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John Cole speaks on behalf of a charity which combats poverty in the poorest communities in West Africa. Producer Jayne Egerton. DONATIONS: Village Aid, [address removed]. CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cole
Producer:
Jayne Egerton.

Hoping the Future into Being. A celebration of the experience of Pentecost, from St Martin in the Fields, London. Led by the Rev Rosemary Lain-
Priestley, with the Rev Lucy Winkett , Chaplain of St Paul's Cathedral. Director of music
Nicholas Danks. E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
St Martin
Unknown:
Lucy Winkett
Music:
Nicholas Danks.

From the Hexagon theatre in Reading, Berkshire. Jeremy Hardy joins regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor , Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. With chairman Humphrey Lyttelton. Repeated from Monday BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Six different audio cassettes of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue are available from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Hardy
Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme Garden.

John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer questions posed by gardeners from Essex, and there is a report on progress on the Gardeners' Question Time garden at Sparsholt College, Hampshire. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor.

Contributors

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

To the Realms of Light I Summoned the Worms Concluding the series about unusual gardening tips from the past 2,000 years, Caroline Holmes talks to horticultural pest-control expert Peter Blackburne-Maze about the virtues of wine, mares' bones and other historic methods of deterring garden pests. Producer Mukti Jain Campion

Contributors

Talks:
Caroline Holmes
Unknown:
Peter Blackburne-Maze
Producer:
Mukti Jain Campion

Conclusion of Henry Green's novel, set in England just after the Second World War, dramatised by Peter Tegel.

Young Charley Summers, confused ex-prisoner of war, needs Nancy to resolve his nightmares.
(FM only)
(Repeated Saturday 9pm)

Contributors

Author:
Henry Green
Dramatised by:
Peter Tegel
Director:
Richard Wortley
Charley:
Jamie Glover
Nancy:
Becky Hindley
Arthur:
Kim Wall
James:
Brian Parr
Mrs Grant:
Eva Stuart
Dot:
Rachel Atkins
Corker Mead:
Alan Leith
Ridley:
Nicholas Carter
Waitress:
Isabel Scott Plummer

The poems of Joyce Grenfell read by Maureen Lipman in the first of two programmes. introduced by Janie Hampton. Farewell to Fun Producer Jonathan James-Moore . Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell
Read By:
Maureen Lipman
Introduced By:
Janie Hampton.
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore

Listening to Lorca. In 1935 Eric Hawkins left his Spanish studies at Cambridge to enrol on a summer course at the University of Santander. There he met the poet Garcia Lorca , who would shortly be murdered byfascists. It was an encounter which made a lasting impression on the young student. Producer Marya Burgess. Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Hawkins
Unknown:
Garcia Lorca
Producer:
Marya Burgess.

A selection of extracts from BBC radio over the past seven days, presented by Chris Serle. Producer Jude Habib. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.CO.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw

Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Serle.
Producer:
Jude Habib.

This week the children's programme is about sleep and dreams. Jacqueline Wilson talks to Matt Smith about her new book Sleepovers, there is a report on a sleepover at the British Museum and Anne Fine 's
Bad Dreams continues. Plus jokes and competitions. E-MAIL: gfi@bbc.co.uk. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gfi Producer Jo Daykin. Series producer Olivia Seligman

Contributors

Talks:
Jacqueline Wilson
Unknown:
Matt Smith
Unknown:
Anne Fine
Producer:
Jo Daykin.
Producer:
Olivia Seligman

Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's history series of the story of Britain. Reader Robert Powell. 1904 -Ships, Cars, Conurbations and Churchill Crosses the Floor. Producer PeteAtkin Revised repeat
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: This Sceptred Isle: the 20th Centuryis available as individual audio cassettes and CDs, as well as in boxed-set format from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com. BBC BOOKS also publish two books to accompany the series.

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Massey
Unknown:
Christopher Lee
Reader:
Robert Powell.

Your views and opinions on BBC radio programmes, presented by Roger Bolton.
Producer Penny Vine. WRITE TO: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London, W1A 1QT. FAX: [number removed]. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Presented By:
Roger Bolton.

The natural history quiz, hosted by Lionel Kelleway , continues in the hunt for the "wildbrain of Britain".
This week's heat comes from the Wildscreen visitor attraction in Bristol. Producer Sheena Duncan

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

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