Reports from the National Small Farming Event at
Stoneleigh. Presented by Richard Sanders. Producer Carol Trewin
with James Whitbourn.
with Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor.
7.20 Listeners' Letters
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Elaine Storkey. Editor Philip Harding
with Cliff Morgan. Producer Joanne Watson
with Ken Bruce.
Producer Sara Jane Hall
with Ned Sherrin and the likes of Emma Freud , Arthur Smith and John Walters. Producer Ian Gardhouse. Stereo
Where or what is Europe's 'hot banana'? How would you identify its 'Atlantic arc'? Increasingly,
Brussels is influencing the shape of Britain's regions. Nick Clarke explores the new terrain.
Producer Sue Davies
Producer GeofTSpink
with Louise Botting.
Producer Frances Macdonald
Chairman Barry Took quizzes team captains
Alan Coren and Richard Ingrams and their guests. Producer Diane Messias Stereo
This week's panel: Barbara Amiel , the Rt Hon Roy Hattersley , MP,
Helena Kennedy , QC, and the Rt Hon Cecil Parkinson , MP.
From Wayland Prison, Thetford. Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby. and at 2.00pm
Any Answers?
071.[number removed]withjonathan Dimbleby. Producers Anna Cairagher and Keith Jones
● LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
The Other Side of the Hill Two linked plays by Peter Luke , based on his novel, which follow the Duke of Wellington and the men and women of his Peninsular campaign between 1808 and 1813. 1: It's a Long Way from Talavera
Music by Tom Eastwood , performed by Paul Archibald , Richard Benjafield , Adrian Brett , Charles Dickie ,
Bill Worrell and Simon Wynberg. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo (Part 2 tomorrow at 2.30pm)
Michael Scott puts Heinz Wolff , John Gribbin , Sheila Anderson and John Emsley to lighthearted quizzical investigation of science.
Producer Louise Dalael. Stereo
Electric vehicles are now serious alternatives to petrol cars. Alun Lewis gets behind the wheels of this year's models. Producer Peter Croasdale
Beryl Reid reveals the astonishing story behind 120 years of Post Office cat employment.
Producer Rosemary Watts Stereo
A lopsided view of birth, death and all the other bits in between. The second of seven programmes with Simon Hoggart and friends. Producer Brian King
and Sports Round-Up
with David Tate and Bill Wallis.
Stereo
with Robert Robinson.
Producer Michael Ember. Stereo
Virgin Mary - Icon and Muse
Through the centuries the figure of the Virgin Mary has provided a dominant image for art and literature. Peggy Reynolds traces the impact of the Madonna, from ancient icons to the newly liberated artists of eastern Europe.
Producer Nicki Paxman. Stereo
A ten-part dramatisation of Charles Dickens's novel.
David's mother has died and he is dispatched to London, at the age of 10, to fend for himself and work for Murdstone and Grinby. He runs away to Dover to seek his aunt. Dramatised by Betty Davies
Director Marilyn Imne.
Stereo
Six programmes in which John Miller talks to eminent historians.
2: Eric Hobsbawm , Emeritus Professor of Economic and Social History at London University.
with Brian Kay.
Producer Sarah Devonald. Stereo
led by Canon
GrahamJames. Stereo
10.00pm News
Solo yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston sets out across the Atlantic to recreate Columbus's epic voyage, using only the navigational instruments available five centuries ago Presenter Clive Jacobs. Producer Chris Hipwell
Four visits to Mayfield Cricket Club.
3: The Captain
This week the club has a derby match against Five Ashes, a neighbouring hamlet. Mayfield captain
Tim Cornish talks through his tactics for the big game and the delicate balance between his responsibilities as captain and as bowler. Producer Sally Marmion. Stereo
with Antony Hopkins.
Stereo
Last of the present series of the Empire's favourite magazine. With
Susie Brann , Alistair McGowan , Mary Elliot-Nelson , Peter Baynham and Julian Dutton. Producer Sarah Smith. Stereo