Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With the Rev Alison Elliot. Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.Contributors
Unknown:
Alison
Elliot.
: Today
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With John Bell.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
John
Bell.
: Melvyn Bragg - In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the events and Aspirations in history that have influenced modem times. Shortened repeat at 9.30pmContributors
Presenter:
Melvyn
Bragg
Producer:
Charlie
Taylor
- In Our Time: Faust 42 minutes
: Book of the Week: Flesh, Fish andGood Red Herring
4/5. Fish. The crucial role fish has played in our diet, including what to do with live eel, how to Prepare a prehistoric fish, the first encounter with an pctopus and why fish can start wars. Written and read by Alice Thomas Ellis. For details see Monday 20 December Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Read By:
Alice Thomas
Ellis.
: Daily Service
Presented by the Rev Tony Burnham. A Child Is Born in Bethlehem (Scheidt, arr Willcocks). Isaiah 9, w2-6. For unto Us a Child Is Bom (Handel). Torches (John Joubert ). Director of music Gordon Stewart.Contributors
Unknown:
Tony
Burnham.
Unknown:
John
Joubert
Music:
Gordon
Stewart.
: Lorna
Doone By RD Blackmore.4/10. The Woman's Hour drama. fordetails see drama repeat at 7.45pm
: From Our Own Correspondent
3/9. Stories and colour from BBC correspondents, around the world, with Kate Adie.
Producer Tony Grant
Contributors
Unknown:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: Opening Nights: Peter Pan Takes Right
A fascinating insight into the world premiere of JM Barrie's Peter Pan. which took place at Christmas in 1904 - 100 years ago. Barrie himself tested the tying harness and Gerald du Maurier strutted the stage as the first Captain Hook. Producer Merilyn HamsContributors
Producer:
Merilyn
Hams
: You and Yours
Consumer issues, with John Waite and Peter White.Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
Unknown:
Peter
White.
: The World at One
National and international news and analysis, Presented by Mark Mardell.Contributors
Presented By:
Mark
Mardell.
: Open Country
I A weekly report on rural life across the UK.Extended repeat from Saturday 18 December at 6.10am
: Afternoon Play: Ancient and Modern
Juliet Stevenson stars as Alison, one of London's "many hidden lonely people - working, coping, acting brave". A chance encounter at a Christmas church service brings her a new understanding of what love means. By Sue Gee.Contributors
Writer:
Sue
Gee
Producer/Director:
Marilyn
Imrie
Alison:
Juliet
Stevenson
Jez:
Julian
Rhind-Tutt
Ed:
Stephen
Rashbrook
Belinda:
Amelia
Williams
Donald:
Matthew
Marsh
Rev Broadwall:
David Shaw
Parker
Dorothy:
Vivienne
Rochester
Darren:
Ajax
Kentish
Melanie:
Harriet
Cook
: Veg Talk
p/12. Nigerian cook Ronke Arogundade joinsGregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks to make some tropical winter warmers with a kick. pHONE: [number removed] from 1.30pm Producer Adi Awojobi
Contributors
Unknown:
Gregg
Wallace
Unknown:
Charlie
Hicks
Producer:
Adi
Awojobi
: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from Sunday 19 Oec at 7.55am: Angelic Hosts
4/4. The Green Angel. An abstract image of an angel triggers off a forgotten memory. With hindsight, could apparently random events be a sign of divine intervention? By John Burnside. read by David Rintoul. for details see Monday 20 DecemberContributors
Unknown:
John
Burnside.
Read By:
David
Rintoul.
