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The last in a four-part comedy series featuring radio's first quality weekend newspaper. Starring Rebecca Front , Simon Greenall , Tony Gardner ,
Tracy-Ann Oberman , Alice Arnold and Nick Revell.
Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Rebecca Front
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Tony Gardner
Unknown:
Tracy-Ann OBErman
Unknown:
Alice Arnold
Unknown:
Nick Revell.

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined in Thatcham, Berks, by panellists including Lord Jenkins, the Rt Hon John Redwood MP, and Glenys Kinnock MEP.
(Repeated from yesterday 8pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Panellist:
Lord [Roy] Jenkins
Panellist:
The Rt Hon John Redwood
Panellist:
Glenys Kinnock

In a three-part series, historian Ruth Richardson explores the rites and rituals through which we have expressed our grief. 1: Sir Henry Linton , 1596. The Elizabethan experience, as portrayed in the intriguing painting of the life and death of foreign diplomat Henry Linton. Producer Virginia Crompton

Contributors

Presenter:
Ruth Richardson
Producer:
Virginia Crompton

Cecil B De Mille 's adaptation of William Wyler 's 1942 drama of love, death and courage in the shadow of the Second World War, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as Kay and Clem Miniver. This classic recording is a tribute to the contribution of British and American women to the Allied war effort. with Richard Davies , Susan Peters.
Gloria Gordon , Raymond Lawrence and Henry Wilcoxon. Music directed by Lewis Silvers. Produced and adapted for Radio 4 by Toby Horton + See This Week: page 7

Contributors

Unknown:
Cecil B de Mille
Unknown:
William Wyler
Unknown:
Greer Garson
Unknown:
Walter Pidgeon
Unknown:
Clem Miniver.
Unknown:
Richard Davies
Unknown:
Susan Peters.
Unknown:
Gloria Gordon
Unknown:
Raymond Lawrence
Unknown:
Henry Wilcoxon.
Directed By:
Lewis Silvers.
Unknown:
Toby Horton
Kay Miniver:
Greer Garson
Clem Miniver:
Walter Pidgeon

Simon Fanshawe 's guests this week are novelist Beryl Bainbridge and comedian Charlie Higson.
Producers Hannah Andrassy and Paul Dodgson

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Fanshawe
Unknown:
Beryl Bainbridge
Unknown:
Charlie Higson.
Producers:
Hannah Andrassy
Producers:
Paul Dodgson

The long-awaited exhibition by one of the greats of 20th-century painting opens at the Tate Gallery in London-Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the Jackson Pollock show. Plus a new play on the life of Albert Speer.

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Jackson Pollock
Unknown:
Albert Speer.

Dr Frank Ryding works as a medical coordinator with the International Red Cross in some of the world's most troubled regions. In two talks, he describes some of the terrifying moments he has experienced. 1: Cool Heads and Near Misses Producer Simon Elmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Frank Ryding
Producer:
Simon Elmes

Panellists Susan Greenfield , Lewis Wolpert , Gillian Beer and Simon Jenkins debate the motion: "This house believes that 40 years after CP Snow's famous lecture, Britain is still a nation of two cultures." The two cultures are the scientific community and the literary establishment. With chairman Melvyn Bragg.
Producer Olivia Seligman

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Greenfield
Unknown:
Lewis Wolpert
Unknown:
Gillian Beer
Unknown:
Simon Jenkins
Unknown:
Melvyn Bragg.
Producer:
Olivia Seligman

Michael Buerk , Janet Daley , Madsen Pirie , Ian Hargreaves and David Cook investigate the moral questions behind the week's news.
Repeated from Wednesday
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Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Madsen Pirie
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
David Cook

Robin Denselow talks to musicians who have fallen in love with music from another culture - like
Graham Wiggins , master didgeridoo player. Producer Tessa Watt Repeat Repeated Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Robin Denselow
Unknown:
Graham Wiggins
Producer:
Tessa Watt

Contemporary poetry with Christopher Cook , whose guests Michele Roberts and Stephen Romer reflect on living in both France and England. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Michele Roberts
Unknown:
Stephen Romer

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