Listings
' From the church of St Peter and Vincula in Combe Martin, Devon.
Contributors
Unknown:
St
Peter
1/2 Former BBC political editor John Cole offers his views on the declining interest in class issues in British politics, and discusses the subject with Peter Mandelson and Michael Heseltine. Rptd from Wed
Contributors
Editor:
John
Cole
Unknown:
Peter
Mandelson
Unknown:
Michael
Heseltine.
If Not Together.
Mark Tully talks to Abbot Christopher Jamison of Worth Abbey about the meaning and nature of community. He reflects on why St Benedict was so adamant that "staying the course with other people is essential to the spiritual path, and asks how his approach can be reconciled with today's transient way of life. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Talks:
Mark
Tully
Unknown:
Abbot
Christopher
Producer:
Eley
McAinsh
5/9. A look at the lives of people who make their living in the country. Producer Steve Peacock
Contributors
Producer:
Steve
Peacock
A round-up of the week's religious and ethical headlines, with Roger Bolton. producer Amanda Hancox
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
Sandi Toksvig appeals on behalf of Womankind Worldwide, a charity that helps women in developing countries to make their voices heard.
Donations: [address removed], marked Womankind Worldwide on the back of the envelope; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
Strengthen for Service. Canon Donald Gray and the Rev
Stephen Shipley celebrate the centenary of one of the most influential hymn books in the worship of the Church of England, the English Hymnal. The choir of Leeds Parish
Church and St Peter 's Singers are conducted by Simon Lindley. With organist David Houlder. Producer Simon Vivian
Contributors
Unknown:
Canon Donald
Gray
Unknown:
Stephen
Shipley
Unknown:
St
Peter
Conducted By:
Simon
Lindley.
Organist:
David
Houlder.
Producer:
Simon
Vivian
Paddy O'Connell discusses the week s news. Editor Peter Rippon
Contributors
Unknown:
Paddy
O'Connell
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
Jazz trumpeter and radio presenter Humphrey Lyttelton chooses the eight records he would take to a desert island. With Kirsty Young. producer Leanne Buckle Repeated on Friday at 9am
What Humphrey Lyttelton is watching: page 35
Contributors
Presenter:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
Unknown:
Kirsty
Young.
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
7/8 Host Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and anecdotes with celebrities in the light-hearted quiz. Repeated from Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Rees
Sheila Dillon reports on the best and worst of Britain's food industry.
(Repeated tomorrow at 4pm)
Contributors
Repsenter:
Sheila
Dillon
Editor:
Sharon
Banoff
Brian Hanrahan presents a round-up of the week's news headlines.
Contributors
Presenter:
Brian
Hanrahan
Editor:
Colin
Hancock
1/3 Castles. Everyone thinks they know Middle England.
The British Press makes assumptions about it all the time: how it is perpetually in a state of outrage and how politicians regularly pander to it. But what is it, really?
Ian Hislop searches for its historical, social and moral landscape in Ludlow, Shropshire. Contributors include
Jeremy Paxman and Polly Toynbee. producer Philip seiiars
Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
Hislop
Unknown:
Jeremy
Paxman
Unknown:
Polly
Toynbee.
Chris Beardshaw, John Cushnie and Bob Flowerdew answer questions from gardeners in Worcestershire.
Pippa Greenwood offers tips on houseplant care,
Anne Swithinbank explains how to grow sprouting seeds, and Bob Flowerdew simplifies seed catalogue jargon. Peter Gibbs is in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
RT DIRECT: Gardeners' Question Time: The Four Seasons is available for E13 44 (rrp E15.99) on two CDs or E8.99 (rrp E10.99) on two audio cassettes. Prices include p&p. To order, send a cheque payable e to BBC Shop to: [address removed] visit www.bbcshop.com, or call [number removed], quoting [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Peter
Gibbs
New series 1/5. Islam. Peter France visits an Islamic garden in the middle of London to explore how a garden and the notion of paradise are inextricably linked, and to learn how Islam views its responsibility towards the natural world.
Producer Mary Colwell
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
France
Producer:
Mary
Colwell
1/5. Russia, 1880. The Karamazovs get together for a meeting with their father to discuss Dmitri's inheritance. But their unpredictable father does not look as if he is going to play the game. By
Fyodor Dostovevskv. Dramatised for radio by Melissa Murray.
