Daily bulletin of rural affairs.
with Jenny Levy , a member of t he
Nottingham Progressive Synagogue.
with James Naughtie and Peter Hobday.
with Oliver McTernan.
by Helen Harris. Concluding the ironic look at the lives of two women from totally different backgrounds who develop an uneasy friendship.
With Rose Hill and Elaine Claxton.
Abndged by Shelagh Stephenson Producer Eoin O'Callaghan
with Melvyn Bragg and guests. Producer Ruth Gardiner
John Milton's epic poem of the Fall of Man, abridged in 41 episodes.
Satan, exasperated in Hell, tries to gather support for war against God in Heaven.
Abridged by Adrian Mitchell. (Rpt)
Today the TUC unveils its proposals for maternity rights, but how realistic are such demands? With Emma Udwin.
Serial: Palladian. Part 5 of Elizabeth
Taylor's story, read by Sarah Badel. Abndged by Ann Rees Jones Editor Sally Feldman
Vincent Duggleby takes your calls on topical issues that affect your finances. Producer Sarah Pennells
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with John Howard.
Editor Ken Vass
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The resident London team of Irene Thomas
and Eric Korn take on the team from Wales and the West, Jack Jones and Peter Stead , with Gordon Clough and Tony Quinton asking the questions. Producer Amanda Mares
with Nick Clarke.
by David Zane Mairowitz.
This story of an obsessive man was recorded on location in Avignon and Provence in France and Islington,
London. With his marriage on the rocks, he becomes obsessed with Petrarch, a medieval scholar and poet who fantasised about a girl called Laura.
With Luciana Castelucci
Director Richard Wortley Rpt
Daily live action and stories from around the country.
With Gerry Anderson.
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Natalie Wheen has news of this year's Booker Prize shortlist; her guest is the author Michele Roberts and there is a visit to a new sculpture park in Sussex.
Producer Abigail Appleton (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)
by Robert Olen Butler. In Saigon the father played a game with these insects. Years later, in America, does the same hold interest for his son? Read by David Yip.
Producer Duncan Minshull Rpt
with Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.
Barry Took is joined by Richard Ingrams , Alan Coren. Ian Hislop and Germaine Greer.
William's no treasure.
The second of four programmes on the history of advice.
How to Find the Perfect Partner
Rosalind Miles discovers how to make the course of true love run smooth: how to flirt, how to choose the right kiss for the right occasion and how to be the perfect lover. Producer Miriam Akhtar
by Ariel Dorfman.
When Dr Roberto Miranda is invited to stay in a remote coastal cottage in Latin America, his presence reminds
Paulina Salas of her past - a past in which she was imprisoned and brutally tortured by a doctor who listened to Schubert. She seeks revenge as her husband Gerardo stands by, unsure of the truth of her memories, yet paralysed by the violence of her emotions.
Director Hilary Norrish
Previously broadcast on BBC World Service
Famous historical figures offer some surprising insights into their lives.
Cyrano de Bergarac, played by Andre Maranne refuses to talk about his nose but forsees the personal stereo. A Testbed production
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Janet Cohen.
by Jane Austen. Miranda Richardson reads the sixth of 15 episodes. Abndged by Anne Rees Jones Producer David Benedictus
Francine Stock and guests in another topical late-night discussion. Producer Marina Salandy-Brown
