Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,613 playable programmes from the BBC

With John Humphrys in Brighton and James Naughtie in London.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Rosemary Harthill.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Rosemary Harthill.

Professor Anthony Clare explores the power of the mind in aiding recovery from physical illnesses. And he asks whether we should stop people with learning disabilities from having children, and if we don't, what help should we be giving them?
Producer Paul Kobrak. Rptd Sunday 10.15pm HELPLINE; for free and confidential information and advice, call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Anthony Clare
Producer:
Paul Kobrak.

Russell Davies presents a six-part series exploring language, words and what lies between them.
3: Word Keepers. Who "owns" language? Is it the newspaper columnists writing about English usage, or the players of Scrabble, holding thousands of words in their heads for that all-important triple-word score?
Producer Emma Kingsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Davies
Producer:
Emma Kingsley

With Daire Brehan.
Maverick designer Paul Cooper ponders how to create one of his "sexy" gardens out of Daire's backyard. Editor Sharon Banoff
PHONE/ANSWERPHONE: (0171) [number removed]E-MAIL: Afternoon.Shift@bbc.co.UK

Contributors

Unknown:
Daire Brehan.
Designer:
Paul Cooper
Editor:
Sharon Banoff

Paul Vaughan talks to novelist
Umberto Eco while Barry Humphries puts the case for the neglected writing of Arthur Machen.
Producer Helen Garrison
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Paul Vaughan
Unknown:
Barry Humphries
Unknown:
Arthur MacHen.
Producer:
Helen Garrison

By Simon Brett. Starring Rosemary Leach as Anna, Nicola Pagett as Victoria and Celia Imrie as Charlotte.
Another chance to hear the six-part comedy series which follows the lives of three sisters.
1: Time Shift. In an attempt to deceive her new lover about her age, Charlotte is forced to disown various members of her family.
Producer Ann Jobson Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Brett.
Unknown:
Rosemary Leach
Unknown:
Nicola Pagett
Unknown:
Celia Imrie
Producer:
Ann Jobson Rpt
Roger:
Jonathan Coy
Will:
David Antrobus
Georgio:
Michael Tudor Barnes

Alun Lewis looks at the emergence of TV and radio on demand. Is this programme going out at the wrong time? Would listeners rather hear something else? Soon we may be able to dial up and choose what we want exactly when we want it. Producer Toby Murcott

Contributors

Unknown:
Alun Lewis
Producer:
Toby Murcott

Six European travel writers explore our culture and landscape.
2: The Lonely Rider. If you remember the 60s, you weren't there. Horseman and travel writer Marc de Gouvenain has only a hazy memory of four days spent in East Anglia, 27 years ago. Producer Kerry McGeever Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Marc de Gouvenain
Producer:
Kerry McGeever Rpt

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More