Listings
: Today
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With indarjit Singh.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn.
: Midweek
Guests from a wide variety of backgrounds engage in diverse and lively conversation.Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
: Book of the Week: Iran Awakening
3/5. No longer allowed to practise law, Shirin Ebadi witnesses the horrors of the war with Iraq, and the cruelty of Iran's new rulers. By Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni. for further details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Shirin
Ebadi
Unknown:
Shirin
Ebadi
Unknown:
Azadeh
Moaveni.
: Daily Service
Led by Becky Harris. Have Faith in God, My Heart(Doncaster). 1 Timothy 6, vv7-12. Fight the Good Fight
(Gardner). Be Thou My Vision (Slane). Director of music Barry Rose. Organist Simon Lole.
Contributors
Unknown:
Becky
Harris.
Organist:
Barry
Rose.
Organist:
Simon
Lole.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Small Island 3/15. By Andrea Levy.
The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Andrea
Levy.
: Uncovering Iran: Iran and Her Neighbours
Is Iran becoming capable of withstanding pressures from the West and providing a beacon of Islamic democracy ror her troubled neighbours in the Middle East? Or is her obstinacy with the nuclear issue leading to further Isolation and potential destruction? John Simpson considers Iran's s growing regional influence. producer Daniel TetlowContributors
Unknown:
John
Simpson
Producer:
Daniel
Tetlow
: A Charles Paris Mystery: Sicken and So Die
4/4. Can Charles unmask the murderer who is poisoning the cast of Twelfth Night? Dramatised by Jeremy Front from the novel by Simon Brett.Producer/Director Sally Avens
Contributors
Dramatised By:
Jeremy
Front
Novel By:
Simon
Brett.
Director:
Sally
Avens
Charles Paris:
Bill
Nighy
Frances:
Suzanne
Burden
Maurice:
Jon
Glover
Talya:
Alex
Tregear
o en:
Tom
Lawrence
Jack:
John
Cummins
Dewar:
"im
Wall
Scott:
Ryan
McClusky
: You and Yours
With John Waite and Sheila McClennon.Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
Unknown:
Sheila
McClennon.
: Mapping the Town
5/7. Swansea. Once the world's largest exporter of copper, Swansea earned the nickname Copperopolis, but it had ambitions to become the "Brighton of Wales" to attract visitors. Julian Richards looks for evidence about why, despite its vast economic power, the town has always Come in a poor second to Cardiff. Producer Nichoia WestContributors
Unknown:
Julian
Richards
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Uncovering Iran: The Interview
Like all Iranian career women, Roxana's job depends upon passing her annual interview - an assessment of how Islamic she is. This year, however, she has little idea how much is reallv at stake Rv Arash Aryan and Ava Manaan.Producer Djemal Shinasi ; Director Jessica Dromgoole
Contributors
Unknown:
Arash
Aryan
Unknown:
Ava
Manaan
Producer:
Djemal
Shinasi
Director:
Jessica
Dromgoole
Roxana:
Badria
Timimi
Fatima:
Roxana
Pope
Mahjid:
Mozaffar
Shafeie
Kourosh:
Bijan
Daneshmand
Maryam:
Souad
Farress
Nasrin:
Zolfa
Zahed,
Mullah:
George
Savvides
Security guard:
Betsabeh
Emran
Security clerk:
Saikat
Ahamed
: Gardeners' Question Time
Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions from gardeners in HampshireEric Robson is in the chair. including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
Contributors
Unknown:
Chris
Beardshaw
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric
Robson
: Madame Bovary Speaks
3/5. Felicite's Story. Emma's maid, Felicite, feels compelled to reveal a hidden love story when she encounters her mistress's ghost. By Michele Roberts. Read by JO Mclnnes. For further details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Michele
Roberts.
Read By:
Jo
McLnnes.
