Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With Tony Burnham.: Today
John Humphrys and James Naughtie.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Eleanor Oldroyd.
7.48 Thought for the Day With John Bell.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Eleanor
Oldroyd.
Unknown:
John
Bell.
: Engineering Solutions
5/5. Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm. By 2010, it's hoped that ten per cent of UK's energy will come from renewable sources. Adam Hart-Davis visits the Great Yarmouth coastline to see the very latest technology involved in constructing an offshore wind farm. Producer Sarah Taylor Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Adam
Hart-Davis
Producer:
Sarah
Taylor
: A Brief History of the End of Everything: The Big Chill
4/4. Scientists now think that the universe will expand into a cold, dark nothingness. But it's still very young, so we've plenty of time left. But does astronomy ultimately put a full-stop on humanity's s ambition to live for ever? Brother Guy Consolmagno concludes his guide to ideas about how the universe will end.Contributors
Presenter:
Brother Guy
Consolmagno
Producer:
John
Byrne
: Daily Service
Presented by the Rev Brian Haymes. Ye Servants of God(Paderbom). Acts 18, w24-28. Praise Ye the Lord
(Rutter). Christians, Lift up Your Hearts (Salve Festa Dies). Director of music Richard Tanner.
Contributors
Unknown:
Brian
Haymes.
Music:
Richard
Tanner.
: Book of the Week: I'm a Teacher,Get Me out of Here!
4/5. It's September and the beginning of Francis s second year at Truss Comprehensive. Time to make a fresh start and let his new class know who s the boss. Written by Francis Gilbert and read by Jack Davenport. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Written By:
Francis
Gilbert
Read By:
Jack
Davenport.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 The Coast of Maine By Sarah Orne Jewett. 4/5. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Sarah Orne
Jewett.
: From Our Own Correspondent
Insight from BBC correspondents around the world. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony GrantContributors
Presented By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: With Great Pleasure
3/5. American poet Mark Doty , poet-in-residence at this year's Ledbury Festival, shares with listeners those verses that have helped shape his life. The readers are Kerry Shale and Barbara Barnes.Producer VivBeeby Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Doty
Unknown:
Barbara
Barnes.
: You and Yours
Presented by Liz Barclay and Peter White.Contributors
Presented By:
Liz
Barclay
Presented By:
Peter
White.
: The World at One
News and analysis, presented by Nick Clarke.Contributors
Presented By:
Nick
Clarke.
: Open Country
A weekly report on rural life across the UK. Extended repeat from Saturday at 6.10am: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Every Eye
A love story set in London and Ibiza between the wars.Hatty is young and desperate to fall in love, but she is self-conscious about her looks. Then she meets
Cynthia, an older woman who encourages herto be confident and follow her heart, but Hatty takes her advice perhaps a little too literally. Written by Isobel English , dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Cyn Jennie Stoller Ted Crispin Bonham-Carter
Director Cherry Cookson
Contributors
Written By:
Isobel
English
Dramatised By:
Michelene
Wandor.
Director:
Cherry
Cookson
Cyn:
Jennie
Stoller
Hatty:
Alice
Hart
Stephen:
Bertie
Carvel
Otway:
John
Rowe
Ted:
Crispin
Bonham-Carter
Mother:
Joanna
McCallum
Jasper:
Philip
Fox
: Check Up: Travel Health
4/6. Whether you are off to Spain, trekking in the Himalayas, or white-water rafting in Sri Lanka, Dr Jane Zuckerman can offer advice on vaccinations, malaria, altitude sickness and how to prevent Delhi belly. With Barbara Myers.Phone: [number removed] from 1.30 pm
Contributors
Presenter:
Barbara
Myers
Expert:
Dr Jane
Zuckerman
Producer:
Paula
McGrath
: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am: A Necklace of Raindrops
4/5 A Jar of Cobblestones. A young writer meets mermaid. By Joan Aiken , read by Miriam Margolyes. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Joan
Aiken
Read By:
Miriam
Margolyes.
: The Pond
4/5. By the early summer of 1970 the pond is well-established. The young froglets emerge from the pond, and venture into the surrounding fields in search of suitable places fortheirwinter hibernation, but it's a dangerous journey. For details see Monday: Open Book
Repeated from Sunday at 4pm: The Material World
Quentin Cooper finds out about the life and work of one of the greatest interpreters of science in the 19th century - the astronomer Mary Somerville. Quentin Cooper is joined by Dr Allan Chapman, historian of science at Oxford University, to explore the life of this extraordinary yet relatively unknown scientist.Contributors
Presenter:
Quentin
Cooper
Guest:
Dr Allan
Chapman
Producer:
Pamela
Rutherford
: Stanley Baxter and Friends: Medium Rare
2/3. By David Holt , starring Stanley Baxter.Meet Wee Davy Dowds, a medium in 1950s Glasgow, nicknamed the "Nostradamus of the Candleriggs". He provides comfort for the troubled and conversation with loved ones gone before - not to mention the occasional chat with John Knox. One of his clients is Ina McClure, who's trying to find out about an inheritance - but husband George is unimpressed.
