The news and the issues of the week in rural Britain.
With Sister Lavinia Byrne.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Jim Thompson.
8.40 Yesterday in Partiament
This is your chance to talk to Jeremy Harris and his guest on an issue of the moment.
Producer Jane O'Rourke. LINES OPEN from 8am
The news of Christmas 1947.
Europe recovers from the Second World War and settles into a new
Phase of the Cold War.
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Short story: Polly James reads
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie by Beryl Bainbridge , from The Woman's Hour Christmas Collection.
Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care - from the GP's surgery to the research laboratory. Producer Jane Worsley
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Presented by Mark Whittaker.
A series of six programmes in which Peter Snow presents newspaper stories from a date selected at random by computer.
5: E Johnson's British Gazette and Sunday Monitor for March 1792. News of an earthquake in Lincolnshire and the lavish funeral of artist Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Peter Snow also attempts a few 18th-century dance steps. Producer Andrew Green
With Alex Brodie.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
By Max Hillman.
On the seismic register of stress, shopping for Christmas presents is like simultaneously getting married, divorced and selling your house. So when two strangers meet in the mayhem of the high street, the odds seem stacked against romance. Director Cathryn Horn
lain Burnside visits four houses with strong literary connections and plays song settings of texts by the writers featured.
1: Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott 's house in the Scottish Borders.
Presented by Daire Brehan.
Paul Vaughan reviews More Grimm Tales staged at London's Young Vic Theatre and previews the best programmes on radio and television over Christmas and the new year. Producer Stephen Hughes Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Oscar Wilde , read by John Moffatt.
A beautiful statue and a homeless swallow give everything of themselves for the happiness of others.
With Clare English and Chris Lowe.
Six-part comedy series by Peter Kerry. 4: The annual festival of St Marcus brings a convoy of tourists to
Paradise Island. But celebrations are marred by a mysterious illness, and the torchlit parade is threatened.
Producer Kathy Smith Repeat
Who's the guy in the red suit? Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Successful toys and games do not just happen - from concept to Christmas present can take decades. But with the increasing dominance of computerised entertainment and the proliferation of television and film tie-ins, what does the future hold for more traditional distractions - and their creators? Jeremy Hardy investigates. Producer Nick Minter. Rptd Sat 27 Dec at 5pm
A look at the future of the transistor.
With Peter Evans.
Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm
In the last of six programmes about the information age, Alun Lewis and guests contemplate the future. How will we work and play in the 21st century and beyond? Will information rule - or has it already taken over? Producer Rami Tzabar.
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Peter White with news, views and information for the visually impaired. PHONE: [number removed] for more information
Revised repeat from 4.05pm
By Raymond Chandler. Part 2. For details see yesterday Repeat
The week's events in the media.
Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
The last of six programmes about personal travel experiences.
6: Ian Hislop , editor of Private Eye, spent several years in Hong Kong as a small boy while his father was building the cross-harbour tunnel. In the company of Arthur Smith , he heads back for the first time since then to rediscover old haunts in a constantly changing city.
Producer Sara Jane Hall Repeat
2: Argus and Emmitt For details see yesterday
