Listings
With Mark Coffey.
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Coffey.
2/5. The Cat among the Pigeons. Simon was the cat on board HMS
Amethyst 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
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
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. producer MoiraHickey
Contributors
Presented By:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
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.
David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Kevin Dawson Shortened
PHONE: [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
John McCarthy explores the adventures, frustrations and joys Of travel. Producer Harry Parker
Contributors
Unknown:
John
McCarthy
Producer:
Harry
Parker
"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
9/11. Steve Richards reflects on the week in politics.
Editor Peter Mulligan
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Richards
Editor:
Peter
Mulligan
A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC s foreign correspondents, who report on stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant
RT 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
The latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis.
Producer:
Jennifer
Clarke
7/8. Simon Hoggart presides over the topical panel game. Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Hoggart
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.
Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa Jenkinson
PHONE: [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
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
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 Tuesday
Contributors
Organist:
Thomas
Trotter
Unknown:
Daniel
Roth
Talks:
Simon
Cooper
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Justine Willett : Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
BBC 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
News and sport, with Carolyn Quinn.
Contributors
Presenter:
Carolyn
Quinn
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
5/5. Four people with big-business vision join Evan Davis for lively conversation about what's important to consumers and businesses. Producer Neil Koenig
Contributors
Unknown:
Evan
Davis
Producer:
Neil
Koenig
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
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
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights Of the week. Producer Nicki Paxman
Contributors
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
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
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 enabled
Clare 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
9/10. Michael Buerk chairs a debate in which
Melanie 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
On behalf of the Scottish National Party.
3/13. The eclectic music quiz chaired by Ned Sherrin. Repeated from Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin.
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.
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