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Penelope Keith speaks on behalf of a charity which trains dogs to help disabled people.
Producer Anne Downing. DONATIONS: Canine Partners for independence. [address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]. Repeated Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Penelope Keith
Producer:
Anne Downing.

Matins according to the Book of Common Prayer, live from York Minster. Praise We Now the Word of Grace; Te Deum in G; Jubilate (Howells); Set Me a Seal; Let All the World in Every Corner Sing.
1 Kings 19, w4-8; Ephesians 4, v25 and 5, v2. Cantor Richard Shepherd. With the Very Rev Raymond Furnell . Director of music Ralph Allwood. Organist Stephen Disley.

Contributors

Unknown:
Te Deum
Unknown:
Raymond Furnell
Organist:
Ralph Allwood.
Organist:
Stephen Disley.

Another in the series of programmes dedicated to watery themes. This week, Jean Snedegar travels to Israel to find out whether the peace process can solve the region's water problems. producer Rebecca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Snedegar
Producer:
Rebecca Wells.

Huw Edwards uncovers the histories behind six favourite operas. 4: Don Carlos. Verdi's opera is set in Spain and tells the story of a Spanish king. But its heart and music are in 19th-century Italy and in the people's struggle for national unity. Producer Martin Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Huw Edwards
Unknown:
Don Carlos.
Producer:
Martin Smith

A special edition of the programme from Normandy in the grounds of the Chelsea gold-medal winning Chateau de Bosmelet. On the panel are Bob Flowerdew , Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor.

Contributors

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

The Carrot Family. In the last programme of the series, farmer Jekka McVicar joins gardener Andi Clevely in Warwickshire to discover more hidden delights and secrets about herbs. Producer Sarah Davis. PHONE: [number removed] WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Contributors

Unknown:
Jekka McVicar
Unknown:
Andi Clevely
Producer:
Sarah Davis.

The conclusion of John Braine's postwar classic, dramatised in two parts by Gary Brown, sees Joe continue his fight to the top. He must choose between the two women in his life - the one he loves or the girl who is his passport to prosperity. (Repeated Saturday 9pm)

Contributors

Author:
John Braine
Dramatised by:
Gary Brown
Director:
Lindsay Leonard
Joe:
David Threlfall
Alice:
Diana Quick
Susan:
Sarah Parish
Rose/Elspeth:
Lynda Baron
Cyril:
Colin Welland
Eva/Beryl:
Deborah McAndrew
Bob/Hoylake/George:
Russell Dixon
Charles/Jack:
John Griffin
Aunt/Mrs Brown:
Ann Rye

Charlie Lee-Potter examines the world of books, and writer Maggie O'Farrell picks her favourite August paperbacks. Producer Matt Silver. Repeated Friday 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Lee-Potter
Unknown:
Maggie O'Farrell
Producer:
Matt Silver.

Frank Delaney presents your requests for, among others, poems about the moon. With works by Shakespeare, Robert Graves and Patric Dickinson. Readers Andrew Sachs , Joanna David , Jamie Glover and Stewart Clapp. Producer Thomas Morris. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Unknown:
Robert Graves
Readers:
Patric Dickinson.
Readers:
Andrew Sachs
Readers:
Joanna David
Readers:
Jamie Glover
Readers:
Stewart Clapp.
Producer:
Thomas Morris.

Professor Anthony Clare takes a personal look at why men are losing out. He argues that men take their public image too seriously and that this damages their family life, their health and their self-esteem. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Anthony Clare

Greta Rana arrived in Nepal 30 years ago, after marrying into one of the country's most influential families. She encountered some puzzling religious rituals, yet brought with her echoes from her native Yorkshire hills. Producer Kate Whitehead. Rptd Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Greta Rana
Producer:
Kate Whitehead.

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Wendy Austin 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:
Wendy Austin
Producer:
Harry Parker.

Chris Bigsby introduces a series of programmes of new writing and discussion, featuring a mix of fresh talent and established names. 3: An Honest Day's Work
. With John Lanchester , Jeremy Clarke and Joanna Traynor. ProducerTim Dee

Contributors

Introduces:
Chris Bigsby
Unknown:
John Lanchester
Unknown:
Jeremy Clarke
Unknown:
Joanna Traynor.
Unknown:
Producertim Dee

A Thin Blue Line. Across North America and Europe, parties on the Right are mounting an increasingly effective challenge against a dominant Centre-Left. Ian Hargreaves asks whethera philosophical and policy basis is being laid for a major Conservative revival in Britain. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves

Next week's political headlines, with Carole Walker. Including 10.45 Empowering Britain Charlie
Leadbeater's view of the knowledge revolution. 3: Why Change Is Bad for Us. Editor John Evans Empowering Britain repeated Wednesday 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Carole Walker.
Editor:
John Evans

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