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This week a look at how the people and wildlife of Devon have coped with foot-and-mouth disease.
Including 6.40 Farming Today
This Week Radio 4's team of experts assess the week's developments in the crisis, presented by Anna Hill.
Producers Adrian Holloway and Steve Peacock
Open Country repeated Thursday 1.30pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Anna Hill.
Producers:
Adrian Holloway
Producers:
Steve Peacock

John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Harry Parker. PHONE: [number removed] WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths
E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk. Repeated Monday 11pm John Peel: page 13

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peel
Producer:
Harry Parker.

Impartial money advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis. Producer Chris A'Court. Repeated tomorrow 9pm Paul Lewis on using plastic abroad: page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Lewis.
Unknown:
Paul Lewis

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined at Tiverton High School in Devon by panellists including president of the National Farmers Union Ben Gill, political columnist of the Independent on Sunday Steve Richards and Baroness Jay. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Steve Richards

Martyn Wade's dramatisation of one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's most original stories.

A dull middle-aged man whose life has been monotonously ordinary for years, devises a plot to leave home temporarily and observe the effect on his wife from a flat opposite. But he stays away much longer than expected, and it becomes more and more difficult to return.

Contributors

Author:
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dramatised by:
Martyn Wade
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Wakefield:
David Haig
Ferris:
Jonathan Keeble
Hawthorne:
John Rowe
Mrs Brand:
Jennie Stoller
Mrs Wakefield:
Richenda Carey
Dr Elliston:
Gordon Reid

A two-part journey to the heart of Asia to uncover the exotic history of the imperial green jade, the world's most valuable gemstone. In this first programme journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark visit the opulent auction rooms of Hong Kong where today's dealers fight over the best pieces of jade, fuelling an obsession which has its roots in ancient Chinese tradition. Readers Daphne Cheung , Crawford Logan and Ozzie Yue. Producer Amanda Hargreaves

Contributors

Unknown:
Adrian Levy
Unknown:
Cathy Scott-Clark
Readers:
Daphne Cheung
Readers:
Crawford Logan
Readers:
Ozzie Yue.
Producer:
Amanda Hargreaves

This week a fresh look at the film that Quentin Tarantino named his film company after - Bande a Part, Jean Luc Godard 's new-wave masterpiece. Presented by Andrew Collins. Producer Stephen Hughes

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Tarantino
Unknown:
Jean Luc Godard
Presented By:
Andrew Collins.
Producer:
Stephen Hughes

This week a review of Patrick Marber 's black comedy Howard Katz , which completes his trilogy of plays, including Dealer's Choice and Closer. And
Tom Sutcliffe and guests review Antonia Fraser 's new biography of Marie Antoinette. Producer Erika Wright

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Marber
Unknown:
Howard Katz
Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Antonia Fraser
Unknown:
Marie Antoinette.
Producer:
Erika Wright

Trampling Flat the Frontiers. His wartime encounters with a French and a German teacher, both unwilling soldiers, made Eric Hawkins determined that children should learn to co-operate across national frontiers. He saw the foreign-language classroom as the place to Start. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Hawkins

Thomas Hughes 's novel, a paean to the English public school, is dramatised in two parts by Joe Dunlop.
1: Autumn, 1835. Twelve-year old Tom Brown arrives at Rugby school eager to take part in school life. But Fl ashman and his cronies have other ideas. with Matthew Hardcastle , Alex Livingstone , Ed Southcott and Robert Wilson. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hughes
Unknown:
Joe Dunlop.
Unknown:
Tom Brown
Unknown:
Matthew Hardcastle
Unknown:
Alex Livingstone
Unknown:
Ed Southcott
Unknown:
Robert Wilson.
Tom:
Robert Hardy
Young Tom:
Tom Huntlngford
East:
Henry Peters
Flashman:
Jordan Copeland
Squire Brown:
Nick Collett
Mrs Brown:
Liz Bagley
Coach guard:
Rod Arthur
Coachman:
Joe Dunlop
Dr Arnold:
Peter Marlnker
Pater Brooke:
Richard New
Tadpole:
Jack Howell
Boots:
Will Best
Cooney:
Ben Crowe
Landlord:
James Fearn
Driver:
Bob Drennan
Whales:
Tom Cartlldge
Youngboy:
David Miller
Waiter:
Rollo Hillbery
Warner:
James Kerr

Michael Buerk , Ian Hargreaves , David Starkey and others cross-examine "witnesses" who hold passionate but conflicting views on a moral dilemma from one Of the week's stories. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
David Starkey

The third offive short stories from Scotland.
The Girl from Quebrada by Meaghan Delahunt , read byTamara Kennedy. Ayoung Mexican girl determines to escape poverty and prostitution by becoming one of the famous divers of Acapulco - but the competition is for men only. Producer Bruce Young (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Meaghan Delahunt
Read By:
Tamara Kennedy.
Producer:
Bruce Young

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