Listings
: Prayer for
the Day With Canon Ralph Godsall.: O'Rourke Talks
Repeated from Sunday See repeat at 7.45pm for details: Papers
: Open Country
Exploring rural life across the UK.Producer Hugh O'Donnell Extended
Contributors
Producer:
Hugh
O'Donnell
: Farming Today This Week
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Sarah FalkinghamContributors
Presented By:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
Producer:
Sarah
Falkingham
: Today
With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Rob
Marshall.
: Home Truths
Tom Robinson takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Kate Murphy ShortenedPHONE: [number removed]1234 email: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Tom
Robinson
Producer:
Kate
Murphy
: Excess Baggage
The adventures, frustrations and joys of travel, explored by Sandi TokSVig. Producer Kevin DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig.
Producer:
Kevin
Dawson
: Non-Stop Party People
In a village hall in Lincolnshire determined fans brave the cold of a February night to dance the night away. The only music on the turntable is by James Last. a German bandleader with a fanatical following. Paul Gambaccini goes in search of the non-stop party people to try to understand Last's enduring appeal. Producer Mark Rickards.Contributors
Unknown:
James
Last.
Unknown:
Paul
Gambaccini
Producer:
Mark
Rickards.
: Week in Westminster
b utRobin Oakley presents the discussion programme about the week in politics. Editor Marie Jessel .
Week in Westminster will not be broadcast if Parliament is not sitting week. See www.radiotimes.com for revised programme information
Contributors
Unknown:
Robin
Oakley
Editor:
Marie
Jessel
: From Our Own Correspondent
Insight, colour, wit and analysis as the BBC foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories in their regions. Presented byKateAdie. producer Tony GrantContributors
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: Money Box
Impartial advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Chris A'Court Repeated tomorrow at 9pmYour last chance to wave goodbye to your mortgage: v
Contributors
Presented By:
Paul
Lewis.
: The Now Show
4/8. Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis and the team will be raising the roof with a "Hey, Hey, Hey!" Or, failing that, they'll be making good jokes about topical issues. Repeated from yesterdayBBC AUDIO: Highlights from the first series of The Now Show are available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com and all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]19
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Punt
Unknown:
Hugh
Dennis
: News
: Any Questions?
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at Aylsham High School, Norfolk, puts questions on issues of the week to a guest panel. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
: Any Answers?
Listeners' calls and emails, taken by Jonathan Dimbleby , in response to Any Questions?PHONE: [number removed]0444 email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk Producer Peter Griffiths
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Peter
Griffiths
: The Saturday Play: Stepniak
Martyn Wade 's bittersweet true love story of Olive Garnett , sister of the famous Russian translator,Constance, who falls for a Russian expatriate whose charms hide a secret and a rather sinister past.
Charles Simpson
Producer/Director Cherry Cookson
Contributors
Unknown:
Martyn
Wade
Unknown:
Olive
Garnett
Unknown:
Charles
Simpson
Director:
Cherry
Cookson
Olive Garnett:
Justine
Waddell
Stepniak:
David
Horovitch
Connie:
Jennie
Stoller
Edward:
Charles
Simpson
Olive Rossetti:
Jasmine
Hyde
Fanny:
Elizabeth
Bell
: Armitage and Moore's Guide to Song
1/3. The engaging double act of poet Simon Armitage and musicologist Allan Moore analyse the words and music of popular songs. They begin the series by considering the art of the cover version. Their guest is singer Julie Felix , who discusses and performs her version of Bob Dylan 's s Masters of War. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Armitage
Musicologist:
Allan
Moore
Singer:
Julie
Felix
Unknown:
Bob
Dylan
: Weekend Woman's Hour
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer VibekeVenema EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.ukBBC AUDIO: The recently released Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
: Saturday PM
News and sports headlines, presented by Nigel Wrench. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Presented By:
Nigel
Wrench.
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Film Programme
The Assassination of Richard Nixon , based on true events in 1974, and starring Sean Penn , is discussed by Francine Stock.Producer Sally Spurring
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Nixon
Unknown:
Sean
Penn
Unknown:
Francine
Stock.
