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On 11 September, BBC correspondent
Steve Evans communicated the full horror of the World Trade Centertragedy as it unfolded around him. It was feared he had become another casualty when his live broadcast from the scene ceased abruptly as television viewers witnessed the collapse of the building he was describing. Here Reynolds examines how, in the six weeks following the attack, New Yorkers have sought consolation and support in music and poetry, including WH Auden's poem September 1, 1939 and the Wilfred Owen verses used in Benjamin Britten 's War Requiem. Producer Paul Evans. Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Evans
Unknown:
Wilfred Owen
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Producer:
Paul Evans.

Debbie McAndrew appeals on behalf of a charity providing vital business development and marketing assistance forfood and handicraft producers in the developing world.
Producer Laurence Grissell.
DONATIONS: Traidcraft Exchange. [address removed]. CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed]. Rptd at9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Debbie McAndrew
Producer:
Laurence Grissell

At a time when so much depends on our leaders, the Very Rev Dr Wesley Carr , Dean of Westminster, examines Christian traditions and examples of leadership. Dr Carr has worked on human relations and managing social change, both in the UK and America. With the choir of St
Margaret's Westminster, directed by Simon Over. Producer Phillip Billson. Organist Thomas Trotter E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Wesley Carr
Directed By:
Simon Over.
Organist:
Phillip Billson.
Organist:
Thomas Trotter

To mark the 20th anniversary of his series, Professor Anthony Clare recalls eight of his most memorable interviews. He regards his 1983 interview with actress Sarah Miles as one of the most idiosyncratic and wonders whether she still feels misunderstood. Producer Michael Ember.

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Clare
Unknown:
Sarah Miles
Producer:
Michael Ember.

A turn on the pier and a snack of winkles used to be a feature of every seaside break. This edition asks what has happened to the shellfish - whelks, cockles and winkles - -that used to be so popular. Producer Rebecca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm

Contributors

Producer:
Rebecca Wells.

Charles Wheeler presents the last in a series about the history and impact of national service.
5: Demob Suits at Dawn. The last days of national service and return to civilian life. Producer David Prest (R) BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The Peacetime Conscripts is available on audio cassette at all good retailers and www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Wheeler
Producer:
David Prest

A five-part series in which Chris Baines looks at domestic gardens from the point of view of wildlife and discovers gardeners are recreating habitats for an increasing number of animals.3: The Pollinators. Gardens are now more important than ever as habitats for pollinating insects. Here, Baines learns howto build nestboxes for bumblebees and discovers the delights of backyard moth-trapping. Producer Brett Westwood. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Baines
Producer:
Brett Westwood.

Graham Greene 's novel is dramatised in two parts by John Harvey. 2: When Scobie falls in love he finds himself caught in a web of deceit and corruption from which there appears to be no escape
Producer/Director Sally Avens. Original Music by Dominic Fitzgerald

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Greene
Unknown:
John Harvey.
Director:
Sally Avens.
Music By:
Dominic Fitzgerald
Scobie:
Charles Dance
Louise:
Harriet Walter
Wilson:
Tom Hollander
Helen:
Abigail Docherty
Yusef:
Nadim Sawalha
Father Rank:
Des McAleer
Doctor:
Ay Rlonnen
Ali:
Freddie Annobil
Commissioner:
Sean Baker
Harris:
Jonathan Keeble
Bagster:
Ewan Bailey
Yusef 's boy:
Charlie Toko

Charlie Lee-Potter on what's new in the book world, and Kevin Jackson with the week's best paperbacks. Producer Dymphna Rynn. Repeated Thursday 4pm. November's Bookclub is Talking to the Dead by Helen Dunmore.

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Lee-Potter
Unknown:
Kevin Jackson
Producer:
Dymphna Rynn.
Unknown:
Helen Dunmore.

A four-part series with Peggy Reynolds. 3: Musée des Beaux Arts by WH Auden
. Exploring the impact and strikingly contemporary resonance of Auden's short masterpiece about a Breughel painting, human suffering and the eruption of tragedy into the everyday. Producer Sara Davies. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peggy Reynolds.
Producer:
Sara Davies.

The second of three programmes in which novelists introduce the life and work of an invented author and explain whytheywish such a writer had really existed. The series reflects the writers' interest in literary hoaxes and jokes. This week, Jim Crace asks who is the authorwho is always in the news, but whose work can't be found on bookshop or library shelves? Producer Rob Ketteridge. Repeated on Saturday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Crace
Producer:
Rob Ketteridge.

Children's magazine with Matt Smith. Nicolette Jones recommends books for Halloween, two listeners review the latest computer games and Jan Francis reads the final part of The Indian in the Cupboard. Producer Jo Daykin. Series producer Olivia Seligman E-MAIL: gfi@bbc.co.uk. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gfi

Contributors

Unknown:
Matt Smith.
Unknown:
Nicolette Jones
Unknown:
Jan Francis
Producer:
Jo Daykin.
Producer:
Olivia Seligman

Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's series of the history of Britain. The reader is Robert Powell. Episode 24: 1939: the Approach of War. Producer Pete Atkin. Revised repeat
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: This series is available on a series of individual audio cassettes and compact discs, as well as superb box sets. Two books to accompany the series have been published by BBC Books, www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed].

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Massey
Unknown:
Christopher Lee
Unknown:
Robert Powell.
Producer:
Pete Atkin.

The politics of the next seven days, with Andrew Rawnsley. Including at 10.45 Man, Beast and Politics. The first of three talks by Kenan Malik. Editor John Evans. Man. Beast and Politics producer Michael Blastland. Repeated on Wednesday at 8.45

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley.
Unknown:
Kenan Malik.
Editor:
John Evans.
Producer:
Michael Blastland.

A four-part series in which Dave Gelly explores unusual musical collaborations. 2:
Europeanjazz aficionado Barbara Thompson and world-renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie talk about their Greek-influenced musical tone poem Rhythms of the Gods. Producer Anne Bristow (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Gelly
Producer:
Anne Bristow

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