Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With the Archbishop of Cardiff.: Farming Today
Presented by Anna Hill. Producer Chris ImpeyContributors
Presented By:
Anna
Hill.
Producer:
Chris
Impey
: Today
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.6.25, 7.25, 8.25 sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Akhandadhi Das.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Contributors
Unknown:
Sarah
Montague
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
Susan
Hulme
Unknown:
David
Wilby.
Unknown:
Akhandadhi
Das.
: Midweek
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests.Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Libby
Purves
: Daily Service
Led by the Rev Clair Jaguiss. At the Name of Jesus (EveIVns). Philippians 2, vv5-11. Praise(Dyson). Jesus, the Name High over All (Lydia).
Contributors
Unknown:
Clair
Jaguiss.
: Book of the Week:The Blue Hour
3/5. Pooky Quesnel reads Lilian Pizzichini 's s biography of novelist Jean Rhys. Jean becomes a chorus girl in Edwardian London and learns some lessons about love the hard way. Abridged by Jeremy Osborne. For details see Monday Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Lilian
Pizzichini
Unknown:
Jean
Rhys.
Abridged By:
Jeremy
Osborne.
: Petrov's Dilemma
Former Soviet commander Stanislav Petrov talks about the decisions he made in September 1983 when his nuclear bunker received a signal warning of an imminent Ub missile attack. Producer EmilyWilliamsContributors
Talks:
Stanislav
Petrov
: Murder Unprompted: a Charles Paris Mystery
4/4. Has Charles got time to solve a murder, win Frances's heart and make it on stage by curtain up? By Simon Brett , dramatised by Jeremy Front .Producer/Director Sally Avens
Contributors
Unknown:
Simon
Brett
Dramatised By:
Jeremy
Front
Director:
Sally
Avens
Charles Paris:
Bill
Nighy
Frances:
Suzanne
Burden
Maurice:
Jon
Glover
Buffet Captain:
Jon
Glover
Alex:
Danny
Webb
PR:
Danny
Webb
Lucy:
Jemima
Rooper
Val:
Liza
Sadovy
Paula:
Rachel
Bavidge
SM:
Rachel
Bavidge
Juliet:
Tilly
Gaunt
Journalist:
Tilly
Gaunt
: You and Yours
Consumer affairs with Winifred Robinson.Contributors
Unknown:
Winifred
Robinson.
- You and Yours: 20 May 55 minutes
: The Media Show
Steve Hewlett presents the topical programme about media in all its forms. Producer Sally Spurring- The Media Show: Billy Bragg 30 minutes
: The Archers
Rptd from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: The Man insidethe Suitcase
Drama by Judy Upton. Two friends attend auctions of unclaimed airport luggage hoping to find valuables to sell on the internet, involving themselves in the precarious business of other people's private lives.Other parts played by Janice Acquah. Philip Fox. Paul Rider and Malcolm Tierney
Producer/Director Gemma Jenkins
Contributors
Unknown:
Judy
Upton.
Played By:
Janice
Acquah.
Played By:
Philip
Fox.
Played By:
Paul
Rider
Played By:
Malcolm
Tierney
Director:
Gemma
Jenkins
Helen:
Claudie
Blakley
Naomi:
Victoria
Hamilton
Katie:
Lizzy
Watts
Paul:
Matt
Addis
The auctioneer:
Stephen
Hogan
: Money Box Live
Paul Lewis and guests answer listeners' finance questions. Producer Diane Richardson PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pmContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Lewis
Producer:
Diane
Richardson
- Money Box Live: Holiday Finance 26 minutes
: Lost and Found
2/3. Blackberry Day. Rosalind Ayres reads Malachi Whitaker 's humorous account of a woman in the Yorkshire Dales finding it hard to come to terms with her husband's retirement from the mill. Director Martin JarvisContributors
Unknown:
Rosalind
Ayres
Unknown:
Malachi
Whitaker
Director:
Martin
Jarvis
: Musical Migrants
3/5. Spain. In 1992, Mark Shurey caught a TV broadcast of a flamenco guitarist from the Seville Expo. After that, Mark's life changed for ever and his days working for the NHS were numbered. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Shurey
: Thinking Allowed
Laurie Taylor talks to key thinkers as he explores new research on how society works. Producer Charlie Taylor Repeated on Sunday at 12.15amContributors
Talks:
Laurie
Taylor
Producer:
Charlie
Taylor
- Thinking Allowed: Slumming 28 minutes
: Case Notes
Rptd from yesterday at 9pm: PM
Presented by Eddie Mair.: Six O'Clock News
- Six O'Clock News: 20 May 31 minutes
: ElvenQuest
4/6. The heroes' quest for the Sword of Asnagar is interrupted when they take a diversion to rescue some sirens. Meanwhile, Lord Darkness's own pursuit of evil is also put on hold as he considers obtaining an heir for himself.Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto 's Lower Earth comedy.
