Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn.
Unknown:
Dr Colin
Morris.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Marr
Producer:
Alice
Feinstein
: Book of the Week: The Explorer's Daughter
1/5. Emilia Fox reads Kari Herbert's compelling narrative, weaving together family memoir, myth, personal adventure and brilliant evocations of an extraordinary region of the world in a unique and haunting story of the Arctic and finding home. Abridged by Katrin Williams.Kari relives some startling memories of growing up in a strange and cold land amid the local people who "adopted" her.
(Repeated at 12.30am)
Contributors
Reader:
Emilia
Fox
Author:
Kari
Herbert
Abridged by:
Katrin
Williams
Producer:
Victoria
Williams
: Daily Service
Presented by Mgr Tony Rogers . Be Not Afraid (Belmont). Isaiah 35, wl-10. Open Thou Mine Eyes (Rutter). From Glory to Glory Advancing (Sheen). With the St Nicholas Singers. Director of music Stuart Keen.Contributors
Presented By:
Mgr Tony
Rogers
Music:
Stuart
Keen.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Three Wise Men and a Baby in a Pear Tree By Claire Bennett.
1/5. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Claire
Bennett.
: Tales from the Towpath
Fancy holidaying on a canal, calmly gliding along its glassy surface with never a care in the world? Well, tread carefully. Boater David Akinsanya takes a trip up the Grand Union and discovers along the way that the rows between the people who live and work on it and those that manage it range from the deeply personal to the positively vitriolic. Producer Sue Davies1
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Akinsanya
Producer:
Sue
Davies
: Our Brave Boys
New series 1/6. Tell It Like It Isn't.Christopher Lee 's comedy drama set in the Ministry of Defence returns as there's a general election in the wind and the Opposition is asking questions. Should Zelda and the "boys" provide both sides with the same answers? And what has all this to do with cheese?
Producer Rosalind Ayres Director Peter Atkin
Contributors
Writer:
Christopher
Lee
Producer:
Rosalind
Ayres
Director:
Peter
Atkin
Zelda:
Fiona
Shaw
Col George:
Martin
Jarvis
Wing Commander Bryan:
Christopher
Neame
Commander Bill:
Christopher
Godwin
Chief Petty Officer Grieves:
Peter
Capaldl
: You and Yours
Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and John Waite.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
John
Waite.
: Masterteam
5/13. Another contest of general knowledge between two of the nation's amateur quiz teams. Hosted by Peter Snow. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Snow.
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Aiden Dooley's Homecoming
1/2. The first of two plays this week set in the Irish village of Kildargon, where the inhabitants are delighted to welcome the return of one of their most famous sons, the world-renowned poet Aiden Dooley. True, he's dead, but his grave is sure to give the local economy a much needed boost. But an unwelcome discovery presents the people with a delicate ethical dilemma. By Alan Butler. The sequel is broadcast tomorrow.Producer/Director David Jackson Young
Contributors
Unknown:
Aiden
Dooley.
Unknown:
Alan
Butler.
Director:
David
Jackson Young
Father Dolan:
Bryan
Murray
Mary:
Marcella
Riordan:
Eileen:
Geraldine
Fitzgerald
Willie:
Jim
Norton
Sinead:
Suzanne
Heathcote
: Money Box Live
Vincent Duggleby and his guests answer listeners' personal finance questions.PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Samantha Washington
Contributors
Unknown:
Vincent
Duggleby
Producer:
Samantha
Washington
: Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch: 1/5: Gas
"Katherine felt tired and cold. It was only nine o'clock. The dentist entered silently, breathing an antiseptic welcome." Dorothy K. Haynes was a prolific short-story writer who specialised in the supernatural and the unsettling. This selection is taken from her 1949 collection, which was illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Read by Tamara Kennedy.Contributors
Author:
Dorothy K.
