Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From St Paul's Cathedral in London.: World Report
News round-up and analysis.: Something Understood
Be the Change! Mark Tully considers what sort of change we should aspire to, how to go about it, and what sort of difference we can make. Producer Eley McAinsh RptdatlOOpmContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Tully
Producer:
Eley McAinsh
Rptdatloopm
: Living World
4/4. Seeds on the Breeze. Lionel Kelleway joins botanist Phil Gates near Wolsingham in Weardale on a quest for some of nature's most ingenious examples of engineering and design: plant seeds. Producer Sarah BluntContributors
Unknown:
Lionel
Kelleway
Unknown:
Phil
Gates
: Sunday
Edward Stourton and his guests look back at the big religious stories of 2005 and ask what effect they will have on the religious landscape in 2006. Producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Sian Williams appeals on behalf of the Link Centre for Deafened People.Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]44
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Sian
Williams
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship
Beloved of God. John Tavener and the Rev Stephen Shipley explore Mozart's profound ability to express the joys and sorrows of God's creation. With the Coupland Consort directed by Marcus Farnsworth. producer Simon VivianContributors
Unknown:
John
Tavener
Unknown:
Stephen
Shipley
Directed By:
Marcus
Farnsworth.
Producer:
Simon
Vivian
: A Point Of View
Repeated from Friday: Broadcasting House
With Patrick O'Connell. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Unknown:
Patrick
O'Connell.
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's guest is the athlete Dame Kelly Holmes. Producer Leanne Buckle Repeated on Friday at 9amContributors
Unknown:
Dame Kelly
Holmes.
- Desert Island Discs: Kelly Holmes 44 minutes
: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
7/7. With special guest Sandi Toksvig and regularsTim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden , Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton. Colin Sell is at the piano. Repeated from Boxing Day
Contributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton.
Unknown:
Colin
Sell
: The Food Programme
Sheila Dillon asks why we've lost the habit of eating in harmony with the seasons and discusses how to get it back with food writer Nigel Slater. producer Paula McGinley Repeated tomorrow at 4pmContributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
Unknown:
Nigel
Slater.
Producer:
Paula
McGinley
: The World This Weekend
National and international news and analysis, with Brian Hanrahan. Editor Colin HancockContributors
Unknown:
Brian
Hanrahan.
Editor:
Colin
Hancock
: Sunday Best: Ainsley's First Kitchen
Ainsley Harriott visits his childhood home in southLondon to relive some of the experiences that made
Christmas special for him. Extended repeat from Christmas Eve
Contributors
Unknown:
Ainsley
Harriott
: Gardeners' Question Time
From Strasbourg, where John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank are guests of the Council of Europe. Some of Britain's best-known and influential gardeners predict gardening trends for 2006, and Roy Lancaster discovers the real Alan Titchmarsh in a fascinating interview. Gill Pyrah is in the chair. And at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened rpt Wed 3pm RT DIRECT: Gardeners' Question Time: Techniques and Tips for Gardeners is available for E22.50 (RRP E25.00). Send a cheque payable to RT Direct Book Offers to [address removed]. call [number removed]042 (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. Prices include p&p. UK delivery only.Anne Swithinbank answers readers' questions on houseplants in the January issue of BBC Good Homes, on sale now
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Roy
Lancaster
Unknown:
Alan
Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Gill
Pyrah
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
: Classic Serial: The French Lieutenant's Woman
1/2. The passionate epic of two lovers in conflict with starched Victorian society, dramatised by Graham White- from the novel by the late John Fowles.
Charles Smithson 's complacent snobbery is about to be shattered as he encounters a young social outcast, Sarah Woodruff.
Producer/Director Peter Kavanagh Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
Contributors
Dramatised By:
Graham
White
Unknown:
John
Fowles.
Unknown:
Charles
Smithson
Unknown:
Sarah
Woodruff.
