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With Anna Ford and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8.35 Yesterday In Parliament L W only

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Ford
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
Dr Leslie Griffiths.

After a minor prang in the car, Leslie Riddoch contemplates whether, in an isolated rural community, accidents are perhaps the best way of meeting new friends. With John Peel. Producer Chris Berthoud PHONE: [number removed]
E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Riddoch
Producer:
Chris Berthoud

Miles Kington and Edward Enfield compare notes on all things foreign. With guests Dillie Keane , Alan Coren , Ian Jack and Maureen Freely. Lady Margaret Oswick hums the tunes. Producer Tony Staveacre

Contributors

Unknown:
Dillie Keane
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Ian Jack
Unknown:
Margaret Oswick
Producer:
Tony Staveacre

In Finland, death by heart disease has dropped dramatically over the past three decades. Much of this success is attributed to changes in diet. Sheila Dillon discovers how a nation has been taught to change the way it eats. Producer Lucinda Montefiore. Rptd Monday 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Dillon
Producer:
Lucinda Montefiore.

A political farce by Steve Nallon and Turan AN. 2: Bringing Home the Bacon The Prime Minister promises free Pig-organ transplants and wins national approval - until the Jewish community starts to complain. With Maggie Steed and Mark Williams. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Nallon
Unknown:
Turan An.
Unknown:
Maggie Steed
Unknown:
Mark Williams.

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined at
Lancaster University, Lancashire, by Martin Bell MP; Lady Eames, president of the Mother's Union; Ian McCartney , Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry; and Lord Tebbit. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Ian McCartney

In light of new research by Dr David Anderson , Roger Wilkes reassesses the colonial campaign against the Mau Mau guerrillas in Kenya, hearing from soldiers involved in the conflict. Producer Alastair Wilson Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr David Anderson
Unknown:
Roger Wilkes
Unknown:
Mau Mau
Producer:
Alastair Wilson

Gaston Leroux 's classic "locked room" mystery, dramatised by Stephen Sheridan. The door was bolted and the windows barred, so how was Mile Stangerson shot at, knocked unconscious, and left for dead? with Geofffrey Whitehead. Alastair Danson ,
Becky Hindley , Hugh Dickson. Stephen Thorne and Brian Parr. Director David Blount Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Gaston Leroux
Dramatised By:
Stephen Sheridan.
Unknown:
Geofffrey Whitehead.
Unknown:
Alastair Danson
Unknown:
Becky Hindley
Unknown:
Hugh Dickson.
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne
Unknown:
Brian Parr.
Director:
David Blount
Rouletabille:
Nicholas Boulton
Sainclair:
Charles Simpson

Simon Fanshawe is in the Radio
Theatre in the heart of London, with film director Anthony Minghella , comedian Jenny Eclair , and music by Sax Symbol and Andy Sheppard. Producers Tim Dee and Paul Dodgson

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Fanshawe
Director:
Anthony Minghella
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Music By:
Sax Symbol
Unknown:
Andy Sheppard.
Producers:
Tim Dee
Producers:
Paul Dodgson

Paul Allen and guests review the week's cultural events, including a look at The Opposite of Sex, a scandalous comedy for the big screen starring Christina Ricci , and a new play The Colour of Justice, based around the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. Producer Jerome Weatherald

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Christina Ricci
Unknown:
Stephen Lawrence
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

By William Makepeace Thackeray , dramatised for radio by Ellen Dryden. Prince Bulbo faces execution, Prince Giglio is on the run and Betsinda's true identity remains undiscovered. Meanwhile, Countess Gruffanuff and Fairy Blackstick have plans of their own for the four young lovers. With
Prunella Scales and Maureen Lipman. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
William Makepeace Thackeray
Unknown:
Ellen Dryden.
Unknown:
Prunella Scales
Unknown:
Maureen Lipman.

Diana Madill presents debates about the major issues. This week, speakers in Weston-super-Mare discuss the proposition: "We have become a society where illegal drugs are accepted." Repeated from Wednesday
LATE NIGHT ON 4

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Madill

Robert Dawson Scott invites a performer or composer to revisit a major musical challenge. This week, virtuoso Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith looks back at the pressures and pleasures of recording an album of compositions by Duke Ellington. Producer John Goudie
Repeated Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Dawson Scott
Unknown:
Tommy Smith
Producer:
John Goudie

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