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John Peel presents a series taking a warts-and-all look at the great British weekend. Is there such a thing as a perfect hangover cure? And what happens to the weekend when the newspapers are banished? Plus a day in the life of a Saturday florist. Producer Dymphna Flynn PHONE: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
WEB SITE: vmw.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peel
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined in Boston, Lincolnshire, by panellists including Jackie Ballard MP, Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on local government;
Andrew Mackay MP, shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, and Charles Moore , editor of the Daily Telegraph. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Jackie Ballard
Unknown:
Andrew MacKay
Unknown:
Charles Moore

Three stories of lives lived as lies, written by Sarah Burton and Nick Baker. 2: Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance's death in 1932 shook America. He was a movie star, writer, athlete and champion of the Native American cause. But with his death came disgrace. Presented by Nick Baker. Producer Steve Shepherd

Contributors

Written By:
Sarah Burton
Written By:
Nick Baker.
Presented By:
Nick Baker.
Producer:
Steve Shepherd

By Nevil Shute , dramatised by Adrian Bean. A love story that paints an unforgettable picture of life on an RAF station during the Second World War.

Nevil Shute's wartime love story is set on an RAF Bomber Command station in the spring of 1943. Peter, a pilot, and Gervase, a WAAF girl, have an intense affair, but she struggles to reconcile her feelings with her sense of duty. Peter's sense of his own identity seems undermined and his loyalty to his crew is tested to the limit.

Plus... Genesis in Concert play old favourites and new material (R2, 8pm) ... Impostors delves into the death in 1932 of war hero and movie star Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (R4, 2.30pm).

Contributors

Author:
Nevil Shute
Dramatised by:
Adrian Bean
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Peter:
Jamie Glover
Gervase:
Sarah Jane Holm
Phillips:
Peter Kenny
[Actor]:
David Bannerman
[Actor]:
Brian Parr
[Actor]:
Jonathan Keeble
[Actress]:
Rachel Atkins
[Actor]:
Iwan Thomas
[Actress]:
Jenny Lee

Russell Davies presents Radio 4's programme about films and film-going. In this edition: the strange pleasure of "slasher" movies; the art of the creative soundtrack celebrated by one of its greatest exponents; and David Thomson on the revolution that was 2001.
Producer Mark Burman. Editor Simon Elmes
Repeated Tuesday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Davies
Unknown:
David Thomson
Producer:
Mark Burman.
Editor:
Simon Elmes

Cabaret, comedy and conversation from the Coffee House Club,
Manhattan. Steve Ross introduces
David Sedaris and resident limey Simon Jones.
Executive producer Jonathan James-Moore

Contributors

Introduces:
Manhattan. Steve Ross
Unknown:
David Sedaris
Unknown:
Simon Jones.
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore

Guests join Tom Sutcliffe for a critical assessment of the week's cultural events. This edition includes a look at the Coen brothers' eagerly awaited new film, The Big Lebowski; and the latest novel from Nicholson Baker , The Everlasting Story of Nory. Producer Adrian Washbourne

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Nicholson Baker
Producer:
Adrian Washbourne

Four programmes which take listeners on journeys they would not normally experience. 3: Bramley Muton talks about his passion for research on the ocean floor.
Producer Julia Durbin
Repeated Wednesday 8.45pm

Contributors

Talks:
Bramley Muton
Producer:
Julia Durbin

Julie Balloo and Jenny Eclair 's five-part comedy drama about three new mothers living in the same street.
3: It is Christmas and the babies are six months old. with Linda Robson. Kevin Eldon , Julie Balloo , Hugh Ross. Graham Fellows , Lee Cornes , Eva Stuart. Ronnie Ancona and Jenny Eclair Producer Jane Berthoud Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Balloo
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Unknown:
Linda Robson.
Unknown:
Kevin Eldon
Unknown:
Julie Balloo
Unknown:
Hugh Ross.
Unknown:
Graham Fellows
Unknown:
Lee Cornes
Unknown:
Eva Stuart.
Unknown:
Ronnie Ancona
Producer:
Jane Berthoud
Geraldine:
Frances Barber
Shona:
Claire Skinner
Yvette:
Tilly Vosburgh

Robin Denselow talks to six musicians who have fallen in love with music from another culture.
3: Nitin Sawhney shows how his passion for flamenco guitar has led him back to his Indian roots and has been incorporated into his "Asian underground" fusion.
Producer Tessa Watt. Rptd Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Robin Denselow
Unknown:
Nitin Sawhney
Producer:
Tessa Watt.

Stationery in Falkirk. The last of three short programmes. Archaeologist and budding writer Andrew Petersen goes to a stationery shop to feel the paper. Producer Matt Thompson

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Petersen
Producer:
Matt Thompson

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