Music by David Pickvance ; Producer Marc Beeby
Directors Marc Beeby and Colin Guthrie Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Fyodor
Dostovevskv.
Unknown:
Melissa
Murray.
Music By:
David
Pickvance
Producer:
Marc
Beeby
Directors:
Marc
Beeby
Directors:
Colin
Guthrie
Fyodor Karamazov:
Roy
Marsden
Dmitri:
Paul
Hilton
Ivan:
Nicholas
Boulton
Alyosha:
Carl
Prekopp
The Elder:
Sam
Dale
Mrs Khoklakova:
Rachel
Atkins
Lise:
Emma
Noakes
Katerina:
Juliet
Aubrey
Grushenka:
Katy
Cavanagh
Smerdyakov:
Joseph
Kloska
Grigory:
Desmond
McNamara
Monk:
Paul Richard
Biggin
Katerina's servant:
Miranda
Keeling
Under discussion this month is the scientist Lewis Wolpert's account of his experience of depression in Malignant Sadness. It is a mixture of memoir, information about diagnosis and treatment, and quotations from poems by fellow sufferers such as Shelley and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Wolpert joins readers and James Naughtie to discuss his approach to this debilitating disease. Repeated on Thursday at 4pm.
December's Bookclub: Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
Contributors
Unknown:
Lewis
Wolpert
Presenter:
James
Naughtie
Producer:
Dymphna
Flynn
6/7. Roger McGough presents some requested poems exploring the complexities of relationships. Poets include RS Thomas, Carol-Ann Duffy and DH Lawrence. The readers are Patrick Romer , Josette Simon and Rupert Wickham. Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Unknown:
Carol-Ann
Duffy
Unknown:
Dh
Lawrence.
Unknown:
Patrick
Romer
Unknown:
Josette
Simon
Unknown:
Rupert
Wickham.
Producer:
Mary
Ward-Lowery
5/10. As the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, recently deposed in a bloodless coup, begins a new life in London, Fran Abrams asks why Britain is still the destination of choice for controversial foreign politicians. Rptd from Tuesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Fran
Abrams
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Tom Robinson presents his selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days.
Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed] email: [email address removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Tom
Robinson
Producer:
Jacqueline
Smith
Ruth and Sam have fireworks on Bonfire Night. For cast see page 32 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 31
Barney Harwood and the children go bird-mad as they visit an owl sanctuary and find time to talk about the humble sparrow and the mighty albatross. Producer Vibeke venema
Contributors
Unknown:
Barney
Harwood
1/5. The White Road. While her customers seek coffee and shelter from the Antarctic cold, Mags makes ready for a change of view. Tania Hershman 's story is read by Liza Ross. Producer Lisa Osborne
Contributors
Unknown:
Tania
Hershman
Read By:
Liza
Ross.
Producer:
Lisa
Osborne
7/11. Repeated from Friday
With Matthew Bannister. Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Bannister.
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm
9/9. Taxi! Peter Day hears about a new breed of tiny jet aircraft that may be spawning an affordable air- taxi industry. Repeated from Thursday
Probing analysis of the week's political events.
10.45 Class Conscious 2/2. Former BBC political editor John Cole offers his views on the lack of ideology in contemporary politics and the impact on voter turnout. With contributions from Peter Mandelson and Michael Heseltine. Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
Class Conscious is repeated Wed 8.45pm and Sun 12 November 5.45am
Contributors
Editor:
John
Cole
Unknown:
Peter
Mandelson
Unknown:
Michael
Heseltine.
Unknown:
Terry
Dignan
8/9. Libby Purves 's guide to learning. Repeated from Monday
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
Polly Feversham celebrates the life and work of author JP Donleavy, still active at the age of 80. With contributions from friends such as Billy Connolly, Shane McGowan, Professor Terence Brown of Trinity College, Dublin, and Donleavy's archivist Bill Dunn. (Repeated from Thursday)
Contributors
Unknown:
Polly
Feversham
Unknown:
Jp
Donleavy
Unknown:
Billy
Connolly
Unknown:
Shane
McGowan
Unknown:
Professor Terence
Brown
Unknown:
Bill
Dunn.
a search for basketballers in Africa
(1/3) Vera Frankl investigates children in prison