Producers Dylan Winter and Sue Broom
Stereo
with Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Mgr Vincent Nichols
Part 4
Listeners investigate life's problems and quirks with the help of Susan Marling.
Editor Jenny Walmsley
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Five ventures into the unknown by Peter Tinniswood.
4: Admiral of the Night
Narrator Christian Rodska.
Producer Pete Atkin
Impulsive leaves reveal their electrical secrets as Jessica Holm finds that there is no potential difference between the sensitive mimosa and the tomato plant.
With Michael Woods. Producer John Ruthven
Reflecting on the concerns of the day. Stereo
Stereo (Omnibus edition on Saturday at 6.25pm)
The third of six programmes.
Today Sue MacGregor talks to the swimmer Sharron Davies , who won a silver Olympic medal at the age of 17 and is now, at 27, making a comeback.
Producer Gillian Hush
'Mummy's gone out for the evening.'
Memoirs of a babysitter by Lucy Freeman.
Presented by Margaret Collins Editor Ken Vass
Stereo
with James Naughtie Editor Roger Mosey
'Not Now, Nicky' by Elizabeth Brassington Producer David Ian Neville Stereo (R)
Rampaging herds of wild boars, sheep in zoos and retirement homes for dairy cows - Cheryl Armitage envisages the landscape of a vegetarian Britain.
Presenter Jenni Murray. Serial: Bella Vista (4)
EditorClareSelene-Grey
Walking along the river one foggy autumn evening, a man is startled by the sudden appearance of a strange woman ...
Written by Alain Vettese.
Translated and adapted by David Buck
Director Tracey Neale. Stereo
Edward Blishen invites
Helen Lederer and Willie Rushton to select four paperbacks. Producer Susan Roberts. Stereo
Stereo
with Frances Coverdale and Robert Williams Editor Kevin Marsh
and Financial Report
Stereo
Six portraits of great radio figures. 3: J B S Haldane, the colourful and controversial scientist, was a familiar radio voice in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Presented by Professor John Durant. Producer Mark Savage. Stereo
A six-part journey through seven
West African states.
3: The Search for Self
Ferdinand Dennis arrives in Dakar, Senegal, in French West Africa. He scrutinises the intimate relations between the Senegalese and the French, and discovers a nation mired in its search for an African identity. Producer Noah Richler. Stereo
Kati Whitaker and Martin Duffy report from Scotland.
Including: the Bluebird Club in Edinburgh, an integrated social club for the disabled and their friends; Crohn's disease and its treatment at the city's Western General
Hospital; poverty among disabled people in Scotland; and Stirling Dial-a -Journey.
Producer Marlene Pease
Nigel Andrews reads the best short stories of 1990; hears sackbuts at the Bruges Early Music
Festival; and experiences life in the old DHSS in Michael Hastings's new play.
Producer Mike Greenwood
Stereo
with Roger White , Stereo
with Robin Lustig
Editor Margaret Budy. Stereo
Private Angelo (9)
A thriller in five parts.
Hindle has given up killing. Then Snark turns up...
Stereo
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