Listings
: The Animals' VC
2/5. The Cat among the Pigeons. Simon was the cat on board HMSAmethyst when, in 1949, he became caught up in what was to become known as the Yangtze Incident in China. Dylan Winter finds out how Simon's companionship and rat-catching skills ensured him a place in history - and a PDSA medal. Producer Sheena Duncan
Contributors
Producer:
Sheena
Duncan
: Papers
: Open Country
Richard Uridge takes a dusk-till-dawn journey around the Isle of Mull with landscape photographer Colin Prior.Producer Benjamin Chesterton Extended
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Uridge
Unknown:
Colin
Prior.
Producer:
Benjamin
Chesterton
: Farming Today This Week
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. producer MoiraHickeyContributors
Presented By:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
: Today
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.7.20 Yesterday in Parliament With Mark D'Arcy.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
With Garry Richardson in Melbourne.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.
8.51 Yesterday in Parliament With Mark DArcy.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Mark
D'Arcy.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson
Unknown:
Rob
Marshall.
Unknown:
Mark
Darcy.
: Home Truths
David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Kevin Dawson ShortenedPHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Stafford
Producer:
Kevin
Dawson
: Excess Baggage
John McCarthy explores the adventures, frustrations and joys Of travel. Producer Harry ParkerContributors
Unknown:
John
McCarthy
Producer:
Harry
Parker
: Lenny and Will
"My first experience of Shakespeare was reading it out in class and none of us understanding it. And we only got it when we saw the Zeffirelli film of Romeo and Juliet and realised - oh, it's a story! Why didn't he say that!"Starting at the recreated Globe Theatre in London, Lenny Henry takes a journey of discovery through the plays to find out why the Bard is put on a pedestal. He's joined by leading figures in the theatre, including Adrian Lester, Judi Dench, Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn, Barry Rutter, Dominic Dromgoole and Patsy Rodenburg.
Lenny Henry explains why Shakespeare rocks: page 117
Contributors
Presenter:
Lenny
Henry
Unknown:
Adrian
Lester
Unknown:
Judi
Dench
Unknown:
Peter
Hall
Unknown:
Trevor
Nunn
Unknown:
Barry
Rutter
Unknown:
Dominic
Dromgoole
Unknown:
Patsy
Rodenburg
Producer:
Simon
Elmes
: The Week in Westminster
9/11. Steve Richards reflects on the week in politics.Editor Peter Mulligan
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Richards
Editor:
Peter
Mulligan
: From Our Own Correspondent
A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC s foreign correspondents, who report on stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony GrantRT DIRECT: From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for E15.99 (RRP E16.99) including p&p or call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)
Contributors
Presented By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
Edited By:
Tony
Grant
: Money Box
The latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke Repeated tomorrow at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis.
Producer:
Jennifer
Clarke
: The News Quiz ,
7/8. Simon Hoggart presides over the topical panel game. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
: News
: Any Questions?
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience in Loughborough, Leicestershire, puts questions to MPs Ken Clarke and Gerald Kaufman, and MEP Nigel Farage.Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Ken
Clarke
Unknown:
Gerald
Kaufman
Unknown:
Nigel
Farage.
: Any Answers?
Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa JenkinsonPHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 12.30pm: email: any.answers(5bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Lisa
Jenkinson
: The Saturday Play: Prince Unleashed
A modern-day fairy tale for young people and adults of all ages from Robert Forrest. Holly has become a strange and silent little girl. Living unhappily with her Aunty Isa and her drunken Uncle Dave, she is determined to escape with the help of her dog Prince. But Prince is dead, and when he returns from the happy hunting grounds to sort things out once and for all, Holly is alarmed to find he is not the obedient pedigree playmate he once was.Producer Lu Kemp ; Director Dougie Irvine
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Forrest.
