Listings
: Prayer for the Day
With Alastair McIlntosh.: Farming Today
With Charlotte Smith. Producer Fran BarnesContributors
Unknown:
Charlotte
Smith.
Producer:
Fran
Barnes
: Today
With Evan Davis and James Naughtie.6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7-48 Thouqht for the Day With John Bell.
Contributors
Unknown:
Evan
Davis
Unknown:
James
Naughtie.
Unknown:
John
Bell.
: Start the Week
Andrew Marr discusses the history of the Arabs with Eugene Rogan, and professor of strategy Audrey Kurth Cronin explains how terrorist campaigns always come to an end. Shortened repeat at 9.30pmContributors
Presenter:
Andrew
Marr
Guest:
Eugene
Rogan
Guest:
Audrey Kurth
Cronin
Producer:
Katy
Hickman
- Start The Week: Audrey Kuth Cronin 43 minutes
: Daily Service
Led by Br Stephen Smyth of Action of ChurchesTogether in Scotland. With the Choir of bt
Ninian's Episcopal Cathedral, Perth, directed by Richard Walmsley. Reading: Haggai 2, vv6-9.
Contributors
Unknown:
Br Stephen
Smyth
Directed By:
Richard
Walmsley.
: Book of the Week: The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises
VS. Science is full of surprises, and sometimes seemingly trivial queries can lead to a deeper understanding of how science works. Karl Sabbagh begins by looking at an inventor who was strangled by his own invention, a Nobel Prize-winner who had his "eureka" moment in the car, and how stem cell research could change the future of medicine. Read by Toby Longworth and abridged by Libby Spurrier. Producer Joanna Green Repeated at 12.30amContributors
Unknown:
Karl
Sabbagh
Read By:
Toby
Longworth
Abridged By:
Libby
Spurrier.
Producer:
Joanna
Green
: Brick by Brick
A look at the demolitions industry through the dismantling of one of the largest granite-faced buildings in the world. Marischal College in Aberdeen is to house the city's new council offices. In a bid to save the historic frontage, skilled demolition workers, stonemasons and archaeologists dismantle it piece by piece, leaving only the outer walls.Contributors
Producer:
Katie
Burningham
: Tickets Please
3/4. Love among the train-staff on the 9.27London to Exeter flourishes, but with tne unwelcome addition of Diana's amorous mum. Comedy by Mark Maier.
Producer/Director Peter Kavanagh
Contributors
Comedy By:
Mark
Maier.
Director:
Peter
Kavanagh
Robin:
Jeremy
Swift
Nadine:
Alex
Kelly
Peter:
Malcolm
Tiemey
Carol:
Tessa
Nicholson
Carl:
Nicholas
Boulton
Diana:
Melissa
Advani
Linda:
Kate
Layden
Keith:
Stepte
Nhogan
: You and Yours
Consumer affairs with Julian Worricker.Contributors
Presenter:
Julian
Worricker.
- You and Yours: Heathrow 55 minutes
: Brain of Britain
8/17. The eighth heat of the nationwide quiz, with Russell Davies in the chair.Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Russell
Davies
Producer:
Paul
Bajoria
: The Archers
Rptd from yesterday at 7pm: Afternoon Play: Grey Expectations
You can have too much money.Graham Slater has E200 billion to get rid of, since most of the world's toxic loans have materialised in his office, which happens to be in a parallel universe. To be honest, it'd be simpler if you tune in. Written and directed by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
Producer Liz Anstee
Contributors
Unknown:
Graham
Slater
Directed By:
Laurence
Marks
Unknown:
Maurice
Gran.
Producer:
Liz
Anstee
Graham:
Stephen
Mangan
Griselda:
Rebecca
Front
Dottle:
Phyllida
Law
Laz:
Toby
Longworth
MrsGrayson:
Polly
Frame
Cabby:
Matt
Addis
: Birds and the Battlefield
Birdsong has been a source of some comfort for soldiers in times of extreme stress. Frank Gardner hears how birdsong has helped servicemen and women of the present and the past. Producer Merilyn HarrisContributors
Unknown:
Frank
Gardner
Producer:
Merilyn
Harris
: The BBC National Short StoryAward
1/5. A chance to hear the first of the five stories shortlisted for the award, chosen from more than 680 entries. This year's judging panel comprises writers Margaret Drabble and Helen Dunmore , broadcasterTom Sutcliffe , Di Speirs , the editor of the BBC Readings Unit. and the singer/songwriter Will Young. Reader Miriam Margolyes. Producer Gemma Jenkins
Contributors
Unknown:
Margaret
Drabble
Unknown:
Helen
Dunmore
Unknown:
Tom
Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Di
Speirs
Reader:
Miriam
Margolyes.
