Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With Dr Allison Elliot. Producer Erica MorrisonContributors
Unknown:
Dr Allison
Elliot.
Producer:
Erica
Morrison
: Farming Today
Anna Hill asks whetherthe idea of compulsory passports for horses is feasible. Producer Clare PhillipsContributors
Unknown:
Anna
Hill
Producer:
Clare
Phillips
: Today
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
: Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is the comedian Paul O'Grady , otherwise known as Lily Savage.Shortened repeat from Sunday 28 December at 11.15am
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
O'Grady
: Book of the Week: The LastEnglishman - a Life of JL Carr
By Byron Rogers , read by Kenneth Branagh. Part 5. Fordetails see Monday 29 December Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Byron
Rogers
Read By:
Kenneth
Branagh.
: Woman's Hour
A special programme that asks how successful the Government has been in trying to cut child poverty. Presented by Martha Kearney.10.45 Honey from a Weed Part 5.
Senes editor Jill Burridge Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Editor:
Jill Burridge
Drama
: Civvy Street
New series A three-part series about the 17,000 servicemen and women who leave Britain's armed forces each year. Michael Nicholson meets some of them and hears how they found life in Civvy Street. 1: The General.General Sir Robin Ross retired from the position of Commandant General of the Marines seven years ago. Not content to potter around in retirement, he found that work in Civvy Street had its Own hostilities. Producer Sarah TaylorContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Nicholson
Unknown:
Sir Robin
Ross
Producer:
Sarah
Taylor
: Radio Fun
"Meetthe Merry Mirth Makers, the Jolliest Weekly Paper on the Bookstall. Bob Monkhouse presents another chance to hear the three-part series on the children's comic Radio Fun, which was published from 1938 to 1961. Relive The Falcon, Stymie and his magic wishbone, Revnell and West and many Others Of the era. Producer Angela SherwinContributors
Unknown:
Bob
Monkhouse
Producer:
Angela
Sherwin
: You and Yours
With John Waite and Liz Barclay. Including at12.30 Face the Facts Special. John Waite returns to India for an update on the Coca-Cola plant there, first investigated on Fact the Facts last summer. Producer Susan Mitchell Editor Andrew Smith
PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay.
Unknown:
John
Waite
Producer:
Susan
Mitchell
Editor:
Andrew
Smith
: A World in Your Ear
Rosie Goldsmith travels to Prague, Warsaw and Budapest to celebrate English-language radio from the Eastern bloc.Producer Leonida Krushelnycky Repeated on Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Rosie
Goldsmith
Producer:
Leonida
Krushelnycky
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Face
By Benjamin Zephaniah. Martin is on top of the world. He is popular and has done some modelling, is funny and is a good gymnast. Then one night he accepts a lift from Raider's Posse gang member, Apache, and his life changes for ever.Producer/Director Susan Roberts
Contributors
Unknown:
Benjamin
Zephaniah.
Director:
Susan
Roberts
Martin:
Daniel
Scott-Croxford
Anthony:
Sheldon
Yates
Matthew:
Lee
Turnbull
Natalie:
Amy
Scarth
Margaret /Marcia:
Ayesha
Antoine
Dr Owens:
Barbara
Marten
Mum:
Ellen
Thomas
Tony/Announcer:
Rob
Pickavance
Mr Hewitt/Apache:
Daniel
Poyser
: Veg Talk
Jams, chutneys, pickles and preserves.Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks get bottling with Marguerite Patten.
Phone: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Rebecca Moore
Contributors
Unknown:
Gregg
Wallace
Unknown:
Charlie
Hicks
Unknown:
Marguerite
Patten.
Producer:
Rebecca
Moore
: Scottish Shorts
The last of this week's stories, read by Crawford Logan. 5: Travelling via San Francisco and the Moon By Ron Butlin. A portrait of the strange and exotic world of the composer Robert Schumann , who wakes up one morning to find that Leipzig has become a town in provincial China. Fordetails see Monday 29 DecemberContributors
Read By:
Crawford
Logan.
Unknown:
Ron
Butlin.
