Producers John Harvey , Ruth Kiely and Tessa Polniaszek
With Nun Astrid from the Peace
Pagoda in Milton Keynes.
With James Naughtie and Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With James Jones.
Stories from exactly one year ago Presented by Nigel Farrell. Producer Lucy Cacanas
Melvyn Bragg is joined by guests including playwright Terry Johnson , author of Hysteria and Dead Funny. Producer David Herman
Anna Massey tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the 20th century, with the words of Sir Winston Churchill read by Paul Eddington and additional readings by Stephen Critchlow.
86: The Great Plague and the Great Fire Written by Christopher Lee. Producer Pete Atkin
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Serial: The Misses Mallett. Patricia Hodge reads part 9 of E.H. Benson's novel, abridged in 12 parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie
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Producer Tim Bowler. UNES OPEN from 10.00am
With Chris Choi.
Martin Young is in the chair for a new panel game. Delving into the lives of famous people, past and present, are guests Fred Housego, Gillian Reynolds and Roy Hattersley MP.
Written and compiled by Nick Hildred and Hugh Rycroft. Producer Aled Evans
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Friday
by Alison Joseph.
Last in the series. Hypnotherapy cures Cath of the smoking habit but introduces the none-too-fragrant Griselda.
with Garrick Hagon, David Collings, Patience Tomlinson, David Holt, Jane Whittenshaw and Jonathan Keeble.
Director David Hunter
4 Comedies on 4 Radio 4: 2.00pm
In Go for the Grail, a visit to an unorthodox hypnotherapist for her smoking habit transports Cath back to the 14th century. When she returns she can't shake off the greedy, sword-wielding Griselda who's intent on saving her village from the plague.
PLUS ... a new panel game on fame proves it's not what you know, ifs who you know: Who Goes There?$A 12.25pm).
With Laurie Taylor. In the first of a new series on the relationship between musicians and their instruments, Frank Wilson meets Link Wray, whose music was used in the film Pulp Fiction.
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Lynne Walker talks to the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and looks at the Liverpool arts scene.
(Rvsd Rpt at 9.30pm)
By Penelope Lively. A dubious door-to-door salesman gets more than he bargained for. Read by Brenda Bruce. Producer Jocelyn Boxall. Rptd next Sunday
With Kevin Bocquet and Wendy Jones.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Ruth plucks up courage.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
A report on whether food retailers are acquiring a social conscience. Repeated from Friday
Alan Sillitoe's story of the hard-drinking Arthur Seaton, adapted from his own 1960 screenplay, with Jamie Glover as Arthur Seaton, Anita Carey as Brenda, and Caroline Catz as Doreen.
A Mentorn Radio production
Vera Frankl looks at how life has changed for women in Eastern Europe. 2: Serifa. In 1992, as war was about to break out in the former Yugoslavia, Serifa Halilovic left her family in Sarajevo to take her child to safety.
After three years she wants to return. Editor Anne Koch
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Robin Lustig.
Sir Robert Stephens reads the third part of Anthony Burgess 's story. Producer David Benedictus
By Jay Mclnerney. The sixth of nine episodes read by Chris Eigeman. Producer Duncan Minshull
