Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside.: Profile
Repeated from yesterday: Something Understood
In the Beginning Was the Word. Writer JudithFrench considers literacy, an ability she considers one of humanity's greatest intellectual gifts. Producer Ronni Davis Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Producer:
Ronni
Davis
: On Your Farm
7/8. Elinor Goodman meets a group of Sussex farmers who are turning their land back to nature. Producer Andrew SmithContributors
Unknown:
Elinor
Goodman
Producer:
Andrew
Smith
: Sunday
With Edward Stourton. Producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Benjamin Zephaniah appeals on behalf of the Prison Phoenix Trust. Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pmDonations: [address removed]: Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]; online via the Radio 4 website
Contributors
Unknown:
Benjamin
Zephaniah
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship
Live from St Paul's Cathedral, London. CanonLucy Winkett and the Rev Nicholas Holtam lead a service exploring the significance of memory. Music director Huw Williams. Organist Tom Winpenny. Producer Simon Vivian
Contributors
Unknown:
Lucy
Winkett
Unknown:
Nicholas
Holtam
Organist:
Huw
Williams.
Organist:
Tom
Winpenny.
Producer:
Simon
Vivian
: A Point of View
Repeated from Friday: Broadcasting House
Paddy O'Connell discusses the week's news. Editor Peter RipponPodcast available for download at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bh
Contributors
Unknown:
Paddy
O'Connell
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.: The Reunion
New series 1/5. Jeremy Isaacs , Deborah Bull and Chris Smith are some of the key players in the furore surrounding Royal Opera House funding in the 1990s. Reunited by Sue MacGregor , they relive the experiences they shared.Producer Eleanor Thomas Repeated on Friday at 9am
Contributors
Unknown:
Jeremy
Isaacs
Unknown:
Deborah
Bull
Unknown:
Chris
Smith
Unknown:
Sue
MacGregor
Producer:
Eleanor
Thomas
: Just a Minute
6/11. From the Pieasance Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Clement Freud and Paul Merton are the panellists, and Nicholas Parsons is in the chair. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Clement
Freud
Unknown:
Paul
Merton
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons
: The Food Programme
Sheila Dillon hears stories of farmers and growers who have been directly affected by the recent floods, and explores the wider issues raised about the food supply chain.Producer Dan Saladino Repeated tomorrow at 4pm
Contributors
Producer:
Dan
Saladino
: The World This Weekend
Presented by Shaun Ley. Editor Colin HancockContributors
Presented By:
Shaun
Ley.
Editor:
Colin
Hancock
: A Talent to Muse
Simon Fanshawe examines the art of "creating a comic performer" and analyses the writers behind some of the best-loved figures of the comedy world. Producer Frank StirlingContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Fanshawe
Producer:
Frank
Stirling
: Gardeners' Question Time
Bunny Guinness, John Cushnie and Pippa Greenwood answer listeners' gardening queries in Derbyshire, and Anne Swithinbank reveals how the proper use of plants can enliven large areas of paving. Eric Robson is in the chair.Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened repeat on Wed at 3pm Alan Titchmarsh 's tips/Tulips offer: page 32
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric
Robson
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
Unknown:
Alan
Titchmarsh
: Grasping the Nettle
Every summer, the Bottle Inn in Dorset hosts the World Nettle-Eating Championships. Adam Lusekelo reports. Producer Ruth EvansContributors
Unknown:
Adam
Lusekelo
Producer:
Ruth
Evans
: Classic Serial: To Sir with Love
1/2. Rick Braithwaite is a handsome, ex-RAF pilot who gets a job as a teacher in a radical school in postwar London's EastEnd. The students are tough, foul-mouthed and angry but he inspires them as they inspire him. By ER Braithwaite, dramatised by Roy Williams.
Producer/Director Claire Grove Rptd on Saturday at 9pm Pick of the week: page 120
Contributors
Unknown:
Rick
Braithwaite
Dramatised By:
Roy
Williams.