Unknown:
Robert
Schumann
: The Musical Storybook
5: The King and the Shabbat Dinner. Children from the Simon Marks Jewish Primary School in Stoke Newington, London, dramatise and perform a cautionary tale for the Sabbath. The incidental music is also written by the children. For details see Monday 29 December: Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen presents another programme about words and the way we speak. 5: Armour, Icons and Adjectivitis. Simon Jenkins encourages a fresh, vibrant New Year's resolution -to control the use of unnecessary adjectives. Rosen also explores the uses and abuses ofthe word "icon" and visits the Royal Armoury in Leeds.Producer Tom Alban Repeated on Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
Unknown:
Simon
Jenkins
Producer:
Tom
Alban
: The Message
Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect Our lives. Producer Cecile WrightContributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray
Producer:
Cecile
Wright
: Oh No It's Not, Oh Yes It Is!
It's 10 December and Rony Robinson is there to capture the excitement of the audience and the tension backstage as the curtain rises on Berwick Kaler's 25th year of playing the Dame in the York Theatre Royal's traditional family pantomime. For details see Monday 29 December Repeated at 12.15amContributors
Unknown:
Rony
Robinson
: The News Quiz of the Year
Simon Hoggart picks the best bits from this year's News Quiz- with contributions from Alan Coren , Jeremy Hardy , Linda Smith , Andy Hamilton and Francis Wheen.Producer Simon Nicholls Repeated on Saturday
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A selection of episodes, and a celebration of the first 25 years of The News Quiz, is available on audio cassette or CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
Unknown:
Alan
Coren
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Linda
Smith
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Unknown:
Francis
Wheen.
Producer:
Simon
Nicholls
: The Archers
There's trouble at the vicarage. For cast list and credits see Boxing Day at 7pmARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
: Front Row
In the wake of recent high-profile attempts to keep paintings by Raphael and Joshua Reynolds in Britain, John Wilson reports on the current debate about saving art for the nation.Contributors
Reporter:
John
Wilson
Producer:
Kirsty
Pope
: Honey from a Weed
5: Abstinence, Enjoyment and Celebration. From Patience Gray's Journey, dramatised from her writings by Rod Dungate.For details see Monday 29 December Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Rod
Dungate.
Patience:
Anna
Massey
Norman:
David
Collings
Student/Crlo:
Peter
Polvcaroou
Salvatore:
Ewan
Bailey
Teresa:
Mla
Soteriou
: Correspondents Look Ahead
BBC correspondents lay their hard-earned reputations on the line to predict the key events and themes they expect to see in the year ahead. With Carrie Gracie. Producer Candida Harris Repeated on SaturdayContributors
Unknown:
Carrie
Gracie.
: Letter from America
With Alistair Cooke.Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and on Sunday at 8.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Alistair
Cooke.
- Letter from America: The Problem with Sport 13 minutes
: The Friday Play: Lie Down Comic
n By John Mortimer. The heartwarming story of a comedian who befriends one of his female fans. She is dying and raging against it. The two are initially at odds but eventually find inspiration in one another's company. With Sinead Cusack as Jo Strickland Jo Sinead Cusack Nat Tom HollanderTickety-Boo Alison Pettit
Christine Tlllv Gaunt
Additional material by Kevin Day Director Marilyn Imrie
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Mortimer.
Unknown:
Sinead
Cusack
Unknown:
Jo
Strickland
Unknown:
Jo Sinead
Cusack
Unknown:
Nat Tom
Hollander
Unknown:
Tickety-Boo Alison
Pettit
Unknown:
Christine
Tlllv
Director:
Marilyn
Imrie
: The World Tonight
With Carolyn Quinn.Editor David Stevenson
Contributors
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn.
Editor:
David
Stevenson
: Book at Bedtime: Far from the Madding Crowd
By Thomas Hardy. 5: Bathsheba's rash Valentine reaps what it unthinkingly sowed. For details see Monday 29 DecemberContributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy.
: The Copysnatchers
The talk show that invites guests from around the world to observe the British from a foreign perspective. With David Aaronovitch. Producer Tony PhillipsContributors
Unknown:
David
Aaronovitch.
Producer:
Tony
Phillips
: Baggy Trousers 4:
Jennings and DarbishireRepeated from Boxing Day 11.30am
: News
: Oh No It's Not! - Oh Yes It Is!
AM Repeated from 6.15pm: Book
of the Week: The Last Englishman- a Life Of JL Carr Part 5. Repeated from 9.45am
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