The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
With Rev James Butterworth.
with Peter Hobday and John Humphrys. Details as yesterday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day With Eric James.
Producer Denis Nightingale LINES OPEN from 8.00am
Jeremiah. Part 4.
(RPt
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: Guppiesfor Tea (5)
Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care - from the research laboratory and the operating theatre to the dentist's chair and the GP's surgery. Producer Myfanwy Vickers
With John Howard.
Witty, informative, entertaining. These are the kind of words Peter Hobday looks up in the dictionary before quizzing guests Rosie Boycott , Andy Hamilton , Lorelei King and David Thomas on derivations and other aspects of the English language.
Written and compiled by Clive Coleman and Ged Parsons
Producer Colin Swash
with James Naughtie.
by Bruce Bedford.
Terry, Sarah and Alan run an outdoor activity centre. An ideal setting for an "accident" to take place ...
Music by Stuart Gordon Director Andy Jordan
Jeremy Nicholas visits the homes of the famous and explores their record collections. This week: Joanna MacGregor. Producer Andrew Mussett
Fond of fish but fed up with familiar recipes? Join John Tovey who offers new ideas and celebrates the pleasures of food and drink. QUERIES: write on a postcard to John Tovey , Room 4064, BBC, PO Box 27, Manchester M60 1SJ Producer Gillian Hush
Geoff Dyer 's new novel, The Search, combines elements of film noir and medieval romance. Paul Vaughan reviews it. And Judy Meewezen visits an international film college in Denmark.
Producer Nicki Paxman (Revised repeat at 9.15pm)
by Judith Cutler. "Opinion amongst the other members of the congregation was sharply divided; many resented Ruth's sharp tongue ... Ruth? Ruthless, more like, they all agreed."
Read by Geoffrey Wheeler. Producer Gillian Hush
with Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.
A six-part adaptation of Barbara Pym 's novel.
5: TheBeginningoftiKEnd. Miss Doggett decides to bring matters to a head in the Clevelands' kitchen.
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud Producer Sioned Wiliam IRpt )
Lynda's worried about the greenhouse effect.
Producer David Ross
Author Kathy Lette takes the helm for a new series which offers the chance of a retrial to some of fiction's most notorious fiends.
Tonight Salman Rushdie takes up the cause of Machiavelli's Prince; the ultimate exponent of cruelty in the use of political and military power.
Readings by Andrew Wincott. Producer Kate Boston
News, views and information for people with a visual handicap. With Peter White. Producer Eleanor Garland
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: tel[number removed] between 9.15pm and 10.15pm
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Nigel Cassidy.
with Robin Lustig.
Part 2.
Joanna Coles explores the week's events in the media.
