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with Peter Hobday and Chris Lowe.
7.20 Listeners' Letters
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Chris Lowe.
Unknown:
Dr Leslie Griffiths

New presenter Eddie Mair crosses the channel to Le Touquet, while
Julian Pettifer follows a less wellwom trail to Vietnam. Producer Sara Jane Hall
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Contributors

Presenter:
Eddie Mair
Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

In the last programme of the series, Nicholas Parsons is joined by guests Peter Jones , Paul Merton , Derek Nimmo and Craig Ferguson. Producer Sarah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Craig Ferguson.
Producer:
Sarah Smith

Joining Jonathan Dimbleby to tackle issues raised in Pershore, Worcestershire are Tony Blair , MP,
Shadow Home Secretary; Rt Hon Peter Lilley ,
MP, Secretary of State for Social Security; Liz Lynne , MP, Liberal
Democrat Spokesperson on Health and Community Care; and Andrew Neil ,
Editor, The Sunday Times.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Tony Blair
Unknown:
Peter Lilley
Unknown:
Liz Lynne
Unknown:
Andrew Neil

Music and Silence Set in 17th-century
Denmark, Rose Tremain 's play is based on the passionate friendship between Leonora, daughter of King Christian, and her schoolfriend Moritz.
Music Colin Sell
Director Gordon House A World Service/Radio 4 production

Contributors

Unknown:
Rose Tremain
King Christian IV:
Timothy West
Leonora:
Janet Maw
Sophie:
Moir Leslie
Jonata:
Julia Ford
Moritz:
Mark Payton
William:
Sam Cameron
Ulfeldt:
Brett Usher
Musician:
David Learner

"Georges Clemenceau was France," wrote Winston Churchill.
Christopher Cook examines the life and times of the man who inherited the ideals of the French Revolution, experienced the Commune of 1871 and led his country through a war that destroyed three empires and changed the map of the world - a man who inspired a 20th-century French president. Producer John Knight

Contributors

Unknown:
Georges Clemenceau
Unknown:
Winston Churchill.
Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Producer:
John Knight

Biotechnology is a dirty word in the Green movement - enemy of nature, the environment and third-world farmers.
But now the Chinese have thrown a spanner in the works by claiming that their biotechnology has great potential for those impoverished farmers the Green movement champions.
Roger Harrabin asks
Jonathon Porritt if environmentalists will have to think again. Producer Marie Helly

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Harrabin
Unknown:
Jonathon Porritt
Producer:
Marie Helly

John Humphrys talks to four people who have weathered storms in their careers.
3: Gilbert O'Sullivan , the singer-songwriter whose records sold millions in the 70s, but who had to fight for his share of the profits.

Contributors

Talks:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Gilbert O'Sullivan

A History of Jazz in Six Pianists
A journey through 70 years of music as viewed from the piano keyboard: from the "trumpet" style of Earl Hines to the flinty tone of Thelonious Monk. from the virtuosity of Art Tatum to the lyricism of Keith Jarrett.
John Fordham takes up the trail, with the help of pianists Jools Holland , Joanna MacGregor and Simon Purcell.
Producer John Goudie

Contributors

Unknown:
Earl Hines
Unknown:
Art Tatum
Unknown:
Keith Jarrett.
Unknown:
John Fordham
Pianists:
Jools Holland
Pianists:
Joanna MacGregor
Pianists:
Simon Purcell.
Producer:
John Goudie

Free Agent
In Danny Schiller 's play, Richard, on holiday in Devon, is forced to stay in a small village. At first, it seems just like an idyllic picture postcard, but Richard's perception of rural life is about to be challenged on every level.
Director Sue Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Danny Schiller
Director:
Sue Wilson
Richard:
Michael Maloney
Anna:
Louise Jameson
Gareth:
David Holt
Giles:
Christopher Scott
LindajMrs Chugg:
Sunny Ormonde
Stan:
David King
Paul:
David Thorpe
Bev:
Melanie Hudson
Vicar/Geoffrey:
John Fleming

Stories from an unlikely marriage, written and read by Leonard Barras.
"She was a tender woman and her wounding references were always made when he was out of earshot. There were worse offences, after all, than quoting Wordsworth through a sausage roll, although heaven alone knew what they were." Producer Gillian Hush

Contributors

Read By:
Leonard Barras.
Producer:
Gillian Hush

In the last programme of the series, a look at love - the impulse that has driven humanity since man first wondered what woman would look like if he scrubbed off the mud.
With Stewart Lee , Rebecca Front, Armando lannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.
Producer Sarah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Lee
Unknown:
Armando Lannucci
Unknown:
Tom Baker.
Producer:
Sarah Smith

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