The news and the issues of the week in rural Britain.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Your chance to talk to Ed Stourton and his guest on an issue of the moment. Producer Jane O'Rourke
LINES OPEN from 8am
Geoffrey Wheeler looks back at the news of 50 years ago today.
Aneurin Bevan announces pay scales for GPs in the lead-up to the formation of the National Health Service. The
Laurence Olivier film version of Hamlet is completed.
With Jenni Murray.
Short story: Harriet Walter reads Miss Mistletoe by Jane Gardam.
Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care - from the GP's surgery to the research laboratory. Editor Deborah Cohen
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With John Waite.
Six programmes in which Peter Snow presents newspaper stories from a date selected at random by computer. 4: A special programme from the Isle of Wight looks at the Isle of Wight
Herald for 12 August 1910. Why did Osborne House let the tourist hordes in after the death of Queen Victoria? Plus a local connection with the origins of the Boy Scout movement, and a visit to Poole's Picture Palace. Producer Andrew Green
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
By Jyll Bradley. A feast of comic delights set in the Paris of the naughty nineties. A dishy young girl washes up in the kitchens of Chez Veronique , the most prestigious fish restaurant in Paris. Has she come to steal Madame Veronique 's famous recipe, or to save her sole? with Christopher Wright , Alastair Danson and Anthony Ofoegbu. Producer Jonquil Panting
lain Burnside visits four houses with strong literary connections and plays song settings of texts by the writers featured. 1: Maxgate, Thomas Hardy 's house in Dorset. Producer Adam Gatehouse
Presented by Daire Brehan.
Paul Vaughan talks to Irish author Joseph O'Connor about his latest novel, The Salesman, and reviews Shadow Dancer, a novel by ITN's
Northern Ireland reporter Tom Bradby. Producer Jerome Weatherald Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Graham Greene , read by Cornelius Garrett.
"It was a mistake to take Lola there. I knew it the moment we alighted from the train at the small country station." A journey back to a boyhood home arouses troubling memories. Producer Sara Davies
With Charlie Lee-Potter and Jon Sopel.
A six-part comedy series by Peter Kerry.
In her bid to settle on Paradise,
Marcia decides to take time out from the medicine and join in with a few local activities. Mrs Peevis is not happy with the new addition to her lifeboat crew. with Stephen Thirkeld and Niall Ashdown. Producer Kathy Smith Repeat
The light dawns on Mrs A. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Liz Carney reports on major issues; changing attitudes and important ' events at home and abroad. Producer Andy Denwood
Repeated Saturday 5pm ;
A celebration of 50 years of the ; transistor. With Peter Evans. j Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm
Alun Lewis presents a six-part guide to the information age.
5: Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
Even in the digital age. Murphy's Law lives on - if it can go wrong, it will. We love to point the finger at technology, but who is really to blame? Producer Rami Tzabar.
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Peter White with news, views and information for visually impaired people. Producer Karen Turner
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Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
By Voltaire. Part 7.
For details see yesterday
The week's events in the media. Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
By Rob Long. Part 2. For details see yesterday
