Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Alan Billings.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Rachel
Hooper
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
Unknown:
Dr Alan
Billings.
: Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley invites another castaway to choose eight recordings to take to the mythical desert island. Repeated from Sunday at 11.15am: Book of the Week: White on Black
5/5. "A wheelchair. An American wheelchair. I have a joystick in my hand. The machine moves my motion-deprived body down the street of a small American town. A woman in a wheelchair races by me at full tilt. On the side is a colourful message in big letters: I LOVE LIFE." Ruben Galllego 's memoir, read by Stephen Tompkinson. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Ruben
Galllego
Read By:
Stephen
Tompkinson.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Martha Kearney.10.45 The Voyage Out 5/10. By Virginia Woolf. The Woman's Hour drama.
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Unknown:
Virginia
Woolf.
: The Nuns' Story
I More than a thousand members of religious orders in the United States have volunteered to take part in a remarkable experiment that will mean donating their brains to science after their deaths to help try to unlock the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease. Producer Phill PegumContributors
Producer:
Phill
Pegum
: Agatha Christie's Mrs McGinty's Dead
4/5. Hercule Poirot is very excited because someone has tried to kill him - so he knows he's on the right track. However, there is somebody else for whose life he particularly fears.Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
At home with Hercule: page 16
Contributors
Author:
Agatha
Christie
Dramatist:
Michael
Bakewell
Producer/Director:
Enyd
Williams
Poirot:
John
Moffatt
Ariadne:
Julia
McKenzie
Supt Spence:
George
Baker
Bentley:
Tom
George
Robin:
Nick
Waring
Mrs Upward:
Jill
Balcon
Mrs Rendell:
Susannah
Corbett
Mrs Summerhayes:
Molly
Gaisford
Deirdre:
Teresa
Gallagher
Maude:
Beth
Chalmers
Michael:
Kim
Wall
: You and Yours
Topical reports and consumer affairs, presented by Winifred Robinson and John Waite. series editor Andrew Smith PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyours@bbc.co.ukContributors
Presented By:
Winifred
Robinson
Presented By:
John
Waite.
Editor:
Andrew
Smith
: The World at One
Presented by Shaun Ley. Editors Nick sutton and Juliette DwyerContributors
Presented By:
Shaun
Ley.
Unknown:
Juliette
Dwyer
: Feedback
Roger Bolton selects listeners' comments, queries and criticisms and redirects them towards BBC radio programme and policy makers.Producer Cathy Packe Repeated on Sunday at 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10T
Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed] email: feedback@bbcco.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton
Producer:
Cathy
Packe
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Fiona and the Hetty Closet
Fiona just wants to be herself - but this is proving very difficult, especially as everyone is pressuring her to be who they want her to be. As a life-long lesbian, Fiona has a dreadful secret: she now fancies men. And her friends and family are less than thrilled when the secret gets out. A comedy about coming-out (again) when you re nearly 40. Written by Char March.Director Lu Kemp
Cameron/Sandy Ralph Rlach
Contributors
Director:
Lu
Kemp
Elspeth:
Claire
Knight
Margaret Ann/Sophia:
Gabriel
Oulgley
Morag:
Barbara
Rafferty
Uncle Alec/Tearlach:
Sean
Scanlan
Fiona:
Wendy
Seager
: Ramblings
4/6. Lowsonford, Warwickshire. David Carnngton-Porter and Sheila Wooley discuss their unique relationship as they ramble around Lowsonford in Warwickshire. Producer Karen GregorContributors
Unknown:
David
Carnngton-Porter
Unknown:
Sheila
Wooley
Producer:
Karen
Gregor
: Stories of the Heart and Mind
5/5. The End of the Road. The Gypsy's relationship with the horse goes deep. But the old ways are disappearing fast, and the survival of the ancient Romany culture now lies in doubt. In the last of a series of stories recorded on location, Romany Bill Lee reflects on how a single transaction was to change his life for ever. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Bill
Lee
: The Oak Tree
5/5. It's summer. The oak tree produces a second crop of leaves - the lammas growth - to replace its now tatty spring canopy. Our thousand-year-old is a majestic tree, dripping with mosses and lichens, but what does the future hold for such an iconic symbol of our landscape? For details see Monday: Last Word
