Listings
: Bells on Sunday
The bells of Tonbridge Parish Church, Kent.: For Whom the Division Bell Tolled
Repeated from Sunday 11 May: Something Understood
The Animal Inside. The poetChristie Dickason asks what we owe to animals and whether we acknowledge our shared past. With poems by David Grubb and Simon Armitage and music by Taraf de Haidouks , Messiaen and Flanders and Swann. Producer Alan Hall Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Christie
Dickason
Unknown:
David
Grubb
Unknown:
Simon
Armitage
Music By:
Taraf
de Haidouks
Producer:
Alan
Hall
: On Your Farm
7/7. Adam Henson joins a group of farm-animal veterinary students as they venture into the field and acquaint themselves with the challenges that face modern farm vets. Producer Nicola HumphriesContributors
Unknown:
Adam
Henson
Producer:
Nicola
Humphries
: Sunday
Religious and ethical news, with Trevor Barnes. Series producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Trevor
Barnes.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Paul McGann appeals on behalf of Whizz-KidZ. Producer Sally FlatmanRepeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm Donations: [address removed], marked
Whizz-Kidz on the back of the envelope; Credit cards:
Freephone [number removed]; online via the Radio4 website
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
McGann
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship
Led by the Rev Jane Lucas from Clyst St Mary Church, Devon, a mainly farming community. The Rt Rev Michael Langrish , the Bishop of Exeter, explores the connections between faith, food and farming. Producer Philip BillsonContributors
Unknown:
Jane
Lucas
Unknown:
Michael
Langrish
Producer:
Philip
Billson
: A Point of View
Repeated from Friday: The Archers
Omnibus.: The Archers
Omnibus edition. RT DIRECT:Ambridge Affairs: Love Triangles CD for EB.99 (RRP E12.99) inc p&p, call [number removed] (landline calls cost no more than 8p a minute) quoting code RTD179. or visit www.bbcshop.com and enter the code at the checkout: Test Match Special
England v New ZealandCommentary on the fourth day's play in the First Test at Lord's.
For commentators see yesterday * approximate times
: Desert Island Discs
MP Diane Abbott talks to Kirsty Young about her life, career and choice of music. Producer Leanne Buckle Repeated on Friday at 9amContributors
Talks:
Diane
Abbott
Unknown:
Kirsty
Young
- Desert Island Discs: Diane Abbott 43 minutes
: The Unbelievable Truth
2/6. David Mitchell hosts the game show, with panellists Alan Davies , Simon Evans , Tony Hawks and Phill Jupitus. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
David
Mitchell
Unknown:
Alan
Davies
Unknown:
Simon
Evans
Unknown:
Phill
Jupitus.
: The Food Programme
Sheila Dillon investigates how the diversity of street food in all parts of the world is being threatened by city planners. Producer Margaret Collins Rptd tomorrow at 4pmContributors
Unknown:
Sheila
Dillon
Producer:
Margaret Collins
Rptd
- Food Programme: Street Food 24 minutes
: The World This Weekend
Presented by Shaun Ley. Editor Peter RipponContributors
Presented By:
Shaun
Ley.
Editor:
Peter
Rippon
: Amis, Amis and Bond
Comedian Charlie Higson talks to Martin Amis about his father's obsession with James Bond and the writings of Ian Fleming. Producers Lucy Dichmont and Barney RowntreeContributors
Talks:
Charlie
Higson
Unknown:
Martin
Amis
Unknown:
James
Bond
Unknown:
Ian
Fleming.
