Listings
: Today
With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Becky Milligan and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Mona Siddiqui.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Becky
Milligan
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
Unknown:
Dr Mona
Siddiqui.
: The Choice
5/10. Highly personal and emotionally charged interviews with people who have had to make dramatic and life-changing choices when faced with a dilemma. With Michael Buerk. Producer Liz Leonard Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk.
Producer:
Liz
Leonard
: Subway
2/5. In 1904 New York City's Mayor McClellan drove the subway from City Hall to 145th Street in Harlem. But this wasn't the first subway in town. Joe Queenan unearths the lavish and secret underground built three decades earlier but closed by William M " Boss Tweed , head of Tammany Hall. producer Miles WardeContributors
Unknown:
Joe
Queenan
Unknown:
Boss
Tweed
Unknown:
Tammany
Hall.
Producer:
Miles
Warde
: Daily Service
Presented by Clair Jaquiss. We Rejoice to Be God sChosen (Nettleton, arr Bell). James 1 w16-25. Turn
Thy Face (Attwood). Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St Denio). Director of music Richard Tanner.
Contributors
Presented By:
Clair
Jaquiss.
Music:
Richard
Tanner.
: Book of the Week: Joe's War - MyFather Decoded
2/5. The Dream Dissolves. Hardship during the Depression drives the Kobak family across the border from Czechoslovakia into Poland. War breaks out, and Joe is caught between the Germans and the Russians. Read by the book's author, Annette Kobak. For details see yesterday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Annette
Kobak.
: Woman's Hour
Presented byJenni Murray.10.45 Five Days By Alison Joseph. 2/5. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Joseph.
: Chasing Hares
An ancient symbol discovered in the roof of a Dartmoor church turns out to link paganism, Islam,Christianity and Buddhism over almost 2,000 years, in a fascinating detective story through ancient Persia,
China, Ladakh and medieval Europe. Presented by James Crowden. Producer Grant Sonnex
Contributors
Presented By:
James
Crowden.
Producer:
Grant
Sonnex
: Radio Roots
New series 1/6. The early career of Richard Dimbleby begins series that evaluates and recalls some of the country's most popular performers and broadcasters- before they were famous. Written and presented by Russell Davies. Readers include Jon Glover , Sally Grace and Roy Oakshott. Producer Richard Ed. s
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Dimbleby
Readers:
Russell
Davies.
Unknown:
Jon
Glover
Unknown:
Sally
Grace
Unknown:
Roy
Oakshott.
Producer:
Richard
Ed.
: You and Yours
Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and Peter White. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 10amContributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
Peter
White.
: Daylight Come and I Wanna Go Home
The story of the Banana Boat Song (Day-0) and the calypso craze it spearheaded when it became a huge hit for Harry Belafonte in the late 1950s. Cy Grant , who was the first black face to be regularly seen on British television, singing the news in calypso on the BBCTonight programme, shows how Day-O was not calypso at all, and was far removed from the songs being sung by genuine calypsonians, who had been migrating to Britain from Trinidad since the 40s. Producer Megan Jones
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Belafonte
Unknown:
Cy
Grant
Producer:
Megan
Jones
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: The Dollie Mixtures
Comedy about a woman who, after 45 years of a compromised marriage, finds leaving her husband harder than she'd imagined. She sets him up on a date with her best friend and then begins to rue the pnnconi lonooc Rv T.prnl Freebairn.Director Tanya Nash
Contributors
Director:
Tanya
Nash
consequences By:
Carol
Freebairn
Pat:
Aine
McCartney
Mita:
Carole
Nimmons
Betty:
Olivia
Nash
Robert:
Des
McAleer
Heather:
Laura
Hughes
George:
James
Ellis
Parking attendant:
Conor
Grimes
: Making History
More listeners' historical queries - uncovering mysteries and reinterpreting the past. With Sue Cook. ADDRESS: [Address removed] Email: [web address removed]Contributors
Presenter:
Sue
Cook
Producer:
Ivan
Howlett
Producer:
Nick
Patrick
: Commonwealth Stories
2/3. Going Home. Home means stringhoppers, but Niki misses hot dogs. By Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer from Sri Lanka, the overall winner of the competition. Read by Josephine Welcome. The Television. Which matters more: a television or a child? By M Mather from South Africa; read by Noma Dumezweni.Dora's Turn. Agirl soldier is ordered to kill her friend. By Jackee Budesta Batanda from Uganda; read by Rakie Ayola. For details see yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Ruvanee Pietersz
Vilhauer
Read By:
Josephine
Welcome.
