Listings
: Today
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr. Mona Siddiqui.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson
Unknown:
Dr. Mona
Siddiqui
: 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
: Daily Service
Presented by John Forrest. I Danced in the Morning(Shaker tune). Luke 20, vv27-38. Lord, I Come Before Your Throne (Critchley). Great Is the Lord (McEwan). Director of music Andy Silver.
Contributors
Presented By:
John
Forrest.
Music:
Andy
Silver.
: Book of the Week: With Billie
V5. A new biography of Billie Holiday , told through the voices of those who knew her. Written and narrated by Julia Blackburn. Abridger/Producer Emma Harding Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Billie
Holiday
Unknown:
Julia
Blackburn.
Christine Scott:
Kate
Harper
Mary Kane:
Alibe
Parsons
: Middlemarch
6/20. The Woman's Hour drama. By George Eliot. for details see drama repeat at 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
George
Eliot.
: All at Sea
1/2. Running Away to Sea. 2005 is the Year of the Sea, but Britain has never been less aware of the curious, dislocated lives of its seafarers. Libby Purves finds out how life has changed for those at sea today. On a vastModern ship it can be lonely and dull. But the sea still calls some young people, despite its risks and demands.
Ashore and afloat, merchant navy cadets and officers accompany Purves on her voyage down the years. Producer Vanessa Harrison
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
Producer:
Vanessa
Harrison
: The Club of Queer Trades
1/6. The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown Retired KC Basil Grant, his brother Rupert and his colleague Charlie, receive a visit from Major Brown, who recounts a tale that begins with a most disturbing discovery. GK Chesterton 's collection of comedy crime stories, dramatised by Simon Littlefield.Producer Simon Nicholls
Contributors
Unknown:
Gk
Chesterton
Dramatised By:
Simon
Littlefield.
Producer:
Simon
Nicholls
Basil:
David
Warner
Rupert:
Martin
Freeman
Charlie:
Geoffrey
McGivern
Major Brown:
Geoffrey
Whitehead
Lady:
Vicki
Pepperdine
PG Northover/Gardener/ Old man:
Martin
Hyder
: You and Yours
Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson.
: Round Britain Quiz
8/12. A contest of cultural knowledge and lateral thinking between teams from Northern Ireland and Wales. With Nick Clarke in the chair.Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: After Scarborough
Elvis is hell. At least, he is for Sandy, whose husband is so obsessed with winning the QuizElvis UK championships that he fails to notice his team members making plans of their own. Written by Rob John.Producer/Director Roland Jaquarello
Contributors
Written By:
Rob
John.
Director:
Roland
Jaquarello
Baz:
Neil
Dudgeon
Keith:
Danny
Webb
Sandy:
Ruth
Gemmell
: Money Box Live
Listeners' personal finance questions, answered by Paul Lewis and his guests.PHONE: [number removed]0444 Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Sarah Parfitt
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Sarah
Parfitt
: Days of Reckoning
1/5. Casting On. A young woman tries to come to terms with her unplanned pregnancy. "All the books in the library have pictures of women cradling their stomachs, and crunching apples and sticks of celery. But none of them tell you about your mind: that it vanishes, like your Waist, within the first few weeks." Ruth Thomas 's tale, read by Emma Currie , begins a week-long series of short stories about dramatic turning-points in people's lives. Producer David Jackson YoungContributors
Unknown:
Ruth
Thomas
Read By:
Emma
Currie
Producer:
David Jackson
Young
: Following Phileas
[ 1/5. Five Weeks in a Balloon. To coincide with the centenary of the death of Jules Verne , adventurer Pen Hadow retraces the journeys undertaken by Verne's characters and meets people who've beenInspired to emulate those adventures. Producer Penny vine
Contributors
Unknown:
Jules
Verne
: The Wine Programme
5/6 Oz Clarke and Andrew Jefford celebrate the pleasures of the grape and invite listeners to join them for an interactive tasting. TEXT: [number removed]Producer Paula McGinley Shortened
Contributors
Unknown:
Oz
Clarke
Unknown:
Andrew
Jefford
Producer:
Paula
McGinley
: Four Corners
New series 1/13. The series that discusses issues that unite and divide us across the globe. With Gavin Esler. Producer Amber DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Gavin
Esler.