Producers:
Lucy
Dichmont
: Gardeners' Question Time
John Cushnie , Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood answer questions in north Wales. Bunny Guinness begins a new feature in which she visits the gardens of some of Britain's best-known chefs. Today she talks to Raymond Blanc , who reveals the biggest pests in his garden are the chefs! Eric Robson is in the chair. At 2.25pm Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor 3pm Chelsea Flower Show: pages 28-30 Free BBC Gardeners' World magazine offer: p27Contributors
Unknown:
John
Cushnie
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
Unknown:
Raymond
Blanc
Unknown:
Eric
Robson
Producer:
Trevor
Taylor
: Key Matters
5/5. In the last of the series that look at keys and their specific musical moods, Ivan Hewett looks at E flat major. Producer Rosie BoultonContributors
Unknown:
Ivan
Hewett
Producer:
Rosie
Boulton
: Classic Serial:The Mayor of Casterbridge
New series 1/3. Thomas Hardy 's tragic story dramatised by Helen Edmundson , of a man who spends his life trying to atone for the terrible action that led to the loss of his wife and child. But his past refuses to be buried no matter how hard he tries to conceal it. Producer/Director Nadia Molinari Rptd on Saturday at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Dramatised By:
Helen
Edmundson
Director:
Nadia Molinari
Rptd
Michael:
John
Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane:
Ruth
Wilson
Donald:
Paul
Higgins
Furmly woman:
Maggie
Steed
Susan:
Olwen
May
Abel:
Burn
Gorman
jopp:
Conrad
Nelson
Newson:
Jonathan
Keeble
Solomon:
Russell
Dixon
Christopher:
David
Fielder
Mother Cuxsom:
Sue
Ryding
Martha:
Vashti
MacLachlan
: Open Book
The Irish playwright and novelist Sebastian Barry talks to Mariella Frostrup about his book, The Secret Scripture. Producer Thomas Morris Repeated on Thursday at 4pmContributors
Talks:
Sebastian
Barry
Unknown:
Mariella
Frostrup
Producer:
Thomas
Morris
- Open Book: Sebastian Barry 28 minutes
: Poetry Please
New series 1/10. Roger McGough revisits readings by actor Paul Scofield who died in March. Recorded in 1998, with Juliet Stevenson , they include a selection of ancient Chinese lyrics, epics by WH Auden and some classics by Walter de la Mare. Producer Sarah Langan Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Roger
McGough
Unknown:
Paul
Scofield
Unknown:
Juliet
Stevenson
Unknown:
Walter
de la Mare.
Producer:
Sarah
Langan
: 1968: Dayby-Day
Forged tickets cause havoc at the FA Cup final. For details see yesterday: Divided Britain:Teaching Tolerance
Gerry Northam travels to Pendle in Lancashire to judge the success of a radical reorganisation of education there, designed to improve community cohesion. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Gerry
Northam
: From Fact to Fiction
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Pick of the Week
Clive Coleman makes his selection from the past seven days of BBC radio. Producer Jacqueline Smith PHONE: [number removed] (calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: [address removed] or www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potwContributors
Unknown:
Clive
Coleman
Producer:
Jacqueline
Smith
: The Archers
Forgiveness doesn't come easily for Usha. For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soaps: page 37: Go4it
Barney Harwood meets the boy who found a dinosaur fossil and also visits a school that was allowed to borrow whatever it wanted from its local museum for its fossil collection. Producer Vibeke VenemaContributors
Unknown:
Barney
Harwood
: The West End by the Sea
4/5. Marlene and Me. A suicidal manservant's life is transformed after seeingMarlene Dietrich on stage in 1965. Struan Rodger reads Eric Pringle 's tale. Introduced by Lynne Truss , in celebration of last year's bicentenary of the Theatre Royal, Brighton. Producer David Blount
Contributors
Unknown:
Marlene
Dietrich
Unknown:
Struan
Rodger
Unknown:
Eric
Pringle
Introduced By:
Lynne
Truss
Producer:
David
Blount
: Feedback
Repeated from Friday: Last Word
Repeated from Friday: Money BOX
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: In Business
3/9. Survivors. For more than a decadeBritain's shrunken manufacturing industry has been battered by the strength of the pound. Now manufacturers may be staring recession in the face. Peter Day hears how maverick manufacturing companies plan to Survive against the Odds. Repeated from Thursday
: The Westminster Hour
Carolyn Quinn looks at the political week ahead.10.45 For Whom the Division Bell Tolled 2/3. Michael Portillo explores the history and peculiarities of the back-bencher, asking historians whether these traits have been present since the very first Parliaments in the 1300s. He continues by digging into the parliamentary archives in search of the back-benchers' good and noble works from the past. For Whom the Division Bell Tolled is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm and next Sunday at 5.45am Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
Contributors
Unknown:
Carolyn
Quinn
Unknown:
Michael
Portillo
Unknown:
Terry
Dignan
: 1968: Day-by-Day
Omnibus edition.: Something Understood
Rptd from 6.05am: News
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