Stereo

with John Humphrys and Peter Hobday

Final part

In the last of six literary visits, Christina Hardyment explores the Lake District and its links with Arthur Ransome 's Swallows and Amazons.
Producer Julia Gillett (R)

Producers Carole Lacey and Howard Rogers

Monsoon Selection
Board by George MacDonald Fraser.
Read by Tom Fleming. Producer Bruce Young

Lord of Beauty, Thine the Splendour; Psalm 112;
II Corinthians 9, vv6-15; Take My Life and Let It Be. Stereo

The first of seven programmes in which Libby Purves asks why seven is such a sacred and mystical number. Producer Christine Morgan

with Margaret Collins

Today: Derek Cooper looks at the growth of foreign discount supermarkets in Britain. Producers Sheila Dillon and Marie Helly

with Nick Clarke and James Naughtie

from Manchester, introduced by Helen Boaden.
Short story: Swan by Jane Gardam.
Read by Trevor Nichols. Abridged by Delia Paton

Stereo

Stereo

Tim Marlow looks at the work of sculptor Richard Long , and reviews new recordings by Monteverdi and two books on the life of artist Amadeo Modigliani. Producer Mike Greenwood Stereo

with Valerie Singleton and Hugh Sykes

and Financial Report

Written by Paul Burns

Presented by Margaret Howard
Producer Libby Spurrier. Stereo

The panel includes: The Rt Hon Roy Hattersley , MP,
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party;
Julia Langdon ,
Political Editor of The Sunday Telegraph; and Ian Wrigglesworth. From Blackpool. Chairman
Jonathan Dimbleby. Producer Anna Carragher

Robin Lustig presents a personal look at the week's press and the newspaper business. Producer Andrew Denwood

The role of women in the armed forces, the life and work of Lady Astor, the fourteenth amendment and equal access to locker rooms.

A profile of the American writer Ursula le Guin.
Best known for her trilogy The Wizard of Earthsea, her writing talent has encompassed science-fiction, fantasy, children's books and novels. Presented by Christopher Bigsby.
Producer Anthony Denselow Stereo

by Alistair Cooke

with Richard Kershaw Stereo

Symposium (8)

with Bill Wallis ,
David Tate , Sally Grace and Neil Caple
Producer Sarah Smith. Stereo

with Heather Payton Stereo

Reginald Turnill recalls
Apollo Xlll 's journey into space 20 years ago, and the oxygen problem that almost cost the crew their lives.
Producer Simon Elmes (R)