Listings
: Today
With Carolyn Quinn and Sarah Montague.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev James Jones.
Contributors
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague.
Unknown:
James
Jones.
: Word 4 Word
4/6. Dermot Murnaghan continues his investigations into dialect and the way we talk.You Don't Want to Speak like That! From the infamous "Welsh Not" badges Welsh schoolchildren were once forced to wear, this week's edition examines attitudes to "correctness" in speech over the years. Producer Simon Elmes Shortened repeat at 9.30pm EMAIL: word4word@bbc.co.uk
See also Word on the Street tonight at 7pm on BBC4 Listening to Britain: page 19
Contributors
Unknown:
Dermot
Murnaghan
Producer:
Simon
Elmes
: Daily Service
Presented by Rowanne Pasco. We Cannot Measure HowYou Heal (Ye Banks and Braes). Acts 5, vv12-16. The Secret of Christ (Shepherd). In Our Day of Thanksgiving (St Catherine's s Court). With Manchester Chamber Choir. Director of music Christopher Stokes , organist Graham Eccles.
Contributors
Presented By:
Rowanne
Pasco.
Organist:
Christopher
Stokes
Organist:
Graham
Eccles.
: Book of the Week: My First Seven Years(plus a Few More)
3/5. The Mystery of the Amorous Statues. When the family moves to Porto Valtravaglia, Dario Fo becomes acquainted with the fabulatore, the local storytellers, and their Stories. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30am: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Valley of the Dolls By Jacqueline Susann. 3/15. The Woman's Hour drama.
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Jacqueline
Susann.
: Mapping the Town
3/6. Stirling. It is said, "whoever controls Stirling controlsScotland ". It lies at the strategic heart of the country and owes its history to the bridge that crosses the nearby
River Forth. Julian Richards takes a trip through Stirling to investigate its royal past. Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Contributors
Unknown:
Julian
Richards
Producer:
Hugh
O'Donnell
: Snap
5/6. Doug and Molly Brownridge 's attempts to rekindle their romance after divorce are being hampered by Doug's mother. Annie. She wants Molly to sue the council because one of their paving stones tripped her up. And Doug expects Molly to help look after Annie as she convalesces. By Paul Mendelson.Producer/Director David Ian Neville
Contributors
Unknown:
Molly
Brownridge
Unknown:
Paul
Mendelson.
Director:
David Ian
Neville
Molly:
Rebecca
Lacey
Doug:
Paul
Venables
Kaz:
Soumaya
Keynes
Ryan:
Jesse
Sullivan
Dawn/Eirwen:
Robin
Weaver
Raymond/Alistair:
Jonathan
Taner
Annie:
Marlene
Sidaway
Ansel:
Richard
Firth
: You and Yours
Presented by Liz Barclay and Carolyn Atkinson.Contributors
Presented By:
Liz
Barclay
Presented By:
Carolyn
Atkinson.
: The World at One
News and analysis, presented by Nick Clarke.Contributors
Presented By:
Nick
Clarke.
: The Food Quiz
New series 1/6. Jay Rayner puts well-known gastronomes through their paces. This week Stephen Fry and Clarissa Dickson Wright are among the guests trying to fathom the principal ingredient of mock turtle soup, the identity of the first TV chef and how a dried fish came to be known as Bombay duck.Taster teasers: page 26
Contributors
Unknown:
Jay
Rayner
Unknown:
Stephen
Fry
Unknown:
Clarissa Dickson
Wright
Producer:
Rebecca
Wells
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Tree Splitting
The ancient Warwickshire tradition of tree splitting held that childhood illnesses could be cured by splitting a tree trunk vertically, passing the child through the fissure, then sealing up the tree again. When Rich, a dad in present-day Birmingham, reads about this, he becomes convinced that his child will benefit from the practice. Louise. Ramsden's play looks at how, even today, health worries can lead us to put our faith in the most dubious "cures .Producer/Director Peter Leslie Wild
Contributors
Director:
Peter Leslie
Wild
The Tree:
Elizabeth
Wofford
Sasha:
Alex
Kelly
Rich:
Alex
Jones
Polly:
Polly
Lister
Clerk/Consultant:
Alison
Belbin
: Gardeners' Question Time
Pippa Greenwood , Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs answer questions posed by gardeners in Cambridgeshire. With Gill Pyrah in the chair. Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened at 2pmContributors
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Matthew
Biggs
Unknown:
Gill
Pyrah
: Genesis
3/5. Joanna Tope reads Kate Atkinson 's story that reinvents the book of Genesis from a contemporaryPerspective. Producer Bruce Young
Contributors
Unknown:
Joanna
Tope
Unknown:
Kate
Atkinson
Producer:
Bruce
Young
: Ballast
