Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With the Rev David Kerr..45 Letter from America - a Celebration
Another chance to hear one of Alistair Cooke 's vintage broadcasts. Repeated from yesterday Repeated on Sunday at 8.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Kerr.
Unknown:
Alistair
Cooke
: News Briefing
6.05 Papers6.08 Sports Desk
: Open Country
Helen Mark explores rural life across the UK.Producer Benjamin Chesterton Extended
Contributors
Unknown:
Helen
Mark
Producer:
Benjamin
Chesterton
: Today
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought forthe Day With Dr Jeevan Singh Deol.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Dr Jeevan Singh
Deol.
: Home Truths
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Bella Bannerman Shortened PHONE: [number removed] email: home.truths@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
John
Peel
Producer:
Bella
Bannerman
: Excess Baggage
Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and JOYs of travel. Producers Kevin Dawson and Torquil MacLeodContributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Producers:
Kevin
Dawson
Producers:
Torquil
MacLeod
: A Festschrift for Lucky Jim
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Kingsley Amis's novel Lucky Jim ,Laurie Taylor marks the (long overdue) retirement of its central character, Jim Dixon , with the help of his guests, including Germaine Greer , Melvyn Bragg and Norman Stone. Producer David Stenhouse
Contributors
Unknown:
Lucky
Jim
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Unknown:
Jim
Dixon
Unknown:
Germaine
Greer
Unknown:
Melvyn
Bragg
Unknown:
Norman
Stone.
Producer:
David
Stenhouse
: Test Match Special
England v New ZealandCoverage of the third day's play in the Second Test at Headingley, with commentary by Jonathan Agnew ,
Simon Mann , Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Bryan Waddle , and expert comments from Mike Gatting ,
Mike Selvey and Jeremy Coney. And at 1.30 News and A View from the Boundary.
ProducerPeterBaxter*Approximatetime
Contributors
Commentary By:
Jonathan
Agnew
Commentary By:
Simon
Mann
Commentary By:
Christopher
Martin-Jenkins
Commentary By:
Bryan
Waddle
Unknown:
Mike
Gatting
Unknown:
Mike
Selvey
Unknown:
Jeremy
Coney.
: Talking Politics
Dennis Sewell presents the political discussion programme, sharpening the focus on current ideas and events. Producer Paul VickersContributors
Unknown:
Dennis
Sewell
Producer:
Paul
Vickers
: From Our Own Correspondent
Insight and colour from BBC correspondents around the world, With KateAdie. Producer Tony GrantContributors
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: Money Box
Paul Lewis presents impartial advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Jennifer Clarke Repeated tomorrow at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Jennifer
Clarke
: The News Quiz
8/8. The "finest topical comedy panel game known to radio" presented by Simon Hoggart , with Alan Coren , Linda Smith , Jeremy Hardy and Armando lannucci , from King's Theatre, Southsea. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Presented By:
Simon
Hoggart
Unknown:
Alan
Coren
Unknown:
Linda
Smith
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Armando
Lannucci
: News
: Any Questions?
As the world remembers D-Day, Jonathan Dimbleby chairs an international edition of the programme from Caen, Normandy. The panel includes historian Andrew Roberts ; Dominique Moisi of the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales; and the American lawyer and former chair of Republicans Abroad, Colleen Graffy. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Andrew
Roberts
Unknown:
Dominique
Moisi
Unknown:
Colleen
Graffy.
: Any Answers?
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in response to Any Questions? PHONE: [number removed] Lines open at 12.30pm email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk Producer Peter GriffithsContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Peter
Griffiths
: From Dunkirk to D-Day
After the retreat from Dunkirk, Britain struggled to build its alliance against Hitler. On D-Day the trauma of that retreat could finally be overcome. Charles Wheeler recalls the epic of survival and strategic success that made cross-Channel victory possible.Contributors
Presenter:
Charles
Wheeler
Producer:
Chris
Bowlby
- From Dunkirk to D-Day 49 minutes
: The Saturday Play: The Biggest Secret
In the early hours of 5 June 1944, Captain Rob Collins, who is languishing in hospital, receives a call that will take him on a journey through England that will change his life.(See also The Long Wait at 9pm)
Contributors
Writer:
Mike
Walker.
