Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From St Chad's, Headingley in Leeds.: Bernard and Betty Speak Out
1/2. Mandy Baker talks to former Speakers of the House of Commons the late Lord Weatherill and Betty Boothroyd. Producer Peter MulliganContributors
Talks:
Mandy
Baker
Unknown:
Betty
Boothroyd.
Producer:
Peter
Mulligan
: Something Understood
Stolen Identity. Mark Tully considers the current concern with what has become known as identity theft - a recurrent theme in myth, literature, film, history and even scripture - and how our fascination with the idea has taken on a more urgent, sinister and personal dimension. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Tully
Producer:
Eley
McAinsh
: On Your Farm
6/9. At his organic farm in Dorset, former Blur bassist-turned-farmer Alex James talks to conductor John Eliot Gardiner. Producer Steve PeacockContributors
Talks:
Alex
James
Conductor:
John Eliot
Gardiner.
Producer:
Steve
Peacock
: Sunday
Religious news, with Roger Bolton. Producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Fay Weldon appeals on behalf of the children's charity ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence).Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]; online via the Radio 4 website
Contributors
Unknown:
Fay
Weldon
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship
Led by the Very Rev Dr Ken Newell from Fitzroy PresbyterianChurch, Belfast. For more than 20 years the congregation of the Fitzroy church have been involved with the Clonara
Monastery. They meet in a service to mark the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland. Producer Bert Tosh
Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Ken
Newell
Producer:
Bert
Tosh
: A Point Of View
Repeated from Friday: Broadcasting House
A discussion of the week's major stories. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: Test Match Special
England v West IndiesCommentary from Lord's on the fourth day's play.
For commentators and further details see yesterday 'approximate time TV highlights of today's play are on Five at 7.15pm
: Desert Island Discs: Greg Dyke
Former director-general of the BBC Greg Dyke talks to Kirsty Young about his life, career and choice of music.Repeated on Friday at 9am
Contributors
Presenter:
Kirsty
Young
Castaway:
Greg
Dyke
Producer:
Leanne
Buckle
- Desert Island Discs: Greg Dyke 43 minutes
: The Unbelievable Truth
4/6. David Mitchell hosts the game in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they can smuggle past their opponents. With Sandi Toksvig , Dara O'Briain , Jo Caulfield and Graeme Garden. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
David
Mitchell
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
Unknown:
Dara
O'Briain
Unknown:
Jo
Caulfield
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden.
: The Food Programme
Sheila Dillon visits the National Fruit Collections in Brogdale, Kent - the largest collection of fruit trees in the world. Created after the war it contains more than 2,000 varieties of apples alone. Now there are questions over its future. So what do we need from this national collection in the future? Producer Dan Saladino Rptd tomorrow at 4pmContributors
Producer:
Dan Saladino
Rptd
: The World This Weekend
Shaun Ley with global news and analysis. Editor Colin HancockContributors
Unknown:
Shaun
Ley
Editor:
Colin
Hancock
: The Insider's Guide to Writing a PrimeMinisterial Memoir
"What should the Prime Minister put in his own account of the Downing Street years?" Rory Bremner and his guests provide some helpful hints. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Rory
Bremner
: Gardeners' Question Time
Matthew Biggs , Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank answer questions sent in by listeners. Peter Gibbs is in the chair. Including at 2.25pm Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor ShortenedContributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Biggs
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Peter
Gibbs
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
: Five Gardens of Germany
New series 1/5. Worlitz, the Enlightenment Garden, East Germany. Susan Marling explores the German nation through its gardens. The garden at Worlitz is is a monument to the Enlightenment. Laid out from 1768 by Prince Franz of Anholt-Dessau, it is a monument to his Enlightened views. Producer Susan MarlingContributors
Unknown:
Susan
Marling
Producer:
Susan
Marling
: Classic Serial: Tom Jones
1/3. One night, wealthy Squire Allworthy steps into bed and finds an infant wrapped between his sheets. Henry Fielding's epic comic adventure about the life and adventures of one of English literature's most rharminq rascals is dramatised here by Stephen Wyatt. Producer/Director Claire Grove Repeated on Saturday at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Squire
Allworthy
Unknown:
Stephen
Wyatt.
