with the Rt Rev
Geoff Shattock.
with Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rev
Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Listeners report on a variety of issues with the help of Susan Marling and the Punters team.
Editor Jenny Walmsley
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No Laughing
NEW Matter
The first of three talks in which Colin Morris looks at the religious significance of humour. Producer Juli Wills. Stereo
Jellyfish are among the most beautiful and deadly creatures of the sea.
Those living at great depths are especially interesting and, as scientists in Florida have discovered, they come in a variety of shapes and colours that luminesce like underwater fireworks.
Fergus Keeling and Jessica Holm look into the world of the jellyfish, where new species are being found, not lost. Producer John Ruthven
Reflecting on the concerns of the day. stereo
Stereo (Omnibus edition on Saturday at 6.25pm)
Ferdinand Dennis
NEW talks to five people born in the colonies but now living in Britain.
1: Norman Beaton , one of Britain's most popular actors and a successful export to the USA. Life for him started in Guyana, where his father was Postmaster General.
Producer Marina Salandy-Brown Stereo
Actress Indra Ove considers the horrors and hilarities of an audition. Stereo
with Margaret Collins.
Stereo
with James Naughtie.
by the Labour Party.
with Jenni Murray.
Fashion models: Kathleen Griffin investigates the history and the hype.
Short story: Oranges and Apples by Alice Munro. The first of two episodes read by Garrick Hagon. Abridged by Meg Clarke
Jane Gardam talks to Nigel Forde about her new novel The Queen of the Tambourine, and Sara Wheeler selects paperback reading for the spring. Producer Sally Marmion
Paul Allen is at the opening nights of the Royal Shakespeare
Company's season at
Stratford, including new director Adrian Noble 's production of Henry IV, Part One; and previews the new Tom Stoppard play broadcast on Radio 3 next Sunday. Producer Anthony Denselow
Stereo
Presented by Frank Partridge and Hugh Sykes.
and Financial Report
Brian Johnston umpires another test of wit and general knowledge, from Wheathampstead Cricket Club, Hertfordshire. With Tim Rice , Willie Rushton ,
Rachel Heyhoe-Flint and Leslie Thomas.
Producer Jon Magnusson Stereo
At Bridge Farm, Tony's a little perplexed.
Many happy returns to
Leningrad. Peter Ustinov, 70 this week, revisits the city where he began life as a twinkle in his father's eye.
Producer Jill Marshall
A three-part series assessing the effects of recent major disasters on the people involved. 2: The Accused
Those named in official inquiries as partly responsible for two tragedies, the Summerland fire of 1973 and the Herald of Free Enterprise capsize in 1987, tell their own stories. They feel they were blamed unfairly and unsupported by their companies. Jenny Cuffe looks at how companies can be made to take more corporate responsibility for safety failures. Producer Sue Davies
with Kati Whitaker.
For disabled listeners.
Producer Marlene Pease 0PHONE: [number removed](10.00am 5.00pm)
Stereo
with Roger White. Stereo
with Richard Kershaw.
Stereo
Do Angels Wear Brassieres? by Olive Senior.
Auntie Mary prepares for the Archbishop's visit.
Everything is planned to the last detail except - what to do about Beccka?
Adjoa Andoh reads the first of two episodes.
Jennifer Phillips's five-part comedy series set in the offices of a London car firm.
Streetwise charmer Eddie knows all the tricks of running the firm - until he meets ingenuous Angela, who appears to have inherited the company.
(Stereo)
Drama Phone Line: full details of this week's Radio 3 and Radio 4 dramas, Including synopses, star casts and background stones about the productions. Dial
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