Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With the Rev Nick Holtam , Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Holtam
: Colloquies
2/3. Repeated from Sunday See repeat at 7.45pm for details: Papers
: Open Country
Exploring rural life across the UK.Producer Gabi Fisher Extended
Contributors
Producer:
Gabi
Fisher
: Farming Today This Week
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Sarah FalkinghamContributors
Presented By:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
Producer:
Sarah
Falkingham
: Today
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Rob
Marshall.
: Home Truths
Paul Heiney takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Karen Pirie Repeated on Monday at 11pmPHONE: [number removed]234 email: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Heiney
Producer:
Karen
Pirie
: Excess Baggage from 10.20am
The adventures, frustrations and joys of travel explored by Sandi TokSVig. Producer Kevin DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig.
Producer:
Kevin
Dawson
: Test Match Special
England v AustraliaCommentary on the third day's play in the Fifth Test at the Oval, by Jonathan Agnew , Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Jim Maxwell , with experts Graeme Fowler ,
Angus Fraser and Rod Marsh. Including at 12.35pm News and A View from the Boundary. BBC chairman Michael Grade is the commentary team's guest.
Producer Peter Baxter -approximate time
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Agnew
Unknown:
Christopher
Martin-Jenkins
Unknown:
Jim
Maxwell
Unknown:
Graeme
Fowler
Unknown:
Angus
Fraser
Unknown:
Rod
Marsh.
Unknown:
Michael
Grade
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
: For One Night Only
3/3. At the Drop of a Hat. On 2 May 1959, at the Fortune Theatre in London, the unlikely hit that had filled the theatre nightly for over two years finally closed. But George Martin of EMI was there to record the show. The revue's stars Michael Flanders and Donald Swann set a new standard in comedy, their relaxed satirical style influencing Beyond the Fringe, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore , and the Monty Python team among others. Paul Gambaccini meets those who remember the show and discovers there was more to the comic pair than a few funny songs about animals. Producer Marya BurgessContributors
Unknown:
George
Martin
Unknown:
Michael
Flanders
Unknown:
Donald
Swann
Unknown:
Peter
Cook
Unknown:
Dudley
Moore
Unknown:
Monty
Python
Unknown:
Paul
Gambaccini
Producer:
Marya
Burgess
: Talking Politics
7/11. Political discussion programme, presented by Sheena McDonald , sharpening the focus on current events and ideas. Producer Simon CoatesContributors
Presented By:
Sheena
McDonald
Producer:
Simon
Coates
: From Our Own Correspondent
The BBC's foreign correspondents look at the stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant RT DIRECT:From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for E1599 (RRP E16.99) including p&p. Call [number removed]042 (national rate)Contributors
Presented By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
Edited By:
Tony
Grant
: Money Box
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance, and impartial money advice. Producer Chris A'Court Repeated tomorrow at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
: Radio 4 Live
2/2. Chris Addison host more hilarious comedic moments from this year's Edinburgh Festival. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Chris
Addison
: News
: Any Questions?
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a debate from Exeter, Devon, where the panellists include writer and chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Digby Jones , the director general of the CBI. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Hugh
Fearnley-Whittingstall
Unknown:
Digby
Jones
: Any Answers?
Listeners' calls and emails, taken by Jonathan Dimbleby , in response to Any Questions. Producer Peter Griffiths PHONE: [number removed]0444 Lines open from 12.30pm email: any.answers@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Peter
Griffiths
: The Saturday Play: Speed and Silver: Stained Blood
by Nick FisherEager young Detective Sergeant Sue Silver is assigned to work with maverick Detective Chief Inspector Jamie Speed, who doesn't seem to want her or anyone else's help. And on their first murder case - involving a severed hand, arcane notes in biblical language and a high-class call girl - their new working partnership is severely tested.
Producer Marilyn Imrie
Director Deborah Paige
Contributors
Written by:
Nick
Fisher
Producer:
Marilyn
Imrie
Director:
Deborah
Paige
DCI Speed:
Jonathan
Cullen
DS Silver:
Lucy
Speed
Supt Collinson:
Stephen
Grief
Jim:
Stuart
McOuarrie
Daniel:
Ben
Crowe
MrsDavies:
Maggie
McCarthy
Desk Sergeant:
Nina
Wadia
Supt Naylor:
Michael
Gould
Mrs Collinson:
Geraldine
Newman
Vicar:
Michael
Simkins
: The Complete Conductor
1/2. The great conductors are among the most powerful and glamorous figures in the classical music world. Yet on the concert platform, they alone make no music. Michael Brearley , psychoanalyst and former cricketer, talks to conductors, managers and players to uncover the secrets Of the art Of conducting. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Music:
Michael
Brearley
: Weekend Woman's Hour
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Ritula Shah. Producer Vibeke Venema: Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.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:
Ritula
Shah.
