Listings
: Test Match Special
Australia v EnglandJonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld and Tim Lane with commentary on the third day of the First Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Producer Peter Baxter 'Approximate times Highlights of the third day's play are on BBC2 at 11.20pm tonight
Contributors
Unknown:
Henry
Blofeld
Unknown:
Tim
Lane
Producer:
Peter
Baxter
: Extreme Britain
2/5. Mike Dilger searches for Britain's oldest tree in ancient woodland in Gloucestershire and on river cliffs in Worcestershire, but soon discovers that appearance isn't everything. Producer Brett WestwoodContributors
Unknown:
Mike
Dilger
Producer:
Brett
Westwood
: Open Country
Rural reports from around the country. Producer Sandra Sykes Repeated on Thursday at 1.30pmContributors
Producer:
Sandra
Sykes
: Farming Today This Week
Reports on agricultural issues, presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Chris ImpeyContributors
Presented By:
Miriam
O'Reilly.
Producer:
Chris
Impey
: Today
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Vishvapani.
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
: Saturday Live
Actor Felix Dexter joins Fi Glover on the weekend magazine show with all the latest news and lively discussion. Well-known faces reveal their surprising pastimes in Secret Lives, and there's a selection of unusual podcasts. Producer Paula McGinleyContributors
Unknown:
Felix
Dexter
Unknown:
Fi
Glover
Producer:
Paula
McGinley
: Excess Baggage
Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys Of travel. Producer Harry ParkerContributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Producer:
Harry
Parker
: The Lying Game
Each November, believe it or not. windsweptWasdale in West Cumbria hosts a competition to find the world's biggest liar. Originating in the mid-19th century, when the local landlord acquired a reputation for telling tall tales, it's never been won by a women or a stand-up comedian. Step up Sue Perkins as she prepares the perfect fib, with help from locals, visitors and professional liars.
Producers Andrew Carter and Andy Cartwright
Sue Perkins tells it as it isn't: page 127
Contributors
Producers:
Andrew
Carter
Producers:
Andy
Cartwright
Unknown:
Sue
Perkins
: Week in Westminster
Steve Richards takes a look at the week's political events.Editor Mandy Baker
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Richards
Editor:
Mandy
Baker
: From Our Own Correspondent
A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC's foreign correspondents. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant RT DIRECT From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for £15.99 (RRP £16.99) including p&p. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)Contributors
Presented By:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
Edited By:
Tony
Grant
: Money Box
The latest from the world of personal finance, including impartial advice. Presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Chris A'Court Repeated tomorrow at 9pmContributors
Presented By:
Paul
Lewis.
: The Now Show
2/6. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis chase away the winter blues with topical comedy and the help of Mitch Benn , Jon Holmes , Laura Shavin and Mark Watson. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Steve
Punt
Unknown:
Hugh
Dennis
Unknown:
Mitch
Benn
Unknown:
Jon
Holmes
Unknown:
Laura
Shavin
Unknown:
Mark
Watson.
: News
: Any Questions?
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in Sussex where an audience puts questions to a panel that includes the Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson ; the shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Theresa Villiers ; and the director-general of the CBI, Richard Lambert. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Robinson
Unknown:
Theresa
Villiers
Unknown:
Richard
Lambert.
: Any Answers?
Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions? Producer Lisa JenkinsonPHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 12.30pm; email: any.answersi5bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Lisa
Jenkinson
: The Saturday Play: The Haunting of Frances Child
By Richard Cameron. John (played by Danny Burns ), a student, starts to fall in love with Frances (Emma Atkins ) but doesn't realise that he's part of a plan that Frances's personalities are plotting. Frances Child has Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) and creates other personalities in order to cope with the trauma experienced in childhood.Music by Philip Tagney : Producer/Director Pauline Harris
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Cameron.
