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Polly Toynbee interviews five leading public figures about the moral commandments that guide their professional lives and decisions. 2: The Rev Dr Ian Paisley MP talks about the relevance of the biblical Ten Commandments in today's world.

Contributors

Unknown:
Polly Toynbee
Unknown:
Dr Ian Paisley

Introduced by Jenni Murray. Short story: The Sight of You. The first of three stories by Amy Bloom , abridged by Di Speirs and read by Lorelei King. Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie E-MAIL: Womans.hour@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Stories By:
Amy Bloom
Abridged By:
Di Speirs
Read By:
Lorelei King.
Editors:
Sally Feldman
Editors:
Clare Selerie

Ned Sherrin hosts the general knowledge music quiz. Heat Three. With Ray Carvello from Brighton, Rosemary Armitage from Cheltenham and Peter Hobday from Stourport-on-Severn. Producer Steve Doherty
Repeated Wednesday at 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Ray Carvello
Unknown:
Rosemary Armitage
Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Producer:
Steve Doherty

By Lee Hall. 3: The Sorrows of Sandra Saint. Sandra and her brother Scout are still grieving for their dad. Sandra is 14, difficult, angry at the world and drives her mum mad. Scout is two years younger and believes if he buries a sock in the garden, then he might bring his father back to life. However, Sandra has other ideas in mind ...
Director Kate Rowland

Contributors

Unknown:
Lee Hall.
Director:
Kate Rowland
Sandra:
Hayley Richardson
Scout:
Michael Walpert
Mother:
Tracey Wilkinson

By Ann Bridge. As a doctor's wife takes the familiar road to the railway station, ghostly apparitions appear at the roadside bearing an uncanny resemblance to the passenger she is supposed to be meeting. Read by John Woodvine. Producer Julian Wilkinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Bridge.
Read By:
John Woodvine.
Producer:
Julian Wilkinson

Join Chairman Nicholas Parsons and guests Paul Merton, Peter Jones, Clement Freud and Graham Norton at the Radio Theatre as they try to talk for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Graham Norton

By Colum McCann. In New Orleans, Flaherty dreams of the past while his Mexican wife Juanita looks to pay the bills. In Boston, his boxing prodigy Joe prepares for a big fight while
Irish journalist Turner is after the big story ...
Director Roland Jaquarello

Contributors

Unknown:
Colum McCann.
Director:
Roland Jaquarello
Flaherty:
Mick Lally
Juanita:
Libby Morris
JoeFuentes:
Eric Loren
Rory Turner Al:
Dan Kelly
Mrs Jacobs:
Trudy Kelly

Hermione Lee asks five well-known women writers to look back at an early work and talk about how their writing has developed and changed since then. 2: Alice Munro on Lives of Girls and Women
Producer Erin Riley Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Hermione Lee
Unknown:
Alice Munro
Producer:
Erin Riley

Flann O'Brien 's story, abridged in ten parts by Eric Ewens and read by Patrick Magee.
1: A murder thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an Irish village police force, and a tender story about the unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle.
Producer Maurice Leitch Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Flann O'Brien
Unknown:
Eric Ewens
Read By:
Patrick Magee.
Producer:
Maurice Leitch

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