Listings
: Today
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn.
Unknown:
Sean
Curran
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
Unknown:
Dr Giles
Fraser.
: Devout Sceptics
New series 1/6 Bel Mooney talks to guests who are devout enough to take the big questions seriously, and sceptical to the extent that they do not take their views off the shelf, but follow their own path. Her first guest is the musician and Live 8 organiser, Midge Ure. Producer Malcolm Love Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Talks:
Bel
Mooney
Unknown:
Midge
Ure.
: Dance Saves Lives
V5. Another chance to hear stories about the transforming power of dance, beginning with Helen Lewis , who survived the winter of 1944 in a concentration camp thanks to her dancing ability. Producer Frances Byrnes <R)Contributors
Unknown:
Helen
Lewis
Producer:
Frances
Byrnes
: Book of the Week: Istanbul
4/5. Orhan Pamuk considers the various reactions of Westerners to his city, from sentimental orientalism to clear-eyed criticism. Read by Michael Maloney. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Orhan
Pamuk
Read By:
Michael
Maloney.
: Daily Service
Presented by Canon Noel Vincent. Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide (Abridge). 1 Corinthians 10, vv1-6; 11-13.0 Rest in the Lord (Mendelssohn). I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (trad Spiritual). Director of music Christopher Stokes.
Contributors
Presented By:
Canon Noel
Vincent.
Music:
Christopher
Stokes.
: Test Match Special
England v AustraliaThe start of England's challenge for the Ashes. Commentary on the First Test from Lord's by Jonathan Agnew , Henry Blofeld , Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Jim Maxwell.
Experts include Mike Gatting and Merv Hughes. And in Talking Point at 12.30 Geoffrey Boycott gives the fifth
Cowdrey Lecture on the theme of the Spirit of Cricket.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time Let's give the Aussies a good stumping: page 28
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Agnew
Unknown:
Henry
Blofeld
Unknown:
Christopher
Martin-Jenkins
Unknown:
Jim
Maxwell.
Unknown:
Mike
Gatting
Unknown:
Merv
Hughes.
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Boycott
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Soldiers' Wives By Sarah Daniels. 4/5. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Sarah
Daniels.
: Crossing Continents, Crossing Europe
8/8. Australia's Wood Trade. A row is taking place between Australia's wool producers and animal welfare groups, centred on the controversial practice of mulesing - shaving flesh from the sheep to protect them from insects. Peta, the animal-rights organisation, claims this is cruel because no pain relief is administered and it has called on retailers to boycott Australian wool. Wendy Carlisle finds out how the row is being played out in Australia and what the long-term effect might be on Australia's wool industry. Producer Sue Ellis Repeated on Monday at 8.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Wendy
Carlisle
: Political Bollywood
2/2. Indian movies are the most-viewed films in the world, reaching well beyond the billion-strong audience in India itself But forget the stereotypes. Since their beginning, Hindi films have been about social mores, politics and moral principles, and after Independence, Bollywood has focused on Hindu/Muslim hatreds, women's rights, the politics of town versus countryside, and the abject hypocrisies of Indian society. International conflict and war have also inspired films - as have the political and psychological effects of Partition. Presented by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown . Producer Simon Hollis Repeated on Sunday at 12.15amContributors
Presented By:
Yasmin
Alibhai-Brown
Producer:
Simon
Hollis
: You and Yours
Consumer affairs, with Sheila McCiennon and Peter White.Contributors
Unknown:
Sheila
McCiennon
Unknown:
Peter
White.
: Open Country
Extended rpt of Saturday at 6.10am: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: The Little Photographer
Daphne du Maurier's classic tale features an illicit, slow-burning passion and a surprise twist. The young Madame la Marquise is away on holiday - alone and bored. But then she meets the local photographer and feels the thrill of being looked at. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor. Director Geni Hall-KennyContributors
Dramatised By:
Michelene
Wandor.
