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With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.

6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News

7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev James Jones.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue MacGregor
Presenter:
James Naughtie
Speaker (Thought for the Day):
Rt. Rev. James Jones

On Valentine's Day Jeremy Paxman and writers Richard Holmes and Mary Morrissey uncover the secret lives of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Anastasia.

(Repeated at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Paxman
Guest:
Richard Holmes
Guest:
Mary Morrissey
Producer:
Ariane Koek

Martha Kearney with interviews and discussions from a woman's point of view.

Reading: The Glory of Love
A selection of readings for the week of Valentine's Day. Part 1.
E-Mail: [email address removed]

(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
(Valentine's Day Webwatch: page 47)

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Editor:
Ruth Gardiner

Barbara Pym's fifties novel dramatised in four parts by Elizabeth Proud.

Dulcie Mainwairing, recently jilted, attends a conference and develops an interest in the charismatic speaker Aylwin Forbes.

Contributors

Author:
Barbara Pym
Dramatised by:
Elizabeth Proud
Director:
Sue Wilson
Dulcie:
Penny Downie
Viola:
Sara Coward
Laurel/Jessica:
Tracy Wiles
Aylwin:
Martyn Read
Miss Lord/Chairwoman:
Elizabeth Proud

The last of six murder mysteries set in Ireland.
By Annie Caulfield. Created by Barry Devlin.
Paolo and Tina investigate the death of a student on campus, following the trail to an arrogant clique that dabbled in the occult. Is there a rational explanation, or was the Devil really involved?

Contributors

Writer:
Annie Caulfield
Created by:
Barry Devlin
Director:
Lawrence Jackson
Paolo Baldi:
David Threlfall
Tina Mahon:
Tina Kellegher
Father Troy:
T.P. McKenna
Dr Graham:
Gerard McSorley
Supt Rynne:
Owen Roe
Mrs Reid:
Margaret D'Arcy
Eamon:
Gavin Kennedy
Russell:
Conor Delaney
Paul:
Frank Bourke
Laura:
Eva Birthistle
Collet:
Charlie Bonner
Dave the tattooist:
Joe Savino
John Hayes:
Gordon Fulton
Fireman 1:
Jim Fox
Fireman 2:
Malcolm Douglas

A five-part series in which Mark Coles goes in search of the villified - people who at some stage in their career have been ridiculed, abused, laughed at or dismissed as mad. In this first programme he looks at the French avant-garde philosopher Jacques Derrida.

Contributors

Presenter/Producer:
Mark Coles
Unknown:
Jacques Derrida

Nicholas Parsons is joined at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, by Clement Freud, Linda Smith, Simon Williams and Julian Clary for radio's most devious panel game.
(Repeated Sunday 12 noon)

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicholas Parsons
Panellist:
Clement Freud
Panellist:
Linda Smith
Panellist:
Simon Williams
Panellist:
Julian Clary
Producer:
Chris Neill

John Waite investigates claims that the Government is dragging its heels over payments to miners who are suffering from crippling lung diseases after workplace exposure to coal dust.

E-Mail: [email address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
John Waite
Producer:
Susan Mitchell

Julian Pettifer meets the world's unsung heroes of nature conservation as they receive recognition for their work in the Whitley 2000 International Conservation Awards presented by the Princess Royal. Projects include encouraging youngsters to look after their environment in the aftermath of war in Croatia and championing biodiversity in Kenya.

Contributors

Presenter:
Julian Pettifer
Producer:
Sandra Sykes

By Charles Johnson.

What might have happened if Martin Luther King had had a double? Clarke Peters reads a fictionalised account of the months leading up to the assassination of the civil rights leader in 1968. Abridged in ten parts by Brian McCabe.

Contributors

Author:
Charles Johnson
Reader:
Clarke Peters
Abridged by:
Brian McCabe
Producer:
Julia Butt

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