Producer:
Gemma
Jenkins
: The Food Programme
Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pm: The Infinite Monkey Cage
New series. 1/4. ComedianDara Briain , once a cosmologist, joins physicist
Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince for an irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science. Ince visits the archives of one of his all-time heroes, and Cox tackles a personal mission to put science back at the heart of the political agenda.
Producer Alexandra Feachem Revised rpt on Wed at 9pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Dara
Briain
Unknown:
Brian
Cox
Unknown:
Robin
Ince
Producer:
Alexandra
Feachem
: 1989: Day-by-Day
Record libel damages are awarded to the Conservative peer Lord Aldington after he was accused of war crimes. For details see Saturday: PM
News and analysis.: Six O'Clock News
- Six O'Clock News: 30 November 31 minutes
: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
3/6. Jack Dee is in the chair with panellists Barry Cryer , Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden and guest David Mitchell. Colin Sell is at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm RT DIRECT: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Volume 11 on CD is available for £a50 (RRP E1272) inc p&p. Call [number removed] or visit bbcshop.com and enter [number removed] at the checkoutContributors
Unknown:
Jack
Dee
Unknown:
Barry
Cryer
Unknown:
Tim
Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Graeme
Garden
Unknown:
David
Mitchell.
Unknown:
Colin
Sell
Producer:
Jon
Naismith
: The Archers
Leon redeems himself with Helen.For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
: Front Row
Mark Lawson interviews one of the writers shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. Producer Nicki PaxmanContributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Producer:
Nicki
Paxman
- Front Row: Short Story Award interview 30 minutes
: Our Mutual Friend
16/20. Eugene heads upstream looking for Lizzie, and Boffin has an appointment with Wegg. Mike Walker's adaptation of Charles Dickens's last completed novel.(Repeated from 10.45am)
Contributors
Author:
Charles
Dickens
Adapted by:
Mike
Walker
Music:
Roger
Goula
Director:
Jessica
Dromgoole
Director:
Jeremy
Mortimer
Charles Dickens:
Alex
Jennings
Bella:
Daisy
Haggard
Lizzie:
Lizzy
Watts
John:
Carl
Prekopp
Eugene:
Patrick
Kennedy
Boffin:
Jason
Watkins
Mortimer:
Matt
Addis
Sloppy:
Benjamin
Askew
Mrs Boffin:
Pauline
Quirke
Pa Wilfer:
Philip
Fox
Charlie:
Adam
Arnold
Bradley:
Neil
Stuke
Silas:
Lee
Ross
Venus:
Stephen
Hogan
Rogue:
Jamie
Foreman
: Document
3/3. If Spain had entered the Second World War, Britain's supply lines would have been cut, and Gibraltar and the North Africa campaign put in peril. Desperate to stop this, Churchill paid Franco's top generals multimillion-pound bribes. Mark Thomson investigates howChurchill resorted to shady deals and bribery to stop Spain joining Hitler. Producer Marya Burgess
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Thomson
Producer:
Marya
Burgess
- Document: Churchill and Spain in WW2 29 minutes
: Crossing Continents
2/9. A Small Town in Mississippi. Fourteen years ago, four people were murdered in Winona, Mississippi. Tom Mangold visits the Deep South to investigate. Rptd from Thursday: Frontiers
3/6. Ahead of the 2009 Climate ChangeConference in Copenhagen, Geoff Watts looks at the relationship between global warming and world population. Producer Erika Wright
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoff
Watts
Producer:
Erika
Wright
: Start the Week
Shortened rpt from 9am: The World Tonight
With Ritula Shah.Contributors
Unknown:
Ritula
Shah.
- The World Tonight: 30 November 45 minutes
: Book at Bedtime: Rkeyman Steps
1/10. Robert Powell reads Arnold Bennett's 1923 novel in which satire and the poignant struggles of everyday life in Clerkenwell are grippingly combined. It is a year since the end of the First World War, and Londoners are finding it difficult to return to normal life. But. on Riceyman Steps, a second-hand bookseller is contemplating a significant change to his circumstances. Abridged and produced by Jill Waters.Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Powell
Produced By:
Jill
Waters.
: Word of Mouth
2/9. Michael Rosen investigates coded language. Repeated from TuesdayContributors
Unknown:
Michael
Rosen
: News
: Book of the Week: TheHair of the Dog and Other ScientificSurprises
1/5. Repeated from 9.45amAbout this project
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