Listings
: Bells on Sunday
From the church of St John the Baptist in Burford,Oxfordshire.: Profile
Repeated from yesterday at7pm: Something Understood
The Extraordinary Mary Ward.Mike Wooldridge explores the life and legacy of Yorkshire nun Mary Ward , who founded the Loreto Sisters 400 years ago and redefined religious life for women. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Mary
Ward.
Unknown:
Mike
Wooldridge
Unknown:
Mary
Ward
Producer:
Eley
McAinsh
: Living World
3/4. Great Bustards. The great bustard vanished from the British countryside a long time ago, but a re-introduction programme from a captive-born stock of birds might change that. Lionel Kelleway learns that the first chicks were born in the wild this year. Producer Julian HectorContributors
Unknown:
Lionel
Kelleway
Producer:
Julian
Hector
- The Living World: Great Bustards 22 minutes
: Sunday
Religious and ethical news, with Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda HancoxContributors
Unknown:
Roger
Bolton.
Producer:
Amanda
Hancox
: Radio 4 Appeal
Gary O'Donoghue appeals on behalf or ClearVision. Producer Sally FlatmanRepeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Donations: [address removed] Credit cards:
Freephone [number removed] online via the Radio website
Contributors
Unknown:
Gary
O'Donoghue
Producer:
Sally
Flatman
: Sunday Worship
The Rev Teddy Kalongo leads the morning service from Trinity Methodist Church in Penarth, South Wales. The preacher is me Rev Dr Stephen Wigley. Producer Sian BakerContributors
Unknown:
Teddy
Kalongo
Unknown:
Dr Stephen
Wigley.
Producer:
Sian
Baker
: David Attenborough's Life Stories
Repeated from Friday: Broadcasting House
Presented by Stephen Evans. Editor Joanna CarrContributors
Presented By:
Stephen
Evans.
Editor:
Joanna
Carr
: The Archers
Omnibus edition.RT DIRECT: Ambridge Affairs: Heartache at Home Farm
CD for £7.99 (RRP £12.72) inc p&p, call [number removed] (BT landlines cost 5p per min; mobiles vary) quoting code [number removed]. or visit bbcshop.com and enter the code at the checkout
: The Reunion
2/5. Sue MacGregor is joined by Michael Buerk , Claire Bertschinger , Hugh Goyaer ,Dawit Wolde Giorgis and Brian Barder to recall the events of the 1984 Ethiopian famine international relief effort.
Producer Christina Captieux Repeated on Friday at 9am
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Claire
Bertschinger
Unknown:
Hugh
Goyaer
Unknown:
Dawit Wolde
Giorgis
Unknown:
Brian
Barder
Producer:
Christina
Captieux
- The Reunion: Ethiopia 45 minutes
: Just a Minute
5/10. Paul Merton and Sue Perkins are among the contestants in an edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Repeated from MondayContributors
Unknown:
Paul
Merton
Unknown:
Sue
Perkins
Unknown:
Nicholas
Parsons.
: The Food Programme
Chefs' Choice. In the last of four summer specials, chef Raymond Blanc explains how a trip to Thailand led to his culinary love affair with lemongrass.Producer Dan Saladino Repeated tomorrow at 4pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Raymond
Blanc
Producer:
Dan
Saladino
- Food Programme: Lemongrass 26 minutes
: The World This Weekend
Presented by Shaun Ley. Editor Jamie AngusContributors
Presented By:
Shaun
Ley.
Editor:
Jamie
Angus
: The Garden Room Girls
The Garden Room Girls are so called because they occupy the room at Downing Street that looks out onto the Prime Minister's garden. Some of this elite band of secretaries who've worked at Number Ten in the last 50 years reveal the untold stories of their life and work to Naomi Grimley. Former prime minister Tony Blair discloses how the PM's office could not function without them. Producer Alicia TrujilloContributors
Unknown:
Naomi
Grimley.
Unknown:
Tony
Blair
Producer:
Alicia
Trujillo
: Twenty 20 Cricket
England v AustraliaCommentary by Jonathan Agnew and Jim Maxwell on the first fixture of the two-match series at Old Trafford. With analysis by Phil Tuf nell and Jeff Thomson.
Producer Adam Mountford 'approximate times Commentary also on 5 Live Sports Extra at 2pm
Contributors
Commentary By:
Jonathan
Agnew
Commentary By:
Jim
Maxwell
Unknown:
Phil
Tuf
Unknown:
Jeff
Thomson.
