Producers Alasdair Cross. John Harvey and Ruth Kiely
with Mathoor Krishnamurti , Executive
Director of Bhavan Institute of Indian
Culture in London.
with Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.45 Business News
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Oliver McTernan.
A six-part story by Helen Harris. An ironic look at the lives of two women from totally different backgrounds, who overtea and cakes develop an uneasy friendshipwith extraordinary repercussions. With Rose Hill and Elaine Claxton. Abridged by Shelagh Stephenson Producer Eoin O'Callaghan
Jeremy Nicholas hauls himself out of bed to celebrate the rituals, explore the mysteries and recapture some of the quintessential sounds of what happens first thing in the morning. Producer Laura Druce
Dinsdale Landen reads five of Norman Hunter 's comical stories about the world's barmiest inventor. 1. The Wild Waste-Paper. The pieces of waste-paper seemed to have had something that didn't agree with them, fortheywere growing bigger every moment. Abridged by David Self. Producer Peter Hutchings
From the suffragettes of Manchester to the fishwives of Edinburgh, Jenni Murray invites you to celebrate the hidden heroines of history in a Pink Plaque Guide to Britain. With readings from thejournals of 17th-century traveller Celia Fiennes. Producers Sylvia Horn and Kate Murphy Editor Sallv Feldtvan
Wind, rain, snow and sun - we're obsessed by the vagaries of the elements. But can they really shape the course of history? Roy Porter investigates. Producer Clare Csonka
with John Howard. Editor Ken Vass
Q. How might the Lady of Spain lead you up the garden path to
Prince Charles and Weary Willie?
A. In this quiz, all clues are contorted and the questionmasters are Tony Quinton and Gordon Clough. The series opens with the Irish team of Paddy Fitzpatrick and Owen Dudley Edwards challenging the London team of Irene Thomas and Eric Kom. Producer Amanda Mares
with Nick Clarke.
by Don Taylor.
Shakespearean academic Brian Blake receives a message to say there is a large item awaiting his collection at a remote northern station. He little suspects that it could lead to his own literary immortality.
Director Sue Wilson
with Gerry Anderson. Editor Sharon Banoff
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Natalie Wheen considers the way gardens and artists interact with their surrounding landscape. Plus musical ideas from Jacobean to contemporary avant-garde at Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire. Producer Neil Trevithick (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)
by Dylan Thomas.
"August Bank Holiday ... A slap of sea and a tickle of sand ... A tuck of dresses. A rolling of trousers....Wet fresh, wet hair.the warm smell as of a rabbity field after rain." Read by Sion Probert. Producer Caroline Saril
with Nigel Wrench and Linda Lewis.
Barry Took quizzes Richard Ingrams , Alan Coren and their guests on the week's news.
Julia can't face her public.
Four programmes on thehistory of advice.
Health Matters. How to cure old age, exercises for nasal health, why yellow wallpaper is bad for you and how to choose a wet nurse. Rosalind Miles answers. Producer Miriam Akhtar
by Lillian Hellman. Martha and Karen run a boarding school in a small town on America's East Coast. A malicious child tells a lie which grows until the whole community is threatened by it. This play is as relevant today as it was when it was first produced in 1935. Director Claire Grove
Famous historical figures offer some surprising insights into their lives and times. Mata Hari , played by Fiona Fullerton. A Testbed production
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Janet Cohen.
by Jane Austen. Miranda Richardson reads the first of 15 episodes of this gothic entertainment.
Abridged by Anne Rees Jones. Producer David Benedictus
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3. Is Community Desirable? Francine Stock asks Niall Ferguson , Geoff Mulgan , Homi Bhabha and Prof Tony Giddens. Producer Marina Salandy-Brown
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