The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
A meditation for the beginning of a new day with Fiona Bowie.
with John Humph rys and Sue MacGregor.
6.45 Business News
7.25.8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Jonathan Fryer.
Peter Ustinov reads the first of five extracts selected by Frederick Bradnum from the memoirs of Col Sir Percival Marling , VC. which cover times of war and moments of peace.
Abridged by Fredenck Bradnum. Producer John Tydeman
David Mellor and his guests air their pet hates and obsessions. Producer Lindsay Leonard
Ian Targett reads the first of a five-part adaptation of Yvonne Coppard 's book. 1: It's not much fun being thought of as the dunce of your family, but when disaster strikes. Simon has a chance to show everyone that he's not as simple as they think.
Abridged by David Ian Neville Producer Nandita Ghose (Rptt
Introduced by Wendy Austin.
Serial: The Great Elephant Chase. Miriam Margolyes reads part 6 of Gillian Cross's Whitbread Prize-winning novel.
Abridged by Rebecca Moore. Editor Sally Feldman
3: A Slice of the Action. Can a small investor deal with companies looking for new capital via a Stock Market listing? Roger White finds out.
'Repeated from Saturday 12 noon)
with John Howard.
Editor Ken Vass
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FourthSemi-Finalhighestscoringrunnersup. George Hill (journalist); Tony Garton (local government officer); Gethin Jones (civil servant); Ross Ewart (school teacher). Producer Richard Edis
with Nick Clarke.
with Julie Christie as the Goddess.
In Kitty Fitzgerald's play, Mira and Kathleen are not the kind of seventy-yearolds to sit back and watch their world collapse. Instead, they intervene to bring back the goddess culture through the medium of the radio.
Director Kate Rowland
with Gerry Anderson. Editor Sharon Banoff
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Paul Vaughan talks to the distinguished conductor John Eliot Gardiner , and Paul Allen reports from the opening of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Producer Robyn Read (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)
by Celia Dale.
"Eunice had never considered marriage ... but she did miss Auntie, and poor Mr Stafford was so pitiful, with his sad eyes and reddish nose."
Read by Elizabeth Kelly. Producer Alexa Moore
with Linda Lewis and John Sopel.
Comedian Hugh Dennis joins the Look Back team for the last blisteringly funny programme of the series - 2099, truly a year to remember!
TonyandPataren't over easy.
Another chance to hear Liz Moloney 's look into the lives of four Nigerian women. 3: Hajara Ibrahim. The 20-year-old daughter of Fulani cattle nomads from the Cameroon border, Hajara tries to balance the demands of marriage and motherhood with those of her university course in journalism. Producer Nigel Acheson
by Peter Terson and Pat Ryott.
With Simon Carter as Graham and Neil Coker as Addie.
Addie is a young offender who shuns all visitors. Why then does he accept Graham, a new recruit to the Approved Visitor List?
Director Philip Martin
Famous historical figures reveal some surprising insights into their lives and times when interviewed by Miles Kington . Florence Nightingale , who is played by Eleanor Bron.
A Testbed production
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Janet Cohen.
Anna Massey reads episode 6 of a ten-part adaptation of Nancy Mitford 's novel. This famous story of the upper classes in the 1930s has become a classic of its kind for its portrayal of the eccentric Radlett family.
Abridged by Jamie Anstruther Producer Cherry Cookson
IFrancine Stock and guests discuss one of the week's big topics to its limits.
1: What is Education for? With guests Maggie Pringle. Richard Caldwell , Fred D'Aguair and John Clare. Producer Marina Salandy-Brown