: A Tale Teller for Our Times
3/5. The Ugly Duckling. Is the transformation of the outsider ugly duckling into a beautiful swan one that anyone can make? Did author Hans Christian Andersen see himself as duckling or swan? Ruth Padel searches for the hidden meanings to the story. For further details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Hans Christian
Andersen
Unknown:
Ruth
Padel
: Thinking Allowed
Laurie Taylor looks at how racism is alive and thriving in the otherwise tranquil idyll of rural Britain, and the ways in which it can be challenged. Producer Kevin DawsonContributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
Producer:
Kevin
Dawson
: Case Notes
1/8. Repeated from yesterday at 9pmFears of a clown: page 31
: PM
News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.: All the Right Notes,
Not Necessarily in the RightOrder
3/4. The Comedian Harmonists. Rainer Hersch recounts the story of the German comedy group of the 1920s and 30s. An elegant sextet - five vocalists and a pianist - the Comedian Harmonists had a repertoire that encompassed many vocal styles, ranging from folk songs to sentimental hits, accompanied by banter and silliness on stage. A national phenomenon in their day, they were best known for their close harmony, delivered with humour and style. But when Hitler came to power the three Jewish members were banned. Producer Julian Mayers
Contributors
Unknown:
Rainer
Hersch
Producer:
Julian
Mayers
: The Archers
Ruth tries a brand-new look.For cast see page 37 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Kirsty lang presents the arts magazine programme, with news, reviews and interviews. Producer Timothy ProsserContributors
Producer:
Timothy
Prosser
: Small Island
3/15. By Andrea Levy. Hortense goes to Kingston to be trained as a teacher, but her success is marred by news of Michael. For cast and further details see Mon Repeated from 10.45amContributors
Unknown:
Andrea
Levy.
: Iconoclasts
3/3. A lecture series hosted by the RSA in London and chaired by Edward Stourton , featuring speakers who dare to take on received wisdom, whatever the cost. Today the "sceptical environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg , who's been likened by some in the green movement to the climate-change equivalent of a Holocaust denier, states his views and then defends them in discussion with a panel of experts and in response to questions from the audience. Producer Phil Pequm Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pmContributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton
Unknown:
Bjorn
Lomborg
Producer:
Phil
Pequm
: An Anthropologist in the House of Lords
1/2. Social anthropologist Dr Emma Crewe spent three years studying the cultural practices of a unique group of individuals - but the subject of her research was not some remote and far-flung tribe, but the peers in the House of Lords. This week Dr Crewe introduces the natives and reveals how ritual is central to the political process of the second chamber.Producer Penny Boreham Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Emma
Crewe
: The Cosmic Hunters
3/3. In the last five years, cosmologists have come to realise that the Universe is largely made of mysterious stuff called dark energy, which is making the cosmos expand ever faster. But physicists are at a loss to explain dark energy and it is up to astronomers with their telescopes to come up with some answers. Presented by Chris Riley. Producer Andrew Luck-BakerContributors
Presented By:
Chris
Riley.
Producer:
Andrew
Luck-Baker
: Midweek
Shortened repeat from 9am: The World Tonight
National and international news and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.Contributors
Presented By:
Robin
Lustig.
: Book at Bedtime: A Spot of Bother
3/10. Katie's having doubts about her forthcoming marriage to Ray. Her brother Jamie is trying to decide whether or not to take his boyfriend to the wedding. And their father is still blissfully unaware that his wife is having an affair. By Mark Haddon. For further details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Haddon.
: Old Harry's Game
2/4. Andy Hamilton 's hellish comedy about the trials and tribulations of everyday life for the Lord of the Underworld. Satan embarks on his quest to improve mankind and tries to enlist the help of the great religions of the world. Big mistake!With Philip Pope , Nick Revell and Michael Fenton Stevens. Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
Contributors
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Unknown:
Philip
Pope
Unknown:
Nick
Revell
Unknown:
Michael
Fenton Stevens.
Producer:
Paul
Mayhew-Archer
Satan:
Andy
Hamilton
Thomas:
Jimmy
Mulvllle
Scumspawn:
Robert
Duncan
: Creative Genius
2/3. Ian Peacock unravels the psychology, science and myth behind creativity to find out if anyone can be a creative genius. Today he finds out why a magnetic thinking cap could make creative geniuses of us all, and talks to the man who had a stroke and now can't stop sculpting, painting and writing poetry.Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
Peacock
: News
: Book of the Week: Iran Awakening
3/5. By Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni. Rptd from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Shirin
Ebadi
Unknown:
Azadeh
Moaveni.
: News
: A Brief History of Infinity (1/2)
Heather Cooper looks at why human beings have trouble with the concept of infinityContributors
Unknown:
Heather
Cooper
: News
: Outlook
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