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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Huw Spanner.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Huw Spanner.

Los Angeles. Los Angeles has more gangs than any other city in the USA. On the tenth anniversary of the riots that followed the police beating of black motorist Rodney King , LA is again going through a period of terrible violence, most of it gang related. Burhan Wazir enters the gang heartlands of south-central and east LA to find out what's gone wrong. Plus a visit to the set of the latest American TV family drama -the Hispanic equivalent of The CosbyShowand a look at the street murals of Los Angeles.
Producer Rosie Goldsmith

Contributors

Unknown:
Rodney King
Unknown:
Burhan Wazir
Producer:
Rosie Goldsmith

Jane Asher appeals on behalf of a charity that works for people who have a potentially fatal food allergy.
DONATIONS: The Anaphylaxis Campaign, [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeat of Sunday7.55am

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Asher

Soil is a vast and complex ecosystem made up of plants, animals and micro-organisms. In any single cubic centimetre of soil, there are hundreds of millions of bacteria, tens of thousands of protozoa, hundreds of metres offungal hyphae and a host of other microbes and larger animals. Quentin Cooper talks to Dr Nick Ostle , from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Cumbria, and Dr Richard Bardgett , from the University of Lancaster, about the secret life of soil. Producer John Watkins E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Dr Nick Ostle
Unknown:
Dr Richard Bardgett
Producer:
John Watkins

Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating series. Gyles Brandreth , Harriet Hayridge , Bernard Ingham , Steve Punt and ArthurSmith present their arguments. Producer Jane Berthoud

Contributors

Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Unknown:
Harriet Hayridge
Unknown:
Bernard Ingham
Unknown:
Steve Punt
Producer:
Jane Berthoud

By Leo Tolstoy. Dramatised by Robert Forrest.
4: Anna's life is changed forever; and Levin receives an unexpected visitor. Director Patrick Rayner Repeat of 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Tolstoy.
Dramatised By:
Robert Forrest.
Director:
Patrick Rayner
Anna:
Wendy Seager
Levin:
Richard Greenwood
Nikolay:
Finlay Welsh
Vronsky:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Karenin:
Paul Young
Betsy:
Vivienne Dixon
Stiva:
Gregor Powrle
Lydia:
Emma Curry

William Dalrymple investigates the roots of spirituality in Britain. 5: Mystics and Madwomen The 14th-century mystic Julian (or Juliana) of Norwich wrote the earliest surviving book in English by a woman; her contemporary Margery Kempe wrote the first autobiography. Today William Dalrymple asks whether their views on Christ as mother and lover mark them out as early feminists, or simply reflect the traditional piety oftheirtime. Producer Rosemary Dawson

Contributors

Unknown:
William Dalrymple
Unknown:
Margery Kempe
Unknown:
William Dalrymple
Producer:
Rosemary Dawson

Flirting with Fasc/sm?Parties of the far Right are enjoying a comeback across much of Europe. But do the populists of France, Italy, Austria, Denmark and Holland have anything in common beyond their opposition to immigration? Felipe Fernandez -Armesto asks why voters are so discontented that they're willing to flirt with fascism, and what the consequences might be for democracy in Europe. Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Felipe Fernandez
Producer:
Ingrid Hassler

Delegates at the Fourth World Skeptics Conference, held in California, discussed the growth of interest in phenomena that go against science. GeoffWatts discovers how the sceptics are counteracting attacks on fringe therapies and the belief in urban myths. Producer Martin Redfern E-MAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Producer:
Martin Redfern

By Patricia Highsmith. Adapted byShaun McKenna. 4: Robert has been shot. Could Greg Wyncoop - who's not been seen since theyfought by the river-really have done it, or is his body lying in the morgue?
Original music composed and performed by David Chilton Director Marion Nancarrow

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Highsmith.
Adapted By:
Shaun McKenna.
Unknown:
Greg Wyncoop
Unknown:
David Chilton
Director:
Marion Nancarrow
Robert:
John Sharlan
Greg:
Adrian Lester
Detective Lippenholtz:
Peter Martnker
Nickie:
Briony Glassco
Jack:
Matt Rippy
Dr Knott:
Garrick Hagon

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