Listings
: World Report
News round-up and analysis.: Something Understood
Solidarity. From the fashion for coloured wristbands to the collapse of Soviet bloc communism, Mike Wooldridge asks what gives rise to such powerful expressions of solidarity. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Mike
Wooldridge
Producer:
Eley
McAinsh
: On Your Farm
6/8. Meeting people who live the country life. Producer Benjamin ChestertonContributors
Producer:
Benjamin
Chesterton
: Sunday
Religious news, with Roger Bolton. Producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Jeremy Hardy appeals on behalf of War on Want.Donations: [address removed] Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]44
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship ...
"Caudium et Spes". Forty years after the close of the Second Vatican Council, Cardinal Cormac Murphy -O'Connor reflects on the pastoral document Gaudium et
Spes (joy and hope), which sets out how the Church and its people engage with the modern world. The service is led by the Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, Mgr Mark Langham. Producer Mark O'Brien
Contributors
Unknown:
Cardinal Cormac
Murphy
Unknown:
Mgr Mark
Langham.
Producer:
Mark
O'Brien
: A Point of View
Repeated from Friday: Broadcasting House
- The week's news stories, with Fi Glover. Edjtor Colin HancockContributors
Unknown:
Fi
Glover.
Unknown:
Edjtor Colin
Hancock
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: Test Match SpecialEngland v Bangladesh .
Live coverage of the third day's play in the Second Test.Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
Contributors
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
: Desert Island Discs
Author and cook Nigel Slater is Sue Lawley's s castaway. Producer Leanne Buckle Repeated on Friday at 9amContributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Slater
- Desert Island Discs: Nigel Slater 43 minutes
: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
1/6. With Jeremy Hardy , Tim Brooke-Taylor , Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden.
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
: The Food Programme
Lager. With UK sales of lager outstripping those of ale, Andrew Jefford goes in search of the perfect pint. Producer Paula McGinley Repeated on Monday at 4pmContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Jefford
Producer:
Paula
McGinley
: The World This Weekend
News and analysis, with James Cox. Editor Colin HancockContributors
Unknown:
James
Cox.
Editor:
Colin
Hancock
: Sunday Best: The Goodnight Tapes
Imprisoned parents have made recordings of fairy tales and their own life stories that are played to their children at bedtime. Kim Normanton looks at what the parents have learnt from the experience, producer Matt ThompsonContributors
Unknown:
Kim
Normanton
Producer:
Matt
Thompson
: Gardeners' Question Time
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions put by members of the Lincolnshire North Federation of Women's Institutes. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm BBC AUDIO: A specially recorded edition of Gardeners' Question Time, featuring regular team members, is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]19Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Eric
Robson
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
: The Next Darjeeling
New series 1/5. May. Britain's first ever tea crop is being cultivated at Tregothnan in Cornwall. Matthew Harvey monitors its progress at this idyllic estate on the banks of the River Fal. producer Viv BeebyContributors
Unknown:
Cornwall.
Matthew
Unknown:
River
Fal.
Producer:
Viv
Beeby
: The Classic Serial: The Raj Quartet
9/9 A Division of the Spoils. Guy returns to India in time for independence, but the division of the country has tragic consequences. By Paul Scott , dramatised by Shelley Silas. Other parts played by Shiv Grewal , Nicholas Boulton , Amit Shah and Emily Wachter Producer/Director Sally Avens Repeated on Saturday at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Scott
Dramatised By:
Shelley
Silas.
