Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With the Rt Rev David Chillingworth , Bishop of St Andrews , Dunkeld and Dunblane.Contributors
Unknown:
David
Chillingworth
Unknown:
St
Andrews
: The Estuary
4/5. Thousands of birds noisily return to the mud flats of the Wash as the tide recedes. Peter France narrates. Producer Sarah BluntContributors
Producer:
Sarah
Blunt
: Open Country
Return to Rushock. Helen Mark joins historian Peter Edwards as he visits the village of Rushock in Worcestershire to chart the highs and lows of farming over the past 400 years. Producer Rachael Howorth Repeated on Thursday at 3pmContributors
Unknown:
Rushock. Helen
Mark
Unknown:
Peter
Edwards
Producer:
Rachael
Howorth
: Farming Today This Week
Reports on agricultural issues, presented by Charlotte Smith . Producer Sarah SwadlingContributors
Presented By:
Charlotte
Smith
Producer:
Sarah
Swadling
: Today
With Evan Davis and John Humphrys.7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought forthe Day With Anne Atkins.
Contributors
Unknown:
Evan
Davis
Unknown:
John
Humphrys.
Unknown:
Anne
Atkins.
: Saturday Live
American author Jodi Picoult joins presenter Fi Glover. The poet is Murray Lachlan Young. Portable, rechargeable DAB/FM radio offer: page 140Contributors
Guest:
Jodi
Picoult
Presenter:
Fi
Glover
Producer:
Simon
Clancy
- Saturday Live: Jodi Picoult 58 minutes
: Excess Baggage
John McCarthy explores the frustrations and joys of travel.Contributors
Presenter:
John
McCarthy
Producer:
Harry
Parker
- Excess Baggage: Italy 28 minutes
: Reasons to Be Cheerful
3/3. Comedian Stephen K Amos offers an antidote to the culture of grumpiness. He is cheerful that school pupils no longer have to wear tank tops, that classrooms are cheerier piaces and that racism is no longer so overt. He confronts grumpy comedian Felix Dexter who concedes that things have improved since the days of Love Thy Neighbour. He also talks to former MP Oona King. Producers Annie Caulfield and Kim NormantonContributors
Unknown:
Stephen K
Amos
Unknown:
Felix
Dexter
Producers:
Annie
Caulfield
Producers:
Kim
Normanton
: Week in Westminster
Peter Riddell of The Times offers a behind-the-scenes view of the corridors of power. Editor Marie JesselContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Riddell
Editor:
Marie
Jessel
: From Our Own Correspondent
BBC foreign correspondents report on stories in their regions. With Kate Adie. Producer Tony GrantRT DIRECT: More From Our Own Correspondent is available for rB.54 (RRP £8.99) inc p&p.
Call [number removed] (national rate) quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com
Contributors
Unknown:
Kate
Adie.
Producer:
Tony
Grant
- From Our Own Correspondent: 2 May 30 minutes
: Money Box
The latest news from the world of personal finance. Presented by Paul Lewis.Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
Contributors
Presenter:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Caroline
Bayley
- Money Box: Insurance 24 minutes
: The News Quiz
1/8. Guests Andy Hamilton , Fred MacAulay and Jeremy Hardy join host Sandi Toksvig on the topical comedy panel game, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and humorous newspaper cuttings sent in by listeners. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Andy
Hamilton
Unknown:
Fred
MacAulay
Unknown:
Jeremy
Hardy
Unknown:
Sandi
Toksvig
: News
: Any Questions?
Jonathan Dimbleby is in the chair for the topical discussion from Surrey, where the panel includes neuroscientist Susan Greenfield and Helena Kennedy QC , advocate and social reformer. Repeated from yesterdayContributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Unknown:
Susan
Greenfield
Unknown:
Helena Kennedy
Qc
: Any Answers?
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners calls and emails in response to Any Questions. producer Ruth Watts PHONE: [number removed]Lines open from 12.30pm; email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
Unknown:
Jonathan
Dimbleby
Producer:
Ruth
Watts
: The Saturday Play: The Admirable Crichton
JM Barrie's classic satire on class snobbery. Liberal aristocrat Lord Loam favours a return to nature, with masters and servants living together as equals, but as the perfect butler and the perfect snob, Crichton adores the intricacies of the class system. He can't help but be horrified by his master's opinions. It's going to take a sea change to alter them. Starring Russell Tovey and David Bannerman. Abridged, produced and directed by Fiona Keicher.Contributors
Directed By:
Fiona
Keicher.
