Listings
: Farming Today
Mark Holdstock asks if yachting could be the saviour of communities devastated by the collapse of the fishing industry.: Today
With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague.6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought forthe Day With Canon David Winter.
Contributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague.
: The Square Meal
4/4. Faced with vast amounts of information about the food we eat, how do we decide which messages to believe? Roger Bolton meets politicians, nutritionists and food manufacturers, all of whom have good reasons for trying to influence the choices we make about our food. And as Britain faces up to an epidemic of overeating, what steps should the Government be takingto persuade us to adopt a healthier diet? Producer John Watkins Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton
Producer:
John
Watkins
: The Real Just So Stories
4/5. How the Whale Got Its Throat. Alistair McGowan takes a look at Rudyard Kipling's classic children's story involving a mariner being swallowed by a giant cetacean. He asks whether a human ever has, or could be, swallowed by a marine mammal, producer Jolyon JenkinsContributors
Unknown:
Alistair
McGowan
Producer:
Jolyon
Jenkins
: Book of the Week: Wodehouse - a Life
1/5 A life of comic genius PG Wodehouse, best known for creating Bertie Wooster and the omniscient Jeeves. Moving from Edwardian London to Hollywood via Broadway in the Jazz age, and being interned in wartime Germany, Wodehouse lived life to the hilt. Written by Robert McCrum and read by Robert Daws. Producer Jill Waters Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Bertie
Wooster
Written By:
Robert
McCrum
Read By:
Robert
Daws.
: Daily Service
We Are Called to Be God's People (Festival). Isaiah 43, wl-4. If with All Your Hearts (Mendelssohn). You Never WalkAlone(Rodgers).PresentedbyCanon Noel Vincent , with Joshua Ellicott (tenor) and Christopher Stokes (organ).Contributors
Unknown:
Canon Noel
Vincent
Tenor:
Joshua
Ellicott
Tenor:
Christopher
Stokes
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 The Morning After The Woman's Hour drama. 1/5. Trafalgar. ByChloe Moss. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Bychloe
Moss.
: We Built the Mersey Tunnel, Boys
A 70th-anniversary look at one of the most pioneering construction projects of the modern age: the Mersey Tunnel. Among those paying tribute are Peter Sissons ,George Melly and many of those who were there on the day the tunnel opened in 1934. Presented by Stewart Henderson. Producer David Prest
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Sissons
Unknown:
George
Melly
Presented By:
Stewart
Henderson.
Producer:
David
Prest
: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
1/5. By Agatha Christie , dramatised by Michael Bakewell. The terrified detective Hercule Poirot pays a visit to his dentist, but he can hardly anticipate the gruesome events that are to follow ... _ gruesome events that are to follow ...Music by Tom Smail Producer/Director Enyd Williams
Contributors
Unknown:
Agatha
Christie
Dramatised By:
Michael
Bakewell
Music By:
Tom
Smail
Director:
Enyd
Williams
Hercule Poirot:
John
Moffatt
Alfred:
Tom
George
Morley:
Matthew
Devereaux
Miss Seale:
Joanna
McCallum
CI Japp:
Philip
Jackson
Georgina:
Caroline
Wildi
Gladys:
Sophie
Arnold
Reilly:
Stephen
Tompkinson
Alistair:
Philip
Franks
Jane:
Amanda
Waring
: You and Yours
Presented by Liz Barclay and Stuart Flinders.Contributors
Presented By:
Liz
Barclay
Presented By:
Stuart
Flinders.
: Brain of Britain ,
8/18. The first round of the general knowledge contest continues with contestants from the Midlands and East Anglia. Robert Robinson is in the chair.Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson
Producer:
Richard
Edis
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: The River Girl
Written in verse, in the traditional fairy-tale style,Wendy Cope 's play looks at love and loss through Isis, a magical river girl who falls hopelessly in love with a mortal poet and begs Father Thames to free her from the river. Perfect family listening. __ .
