Listings
: Today
With Tim Franks and James Naughtie.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
Contributors
Unknown:
Tim
Franks
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
: Hungary'56
On 23 October 1956 students and workers took to the streets of Budapest and issued a set of demands to the Soviet-backed government. But 12 days later Russian tanks crushed the revolt. Veteran foreign correspondent Charles Wheeler visits Hungary for the first time since he covered these events for the BBC and attempts to find out what happened to some of the people he met during the initial euphoria and subsequent tragedy.Producers David Prest and Valeria Toth Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Charles
Wheeler
Producers:
David
Prest
Producers:
Valeria
Toth
: Book of the Week: Thomas Hardy - the Time-Torn Man
1/5. Claire Tomalin's new biography of Thomas Hardy opens with a description of the great novelist and poet's uncertain and humble beginnings. Read by Haydn Gwynne. Abriged by Doreen Estall. Producer Elizabeth AllardRptd at 12.30am
RT DIRECT: Thomas Hardy - the Time-Torn Man by Claire Tomalin is available for E22.50 (RRP E25) including p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to RT Direct Book Offers to: [address removed] Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute), quoting RT. or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. UK delivery only
Contributors
Unknown:
Claire
Tomalin
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Read By:
Haydn
Gwynne.
Unknown:
Doreen
Estall.
Producer:
Elizabeth Allard
Rptd
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Unknown:
Claire
Tomalin
: Daily Service
Lead by the Rev Tony Burnham for One World Week. With music from Gospelphoenix, directed by Bill Tamblyn.Contributors
Unknown:
Tony
Burnham
Directed By:
Bill
Tamblyn.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Fragments of Amy 1/5. By Bill Murphy. The Woman's Hour drama.
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Bill
Murphy.
: The Storytellers
Adrian Chiles sets forth to join the ranks of Britain's 420 professional storytellers, the guardians of our oral tradition and performers of ancient fables. Producer Clare DavisonContributors
Unknown:
Adrian
Chiles
Producer:
Clare
Davison
: The Eliza Stories
3/5. Eliza Getting On. A small legacy means that Eliza and her husband can afford to move to a larger house, although whether the one her husband chooses is "artistic"as he says, or "cock-eyed" as she does, is a matter of opinion.But there is room for a larger family. Written by Barry Pain and adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Producer/Director Ellen Dryden
Contributors
Written By:
Barry
Pain
Adapted By:
Jonathan Dryden
Taylor.
Director:
Ellen
Dryden
Eliza:
Sophie
Thompson
Herhusband:
Mark
Heap
Gillivant:
Guy
Fearon
Shop assistant:
Samuel
James
: You and Yours
Consumer affairs, with Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.Contributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson
Unknown:
Liz
Barclay.
: The World at One
National and international news with Nick Clarke.Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Clarke.
: Brain of Britain
8/17. Four contestants from the Midlands and East Anglia compete in the continuing first round of the nationwide general knowledge contest. The chairman is Robert Robinson. Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robinson.
Producer:
Richard
Edis
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at7pm: Afternoon Play: Beast
By Nick Warburton. Somewhere near a small fishing village a creature is pulled out of the sea. Is it harmless or does it represent some kind of threat? Clay and Rowena must decide what to do about it. Whatever they do, it seems certain to change their lives.Music by David Pickvance : Director Peter Kavanagh
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Warburton.
Music By:
David
Pickvance
Director:
Peter
Kavanagh
Clay:
James
Fleet
Rowena:
Eve
Best
Digby:
Struan
Rodger
Father Anthony:
Gerard
McDermott
Soldier:
David
Goodfellow
: Money Box Live
Paul Lewis and guests are on hand to answer listeners' personal finance questions. Producer Chris A'CourtPHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
: Classical Assassins
1/5. Tchaikovsky and Me. A series of monologues by those responsible for the deaths of some of the great composers. The Chief Prosecutor of the Russian Senate reflects on his involvement in the trial of "a certain degenerate composer" - his old friend Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky. By Jonathan Lennie. Read by Benjamin Whitrow. Producer Christine HallContributors
Unknown:
Pyotr Illyich
Tchaikovsky.
Unknown:
Jonathan
Lennie.
Read By:
Benjamin
Whitrow.
Producer:
Christine
Hall
: The Invention of Childhood
21/30. What Is the Meaning of Empire Day?Michael Morpurgo explores how the British Empire affected children, whether they learned about it at school, were exiled to its dominions as punishment, or arrived in Britain as new immigrants. The readers are Poppy Friar, Adam Godley , Sara Kestelman and Anna Maxwell Martin. Producer Beaty Rubens
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Morpurgo
Unknown:
Adam
Godley
Unknown:
Sara
Kestelman
Unknown:
Anna Maxwell
Martin.
