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Zimbabwe v England
Commentary from Harare on the second one-day international by Jonathan Agnew , Peter Baxter , Simon Mann and Angus Fraser. Producer Peter Baxter

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Agnew
Unknown:
Peter Baxter
Unknown:
Simon Mann
Unknown:
Angus Fraser.
Producer:
Peter Baxter

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.

Arthur Smith meets a gnu and asks what the big deal is about travelling to meet animals. Producer Sara Jane Hall. PHONE: [number removed] WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage E-MAIL: excessbaggage@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Smith
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall.

The mastery of the art of invective is a crucial skill for politicians, as shown in this look at the tradition of political insults and how they can define an opponent's image, rebound counter-productively or add to the humour of politics. Presented by Michael White Of The Guardian. Producer Martin Rosenbaum

Contributors

Presented By:
Michael White
Producer:
Martin Rosenbaum

The political discussion with Jonathan Dimbleby comes from St Matthew's Church, Perry Beeches in Birmingham. The panel includes Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Simon Hughes MP and Tamara Ingrams , chief executive of Saatchi and Saatchi. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Perry Beeches
Unknown:
Simon Hughes
Unknown:
Tamara Ingrams

Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions? Phone on [number removed], or e-mail any.answerS@bbC.CO.uk. Producer Lisa Jenkinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimblebytakes
Producer:
Lisa Jenkinson

A disturbing psychological thriller by Chris O'Connell. In a hotel on a remote and rumbling headland, there is only one guest and everyone has a motive to murder. As kitchen knives go missing, stairs creak and surprises lurk in locked rooms, will there be a victim before the sea takes its sacrifice?
Director Sue Wilson. Music Derek Nesbitt

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris O'Connell.
Director:
Sue Wilson.
Music:
Derek Nesbitt
Heather:
Estelle Kohler
Drew:
Robert Whelen
Lawrence:
Jim Pyke
Lisa:
Annabelle Dowler
Danny:
Paul Rattray
Griffin:
Trevor Harrison

Tom Sutcliffe sees Anthony Sher on stage in the world premiere of Ronald Harwood 's new play
Mahler's Conversion, which deals with the Jewish composer's shift to Catholicism in order to win the top job in the musical world of Vienna - conductor of the court opera. Plus a review of Amelie, the latest French film success for the director of Delicatessen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The film concerns a young woman whose loving but eccentric parents teach her at home and raise her in a world devoid of physical contact. When her mother is killed, Amelie is left with only her withdrawn father and her imagination as a friend. Producer Erika Wright

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Anthony Sher
Unknown:
Ronald Harwood
Unknown:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Producer:
Erika Wright

Three programmes in which Lynne Truss cheerfully confirms the prejudices of those who have never been tempted to attend a great sporting occasion. 1: A Great Day Out... if you like cold, rain, pies, idiots, crowds, queues, absence of information, traffic jams, jobsworths ... Repeated from Sunday

The invention of radio was arguably the greatest unintended aid to improving the lives of blind people. For this week's 40th anniversary of In Touch, Peter White draws on the radio archive to assess how the medium of radio has reflected the experience of blindness across eight decades.
Producer Cheryl Gabriel

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Producer:
Cheryl Gabriel

Book One of Edmund Spenser's Elizabethan epic poem is dramatised in two parts as a swashbuckler by Philip Palmer. Based on the story of St George and the Dragon, comedic storytelling mixes with moments of vivid poetry as Spenser fights to control this reworking of his wonderful tale of adventure.
(Repeated from Sunday)

Contributors

Author:
Edmund Spenser
Dramatised by:
Philip Palmer
Spenser:
Simon Russell Beale
Stella:
Holly Aird
Redcross:
Lloyd Hutchinson
Princess Una:
Indira Varma
Dorien:
Paul Rider
Archimago:
Ray Lonnen
Duessa:
Carolyn Pickles
Satyrane:
Ewan Bailey

Nick Ross invites a panel of public figures to hear expert evidence on a current issue. Togetherthey look for radical, practical solutions. 5: Capitalism and Globalisation. Are our democratic rights threatened? With Professor David Marquand , Suzannah Taverne and Baroness Barbara Young. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Ross
Unknown:
Professor David Marquand
Unknown:
Suzannah Taverne
Unknown:
Baroness Barbara Young.

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