The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
Producers Richard Sanders and John Harvey
with Rev
Dr David Lapsley.
Presented by Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as yesterday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Father Oliver McTeman
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Your chance to talk to
Nick Ross and his guests on an issue of the moment.
Producer Poppy Hughes
•Lines open from 8.00am
Episode 25.
From West Side Story to Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Chita Rivera tells
Jenni Murray about her rise to superstardom.
Serial: The Vampire Tapestry. 12.
Book Four: The Last of Dr Weyland (2)
with Geoff Watts.
Producer Peter Croasdale
with Roisin McAuley.
Six years in radio's history, recalling an era when both microphones and audiences were larger. 2: 1943
This was the year the BBC came of age and celebrated its 21st birthday. It was a BBC now totally dedicated to the war effort: from
Tommy Handley and ITMA to Godfrey Talbot in Africa; from the Radio Allotment to the inside of a bomber on a raid over
Berlin. For the first time the reality of war came into homes and radio took its place on the front line. Reader Daphne Oxenford.
with James Naughtie.
Stereo
by David Bowker.
The New Age will never be the same after Maurice, a plain-speaking butcher from Buxton, joins a Men's Encounter Group in the mistaken belief that "Action Men" means ping-pong and rock climbing.
(Stereo)
with two musicians for whom a creative partnership is also a family relationship: duo pianists Isabel Beyer and Harvey Dagul.
Producer Michael Emery. Stereo
Listeners' reports on issues which have affected their lives - and could affect yours. Presented by Susan Marling. Editor Jenny Walmsley .WRITE TO: Punters, BBC Radio 4, Bristol BS8 2LR •PHONE: 0[number removed]
A review of the latest novel by the popular author Danielle Steel and a peep into the design of the Christmas shop window. Presented by Robert Dawson-Scott .
Producer Belinda Sample Stereo
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)
Hanging On by Lamoma Hutchison.
"This is what Hell is like, chocolate mousse and apple pie and time suspended; strung out and everyone horribly embarrassed to be there, especially the waiters." Read by Sheila Donald. Producer Louise Dalziel
with Valerie Singleton and Frank Partridge.
... with Alan Partridge. Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy. With special thanks to his researchers: Steve Coogan , Patrick Marber , Rebecca Front, Doon MacKichan and David Schneider.
Producer Armando lannucci. Stereo
Where will the turkeys go? Stereo
In Italy the Mafia controls an estimated 4 million votes and dozens of MPs, making it the country's fourth largest political party. In a File on 4 special, Gerry Northam investigates new evidence linking organised crime to the very top of the legal and political systems. Producer Ingrid Kelly
Ian Mclntyre offers some observations on the passing scene.
Producer Louise Purslow
with Peter White. Producer Thena Heshel eQUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: tel [number removed]between
9.15pm and 10.15pm
Stereo
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Roger White. Stereo
with Alexander MacLeod.
Stereo
McSorley's Wonderful Saloon
7: The Don't-Swear Man
Stereo
with Laurie Taylor.
