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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day . With the Rt Rev Jim Thompson.
8.35 Yesterday in Parliament L W only

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Jim Thompson.

In 1993, Radio 4 reporter Nigel Wrench was diagnosed as HIVpositive. Two years later, he contracted pneumonia and was told he had Aids. With a cupboard full of the latest drugs and the support of his family and friends, his life would appear to be relatively normal now. In this documentary to mark World Aids Day on 1 December, Nigel Wrench presents a frank and personal account of living with the virus. Producer David Cook

Contributors

Reporter:
Nigel Wrench
Unknown:
Nigel Wrench
Producer:
David Cook

Continuing the series in which Jimmy Tarbuck plunders the comedy archives and, with Rhona Cameron , listens to the way different generations of comics and comedies have treated particular subjects. The pair also compare their own experiences. Part 4. Producer Bruce Hyman

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Tarbuck
Unknown:
Rhona Cameron
Producer:
Bruce Hyman

Lionel Kelleway chairs the wildlife quiz looking for the best naturalist in Britain. In this second heat, he travels to Scotland to test the knowledge of three more hopeful contestants. Producer Simon Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Simon Roberts

The Awakening Conscience by Robin Brooks. William Holman Hunt meets a young beauty who works behind the local bar and resolves to turn her into the perfect model and woman. with Alan Cox. Damian Lewis , David Tennant and Lila Cherif. Director Nandita Ghose

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Brooks.
Unknown:
William Holman Hunt
Unknown:
Alan Cox.
Unknown:
Damian Lewis
Unknown:
David Tennant
Unknown:
Lila Cherif.
Director:
Nandita Ghose
William Holman Hunt:
Jonathan Firth
Annie Miller:
Julie Cox

Panellists Dillie Keane ,
Roger McGough , David Stafford and Arthur Smith play havoc with the literary life. With chairman Ian McMillan.
Producer Viv Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Dillie Keane
Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
David Stafford
Unknown:
Arthur Smith
Unknown:
Ian McMillan.
Producer:
Viv Beeby

John Wilson focuses on photographer Henri Cartier - Bresson, who has chosen his favourite photographs from a career which began in 1930. Producer Jerome Weatherald

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wilson
Unknown:
Henri Cartier
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

Michael Buerk and his team - Janet Daley , Ian Hargreaves , David Starkey and David Cook - cross-examine witnesses on the moral issues behind one of the week's controversies. Producer David Coomes
Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
David Starkey
Unknown:
David Cook
Producer:
David Coomes

Our chemical past is catching up with us. As the Government struggles to clean up sites used for dumping mustard gas and phosgene, tonight's programme examines our toxic legacy and the struggle to make it safe for future generations.
Producer Hugh O'Donnell

Contributors

Producer:
Hugh O'Donnell

Offbeat comedy sketches and poems written and performed by Claire Caiman , Julia Davis , Maria McErlane , Meera Syal and Arabella Weir.
Additional material by Sarah Parkinson. Producer Liz Anstee

Contributors

Unknown:
Claire Caiman
Unknown:
Julia Davis
Unknown:
Maria McErlane
Unknown:
Meera Syal
Unknown:
Arabella Weir.
Unknown:
Sarah Parkinson.
Producer:
Liz Anstee

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