Listings
: Romer's Roamlnqs
1/3. Repeated from Sunday See repeat at 7.45pm for details: Papers
: Open Country
Exploring rural life across the UK.Producer Gabi Fisher
Contributors
Producer:
Gabi
Fisher
: Fanning Today This Week
Presented by Mark Holdstock. producer ChnslmpeyContributors
Presented By:
Mark
Holdstock.
: Today
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Martin Palmer.
8.55 August 1945 11/12. A series marking the 60th anniversary of the events that brought the Second World
War to an end: Nagasaki, Hiroshima and the Japanese surrender. Presented by Chris Lowe.
August 1945 producers Julia Adamson and Rob Ketteridge
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Martin
Palmer.
Presented By:
Chris
Lowe.
Producers:
Julia
Adamson
Producers:
Rob
Ketteridge
: Home Truths
David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Dilly Barlow Repeated on Monday at 11pmPHONE: [number removed]1234 email: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Stafford
Producer:
Dilly
Barlow
: Excess Baggage
The adventures, frustrations and joys of travel are explored by wanderlust presenter, Sandi Toksvig. - Producer Kevin DawsonContributors
Presenter:
Sandi
Toksvig.
Producer:
Kevin
Dawson
: Test Match Special
England v AustraliaCommentary on the third day's play in the Third Test at
Old Trafford, by Jonathan Agnew , Christopher Martin -
Jenkins and Jim Maxwell , with experts Graham Gooch , Geoff Lawson and Vic Marks. Including at
12.35pm News; A View from the Boundary. Former
Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell is the commentary team's guest. Producer Peter Baxter * approximate time
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Agnew
Unknown:
Christopher
Martin
Unknown:
Jim
Maxwell
Unknown:
Graham
Gooch
Unknown:
Geoff
Lawson
Unknown:
Vic
Marks.
Unknown:
Hugh
Cornwell
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
: For One Night Only
2/3. The Who Live at Leeds. Valentine's Night, 1970, Leeds University refectory. On stage - the Who. This concert marked a turning-point in the band's guitar-smasniing career. And the recording of it is widely acknowledged as one of the best live rock albums. Paul Gambaccini travels to Leeds to meet people who were at this historic gig, both on stage and in the audience. Producer Marya BurgessContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Gambaccini
Producer:
Marya
Burgess
: Talking Politics
3/11. Political discussion with Dennis Sewell. Producer Paul VickersContributors
Unknown:
Dennis
Sewell.
Producer:
Paul
Vickers
: From Our Own Correspondent
Insight, colour, wit and analysis as the BBC foreign correspondents look at the stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony GrantContributors
Presented By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
: Inside Money
4/6. Financial issues that get listeners hot under the collar. Taking the Credit. The tax credit system was designed to help working families. But critics say a flawed system has left vulnerable households having to repay money they shouldn't have received, but which they thought was theirs to spend. Presenter Lesley Curwen is joinec by Faith Stanley, who is facing a bill for thousands ot pounds. Producer Louise Greenwood Repeated on Monday at 3pmContributors
Presenter:
Lesley
Curwen
Producer:
Louise
Greenwood
: The Now Show
5/5. The summer special, from the King's Theatre, Southsea. Steve Punt. Hugh Dennis , Marcus Brigstocke Jon Holmes , Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin take a satirical look at the week's news. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Steve
Punt.
Unknown:
Hugh
Dennis
Unknown:
Marcus
Brigstocke
Unknown:
Jon
Holmes
Unknown:
Mitch
Benn
Unknown:
Laura
Shavin
: News
: Straw Poll ....
3/6. It's impossible to have a truly united Europe. This debate, chaired by Nick Clarke , comes from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Listeners can also vote on the motion. Rptdfrom yesterday To vote YES dial [number removed]0311 To vote NO dial [number removed]0322 Calls cost lOp Lines are open until 2.20pmContributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke
: Straw Poll Talkback
Nick Clarke takes your calls on the issues raised in this week's edition Of Straw Poll. Producer Nick Utechin PHONE: [number removed]0444 email: strawpoll@bbc.co,ukContributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke
Producer:
Nick
Utechin
: The Saturday Play: PS I Love You
Gerry promised he'd always be there for Holly. So, knowing his death is imminent, he bequeaths a series of monthly letters to help Holly realise that life must go on. By Cecelia Ahern. Dramatised by Wendy Oberman. Producer/Director Eoin O'CallaghanContributors
Unknown:
Cecelia
Ahern.
Dramatised By:
Wendy
OBErman.