Producers Anil Gupta and Paul Schlesinger
Contributors
Unknown:
Anil
Gupta
Unknown:
Richard
Pinto
Producers:
Anil
Gupta
Producers:
Paul
Schlesinger
Sam:
Stephen
Mangan
Lord Darkness:
Alistair
McGowan
Vidar:
Darren
Boyd
Dean:
Kevin
Eldon
Kreech:
Kevin
Eldon
Penthiselea:
Sophie
Winkleman
Amis:
James
Bachman
: The Archers
Marshall gets a baptism of fire. For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm: Front Row
With John Wilson , including an interview with songwriter Eg White , who has written hits with Will Young, Adele and Duffy. Producer Rachel SimpsonContributors
Unknown:
John
Wilson
Songwriter:
Eg
White
Producer:
Rachel
Simpson
- Front Row: Eg White 30 minutes
: Falco: Poseidon's Gold
3/10. Falco and Helena visit Marina to see if they can discover what happened on Festus's last night in Rome. The detective is left with no choice but to seek out his estranged father. By Lindsey Davis.For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Lindsey
Davis.
: Unreliable Evidence
3/4. The Law and Protest. Clive Anderson and the panel discuss the distinctions in law between citizens' rights to peaceful protest and police powers to prevent violence and disorder. The recent G20 demonstrations raised serious questions as to how acceptable it is for officers to tackle crowds using their powers under the Terrorism Act 2006, and whether the tactic of "kettling" is legal.Producer Brian King Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Clive
Anderson
: Letters to Mary
2/3. In the 1790 political pamphlet A Vindication of the Rights of Men,Mary Wollstonecraft attacked aristocracy and the justification of a society founded on the passivity of women, while advocating republicanism. Richard Reeves , the director of independent think tank Demos, writes to the proto-feminist about how her ideas have advanced in the 250 years since her birth.
Producer Beaty Rubens Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm Repeated on Sunday at 5.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Mary
Wollstonecraft
Unknown:
Richard
Reeves
Producer:
Beaty
Rubens
: Nature
Repeated from yesterday at 11am: Midweek
Shortened repeat from 9am: The World Tonight
International news round-up.- The World Tonight: 20 May 45 minutes
: Book at Bedtime: Brooklyn
8/10. Too Far from Home. Niamh Cusack continues reading Colm Tóibín's novel. Eilis's new-found happiness in Brooklyn has been shattered by the news of her beloved sister's death back home in Ireland. Alone and bereaved, it appears Tony is the only one who can offer Eilis comfort. For details see MondayContributors
Unknown:
Niamh
Cusack
: Self Storage
1/6. Sitcom starring Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap. Following the break-up of his marriage, Dave moves his possessions intoThe Storage Garden, meeting security guard Ron and mysterious neighbour Geoff. By Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
Producer Ed Morrish
Contributors
Unknown:
Reece
Shearsmith
Unknown:
Mark
Heap.
Unknown:
Tom
Collinson
Unknown:
Barnaby
Power.
Producer:
Ed
Morrish
Dave:
Reece
Shearsmith
Geoff:
Mark
Heap
Ron:
Tom
Goodman-Hill
Judy:
Rosie
Cavaliero
Sarah:
Susan
Earl
Boss:
Phil
Nichol
: Peacefully In Their Sleeps
4/6. Geoff Peacock. Revered broadcaster Roydon Postlethwaite shines an exploratory beacon into the many lives and businesses of Britain's most amiable entrepreneur, uncovering tales of greed, revenge, conspiracy and plums. Written by Chris Chantler and Howard Read.Producer Colin Anderson
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoff
Peacock.
Unknown:
Roydon
Postlethwaite
Written By:
Chris
Chantler
Written By:
Howard
Read.
Producer:
Colin
Anderson
Roydon:
Geoff
McGiven
Geoff:
Paul
Putner
Peter:
Benedict
Wong
Moonsusan:
Julia
Deakin
Nigel:
Robin
Ince
Mrs Dench:
Liza
Sadovy
: Today in Parliament
Including PM's Questions. With Robert Orchard.: News
: Book of the Week:The Blue Hour
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