Matthew Bannister presents the obituaries programme, investigating the lives of the great and the good, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Robyn ReadContributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Bannister
: The Film Programme
Francine Stock talks to Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman about her award-winning performance as a transsexual in the film Transamerica. Producer Tim ProsserContributors
Unknown:
Felicity
Huffman
Producer:
Tim
Prosser
: PM
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.Editor Peter Rippon
Contributors
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The News Quiz
7/8. Simon Hoggart presides over the topical panel game. With special guests.Producer Katie Tyrrell Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
RT DIRECT: A CD version of News Quiz, Best of 2005 is available from RT direct for just E9.99 including p&p (rrp E12.99). To order, call [number removed] and quote [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
Producer:
Katie
Tyrrell
: The Archers
David meets a sticky end.For cast see page 30
Written by Keri Davies ; Director Kate Oates ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Contributors
Written By:
Keri
Davies
Director:
Kate
Oates
Editor:
Vanessa
Whitburn
: Front Row
Kirsty Lang presents the arts magazine, with news, reviews and interviews. Producer Thomas MorrisContributors
Unknown:
Kirsty
Lang
Producer:
Thomas
Morris
: The Voyage Out
5/10. By Virginia Woolf. When St John insults Rachel at the ball, Terence is there to smooth things over.The next morning Rachel receives a surprise delivery that throws her into a state of confusion.
For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Virginia
Woolf.
: Any Questions?
12/13. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience in Loughborough, Leicestershire, puts questions on the issues of the week to MPs Ken Clarke and Sir Gerald Kaufman , and to MEP Nigel Farage. Producer Lisa Jenkinson Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pmContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Ken
Clarke
Unknown:
Sir Gerald
Kaufman
Unknown:
Nigel
Farage.
Producer:
Lisa
Jenkinson
: A Point of View
9/13. Brian Walden , broadcaster and former MP, presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.Producer Simon Hollis Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am
Contributors
Unknown:
Brian
Walden
Producer:
Simon
Hollis
: The Friday Play: Metropolis
rThea von Harbou's novel became her husbandFritz Lang 's 1927 silent-movie classic. Its terrifying vision of the future was born in an age of booming heavy industry. Peter Straughan 's new version finds its hero, FT Fredersen, caught up in a nightmarish world all too recognisably drawn from the one we find ourselves in today.
Other parts played by Kim Wall , Elizabeth Bell , Anthony Glennon , Liza Sutherland , Jacqueline Cloake and Thomas Wheatley Producer/Director Toby Swift
Contributors
Unknown:
Fritz
Lang
Unknown:
Peter
Straughan
Played By:
Kim
Wall
Played By:
Elizabeth
Bell
Played By:
Anthony
Glennon
Played By:
Liza
Sutherland
Played By:
Jacqueline
Cloake
Played By:
Thomas
Wheatley
Director:
Toby
Swift
Freddy:
Edward
Hogg
Maria:
Tracy
Wiles
Josaphat:
Damian
Lynch
Schmale:
Peter
Marinker
: The World Tonight
National and international news and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig. Editor Alistair BurnettContributors
Presented By:
Robin
Lustig.
Editor:
Alistair
Burnett
: Budget Statement
A response from the Liberal Democrats.: Book at Bedtime: The Historian
5/10. Convinced that her father has gone in search of Drakulya, Elizabeth absconds from school in Amsterdam, determined to catch up with him. But someone is following her. By Elizabeth Kostova. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Kostova.
: Off the Page
9/10. Mustn't Grumble. Dominic Arkwright invites his guests to write and talk about the art of complaining, with the former rail regulator Tom Winsor , Neil Herron from "the People's No Campaign" and Australian actor and comic Mark Little. Producer Isobel EatonContributors
Unknown:
Dominic
Arkwright
Unknown:
Tom
Winsor
Unknown:
Neil
Herron
Unknown:
Mark
Little.
Producer:
Isobel
Eaton
: Today in Parliament
Reports from the committee rooms and stories from behind the scenes in Westminster, with Mark D'Arcy. Producer Peter KnowlesContributors
Unknown:
Mark
D'Arcy.
Producer:
Peter
Knowles
: News
: Book of the Week: White on Black
5/5. Memoir by Ruben Gallego. Repeatedfrom9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Ruben
Gallego.
: News
: News
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