Haynes
Reader:
Tamara
Kennedy
Producer:
David Jackson
Young
: Silverscreen Crackers
1/5. Holiday Inn. A look at music in classic festive movies begins with a film that boasts a treasury of tunes and includes some surprising stories from behind the scenes. Producer Fiona CroallContributors
Producer:
Fiona
Croall
: The Food Programme
Cookbooks. Sheila Dillon leafs through the best of the year's cookbooks.Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
: Four Corners
11/13. Gavin Esler and guests explore a diverse range of international issues. Producer Suchitra GirishContributors
Unknown:
Gavin
Esler
Producer:
Suchitra
Girish
: PM
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
2/6. Linda Smith is joined by regulars Tim Brooke -Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden for a second batch of inspired nonsense from the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke. Reluctantly chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton , with Colin Sell at the piano.Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC AUDIO: Selections from the award-winning quiz show, including the newly released I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Clue, are now available on CD and audio cassette from www.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Linda
Smith
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
Unknown:
Colin
Sell
Producer:
Jon
Naismith
: The Archers
Shula goes to ground.For cast see page 42 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Under scrutiny tonight in the arts show is the cinematic adaptation of Lemony Snicket's dark tales for children. Hosted by Mark Lawson. Producer Philippa RitchieContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson.
Producer:
Philippa
Ritchie
: Three Wise Men and a Baby in a Pear Tree
1/5. Not So Silent Night. Millie Diamond is Walsall's favourite teenager, whom listeners last met when she was doing her GCSEs. Two years on, and she's back after a term at university. Her mother's moved up-market and acquired a terrifying dog, her best mate Teresa's gone off the rails, and Mrs O'Tickley 's expecting again, at the age of 47. Written by Claire Bennett and performed by Alex Kelly.Producer/Director Peter Leslie Wild Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Mrs
O'Tickley
Written By:
Claire
Bennett
Unknown:
Alex
Kelly.
Director:
Peter
Leslie
: Don't Mourn, Organise: the Judi Bari Story
Revolutionary ecologist Judi Bari was a leader on the front line of northern California's bitter "timber wars" in the 1980s and 90s. It was this struggle to save the last redwood forests from annihilation that pitched Bari into conflict with local loggers and the FBI. Then someone blew her up. Through Bari's story Alan Dein explores the ongoing fight for America's forests. Producer Mark BurmanContributors
Unknown:
Alan
Dein
Producer:
Mark
Burman
: Ay Mariachi!
It's night-time in the Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City.Neil McCarthy descends into the meaning, madness and music of mariachi - hustling troubadours in sequined suits whose songs of love and pain are inseparable from Mexican life. Producer Mark Burman
Contributors
Unknown:
Neil
McCarthy
Producer:
Mark
Burman
: The Path of the Panther
2/3. Continuing his journey through central America, Jeremy Bristow discovers that wildlife protection can't rely solely on reserves and national parks. He visits organic cacao farmers in Belize who produce fair-trade cocoa that guarantees a good price for the farmers as well as benefiting wildlife. And on the coast of Belize, local fishermen have campaigned for their waters to be protected by law and now patrol them to prevent poaching. Producer Joanne StevensContributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Bristow
Producer:
Joanne
Stevens
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat from 9am: The World Tonight
News and analysis, with Claire Bolderson.Contributors
Unknown:
Claire
Bolderson.
: Book at Bedtime: Frankenstein
6/10. "I was a poor helpless, miserable wretch, and feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept." David Rintoul continues reading Mary Shelley 's gothic romance. Producer David Jackson YoungContributors
Unknown:
David
Rintoul
Unknown:
Mary
Shelley
Producer:
David Jackson
Young
: Home Truths
Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am: Today in Parliament
The start of the week's business in Westminster, with Becky Milligan.Contributors
Unknown:
Becky
Milligan.
: News
: Book of the Week: The Explorer'sDaughter
1/5. By Kari Herbert. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Kari
Herbert.
: News
: News
: News
: News
: News
: News
: Outlook
, with a news update at 4.29: Off the Shelf: Mary Reilly
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