: The Dittisham Nativity
This delightful retelling of the Nativity story, by Brian Patten , one of Britain's most popular poets, was written especially for the children of the village of Dittisham, in Devon, where this performance by the Village children was recorded on location.Producer/Director Kate McAII Shortened repeat tomorrow at 11pm
Contributors
Story By:
Bnan
Patten
Director:
Kate
McAii
Narrator:
David
Fletcher
Mary:
Ellie
Holland
Joseph:
Charlie
Gardner
Angel Gabnel:
Kaye
Wotton
innkeeper:
Gabriella
Witts
Spider:
Mazey
Holland
Fly:
Simone
Turner
Beetle:
Rebecca
Cannon
Mosquito:
Louisa
Fletcher
Moth:
Emily
Witts
Three Wise Men:
Will
Holland
Siobhan Cannon:
Beth
Milton
Herod:
Luke
Milton
Crowd:
Amber
Wotton
Crowd:
Anna
Wotton,
Crowd:
Chloe
Turner
: Open Book
Repeated from Sunday 19 December at 4pm: The Material World
Diamonds and champagne - they're two of life's luxuries. Quentin Cooper explores the science behind them. He discovers the secrets of the creation of bubbly. Dr Paul May from the University of Bristol explains how diamond chips under the skin could act as biosensors to monitor blood glucose for diabetics. Also. as science perfects the art of making artificial diamonds, will they lose their exclusive cachet? Producer Pamela RutherfordContributors
Unknown:
Quentin
Cooper
Producer:
Pamela
Rutherford
: PM
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.: Heresy
4/4. David Baddiel hosts the programme that dares to commit such heresies as "sitcoms are classier without a laugh track" and "Christmas has nothing to do with Christ anymore". A panel made up of some of our most talented comedians argues for and against these entrenched opinions. Producer Brian KingContributors
Unknown:
David
Baddiel
: The Archers
Pat tries to help a friend.For cast see page 201 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Arts news. interviews and reviews, with Mark Lawson. Producer Nicola HollowayContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson.
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
: Loma Doone
4/10. John Ridd continues to meet Lorna in secret and begs her to leave Doone Valley and come and live with his family. By RD Blackmore.For cast and details see Monday 20 December Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Ridd
: It's My Story: Computer Games, Courtroom*and Controversy
Do violent video games provoke real-life violence?Allan Urry examines a father's campaign to have them banned following the murder of his son. Editor David Ross
Contributors
Unknown:
Allan
Urry
Editor:
David
Ross
: Analysis
7/8. The Search for Certainty. In the post-Marxist and supposedly secular era, strong beliefs seemed to be permanently out of fashion. But modern forms of "fundamentalism" are emerging in response. Bruce Clark asks why certainty is still proving so attractive. and where the search for it might take us. Producer Chns BowlbyContributors
Unknown:
Bruce
Clark
Producer:
Chns
Bowlby
: Herbs, Pills and Potions
1/2. History has been illuminated by the efforts of human beings to maintain and improve health. Rajesh Mirchandani begins an exploration of ancient medical traditions and practices by looking at clay tablets found in Mesopotamia that show that the ancient Assyrians had developed an astonishingly complex system of medical beliefs and practices. In turn, their wisdom influenced the Greek physicians who laid the ethical foundations fortoday's medicine. Producer John WatkinsContributors
Unknown:
Rajesh
Mirchandani
Producer:
John
Watkins
: Melvyn Bragg - in Our Time
Shortened rpt from 9am: Book at Bedtime: Augustus Carp, Esq- by Himself
4/5. "I had never dreamed it possible that here, in a public park, a married man could thus openly sit with his arm round a female who was not his wife." Terry Wale reads from the spoof memoir. For details see Monday 20 DecemberContributors
Unknown:
Terry
Wale
: Steven Appleby's Normal Christmas
Although Steven would like nothing more than a normal Christmas - a succession of meals and presents as his parents tend to his every whim - this year it's going to be different. With Santa Claus on a bender after his wife left him for Frosty the Snowman,Steven is his unlikely replacement. Will Christmas ever be the same again? With Paul McCrink as Steven and featuring Ewan Bailey , Rosalind Paul , Nigel Betts and Rachel Atkins. Written by Steven Appleby.
Producer/Director Toby Swift Repeated on Boxing Day at 12.15am
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
McCrink
Unknown:
Ewan
Bailey
Unknown:
Rosalind
Paul
Unknown:
Nigel
Betts
Unknown:
Rachel
Atkins.
Written By:
Steven
Appleby.
: Probably the Best Day in the World
Once every year, at the start of November, Copenhagen has one thing on its mind: beer-aspicy, seasonal brew that is made just for yuletide. Simon Calder spends24 hours in the Danish capital proving that we're only here for the beer. Producer Sara Jane Hall
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Calder
Producer:
Sara Jane
Hall
: News
: Book of the Week: Flesh, Fish and Good Red Herring
4/5. By Alice Thomas Ellis. Repeated from 9.45Contributors
Unknown:
Alice Thomas
Ellis.
: News
: News
: Westway
: News
: News
: News
: Outlook
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