Listings
: Farming Today
With Charlotte Smith. Producer Sarah SwadlingContributors
Unknown:
Charlotte
Smith.
Producer:
Sarah
Swadling
: Today
Presented by James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.6.25,7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
Presented by Robert Orchard and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Catherine Pepinster.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Presented By:
James
Naughtie
Presented By:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry
Richardson.
Presented By:
Robert
Orchard
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
Unknown:
Catherine
Pepinster.
: The Reunion
5/5. In the early hours of 12 October 1984, as Margaret Thatcher sat redrafting a speech in her room at Brighton'sGrand Hotel, an IRA bomb exploded killing five people and injuring many more. Sue MacGregor brings together both perpetrators and victims to see how their lives were changed for ever by this terrorist attack on mainland
Britain, and how some of them are building a sense or reconciliation after 23 years. Repeated from Sunday at 11.15am
Contributors
Unknown:
Margaret
Thatcher
: Book of the Week: Getting Rich First
5/5. Great change has brought about large-scale migration as people search for a better way of life. Concluding the look at life in a fast-changing China, written and read Dy former BBC China correspondent Duncan Hewitt. For further details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Duncan
Hewitt.
: Woman's Hour
Presented by Ritula Shah.10.45 Mapp and Lucia 10/10. Home Sweet Home ByEFBenson. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Presented By:
Ritula
Shah.
: Shopkeepers of the Nation
2/2. Glaswegian writer and comedian Hardeep SinghKohli investigates the death of the corner shop. It's been estimated that by 2010 the convenience store win De a part of history, and not just because of the competition from the large supermarkets. Many Asian shopkeepers like Hardeep's mum, only went into business to give their r children the opportunities that they never had - the last thing they wanted for their offspring was to work in the family business! Producer Stephen Hughes
Contributors
Unknown:
Hardeep
Singh
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
: Falco: the Iron Hand of Mars
6/6. Just as he thinks his mission is drawing to a closeFalco has a fateful encounter with a missing legate and a giant Celtic bull. But he doesn't manage to close the case without the help of his resourceful girlfriend Helena, and the intervention of a small child. By Lindsey Davis , dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Producer/Director Peter Leslie Wild
Contributors
Unknown:
Lindsey
Davis
Dramatised By:
Mary
Cutler.
Director:
Peter Leslie
Wild
Falco:
Anton
Lesser
Helena:
Anna
Madeley
Helveticus:
Gary
Lewis
Justinus:
Oliver J
Hembrough
Lentullus:
Dan
Crow
Gracilis:
Mark
Straker
Xanthus:
David
Holt
Augustinilla:
Sophie
Samuda
Civilis:
Michael
Elwyn
: You and Yours
Consumer and public interest reports, presented by Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson. Series editor Andrew SmithContributors
Presented By:
Liz
Barclay
Presented By:
Winifred
Robinson.
Editor:
Andrew
Smith
: The World at One
News and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley. Editor Colin HancockContributors
Presented By:
Shaun
Ley.
Editor:
Colin
Hancock
: The Message
6/6. Steve Hewlett and his guests discuss current media trends and how they affect everyday life.Producer Ekene Akalawu Repeated on Sunday at 8pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Steve
Hewlett
Producer:
Ekene
Akalawu
: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Dave - the Dead Lefty
The surviving members of a radica 1970s theatre group are reunited at the funeral of their former roadie. Old loves are rekindled, old wounds re-opened - and old secrets dug up. By Mervyn Stutter.Producer/Director David Ian Neville
Contributors
Unknown:
Mervyn
Stutter.
Director:
David Ian
Neville
Muzo:
Mervyn
Stutter
Ingrid:
Stella
Forge
Topsy:
Laura
Doddington
Tim:
Nick
Farr
Vicar:
Nick
Farr
Mears:
Kenny
Blyth
Barman:
Kenny
Blyth
Derek:
Finlay
McLean
: Costing the Earth
3/6. Australia. The Great Drought seems set to become a permanent way of life in Australia, the driest country on the driest continent in the world. How is it going to manage its water supplies to ensure that its growing population has enough water in the future? Irrigators need to sell used water back to the government, and drastic measures are necessary to quench the country s increasing thirst. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm: Francis Coppola Presents
5/5. Cat Fancy. The story of a woman who, as a girl, was rejected by her mother and brought up by her grandmother - an act of kindness undermined by her being treated with the same conditional hospitality afforded a house pet. Kathryn Harrison 's story is the last in the series taken from the film director's literary magazine. For further details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Kathryn
Harrison
: Chinese In Britain: Peking Duck and Chips
10/10. Stories from the early days of Chinese restaurants around Britain when the idea of sweet and sour food was enough to make diners laugh.British appetites were gradually won over with chow mein and chop suey - as long as they were served with chips!
