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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.
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

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

With John Peel. This week, writer Simon Brett , who dreams up plots for his crime novels while striding through the countryside, examines the peculiar protocol for greeting or acknowledging fellow walkers. To nod or not to nod - that is the question. Producer Vibeke Venema PHONE: [number removed]
E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peel.
Unknown:
Simon Brett

Alison Mitchell with the latest news from the world of personal finance and impartial advice for all those trying to make the most of their money. Producer Frances MacDonald

Contributors

Unknown:
Alison Mitchell
Producer:
Frances MacDonald

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, by panellists Harriet Harman MP; Nicola Horlick ; Peter Lilley , deputy leader of the Conservative Party; and lawyer Andrew Phillips.
Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Harriet Harman
Unknown:
Nicola Horlick
Unknown:
Peter Lilley
Unknown:
Andrew Phillips.

The Death of Charles I
By Jack Emery. The future of the monarchy, the abolition of the House of Lords and a truly democratic parliament all feature in the remarkable Putney Debates, which preceded the execution of the king on 30 January 1649. with John Bardon , John Church , Ben Crowe. Priyanga Elan , Giles Fagan , Tilly Gaunt , Martin Matthews. Michael McStay ,
Harry Myers , Gordon Reid. Jane Whittenshaw and students from the Drama Studio, London
With contributions from Margaret Drabble , Mark Kishlanksy , Lesley Le Claire and John Morrill Directors Martin Jenkins and Piers Plowright

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Emery.
Unknown:
John Bardon
Unknown:
John Church
Unknown:
Ben Crowe.
Unknown:
Priyanga Elan
Unknown:
Giles Fagan
Unknown:
Tilly Gaunt
Unknown:
Martin Matthews.
Unknown:
Michael McStay
Unknown:
Harry Myers
Unknown:
Gordon Reid.
Unknown:
Jane Whittenshaw
Unknown:
Margaret Drabble
Unknown:
Mark Kishlanksy
Unknown:
Lesley Le Claire
Unknown:
John Morrill
Directors:
Martin Jenkins
Directors:
Piers Plowright
Herbert:
Derek Jacobi
Cromwell:
Timothy West
Ireton:
Tp McKenna
Rainborow:
Brian Glover
Chartes I:
John Rowe
Bradshaw:
Gerard Murphy
Cook:
Robert Glenister
Peters:
Anton Lesser
Juxon:
Bernard Hepton

Tom Sutcliffe and panel discuss a major new exhibition of Ingres, and the British romantic comedy
Shakespeare in Love, starring
Gwyneth Paltrow and Judi Dench. Producer Jerome Weatheraid

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Judi Dench.
Producer:
Jerome Weatheraid

In Shakespeare's time, female roles were played by boys. In the 1990s, Fiona Shaw played the lead role in Richard II. Here, she considers the way women have approached acting Shakespeare since the advent of recorded sound, from the days when Ellen Terry dominated the Edwardian stage to classic radio performances by Edith Evans , Flora Robson , Dorothy Tutin and Judi Dench. Producer Bob Dickinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiona Shaw
Unknown:
Richard Ii.
Unknown:
Ellen Terry
Unknown:
Edith Evans
Unknown:
Flora Robson
Unknown:
Dorothy Tutin
Unknown:
Judi Dench.
Producer:
Bob Dickinson

By Jorge Amado , dramatised in three parts by Stuart Morris.
2: Lips that Kiss. In Salvador da Bahia,
Brazil, seven years of tempestuous but passionate marriage to the dissolute Vadinho have left the young widow Dona For aching with loss and desire. With Lesley Carvello , Tristan Sturrock and Shirley Dixon. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jorge Amado
Unknown:
Stuart Morris.
Unknown:
Lesley Carvello
Unknown:
Tristan Sturrock
Unknown:
Shirley Dixon.

The 200th edition of The Moral Maze launches the new series. Michael Buerk
and regulars Janet Daley ,
David Starkey , Ian Hargreaves and David Cook investigate the moral questions behind the week's news. Repeated from Wednesday
LATE NIGHT ON 4

Contributors

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

Restoration. Simon Parkes visits the historic gardens of Hestercombe in Somerset and Christopher Lloyd's Great Dixter in Sussex. Does a gardener have a duty to restore and maintain an exact replica of the original plan, or should the past give way to the future?
Producer Rebecca Moore Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Parkes
Producer:
Rebecca Moore

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