Producer:
Jeremy
Howe
Narrator:
Juliet
Stevenson
Capt Collins:
Benedict
Cumberbatch
Cpl Cunningham:
Claudia
Harrison
Jack:
Danny
Webb
Gloria:
Kaye
Wragg
Lancaster skipper:
Jamie
Glover
Lancaster crew:
Carl
Prekopp
Lancaster crew:
Simon
Nehan
Warders:
Chris
MacDonnell
Warders:
John
Rowe
Ray:
Joseph
Tremain
Tim:
Ben
Tibber
Gen Eisenhower:
Colin
Stinton
Flt Lt Parker:
Bertie
Carvel
Lilly:
Emily
Chennery
Eddie:
Ricci
Hamett
Rosie:
Alice
Hart
Sea captain:
David
Leonard
First Lt RN:
Andrew
Mackintosh
Gl:
John
Guerrasio
Monty:
Philip
Fox
Nursing sister:
Joanna
McCallum
: Saturday PM
The weekend's news and sports headlines. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: Back Row
Between 1939 and 1945, cinema box-office receipts in Britain tripled. As war dragged on, audiences who had once queued up for patriotic, morale-boosting classics like In Which We Serve were now spending their precious money on escapism and entertainment. And Hollywood knew how to provide it. By 1944 cinema had become a major social phenomenon. But as Jim White discovers, cinema was not simply reflecting the great changes taking place in British society- it had itself become a major force for Change. Producer Jerome WeatheraldContributors
Unknown:
Jim
White
Producer:
Jerome
Weatherald
- The Film Programme: Back Row: D-Day Special 34 minutes
: Loose Ends
Ned Sherrin presents another mix of music, comedy and conversation. Producer Main RussellContributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producer:
Main
Russell
: The People's D-Day
"LibbyPurves follows the way Britain prepared forthe assault on Normandy through the eyes and ears of the men and women right across Britain who were caught up in the vast machine of war. Accompanied by historian Dr Adrian Smith , Purves travels fromSouthampton to the New Forest, where many troops camped before embarking for France, to introduce a sequence of short features and stories told by the people who made D-Day happen.
7.13* The Machine of War: Part 1
7.21* A Nurse at D-Day
7.31* When the Beaches Were for Sandcastles
7.39* Mapping Nazi Normandy
7.55* A Harbour Called Mulberry
8.15* The Machine of War: Part 2
8.27* Cornwall, Caves and Communications
8.44* * Faking It with Fortitude * Approximate time
Producers Clare Csonka. Isobel Eaton , Simon Elmes , Neil George , Beaty Rubens , Miles Warde and Rachel White
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Adrian
Smith
Producers:
Clare
Csonka.
Producers:
Isobel
Eaton
Producers:
Simon
Elmes
Producers:
Neil
George
Producers:
Beaty
Rubens
Producers:
Miles
Warde
Producers:
Rachel
White
- The People's D-Day 1 hour, 38 minutes
: The Long Wait
Written by Sarah Daniels , based on a story by Mike Walker. In Normandy on the evening of 5 June 1944 Nicole is getting ready to go out to see a jazz band with her German boyfriend Karl. Not even the nightly air raids are going to stop them from having a great evening.Music by Neil Brand and Johnny Eacott Director Toby Swift
Contributors
Written By:
Sarah
Daniels
Story By:
Mike
Walker.
Music By:
Neil
Brand
Music By:
Johnny
Eacott
Director:
Toby
Swift
Narrator:
Juliet
Stevenson
Nicole:
Felicite
de Jeu
Pte Enters:
Kenneth
Collard
Fr Pierre:
Bill
Wallis
Louise:
Claudia
Harrison
Mitzi:
Raquel
Cassidy
Madeleine:
Raquel
Cassidy
Simone:
Tonia
Chauvet
Marie:
Abbie
Nichols
Yves:
Charlie
Hicks
Flt Lt Parker:
Bertie
Carvel
Sabroe:
Bertie
Carvel
Maj Gorlitz:
Paul
Humpoletz
Etienne:
Damian
Lynch
Wolfgang:
Damian
Lynch
Lancaster skipper:
Jamie
Glover
: What if.... D-Day Had Failed?
In a special D-Day edition of the series that rewrites history, Professor Christopher Andrew and a group of guests discuss what would have happened if the Allied landings in Normandy had not succeeded. In the Map Room at Southwick House are D-Day veteran John Gritten, who was on board a landing craft moored in nearby Southampton Sound, and historians Professor David Stafford of Edinburgh University; Professor Dennis Showalter from Colorado Liberal Arts College; Dr Soenke Neitzel of the University of Mainz; and Dr Gary Sheffield, of King's College, London, and the Joint Services Staff College in Shrivenham.Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Christopher
Andrew
Unknown:
John
Gritten
Unknown:
David
Stafford
Unknown:
Dennis
Showalter
Producer:
Mark
Smalley
: Crossing the Dark Sea
An eyewitness the night before the D-Day landings described the sea as black with boats. The voice of this programme is that of an ordinary soldier on one of those boats. Christopher Eccleston plays Alec, a young British soldier destined for France and for war. Katherine Jenkins (mezzo) sings the voice of his sweetheart, Sian, in a poetic response to the day's events, written by Michael Symmons Roberts and composer James Whitbourn.Contributors
Alec:
Christopher
Eccleston
Sian:
Katherine
Jenkins
Writer:
Michael Symmons
Roberts
Composer:
James
Whitbourn.
Producer:
Philip
Billson
: Women on Men
4/5. Ghost Writing. Written by Eddi Woodbridge and read by Mark Buffery. Producer Peter EverettContributors
Written By:
Eddi
Woodbridge
Read By:
Mark
Buffery.
Producer:
Peter
Everett
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