(For further details see Monday)
: Last Word
John Wilson presents the programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased.(Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm)
Contributors
Presenter:
John
Wilson
Producer:
Sally
Spurring
: The Film Programme
Director Danny Boyle, best known for Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, talks to Francine Stock about his latest movie Sunshine, and reveals the film he wishes he had made. Plus all the week's cinema news, releases and interviews.Contributors
Guest:
Danny
Boyle
Presenter:
Francine
Stock
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
- The Film Programme: Helena Bonham-Carter 28 minutes
: The News Quiz
3/8. Sandi Toksvig and Francis Wheen, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton and Alan Coren trawl through the week's biggest and smallest news stories to present the topical comedy panel game, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and funny newspaper cuttings sent in by listeners.(Repeated tomorrow at 6.30pm)
Contributors
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Unknown:
Francis
Wheen
Unknown:
Simon
Evans
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Unknown:
Alan
Coren
Producer:
Ed
Morrish
: The Archers
Peggy finds out the awful truth.For cast see page 37 Written by Simon Frith
Director Julie Beckett ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Contributors
Written By:
Simon
Frith
Director:
Julie
Beckett
Editor:
Vanessa
Whitburn
: Front Row
Kirsty Lang with arts news, interviews and the verdict on the National Theatre's staging of the Powell-Pressburger film Matter of Life and Death. Producer Ella-Mai RobeyContributors
Unknown:
Kirsty
Lang
Producer:
Ella-Mai
Robey
: Mapp and Lucia
10/10. Home Sweet Home. The missing pair return to reclaim their thrones - and the mystery of lobster a la Riseholme unfolds. By EF Benson.For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
: Any Questions?
Topical discussion from Manchester hosted by Eddie Mair , in which an audience canvass the opinions of four leading figures, including Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton. Producer Anne Peacock Repeated tomorrow at 8pmContributors
Unknown:
Eddie
Mair
Unknown:
John
Hutton.
Producer:
Anne
Peacock
: A Point of View
5/8. Historian Lisa Jardine offers her reflections on a topical issue. Producer Sheila Cook Repeated on Sunday at 8.50amContributors
Unknown:
Lisa
Jardine
Producer:
Sheila
Cook
: The Friday Play: What I Heard about Iraq
"Today I heard...."A radio dramatisation of the Los Angeles stage production of a global internet phenomenon: an article that has appeared on 100,000 websites that is simply a list of reported quotations from Americans, British and Iraqis, and from other sources that detail the war in Iraq.
Adapted by Simon Levy from the article by Eliot Weinberger.
Cast comprises Tony Pasqualini, Bernadette Speakes, Darcy Halsey, Marc Casabani and Ryun Yu.
Music by Jon Nicholls ; Producer/Director Tim Dee
Contributors
Adapted By:
Simon
Levy
Unknown:
Eliot
Weinberger.
Unknown:
Tony
Pasqualini
Unknown:
Bernadette
Speakes
Unknown:
Darcy
Halsey
Unknown:
Marc
Casabani
Unknown:
Ryun
Yu.
Music By:
Jon
Nicholls
Director:
Tim
Dee
: The World Tonight
National and international news and analysis, presented by Jackie Hardgrave.Contributors
Presenter:
Jackie
Hardgrave.
Editor:
Alistair
Burnett
: Book at Bedtime: South of the River
10/15. By Blake Morrison. The story of the missing toddler continues to obsess Harry, and Anthea struggles with Nat's dependence on her. Read by Douglas Hodge , abridged by Jill Waters. For further details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Blake
Morrison.
Read By:
Douglas
Hodge
Abridged By:
Jill
Waters.
: Look Away Now
Repeated from yesterday at 6.30pm: Today in Parliament
Presented by Mark D'Arcy. Editor Peter KnowiesContributors
Presented By:
Mark
D'Arcy.
Editor:
Peter
Knowies
: News
: Book of the Week: Getting Rich First
5/5. Written and read by Duncan Hewitt. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Read By:
Duncan
Hewitt.
: News
: News
: Close Up
Tim Marlow looks at Frida Kahlo's Self Portrait with Monkey (3/3)Contributors
Unknown:
Tim
Marlow
: News
: Outlook
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