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With Sue MacGregor and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Thomas Butler.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Thomas Butler.

Philip Sweeney listens to the music and musicians of the Paris Metro in the final instalment of his series celebrating the Metro's centenary. Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Sweeney
Producer:
Sara Davies

American actress Jeanne Tripplehorn talks to Martha Kearney about her career, from Basic
Instinctto Sliding Doors, and about her latest role in the film version of Noël Coward's Relative
Values. Drama: Music and Silence by Rose Tremain. Part 12. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Contributors

Talks:
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Unknown:
Martha Kearney
Unknown:
Rose Tremain.

Forthousands of years, biters, nibblers and chewers have shaped the British countryside. Mark Carwardine tracks down the wild and domesticated grazing animals that have created the landscape around us. He discovers how they are being used to conserve a huge number of plants and animals, from the cowslip to the wart-biter Cricket. Repeated from yesterday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Carwardine

Kit Hesketh-Harvey examines the internal workings of the comic song.
3: This week he investigates the fine art of parody, with contributions from Dick Vosburgh and a variety of parodies from Tom Lehrer , Allan Sherman , Anna Russell and Stephen Sondheim. Producer Frank Stirling

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Vosburgh
Unknown:
Tom Lehrer
Unknown:
Allan Sherman
Unknown:
Anna Russell
Unknown:
Stephen Sondheim.
Producer:
Frank Stirling

George Galway remembers his childhood with his brother James on the streets of Protestant north Belfast. He has spent his life playing jazz and teaching clarinet to Manchester school children, while James is internationally celebrated as the "Man with the Golden Flute". George examines the influence of flute bands on the family and recalls how his father reacted when James announced that he mightconvertto Catholicism. Producer Bill Lloyd

Contributors

Unknown:
George Galway
Producer:
Bill Lloyd

A comedy by Lloyd Peters set in a university drama department.
What happens when you combine a drama lecturer locked in a studio with a shy student, a real gun and a copy of Hamlet? Add Black Forest gateau, a scheming dean, a drunken parent and the police, sprinkle liberally with sharp one-liners, slapstick and comic tension, and you have a combination guaranteed to ruin any head of department's day.

Contributors

Writer:
Lloyd Peters
Director:
Polly Thomas
Don:
Rik Mayall
Sophie:
Helen Lederer
Ronnie/Roy/Senior officer:
Philip Glenister
Deidre/Mrs Jones-Juggler:
Judi Earl
Inspector Snoddy/Dennis:
Gary Brown
Elizabeth/Lizzie:
Ann Farrar

A comedy magazine hosted by Steve (not the snooker player) Davis, with regular features: Little Fellahs ; a motoring section called Don't
Slam It, It's Not a Ford; mysteries of the universe with Tony Rubini ; big fat chef Brian Quimby ; and music from Victor Wood. Starring Gerard Foster ,
Dave Lamb , Gordon Southern, Tim Verrinder , Ben Ward and Richard Webb. Producer Maria Esposito

Contributors

Unknown:
Little Fellahs
Unknown:
Tony Rubini
Unknown:
Brian Quimby
Unknown:
Victor Wood.
Unknown:
Gerard Foster
Unknown:
Dave Lamb
Unknown:
Tim Verrinder
Unknown:
Ben Ward
Unknown:
Richard Webb.
Producer:
Maria Esposito

Mark Lawson meets composer Michael Berkeley and novelist David Malouf , who have collaborated on an opera based on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Producer Nicki Paxman

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
David Malouf
Unknown:
Jane Eyre.
Producer:
Nicki Paxman

Everyone, including the Government, wants to see fewer lorries on the road and more freight being carried by train. Alan Whitehouse investigates why this is not happening. Producer Andy Denwood. Repeated Sunday 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Whitehouse
Producer:
Andy Denwood.

Graham Easton 's guest in the studio is surgeon Nady Hakim , who made medical history 18 months ago by transplanting a human hand. Plus a look at how newtechniques can prevent our bodies from rejecting body parts, and a report on encouraging blood donors in ethnic minorities. Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk Repeated tomorrow 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Easton
Unknown:
Nady Hakim
Producer:
Geraldine Fitzgerald.

Mark Tavener 's satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
4: Rupert Thresher arouses Cragge's suspicion as the hunt for the journalist killer continues.
Meanwhile the PM is once again depressed as his approval rating falls below 50 per cent forthe first time. with Peter Woodthorpe , Hugh Parker , Neil McCaul , Chris Pavlo , David Holt and Beth Chalmers. Music Paul Mottram Producer Dawn Ellis (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Tavener
Unknown:
Michael Williams
Unknown:
Barry Foster.
Unknown:
Rupert Thresher
Unknown:
Peter Woodthorpe
Unknown:
Hugh Parker
Unknown:
Neil McCaul
Unknown:
Chris Pavlo
Unknown:
David Holt
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers.
Music:
Paul Mottram
Prime Minister:
Jonathan Coy
Charles:
Stephen Fry
Martin:
John Bird
Crichton Potter:
Anton Rodgers
Marcia:
Rebecca Front
Chancellor:
Simon Greenall
Maria:
Jessica Oyelowo
Michael:
Fenton Stevens

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