Unknown:
M
Mather
Read By:
Noma
Dumezweni.
Unknown:
Jackee Budesta
Batanda
Read By:
Rakie
Ayola.
: A Sense of Rhythm
2/5. A look at the variety of rhythms contained in language. For details see yesterday: Nice Work
4/6. Philippa Lamb questions the right of employers to offer advertised positions to non-smokers only. And with greater numbers concerned about aggression in the workplace, are companies addressing the problem? Producer Rosamund JonesContributors
Unknown:
Philippa
Lamb
Producer:
Rosamund
Jones
: The Learning Curve
8/10. The guide to the wide world of learning, with LibbyPurveS. Producer Sukey Firth Repeated on Sunday at 11pm: PM
Presented by Eddie Mair.: The Pits
3/6. At last Rosie has landed a well-paid job in a female quartet. But show-biz promoter Vince Allen is more interested in what the girls look like in bikinis than how well they play. Anarchic comedy by James Cary.Producer Adam Bromley
Contributors
Unknown:
Vince
Allen
Comedy By:
James
Cary.
Producer:
Adam
Bromley
Baz:
Phil
Comwell
Maggie:
Paula
Wilcox
Rosie:
Lucy
Montgomery
Alec:
John
Oliver
Vince:
Steve
Furst
: The Archers
Julia finds herself a devoted fan.For cast see page 42 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
A report on the £500m renovation of New York's Museum of Modern Art. With Mark Lawson.Producer Timothy Prosser
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson.
Producer:
Timothy
Prosser
: Five Days
2/5. Tuesday: Lynn's dilemma forces Cassie and Mike to examine their marriage. By Alison Joseph. For details and cast see yesterday Repeated from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Alison
Joseph.
: File on 4
7/10. The European Union is considering legislation that would require tests for thousands of chemicals routinely used by manufacturers. Jenny Cuffe asks how much we really know about the long-term risks from the substances contained in almost everything we buy. Producer Liz Carney Repeated on Sunday at 5pmContributors
Unknown:
Jenny
Cuffe
Producer:
Liz
Carney
: In Touch
Peter White with news of interest to blind and partially sighted people. Producer Cheryl GabrielContributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
: All in the Mind
3/6. Sleep deprivation therapy as a means of tackling depression has been overshadowed since the 1980s by anti-depressants. Dr Raj Persaud asks the experts why it may be making a comeback.Producer Maire Devine Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Raj
Persaud
Producer:
Maire
Devine
: The Choice
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Fascination
2/5. Varengville. Escaping the house while his mother "entertains" her afternoon guest, a young boy cycles the lanes and meets a wise old painter. Jonathan Rrth reads a short Story by William Boyd. For details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Rrth
Story By:
William
Boyd.
: Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
3/6. This week, the middle-class student ponce from Budleigh Salterton goes off to Cuba. Starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles.Producer David Tyler
BBC AUDIO: Highlights from this series are now available on CD from www.bbcshop.com and all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Marcus
Brigstocke
Producer:
David
Tyler
Prof Sampera Edward:
De
Souza
Henrietta:
Olivia
Colman
Tony:
Sean
McKenzie
Miguel:
Bart
Ruspoll
Conchita:
Rebecca
Santos
Xavier:
Arturo
Venegas
: Today in Parliament
The day's news from Westminster, with David Wilby.Contributors
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
: News
: Book of the Week: Joe's War - MyFather Decoded
2/5. By Annette Kobak. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Annette
Kobak.
: News
: News
: News
: Westway
: Heart and Soul
Modern Mystics (1/3): News
: News
: News
: Outlook
: News
: Outlook
: Off the Shelf
The Remains of the Day (3/10) by Kazuo IshiguroContributors
Unknown:
Kazuo
Ishiguro
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