with the Rev
Vivienne Faull.
Presented by Brian Redhead and John Humphrys.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Canon Paul Bates.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
This week, in the third of four programmes, Ray Gosling discovers who speaks the best Polish.
With Mrs Podhorodecka and Mrs Koscia formerly from Warsaw,
Paul Karwowski (ex-Poznan but now with the Halifax), and Boleslav Mazur from the School of East European and Slavonic Studies. Producer Jenny Lo
As the days of ice cream and lemonade approach, the wasps gear up to take advantage of all our sticky goodies. Are they really out to sting us, or is there another side to our common summertime companion?
Presented by Fergus Keeling and Jessica Holm. Producer Mary Colwell
Reflecting on the concerns of the day. Stereo
Stereo (Omnibus edition on Saturday at 6.25pm)
Six playwrights in conversation with Rosemary Hartill about how their ideas and beliefs influence their work. 5: Timberlake
Wertenbaker
Producer David Coomes. Stereo
Nancy McNeil describes her experiences adopting a Romanian baby. Stereo
Presented by Debbie Thrower.
Nigel Rees chairs the popular quotation game. With Sir Antony Jay , A N Wilson, Victor Spinetti and Gemma O'Connor. Readings by Ronald Fletcher.
Producer Armando lannucci Stereo
with James Naughtie.
by the Conservative Party.
with Jenni Murray.
Hundreds of thousands of African people have been driven from their homes by war and famine.
Nancy Durham reports from the refugee camps of Mozambique, Malawi and Kenya.
Serial: The Stand-in (11)
Cyrano de Bergerac was no long-nosed mythical figure - he was a 17th-century French dramatist and writer.
John Wells discusses his literary importance, and Quentin Blake describes his illustrations for a new edition of Cyrano's science fantasy Voyage of the Moon and the Sun.
Also, magazine fiction: the selection and popularity of serialisations and short stories; and news of an award for the best translation of a foreign novel.
Presented by Nigel Forde. Producer Vivien Devlin
Paul Allen is at the opening of Moscow's pioneering Theatre of the South West on its visit to
Bradford; and discusses the idea of cities as revealed in a new book, The Sphinx of the City. Producer Tim Dee
Stereo
with Frank Partridge and Hugh Sykes.
and Financial Report
Stereo
Susan has to decide just where her loyalties lie.
The last of five portraits of radio greats. A Very Big Guy
In 1965 the BBC began a new current affairs programme called The
World at One. From the outset it was presented by William Hardcastle. His zest for news and highly individualistic style of simplicity, humour and abrasiveness - with that famous breathlessness at the microphone - soon attracted a huge following.
Written and presented by Christopher Cook.
Producer Fiona McLean. Stereo
The Back of the Envelope
Both Conservative and Labour politicians voice public confidence about winning overall majorities at the approaching
General Election. But
Peter Hennessy asks what will happen if the voters dash their hopes? Producer Simon Coates
with Kati Whitaker.
For disabled listeners.
Producer Marlene Pease
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Stereo
with Nigel Cassidy. Stereo
with Alexander MacLeod.
Stereo
Age of Iron by J M Coetzee. Part 4.
Four more cases for Stephen J Blackburn, ex-pitman turned private investigator.
When an open-air sculpture exhibition is raided, Blackburn is thrown into the jungle of international dealing, even though his assistant reckons the solution might be found nearer to home.
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and the director, Dave Sheasby
