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With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rhidian Brook.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Rhidian Brook.

Ian Peacock presents three programmes looking at how the memories we rely on are formed, changed and lost.
Faltering Memory. As we age we are constantly reminded that memory faces a terminal decline. How accurately can we hold on to past events, and how are age-related diseases such as dementia increasing our understanding of the way different memory systems work?
Producer Adrian Washbourne. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Peacock
Producer:
Adrian Washbourne.

Simon Brett 's comedy series about three sisters and sibling rivalry.
Victoria prepares a special Sunday lunch for Harriet's 18th birthday, unaware that Harriet is down the pub getting drunk with her younger brother, and Emily has returned from university a vegetarian. Life in Beckenham could not be more embarrassing.
Producer Maria Esposito

Contributors

Writer:
Simon Brett
Producer:
Maria Esposito
Anna:
Rosemary Leach
Charlotte:
Celia Imrie
Emily:
Lisa Coleman
Victoria:
Angela Thorne
Roger:
Bill Nighy

Richard Evans presents the legal quiz, with lawyers Mark Stephens and Eileen Pembridge joined by guests Lincoln Crawford and Austin Lafferty. Producer Geoff Ballinger

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Stephens
Unknown:
Eileen Pembridge
Unknown:
Lincoln Crawford
Producer:
Geoff Ballinger

A family drama about a voyage of discovery by Stephen Mollett. It is 1969 and 12-year-old Leo is on a cruise with his family. He has been given a tape recorder as a special gift and is rapidly annoying everyone by recording all he sees and hears. But eventually even Leo has to admit that some holiday memories should be erased.
Director Pam Fraser-Solomon

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Mollett.
Director:
Pam Fraser-Solomon
Richard:
Robert Bathurst
Leo:
Garrett Moore
Suzie:
Parminder K Nagra
Terry:
David Holt
April:
Julia Ford
Sophia Loren/Rita:
Eve Karpf
Announcers:
Thomas Arnold

3: Thor's Duel with Hrungnir. When Odin invites a giantto drink more mead than he can hold Thor ends up fighting a duel on behalf of the gods in this ancient Norse myth retold by Kevin Crossley -Holland. Read by Ian McMillan. Fordetails see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Crossley
Read By:
Ian McMillan.

3: Storms and an explosion wrecked Southwold Pier in Suffolk, but Chris and Helen Iredale bought what remained and spent 12 years raising the cash to rebuild it. Now the work is underway and the more money they can raise, the longer their pierwill be. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Iredale

LDr Raj Persaud explores the limits and potential of the human mind, and examines the arguments surrounding the reform of the Mental Health Act.
Producer Marya Burgess. ACTION LINE: [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Raj Persaud
Producer:
Marya Burgess.

r Jackie Mason , generally considered to be one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, recently gave a unique performance in the Linburytheatre at London's Royal Opera House. In the first of two programmes he discuses subjects as diverse as American and British politics, travel, fashion, food fads, snobbery and his legendary observations about the cultural differences between Jews and non-Jews.
Producer Bruce Hyman

Contributors

Unknown:
Jackie Mason
Producer:
Bruce Hyman

Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which
David Cook , Janet Daley , Ian Hargreaves and David Starkey cross-examine witnesses on their controversial and conflicting views of the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
Producer David Coomes. Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
David Cook
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
David Starkey
Producer:
David Coomes.

Max Pearson narrates four features that go behind the scenes at Westminsterto follow a day in the life of a regional lobby correspondent. This week he looks at Jason Groves of the Western Morning News.
Producer Nick Patrick. Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Pearson
Producer:
Nick Patrick.

Jolyon Jenkins presents a series which investigates the changing face of epidemiology. Acommunity living near a factory notices an increase in cancer among its residents and believes its waste products to be the cause. One of the effects of the difficulty in detecting risks is that epidemiology becomes intensely political. Findings are likely to be contradictory, and for every study showing an effect, there will be one showing none. Jenkins examines the difficult relationship between communities, epidemiologists, public authorities and governments as they look for evidence of increased risk.
Producer Paul Arnold. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Jolyon Jenkins
Producer:
Paul Arnold.

A six-part series by Annie Caulfield. 5: The terrible safari continues with the group visiting a "genuine" Masai village where local specialities are enjoyed by all except poor, stodgy Karen, who manages to have insult added to her "injury".

Contributors

Writer:
Annie Caulfield
Director:
Toby Smith
Helen:
Melanie Hudson
Jim:
Stuart Graham
Menelek:
Vincent Ebrahim
Susan:
Richenda Carey
Brad:
Andrew Wincott
Perry:
Clare Corbett
Graham:
Thomas Arnold
Karen:
Helen Ayres

Roger McGough looks at life, love, happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations. This week he brings together new and older work on the perennially fruitful topic of love, accompanied by musician Andy Roberts. Producer Sara Davies (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger McGough
Musician:
Andy Roberts.
Producer:
Sara Davies

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More