Editor:
Jill
Burridge
: Saturday PM
News and sports headlines, presented by Nigel Wrench. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Presented By:
Nigel
Wrench.
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Film Programme
Francine Stock and guests discuss the latest film and DVD releases. Producer Sally SpurringContributors
Unknown:
Francine
Stock
: 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
The cultural highlights of the week reviewed by Tom Sutcliffe and guests Amanda Vickery , Peter Porter and John O'Farrell. Producer Nicky BarrangerContributors
Reviewed By:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Amanda
Vickery
Unknown:
Peter
Porter
Unknown:
John
O'Farrell.
Producer:
Nicky
Barranger
: Colloquies
2/3. Fits and Starts. As the funeral director in his home town of Milford, Michigan, Thomas Lynch has been burying the dead and comforting the living for 25 years. He's also one of radio's true poets, and in this series of talks he fixes his steady and compassionate gaze on life, death and the dismal trade. Repeated from SundayContributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Lynch
: The Archive Hour: A Monstrous Regiment
Political journalist Jackie Ashley presents frank and funny revelations from a host of women MPs. A remarkable series of interviews gives a unique insight into the hostility and sexism they faced in the corridors of power, who befriended them, who were the worst offenders and how they changed the laws of the land. Producer Deborah McGurranContributors
Unknown:
Jackie
Ashley
Producer:
Deborah
McGurran
: Classic Serial: Towards the End of the Morning
1/2. Stuck in a backwater department of a national daily newspaper, John Dyson dreams of liberation and recognition. When a chance occurs to appear on TV, Dyson prepares to greet the celebrity life. Michael Frayn 's comic 1967 Fleet Street novel, dramatised by Robert Shearman.Other parts played by Nigel Anthony , Sophie Langham , Kenneth Danziger and John Hudson
Director Martin Jarvis Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Dyson
Unknown:
Michael
Frayn
Dramatised By:
Robert
Shearman.
Played By:
Nigel
Anthony
Played By:
Sophie
Langham
Played By:
Kenneth
Danziger
Played By:
John
Hudson
Director:
Martin
Jarvis
John:
James
Wilby
Bob:
Martin
Freeman
Jannie:
Serena
Evans
Erskine:
Tom
Ellis
Tessa:
Finty
Williams
Reg:
Clive
Francis
MrsMounce:
Rosalind
Ayres
Eddy:
Roger
Hammond
Lord Boddy:
Archie
Scotney
: The Commission
6/8. Gang Crime. Nick Ross asks if gang crime is out of control in Britain's Cities. Repeated from WednesdayContributors
Unknown:
Nick
Ross
: Brain of Britain 2005
5/17. Robert Robinson chairs the first round contest between the Midlands and East Anglia teams. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson
: Island Voices
1/3. The diverse riches of Jamaican poetry are explored through a tropical journey. Writer and presenter Valerie Bloom makes a literary pilgrimage to the island of her childhood and reveals the pivotal role played by Louise Bennett in popularising poetry in Jamaican patois. Linton Kwesi Johnson and Jean "Binta" Breeze also reflect on how growing up in the Caribbean has informed their work. Repeated from SundayContributors
Presenter:
Valerie
Bloom
Played By:
Louise
Bennett
Unknown:
Linton Kwesi
Johnson
: Hearts of Oak
3/5. Excerpts from novels and stories about the sea. Youth. A voyage to the exotic East promises much to Joseph Conrad 's young hero. If the ship would leave harbour, that is. Read by Jonathan Firth. Producer Lisa OsborneContributors
Unknown:
Joseph
Conrad
Read By:
Jonathan
Firth.
Producer:
Lisa
Osborne
: News
: Write On
: News
: News; Play of the Week
Out of Bounds By Rajesh Gopie.A comic yet moving family history, with all the characters played by its author, about a family of South African Indians, growing up in KwaZulu Natal
Contributors
Unknown:
Rajesh
Gopie.
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