: Loose Ends
Another mix of music, comedy and conversation with Ned Sherrin and his guests.Producers Simon Clancy and Cathie Mahoney
Contributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producers:
Simon
Clancy
Producers:
Cathie
Mahoney
: Saturday Review
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests discuss the cultural highlights Of the week. Producer Nicky BarrangerContributors
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Producer:
Nicky
Barranger
: O'Rourke Talks
2/2 The Binds That ChafeAmerican satirist PJ O'Rourke skewers perceptions of Britain and America with his potent mix of candour and razor-Sharp wit. Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Pj
O'Rourke
: The Archive Hour: The Shanghai Sailors
'There were many Chinese seamen in the merchant navy fleet during the Second World War, and their dead were among those killed when U-boats torpedoed the Atlantic convoys. But after the war hundreds of Shanghai sailors were repatriated, many forced to leave behind their British-born wives and children. Ivan Howlett tells the story of those Chinese seafarers from Liverpool and hears from the children they were forced to leave behind, who have spent their lives trying to find out what really happened to their fathers. Producer Angela HindContributors
Unknown:
Ivan
Howlett
Producer:
Angela
Hind
: Classic Serial: Flash for Freedom
212. The high adventures and low behaviour of the renowned bounder Sir Harry Flashman VC. Dramatised by George MacDonald Fraser from one of his celebrated novels. Now a reluctant agent of the UndergroundRailroad - a secret organisation dedicated to helping escaped slaves - Flashman finds himself fleeing for dear life up the Mississippi River.
Producer/Director Patrick Rayner Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Sir Harry
Flashman
Dramatised By:
George MacDonald
Fraser
Director:
Patrick
Rayner
Old Flashman:
Joss
Ackland
Young Flashman:
Rhys
Meredith
Cassy:
Ndidi
Del Fatti
Crixus:
Nigel
Anthony
Randolph:
Damian
Lynch
Capt Spring:
Christian
Rodska
Lincoln:
William
Hope
Buck:
Stuart
Milligan
MrsPayne:
Emily
Wachter
Lt Comber:
Robert
Hastie
: Reith Lectures: The Triumph of Technology
1/5. Technology Will Determine the Future of the Human RaceLord Broers, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, outlines the role that technology has played in shaping humanity's destiny and calls for a renaissance in technology and engineering to embrace the poorest as well as the richest communities. Tonight he talks about the need to harness technology on a vast and inclusive scale. From the Royal Institution, London. Introduced by Sue Lawley . Repeated from Wednesday
Contributors
Introduced By:
Sue
Lawley
: 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.Repeated from Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke
: A Map of British Poetry
7/12. Not England. Much of British poetry is made up of poems that are nourished by a landscape that is decidedly not England. How have these places come into our poetry and what have they brought? Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscapes of British poetry, with contributions from Neal Ascherson and Joyce Macmillan and poems by Gwyneth Lewis. Linton Kwesi Johnson , Dylan Thomas , Nuala Nf Dhomhnaill and Robert Burns. Repeated from SundayContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Motion
Unknown:
Neal
Ascherson
Unknown:
Joyce
MacMillan
Unknown:
Gwyneth
Lewis.
Unknown:
Linton Kwesi
Johnson
Unknown:
Dylan
Thomas
Unknown:
Nuala Nf
Dhomhnaill
Unknown:
Robert
Burns.
: Ghost Stories
5/5. The New DaughterA young family moves into a house on whose land sits an old fairy fort. The father becomes aware of ancient forces beneath the ruin that seek to take his daughter from him. A story by John Connolly. Read by Niall Buggy . Producer Lawrence Jackson
Contributors
Story By:
John
Connolly.
Read By:
Niall
Buggy
Producer:
Lawrence
Jackson
: News
: Write On
: News
: News; Play of the Week
One by Richard Monks , the first of two linked plays, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor , is about an Anglican priest's personal struggle when he is revealed to be a homosexualContributors
Unknown:
Richard
Monks
Unknown:
Chiwetel
Ejiofor
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