Listings
With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Leslie
Griffiths.
1/5. Lars Tharp looks at the social history behind some antiques and collectables. Today: garden antiques. Producer Lindsay Leonard
Contributors
Unknown:
Lars
Tharp
Producer:
Lindsay
Leonard
Exploring rural life around Britain.
Producer Gabi Fisher Repeated on Thursday at 1.30pm
Contributors
Producer:
Gabi
Fisher
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Chris Impey
Contributors
Presented By:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
Producer:
Chris
Impey
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson
Unknown:
Rob
Marshall.
New series 1/10. Gyles Brandreth and his guests lead listeners through the labyrinth of life. This week
Grayson Perry , Sally Brampton and Brett Kahr on How to Stay Sane". Producer Charlie Taylor
Contributors
Unknown:
Gyles
Brandreth
Unknown:
Grayson
Perry
Unknown:
Sally
Brampton
Unknown:
Brett
Kahr
Producer:
Charlie
Taylor
New series 1/10.
Jack Vettriano's paintings cause controversy throughout the art world - receiving abuse from some critics and adoration from the public. Arthur Smith accompanies him as he returns to his home town of Leven in Fife, where he reminisces about his youth growing up in a coalmining town, relives his teenage job as a bingo caller on the seafront and eats a fish-and-chip supper on the beach.
Contributors
Guest:
Jack
Vettriano
Presenter:
Arthur
Smith
Producer:
Sara Jane
Hall
Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys of travel. producer Harry Parker
Contributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Producer:
Harry
Parker
England v Sri Lanka
The fifth and last one-day international in the NatWest
Series comes from Headingley. With commentary by Simon Mann , Jonathan Agnew and Jonny Saunders , and expert comment from Mike Selvey. Including News at 2.20pm.
Producer Peter Baxter
Contributors
Commentary By:
Simon
Mann
Commentary By:
Jonathan
Agnew
Commentary By:
Jonny
Saunders
Unknown:
Mike
Selvey.
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
New series 1/3 Castles. Last year, 746 references were made to Middle England In the British press. We all seem to know what sends it up in arms and politicians are regularly accused of "pandering" to it - but what is Middle England? One of the main observations is that it's exclusive, defensive and resistant to change, so - as part of a series looking at the historical, social and moral landscape of Middle England Ian Hislop arrives in Ludlow to test cliche against reality. Contributors include Jeremy Paxman and Polly Toynbee. Producer Philip Sellars Ian Hislop 's quest for Middle England: page 119
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Paxman
Unknown:
Polly
Toynbee.
Producer:
Philip
Sellars
Producer:
Ian
Hislop
Jackiea look at this week's political events. Editor Peter Mulligan
Contributors
Editor:
Peter
Mulligan
A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC's foreign correspondents. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant RT DIRECT: From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for £15.99 (rrp £16.99) including p&p. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)
Contributors
Presenter:
Kate
Adie
Producer:
Tony
Grant
Impartial money advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis. Producer Paul O'Keeffe Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis.
5/6. Armando lannucci introduces 30 minutes of topical comedy, chat and big, big fibs from the radio drop-in centre. With special guests. Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Introduces:
Armando
Lannucci
An audience in Tring, Hertfordshire, puts questions to a panel that includes former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing Dr Beverley Malone , former home office minister Barbara Roche , and writer Frederick Forsyth. Chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby. Repeated from yesterday
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Aitken
Unknown:
Dr Beverley
Malone
Unknown:
Barbara
Roche
Unknown:
Frederick
Forsyth.
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby.
Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby ir response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa Jenkinson PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute Lines nnpnf from 12.30Dm; email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Lisa
Jenkinson
Based on the true story of Janusz Korczak , bestselling children's novelist, paediatrician and social experimenter, who set up a Jewish orphanage in Warsaw and ran it as a children's democracy. By David Greig. Violinist Daphne Godson ; Producer/Director Lu Kemp
Contributors
Unknown:
Janusz
Korczak
Unknown:
David
Greig.
