Listings
: Today
With James Naughtie and Stephen Sackur.Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Stephen
Sackur.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr and quests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at9.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Marr
Producer:
Alice
Feinstein
: Book of the Week: The Last Human Cannonball
1/5. Author Byron Rogers goes in search of his heroes and meets some rather singular candidates. Today, a visit to the treasure house of theatrical costumes. Read by Crawford Logan. Producer Bruce Young Repeated at 12.30am RT DIRECT: Accompanying book available for £11.99 including p&p. Call [number removed] (national rate).Contributors
Unknown:
Byron
Rogers
Read By:
Crawford
Logan.
: Daily Service
Presented by John Forrest. Lord. Who Shall Sit BesideThee (Christus, derist mein Leben). Mark 10, vv34-45.
Give Us the Wings of Faith (Bullock ). Ye Servants of God
(Paderborn). With the St Nicholas Singers. Director of music Stuart Keen.
Contributors
Presented By:
John
Forrest.
Music:
Stuart
Keen.
: Test Match Special
England v Australia ,Commentary on the final day's play in the First Test from Lord's. And at 12.30pm Your Letters Answered.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
Contributors
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
: A Confidential Agent (Retired)
By Nick McCarty.1/5. The Woman's Hour drama.
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
McCarty.
: Lives in a Landscape
3/6. Clapham Mothers. Frances, Arlene and Melissa live at the heart of Abbevillage. That's what the locals call Abbeville Road, a south London street near Clapham Common. In between her pre-dawn power exercise, piano lessons and Italian classes, Frances is up to her ears organising the local Abbeville fete. These women seem to "have it all" - but is it enough? Producer Sara Jane HallContributors
Producer:
Sara Jane
Hall
: Three off the Tee
5/6. It's Quiz Nite at the golf club and the big questions are: (1) Can Roger persuade his girlfriend to "dress casually"?; (2) Is Mike failing for his cleaning woman (3) Why does Tom insist on wasting his life squirreling away a sad harvest of pedantic trivia? Written by David Spicer. Producer/Director Liz AnsteeContributors
Written By:
David
Spicer.
Director:
Liz
Anstee
Roger:
Danny
Webb
Tom:
Tony
Slattery
Mike:
Tony
Gardner
Jules:
Polly
Frame
Hannah:
Carla
Mendonca
Gill:
Kate
Robbins
Jennifer:
Karls
Halsall
Derek:
Alan
Francis
: You and Yours
Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and Peter White.Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Unknown:
Peter
White.
: The World at One
News and analysis, presented by Nick Clarke.Contributors
Presented By:
Nick
Clarke.
: Counterpoint
12/13. The last semi-final of the contest to find the musical mastermind of the year. Hosted by Ned Shernn. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Ned
Shernn.
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Atomic Lunch
In January 1950 two men meet for lunch in an Oxfordshire pub. One is the head of physics at Harwell Research Laboratory. The other is a senior MI5 investigator. One of the most important spy stories ot the Cold War is about to be revealed. By Michael Butt. Producer/Director Jeremy MortimerContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Butt.