Director:
Claire
Grove
Rick:
Kwame
Kwel-Armah
Gillian:
Sasha
Behar
Weston:
Simon
Treves
Clinty:
Liza
Sadovy
Florian:
Sam
Dale
Denham:
Steven
Webb
Pamela:
Clare
Corbett
Seales:
Ashley
Chin
Potter:
Freddy
White
Babs:
Leanne
Rowe
: Open Book
Nature writer Robert Macfarlane talks toMariella Frostrup about his quest to discover
Britain's unspoilt wilderness. And Adrian Chiles reveals his five all-time favourite books.
Producer Nicola Holloway Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
Contributors
Talks:
Robert
MacFarlane
Unknown:
Mariella
Frostrup
Unknown:
Adrian
Chiles
Producer:
Nicola
Holloway
- Open Book: Robert Macfarlane 28 minutes
: Poetry Please
8/8. Roger McGough presents listeners' request for poems about harvest time and the challenges of starting school.Producer Christine Hall Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Producer:
Christine
Hall
: The Shadow of the Dragon:China and the New Arms Race
2/2. Maurice Walsh gauges Beijing's military ambitions to reclaim Taiwan and Washington's anxieties about them. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Maurice
Walsh
: Profile
Repeated from yesterday: Pick of the Week
Peter White selects his highlights of the past week's BBC radio programmes. Producer Jacqueline Smith PHONE: [number removed], (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute); Fax: [number removed] email potw@bbc.co.ukContributors
Unknown:
Peter
White
Producer:
Jacqueline
Smith
: The Archers
Hayley takes matters into her own hands.For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm on FM Soaps: page 29
: Go 4 It
Barney Harwood takes a look at books about dinosaurs, and one lucky fan is given the chance to meet the author of Astrosaurs, Steve Cole. Producer Philippa LawContributors
Unknown:
Barney
Harwood
Unknown:
Steve
Cole.
: 101 Dalmatians
5/5. A miracle is found. Pongo, Missis and 97 puppies will soon be home again - that is, if they can convince the Dearlys to take them all in. But first they must wreak their revenge on Cruella de Vil. Christmas, it seems, has come at last. By Dodie Smith. Producer Lu KempContributors
Unknown:
Cruella
de Vil.
Unknown:
Dodie
Smith.
Producer:
Lu
Kemp
: The Message
3/6. Steve Hewlett and his guests debate current media trends. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Steve
Hewlett
: Last Word
John Wilson reflects on the lives of notable people who have died recently. Rptd from FridayContributors
Unknown:
John
Wilson
: Face the Facts
6/6. John Waite finds out whether children are being put up for adoption in order to meet Government targets.Producer Sarah Tempest Repeated from Friday
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: Analysis
8/8. The Will to Power? Felipe Fernandez -Armesto investigates moves by the Government to impose sanctions on socially harmful self-indulgences such as gambling and smoking. He asks whether the passing of self-discipline is to be regretted and if it can be recovered. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
Felipe
Fernandez
: The Westminster Hour
Carolyn Quinn looks at the political week ahead.10.45 Is That a Deal? 2/2. Michael Cockerell considers the failure of the negotiations designed to bring about a coalition government involving Tony Blair's Labour Party and Paddy Ashdown 's Liberal Democrats.
Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
Is That a Deal? is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn
Unknown:
Michael
Cockerell
Unknown:
Paddy
Ashdown
Unknown:
Terry
Dignan
: Off the Page
6/7. Neither a Borrower Nora Lender BeWriters William Leith, Rosie Millard and Terence Blacker , who have experience of these matters, discuss debt and lending money to friends. Dominic Arkwright holds the purse strings. Repeated from Wednesday
Contributors
Unknown:
Rosie
Millard
Unknown:
Terence
Blacker
Unknown:
Dominic
Arkwright
: Something Understood
Rptd from 6.05am: News
: Thinking Allowed
The first of three editions examining the social divides in modern Britain. Here, politicians David Willetts and Frank Field join presenter Laurie Taylor to consider Britain's residential inequalities by exploring statistics and questioning specialists. Repeated from WednesdayContributors
Unknown:
David
Willetts
Unknown:
Frank
Field
Presenter:
Laurie
Taylor
: News
: News
: Zimbabwe Out of Control
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