Listings
: Prayer for the Day
Presented by the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch.Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
McCulloch.
: Farming Today
Presented by Anna Hill. Producer Chris ImpeyContributors
Presented By:
Anna
Hill.
Producer:
Chris
Impey
: Today
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.6 25 725 8 25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Tom
Butler.
: Humphrys In Search of God
3/3 John Humphrys is looking for reasons to have faith in God in this scientific age, in a world where atrocities are often committed in the name of religion. This week he questions the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan SacksProducer David Coomes : Editor Christine Morgan Repeated at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Producer:
David
Coomes
Editor:
Christine
Morgan
: Why Should I Retire?
2/4. Ninety-year-old fitness instructor Seona Ross tells Felicity Finch how much the world of work has changed since, aged 15, she began her training at the Women's League for Health and Beauty in London.Contributors
Unknown:
Seona
Ross
Unknown:
Felicity
Finch
Producer:
Paul
Kobrak
: Book of the Week: Seize the Hour:When Nixon Met Mao
2/5. President Nixon and Henry Kissinger are determined that their exploratory talks with China should be kept secret. By Margaret MacMillan. For further details see yesterday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Henry
Kissinger
Unknown:
Margaret
MacMillan.
: Daily Service
Led by the Rev Tony Burnham. Christ is the World's True Light(Darmstadt). Romans 8, vv18-23. Here I Am, Lord (Schutte, arr Archer) God Is Love: Let Heaven Adore Him (Abbot's
Leigh). Directorof music Simon Lole. Organist Richard Tanner.
Contributors
Unknown:
Tony
Burnham.
Organist:
Simon
Lole.
Organist:
Richard
Tanner.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Guiding Lights 2/5. Let Them Call It JazzBy Jean Rhys. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Unknown:
Jean
Rhys.
: Living with Aids: the Global Challenge
2/3 The Nightmare Scenario. The tiny kingdom of Swaziland is struggling with the highest incidence of Aids in the world combined with six years of drought and famine. Adam Lusekelo asks what policy makers and decision makers can do, faced with such impossible challenges. For further details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Adam
Lusekelo
: White Face, Dark Heart
1/2 Stewart Lee sees beyond the friendly red-nosed image of the clown to discover a moral purpose to what most of us regard as innocent entertainment. He goes to Los Angeles to meet a clown who assaults and ridicules his audiences, and witnesses the rituals of the Native American sacred clowns of New Mexico.Producer Alison Vernon-Smith
Contributors
Unknown:
Stewart
Lee
: You and Yours
Consumer affairs, with Winifred Robinson and Peter White. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours.PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 10am
Contributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson
Unknown:
Peter
White.
: The World at One
News and analysis.: Real History of Opera
New series 1/4 Huw Edwards unveils the history behind some of opera's most famous plots, beginning with Puccini's Tosca - a story of love, politics, religion, sadism and murder, based on real events in Napoleonic-era Rome. Producer Catherine McGhee Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Huw
Edwards
Producer:
Catherine
McGhee
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Upside Down and Back to Front
It's 1913, and a young travelling photographer sets out looking for business around the Worcestershire countryside His journey becomes a learning experience, both in his craft and in life, as he meets a variety of characters, including an early aviator and a newspaper proprietor, and a little girl who teaches him more about the true nature of photography than anyone. By Lance Woodman.Producer/Director Peter Leslie Wild
Contributors
Unknown:
Lance
Woodman.
Director:
Peter Leslie
Wild
Sam:
Oliver
Le Sueur
Thomas:
Richard
Derrington
Florence:
Alex
Kelly
Dilly:
Helen
Monks
Lady Partington:
Elizabeth
Bell
Gerald:
Kim
Wall
Alfred:
Dan
Crow
Bert:
Alex
Jones
: Making History
Nick Baker and the team answer listeners historical questions. Producer Nick PatrickADDRESS: [address removed]email: making.history@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)
Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Baker
Producer:
Nick
Patrick
: Short Stories by John McGahern
2/5. Swallows. A young surveyor from Dublin meets a policeman from the country, and the choices in their lives are ruthlessly compared. For further details see yesterday: Parrots and Piranhas
2/5 Huw Cordey and friends are aiming for a pristine rainforest wilderness but first they have to negotiate three huge waterfalls and are forced to carry their canoes and provisions - almost a ton in weight - through the dense vegetation, in heavy rain. They are finding their stamina and determination tested to the limit. For further details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Huw
Cordey
: Law in Action
7/9. Clive Coleman examines the latest issues in the law and the legal system. Producer InnesBowenContributors
Unknown:
Clive
Coleman
: A Good Read
7/10. Eoin Colfer , author of the Artemis Fowl books, and journalist Katharine Whitehorn discuss their recommended children's books with Sue MacGregor. Producer Beth O'Dea Repeated on Friday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Eoin
Colfer
Unknown:
Artemis
Fowl
Unknown:
Katharine
Whitehorn
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor.
