With Rabbi Norman Solomon.
with John Humphrys and Sue McGregor. Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day from Bosnia
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament Ed'tor Roger Mosey
Some helpful hints from Adrian Mourby on asserting your own importance and establishing the insignificance of others in working life. Prcxiucef Gillian Hush
Zechariah. Part 2.
Joan Baez , Dustin Hoffman , Margaret Thatcher , celebrations of women's humour, Daphne de Maurier , the suffragettes, and British food ... Jenni Murray invites you to re-live with her the golden moments of the year.
Presented by Kelvin Boot. Producer Caroline Aistrop
With Tasneem Siddiqi.
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Presented by Derek Cooper. Producer Sheila Dillon
With Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm)
from King's College Chapel, Cambridge. For the Order of Service, see page 21.
Reay Tannahill argues that the popular period novel has a value beyond mere escapism which means the author must get things right. The question is - how? Producer Gillian Hush
5: Aloft! "Swirsky came out of the tree house. He was naked except for his moustache. And even that looked naked."
with Chris Lowe and Diana Madill. Editor Margaret Budy
That ageing symbol of national unity, the National Anthem, comes under the scrutiny of John Walters as he browses through the archives and finds that rock stars, jazzmen and even barking dogs have at some time lent it their own style. Producer David France
A Cultural History of the Banana. In eastern Europe it's a symbol of freedom; in Latin America it means hard work and oppression for those who grow it. Fintan O'Toole reveals the comedies and tragedies trapped inside its yellow skin. Producer Mary Price
It'll be a cold Christmas at No 1, The Green.
Written by Louise Page. Director Ken Davies
with Chris Serle.
Producer Simon Broad
Sue Limb takes a look over the life and work of Dorothy Parker , at the wit and style and the self-destructive character of one of America's best-known humorists.
Producer Gareth Edwards
Victor Wild tells the story of his uncle, Frederick Belmont , the founder of Betty's Cafe-Tea rooms in Yorkshire, and how he has kept the business and tradition. Producer Christopher Stone
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
The constitution and religious festivals in America
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
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The difficulty of celebrating a religious festival in America without behaving unconstitutionally, A Christmas Carol, Washington style and the Park Lane Christmas trees.
Natalie Wheen talks to Benjamin Luxon.
by Alistair Cooke.
A year in the busy life of Bolton Abbey estate in Wharfedale, as observed by Phil Smith.
Producer Gillian Hush
Part 10.
Sports commentators and reporters fall foul of Jonathan Hewat, who unearths their own goals from his archive of radio blunders.
Producer Neil Cargill
by Graham Fellows.
First of two visits to the semi-detached Christmas of aspiring song-writer John Shuttleworth.
from the Cathedral of Our Lady and St Thomas , Northampton. Celebrant and preacher Rt Rev Leo McCartie , Bishop of Northampton. 0 little town of Bethlehem (CH 235); Silent night (CH 277); Unto us is born a Son (CH 337); Angels we have heard on high (CH 22); Gathering mass (Inwood); Isaiah 9 w 1-7; Titus 2 w 11-14; Luke 2 w 1-14.
Choral director Alison Jackson.
Organist Peter Kalve.