Director:
Peter
Kavanagh
Narrator:
John
Hurt
Charles:
Jonathan
Firth
Sarah:
Emily
Bruni
Ernestina:
Kelly
Reilly
Mrs Tranter:
Elizabeth
Spriggs
Dr Grogan:
TP
McKenna
Sam:
Nick
Sayce
Mary:
Ella
Smith
Mrs Poulteney:
Susan
Jameson
Dairyman:
Gerard
McDermott
Ostler:
Wayne
Foskett
Mrs Fairley:
Colleen
Prendergast
: Bookclub
George MacDonald Fraser took the bully from Tom Brown 's Schooldays and gave him a new lease of life with a career in the army. James Naughtie presents a discussion on the first of the series - Flashman, a romp through Victorian military history. Recorded in Manchester with die-hard fans and readers who are new to the books. Producer Dymphna Flynn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm February Bookclub: Holidays in Hell by PJ O'RourkeMarch Bookclub: We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Contributors
Unknown:
George MacDonald
Fraser
Unknown:
Tom
Brown
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Producer:
Dymphna
Flynn
Unknown:
Lionel
Shriver
- Bookclub: George MacDonald Fraser 29 minutes
: Poetry Please
New series 1/8. Roger McGough presents the first of a new series of the listeners' requests poetry programme, including today The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy and The Lark Ascending by George Meredith. Producer Frances Byrnes Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pmBBC AUDIO: A special edition celebrating 25 years of Poetry Please is available on CD from all good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Unknown:
George
Meredith.
Producer:
Frances
Byrnes
: Churchill Confidential
The notebooks of wartime cabinet secretaryNorman Brook have lain unopened for more than 60 years. On the day of their public release, journalist and broadcaster
Charles Wheeler helps recreate the mood of those tetchy cabinet meetings in a gripping and fast-moving drama documentary, with an all-star cast that includes Jonathan Keeble , Tim Pigott-Smith , David Ryall , David Timson and Geoffrey Whitehead. Producer David Prest ; Director Penny Leicester
Contributors
Unknown:
Norman
Brook
Unknown:
Charles
Wheeler
Unknown:
Jonathan
Keeble
Unknown:
Tim
Pigott-Smith
Unknown:
David
Ryall
Unknown:
David
Timson
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Whitehead.
Producer:
David
Prest
: Pick of the Week
Liz Barclay presents her selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Editor Fiona couperPHONE: [number removed]0400 (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed]email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay
Editor:
Fiona
Couper
: The Archers
Usha becomes a hot topic.For cast see page 37 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 36
: Go 4 It
A lively and entertaining new-year quiz is presided over by guest presenter David McFetridge. With team captains writer Philip Ardagh and food guru Rosamund Grant. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi AwojobiContributors
Presenter:
David
McFetridge.
Unknown:
Philip
Ardagh
Unknown:
Rosamund
Grant.
Producers:
Rebecca
Armstrong
Producers:
Abi
Awojobi
: Beyond the Iron Curtain: Stories from Eastern Europe
3/5. Scissors of Gold and Three Handfuls of SnowVanya prepares for imminent fatherhood by reading Teach Yourself Midwifery, while, out in the forest, five-year-old Alisa spends a holiday with her ailing grandfather.
Another in a series of stories by east European writers. By Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov , translated by George Bird and read by Boris Isarov. Producer Emma Harding
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrei
Kurkov
Translated By:
George
Bird
Read By:
Boris
Isarov.
Producer:
Emma
Harding
: A World in Your Ear
4/6. Rosie Goldsmith presents a selection from award-winning radio documentaries. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Rosie
Goldsmith
: Word of Mouth
5/9. Michael Rosen referees the Great Word of Mouth New Year Pub Quiz. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
: Money Box
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: Analysis
7/7. Is God on Their Side? Andrew Brown asks whyAmericans see themselves and so much of world history in religious terms. Repeated from Thursday
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Brown
: The Westminster Hour
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Rawnsley
: Movies with a Message
New series 1/3. Film producer David Puttnam begins a short series on political films with a look at the public information film Diary for Timothy made by Humphrey Jennings at the end of the Second World War.Movies with a Message repeated Wednesday 8.45pm
Contributors
Presenter:
David
Puttnam
Editor:
Terry
Dignan
: A Good Read
4/10. Rabbi Julia Neuberger and poet Paul Farley join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite paperbacks.Contributors
Unknown:
Julia
Neuberger
Unknown:
Paul
Farley
: Something Understood
Repeated from 6.05am: News
: The Fighting Temeraire - the Battle and the Breeze
A closer look at the real life warship depicted in Turner's painting The Fighting Temeraire. With Graeme Fife. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Presenter:
Graeme
Fife
: News
: News
: News
: Off the Shelf
The Phoenix The first of five stories this week by winners of the BBC World Service Short Story Competition is by Adrian Igoni Barrett from Nigeria. Read by Jude AkuwudikeContributors
Unknown:
Adrian Igoni
Barrett
Read By:
Jude
Akuwudike
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