Presented by Jeremy Cherfas. Producer Steve Peacock
with James Whitbourn and his guest. Producer Christine Morgan
with Peter Hobday and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Oliver McTernan.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament
Presented by Cliff Morgan. Producer Cathy Huyton
The holiday and travel programme presented by Eddie Mair. Producer Jill Thomas
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with Ned Sherrin.
Producer Will Saunders
Presented by Sarah Baxter. Producer Jonathan Brunert
BBC Correspondents report from around the world in the popular international affairs programme which is 40 this year. Producer Tony Grant
Alison Mitchell with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Frances Macdonald
Nicholas Parsons chairs the panel game at the Lawn, Lincoln. Trying to talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation are Peter Jones , Paul Merton , Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Jenny Eclair.
Producer Ann Jobson. Rptd Monday 6.30pm
with Eispeth Howe , Chair,
Broadcasting Standards Council;
Gillian Reynolds , radio critic, for The Daily Telegraph; George Robertson
MP, Shadow Scottish Secretary; and Teresa Gorman MP in Basingstoke. Repeated from yesterday
with Jonathan Dimbleby.
Producers Poppy Hughes and Nick Utechin LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
by Eric Pringle. When the Reverend
Daniel Strickland and his two sisters leave their home in Berkshire to begin a new life in the wilderness of Lancashire, the wilful Sarah demands to know why. This atmospheric love story, set in the early 19th Century, is continued in Saturday Night Theatre.
Director Tracey Neale Rpt
Roy Porter sets topical stories in their historical context.
(Rptd tomorrow at 8.30pm)
Peter Evans reports on the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held last week in Atlanta
Producer Anne McNaught. Rptd Tue 8.00pm
Reporter Gerry Northam. Repeated from Tuesday
Martin Wainwright celebrates the achievements of individuals who have been overlooked by history.
1: George F Train. The American entrepreneur who brought the tram to London in 1860 made several mistakes but his brave failures paved the way for others to get it right. Producer Alison Perks
with Sally Grace , Toby Longworth , Jon Glover and Peter Silverleaf.
Repeated from yesterday
The American writer and satirist Joe Queenan takes the chair for the latest series of the transatlantic chat show.
With the help of three boisterous guests he will be finding out what's new and what's news in Newt's USA.
Producer Hamish Mykura. Rptd Thu 11.30pm
Cadfael's Creator
The international TV debut of the medieval monastic sleuth
Brother Cadfael has won Ellis Peters belated recognition at the age of 82. Her body of work spans hundreds of characters in ninety titles selling 10 million copies worldwide, many under her real name of Edith Pargeter. Chris Eldon Lee travels to Telford
New Town to meet this master of the historical whodunit.
Producer John Boundy. Rptd Friday at 9.30pm
The second part of Eric Pringle 's story takes up where Sarah left off and looks at subsequent events from Elizabeth's point of view. In the years leading up to 1830, England is in turmoil. For cast see 2.30pm, plus:
With Andrew Branch and Peter Yapp Director Tracey Neale
More favourite melodies presented by Brian Kay.
Producer Anthony Sellors
A hymn, a reading and a reflection led by Father Oliver McTernan. Producer Kathryn Pritchard
A five-part series in which old and new hands compare notes. 1: Postmen. After 40 years with the Post Office,
Bert Robinson returns to the beat with new postwoman Suzanne McLean. Producer Lucy Lunt Rpt
by David Zane Mairowitz.
Based on a real-life murder in France. With Keith Allen as Guignol and Anna Livia Ryan as Faye Beaulieu.
Guignol believes that weaklings are bad for France. They should be put down at birth. But his daughter Faye is a weakling. Guignol has let her live until now, but soon he must make a decision.