Producer:
Adam
Mountford
: Gardeners' Question Time
Anne Swithinbank , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions from gardeners in Hertfordshire. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at approximately 2.40 Gardening Weather Forecast. Rptd from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Anne
Swithinbank
Unknown:
Bob
Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa
Greenwood
: The Tribes of Science
4/5. The Astronomers. Peter Curran meets the astronomers at Jodrell Bank Observatory, who are facing a move to Manchester University. Producer Anna BuckleyContributors
Unknown:
Peter
Curran
Producer:
Anna
Buckley
- The Tribes of Science: The Astronomers 14 minutes
: Classic Serial:Two on a Tower
2/2. Viviette and Swithin have married in secret, but chance and convention conspire against them and painful sacrifices have to be made. Thomas Hardy 's Wessex novel of two star-crossed lovers is dramatised by Jon Sen. LadyConstantine Maggie O'Neill Producer/Director Stefan Escreet Rptd on Saturday at 9pmContributors
Unknown:
Thomas
Hardy
Dramatised By:
Jon
Sen.
Dramatised By:
Ladyconstantine Maggie
O'Neill
Director:
Stefan Escreet
Rptd
Swithin:
Blake
Ritson
Parson Torkinqham I:
Conrbd
Nelson
Tabitha:
Amy
Humphreys
Fellows:
Stephen
Tomlin
Louis:
Richard
Heap
Bishop Helmsdale:
Russell
Dixon
Joshua:
Carter
Dowland
: Open Book
Nick Hornby talks to Alex Clark about his new novel Juliet, Naked, and explains his fascination with obsessional music fans. Fay Weldon and Henry Porter discuss the pros and cons of setting a novel in the near future. Producer Thomas Morris Repeated on Thursday at 4pm4.30 In Search of the Wantley Dragon The poet Ian McMillan goes on a quest to find the legendary creature featured in a bawdy 17th-century comic poem. On the way he uncovers violent disputes, a knight clad in locally made armour, pantomimes and operettas. Producer Russell Crewe Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
Contributors
Talks:
Nick
Hornby
Unknown:
Alex
Clark
Unknown:
Fay
Weldon
Unknown:
Henry
Porter
Producer:
Thomas
Morris
Unknown:
Ian
McMillan
Producer:
Russell
Crewe
- Open Book: Nick Hornby 28 minutes
: Says Who? The Rise of the Community Leader
Who are the people that reporters consult when there is a crisis in their areas? Kwame Kwei-Armah meets leaders of the Muslim and Afro-Caribbean communities in Birmingham. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Presenter:
Kwame
Kwei-Armah
: Profile
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm: Six O'Clock News
- Six O'Clock News: 30 August 16 minutes
: Pick of the Week
Miriam O'Reilly makes her selection from the past seven days of BBC radio. Producer Cecile WrightPHONE: [number removed] email potw@bbc.co.uk or bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw; Fax: [number removed]
Contributors
Unknown:
Miriam
O'Reilly
Producer:
Cecile
Wright
: The Archers
Wayne earns a crust in the kitchens.For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Ambridge diary: pages 118-119
: Americana
Matt Frei hosts an insider's guide to the US. Producer Richard Fenton-SmithContributors
Unknown:
Matt
Frei
Producer:
Richard
Fenton-Smith
: An Audience with Max Wall
4/5. The Crumbling Wall. Max's alter ego Professor Wallofski makes an appearance, dressed in a "ridiculous bald wig, indecent tights, green waistcoat and big shoes".Written and performed by Tony Lidington. Producer/Director David Blount
Contributors
Unknown:
Tony
Lidington.
Director:
David
Blount
: More or Less
4/6. Tim Harford gets behind more numbers in the news. Repeated from FridayContributors
Unknown:
Tim
Harford
: Last Word
Repeated from Friday: Face the Facts
6/6. The Long Walt for a Law. John Waite asks why the Government is only now consulting on new legislation to protect the elderly from unscrupulous landlords in the mobile home industry. Repeated from ThursdayContributors
Unknown:
John
Waite
- Face the Facts: The Long Wait for a Law 25 minutes
: Radio 4 Appeal
Repeated from 7.55am: In Business
Repeated from Thursday: Britain's White House
1/2Sadiq Khan recalls the careers of Britain's first Asian MPs, elected in the 1890s. Editor of The Westminster Hour
Terry Dignan Britain 's WhiteHouse is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Sadiq
Khan
Unknown:
Terry
Dignan
: The Film Programme
Rptd from Friday: Something Understood
Rptd from6.05am: News
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