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Michael Buerk chairs a live investigation into the moral questions behind the week's news. With
Dr David Cook , Janet Daley ,
Geoffrey Robertson QC and Dr David Starkey. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Dr David Cook
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Geoffrey Robertson
Unknown:
Dr David Starkey.
Producer:
David Coomes

By Jonathan Myerson. Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1966, two rowing boats set off from the coast of America. The vastness of the Atlantic, the isolation, lack of food and sleep, and constant fear took the crews of these small craft to the limits of endurance. Producer Nick Russell-Pavier

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Myerson.
Producer:
Nick Russell-Pavier
Chay Blyth:
Tony Curran
JohnRidgway:
Nick Dunning
David Johnstone:
Douglas Hodge

Lynne Walker sees the Botho Strauss play Time and the Room at the Edinburgh Festival and reads Alice Thomas Ellis 's new novel, Fairy Tale. Producer Jackie Christie Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynne Walker
Unknown:
Botho Strauss
Unknown:
Alice Thomas Ellis
Producer:
Jackie Christie

A new radio showcase for comedy actress Doon Mackichan.
Join DJ Chantal and a host of local characters as Rush FM broadcasts from a portaloo in Peckham High Street. With Pam Ferris , Lesley Sharp , Phil Comwell , Anne Rabbit and Alistair McGowan. Producer Jon Magnusson
# Doon Mackichan 's Choice: page 12

Contributors

Unknown:
Pam Ferris
Unknown:
Lesley Sharp
Unknown:
Phil Comwell
Unknown:
Anne Rabbit
Unknown:
Alistair McGowan.
Producer:
Jon Magnusson
Producer:
Doon MacKichan

A spectacular journey under the sea off the coast of Grand Cayman, where Julian Hector brings the natural history of the seabed to life with state-of-the-art underwater recording equipment and a deep-sea submersible. Producer Julian Hector
+ How to handle a stingray: page 20

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Hector
Producer:
Julian Hector

Five programmes which explore the lives of archetypal twilight creatures. 4: A Rustle in the Orchard.
Joanna Pinnock teams up with a man lucky enough to have badgers in his orchard. Producer Grant Sonnex

Contributors

Unknown:
Joanna Pinnock

Mario Vargas Llosa 's comic novel, dramatised in six parts by Lee Hall. 1: Mario finds his life turned upside down when two characters from
Bolivia appear. with Kim Wall , Jonathan Adams.
Joanna Monro and Ann Beach. Director Sally Avens

Contributors

Unknown:
Mario Vargas Llosa
Unknown:
Lee Hall.
Unknown:
Kim Wall
Unknown:
Jonathan Adams.
Unknown:
Joanna Monro
Unknown:
Ann Beach.
Director:
Sally Avens
Mario:
Tom Hollander
Aunt Julia:
Siobhan Redmond
Pedro Camacho:
John Sessions
Javier:
Alex Lowe
Pascual:
Robert Harper
DrQuinteros:
Sean Baker
Elianita:
Colleen Prendergast
Lucho:
Christopher Scott

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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