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A series examining whether men and women see, smell, hear, feel and taste things differently. 2: Touch. Do women have a higher pain threshold? Are men less sensitive to touch? And why are some people able to sense heat and pain but not touch? Claudia Hammond investigates. Producer Dymphna Rynn

Contributors

Unknown:
Claudia Hammond
Producer:
Dymphna Rynn

Jenni Murray presents the latest news, views and interviews from a woman's point of view. Drama: Chapters and Verses: Treasures of the British Library - the Marie Stopes Story told by Maggie Allen. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Marie Stopes Storytold
Unknown:
Maggie Allen.

Sally Drage explores the largely forgotten legacy of church music. In 1700 the standard of music in English parish churches was awful. But the next century saw a revolution in the training of singers and musicians, and an astonishing variety of church music was composed. She visits a Staffordshire church and discovers a continuing tradition of performing this music in Yorkshire pubs. Producer Andrew Green

Contributors

Unknown:
Sally Drage
Producer:
Andrew Green

By David and Caroline Stafford. The judges of a prestigious international book prize bicker among themselves, jockeying for position. Then one Det InspPearce announces that terrorists have planted a bomb underthe Bank of England which will be detonated unless their own, populist, choice of book is announced as the winner. Now the pressure is on. What to do?
Producer Marc Jobst

Contributors

Unknown:
Caroline Stafford.
Producer:
Marc Jobst
Sara:
Helen Atkinson Wood
Helen:
Isla Blair
Clive:
John Duttine
Inspector:
Roy Marsden
SirArchie:
Geoffrey Palmer
Aki:
Nadim Sawalha

Four programmes about words and the way we speak. 3: Making Ends Meet. "Not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning". Michael Rosen investigates a curious linguistic phenomenon - chiamus.
Producer Simon Elmes. Repeated Sunday 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Simon Elmes.

Sticky Proteins. Quentin Cooper meets two scientists from the University of Leeds who have discovered a way of binding scents to a sticky protein. The protein belongs to a family of naturally occurring proteins called lipocalins. Rats secrete lipocalins in their urine and the scientists have been able to make the protein stick to strands of hair - and then persuade scents to stick to the protein. They are optimistic that once the technique has been perfected, they will be able to use it in a variety of ways-they could even attach smells to food.
Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
John Watkins.

In the second of two programmes award-winning stand-up comedian Simon Bligh hosts a night out at London's Comedy Store. Featuring Ian Stone , Jayne Tunnicliffe and Milton Jones. Producer Helen Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Bligh
Unknown:
Ian Stone
Unknown:
Jayne Tunnicliffe
Unknown:
Milton Jones.
Producer:
Helen Williams

In the second of two programmes Professor Christopher Frayling examines the fear that the world will end. Old images of apocalypse might seem quaint today, but the concern is still with us, whether of environmental catastrophe, nuclear disaster or the millennium bug. What is it in societies and individuals that has made this fear and expectation a major driving force in history?

Contributors

Presenter:
Christopher Frayling
Producer:
Simon Crow

A satirical look at the week's news and events with Simon Evans , Dave Lamb , Chris Pavlo and Laura Shavin. Producer Alex Walsh-Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Evans
Unknown:
Dave Lamb
Unknown:
Chris Pavlo
Unknown:
Laura Shavin.
Producer:
Alex Walsh-Taylor

The last in a three-part look at how the BBC's wartime wireless programmes kept Britain entertained and productive during the darkest days of the Second World War. The Yanks Are
Coming. This programme looks at the American influence on British comedy, and at the challenges facing the BBC as the war drew to a close. Producer Libby Cross

Contributors

Producer:
Libby Cross

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