susie
Donkin.
Unknown:
Oriane
Messina
Unknown:
Fay
Rusling
Unknown:
Ewan
Bailey
Producer:
Carol
Smith
: The Archers
Brian gets a shock. Rptd tomorrow at 2pm: Front Row
Mark Lawson talks to Bob Geldof about songwriting, his family and celebrity. Producer Thomas MorrisContributors
Talks:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
Bob
Geldof
Producer:
Thomas
Morris
: Honey from a Weed
3: The Moon Peers over the Mountains. Patience and Norman live on the Greek island of Naxos.For details see Monday 29 December Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Patience:
Anna
Massey
Norman:
David
Codings
Angelos:
Peter
Polycarpou
Countess/Kalliope:
Becky
Hindley
Eyrnni:
Mia
Soterlou
Apostolyi:
George
Sawldes
: Heresy
David Baddiel chairs the programme that dares to commit heresy. Armando Iannucci, Vicky Coren, Peter Bradshaw and David Walliams challenge some of the most entrenched opinions of 2003, ranging from "the Atkins diet is dangerous" to "David Blaine's 44 days of starvation was a magician's trick". The studio audience decides if the heretics should be burned at the stake.(Repeated on Saturday)
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Baddiel
Unknown:
Armando
Iannucci
Unknown:
Vicky
Coren
Unknown:
Peter
Bradshaw
Unknown:
David
Walliams
Producer:
Brian
King
: The Other Candidates Are ...
They enliven every election, but who are the minority candidates who spend their own money on lost deposits but carry on campaigning all the same? Matthew Parris reports on some ofthse other candidates who campaign about.... sex.Editor Chris Bond Repeated from Sunday 28 December at 10.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Parris
: A Cell for All Seasons
As the UK becomes the world centre for research into stem cells, Geoff Watts examines how close the research is to delivering treatments for a range of debilitating diseases. Producer Adrian WashbourneContributors
Unknown:
Geoff
Watts
Producer:
Adrian
Washbourne
: Midweek
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Far from the Madding Crowd
By Thomas Hardy. 3: A new shepherd and a missing maiden. For details see Monday 29 DecemberContributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy.
: Six Geese A-laying
Another chance to hear this comedy by Mark Maier set on a hot, slow, and frustrating train journey from London to Edinburgh on New Year's Eve. Who will win the "tannoy contest" among the buffet-car staff? Will Alan and Frank get a kidney for transplant to Newcastle on time? With Dave Lamb, Zoe Lyons, Mark Maier, Dan Maier, Laura Shavin, Catherine Tate and Benedict Wong.Contributors
Writer/Performer:
Mark
Maier
Performer:
Dave
Lamb
Performer:
Zoe
Lyons
Performer:
Dan
Maier
Performer:
Laura
Shavin
Performer:
Catherine
Tate
Performer:
Benedict
Wong
Producer:
Alex
Walsh-Taylor
: Baggy Trousers
2: The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Repeated from Christmas Day at 11.30am: News
: Oh No It's Not! Oh Yes It Is!
Repeated from 6.15pm: Book of the Week: The Last Englishman- the Life Of JL Carr
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