Listings
With the Rev Richard Hill.
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Hill.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
Contributors
Presented By:
Mark
Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Anne Atkins.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Rachel
Hooper
Unknown:
Susan
Hulme.
Unknown:
Anne
Atkins.
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
3/5. Down South. You'd expect oil tankers to play a part in the war. but what do oranges have to do with the war effort For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30am
Led by Becky Harris. Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies
(Ratisbon). Acts 9. vv1-9. Amazing Grace (trad American. arr Jackson). Eternal Light, Shine in My Heart
(Warrington). Director of music Stephen Jackson.
Contributors
Unknown:
Becky
Harris.
Music:
Stephen
Jackson.
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 The Paston Letters The Woman's Hour drama.
8/10. A dramatisation by Vanessa Rosenthal , based on a collection of medi eval letters. For details see drama repeat 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Vanessa
Rosenthal
England v Sri Lanka
The fourth match of the NatWest series comes from Old Trafford. With commentary by Jonathan Agnew ,
Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Arlo White , and expert comment from Angus Fraser and Vic Marks.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
Contributors
Unknown:
Old
Trafford.
Commentary By:
Jonathan
Agnew
Commentary By:
Christopher
Martin-Jenkins
Commentary By:
Arlo
White
Unknown:
Angus
Fraser
Unknown:
Vic
Marks.
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
In 1975, the first drops of North Sea Oil sailed up the Thames on a Texan tanker. Tom Morton celebrates the lives of the mavericks and risk-takers who created Britain's oil industry. Producer Alasdair Cross
Contributors
Unknown:
Tom
Morton
Producer:
Alasdair
Cross
4/6. Fireworks and Funerals. It's Edinburgh It s Bonfire Night. Caroline is spoilt for choice: should she attend her boyfriend's mother's funeral or attend to Fiona fugitive mum? Either way it's fireworks all round. Comedy drama series by Hilary Lyon. Producer Gordon Kennedy ; Director Marilyn Imne (H)
Contributors
Unknown:
Hilary
Lyon.
Producer:
Gordon
Kennedy
Director:
Marilyn
Imne
Caroline:
Hilary
Lyon
Fiona:
Phyllis
Logan
Ruth:
Adie
Allen
Mike:
Stuart
McQuarrie
Catlin:
Holly
Wagner
Gladys:
June
Watson
Presented by Sheila McClennon and Winifred Robinson.
Contributors
Presented By:
Sheila
McClennon
Presented By:
Winifred
Robinson.
With Shaun Ley.
Contributors
Unknown:
Shaun
Ley.
Another chance to hear Kirsty Lang talking to writers and music producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff , who invented the Philadelphia Sound with songs that often combined sex and politics to dazzling effect. They discuss the origins of classics such as Me and Mrs Jones ana Backstabbers and reveal the secrets of writing a great love song. Producer Stephen Hughes Revised Repeat
Contributors
Unknown:
Kirsty
Lang
Producers:
Kenny
Gamble
Producers:
Leon
Huff
Producers:
Mrs
Jones
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
2/4. When Rumpole is called upon to defend a senior member of the police force in court, his relish for Shakespeare's Othello and his old acquaintances among the south London criminal fraternity prove very useful. Another Rumpole story by John Mortimer. Director Marilyn Imrie
Contributors
Story By:
John
Mortimer.
Director:
Marilyn
Imrie
Rumpole:
Timothy
West
Hilda:
Prunella
Scales
Samuel:
Michael
Cochrane
Durden:
Geoffrey
Whitehead
Knuckles:
Ewan
Bailey
Justice Graves:
Ian
Masters
Marston:
David
Shaw-Parker
Dr Wakefield:
John
Rowe
Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Carol Klein answer questions posed by gardeners in Monmouthshire. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
Contributors
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Carol
Klein
3/5. Authenticity. A violent act intrudes upon Emma s journey to holistic wellbeing. By Fay Weldon , read by Noreen Leighton. For further details see Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Fay
Weldon
Read By:
Noreen
Leighton.
3/5. Pierce Egan is accepted by many to be the father of sports journalism. But as well as documenting the exploits of the prizefighters of the day. Egan was also known for his wonderfully colourful depictions of London life and a style of writing that is the direct forebear of Dickens. With William G Stewart. For details see Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Pierce
Egan
Unknown:
William G
Stewart.
Human behaviour, institutions and conventions come under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items and issues arising from the academic and research world. Editor Sharon Banoff
Contributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Editor:
Sharon
Banoff
1/5. Presenter Claudia Hammond examines everyday psychological challenges and delves deeper into how our brains work in a bid to find out if it is "all in the mind". Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
Contributors
Presenter:
Claudia
Hammond
2/3. A traditional variety show with a difference: the performers have just 60 seconds in which to entertain the audience. Featuring familiar Radio 4 names, established stand-ups and some brand new talent, there's something for everyone. The whole thing is presided over by John Humphrys. who sits at the side of the stage with a stopwatch, ready to cut the microphone when the time is up. Producers Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys.
Producers:
Rohan
Acharya
Producers:
Ed
Morrish
Oliver has a last night of freedom.
For cast see page 31 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
With Mark Lawson. Producer Ella-Mai Robey
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson.
Producer:
Ella-Mai
Robey
8/10. Money Worries. John III has been wounded in the battle of Barnet, but John II looks after him, which brings them closer. Meanwhile, plague ravages the country. Dramatisation by Vanessa Rosenthal. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Vanessa
Rosenthal.
3/9. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Michael Portillo and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Producer David Coomes Rptd Sat 10.15pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie
Phillips
Unknown:
Steven
Rose
Unknown:
Michael
Portillo
Unknown:
Ian
Hargreaves
Producer:
David Coomes
Rptd
2/2. Appearing on Any Questions? or BBd's Question Time is one of the hardest challenges for any politician. Trying to debate with the panel members and deal with the chairman is daunting enough, but it's the live audience that can make it really difficult. Well-informed and educated, they won't put up with political platitudes. Steve Hewlett explains the rules for beating the audience. Producer Richard Vadon Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Hewlett
Producer:
Richard
Vadon
Science seeks objectivity. So how, in the 19th century, did it come to the consensus that intelligence and character were determined by tne shape and size of the skull, and that this explained racial difference? Kenan Malik examines the boundary of science with politics through the history of one of its most controversial Subjects. Producer Michael Blastland
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenan
Malik
Producer:
Michael
Blastland
Shortened repeat from 9am
Presented by Robin Lustig.
Contributors
Presented By:
Robin
Lustig.
8/10. Elizabeth travels to Milan to visit Thomas, but it's not long before her domestic life overshadows their meeting. By Salley Vickers. For details see Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Salley
Vickers.
1/4. A comedy that puts the man into management, written by Guy Browning, and starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.
Weak designs the perfect company conference using only a video of great sporting moments and that fox from Channel 5 News.
John Weak on women at work: page 119
Contributors
Writer:
Guy
Browning
Music:
David
Pickvance
Producer/Director:
Jonquil
Panting
John Weak:
Alexander
Armstrong
Sir Marcus:
Geoffrey
Whitehead
Hayley:
Clare
Perkins
Bill:
Ron
Cook
Giles:
Stephen
Critchlow
Ross:
Ewan
Bailey
Camilla:
Beth
Chalmers
Marion:
Adjoa
Andoh
Today's events in Westminster, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by Rachel Hooper.
Contributors
Presented By:
Rachel
Hooper.
3/5. Repeated from 9.45am