3/5. "Captains find it easier to ship and unship this living ballast than one of lime or shingle." A look at how Irish families were packed into the holds of freighters and colliers to escape the famine. For details see Monday: Thinking Allowed
In 1997 the Scottish Tories suffered a wipe-out at the general election and in the last election only one Scottish Conservative was voted in. Laurie Taylor travels to Dumfries and Galloway, a former Conservative stronghold, and finds out how local Tory Party activists have mobilised themselves and looks at the creative process behind "banal activism". Producer Natasha MawContributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Producer:
Natasha
Maw
: All in the Mind
5/6. Dr Raj Persaud presents the programme dedicated to the mysterious and wonderful workings of our brains. This week he investigates how adverse events in our childhood affect us as adults. Repeated from yesterday at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Dr Raj
Persaud
: The Actor, the Lodgings, the Kipper and Ma
Once upon a time the theatrical landlady, often referred to affectionately as "Ma", provided a home from home for actors and variety turns who could not afford, or did not wish, to stay in hotels while on tour. But not all of the landladies had an enviable reputation. Among those recalling the theatrical landlady are Bruce Forsyth , Jimmy Cricket and Ted Ray. With Geoffrey Wheeler. Producer Libby CrossContributors
Unknown:
Bruce
Forsyth
Unknown:
Jimmy
Cricket
Unknown:
Ted
Ray.
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Wheeler.
Producer:
Libby
Cross
: The Archers
Jill prepares for battle. For cast see page 35 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm: Front Row
Mark Lawson is in Edinburgh, with the verdict on the first British production of The Death of Klinghoffer, the opera by John Adams , and news of the nominations for this year's Perrier Award for comedy. Producer Timothy ProsserContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
John
Adams
Producer:
Timothy
Prosser
: Valley of the Dolls
3/15. Anne meets the famous singer Helen Lawson , and Neely understudies the lead in a new musical.For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Singer:
Helen
Lawson
: The Commission
4/8. Made in Britain. Nick Ross looks at the future of the UK manufacturing sector and asks whether, in the light of the exponential growth of places like China, Britain has any future as a manufacturing nation.Producer Sara Nathan Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
Contributors
Producer:
Sara
Nathan
: The House of Ladies
3/3. Moving House. Julia Langdon celebrates the contribution of women members of the House of Lords and talks to peeresses who started their careers as MPs in the "other place": Betty Boothroyd , Shirley Williams and Helene Hayman. producer Susan Marling Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pmContributors
Unknown:
Julia
Langdon
Unknown:
Betty
Boothroyd
Unknown:
Shirley
Williams
Unknown:
Helene
Hayman.
Producer:
Susan
Marling
: Self-Made Things
5/5. Jonathan Miller concludes a scientific and philosophical journey to explain life. In this programme he discusses the processes that enable a single cell to divide and develop into a living thing. Producer John WatkinsContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Miller
Producer:
John
Watkins
: Word 4 Word
Shortened repeat from 9am: The World Tonight
News and analysis, presented by Jackie Hardgrave.Contributors
Presented By:
Jackie
Hardgrave.
: Book at Bedtime: The Sheltering Sky
3/10. The Americans meet an eccentric English duo whose offer of a lift serves to increase the tensions between them. For details see Monday: Dedicated Troublemaker
3/3. Comedian Mark Steel ends his journey around places he once knew by looking back at his own life and atChanging notions of left and right. Produced by Katie Marsden
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Steel
Produced By:
Katie
Marsden
: Damien and Angus's African Adventure
Damien Hirst and Angus Fairhurst , two of Britain's most celebrated artists, travel to western Uganda with Rungwe Kingdon , the man who casts their work in bronze. The aim of their trip: to see the country where Rungwe grew up and to meet some of the local artists. Producer Thomas MorrisContributors
Unknown:
Damien
Hirst
Unknown:
Angus
Fairhurst
Unknown:
Rungwe
Kingdon
Producer:
Thomas
Morris
: News
: Book of the Week: My First Seven Years (plus a Few More)
3/5. By Dario Fo. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Dario
Fo.
: Analysis
: News
: News
: Discovery
What Is Life? (3/5): News
: Outlook
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