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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Akhandadi Das.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Akhandadi Das.

She started as a secretary and rose to become Controller of BBC Radio 2.
As Frances Line retires from broadcasting, she talks to Jenni Murray about her life and career. Serial: Ladder of Years (6) For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Frances Line
Unknown:
Jenni Murray

Neil McKay 's six-part comedy taps into the British obsession with homes.
5: Flight. The return of Harry, Antony and Brian's dad could put a stop to Greta's plan to become a director. with Kathym Hunt , Kevin McMonagle ,
Judith Davis and Keith Clifford. Director Kate Rowland

Contributors

Unknown:
Neil McKay
Unknown:
Kathym Hunt
Unknown:
Kevin McMonagle
Unknown:
Judith Davis
Unknown:
Keith Clifford.
Director:
Kate Rowland
Antony:
Stephen Tompkinson
Brian:
Philip Jackson
Greta:
Brigit Forysth
Julie:
Tracy Brabin

Four stories of individual or group heroism.
4: The Roof of the World by John Fletcher. In 1891, a Muslim sepoy led the British Army up a precipice in the Himalayas to storm a hitherto impregnable fortress. with Saba Khalil. Riffat Abbas and Iqbal Bahoo. Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
John Fletcher.
Unknown:
Saba Khalil.
Unknown:
Riffat Abbas
Unknown:
Iqbal Bahoo.
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Ali:
Shiv Grewal
Colonel Durand:
Bill Wallis
Manners-Smith:
Cornelius Garrett
E Knight:
Nigel Anthony

Michael Rosen presents the series about children's books.
Read or Dead? Mia Eccleshare asks why the historical novel is in decline and whether it can stage a comeback. Producer Jill Burridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Unknown:
Mia Eccleshare
Producer:
Jill Burridge

Paul Gambaccini reviews Tony Scott 's film Crimson Tide, leafs through a book about DC Comics and reads a new biography of the improbable movie phenomenon that is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Producer Beaty Rubens. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Tony Scott
Unknown:
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Producer:
Beaty Rubens.

In the developing world people understand famine not as an extraordinary event, but as an extension of normality - a normality unimaginable to most people in the West. Fintan O'Toole dismantles the stereotypes and traces the evolution of our understanding of famine, starting with the Irish Great Hunger. Producer Mary Price

Contributors

Producer:
Mary Price

Dieter Helm continues his provocative six-part analysis of British economic life at the end of the 20th century.
3: Made in Britain. Why don't we make things any more? Does it matter? Do we have any world-class products?
Producer Colin Wilde. Rptd Sunday at 9.00pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dieter Helm
Producer:
Colin Wilde.

The environmental magazine returns for an eight-part series with Mark Whittaker investigating stories ranging from Indian land rights in Argentina, to pollution in Tibet and ecovillages in the UK.
Producer Jessica Mitchell. Rptd Sun 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Whittaker
Producer:
Jessica Mitchell.

Late Edition
The third of six satirical discussions on the week's news. Chaired by Kevin Day with guests Francis Wheen ,
Mark Steel , Linda Smith and Pete Bradshaw. Producer Phil Clarke

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Day
Unknown:
Francis Wheen
Unknown:
Mark Steel
Unknown:
Linda Smith
Unknown:
Pete Bradshaw.
Producer:
Phil Clarke

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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