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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks.
8.32 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan Sacks.

The growth of towns and cities in Britain - especially London - brought dramatic developments in terms of sexual opportunity, adventure and identity.

Penny Corfield, of Royal Holloway College in Surrey, is one of a growing number of researchers who are putting this area of social history under the spotlight. In this programme she examines the legendary charms of the hackney carriage as a venue for casual sex, visits the area of London identified with the erotic print trade, and tracks down the oldest-surviving condoms in the country. There is also a look at how urban life was crucial in the shaping of gay identity.

Contributors

Presenter:
Penny Corfield
Producer:
Andrew Green

Last in the series of monologues about women, written by Lynne Truss. 6: The Cat Lover. Starring
Dawn French. Jo is supposed to be on holiday in the south of France, so why is she luxuriating in bed listening to Woman's Hour, eatingtoast and cuddling Busterthe cat?
Music composed by Rex Brough Producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Written By:
Lynne Truss.
Composed By:
Rex Brough
Producer:
Dawn Ellis

Roger Bolton airs your views and opinions on BBC Radio programmes and policy. producer Brian King Write to: Feedback, PO Box 2100. London W1A 1QT PHONE: [number removed] FAX [number removed]
E-MAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk Repeated on Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton

By Carmen Walton. A semi-autobiographical drama about the author's parents. Set in the Gorbals,
Glasgow, of the fifties - one of the most deprived areas of Europe. When George meets Mags there's an instant attraction and, despite their surroundings, they make music together. Later George will give Mags his most treasured possession - a tattered copy of the Communist manifesto. But can their ideals and passion survive

Contributors

Unknown:
Carmen Walton.
George:
Gary Lewis
Mags:
Myra McFadyen
Emma:
Emma Atkins
Director:
Pauline Harris
Alec:
James Lauren
Peterson:
Glenn Cunningham
Young Emma:
Lysen Edwards

5: The Orkney Lobster Hatchery. The Scottish lobster is becoming a difficult catch. Jessica Holm travels to Orkney to visit a lobster hatchery which aims to sustain the local fishing industry by boosting falling lobster numbers.
Producer Laura Fudge E-MAIL: changing.places@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Jessica Holm
Producer:
Laura Fudge

Last in the series of winning entries from Radio 4 s online short story competition. 5: ComingtoMy
Senses. By Carolyn Steele Agosta. Diane has never had a sense of smell - overnight all that changes, scents become overwhelming and an obsession is born. Read by Barbara Barnes. Producer Debbie Waddell

Contributors

Unknown:
Carolyn Steele Agosta.
Read By:
Barbara Barnes.
Producer:
Debbie Waddell

Satire and silliness, recorded in Wells Town Hall,
Somerset. Simon Hoggart reins in Phil Hammond , Jeremy Hardy , Miles Kington and Linda Smith. Producer Lucy Armitage Repeated Saturday 12.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Phil Hammond
Unknown:
Jeremy Hardy
Unknown:
Miles Kington
Unknown:
Linda Smith.
Producer:
Lucy Armitage

Tim tells all.
Written byNawal Gadalla Director Julie Beckett
Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Director:
Julie Beckett
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Alistair:
Michael Lumsden
Shula:
Judy Bennett
David:
Timothy Bentinck
Ruth:
Felicity Finch
Elizabeth:
Alison Dowling
Julia:
Mary Wimbush
Pat:
Patricia Galllmore
Helen:
Loulza Patikas
Tom:
Tom Graham
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela Piper
Jack:
Arnold Peters
Peggy:
June Spencer
Sid:
Alan Devereux
Kathy:
Hedli Niklaus
Clarrie:
Rosalind Adams
Susan:
Charlotte Martin
Betty:
Pamela Craig
Caroline:
Sara Coward
Lynda:
Carole Boyds
Usha:
Souad Faress
Janet:
Molr Leslie
Greg:
Marc Finn
Tim:
Jay Vllliers
Siobhan:
Caroline Lennon
Jolene:
Buffy Davis

Ten tales for the superstitious. 10: Ten for the Secret of Eternal Youth By Katie Hims. A girl meets an unsuitable boy at the fair. He's one of the attractions: he's supposed to have the secret of eternal youth. She's not sure, but she likes him.
Director Mary Peate Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Katie Hims.
Director:
Mary Peate
Boy Callum:
Dixon Maggie/
palm reader:
Hannah Dee
Girl:
Helen Longworth
Mr Smith/foreman:
David Timson
Audrey:
Sarah Paul

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a political discussion from Peterborough. The panel will include the Rector of the Royal College of Arts Christopher Frayling and the editor of the Ecologist magazine Zac Goldsmith.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Zac Goldsmith
Producer:
Lisa Jenkinson

Chris Bigsby introduces a mix of newtalent and established names, writers of fiction and fact, who have been commissioned to write and talk together about the ideas and pre-occupations of ourtimes. 4: Being Alone. With Jenny Diski and Francis Spufford. Producer Jane Greenwood

Contributors

Introduces:
Chris Bigsby
Unknown:
Jenny Diski
Unknown:
Francis Spufford.
Producer:
Jane Greenwood

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