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with John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rev
Dr Donald English. Including the winners of the Children in Need/ Thought for the Day competition.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor.
Unknown:
Dr Donald English.

from the North.
Christa Ackroyd invites you onto the terraces to celebrate the fans, the fashions, the frenzy and the feminism of football.
With England star Paul Gascoigne.
Story: The Case of the Missing Unmentionables by Joan Condon , winner of the first prize in the Woman's Hour Mystery Story Competition.
"I am Martha Hudson , landlady and housekeeper to Mr Sherlock Holmes. "
Read by Patricia Routledge.

Contributors

Unknown:
Christa Ackroyd
Unknown:
Paul Gascoigne.
Unknown:
Joan Condon
Unknown:
Martha Hudson
Unknown:
Mr Sherlock Holmes.
Read By:
Patricia Routledge.

The poor in Britain do not eat well, but no one is sure why. Some blame lack of money, others say it is a matter of education.
This week's programme tests these assertions and looks at how the supermarkets may have an influence.
Presented by Derek Cooper.
Producers Marie Helly and Sheila Dillon
(Postponed from 15 November)

Contributors

Presented By:
Derek Cooper.
Producers:
Marie Helly
Producers:
Sheila Dillon

The Personal History of David Copperfield The final part of the dramatisation of Charles Dickens 's novel.
I Have Loved You All
My Life
Dora has died; Emily has been reunited with Mr Peggotty ; Uriah's double-dealing has been discovered. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
David Copperfield
Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Mr Peggotty

J R R Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings has sold more than 50 million copies.
Nigel Forde ventures into Tolkien's mythical world, aided by his daughter
Priscilla and biographer Humphrey Carpenter.
Meanwhile, at the annual
Fantasy Convention, Nigel Forde has, with the help of authors Terry Pratchett and Mary Gentle , found the winners of the Bookshelf/Gollancz First
Fantasy Novel, who will be announced in this special fantasy edition.
Producer Sally Marmion

Contributors

Unknown:
J R R Tolkien
Unknown:
Nigel Forde
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter.
Unknown:
Nigel Forde
Unknown:
Terry Pratchett
Unknown:
Mary Gentle
Producer:
Sally Marmion

Why can simple song lyrics sometimes be so moving? Tim Marlow looks for the secret with singer
Nanci Griffiths ; and Laurens van der Post publishes his new book which is About Blady. Producer Hamish Mykura. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Marlow
Singer:
Nanci Griffiths
Producer:
Hamish Mykura.

Three Hours between Planes by F Scott Fitzgerald. Three hours have to be killed. So Donald looks up an old flame - and gets a big surprise....
Read by Garrick Hagon. Producer Duncan Minshull

Contributors

Unknown:
Scott Fitzgerald.
Read By:
Garrick Hagon.
Producer:
Duncan Minshull

If only Bert had three wishes....
Written by Sam Jacobs

Contributors

Written By:
Sam Jacobs
Phil:
Norman Painting
Jill:
Patricia Greene
David:
Timothy Bentinck
Ruth:
Elicity Finch
Elizabeth:
Alison Dowling
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Pa:
T Patricia Gallimore
Tom:
Bob Arnold
Nelson:
Jack May
Actor:
Sid Alandevereux
Kathy:
Hedli Niklaus
Joe:
Edward Kelsey
Neil:
Brian Hewlett
Susan:
Charlotte Martin
Mike:
Terry Molloy
Betty:
Pamela Craig
Jean-Paul:
Yves Aubert
Mrs Antrobus:
Margot Boyd
Bert:
Roger Hume
Lynda:
Carole Boyd

The panel includes:
Melanie Phillips , Policy Editor at The Guardian; and Sir Anthony Parsons , Former Ambassador to the United Nations.
From Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Chairman
Jonathan Dimbleby. Producer Anna Carragher

Contributors

Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Sir Anthony Parsons
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby.
Producer:
Anna Carragher

Tales from the Bass Line
The jazz double-bass player Dave Holland bought his first bass for
E40 and played in a Greek restaurant before Miles Davis spotted him and signed him up. The classical double-bassist Chi-Chi Nwanoku only took up the instrument after an injury in a women's football match curtailed her sporting activities. They give the lowdown on life behind the bass. With John Fordham. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Holland
Unknown:
Miles Davis
Double-Bassist:
Chi-Chi Nwanoku
Unknown:
John Fordham.

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