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Woolston Eyes. Lionel Kelleway discovers an oasis in the shadow of the M62, on the outskirts of Warrington, where he looks at black-necked grebes, black terns, black-headed gulls and warblers. Producer Mary Colwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Mary Colwell

Sir Christopher Mallaby speaks on behalf of a charity which supports people with inherited disorders of the immune system.
Producer Anne Downing. DONATIONS: Primary Immunodeficiency Association. [address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]. Repeated Thursday 3.28pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Christopher Mallaby
Producer:
Anne Downing

For years intensive fish farming has been seen as the answerto depleting natural fish stocks. Now environmentalists and fishermen are asking where the reality of the aquaculture dream has left them. Simon Parkes investigates.
Producer Rebecca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Parkes
Producer:
Rebecca Wells.

Petroc Trelawny explores music making, past and present, sacred and secular, in six British cities. 1: Winchester. From the oldest piece of music in Britain to some of the most talented young musicians, a walk through the city encompasses over 1,000 years of music.
Producer Andy Cartwright. Repeated Saturday llpm Programme of the Week: page 119

Contributors

Producer:
Andy Cartwright.

Nigel Colborn , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by gardeners from Devon. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor. Repeated Wednesday 3pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Colborn
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric Robson.
Producer:
Trevor Taylor.

3: This week shejoins historical geographer Dennis Mills on the Viking Way. He takes her from Wellingore to Temple Bruer in an effort to convince her that Lincolnshire is not completely flat. To follow the walk see Maps Explorer 272 or Pathfinder 798. Producer Lucy Lunt. PHONE: [number removed]
COMPETITION:Time is tight to get the backing of Radio 4 and the Royal Geographical Society for the Journey of a Lifetime. The best written proposal of up to 1,000 words will attract up to £4,000 backing and the winner will receive training from the BBC to make a radio programme about the journey. Closing date is Friday 23 June. More details from Tim Labrum at the RGS on [number removed]; fax [number removed]; e-mail [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Dennis Mills
Producer:
Lucy Lunt.
Unknown:
Tim Labrum

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's romantic thriller about guilt and redemption, dramatised in three parts by Mike Walker.

Young Raskolnikov is determined to put to the test a horrific theory.
(Repeated Saturday 9pm)

RT Shop: The BBC Radio Collection cassette of Crime and Punishment is available for £9.99 (including P&P). To order, call [number removed] or send a cheque, payable to RT Shop, to [address removed]

Contributors

Author:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dramatised by:
Mike Walker
Director:
John Taylor
Raskolnikov:
Barnaby Kay
Marmeladov:
Robert Lang
Dmitri:
Oliver Milburn
Luzhin:
Anton Lesser
Alyona:
Paula Jacobs
Nastasya:
Deborah Berlin
Zamyotov:
Jonathan Tafler
Policeman:
Ian Brooker

Frank Delaney presents your selection of poems by John Masefield. Dame Beryl Grey of the Royal Ballet describes how the poet fell in love with dance in the thirties, publishing a limited edition of poems dedicated to ballet and writing
Miss Beryl Grey as the Prelude in Les Sylphides for her. Producer Frances Byrnes. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Unknown:
John Masefield.
Unknown:
Dame Beryl Grey
Unknown:
Miss Beryl Grey
Producer:
Frances Byrnes.

Three programmes celebrating speeches of inspiration and entertainment from graduation ceremonies. 1: Actor Henry Winkler became famous as the super cool Fonz in the American sitcom Happy Days. Receiving his honorary degree, he shares his words of wisdom with graduates of Yale School of Drama.
Producer Rebecca Moore. Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Winkler
Producer:
Rebecca Moore.

Voyaging to Mars is not so very different from making pioneering Antarctic explorations: outside the capsule a person dies quickly, and being trapped for three years in a tiny space with the same old faces is enough to drive even the strongest-willed crazy. Astronauts Shannon Lucid and Michael Foale received inspiration from successful explorers such as Sir Ernest Shackleton and Fridtjof Nansen. But what makes for a good leader? Producers Matt Thompson and David Hendy (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Shannon Lucid
Unknown:
Michael Foale
Unknown:
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Unknown:
Fridtjof Nansen.
Producers:
Matt Thompson
Producers:
David Hendy

Andrew Rawnsley with next week's political headlines. Including 10.45 Hindsight Four polemical columnists reassess theirviews. 2: Will Hutton looks back at a column he wrote in 1996. Editor John Evans. Hindsight repeated Wednesday 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Editor:
John Evans.

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