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Lively and topical interviews and discussion from a woman's point of view. After MakingCocoa for
KingsleyAmis poet Wendy Cope joins Jenni Murray to discuss her latest collection, which concerns stress, dead sheep and the sorrow of socks. Drama: Growing PainS. Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Cope
Unknown:
Jenni Murray

June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star as an ageing show-business couple who get a second stab at fame in ♦ho man millennium. Written hv Mike Coleman thenewmillennium.
Producer Steve Doherty Music Frido Ruth

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Hudd
Unknown:
Mike Coleman
Producer:
Steve Doherty
Music:
Frido Ruth
Tommy:
Roy Hudd
Sheila:
June Whitfield
Hetty:
Pat Coombs
Murray:
Julian Eardley
Lewis:
Edward Halsted
Dudley:
Alex Lowe

3: Marcel Berlins explores the relationship between some of the best women crime writers and theirfictional heroes. Today he asks if Patricia Highsmith fell in love with hervillain Tom Ripley. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcel Berlins
Unknown:
Patricia Highsmith
Unknown:
Tom Ripley.

In Maggie Allen 's drama journalist Abi Maguire returns to Brighton to find herfather struggling with domesticity and an old school friend in distress.
Director Marion Nancarrow (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Maggie Allen
Unknown:
Abi Maguire
Director:
Marion Nancarrow
Abi:
Emma Fielding
Sam:
Frank Windsor
Bob:
Jimmy Yuill
Jenny:
Tracy Wiles
Charlie:
Loan Meredith
Christine:
Jane Whittenshaw

Is the family becoming a matter of choice? Laurie Taylortalksto sociologist Jeffrey Weeks about his new book Same Sex Intimacies, which explores the ways gay men and lesbians have been able to create meaningful relationships for themselves-in families, and as friends, partners and parents. Producer Tony Phillips
E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylortalksto
Unknown:
Jeffrey Weeks
Producer:
Tony Phillips

Dr Raj Persaud explores the limits and potential of the human mind, and examines the arguments surrounding mental health.
Producers Marya Burgess and Cathy Drysdale PHONE: [number removed]
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 Repeated Sunday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Raj Persaud
Producers:
Marya Burgess
Producers:
Cathy Drysdale

The conclusion of Marianne Carey 's comedy drama, set in the offices of an Edinburgh insurance company. These are critical days for Lothian Rock, and a new-age romance looms for Debbie.
with Monica Gibb , Hilary Neville , Michael Perceval-Maxwell , Jenny Ryan , John Shedden and Tom Smith Producer David Jackson Young (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Marianne Carey
Unknown:
Monica Gibb
Unknown:
Hilary Neville
Unknown:
Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Unknown:
Jenny Ryan
Unknown:
John Shedden
Unknown:
Tom Smith
Producer:
David Jackson Young
Maxine:
Fiona Bell
Debbie:
Gayanne Potter

New parents' lives turned upside down, with extracts from John Betjeman , Eavan Boland and Charles Jennings. 3: Babies and Toddlers For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
John Betjeman
Unknown:
Eavan Boland
Unknown:
Charles Jennings.

Michael Buerk introduces a special edition of the programme live from the Hay Book Festival in Hay-on-Wye. In front of an invited audience, David Cook , Claire Fox , Ian Hargreaves and David Starkey cross-examine "witnesses" who hold passionate but conflicting views on an issue of public concern. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Introduces:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
David Cook
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
David Starkey
Producer:
David Coomes

Leicester has been the centre of Britain's worst outbreak of tuberculosis for 20 years, and there is a resurgence of the disease all around the world. Despite the BCG vaccine and treatment with antibiotics TB has returned. Peter Evans asks why the disease is so hard to beat. Producer Deborah Cohen E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Evans
Producer:
Deborah Cohen

The discovery of Roman armour in Carlisle might turn out to be one of the most important finds from the Roman period. Quentin Cooper discusses the excavations with Mike McCarthy from Bradford University's Department of Archaeology and Dr David Starley , scientific officer for the Royal
Armouries. Archaeologists are particularly excited by the discovery of a scale shoulder guard, which they believe is a unique example of its type. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Mike McCarthy
Unknown:
Dr David Starley

Dave Podmore refuses to stand idly by as English cricket stares down both barrels of a bottomless doldrum. Written by Chris Douglas , Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Podmore first appeared in book form but is a regular "columnist" in The Guardan every cricket season and occasionally on television.
Producer Richard Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Podmore
Written By:
Chris Douglas
Written By:
Nick Newman
Written By:
Andrew Nickolds.
Producer:
Richard Wilson
Dave:
Chris Douglas
Andy:
Andrew Nickolds

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