Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With Dr Alison Elliot.: Farming
Today Rural round-up and trends, presented by Anna Hill.Contributors
Presented By:
Anna
Hill.
: Today
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Mark D'Arcy and Alicia McCarthy.
7.45 Thought for the Day With Indarjit Singh.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
James
Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Mark
D'Arcy
Unknown:
Alicia
McCarthy.
Unknown:
Indarjit
Singh.
: Taking a Stand
2/6. Fergal Keane talks to Professor Tipu Aziz , one of Britain's leading neurosurgeons, who has pioneered techniques involving the implantation of electrodes deep into the brains of his patients, transforming the lives of those suffering from debilitating diseases such as Parkinson's. Producer Jane Beresford Repeated at 9.30pmContributors
Talks:
Fergal
Keane
Unknown:
Professor Tipu
Aziz
Producer:
Jane
Beresford
: Why Should I Retire?
4/4. When Clifford Sharp started working as an actuary at the age of 18, all calculations were done by hand. That he now, 78 years later, uses a computer is only one of the many changes he has witnessed: the mainstay of the work has moved from life assurance to pensions, as the problem is no longer that people die too young, but live too long.Felicity Finch concludes her series about people who have chosen to work well past retirement age. Producer Paul Kobrak
Contributors
Unknown:
Clifford
Sharp
Unknown:
Felicity
Finch
Producer:
Paul
Kobrak
: Daily Service
Led by the Rev Stephen Shipley. Christ. Whose Glory Fills the Skies (Ratisbon). John 17, wHO. King of Glory, King of Peace (Walford Davies ). From Glory to Glory Advancing (Sheen). Director of music Christopher Stokes. Organist Graham Eccles.Contributors
Unknown:
Stephen
Shipley.
Unknown:
Walford
Davies
Organist:
Christopher
Stokes.
Organist:
Graham
Eccles.
: Book of the Week: Point to Point Navigation
2/5. Royals and Romance. In the 1960s Gore Vidal 's socialising includes a dinner party with a Thai princess. For further details see yesterday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Gore
Vidal
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Martha Kearney.10.45 A Room of Her Own 2/5. By Katie Hims.
The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Martha
Kearney.
Unknown:
Katie
Hims.
: Fantastic Fabrics and Ripping Yarns
Intelligent fabrics and yarns have already changed our lives but the future is even more exciting, according to scientists working in the Scottish Borders who are applying traditional methods to hi-tech synthetic yarns. Vanessa Collingridge hears about a bewildering future of knitted, crocheted and woven body parts, computerised clothing and, of course, the car bumper that will un-dent itself.Contributors
Presenter:
Vanessa
Collingridge
Producer:
Sam
Thorn
: Cathy Comes Home
Ian Smith assesses the significance of the 1966 BBC1 docudrama Cathy Come Home, which featured a young homeless couple caught in a poverty trap.Producer Merilyn Harris Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am
Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
Smith
: You and Yours
Winifred Robinson and Peter White present a report on Polish immigrants who've come to to seek their fortunes but have ended up sleeping rough. And at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 10amContributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson
Unknown:
Peter
White
: The Real History of Opera
3/4. Guillaume Tell. Rossini's last opera is about the political ideals of a conservative population, rising up against tyrannical overlords. And in 1829 - the year before the July revolution - it had a special resonance for the Parisian public for whom it was written. But it had a different kind of resonance in Italy, Rossini's home country, much of which was under Austrian rule, as was Switzerland in the days of William Tell. Producer Catherine McGhee Repeated on SaturdayContributors
Unknown:
William
Tell.
Producer:
Catherine
McGhee
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: The Lost Love of Phoebe Miles
A new play by Bernard Kops , commisioned by Radio 4 to mark the playwright's 80th birthday. A young woman, working in a dress factory in wartime London, falls in love with a young American serviceman.Other roles played by Paul Richard Biggin , Christine Kavanagh , Joseph Kloska , Alex Miller , Jack Millar , Emma Noakes and Bethan Walker Producer/Director Ned Chaillet
Contributors
Play By:
Bernard
Kops
Played By:
Paul Richard
Biggin
Played By:
Christine
Kavanagh
Played By:
Joseph
Kloska
Played By:
Alex
Miller
Played By:
Jack
Millar
Played By:
Emma
Noakes
Played By:
Bethan
Walker
Director:
Ned
Chaillet
Phoebe:
Tracy-Ann
OBErman
Joe:
David
de Keyser
Fay:
Heather
Coombs
Paul:
Oarie
Marshall
Sylvie:
Lucy
Middleweek
Maisie:
Miranda
Keeling
: Making History
Nick Baker and the team follow up more history questions and reveal further insights to the past. producer Nick Patrick ADDRESS: [address removed] email: making.historyiabbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)Contributors
Unknown:
Nick
Baker
Producer:
Nick
Patrick
: The Horse
2/5. The Strife and the Sorrow. Operation Pegasus and the defeat of Troy seems like a great idea to Dingbat Diomedes. But Geoff thinks that "horse duty" is an order to get back in the saddle. By Alick Rowe. Read by Martin Jarvisand Darren Richardson. For further details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Alick
Rowe.