Crichton:
Russell
Tovey
JM Barrie:
David
Bannerman
Lord Loam:
David
Timson
Lady Mary:
Beth
Chambers
Lady Agatha:
Martha
Howe-Douglas
Ernest:
Gunnar
Cauthery
Tweeny:
Lizzy
Watts
Rev Treherne:
Adrian
Grove
Lord Brocklehurst:
Stephen
Hogan
: The Music Group
3/6. BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders , daughter of comic lyricist Michael Flanders , joins Phil Hammond to play the track of her choice, along with Dominic Sandbrook , author of White Heat: a History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Editor:
Stephanie
Flanders
Unknown:
Michael
Flanders
Unknown:
Phil
Hammond
Unknown:
Dominic
Sandbrook
: Weekend Woman's Hour
Jane Garvey presents highlights of the weekday Woman's Hour programmes.Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour®bbc.co.uk RT DIRECT: To order A Celebration of Mothers CD for £6.79 (RRP £8.99) incl p&p, call [number removed]
(landline cost 5p per min; mobiles vary), quoting [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Jane
Garvey
Editor:
Jill
Burridge
: Saturday PM
With Ritula Shah.Editor Joanna Carr
Contributors
Unknown:
Ritula
Shah.
Editor:
Joanna
Carr
: iPM
5/8. Eddie Mair presents PM's sister programme, the content of which is dictated by listeners through its website and email. Editor Joanna Carr [web address removed] email: [email address removed]Contributors
Presenter:
Eddie
Mair
Editor:
Joanna
Carr
- iPM: 2 May 29 minutes
: Six O'Clock News
- Six O'Clock News: 2 May 16 minutes
: Loose Ends
Clive Anderson and his guests present a mix of conversation, music and comedy. Producer Cathie MahoneyContributors
Unknown:
Clive
Anderson
Producer:
Cathie
Mahoney
: From Fact to Fiction
New series. 1/8. Playwright Laura Wade creates a fictional response to a story in the week's news. Producer Steven Canny Repeated tomorrow at 5.40pmContributors
Unknown:
Laura
Wade
Producer:
Steven
Canny
: Saturday Review
Tom Sutcliffe and guests review the cultural highlights of the week. Producer Philippa RitchieContributors
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Producer:
Philippa
Ritchie
- Saturday Review: The Children's Book 45 minutes
: Archive on 4: Pete Seeger at 90
Pete Seeger is perhaps the most popular and prolific American folk-singer-cum-political-activist alive today. Drawing on the BBC's extensive archive and new interviews,Vincent Dowd celebrates Seeger's life and explores the efficacy of his continuing bid to improve the world through the power of song. Robin Denselow provides the musical context and background, and the programme also features other musicians who have interpreted Seeger's songs, from Marlene Dietrich to Bruce Springsteen.
Producer Beaty Rubens Shortened rpt on Mon at 3pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Pete
Seeger
Unknown:
Vincent
Dowd
Song:
Robin
Denselow
Unknown:
Marlene
Dietrich
Unknown:
Bruce
Springsteen.
Producer:
Beaty
Rubens
: Classic Serial: Troilus and Criseyde
1/2. By Geoffrey Chaucer. Troy has been under siege for seven years. Criseyde, a young widow, is alone in the city when her "traitor" father changes sides to the Greeks. Her uncle Pandarus sees an opportunity to end her loneliness when Troilus returns home from battle. Dramatised by Lavinia Greenlaw.Servant/Friend Kathryn Hunt Repeated from Sunday
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Chaucer.
Dramatised By:
Lavinia
Greenlaw.
Unknown:
Kathryn
Hunt
Troilus:
Tom
Ferguson
Criseyde:
Maxine
Peake
Pandarus:
Malcolm
Raebum
Calchas/Servant:
Kevin
Doyle
Priam/Servant:
Terrence
Mann
Hector/Diomede:
Declan
Wilson
: Bringing Up Britain
4/4. Children who don't fit in often challenge both parents and teachers. Mariella Frostrup and her guests discuss whether, by trying to modify children's behaviour, there is a risk of homogenising them. Repeated from WednesdayContributors
Unknown:
Mariella
Frostrup
: Counterpoint
8/13. Paul Gambaccini is in the chair for the eighth heat of the eclectic music quiz. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Gambaccini
: Baghdad of the Mind
An evocation of old Baghdad in music and poetry. Raad Rawi is the voice guiding us through memories, exiled voices and songs of longing and regret by Iraqi poets. RptdfromSunContributors
Unknown:
Raad
Rawi
: The Big Chill
4/5. This Is How. When Patrick is sent down for murder, one of the first things he learns in prison is that you don't get to choose your cellmate. MJ Hyland 's story is read by Paul Brennen. Producer Rosalynd WardContributors
Unknown:
Mj
Hyland
Read By:
Paul
Brennen.
Producer:
Rosalynd
Ward
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