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Joanna Lumley speaks on behalf of a charity which works with young people in Ireland to build understanding and respect between communities. Producer Anne Downing
DONATIONS: Cooperation Ireland. [address removed]CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]. Rptd Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Joanna Lumley
Producer:
Anne Downing

Petroc Trelawny explores music making, past and present, sacred and secular, in six British cities.
5: Edinburgh. He discovers the mysterious tale of the murdered musician who wrote songs over 100 years after his death. Today the city is alive with festivals and music to suit all tastes and ages, as Trelawny discovers when he walks the Royal Mile. Producer Andy Cartwright. Repeated Saturday llpm

Contributors

Producer:
Andy Cartwright.

In a special edition of the programme, John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank broadcast from the Bingerden Flower Show in the Netherlands. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor Repeated Wednesday 3pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric Robson.
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

Lionel Kelleway presents the first of three programmes about building homes for wildlife. Britain's otters now have their own biodiversity action plan -their survival depends on the places we provide for them. On a riverbank in Wales, Kelleway sets about constructing an artificial Otter holt.

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Brett Westwood

F Murray Abraham stars in David Zane Mairowitz 's three-part adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel. 2: The Pequod is charged with excitement as whalinggets underway. Yet as Ahab forges on in search of the elusive Moby Dick , the crew's high spirits are replaced with foreboding. Music composed and performed by Rohan Kriwaczek Producer Lance Dann. Director Bill Raymond. Rptd Saturday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
F Murray Abraham
Unknown:
David Zane Mairowitz
Unknown:
Moby Dick
Unknown:
Rohan Kriwaczek
Producer:
Lance Dann.
Director:
Bill Raymond.
Ishmael:
Fmurray Abraham
Ahab:
Fritz Weaver
Queequeg:
Oliva Leavanae
Starbuck:
Thomas Gilroy
Fiask:
Michael P Moran
Captain of the Rosebud:
Charles Potter
Voice:
Merwin Goldsmith
Boomer:
Simon Jones
Stubb:
John Rothman

Poetry and conversation from Sarah Maguire and John Burnside on the themes of gardening and wildlife. Presented by Christopher Cook. Producer Lindsay Leonard. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Maguire
Unknown:
John Burnside
Presented By:
Christopher Cook.
Producer:
Lindsay Leonard.

In 1992 English composer Robert Walker emigrated to the village of Karangasem on the Indonesian island of Bali. His letters describe the life he now leads. Paradise in Peril. Indonesia's economic crisis has shattered lives across the vast archipelago. Kadek and his wife earn 15p a day making sate. Betty the transvestite hangs herself when refused a loan of one pound. But Peterthe expat still serves cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off. Producer Andrew Green. Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Walker
Producer:
Andrew Green.

! Jenni Murray presents her selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Producer Harry Parker. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed].E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Harry Parker.

David Aaronovitch presents the topical chat show in which British-based guests from around the world observe, parody and dissect current stories from a foreign perspective. Producers Julia Fleming and Andrea Kidd

Contributors

Unknown:
David Aaronovitch
Producers:
Julia Fleming
Producers:
Andrea Kidd

Beyond the Pleasure Principle. Inthesecondof two programmes, culture pundit Tony Thome explores the pleasures and pains of the shopping experience. He asks if retail therapy really works and ponders the cost of being a nation of shoppers. Producers Nicola Banning and Lyn Webster-Wilde (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Thome
Unknown:
Lyn Webster-Wilde

Next week's political headlines, with Andrew Rawnsley. Including 10.45 It's a Funny Old World Simon Hoggarttakes a light-hearted look at the week in Westminster.
Editor John Evans. it's a Funny Old World rptd Wednesday 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley.
Unknown:
Simon Hoggarttakes
Editor:
John Evans.

in six programmes Peter Hobday visits smaller companies that struggle to bring opera to local communities. 1: Loughborough Festival Opera in Gloucestershire, brainchild of Martin Graham. Producers Tony Cheevers and Alison Prain (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Martin Graham.
Producers:
Tony Cheevers
Producers:
Alison Prain

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