Contributors
Writer:
David
Holt
Producer:
Graham
Frost
Wee Davy Dowds/Bruce:
Stanley
Baxter
Ina:
Lynn
Ferguson
George:
Ford
Kiernan
Ravi:
Nadim
Sawalha
: The Archers
Will has a bombshell for Emma.For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Mark Lawson chairs the arts show, and looks back at the life of PG Wodehouse with Robert McCrum, author of a new biography that re-assesses Wodehouse's notorious wartime broadcasts from Nazi Germany.Contributors
Presenter:
Mark
Lawson
Guest:
Robert
McCrum
Producer:
Robyn
Read
: The Coast of Maine
4/5. Miss Esther's Guest. Miss Esther Porley feels it's her duty to provide a country break for a city-dwelling church member, so she offers to take in a guest from Boston. But the visitor turns out not to be the old lady she expects. By Sarah Orne Jewett.For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Miss Esther
Porley
Unknown:
Sarah Orne
Jewett.
Esther:
Susan
Engel
Mrs Wayton:
Nancy
Crane
Mr Rill:
Jon
Glover
Miss Jewett:
Joanna
McCallum
: Rookie Imams
1/2. Zubeida Malik enters the normally closed world of the traditional Islamic seminary or Darul Uloom, where trainee imams are taught how to promote their message of peace and conciliation in what they see as Islamophobic British society. Producer Brian KingDrZaki Badawi, principal of the Muslim College in west London, discusses the role of the imam in Britain today
Rookie Imams
8.00pm R4 Following on from last year's Rookie Reverends programmes, which were repeated over the past two weeks in this slot, the focus is now on trainee rabbis (next week) and imams (tonight), or young Muslim leaders-in-the making. Dr Zaki Badawi is a high-profile Muslim cleric and principal of a college for imams in London. We hear him telling his students that "if other people don't understand us, it is our failure to communicate". This is very much the modern face of Islamic seminaries: he also teaches in English and accepts women as students. The programme then visits the Darul Uloom in Leicester, where the schooling lasts four years longer than Dr Badawi's and is much more traditional. Before moving on to looking at contemporary life in Britain the students here must grasp the classical Koran and most lessons are taught in Urdu. The methodology may be different but both sets of students share the same dream: to be guides to their community and share their love for humanity.
Contributors
Unknown:
Zubeida
Malik
: Analysis
8/9. Catch Them Young? The early years for children are crucial, we're told. But is it true? Kenan Malik asks whetherthe scientific evidence is reliable enough to justify policymakers' preoccupation with catching children young to save society trouble later on. Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Kenan
Malik
Producer:
Ingrid
Hassler
: Costing the Earth
6/6. Death of the Nile. Egypt could find its water supplies cut off by its drought-prone neighbours to the south. Alex Kirby asks if the world's first waterwar is imminent. ProducerCathrynWoodContributors
Unknown:
Alex
Kirby
: Engineering Solutions
Repeated from 9am: The World Tonight
News and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson.Contributors
Presented By:
Claire
Bolderson.
: Book at Bedtime: Mr Norris Changes Trains
4/5. Meeting Margot. William is persuaded by Mr Norris to accompany the Baron to Switzerland to meet a man called Margot. By Christopher Isherwood. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Christopher
Isherwood.
: The Storyman with Andrew Clover
6/6. Series in which comedian Andrew Clover gets celebrities to improvise stories - thus revealing them in an extraordinary new light. Tonight, a special programme recorded live last Sunday at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Producer Gary ReichContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Clover
Producer:
Gary
Reich
: Steven Appleby's Normal Life
6/6. Normal Truth. Steven bravely decides to depart from his usual format and end the series by telling the truth. This proves to be a less than wise career move. With Paul McCrink , Rachel Atkins , Ewan Bailey , Nigel BettS and Rosalind Paul. Producer Toby SwiftContributors
Unknown:
Paul
McCrink
Unknown:
Rachel
Atkins
Unknown:
Ewan
Bailey
Unknown:
Nigel
Betts
Unknown:
Rosalind
Paul.
Producer:
Toby
Swift
: Diving into History
2/3. Trainers Galore. In March 1997 the container ship Cita rammed into St Mary 's in the Scilly Isles. The islanders woke up to discover that Christmas had come all over again. Fordetails see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
St
Mary
: News
: Book of the Week: I'm a Teacher,Get Me out of Here!
4/5. By Francis Gilbert. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Francis
Gilbert.
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