Director:
Geni
Hall-Kenny
Madame:
Sian
Thomas
Photographer:
John
McAndrew
Elise:
Nickle
Rainsford
Mlle Paul:
Nickle
Rainsford
Edouard:
Robert
Harper
Manager:
Robert
Harper
Miss Clay:
Pauline
White
Céleste:
Alice
Ford
: More or Less
5/5. The essential guide to numbers. Presented by Andrew Dilnot. Producer Michael BlastlandContributors
Presented By:
Andrew
Dilnot.
Producer:
Michael
Blastland
: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am: Original Shorts
4/5. Billy. Written and read by actress Gemma Jones. In an English village during the Second World War, a young boy and an old woman discover a fragile interdependence. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Gemma
Jones.
: Being Yourself
4/5. Actor Fine Time Fontayne searches the internet to find people who share his real name - Ian Crossley. Although he's still known to his parents as Ian, in the business everyone calls him Fine Time. So does he have a split personality? And do two other Ian Crossleys - an amateur actor and a fervent Christian - ever dream of changing their name, or their identity? For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Ian
Crossley.
Unknown:
Ian
Crossleys
: Open Book
Repeated from Sunday at 4pm: The Material World
The nation's favourite BBC children's television moggy is beginning to show his age. Bagpuss is 30 and his pink-striped fur is beginning to look a little worse for wear. Together with his creator Peter Firmin, textile conservation expert Dinah Eastop talks to Quentin Cooper about how science can stop Bagpuss from developing puppet arthritis.Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Firmin
Talks:
Dinah
Eastop
Unknown:
Quentin
Cooper
Producer:
Michelle
Martin
: Dave Podmore Ashes Special
As battle commences with the Australians, England's cricketers have fitness and ability in abundance - but in the departments that really count, they could still do with some timely advice from Dave Podmore , the nation's greatest underachiever. Producer Richard WilsonContributors
Unknown:
Dave
Podmore
Producer:
Richard
Wilson
: The Archers
Tom becomes a friend in need. For cast see page 37 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm: Front Row
Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine. Producer Nicki PaxmanContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
: Soldiers' Wives
4/5. Eighteen-year-old Ruby (Sarah Counsell ), hears bad news from her husband in Basra.For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Sarah
Counsell
: Turning the Tide
The defeat of the miners in the strike of the mid-1980s had a number of repercussions, including a shift in power and status between men and women in the old mining communities. Caroline Beck talks to some of the women of the former east Durham coalfield about the way their lives have changed. Producer Dave ShearsbyContributors
Talks:
Caroline
Beck
Producer:
Dave
Shearsby
: Analysis
3/9. Love Thy Neighbour. Politicians of all parties talk of making local services more accountable to local people. But recent initiatives - from anti-social behaviour orders to high-hedge legislation - don't seem to encourage neighbourliness. David Walker examines the prospects for community in an individualistic age.Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Walker
Producer:
Ingrid
Hassler
: Leading Edge
10/10. Geoff Watts reports on the week's top stories from the world of science and technology. Producer Alexandra FeachemContributors
Unknown:
Geoff
Watts
Producer:
Alexandra
Feachem
: Devout Sceptics
Repeated from 9am: The World Tonight
News and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson.Contributors
Presented By:
Claire
Bolderson.
: Book at Bedtime: Minaret
9/10. Nawja remembers her first encounter at the mosque. By Leila Aboulela. Read by Adjoa Andoh. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Leila
Aboulela.
Read By:
Adjoa
Andoh.
: Radio9
4/6. In a world where presentation is at the wheel and content is firmly bound and gagged in the back, Radio9 finds itself with so much to say but no idea how to say it.Written and performed byjohnny Daukes and Hils Barker. Producers Johnny Daukes and Claire Jones
Contributors
Unknown:
Hils
Barker.
Producers:
Johnny
Daukes
Producers:
Claire
Jones
: Today in Parliament
The day's news from Westminster, with Sean Curran.Contributors
Unknown:
Sean
Curran.
: News
: Book of the Week: Istanbul
4/5. By Orhan Pamuk. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Orhan
Pamuk.
: Analysis
: News
: Westway
: News
: News
: Outlook
: Off the Shelf
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