The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
with the Rt Rev
Richard Holloway.
with Sue MacGregor and Chris Lowe.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rt Rev
Vincent Nicholls.
Final episode.
The continuing story of the folk of Bentley in Hampshire.
3: An emotional reunion for Hilda on the beach of a distant African island.
Presented by Nigel Farrell.
Producer Chris Paling
From Genesis to
Revelation.
Matthew
Part 3.
Jenni Mills introduces the programme, today from Bristol.
(Revised repeat at 7.20 pm LW) Final story: Allie
Presented by Jessica Holm.
Producer Simon Roberts
with John Howard.
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with Derek Cooper. The show that investigates the good, the bad and the tasteless. Producers Sheila Dillon and Marie Helly
with Nick Clarke.
Carmen
BBC correspondents at home and abroad report on one of the main British or foreign topics in this week's news.
Producers Carole Lacey and Howard Rogers
At 23, the poet W B Yeats fell passionately in love with the beautiful
Maude Gonne. She refused to marry him, but their long friendship influenced and inspired his work. Nigel Forde talks to
Maude Gonne 's grand-daughter
Anna MacBride White and his biographer Norman Jeffares about their joint edition of The
Gonne Yeats tetters.
Plus the last years of Evelyn Waugh , and hoarding, lending and hiding: how possessive do you feel about books?
Producer Abigail Appleton. Stereo
Tim Marlow goes back to medieval times for a new book on the surprising things monks drew in the margins of their books; and the romantic songs of the middle ages are performed by Gothic Voices.
Producer Belinda Sample Stereo
Just Like Stone's Hotel by Kit Wright. When Maurice unexpectedly bumps into two former drinking friends he invites them back to his house for a drink. "I've knocked the boozing on the head," he says, "and I've never felt better in my life." He then pours himself a large whisky.
Read by Stephen Thome. Producer Susan Roberts
The transport programme presented by Janet Trewin.
Producer Jill Thomas
At last, something for
Mike to get excited about.
Written by Sam Jacobs
Producer Vanessa Whitburn
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion from Bath.
The panel includes:
Lord Jenkins of Hillhead; and Judith Chaplin , former Political Advisor to
John Major.
Producer Nick Utechin
The last programme of the series, presented by John Diamond.
Producer Andrew Denwood
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Columbus and Asimov
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The mixed emotions felt by the Americans and Spanish towards Christopher Columbus, and the work of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.
A Radio Hamlet
by Alistair Cooke.
Presented by Richard Kershaw.
Stereo
In My Father's Court by Isaac Bashevis Singer. 5: My Brother Joshua
A post-election look at the week's news with Bill Wallis , Sally Grace , David Tate and Alistair McGowan.
Producer Louise Coats
with Heather Payton.
Poet Ivor Cutler delves into the archives.
Producer Mark Savage
