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Marian McPartland , whose virtuoso performance at the piano and personal style of jazz have won her an international reputation, talks to presenter Jenni Murray.
Serial: Praisesongforthe Widow(7) For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Marian McPartland
Presenter:
Jenni Murray.

Joining Nigel Rees to exchange quotations and anecdotes this week are Kit Hesketh-Harvey,
Denis Norden , Sandi Toksvig and Polly Toynbee. Reader William Franklyn. Producer Chris Neill

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Sandi Toksvig
Reader:
Polly Toynbee.
Reader:
William Franklyn.
Producer:
Chris Neill

Brian Kay talks to two of Britain's leading cellists, Stephen Isserlis and Julian Lloyd Webber , both of whom take particular interest in expanding the repertoire of their instrument. Producer Ray Abbott
Repeated Saturday at 11.00pm

Contributors

Talks:
Brian Kay
Unknown:
Stephen Isserlis
Unknown:
Julian Lloyd Webber
Producer:
Ray Abbott

With DaireBrehan. Mark Tully remembers the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi five years ago.
Editor Sharon Banoff
PHONE/ANSWERPHONE: (0171) [number removed]E-MAIL: afternoon.shift@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Tully
Unknown:
Rajiv Gandhi
Editor:
Sharon Banoff

Paul Vaughan meets Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and reviews a novel by Tim Binding . And
Christopher Logue reads from his new collection of poems.
Producer Erika Wright. Rvsd repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Baritone:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Novel By:
Tim Binding
Novel By:
Christopher Logue
Producer:
Erika Wright.

Elizabeth Proud's six-part dramatisation of Barbara Pym 's novel. 5: Harriet and Theo meet at the magic lantern show, but nothing is as it seems. And why is Mr Donne going away?
Singers Harvey Brough , Phyllida Hancock and Mary Lincoln. Director of music Malcolm McKee Producer Sioned William

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Pym
Unknown:
Mr Donne
Singers:
Harvey Brough
Singers:
Phyllida Hancock
Singers:
Mary Lincoln.
Music:
Malcolm McKee
Producer:
Sioned William
Harriet Bede:
Miriam Margolyes
Belinda Bede:
Hannah Gordon
Mr Donne:
David Holt
Henry Hoccleve:
Peter Jeffrey
Edith Liversidge:
Josephine Tewson
Theodore Grote:
Clive Merrison
Agatha Hoccleve:
Elizabeth Proud
Connie Aspinall:
Joanna David
Emily:
Karla Goodman

Art is communication and artists use whatever is available to communicate their message. So has art embraced the information age?
Presented by Alun Lewis. Producer Toby Murcott.
E-MAIL: the.network@bbc.co.uk
WEB SITE: http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/radio/ radio4/network

Contributors

Presented By:
Alun Lewis.
Producer:
Toby Murcott.

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