Producers Steve Peacock and Hugh O'Donnell
With Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
Former American ambassador in London Raymond Seitz continues to reflect on the state of the two nations. Aches and Pains. America is volatile but quite content with its constitution. Britain is moderate and pragmatic but agitated by change. Producer Sallie Davies
With Melvyn Bragg and his guests. Producer Olivia Seligman
The news of 50 years ago today, with Geoffrey Wheeler. Eton celebrates its 500th anniversary. Producer Lis Roberts
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Serial: The Arizona Game by Georgina Hammick , abridged in 13 parts by Doreen Estall and read by Haydn Gwynne. Part 11.
Editors Nadine Grieve and Emma Selby E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
With Vincent Duggleby. Producer Frances Macdonald LINES: open from 10am
With Mark Whittaker.
Nationwide general-knowledge contest. Eleventh Round - Scotland
Chairman Robert Robinson.
Producer Richard Edis. Rptd Wednesday 6.30pm
With Nick Clarke in Amsterdam and James Cox in London.
Repeated from Friday
A two-part serial by Peter Wolf , with Roger Allam as John Merrick and Tim Pigott-Smith as Frederick Treves. 2: Diseases and Messiahs. John
Merrick feels he has at last escaped from the hands of his tormentors. with Stephen Critchlow , Jonathan Keeble , Gerard McDermott and Chris Pavio
Director Cherry Cookson
With Russell Davies.
Editor Nadine Grieve
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E-MAIL: Afternoon.Shift@bbc.co.uk
Lynne Walker visits the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk, which this year celebrates its 50th birthday.
She also talks to composer Mark Anthony Turnage as he premieres The Country of the Blind. Producer Paul Quinn
A week of comic stories from the Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, recorded at last year's festival fringe. Russell Hunter reads John Mortimer 's tale of the pompous steward from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Producer David Jackson Young Repeat
With Chris Lowe and John Sopel.
Humphrey Lyttelton presides over the second of six programmes. Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Debbie feels left out.
Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
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Presented by Derek Cooper.
By Rod Dungate.
In 1895 the Marquess of Queensbury, furious with Oscar Wilde for pursuing a relationship with his son, left a notorious message at Wilde's club. Wilde prosecuted Queensbury for libel, and when Queensbury retaliated, a witch hunt began in the Victorian gay community. with Ian Pepperell , Geoffrey Freshwater , Joe Melia , William Haden , David Schofield ,
Charles Edwards , John McAndrew. Rebecca Wright , Linda Spurrier , Paul Barnhill and Raymond Coulthard. Director Bill Alexander
Under the Midnight Sun. In the second of two programmes,
Joanna Pinnock goes to Greenland to hear the sounds of the Arctic night. Producer Grant Sonnex
With Jeremy Harris.
Barbara Barnes reads Garrison Keillor and Jenny Und Nilsson 's story, abridged in ten parts by Yvonne Antrobus. Part 6. Producer Lisa Osborne
By Martin Amis , read by William Nighy in a 15-part abridgement. Part 11. Abridged by Neville Teller Producer Duncan Minshull
