with Sister Lavinia Byrne, IBVM.
with Brian Redhead and John Humphrys.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Canon John Oates.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament.
9.00am News
Listeners report on a variety of issues that affect their lives.
With Susan Marling.
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Jenni Mills talks to people who were famous for a short period of time. 3: On 7 August 1974,
Patrick McCarthy , a young man fresh out of opera school, was sitting in the audience at the Royal
Albert Hall for Carmina
Burana, the highlight of a Prom concert. Suddenly one of the soloists collapsed, and Patrick McCarthy took his place. Producer Sarah Rowlands (Rpt;
Jeremiah. Part 5.
with Jenni Murray.
When home is strong family ties and a sense of community, how do you face the modem urban jungle? Maraid Devlin hears from Irish women living in London.
(Revised repeat at 7.20pm LW) Serial:
According to Mark (4)
with Debbie Thrower.
Chris Serle quizzes
Pam Ayres , Leslie Thomas and guests Stephen Fry and Frances Edmonds.
Producer Paul Z Jackson. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio 2)
with James Naughtie.
In 1949 Dr Edith Bone , aged 64, who had spent 30 years abroad, returned to her native Hungary. She was condemned to solitary confinement as a British spy - an experience she survived through an indomitable will and humour.
British ambassador...PETER COPLEY Dramatised from Edith Bone 's autobiography by Jonathan Smith. Director Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo
Simon Rae introduces your poetry requests with readers Patrick Romer , Elizabeth Proud and guest Wendy Cope. Producer Susan Roberts. Stereo •REQUESTS to: Poetry Please!, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Paul Allen is at the Sherman Theatre, where a new adaptation of writing by Dylan Thomas is in preparation, part of the arts renaissance in Wales; with guests from among the best Welsh writers, artists and performers. Producer Tim Dee. Stereo
(Revised repeat at 9.30pm)
Telling Stories by Maeve Binchy.
The evening before the wedding, Irene's husband-to-be turns up with a face as white as the dress that is to be worn the next day. Then trouble starts....
Read by Joanna Myers. Producer Duncan Minshull
with Frank Partridge and Hugh Sykes.
A six-part comedy series by Peter Tinniswood.
2: An Educated Woman
The family arrive in France and Father feels homesick and Winston talks about Flaubert and Baudelaire and Renoir and Nancy doesn't know what he's talking about.
Director Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo
The Wandering Cowboy returns to the roost.
No Science Please, We're Politicians
Peter Hennessy asks: how good are government ministers at reaching or scrutinising costly scientific decisions?
How can their advice systems be improved? Producer Chris Westcott
Four programmes. 3: The Butchers
Sheep's heads, udders and brains - the staple wares of butcher Alan Doherty when he set up business 30 years ago. Why does new recruit Ian Mills believe that the only way forward for the trade is with apricot stuffing, oregano and marinades? Producer Lucy Lunt. Stereo
with Ted Harrison.
For listeners with disabilities.
Producer Marlene Pease
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Sugar?. BBC. London W1A 1AA
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Roger White. Stereo
with Robin Lustig. Stereo
Two Bootmakers by Stacey Aumonier. The first of two parts read by John Baddeley.
Six comedies by Simon Booker.
2: Chinese Whispers
Ex-model Stella isn't at all put out when her husband dumps her for a younger woman - in fact they become bosom friends.
Director Matthew Walters
Stereo