Read By:
Darren
Richardson.
: Soundscape - the Sea Swallow
2/5. it's June and on the Fame Islands a lesser black-blacked gull attacks the colony of Arctic terns and raids the nest of the young female. In Iceland she faces another tragic loss when an Arctic Fox ambushes one of her chicks. Paul Young follows two Arctic terns on their annual migration. For further details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Young
: Law in Action
9/9. Barrister Clive Coleman cuts through the legal jargon and reports on the latest issues in the law and the legal system. Producer Innes BowenContributors
Unknown:
Clive
Coleman
Producer:
Innes
Bowen
: A Good Read
9/10. Playwright Arnold Wesker and author and journalist Hunter Daviesjoin Sue MacGregor to discuss the paperbacks they love. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Friday at 11pmContributors
Unknown:
Arnold
Wesker
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor
Producer:
Mark
Smalley
: PM
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.: Living with the Enemy
3/6. Sitcom, written by Gyles Brandreth and Nick Revell. This week Gyles plots revenge against his estranged wife.Producer Ed Morrish
Contributors
Written By:
Gyles
Brandreth
Written By:
Nick
Revell.
Producer:
Ed
Morrish
Gyles:
Gyles
Brandreth
Nick:
Nick
Revell
Sophie:
Gugu
Mbatha-Raw
Mrs Woodman:
Prunella
Scales
Mr Woodman:
Timothy
West
: The Archers
Ruth finds she's not invited to the party.For cast see page 36 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Including an interview with conductor Bernard Haitink , who has recorded all nine Beethoven symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra over the past year. Producer Robyn ReadContributors
Conductor:
Bernard
Haitink
: A Room of Her Own
2/5. Daphne. Throughout her literary career, Daphne du Maurier cultivated relationships with buildings.Katie Hims 's play celebrates the place where Du Maurier first had a room of her own: Ferryside in Fowey, Cornwall, still home to her descendants. Recorded there on location.
For further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Katie
Hims
Daphne:
Finty
Williams
Woman:
Phyllida
Law
: File on 4
9/10. A new superbug is on the rise in Britain's hospitals. Allan Urry asks if the Government is doing enough to protect patients from hospital-acquired infections.Producer Gregor Stewart ; Editor David Ross Repeated on Sunday at 5pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Allan
Urry
Producer:
Gregor
Stewart
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?
3/4. What is a normal metabolism? The thyroid controls our body temperature and, therefore, our metabolism. But it's quite common for things to go wrong with the thyroid, and determining what normal thyroid function should be is no easy task. Vivienne Parry explores how to tell if the thyroid is working normally and what happens if it isn't. Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm: Taking a Stand
Repeated from 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Kite Runner
2/10. The morning after the coup that made the monarchy a thing of the past in Kabul, Amir and Hassan climb the hill to their favourite tree. By Khaled Hosseini. Read by Kulvinder Ghir. For further details see yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Khaled
Hosseini.
Read By:
Kulvinder
Ghir.
: From the Cape Flats with Laughs
Marc Lottering is one of South Africa's brightest comedy stars. As one of the first Coloured comedians to gain a national profile, his character comedy reflects the lives of a large part of the country's population whose portrayal had previously been the domain of white comics mimicking them. Simon Fanshawe accompanies Marc on a tour of the South Africa that he grew up in - the predominantly Coloured area of the Cape Flats - as they explore the roots of Marc'sCharacters and comedy. Producers Julian Mayers and Karen Rose
Contributors
Unknown:
Marc
Lottering
Unknown:
Simon
Fanshawe
Producers:
Julian
Mayers
Producers:
Karen
Rose
: Today in Parliament
Today's events in Westminster, with David Wilby.Contributors
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
: News
: Book of the Week
: Point to PointNavigation 2/5. By Gore Vidal. Repeated from 9.45am
: News
: World Book Club
William Boyd's Brazzaville Beach: News
: Outlook
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