Producer:
Beth
O'Dea
: PM
News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.: Living with the Enemy
1/6. Sitcom written by and starring Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth who play an alternative comedian-turned-holistic therapist and a Tory MP turned media figure. Also featuring Gugu Mbatha-Raw.Contributors
Writer:
Nick
Revell
Writer:
Gyles
Brandreth
Producer:
Ed
Morrish
Gyles Brandon:
Gyles
Brandreth
Nick Reynolds:
Nick
Revell
Sophie Okuyu:
Gugu
Mbatha-Raw
: The Archers
It's crisis time at Brookfield Farm.For cast see page 43 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
With Mark Lawson , who is joined by novelist Julian Barnes to review a new National Theatre adaptation of Emile Zola 's tale of adulterous passion, Therese Raquin. Producer Jerome WeatheraldContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
Julian
Barnes
Unknown:
Emile
Zola
Unknown:
Therese
Raquin.
Producer:
Jerome
Weatherald
: Guiding Lights
2/5. Let Them Call It Jazz. Selina, newly arrived from the West Indies, struggles to negotiate the hostile environment of 1950s London. Jean Rhys's tale, dramatised by Sarah Wooley.For further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Dramatised By:
Sarah
Wooley.
Selina:
Adjoa
Andoh
Johnny:
James
Bryce
Carol:
Ann
Crawford
Neighbour:
Mark
McDonnell
Maggie:
Lucy
Paterson
Prison officer/magistrate:
Nick
Underwood
: File on 4
7/10. Richard Watson investigates the extent of radicalisation among Britain's Muslim communities and asks if the security agencies and the Government are doing enough to tackle the problem.Producer David Lewis ; Editor David Ross Repeated on Sunday at 5pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Watson
Producer:
David
Lewis
Editor:
David
Ross
: In Touch
News of interest to blind and partially sighted people, presented by Peter White. Producer Cheryl GabrielContributors
Presented By:
Peter
White.
Producer:
Cheryl
Gabriel
: Am I Normal?
New series 1/4. Is it normal for humans to have cancer? Medical professionals think it might be: either as part of the normal ageing process or because testing and screening can now spot more cancerous cells - even ones that will not develop into anything life-threatening. Vivienne Parry explores another aspect of human normality. Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pmContributors
Presenter:
Vivienne
Parry
Producer:
Fiona
Roberts
: Humphrys in Search of God
3/3. John Humphrys is looking for reasons to have faith in God in this scientific age. This week he questions the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks. Repeated from 9amContributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan
Sacks.
: Book at Bedtime: The Light of Evening
2/10. In hospital for tests, Dilly's mind wanders back to the terrible sea voyage she had when she left home for America as a little girl, travelling steerage. By Edna O'Brien. For further details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Edna
O'Brien.
: Ruth Rendell's The Fever Tree
2/3. The Dreadful Day of Judgement. Three lost souls meet over Christmas when they find themselves clearing up an abandoned graveyard, but it isn't long before their personal demons get in the way of their work. Dramatised byYvonneAntrobus.Music by David Pickvance ; Producer Conor Lennon
Contributors
Music By:
David
Pickvance
Producer:
Conor
Lennon
John:
Danny
Sapani
Gilly:
Bryan
Dick
Marion:
Stuart
McLoughlin
Foreman:
Ralph
Ineson
: Today in Parliament
Laying Down the Law: the Education Bill. Mark D'Arcy presents a special report on how rebel MPs influenced Tony Blair 's school reforms.Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
D'Arcy
Unknown:
Tony
Blair
: News
: Book of the Week: Seize the Hour:When Nixon Met Mao
2/5. For further details see yesterday: News
: The Word
: News
: Outlook
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