Listings
: Farming Today
With Mark Holdstock. Producer Steve PeacockContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Holdstock.
Producer:
Steve
Peacock
: Today
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Clifford Longley.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Unknown:
Clifford
Longley.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr and his guests, including Zachary Leader. author of a biography of Kingsley Amis, set the week'sCultural agenda. Producer Victoria Wakely Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Marr
Unknown:
Zachary
Leader.
Producer:
Victoria
Wakely
: Daily Service
Led by Mark Coffey. Awake, Awake to Love and Work(Sheltered Dale), Exodus 35, vv30-end; 36, v1. Who Can Express the Noble Acts of the Lord? (SS Wesley), Angel Voices, Ever Singing (Angel Voices). With the Chester Cathedral Choristers. Director of music David Poulter.
Organist Philip Rushforth.
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Coffey.
Organist:
David
Poulter.
Organist:
Philip
Rushforth.
: Book of the Week: Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford
1/5. Running Off with Romilly.Jessica Mitford, known as Decca, eloped at 18 to the Spanish Civil War, moved to America where she joined the Communist Party and became a radical journalist for whom the term "muckraking" was invented. Her letters, edited by Peter Y Sussman, give intimate insights into her extraordinary life and are read this week by Rosamund Pike and Tom Chadbon.
Producer Chris Wallis
Repeated at 12.30am
RT DIRECT: Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford , edited by Peter Y Sussman. is available in hardback for only E22.50 (RRP £25.00) including p&p. To order send a cheque, payable to RT Direct Book Offers, to: [address removed]. Or call [number removed] (land-line calls cost no more than 8p per minute) quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. UK delivery only
Contributors
Unknown:
. Jessica
Mitford
Edited By:
Peter Y
Sussman
Unknown:
Rosamund
Pike
Unknown:
Tom
Chadbon.
Producer:
Chris
Wallis
Unknown:
Jessica
Mitford
Edited By:
Peter Y
Sussman.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Jenni Murray.10.45 Immigration Stories
1/5. The Immigration Officer's Story. By Sarah Daniels.
The Woman's Hourdrama. For details see drama repeat at7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Jenni
Murray.
Story By:
Sarah
Daniels.
: Shared Convictions
What role did Karl Marx, the Bronte Sisters, the saxophone riff from Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, and Enver Hoxha, dictator of Alabania, all play in the troubles in Northern Ireland? They were PhD subjects studied by paramilitary prisoners who became passionate and disciplined students. Kevin Connolly hears from three "lifers" and asks them if prison education has moderated their views or simply made them better-educated extremists.Contributors
Presenter:
Kevin
Connolly
Producer:
Rachel
Hooper
: The Eliza Stories
2/5. Eliza's Progress. Having received promotion and a pay rise, Eliza's husband has to cope with the reaction of his less diligent travelling companions, an intruder in dead of night, and keeping track of his new patent leather shoes. By Barry Pain. Adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor. Producer/Director Ellen DrydenContributors
Unknown:
Barry
Pain.
Adapted By:
Jonathan Dryden
Taylor.
Director:
Ellen
Dryden
Eliza:
Rebecca
Front
Her husband:
Mark
Heap
Gorles:
Mark
Evans
The Girl:
Morag
Cross
Woman:
Morag
Cross
: You and Yours
Consumer reports, with Liz Barclay and John Waite. Including an examination of a little-known law that could provide much-needed housing for the homeless. Under the Local Government Planning and Land Act. 1980, any member of the public may make a Public Request to Order Disposal (or Prod) of an unused property, to bring it back into use. Each day this week housing specialists nominate a unused property in their area for the Prod treatment.Contributors
Presenter:
Liz
Barclay
Presenter:
John
Waite
: Brain of Britain
12/17. Four contestants from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete in the continuing first round of the nationwide general knowledge contest. The chairman is Robert Robertson. Producer Richard EdisContributors
Unknown:
Robert
Robertson.