Producer:
Beaty
Rubens
: The Food Programme
Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pm: More or Less
New series 1/10. Andrew Dilnot investigates the numbers that underlie everyday claims to truth in the news, in politics and in life. Producer Michael BlastlandContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Dilnot
Producer:
Michael
Blastland
: PM
With Eddie Mair.: Quote.... Unquote
6/8. The quiz based on quotations, hosted by Nigel Rees. The reader is William Franklyn. Producer Claire Bartlett Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pmContributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Rees.
Unknown:
William
Franklyn.
Producer:
Claire
Bartlett
: The Archers
Emma feels she's not alone.For cast see page 36 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
With Kirsty Lang. Producer Nicola HollowayContributors
Unknown:
Kirsty
Lang.
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
: Fragments of Amy
1/5. Susan Lynch returns as DI Sue Manson in a new five-part detective thriller by Bill Murphy. Manson has to find Amy, a missing heiress, whose abductor teases the police with riddles. Manson seeks help from Angela's twin, Amy.Producer Lawrence Jackson Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Susan
Lynch
Unknown:
Di Sue
Manson
Unknown:
Bill
Murphy.
Producer:
Lawrence
Jackson
DI Sue Manson:
Susan
Lynch
Phillips:
Ron
Cook
Mags:
Gillian
Kearney
Plummer:
Eddie
Marsan
Leila Muggeridge:
Alexander
Mathie
Researcher/Telfor/Priest:
Roger
May
Brian Torrey:
Rhashan
Stone
Amy/Angela:
Fuschia
Sumner
Noreen Manson:
Frances
Tomelty
Dr Fred Johnson:
David
Warner
: Out of Aden
On 30 November 1967, the last British forces slipped out of Aden. Nearly 160 years of British rule unravelled rapidly in a welter of pain, recrimination and bloodshed. For both the British and the Arabs, the leavetaking left a deep sense of betrayal. Alan Dein hears from civilians, soldiers and ordinary Adenis on those last years and days of Britsh rule and the coming of independence. Producer Mark BurmanContributors
Unknown:
Alan
Dein
Producer:
Mark
Burman
: The Learning Curve
7/9. The world of learning, explored by Libby Purves. Producer Sukey Firth Repeated on Sunday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves.
: Nature
7/9. Ups and Downs. The English National Parks contain some of our most important historical landscapes, many of which have acquired a rich and fascinating wildlife. Paul Evans visits Dartmoor in search of bats and damself lies that depend on the fabric of these landscapes remaining intact and asks whether the conservation of these important species and habitats is the job of the National Parks themselves. Producer Paul Evans Repeated tomorrow at 11amContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Evans
Producer:
Paul
Evans
: Hungary '56
Shortened repeat from 9am: The World Tonight
News and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.Contributors
Presented By:
Robin
Lustig.
: Book at Bedtime: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
6/10. Like Sugar in Water. Iris has rescued her newly discovered great-aunt Esme from the institution where she has been for 61 years. But only her grandmother Kitty, who has Alzheimer's, remembers the story of Esme's past. Hannah Gordon, Frances Grey and Eleanor Bron continue Maggie O'Farrell 's poignant story about the shameful treatment of unconventional women in the 1930s and the lengths a woman might go to for the thing she wants most. Abridged by Sally Marmion. Producer Di SpeirsRT DIRECT: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell is available in hardback for E13.50 (RRP E14.99) including p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to RT Direct Book Offers to: [address removed]P. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute), quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. UK delivery only
Contributors
Unknown:
Hannah
Gordon
Unknown:
Frances
Grey
Unknown:
Eleanor
Bron
Unknown:
Maggie
O'Farrell
Abridged By:
Sally
Marmion.
Producer:
Di
Speirs
Unknown:
Esme
Lennox
Unknown:
Maggie
O'Farrell
: White Van Man Speaks
The image of the aggressive, tailgating driver who cuts up other cars on the road while mouthing obscenities has become common currency, but how true is the stereotype? Rory Cellan-Jones goes out on the road to meet them. Producer Beaty RubensContributors
Unknown:
Rory
Cellan-Jones
Producer:
Beaty
Rubens
: Today in Parliament
Today's events in Westminster with David Wilby.Contributors
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
: News
: Book of the Week: Thomas Hardy - the Time-Torn Man
1/5. Repeated from 9.45am: News
: Iran
a Revolutionary State (3/3) John Tusa looks at the making of modern IranContributors
Unknown:
John
Tusa
: News
: Outlook
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