Producer:
Lu
Kemp
Director:
Dougie
Irvine
Holly:
Helen
McAlpine
Cal:
Steven
Ritchie
Prince:
Steven
Cartwrlght
Isa:
Barbara
Rafferty
Dave:
Jimmy
Chlsholm
: Soul Music
4/4. Widor's Toccata. Ever since Widor's Toccata was used at two Royal weddings this organ piece has become a firm favourite. Organist Thomas Trotter dispels the myths about playing it, Daniel Roth explains what it's like to be Widor's successor as organist at St Sulpice in Paris, and record producer Simon Cooper talks about hearing a version of the piece that led him to become a composer himself. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Organist:
Thomas
Trotter
Unknown:
Daniel
Roth
Talks:
Simon
Cooper
: Weekend Woman's Hour
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Justine Willett : Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.ukBBC AUDIO: 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:
Justine
Willett
Editor:
Jill
Burridge
: Saturday PM
News and sport, with Carolyn Quinn.Contributors
Presenter:
Carolyn
Quinn
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Bottom Line
5/5. Four people with big-business vision join Evan Davis for lively conversation about what's important to consumers and businesses. Producer Neil KoenigContributors
Unknown:
Evan
Davis
Producer:
Neil
Koenig
: Loose Ends
Another eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and his guests.Producers Simon Clancy and Cathie Mahoney
Contributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producers:
Simon
Clancy
Producers:
Cathie
Mahoney
: Profile
12/16. A spotlight on an individual in the news, featuring interviews and archive material.Producer Anna Raphael Repeated tomorrow at 5.40pm
Contributors
Producer:
Anna
Raphael
- Profile: Dominique de Villepin 14 minutes
: Saturday Review
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights Of the week. Producer Nicki PaxmanContributors
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
: The Archive Hour: Fifty Years of the EnglishStage Company
It is said that the story of the Royal Court Theatre is also the history of the British contemporary stage.Starting with the founding of the Company in the mid-1950s, comedian, director, actor and writer
Ken Campbell presents this trip through British 20th-century drama to look at how the Royal Court achieved its international reputation. Featuring new interviews with Bill Gaskill , Edward Bond , Ann Jellicoe , Arnold Wesker , David Hare and Stephen Daldry. Producer Karen Rose
Contributors
Unknown:
Ken
Campbell
Unknown:
Bill
Gaskill
Unknown:
Edward
Bond
Unknown:
Ann
Jellicoe
Unknown:
Arnold
Wesker
Unknown:
David
Hare
Unknown:
Stephen
Daldry.
Producer:
Karen
Rose
: Classic Serial: Passing
2/2. The beguiling Clare Kendry , still successfully passing for white, has infiltrated herself into Irene's home and into black society. But the gloss of charm that has enabledClare to become popular and admired conceals a seam of darkness that threatens to shake Irene's ordinary, happy life to its foundations. By Nella Larsen , dramatised by Annie Caulfield.
Saxophonist Adam Waldmann ; Producer/Director Marina Caidarone Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Clare
Kendry
Unknown:
Nella
Larsen
Dramatised By:
Annie
Caulfield.
Unknown:
Adam
Waldmann
Director:
Marina
Caidarone
Narrator:
Bonnie
Greer
Irene:
Andrea
Harris
Brian:
Paterson
Joseph
Clare:
Nicole
Charles
John:
Martin
McDougall
Hugh:
Robert
Jezek
Gertrude:
Tanya
Moodie
Dave:
Harold
Finlay
: The Moral Maze
9/10. Michael Buerk chairs a debate in whichMelanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Clifford Longley and Michael Portillo cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Repeated from Wednesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie
Phillips
Unknown:
Steven
Rose
Unknown:
Clifford
Longley
Unknown:
Michael
Portillo
: Budget Statement
On behalf of the Scottish National Party.: Counterpoint
3/13. The eclectic music quiz chaired by Ned Sherrin. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin.
: Sappho - the Tenth Muse
Poet Jackie Kay travels to Oxford on the trail of the ancient Greek poet described by Plato as the tenth muse - Sappho of Lesbos. With Dr Margaret Reynolds ,Dr Martin West and Josephine Balmer. Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jackie
Kay
Unknown:
Dr Margaret
Reynolds
Unknown:
Dr Martin
West
Unknown:
Josephine
Balmer.
: Lent Talks
3/6. Via Dolorosa - Garden of Gethsemane. Another talk for Lent recorded in Jerusalem. Father Jamal Khader, chair of religious studies at Bethlehem University, reflects on suffering and hope at the place where Jesus struggled with his fate. Repeated from Wednesday: News
: Write On
: News
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