Daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
with Father Oliver Crilly.
with Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as yesterday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Umar Hegedus
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
[number removed]Your chance to talk to
Nick Ross and his guests on an issue of the moment. Producer Poppy Hughes
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5: Christ the Teacher
with Alison Hilliard. Leaders, mentors, counsellors, champions Jean Snedegar asks how being a head girl prepares You for later life.
Serial: Rebecca (12)
With Geoff Watts.
Including a report on a new approach to solving the speech and cosmetic problems of the 1,000 or more children born each year with a cleft palate or harelip.
Producer Peter Croasdale
with John Howard.
Michael O'Donnell presents the most memorable My Word' tussles between
Frank Muir , Denis Norden and their guests Dilys Powell and Antonia Fraser. Producer Neil Cargill
with James Naughtie.
Stranger in the Home by Alan Dapre.
In a touching monologue of gentle irony, an old man ponders on the recent death of his wife, his family who have gone to New Zealand, and the quirky inmates of his present "home".
With Bernard Hepton as Albert.
Director Richard Wortley
with James O'Donnell , Organist and Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, and Thomas Trotter , City Organist in Birmingham.
Producer Ray Abbot
with Susan Marling. Editor Jenny Walmsley • WRITE TO: Punters, BBC Radio 4, Bristol BS8 2LR
Gill Pyrah talks to
American author
Pam Houston about her book Cowboys Are My
Weakness, and discusses the late Angela Carter 's last collection of stories
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders. Producer Tim Dee
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)
Security Measures Written and read by Henry Livings .
"Most conversation with Bulk is one-sided, because he doesn't listen to you, but also because he releases bulletins from his stream of consciousness and doesn't notice that he's missing out essential links." Producer Gillian Hush
with Wendy Austin and Frank Partridge.
On the panel: Peter Day , Richard Jeffrey , Janette Rutterford and Nigel Whittaker.
Chairman Nigel Cassidy. Producer Neil Koenig
Will Lynda crack up?
A File on 4 special documentary.
Four men accused of attempted murder in a machete attack were found not guilty last year, after their alleged victim told the court that his horrific injuries might have happened in a car crash. Two men accused of murder were acquitted when a teenage girl who was the main witness to the shooting went into hiding and took an overdose, rather than be identified in court. Gerry Northam examines a number of recent trials where vital witnesses complained of intimidation and were frightened to give evidence openly. Producer Ingrid Kelly
Six prominent people in their early thirties, Jesus's age when he died, reflect on His Passion.
4: Deborah Warner
Producer Michael Roberts
Presented by Tony Barringer.
Producer Thena Heshel
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(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Nigel Cassidy.
with Alexander MacLeod.
Was Dick Barton really all that exciting? And was Rollercoaster such a terrible idea?
Laurie Taylor investigates some of radio's myths.