Played By:
Danny
Burns
Unknown:
Emma
Atkins
Music By:
Philip
Tagney
Director:
Pauline
Harris
: The Real History of Opera
2/4. A comedy of sexual politics set among the Olympian gods, Handel's Semele is based on a libretto by William Congreve and combines some of the most beautiful music Handel ever wrote with biting insights into lust, marital infidelity and the gold-digging of Princess Semele, a mortal who has set her sights on seducing the King of the Gods. Huw Edwards finds out how this very secular story was received when it was first performed on the first Friday of Lent. and discovers some of the targets at which it might have been aimed. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
William
Congreve
Unknown:
Huw
Edwards
: Weekend Woman's Hour
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Editor Jill BurridgeRT DIRECT: Woman's Hour: Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD for E8.99 including p&p, from www.bbcshop.com, or by calling [number removed], quoting [number removed]
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Editor:
Jill
Burridge
: The Bottom Line
9/9. The biggest names in business talk frankly about the workplace issues in the news. Presented by Evan Davis. Producer Neil KoenigContributors
Presented By:
Evan
Davis.
Producer:
Neil
Koenig
: Loose Ends
Another eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and his guests. Producer Cathie MahoneyContributors
Unknown:
Ned
Sherrin
Producer:
Cathie
Mahoney
: From Fact to Fiction
6/8. Harry Venning and Dave Ramsden create a fictional response to a story in the week's news.Producer Gary Brown Repeated tomorrow at 5.40pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Harry
Venning
Unknown:
Dave
Ramsden
Producer:
Gary
Brown
: Saturday Review
Actor, singer and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah , novelist Gillian Slovo , and journalist, director and author Kevin Toolis join Tom Sutcliffe to examine highlights of the week's cultural events. Producer Nicki PaxmanContributors
Unknown:
Kwame
Kwei-Armah
Unknown:
Gillian
Slovo
Unknown:
Kevin
Toolis
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
: The Archive Hour: Down at the Docks
At its peak, Belfast was the biggest shipyard in the world, employing more than 30,000 people. Through a new collection of archive, interviews and recordings, former shipyard workers who started work in the 1930s and 40s recall their time at Harland and Wolff, as Gerry Anderson explores the rise and fall of Belfast's remarkable shipbuilding industry. Producer Christina Captieux Face behind the Voice: page 127Contributors
Unknown:
Gerry
Anderson
Producer:
Christina
Captieux
: Classic Serial: The Brothers Karamazov
3/5. Following the violent encounter at the Karamazov home, Dmitri flees the town in search of Grushenka. By Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dramatised by Melissa Murray.Music by David Pickvance Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Fyodor
Dostoyevsky.
Dramatised By:
Melissa
Murray.
Music By:
David
Pickvance
Dmitri:
Paul
Hilton
Grushenka:
Katy
Cavanaqh
Alyosha:
Carl
Prekopp
Lise:
Emma
Noakes
Mrs Khoklakova:
Rachel
Atkins
Grigory:
Desmond
McNamara
Makarov:
Mark
Straker
Andrey:
Philip
Fox
Trifon Paul:
Richard
Biggin
Musialowicz:
Sam
Dale
Constable:
Salkat
Ahamed
Reveller:
Miranda
Keeling
Second reveller:
Bethan
Walker
: The Moral Maze
8/11. Michael Buerk chairs a studio debate in whichMelanie Phillips , Clifford Longley , Michael Portillo and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Repeated from Wednesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie
Phillips
Unknown:
Clifford
Longley
Unknown:
Michael
Portillo
Unknown:
Ian
Hargreaves
: Brain of Britain
12/17. Featuring four contestants from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Repeated from Monday: Barrack-Room Ballads
Kenneth Cranham discusses and performs his favourite poems from Rudyard Kipling 's 1892 collection, Barrack-Room Ballads. He considers modern-day discomfort with the poems: though classics such as Mandalay, Gunga Din and Tommy are still well-loved, they are steeped in the language of British Imperialism and are often charged with jingoism, racism and sexism. Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Kenneth
Cranham
Unknown:
Rudyard
Kipling
: Test Match Special
Australia v EnglandCommentary on the fourth day of the First Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. For commentators see 5.30am
: Scottish Shorts
2/5. Herring. In Kenneth Steven's short story, old fishing logbooks spark off memories of a first love in the winter snow. Read by John Buick. Producer Bruce Young: BBC World Drama
Dracula: DavidSuchet stars as the vampire in Bram Stoker's novel (2/2)
: News
: News
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