Music by Gary Yershon Director Susan Roberts
Contributors
Unknown:
Wendy
Cope
Music By:
Gary
Yershon
Director:
Susan
Roberts
Narrator:
Alex
Jennings
Isis:
Victoria
Brazier
John:
James
Nickerson
Father Thames:
David
Fleeshman
The woman:
Christine
Brennan
The other poet:
James
Quinn
: Inside Money
Extended rpt of Saturday at 12.04pm: The Double Crossing
A short story written and read by Colin Dexter , in which the creator of the inimitable Inspector Morse brings a new detective tale to the airwaves.Producer Di Speirs
Contributors
Read By:
Colin
Dexter
Producer:
Di
Speirs
: Blind Man's Beauty
1/5. Peter White refutes the idea that blind people miss out on beauty and compares notes with other visually impaired people about notions of what is beautiful. Today he explores the sounds, smells and textures involved in the simple act of walking. First broadcast earlier this year. Producer Cheryl GabrielContributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
: The Food Programme
Agricultural Workers. Sheila Dillon looks at changes in agricultural labour. Extended rptfromyesterdayatl2.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
: Beyond Belief
Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world. Producer Rosemary DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Ernie
Rea
Producer:
Rosemary
Dawson
: PM
With Eddie Mair.: Dead Ringers Special
The multi award-winning sketch show returns for an August Bank Holiday special, featuring ear-defyingly accurate impressions of politicians, sports stars, celebrities and Radio 4 personalities. StarringJon Culshaw , Jan Ravens , Mark Perry , Kevin Connelly and Phil Cornwall. Producer Katie Tyrrell Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Episodes from both the BBC Radio 4 and TV series, featuring Jon Cuishaw and Jan Ravens , are available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Jon
Culshaw
Unknown:
Jan
Ravens
Unknown:
Mark
Perry
Unknown:
Kevin
Connelly
Unknown:
Phil
Cornwall.
Producer:
Katie
Tyrrell
Unknown:
Jon
Cuishaw
Unknown:
Jan
Ravens
: The Archers
Usha faces a big decision.For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
In conversation with Mark Lawson , the writerDavid Lodge discusses his new novel Author, Author, which explores the friendship between Henry James and the Punch artist George du Maurier. Lodge also reflects on envy, life after death, and why his fourth book is virtually Unreadable. Producer Robyn Read
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
David
Lodge
Unknown:
Henry
James
Artist:
George
du Maurier.
Producer:
Robyn
Read
: The Morning After: Trafalgar
1/5. A new series of short plays by women writers, inspired by recent news headlines.A family showdown ensues when 60-year-old Margaret refuses point-blank to go to London to visit her son Michael because of the electricity blackout. By Chloe Moss.
(Repeated from 10.45am)
Contributors
Writer:
Chloe
Moss
Director:
Polly
Thomas
Margaret:
Ann
Rye
Audrey:
Eileen
O'Brien
Michael:
Terrence
Mann
Jackie:
Rlna
Mahoney
: Document
New series 1/5. The award-winning investigative history series returns.Guinea Pig Kids. Apparently, some of society's most vulnerable children have been used by pharmaceutical companies to test the safety of drugs. Presenter Mike Thomson goes on a paper chase that takes him back decades in Britain and leads him to Ireland and then to America. He encounters chilling stories of cocktails of powerful drugs being administered to infants and children "in the care" of the church or the state and asks whetherthiS practice is still going on. Producer Neil George
Contributors
Presenter:
Mike
Thomson
Producer:
Neil
George
: Wise Guy
Growing up on the mean streets of the "Village" in New York, Donald Semenza seemed destined forthe kind of life depicted in the movies of Martin Scorsese. He shared the language, the behaviour and the neighbourhood of mobsters and "made men". But Donald's life, as he traces it during an evening watching his favourite Mafia movie, takes a different turn. This is the true story of Donald Semenza - poet, pianist, family man and wise guy. Producers Pejk Malinovski and Sabine HviidContributors
Unknown:
Donald
Semenza
Unknown:
Martin
Scorsese.
Unknown:
Donald
Semenza
Producers:
Pejk
Malinovski
Producers:
Sabine
Hviid
: The Sound of Life: The Meaning of Sound
6/8. Aubrey Manning continues his exploration of animal sounds and discovers what a complex song tells a female about a prospective mate, how in human language there's more to meaning than getting the words in the right order, and how knowing your alarm calls could be the key to survival.Contributors
Presenter:
Aubrey
Manning
Producer:
Sarah
Blunt
: The Square Meal
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Night Windows
1/10. Psychological thriller in which Patrick Balfour , a successful headmaster with a high media profile, faces ruin when he's framed as a thief and a paedophile. Written and abridged by Jonathan Smith. Read by Christian Rodska. Producer Bruce YoungContributors
Unknown:
Patrick
Balfour
Abridged By:
Jonathan
Smith.
Read By:
Christian
Rodska.
Producer:
Bruce
Young
: Home Truths
Repeated from Saturday at 9am: News
: Book of the Week: Wodehouse - a Life
1/5. By Robert McCrum. Repeatedfrom9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Robert
McCrum.
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