Producer:
Amber
Dawson
: PM
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.: Just a Minute
11/11 Who has the biggest gift of the gab?Nicholas Parsons chairs the game in which panellists battle it out. From the Rex Cinema in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC AUDIO: Many selections from Just a Minute, including Just a Minute 8, are available on CD and audio cassette from www.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons
Producer:
Claire
Jones
: The Archers
Oliver faces the prospect of failure.For cast see page 58 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Mark Lawson presents the arts show and meets dramatist Nick Dear and novelist AN Wilson , who have both been inspired by The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Producer Stephen HughesContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Dramatist:
Nick
Dear
Unknown:
An
Wilson
Unknown:
Henry
James.
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
: Middlemarch: 6/20: A Bad Bet
Dorothea and Mr Casaubon have met Will Ladislaw in Rome while on honeymoon. Rosamund Vincy has met Dr Lydgate, while her brother, Fred, struggles both with his career and with debts. By George Eliot. Dramatised by Judith Adams.Pianist James Moriarty
Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Author:
Georae
Eliot.
Dramatised by:
Judith
Adams
Pianist:
James
Moriarty
Producer/Director:
Gaynor
MacFarlane
Dorothea:
Caroline
Martin
Dr Lydgate/Dagley:
Tom
Goodman-Hill
Rosamund:
Katherine
Igoe
Mary/Tantripp:
Laura
Doddington
Fred/Hawley:
Nick
Fletcher
Mr Brooke/Raffles:
Karl
Johnson
Mr Casaubon:
Robert
Glenister
Ladislaw:
Richard
Dillane
Ned/Bulstrode:
Ron
Cook
Sir James/Mr Vincy:
Roger
Allam
Celia:
Candida
Benson
Rev Farebrother/Chichley/Rigg:
Martin
Hyder
Mrs Vincy/Mrs Dagley:
Rachel
Atkins
Mr Featherstone:
William
Gaunt
Caleb:
Nicholas
Murchie
Mrs Garth/Mrs Cadwallader:
Sally
Dexter
Standish/Mr Cadwallader:
Matthew
Marsh
: Listening in to History
The story of Ruth Ive who, at 22, was monitoring the secret wartime telephone link between London and Washington. Among the callers she listened in to, and censored if necessary, were Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt. Presented by Ivor Gaber. producer Fiona LedgerContributors
Unknown:
Ruth
Ive
Unknown:
Franklin
Roosevelt.
Presented By:
Ivor
Gaber.
Producer:
Fiona
Ledger
: Crossing Continents
8/8. Burkina Faso. Africa's answer to the glamour of the Cannes Film Festival happens in the West African state of Burkina Faso. While the streets of Ouagadougou may not attract the bikini-clad jet set, the film festival, Fespaco, gives African film-makers a chance to show off their talents. Annie Caulfield investigates. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Annie
Caulfield
: ChimpanA to Chimpanzee
2/2. A look at chimpanzee behaviour - their cultural traditions, their use of tools and the way in which they communicate with each other. Andrew Luck-Baker talks to researchers who are convinced that these creatures have minds much closer to our own than anyone had previously imagined. Producer Alexandra FeachamContributors
Talks:
Andrew
Luck-Baker
Producer:
Alexandra
Feacham
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
1/5. To mark the centenary of the death of Jules Verne , his classic piece of science fiction, in which ProfessorAronnax, who goes in search of a giant sea-monster, soon finds himself the "guest" of Captain Nemo, master of the Nautilus. Abridged by Roy Apps and read by Nigel Anthony. Producer David Blount
Contributors
Unknown:
Jules
Verne
Abridged By:
Roy
Apps
Read By:
Nigel
Anthony.
Producer:
David
Blount
: Home Truths
Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am: Today in Parliament
News and analysis from Westminster, with Sean Curran.Contributors
Unknown:
Sean
Curran.
: News
: Book of the Week: With Billie
1/5. Biography of Billie Holiday by Julia Blackburn. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Julia
Blackburn.
: Analysis
: News
: News
: Health Matters
Maternal Health: News
: Outlook
: Off the Shelf
Ripley's Game (2/10) Tom Ripley is an outrageous character in modern crime-fiction. Here he pits his wits against dangerous adversaries in a genteel part of France. Abridged by Neville Teller , read by Stanley TucciContributors
Unknown:
Tom
Ripley
Abridged By:
Neville
Teller
Read By:
Stanley
Tucci
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