Producer:
Richard
Edis
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: McNaughton
In 1843 the trial of Daniel McNaughton made legal history. McNaughton had killed Edward Drummond , secretary to the Prime Minister, Robert Peel , having intended the bullet for Peel himself. It was the first time someone was found not guilty by reasons of insanity. Steve Gooch 's play lets McNaughton tell the story himself. Producer Marilyn ImrieContributors
Unknown:
Daniel
McNaughton
Unknown:
Edward
Drummond
Unknown:
Robert
Peel
Unknown:
Steve
Gooch
Producer:
Marilyn
Imrie
Daniel McNaughton:
Ian
Hogg
Other voices:
Tom
George
: Money Box Live
Personal finance questions answered by Vincent Duggleby and guests, producer Chris A'CourtPHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Vincent
Duggleby
: More Untold Stories
New series 1/5. Thora Hird. Alan Bennett reads a second set of extracts from his book of essays and diaries, beginning with the radio monologue he wrote for the much-loved actress Thora Hird , which became her last professional recording. Abridged by Gordon House. Producer Gordon HouseRT DIRECT: Alan Bennett 's Untold Stories Part 3: Written on the Body, is available on CD for only E8.99 (RRP E12.99) including p&p. Call [number removed] (land-line calls cost no more than 8p per minute) or send a cheque payable to BBC Shop to [address removed] Alan Bennett - an introduction: page 117
Contributors
Unknown:
Thora
Hird.
Unknown:
Alan
Bennett
Unknown:
Thora
Hird
Abridged By:
Gordon
House.
Unknown:
Alan
Bennett
Unknown:
Alan
Bennett
: Joan's Irish Journey
New series 1/5. Singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading begins a musical pilgrimage across Ireland. Beginning in Dublin, she meets singer Mary Black and pop cellistVyvienne Long, and samples some vibrant traditional music. producer Susan Marling
Contributors
Songwriter:
Joan
Armatrading
Singer:
Mary
Black
Producer:
Susan
Marling
: The Food Programme
Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pm: More or Less
5/10. Andrew Dilnot explores the way numbers influence different aspects of daily life. Producer Michael BlastlandContributors
Unknown:
Andrew
Dilnot
Producer:
Michael
Blastland
: PM
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
2/6. Jeremy Hardy joins regulars Barry Cryer ,Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor at the Southport Theatre. Humphrey Lyttelton presents, with Colin Sell at the piano. producer Jon Naismith
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
Unknown:
Colin
Sell
Producer:
Jon
Naismith
: The Archers
Ian bites the bullet.For cast see page 28 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Arts magazine with Mark Lawson. Producer Nicola HollowayContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson.
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
: Immigration Stories: The Immigration Officer's Story
New series 1/5. A series of fictional stories about asylum from the point of view of the people working on the frontline at a large airport with the job of dealing with asylum seekers. Bob is an immigration officer at a large British airport and he's got a lot on his mind right now. When he spots a woman and child who have arrived on a flight from Pakistan, his suspicions are aroused and he pulls them over for questioning. By Sarah Daniels.Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Writer:
Sarah
Daniels
Producer/Director:
Sara
Davies
Bob:
Robert
Gwilym
Sandra:
Kathryn
Rogers
Colin:
Paul
Mohan
: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs
3/3. The year is 1848, the Habsburg court have fled Vienna, and the emperor Ferdinand is being asked to step aside. But the Habsburgs managed to return to power, only to be finished off by the First World War.Misha Glenny concludes his history of one of Europe's longest-lasting dynasties.
Contributors
Presenter:
Misha
Glenny
Producer:
Miles
Warde
: Crossing Continents
2/10. Malaysia. Farish Noor looks at religious freedom in his home country. Repeated from Thursday: Planet Earth under Threat
New series 1/8. Evidence from the Earth. Gabrielle Walker finds out how global warming is changing the natural world, witnessing the melt-back in Greenland and the effects on corals in the Pacific, and learning how changing rainfall is causing suffering to the lemurs of Madagascar. But there's good news too: the red fox and the moose are on the march. Producer Julian HectorContributors
Unknown:
Gabrielle
Walker
Producer:
Julian
Hector
: Start the Week
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Light of Evening
6/10. Dilly's daughter, Eleanora, has begun a fledgeling literary career, but her husband finds her ambition a threat to their marriage. Edna O'Brien 's novel about love, family, loyalty and change is abridged by Neville Teller and read by Tina Kellegher. Producer Eoin O'CallaghanRT DIRECT: The Light of Evening by Edna O'Brien is available in hardback for E13.50 (RRP £14.99) 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:
Edna
O'Brien
Abridged By:
Neville
Teller
Read By:
Tina
Kellegher.
Producer:
Eoin
O'Callaghan
Unknown:
Edna
O'Brien
: Forty Days to Dairen
Libby Purves presents an anthology of words, music and interviews to mark the British preoccupation with seafaring. Producer Emma Kingsley (Revised rpt)Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
Producer:
Emma
Kingsley
: News
: Book of the Week: Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford
1/5. By Peter Y Sussman. Rptd from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Peter Y
Sussman.
: News
: Afghanistan - Fighting for Peace
Lyse Doucet assesses Afghanistan's progress since the Bonn agreement of 2001: News
: Outlook
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