Director:
Eoin
O'Callaghan
Holly:
Cathy
Belton
Gerry:
Darraqh
Kelly
Sharon:
All
White
Ciara:
Jody
O'Nell
Daniel:
Stephen
Hogan
Decian:
Luke
Griffin
Rob:
Andrew
Bennett
Mum:
Marcella
Riordan
Dad:
Niall
Cusack
Laura:
Aine
McCartney
John:
Charlie
Bonner
: The Quality of Mercy
The prayer Kyrie Eleison (Lord Have Mercy) is used in almost every Christian church. Its long history is traced from its biblical roots, its promotion through a travelling nun called Egeria, to the great masses by composed by Mozart, Bach and Haydn. Repeated from Tuesday: Weekend Woman's Hour
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Vibeke Venema ; Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshourifbbc.co.uk BBC 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.
Producer:
Vibeke
Venema
Editor:
Jill
Burridge
: Saturday PM
News and sports headlines, presented by Carolyn Quinn. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Presented By:
Carolyn
Quinn.
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Film Programme
Chris Tookey presents Radio 4's weekly film programme, looking at new releases and DVDs. Producer Sally SpurringContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Tookey
: Loose Ends
Another eclectic 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
A review of the cultural highlights of the week, with Robert Sandall. Producer Anne-Marie ColeContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Sandall.
Producer:
Anne-Marie
Cole
: Romer's Roamings
1/3. Egyptologist John Romer reminisces about his early years as an archaeological artist in the Middle East in the 1960s. Arriving in Egypt, he and his wife Beth were astonished by the sheer scale of the ancient monuments and by the beauty of the artefacts strewn on the desert floor.But having fallen in love with ancient Egypt, could they find a way of staying there, or would they have to return to an academic life in England? Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Romer
: The Archive Hour: Oh What a Lovely Pier!
Brighton's West Pier used to be the only Grade I listed pier in the country. Today it's a bare and rusting hulk destroyed by waves, vandals and neglect. Why did we let the queen of piers come to this sorry state? Seaside entertainer Tony Lidington celebrates the pier's social history and mourns its passing.Producer Angela Hind.
Contributors
Presenter:
Tony
Lidington
Producer:
Angela
Hind
: Classic Serial: Oblomov
1/2. Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life. Never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow, he is a tragicomic hero for a couch-potato generation.Written by Ivan Goncharov , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Singer Olivia Robinson ; pianist Helen Crayford
Producer/Director Claire Grove Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Written By:
Ivan
Goncharov
Dramatised By:
Stephen
Wyatt.
Singer:
Olivia
Robinson
Pianist:
Helen
Crayford
Director:
Claire
Grove
Oblomov:
Toby
Jones
Zahar:
Trevor
Peacock
Olga:
Claire
Skinner
Doctor:
Clive
Swift
Tarantyev:
Gerard
McDermott
Stoltz:
Nicholas
Boulton
Olga's aunt:
Richenda
Carey
: The Commission
2/8. Is International Law an International Failure? With events in Iraq, Mugabe's dictatorship, the anniversary of Rwanda's genocide and the situation in Darfur in the spotlight, Nick Ross asks if international law is an international failure. Repeated from WednesdayContributors
Unknown:
Nick
Ross
: Brain of Britain 2005
1/17. Four contestants from London compete in the first round of the nationwide general knowledge contest. Robert Robinson is in the chair. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson
: Behind the Book
4/4. The Mersey Sound. Liverpool 8, now commonly known as Toxteth, was the birthplace of this book of poems in 1967. Joan Bakewell takes Roger McGough and Brian Patten , two of the poets responsible for this anthology, back to Brian's attic flat where the book was born, and they revisit the Everyman Theatre, where the two were contemporaries of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Repeated from SundayContributors
Unknown:
Joan
Bakewell
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Unknown:
Brian
Patten
Unknown:
John
Lennon
Unknown:
Paul
McCartney.
: OHOT - Own Hair, Own Teeth
3/4. Who Shall I Run to. Sally and Jeremy celebrate their wedding anniversary with a romantic trip to Paris. By Lynn Reid Banks , read by Sian Phillips. A series of stories about romantic encounters and love among 60-somethings. Producer Emma HardingContributors
Unknown:
Lynn Reid
Banks
Read By:
Sian
Phillips.
Producer:
Emma
Harding
: News
: Write On
: News
: News
Play of the Week: Old World By Aleksei Arbuzov. A rapport grows into mutual love between a doctor and a patient who have both loved and lost dear ones in the Patriotic WarContributors
Unknown:
Aleksei
Arbuzov.
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