Director:
Jeremy
Mortimer
Klaus Fuchs:
Henry
Goodman
Jim Skardon:
Matthew
Marsh
: Inside Money
Repeat of Saturday at 12.04pm: Americana
1/5. After the War. Ryan McCluskey reads Alice Sebold 's story. Having been judged "obsolete", the town of Oxbow has been flooded. But three people continue to live there. The first in a week-long series of stories by some of the best contemporary US writers. Producer Emma HardinqContributors
Unknown:
Ryan
McCluskey
Unknown:
Alice
Sebold
Producer:
Emma
Hardinq
: Precious Cargo
1/5. We live on an island. Yet few people realise that almost 95 per cent of imports and exports come and go by sea. Dylan Winter investigates what life is like for the seafarers on whom we rely. He begins by asking if we are too complacent about the contribution of the British Merchant Navy. Producer Frances ByrneContributors
Unknown:
Dylan
Winter
Producer:
Frances
Byrne
: The Food Programme
Simon Parkes visits a tea plantation in India to find out how small tea growers are taking on the global corporations. Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Parkes
: Beyond Belief
4/13. Ernie Rea presents more conversations with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world, teasing out the hidden truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives. Producer Janet McLartyContributors
Unknown:
Ernie
Rea
Producer:
Janet
McLarty
: Just a Minute
3/9. In the most devious of panel games, Clement Freud , Sheila Hancock , Victor Spinetti and Tony Hawks try not to repeat, hesitate or deviate from the subject given to them by chairman Nicholas Parsons.Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 1.30pm
BBC AUDIO: Several series of Just a Minute are available on audio cassette and CD, including the recently released Just a Minute 8, from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. or by calling [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Clement
Freud
Unknown:
Sheila
Hancock
Unknown:
Victor
Spinetti
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons.
Producer:
Claire
Jones
: The Archers
Robert spots an escape route.For cast see page 42 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the verdict on the new film version of Roald Dahl 's Charlie and Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton. Producer Timothy ProsserContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
Roald
Dahl
Directed By:
Tim
Burton.
Producer:
Timothy
Prosser
: A Confidential Agent (Retired)
1/5. It's an unlikely combination: the former secretary of the Ace Detective Agency, Birmingham, and a retired member of the Vice Squad, Paris. They get to know each other in language classes and doing some gardening, but end up investigating one of a select group of expats in a small town in Gascony. By Nick McCarty.Producer Frank Stirling ; Director Jane Morgan Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
McCarty.
Producer:
Frank
Stirling
Director:
Jane
Morgan
Liz:
Jillie
Meers
Jean:
Robin
Ellis
Mary:
Marian
Diamond
Anne:
Jennifer
Hilary
Peter:
Peter
Howell
Tom:
Andrew
Woodall
Gloria:
Jane
Whittenshaw
Major Hugh:
Steve
Hodson
Elspeth:
Caroline
Mortimer
: Olenana's Land
A hundred years ago, the "Anglo-Masai treaties" gave British colonialists rights to use land occupied by the Masai in Kenya. Lawyers for the Masai are now arguing that colonialists made use of their illiteracy to trick them out of their land and that it should revert to their clients following the expiry of agreements signed between their tribal chief, Olenana, and the colonial government. Ayisha Yahya follows Olenana's heirs' efforts to reclaim their traditional lands and tries to unravel the complex legal and historical arguments surrounding land rights in Kenya and other African countries. Producer Ruth EvansContributors
Unknown:
Ayisha
Yahya
Producer:
Ruth
Evans
: Crossing Continents, Crossing Europe
8/8. Australia's Wood Trade. An almighty 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. 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. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Wendy
Carlisle
: Wild Blue Britain
3/4. Essex is famous for its marshes and its farmland.Lionel Kelleway reports on a scheme in which farmland is being returned to the sea, creating a muddy shore. Producer Julian Hector
Contributors
Unknown:
Lionel
Kelleway
Producer:
Julian
Hector
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat from 9am: The World Tonight
News and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson.Contributors
Presented By:
Claire
Bolderson.
: Book at Bedtime: The Prelude
1/5. To celebrate its bicentenary, Ian McKellen reads from The Prelude, Wordsworth's autobiographical poem. Recorded in Dove Cottage, Grasmere, where it was written in 1805. Producer Susan RobertsRT DIRECT: Accompanying book available for Ell.99 (RRP E12.99) including p&p. Call [number removed]042 (national rate).
Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
McKellen
Producer:
Susan
Roberts
: Home Truths
Repeated from Saturday at 9am: News
: Book of the Week: The Last Human Cannonball
1/5. By Byron Rogers. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Byron
Rogers.
: Analysis
: News
: News
: News
: Outlook
: Off the Shelf
Night Windows (2/10)For details see yesterday
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