Henry Fielding:
Simon Russell
Beale
TomJones:
Michael
Leqqe
Blifil:
Adrian
Scarborough
Squire Western:
Trevor
Peacock
Miss Western:
Margaret
Tyzack
Squire Allworthy:
James
Laurenson
Black George:
Sam
Dale
Sophia:
Clare
Corbett
JennyJones:
Rachel
Bavidqe
Partridge:
Charles
Barnecut
Mrs:
Seagrim
Lizasadovy
Honour:
Jasmine
Callan
: Open Book
Mariella Frostrup talks to Owen Sheers about his new novel a counterfactual history in which the Germans successfully invade Britain in 1944. And she investigates the skills of the blurb writer. Producer Nicola Holloway Repeated on Thursday at 4pmContributors
Talks:
Mariella
Frostrup
Unknown:
Owen
Sheers
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
- Open Book: Owen Sheers 28 minutes
: Poetry Please
Roger McGough introduces requests for verse that mark those rites of passage that help calibrate life's journey. Poems by Thorn Gunn , Kahlil Gibran and Helen Dunmore celebrate the hatches, matches and despatches. Read by Amanda Horlock , lain Mitchell and Duncan Bonner. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm RT DIRECT: To order the CD Poetry Please: the Anniversary Edition for E9.99 (RRP E12.99) inc p&p, call [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per min) or send a cheque payable to BBC Shop to: [address removed]or visit www.bbcshop.com and enter code [number removed] at the checkoutContributors
Introduces:
Roger
McGough
Unknown:
Thorn
Gunn
Unknown:
Kahlil
Gibran
Unknown:
Helen
Dunmore
Read By:
Amanda
Horlock
Unknown:
Duncan
Bonner.
Producer:
Mark
Smalley
: Gridlocked
Using barges to carry goods through congested cities is one of the best ways to cut pollution, so why do small waterways businesses feel they are no longer wanted? Gerry Northam reports. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Gerry
Northam
: From Fact to Fiction
1/8. Playwright Colin Teevan creates a fictional response to a Story in the week's news. Repeated from yesterday at 7pmContributors
Unknown:
Colin
Teevan
: Pick of the Week
Matthew Parris makes his selection from the last seven days Of BBC radio. Producer Jacqueline SmithPHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: potw@bbc.co.uk or www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Contributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Parris
Producer:
Jacqueline
Smith
: The Archers
The truth hurts for Brian and Elizabeth.For cast see page 34 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap and Flannel: page 33
: Go 4 It
Barney Harwood hears winning poems about horrid brothers and moody sisters - and some nice ones, too. producer Vibeke VenemaContributors
Unknown:
Barney
Harwood
Producer:
Vibeke
Venema
: Puppets through America
1/5. Let Us Go to America! Puppeteer Walter Wilkinson 's account of his adventures in America in the 1930s with his travelling peep-show, beginning with his recollections of setting sail for New York with his wife. Read by David Timson and abridged by Roy Apps. Producer David BlountContributors
Unknown:
Walter
Wilkinson
Read By:
David
Timson
Abridged By:
Roy
Apps.
Producer:
David
Blount
: Feedback
1/12. Listeners' views on BBC radio programmes. Presented by Roger Bolton. Repeated from FridayContributors
Presented By:
Roger
Bolton.
: Last Word
Obituary programme. Repeated from Friday: Money Box
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: In Business
3/9. Peter Day reports on the latest developments in the worlds of business and industry. Editor Stephen chiicott- In Business: Australia's Carbon Footprint 27 minutes
: The Westminster Hour
Carolyn Ouinn looks ahead to the week's political events.10.45 Bernard and Betty Speak Out
2/2. In his last interview before his recent death, Lord Weatherill and another famous former Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd , tell Mandy Baker how they kept 650 MPs in order.
Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
Bernard and Betty Speak Out is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Carolyn
Ouinn
Unknown:
Betty
Boothroyd
Unknown:
Mandy
Baker
Unknown:
Terry
Dignan
Unknown:
Betty Speak
Out
: The Learning Curve
2/9. A guide to the world of learning. Repeated from Monday: Something Understood
Repeated from 6.05am: News
: Thinking Allowed
Laurie Taylor hears how Amazonian Indians make friends. Repeated from WednesdayContributors
Unknown:
Laurie
Taylor
: News
: For Richer, for Poorer
exploring the divide between the rich and the poor (1/2): News
: Armies for Hire
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