Violinist:
Daphne
Godson
Director:
Lu
Kemp
Dr Korczak:
Alexander
Morton
Stephanie:
Vicki
Liddelle
Adzio:
Simon
Donaldson
Cerniakow:
Sandy
Neilson
Stepan:
Anthony
Hutcheson
Priest:
Matthew
Zajac
Abraza:
Ewan
MacLeod
Tadeusz:
Fergus
Hitchcock
Bruno:
Finn
Hitchcock
Miriam/Zelda:
Katie
Neville
Coco:
Sarah-Beth
Neville
Violinist Ruth Palmer went on a personal journey to find images and inspiration as she prepared to record
Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto. Repeated from Tuesday
Contributors
Violinist:
Ruth
Palmer
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney.
Email: [email address removed]
RT Direct: Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from [web address removed], or by calling [number removed], quoting [number removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Martha
Kearney
Producer:
Justine
Willett
Editor:
Jill
Burridge
News and sport, with Mathew Bannister. Editor Peter Rippon
Contributors
Unknown:
Mathew
Bannister.
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
5/9. Top business leaders and entrepreneurs talk to Evan Davis about issues that matter to consumers and companies. Producer Rosamund Jones
Contributors
Unknown:
Evan
Davis
Producer:
Rosamund
Jones
Another eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and his guests. Producer Cathie Mahoney
Contributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producer:
Cathie
Mahoney
2/17. A spotlight on one of the movers and shakers in the news. Editor Maria Balinska Repeated tomorrow 5.45am and 5.40pm
Contributors
Editor:
Maria
Balinska
The cultural highlights of the week reviewed by Tom Sutcliffe and his guests. Producer Nicki Paxman
Contributors
Reviewed By:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
A re-creation on radio of one of the most extraordinary weeks in Britain's history: when Live 8 rocked the world, as the G8 tried to change it; when London won the Olympics and then came under terrorist attack; and the nation paid tribute to its Second World War veterans.
Key voices tell their stories and revisit the highs and lows Of those eight days. Producer Hugh Levinson
Contributors
Producer:
Hugh
Levinson
The most sought-after camera in this digital age isn't a sleek gadget in a silver case but a 20-year-old relic from behind the Iron Curtain: the Lomo. Lucy Ash reports. Producer Lucy Ash
Contributors
Producer:
Lucy
Ash
2/2. After a bloody fight, Mannion is hospitalised and disfigured, and swears to hunt Basil down. By Wilkie Collins , in an adaptation by Robin Brooks.
Producer Clive Brill Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Wilkie
Collins
Unknown:
Robin
Brooks.
Producer:
Clive
Brill
Basil:
Julian
Rhind-Tutt
Mannion:
Robert
Glenister
Margaret:
Julie
Cox
Sherwin:
Christopher
Etteridqe
MrsSherwin/Neighbour:
Leslie
Ash
Ralph/Doctor 1/Doctor:
Nicholas
Rowe
Clara:
Charlotte
Lucas
Father/Bernard:
Simon
Chandler
Susan:
Kellie
Shirley
Usher/Innkeeper:
Seb
Cardinal
Landlady/Wife:
Karen
Randel
3/9. Michael Buerk chairs a 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. Repeated from Wednesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie
Phillips
Unknown:
Steven
Rose
Unknown:
Michael
Portillo
Unknown:
Ian
Hargreaves
3/6. Literary quiz show with guests Sue Limb and John O'Farrell , who join team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh. AA Milne is the subject for pastiche, and the reader is Beth Chalmers. Chaired by James Walton. Rptdfrom Mon
Contributors
Unknown:
John
O'Farrell
Unknown:
Sebastian
Faulks
Unknown:
John
Walsh.
Unknown:
Beth
Chalmers.
Unknown:
James
Walton.
8/9. Catherine Harvey reads Isabella; or The Pot of Basil by John KeatS. Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Catherine
Harvey
Unknown:
John
Keats.
1/5. Supernovas. Five short stories from the first collection by Glaswegian writer Colette Paul. A young girl pays a visit to the observatory but spends more time observing the destructive trajectories of the adults around her. Read by Lesley Hart. Abridged by Jill Waters Producer Jill waters
Contributors
Unknown:
Colette
Paul.
Read By:
Lesley
Hart.
Abridged By:
Jill
Waters
Marilyn and Ella Backstage at the Mocambo
Contributors
Unknown:
Ella
Backstage