Reports on rural affairs.
With the Rev Dr Donald Patton.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Clive Lawton.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
With Libby Purves and guests. Producer Ronni Davis
The news of exactly 50 years ago. For details see Monday
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: Air Angels (7) For details see Monday
Repeated from Sunday 2.00pm
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With Lesley Riddoch.
Created by Jim Eldridge and written by Paul Copley.
Starring Karl Howman as Mr Sims and James Grout as Mr Beeston.
The happiest days of your life? Well, that depends...
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
A four-part series by Steve Chambers set in Victoria Station, Bridgford, exactly a century ago.
Wednesday, 11 December 1896... a day notable for ancient passion and modern excitement.
Poetry Bonanza!
With Adrian Mitchell, Morag Styles, Gerard Benson and Anne Harvey. Presented by Michael Rosen.
With Daire Brehan.
Paul Gambaccini reviews Disney's new film version of 101 Dalmatians and sees a stage production of Huckleberry Finn.
(Revised repeat at 9.30pm)
by Ian Broomfield
Should 10-year-old Mikey Malone try to impress the object of his affections at the risk of losing a friend?
Read by Keith Drinkel
With Jon Sopel and Nigel Wrench.
Lord Healey, Saeed Jaffrey, Claire Rayner and Penny Vincenzi join Nigel Rees for the quotation quiz.
Quotations read by William Franklyn
[Repeat]
Caroline makes an offer. Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Jean Snedegar meets six women who came to Hollywood with a dream - and their children.
Producer Matt Thompson Repeat
The second of four programmes examining what the points of the compass mean to us.
2: West. With Dr Gloria Clifden , Ian McGaskill , Patrick Moore ,
Lisa Jardine and Dr John Roberts. Written and presented by Simon Armitage. Producer Susan Roberts
AL Rowse , historian and nonagenarian, talks to Ned Sherrin. Producer Michael Ember Repeat
Mark Whittaker presents the last in the current series of environmental magazines.
Producer Sera Lefroy-Owen
Repeated Sunday at 9.30pm
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
Tom Sharpe 's comic novel, read by Willie Rushton. Part 3. For details see Monday
11.00
Final part of the comedy show. John Goes to London. John goes in search of that elusive record deal. Written and performed by Graham Fellows. Producer Paul Schlesinger Repeat
Alternative poet John Hegley with guests Nigel and the Popticians. Last in the current series.
Producer Phil Clarke
By Ronan Bennett. A couple reflect on their relationship as they travel through Vietnam. Read by Dan Gordon. Producer Pam Brighton Repeat
