Listings
: Test Match SpecialSri Lanka v England
Commentary on the final day's play in the Second Test in Colombo.For commentators see Sunday *approximate times
: Farming Today
Presented by Anna Hill. Producer Steve PeacockContributors
Presented By:
Anna
Hill.
Producer:
Steve
Peacock
: Today
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Robert Orchard and David Wilby.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward
Stourton.
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
: Test Match SpecialSri Lanka v England
Commentary on the final day's play in the Second Test in Colombo.For commentators see Sunday *approximate times
: In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests investigate tne history of ideas.Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Podcast available at [web address removed]
Contributors
Presenter:
Melvyn
Bragg
Producer:
James
Cook
- In Our Time: The Sassanid Empire 42 minutes
: Book of the Week:Edward Burra: Twentieth-Century Eye
4/5. Burra's 1937 visit to Mexico to stay with novelist Malcolm Lowry turned out to be eventful, what with the vast distances, the drunks and the adventure with the rabbit. Jane Stevenson 's biography of the painter. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Malcolm
Lowry
Unknown:
Jane
Stevenson
: Daily Service
Led by Becky Harris. Dear Lord, Where Are the Signs of Hope? (Draycott). Luke 1, vv6769; 76-79. Benedictus (Johnson Manning).
Thy Kingdom Come! on Bended Knee (Irish).
Contributors
Unknown:
Becky
Harris.
: Test Match SpecialSri Lanka v England
Commentary on the final day's play in the Second Test in Colombo.For commentators see Sunday *approximate times
: Woman's Hour
With Jenni Murray.10.45 Dombey and Son 19/20. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Jenni
Murray.
: Crossing Continents
6/10. Taking on the Traffickers. Globally, human trafficking is the most lucrative illicit business after drugs and arms. Linda Pressiy visits El Salvador and Nicaragua to report on local efforts to protect girls and women from the trade in sexual exploitation. Producer Linda Pressly Repeated on Monday at 8.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Linda
Pressiy
Unknown:
El
Salvador
Producer:
Linda
Pressly
: When Hollywood Went to War
1/2. Humphrey Lyttelton presents the story of Hollywood's involvement in the Second World War. Tinseltown responded not only with propaganda films but also by throwing some of their highest-earning stars into the battle, including James Stewart and Clark Gable. Producer Stephen Garner Spoken word choices: page 139Contributors
Unknown:
Humphrey
Lyttelton
Unknown:
James
Stewart
Unknown:
Clark
Gable.
Producer:
Stephen
Garner
: You and Yours until 12.15
Presented by Liz Barclay and Mishal Husain.Contributors
Presented By:
Liz
Barclay
Presented By:
Mishal
Husain.
: Open Country
Repeated from Sat at 6.07am: The Archers
Repeated from yesterday at7pm: Afternoon Play: Take-Away
5/5 Bitter Batter. The last of the comedy dramas about an immigrant f ish-and-chip shop in Leeds. It is now 1936 and a Jewish family run the business. Melvyn's batter is limp and lifeless, that is until a stranger arrives with a new recipe. The riddle of The Battered Devil is about to be revealed. By Gary Brown.Producer/Director Peter Leslie Wild
Contributors
Unknown:
Gary
Brown.
Director:
Peter Leslie
Wild
Narrator:
Stephen
Greif
Melvyn:
David
Fleeshman
Malcolm:
Jeff
Hordley
jean:
Olwyn
May
Bobby:
Vanessa
Rosenthal
Rachel:
Julia
Rayner
Harvey:
Richard
Jackson
Rabbi:
Lloyd
Peters
: Check Up
'4/6 Barbara Myers is joined by Dr Jonathan Morrell to answer listeners' calls on the subject of cholesterol, including whether cholesterol-lowering drugs really help. producer Beth EastwoodPHONE: [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm or email via the website: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4
Contributors
Unknown:
Barbara
Myers
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan
Morrell
Producer:
Beth
Eastwood
: Radio 4 Appeal
Rptd from Sunday 7.55am: Remember Me
4/5. An old photo increases Maggie's anxiety. For details see Monday: Lights, Camera, Landscape
4/5. When you need to create the illusion of being in another world, it seems that film-makers can do no better than head for the Brecon Beacons in Wales. Matthew Sweet discovers how films, including Stardust and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, managed to create their unearthly settings in the remote expanse of the Beacons. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Matthew
Sweet
: Open Book
Repeated from Sunday at 4pm: The Material World
Six months after fire ripped through the Cutty Sark, the world's last surviving tea clipper, Quentin Cooper talks to the conservation team about the painstaking techniques and public support involved in restoring the famous vessel.Contributors
Presenter:
Quentin
Cooper
Producer:
Pamela
Rutherford
- Material World: Cutty Sark 28 minutes
: PM
Presented by Eddie Mair.: The Hollow Men
6/6. Sketch show in which madness is always lurking just beneath the surface of normality. Written and performed by David Armand , Rupert Russell ,Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner , with Katy Brand. Producer Katie Marsden
Contributors
Unknown:
David
Armand
Unknown:
Rupert
Russell
Unknown:
Sam
Spedding
Unknown:
Nick
Tanner
Unknown:
Katy
Brand.
Producer:
Katie
Marsden
: The Archers
Elizabeth is called to the Dark Side.For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and a round-up of the best recent crime fiction. Producer Jerome WeatheraldPodcast: weekly highlights available at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/frontrow
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Producer:
Jerome
Weatherald
: Dombey and Son
19/20. Dark Mr Carker has an appointment with fate. By Charles Dickens.For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Mr
Carker
Unknown:
Charles
Dickens.
: The Investigation
4/4. Simon Cox investigates a topical current affairs issue, challenging the received wisdom handed out by politicians, experts and the media. Series producer Richard VadonContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Cox
Producer:
Richard
Vadon
: Analysis
8/8. Africa's Chance. Do many African nations now have the opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty? The boom in prices for raw materials and controversial Chinese investment mean countries like Kenya and Mozambique are among the world's fastest-growing economies. Richard Dowden , one of Africa's most respected analysts, asks if it can turn this windfall into a long-term path to development.Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Dowden
Producer:
Ingrid
Hassler
- Analysis: Africa's Chance 28 minutes
: Leading Edge
The latest developments in the scientific world, with Geoff Watts.Contributors
Presenter:
Geoff
Watts
Producer:
Rami
Tzabar
- Leading Edge: Polar Bears 30 minutes
: In Our Time
Shortened repeat from 9am: Book at Bedtime: The Land of Spices
4/10. The Reverend Mother notices qualities in her youngest pupil, Anna Murphy , that remind her of herself when she was young. By Kate O'Brien. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Anna
Murphy
Unknown:
Kate
O'Brien.
: It's That Jo Caulf ield Again
1/4. Scathing comedy show. This week, Jo and her husband explore their options when they realise they "used to go out". With Simon Greenall , Moray Hunter and Marian Pashley. Written by Jo Caulfield and Kevin Anderson. Producer Neil MosseyContributors
Unknown:
Simon
Greenall
Unknown:
Moray
Hunter
Unknown:
Marian
Pashley.
Written By:
Jo
Caulfield
Written By:
Kevin
Anderson.
Producer:
Neil
Mossey
: Today in Parliament
Presented by Sean Curran.Podcast available at news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ programmes/bbc_parliament/3081534.stm
Contributors
Presented By:
Sean
Curran.
: News
: Book of the Week:Edward Burra: Twentieth-Century Eye
4/5. By Jane Stevenson. Repeated from 9.45amContributors
Unknown:
Jane
Stevenson.
: News
: The Beat
: News
: Outlook
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