from Alnmouth Friary, Northumberland. Stereo
Presented by Brian Redhead and Peter Hobday.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rev Philip Crowe
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Robin Oakley, Political Editor of The Times, presents a five-part series investigating patronage in major areas of public life. 4: Church and State From the picking of country clergy to the choosing of a new
Archbishop of Canterbury: what part does the State play inside the Church of England?
Producer Sheila Cook
Kakas, kiwis and kakapos ... The first of two programmes presented by Jessica Holm on the fascinating wildlife of New Zealand.
Producer John Harrison
Reflecting on the concerns of the day. Stereo
Stereo (Omnibus edition on Saturday at 6.25pm)
John Humphrys talks to four successful people who have weathered major storms in their careers.
4: Sophie Mirman - whose overnight success with the Sock Shop chain of stores turned into a business nightmare. Producer Brian King
Sheila Sullivan on being a 'little old lady'.
Presented by John Howard
Stereo
Presented by James Naughtie
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Labour-saving household gadgets have delivered women up from their housemaid's knees and freed them from domestic tyranny. Then why are women in the 90s putting in more hours than their grandmothers in the 30s? Sue Margolis reports. Serial: A Country of Strangers (9)
Nigel Forde ventures into science fantasy, hitch-hiking around the galaxy of Douglas Adams 's bookshelf and discovering the worlds created by author Terry Pratchett. Also, a new award for science fantasy first novelists is launched, while back in reality
Pauline Melville discusses her collection of award-winning short stories, Shape-shifter. Producer Sally Marmion
Paul Allen talks to actor Mark Rylance , who directs the British
Chinese Theatre in the Jacobean classic The
Changeling; discusses the revival of the plays of Ancient Greece in the theatre; and reviews Bartok and Stravinsky operas at the English National Opera. producer Mike Greenwood
Stereo
with Frank Partridge and Hugh Sykes
and Financial Report
Stereo
The working day of Stephen Plaice , writer-in-residence at Lewes Prison in Sussex, where some of the long-termers find a new means of expression in prose and poetry.
Producer Chris Paling. Stereo (R)
In the final programme on the state, John Lloyd explores the new ideas which will determine the politics of the next decade. The Nation Divided
There is a deep division at the heart of the British state on the issue of national sovereignty.
Economic interests and European idealism seem to conflict with British traditional values.
Can Britain resist the momentum towards the European ideal?
Producer Gwyneth Williams
The magazine programme for disabled listeners, presented by Kati Whitaker.
Producer Marlene Pease
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10.00am-5.00pm) e WRITE to:
'Does He Take Sugar?'.
BBC, Broadcasting House. London W1A 1AA
Stereo
Presented by Roger White Stereo
Presented by Alexander MacLeod
Stereo
Age of Iron by J M Coetzee. Part 9.
The fifth in a series of eight nerve-tinglers introduced by Edward de Souza , the Man in Black. The Edge
Success turned sour has led Thomas towards the edge - both physically and mentally ...
Written by John Piirto.
Director Gerry Jones Stereo