Played By:
Shiv
Grewal
Played By:
Nicholas
Boulton
Played By:
Amit
Shah
Played By:
Emily
Wachter
Guy:
Jeremy
Northam
Nigel:
Benedict
Cumberbatch
Sarah:
Lia
Williams
Edward:
Matthew
Thomas-Davies
Susan:
Alex
Treqear
Count Bronowski:
Gary
Waldhorn
Ronald:
Mark
Bazeley
Major Peabody:
Sean
Baker
MrsPeabody:
Susan
Jameson
Bob:
Rob
Hastie
Hari:
Prasanna
Puwanarajah
: Bookclub
Adrian Mole, with his unrequited love for Pandora and his terrible poetry, is almost a national treasure. His creator, Sue Townsend, joins James Naughtie and readers in Birmingham to discuss his first journal, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4. Repeated on Thursday at 4pmJuly Bookclub: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
Contributors
Guest:
Sue
Townsend
Presenter:
James
Naughtie
Producer:
Dymphna
Flynn
- Bookclub: Sue Townsend 29 minutes
: Poetry Please
4/9 Roger McGough introduces requests for poems on the subject of water by, among others, Sophie Hannah , Philip Larkin and Christopher Marlowe. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm BBC AUDIO: A newly released special edition celebrating 25 years of Poetry Please is available on CD from all good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]Contributors
Introduces:
Roger
McGough
Unknown:
Sophie
Hannah
Unknown:
Philip
Larkin
Unknown:
Christopher
Marlowe.
Producer:
Mark
Smalley
: File on 4
1/11 Does Britain do enough to prevent insolvency, debt and job losses, caused by business failures? In the wake of the collapse of car-maker Rover, Allan Urry investigates. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Allan
Urry
: Hail to the Harmless Drudge
2/3. A talk celebrating the 250th anniversary of Samuel Johnson 's dictionary, which defined, reported on and shaped the English language, while also giving the meaning of "lexicographer" as "a harmless drudge". Alan Downie , professor of English at Goldsmiths College, talks about the pleasures of rummaging in a "word-hoard". producer Tim Dee Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and 7.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Samuel
Johnson
Unknown:
Alan
Downie
Producer:
Tim
Dee
: Pick of the Week
Peter Day presents his selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Maire DevinePHONE: [number removed]0400 Fax: [number removed]email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Producer:
Maire
Devine
: The Archers
Shula seeks out moral support. For cast see page 45 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 44: Go 4 It
Jacqueline Wilson , recently announced as the next children's laureate, talks to Barney Harwood about her new role. Producers Abi Awojobi and Rebecca ArmstrongContributors
Unknown:
Jacqueline
Wilson
Unknown:
Barney
Harwood
Producers:
Abi
Awojobi
: Getting Away from It
5/5. The Island. A beautiful, remote island off the coast of Maine provides answers to a young man's past. By Tim Pears , read by Matthew Macfadyen. Producer Gemma JenkinsContributors
Unknown:
Tim
Pears
Read By:
Matthew
MacFadyen.
Producer:
Gemma
Jenkins
: Feedback
Roger Bolton , with listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy. Repeated from Friday ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10TPhone: [number removed]0400 Fax: [number removed]email: feedback@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton
: Beyond Compere
From Round the Home to The Comedians by way of Ross Noble and Arthur Smith , Simon Fanshawe examines the fine art of the compere. With archive interviews and excerpts from the Shows. Producer Frank StirlingContributors
Unknown:
Ross
Noble
Unknown:
Arthur
Smith
Unknown:
Simon
Fanshawe
Producer:
Frank
Stirling
: Money BOX
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: In Business
5/9. Look No Wires. One of the great obsessions of modern technology is getting rid of the wires that have linked people together since mass communications began. Peter Day finds out why. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Day
: The Westminster Hour
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Rawnsley
: The Letters Pages
2/3. A look at how certain letters, published in the British press, have changed policy or influenced debate. Anthony Howard discusses the resignation of Harold Macmillan.Editor Terry Dignan The Letters Pages is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Anthony
Howard
Unknown:
Harold
MacMillan.
Editor:
Terry
Dignan
: The Learning Curve
3/9. The guide to the world of learning, with Libby Purves. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves.
: Something Understood
Repeated from 6.05am: News
: The Scourge of St Paul's
Soprano Emma Kirkby tells the story of Maria Hackett , who campaigned for improved conditions for St Paul 's choristers in the early 19th century. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Soprano:
Emma
Kirkby
Unknown:
Maria
Hackett
Unknown:
St
Paul
: News
: News
: News
: Off the Shelf
The Woman in White (1/8) Wilkie Collins 's classic adventure of treachery, embezzlement and body-swapping. Read by Dougray ScottContributors
Unknown:
Wilkie
Collins
Read By:
Dougray
Scott
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