Presented by Richard Sanders. Producer George Macpherson
With James Whitbourn and his guest. Producer
Christine Morgan CEEFAX: today's prayer is on BBC2 Ceefax p740
With Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys.
with John Dunlop.
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With Cliff Morgan.
Producer Audrey Adams
Holiday and travel news. With Eddie Mair. Producer Jtll Thomas
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Conversation and capers with Ned Sherrin and guests. Producer Laura Druce
Hard Thinking?The major political parties are already starting to devise what they hope will be election-winning policies, but this they are actively seeking ideas from outsiders. Who are these new thinkers? What impact are they having on the parties? Presented by David Walker.
Producer Simon Coates
International news and views.
Producer Tony Grant
Personal finance news and advice.
With Alison Mitchell. Producer Sarah Pennells
Alan Coren , Ian Hislop , Tony Hawks and Andrew Rawnsley join Barry Took. Producer Aled Evans. Rptd Monday at 6.30pm
From Horsham. West Sussex. Repeated from yesterday 8.05pm
With Nick Clarke.
Producers Poppy Hughes and Nick Utechin LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
John Gordon Sinclair stars as Peter Pratt
in John Antrobus 's comedy about an ex-yuppie trying to find "the edge" in St Petersburg and finding that anything is for sale.
Director Adrian Bean Rpt
Chris Cviic explores Central Europe's rich past of and its history of devastation by fascism, communism and two world wars.
Empire of the Mind. Central European Jews had colonised the world of education, ideas and the arts, but cosmopolitan, avant-garde intellectuals felt increasingly threatened by the rise of Nazism. Producer Zareer Masani
Repeated tomorrow 8.00pm
Presented by Peter Evans.
Producer Peter Croasdale. Rptd Tuesday 8.00pm
Archaeologist Paul Bahn undertakes a personal journey to investigate recent discoveries of Russian cave art and the controversial theories on their original purpose.
Producer Nick Evans and Nigel Lewis
Six eminent writers reflect on the value they place on our 25p letter. 4: Malcolm Bradbury - letters into literature.
Producer Adnan Mourby
Topical comedy with Sally Grace ,
Jeffrey Holland. Toby Longworth and Peter Serafinowicz.
Repeated from yesterday at 11.00pm
Star-spangled banter from
Manhattan's Rockefeller Center with Mark Steyn and guests. Producer Dymphna Flynn
Repeated Wednesday 11.30pm
Writer John Harvey recalls the rise and fall of jazz trumpeter Alex Welsh. The tale begins in the London clubs of the 1950s, when Welsh's teetotal habits won him his fizzy nickname, and investigates what happened when he was the Lemonade King no more.
With the memories of fellow musicians and his widow Maggie Douglas.
(Rptd Friday at 9.30pm)
1919: the War is over and the Conway family celebrates Kay's 21st birthday but her premonition of their lives in 1937 casts a shadow over their dreams.
Music by Malcolm McKee. Oboist Jenny Philips. Director Sue Wilson
Led by the Rev Dr John Newton.
In the last programme of the series,
Paul Boateng. MP, is joined by Michael Foot. Prof Bill Rshman. John Peel and Lynne Truss for a light-hearted chat about history.
Producer Kathy Smith Rpt
Four households whose inhabitants speak with different accents.
2: East End - West End. Ivor Spencer and his brother Sid were both raised in London's East End but their accents are worlds apart. While Sid followed in his father's footsteps to become a porter at Spitalfields Market. Ivor became a toastmaster at some of society's most exclusive functions. Producers Kim Normanton and Tessa Watt
Richard Baker talks to members of the Copenhagen Piano Trio. Repeated from Tuesday
Last in the series of erotic poetry.
I'm Through with Love. With readings by Adjoa Andoh , Denys Hawthorne ,
Pippa Hinchley. Nerys Hughes. Noreen Kershaw , Ian McKellen. Barrie Rutter ,
Juliet Stevenson. Samuel West and poets Alan Jenkins. Liz Lochhead , Roger McGough and Grace Nichols. Producer Susan Roberts
