with Ruth Arnold.
with James Naughtie and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with George Austin.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Repeated from yesterday 7.20pm
Key figures at the centre of events during the last year review the past and predict the future in conversation with John Humphrys. 2: Michael Grade. Producer Jenni Mills
9: The Arrogant Saint. With Roger May. For details see Monday
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Libby Spurrier unfurls the history of umbrellas. Short story: Emma Fielding reads
Dear George from the new collection of the same name written by Helen Simpson and abridged by Di Speirs.
Producer Tony Grant
with Tasneem Siddiqi.
A lighthearted quiz about politics with team captains Michael White of the Guardian and Austin Mitchell MP. Guests are Robin Corbett MP and Sir Rhodes Boyson MP. Chairman Patrick Hannan. Producer Ann Jobson
with Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
by Dominic Minghella.
A mysterious female caller accuses
Ronnie Rossi of ruining her life. Could it be his aggrieved girlfriend Anna or a neglected member of his extended Italian family?
Other parts played by members of the cast Director David Hunter
with Daire Brehan and guests.
Paul Allen reviews Cries of the Heart at the Royal Exchange Theatre,
Manchester, and finds out about
Caradog Pritchard , the Welsh author and nationalist.
Producer Jackie Christie. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm
by Marianne Carey. An old tramp and a teenage girl make an unlikely couple - but they waltz beautifully to the music of buskers on a Glasgow street. Read by Andrew Byatt. Producer Bruce Young
with Jon Sopel and Unda Lewis.
Eddie Izzard stars with regular
Stephen Frost in the anarchic comedy panel game with a tabloid approach to historical reporting.
Chairperson Neil Mullarkey battles to keep order, with guests Donna McPhail and Mark Lamarr. Producer Phil Clarke
Lynda, lady of the night? Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
A World Tonight special.
1: Riding the Tiger. Thirty years ago Simon Dring hitch-hiked to the Far
East in search of adventure. He found himself caught up in the early days of the Vietnam war and the arrival of the first American combat troops. In the first of two programmes he journeys back to South East Asia. Editor Anne Koch
The Rights of Animals
Animals have become politically significant in 1990s Britain. Protesters attempt to stop the export of live calves and the use of animals for research, while arguments continue about hunting and other country sports. Martin Kettle asks why animals are higher on the human agenda than ever before and what this tells us about our society.
Producer Ingrid Hassler. Rptd Sun 4.15pm
Critic Waldemar Januszczak considers five paintings he regards as the most important in the world. 3: Death in Rome. Caravaggio's violent and brooding depiction of The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew. Producer Anthony Denselow
Presented by Frederick Dove. Producer Marlene Pease
PHONE: (0171) [number removed](Mon-Fri 10.00-5.00) FACTSHEET: Does He Take Sugar?, BBC,
6122 Broadcasting House. London W1A 1AA
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
with Isabel Hilton.
by Joan Littlewood. 4: Bombs, Bans and Bluebottles
For details see Monday
Six plays for late-night listening.
5: Love to Madelaine by Craig Warner.
Director Andy Jordan Rpt
