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Urban Otters. A hide on the Newcastle airport flight path may not sound like an ideal vantage point for watching wildlife. But as Brett Westwood discovers when he joins naturalist Kevin O'Hara , it isaperfectspotforglimpsingafamily of otters. Producer Sarah Blunt

Contributors

Unknown:
Brett Westwood
Unknown:
Kevin O'Hara

Norman Pace appeals for a charity that works to banish meningitis and septicaemia Research
Producer Laurence Grissell
DONATIONS: Meningitis Research Foundation, [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated at9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Pace
Producer:
Laurence Grissell

To celebrate Mothering Sunday, the Rev
Rosemary Wakeiin reflects on the feminine attributes of God.
From the Central Methodist Church, Chippenham,
Wirtshirejedbythe Rev Raymond Enticott. With Schola
Cantorum of Calne directed by Geoffrey Field.
Producer Claire Campbell Smith. E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Wakeiin
Directed By:
Geoffrey Field.
Producer:
Claire Campbell Smith.

Sheila Dillon explores some of the country's finest kitchen gardens and finds out why heritage bodies mmm walled vegetable patches, planted for practical rather than aesthetic reasons, frequently more pleasing than grand landscapes?
Producer Rebecca Nicholson

Contributors

Producer:
Rebecca Nicholson

Anne Swithinbank, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by gardeners from Somerset. Plus, Bob Flowerdew and John Cushnie choose the best student design for their fruit cage.
The chairman is Eric Robson.
Shortened repeat Wednesday 3pm

Contributors

Expert:
Anne Swithinbank
Expert:
Pippa Greenwood
Expert:
Bunny Guinness
Judge:
Bob Flowerdew
Judge:
John Cushnie
Chairman:
Eric Robson.
Producer:
Trevor Taylor.

Part 2 of Vikram Seth's epic love story, set in fifties India, which concerns Mrs Rupa Mehra attempts to find a "suitable" husband for her daughter Lata, an English student at Brahmpur University.
Dramatised in five parts by John Dryden. ,
Other parts played by Sophie Doherty, Conrad Hughs, Khan Pushan Kripolani, Somishala Remodios, Devika Shahane and Shyamolie Verma
Director John Dryden
Rptd Saturday 9pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A Suitable Boy is available on audio cassette at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Rupa Mehra
Unknown:
John Dryden.
Played By:
Sophie Doherty
Played By:
Conrad Hugns
Played By:
Khan Pushan Kripolani
Played By:
Somishala Remodios
Played By:
Devika Shahane
Director:
John Dryden
Lata:
Ayesha Dharker
Rupa:
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Doctor:
Roshan Seth
BH y:
Antony Zakl
Bish:
Shl Grewal
Pran:
Joy Sengupta
Amit:
Rajat Kapoor
Meenakshi:
Radhlkada Cunha
Arun:
Farid Currlm
Varun Kunal:
Roy Kapoor
r Sdvtd:
Ayeesha Menon
3 Maan:
Pushan Kripalani
n Kabir:
Purab Kholl

Charlie Lee-Potter talks to Joanne Harris, author of the hugely popular Chocolat, about her latest book The Coastliners, the story of a hardy island community fighting the encroaching seas. Producer Fiona McLean Repeated Thursday 4pm
April's Bookclub: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
May's Bookclub: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Lee-Potter
Unknown:
Joanne Harris
Producer:
Fiona McLean
Unknown:
Kazuo Ishiguro
Unknown:
Mario Vargas Llosa

Six programmes in which adherents of different faiths reflect on who Jesus was and is, from the perspective of their own religion. 4: With Tarif Khalidi , Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University and author of The Muslim Jesus. Producer Norman Winter Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Tarif Khalidi
Unknown:
Thomas Adams
Unknown:
Muslim Jesus.

Matt Smith finds out what it's like to be in a climate chamber, experiencing everything from Arctic conditions to sweltering desert heat. Plus the final episode of Because ofWinn Dixie by Kate Di Camillo. Producer Jane Chambers Series producer Olivia Seligman E-MAIL: gti@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Matt Smith
Unknown:
Kate Di Camillo.
Producer:
Olivia Seligman

Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's series exploring powerful families in British history. 6: The Berkeleys. The story of one of Britain's longest surviving families features the gruesome murder of a king and the provision of a putative habitat for nightingales. Producer Pete Atkin
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
Producer:
Pete Atkin

Good Works. Business in the Community works to alert business to its wider responsibilities. But is it still a dream? Peter Day investigates.
Producer Simon Crow Editor Stephen Chilcott Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Editor:
Stephen Chilcott

Andrew Rawnsley takes a look at the politics of the next seven days.

Including at 10.45 In a Secret State 2: Preparing for the Worst
Historian Peter Hennessy discusses how Cold War preparations would have dealt with nuclear Armageddon. Editor John Evans In a Secret State: Editor Nicola Meyrick

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Peter Hennessy
Editor:
John Evans
Editor:
Nicola Meyrick

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