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Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week, moral arguments and perspectivies on stories, familiar and unfamiliar.
Producer Rosemary Dawson. E-MAIL: sunday@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton
Producer:
Rosemary Dawson.

Nigel Havers speaks on behalf of a charity which provides disabled people with communication aids. Producer Anne Downing. DONATIONS: Sequal Trust, [address removed]CREDIT CARDS: [number removed] Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Havers

Legendary American writer Gore Vidal exposes his colourful personality to
Professor Anthony Clare. While mockingly dismissive of psychiatry, he discusses many personal issues, displaying his customary wit and appetite to shock. Producer Michael Ember.

Contributors

Unknown:
Gore Vidal
Unknown:
Professor Anthony Clare.
Producer:
Michael Ember.

Joining Nigel Rees to exchange quotations and anecdotes this week are Stephanie Caiman ,
Humphrey Carpenter , Jonathan Cecil and John Julius Norwich. ReaderWilliam Franklyn. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Stephanie Caiman
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Unknown:
Jonathan Cecil
Unknown:
John Julius Norwich.
Unknown:
Readerwilliam Franklyn.

Emily Buchanan invites some of Britain's most distinguished foreign correspondents to remember the music that evokes the unforgettable events they reported to the world. Concluding the present series, Bridget Kendall recalls her life in Moscow and beyond with the theme from the Russian television weather forecast, her own recording of Armenian monks and music from The Godfather as heard in the strife-torn republic of Georgia.

Contributors

Presenter:
Emily Buchanan
Guest:
Bridget Kendall
Producer:
Simon Eimes

John Cushnie, Pippa Greenwood and Bunny Guinness answer questions posed by members of the Clare Horticultural Society in Suffolk. With chairman Eric Robson.
(Repeated Wednesday 3pm)

Contributors

Panellist:
John Cushnie
Panellist:
Pippa Greenwood
Panellist:
Bunny Guinness
Chairman:
Eric Robson
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

A series exploring the changing character of British birdsong over the course of a year as a backdrop to the life of Britain's longest-serving foreign secretary and field naturalist
Edward Grey. Ornithologists, historians and politicians reflect on his writing. 2: The Dawn Chorus. Grey spends his happiest years with his wife Dorothy on the River Itchen, escaping the rigours of political life in London by documenting the richness and drama of the dawn chorus. Narrated by Anthony Hyde , readers Julian Glover and Maureen O'Brien. Producer Jules Wilkinson (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Grey.
Readers:
Anthony Hyde
Readers:
Julian Glover
Readers:
Maureen O'Brien.
Producer:
Jules Wilkinson

By Marcus Clarke , dramatised in three parts by Joe Dunlop. The epic story of a man falsely accused of murder and sentenced to be transported to Van Diemen 's land. 1 The Sea Voyage with Matthew Morgan , Gavin Muir , Joe Dunlop and Richenda Carey. Director Jane Morgan. Repeated Saturday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Clarke
Unknown:
Joe Dunlop.
Unknown:
Van Diemen
Unknown:
Matthew Morgan
Unknown:
Gavin Muir
Unknown:
Joe Dunlop
Unknown:
Richenda Carey.
Director:
Jane Morgan.
Rufus:
Owen Teale
Maurice:
Nicholas Boulton
Captain Vickers:
Terence Edmond
Mrs Vickers:
Sarah Badel
Capt Blunt:
Douglas Livingstone
Sarah:
Monica Dolan
MrPine:
Norman Rodway
John:
Peter Acre
Gabbett:
Struan Rodger

Jeremy Treglownjoins
Charlie Lee Potter to discuss Romancing, his biography of Henry Green , a man who led a double life as a managing director of an engineering firm and one of the best novelists of the 20th century. Producer Fiona McLean. Repeated Friday 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Lee Potter
Unknown:
Henry Green
Producer:
Fiona McLean.

Frank Delaney presents scenes from the city, both real and imagined. With readers
Nigel Anthony , Alice Arnold , Lisa Coleman and David Collins. Producer Kate McAII. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Readers:
Nigel Anthony
Readers:
Alice Arnold
Readers:
Lisa Coleman
Readers:
David Collins.
Producer:
Kate McAii.

Jenny Cuffe examines new NHS guidelines on resuscitation. With claims that some elderly and disabled patients are being written off, do doctors still have too much control over who should be given a Chance to live? Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenny Cuffe

Four leading figures reflect on the nature of happiness. 2: Lord MacKay of Clashfern
Mathematician and former Lord Chancellor, Lord MacKay ponders how a sense of place and limited ambition can contribute to a feeling of wellbeing. Producer Lynette Quinlan. Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Producer:
Lynette Quinlan.

Chris Bigsby introduces a series of programmes of new writing and discussion, featuring a mix of fresh talent and established names.
11: New York Village. In the second special edition from New York, Bigsby asks three of its writers to define the essence of this most dynamic of cities. With Colum McCann , Lynne Tillman and Geoffrey O'Brien. Producer Paul Quinn

Contributors

Introduces:
Chris Bigsby
Unknown:
Colum McCann
Unknown:
Lynne Tillman
Unknown:
Geoffrey O'Brien.
Producer:
Paul Quinn

Next week's political headlines with Andrew Rawnsley.
Including 10.45 Cuba! Cuba!
Fidel Castro dubbed Cuban exiles in Miami "gusanos" or worms. But Frank Canosa believes they, together with the islanders, will shape the new Cuba that is waiting to emerge.
(Cuba! Cuba! repeated Wednesday 8.45pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Rawnsley.
Reporter (Cuba! Cuba!):
Frank Canosa
Editor:
John Evans.

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