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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 Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.32 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Tom Butler.

As part of Radio 4's Jubilee celebrations, Sue MacGregor presents a series of six interviews in which eminent personalities look back over the last 50 years and reflect how they and Britain have changed. Her first guest is the Sixties pop icon Marianne Faithfull. Producer Sarah Peters

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Marianne Faithfull.
Producer:
Sarah Peters

Child actors are in huge demand today: the current production of The Kingandl involves 33 children, Who are these professional "juveniles" and howdeep is their involvement in the drama? Theatre critic Susannah Clapp talks to child performers, their parents, chaperones and directors. Producer Philippa Ritchie

Contributors

Talks:
Susannah Clapp
Producer:
Philippa Ritchie

By Mike Coleman.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star as the showbusiness couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr, who get a second stab at fame. This week, their nomination for a Golden Goblet Award should be in the bag, as the only competition is a 12-year-old. Also starring the late Pat Coombs.

Contributors

Writer:
Mike Coleman.
Producer:
Steve Doherty
Tommy:
Roy Hudd
Sheila:
June Whitfield
Hetty:
Pat Coombs
Murray:
Julian Eardley
Lewis:
Edward Halsted
Laura:
Nicola Blake

In 1867 Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) made his only trip abroad: he went to Russia with his friend, the clergyman Henry Parry Liddon. But, as their journals revealed, their experiences were entirely different. And, as the journey progressed, Liddon began to get more and more irritated with his companion's taste for the absurd and the curious.

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Bakewell
Producer:
Fiona McLean
Young Dodgson:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Older Dodgson:
David Collings
Liddon:
Crispin Redman
Alice:
Clare Corbett
White Queen:
Elizabeth Bell
Red Queen:
Elizabeth Bell
Sheep:
Elizabeth Bell
Waiter:
Tom George
Driver:
Tom George
Guard:
Martin Hyder
Goat:
Martin Hyder
Frog:
Martin Hyder
Humpty:
Martin Hyder

3: Jeckyll and Hyde Mansions. In 1760 Bernard Ward , Baron of Bangor, couldn't agree with his wife Lady Mary Magill over the design of their new country house at Castle Ward, near Belfast. So they split the house into two: her half was gothic and his was classical, both on the outside and inside. The result is a building with a glorious split personality. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Hyde Mansions.
Unknown:
Bernard Ward
Unknown:
Lady Mary Magill

By Lynn Ferguson. 6: The Verdict. In the final episode, a letter arrives carryingthe devastating news that the Cumbrae Bar is to be closed down. Though everyone is galvanised into action to help save it, Irene is caught between a rock and a hard place: should she stay and fight orwill she take the last ferry of the day over to the mainland and begin the new life she has always dreamed of? Producer Lucy Bacon

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynn Ferguson.
Producer:
Lucy Bacon
Irene:
Lynn Ferguson
Moira:
Janet Brown
Agnes:
Janet Brown
Alberto:
Lewis MacLeod
Ena:
Gabriel Quigley
Bunty:
Gabriel Quigley
Minister/Bob:
Robert Patersor
Dougie:
Matt Costellot

By Leo Tolstoy. Dramatised by Robert Forrest.
8: Karenin exacts a terrible revenge on Anna; and Kitty has momentous news for Levin.
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
Stiva:
Gregor Powrie
Kitty:
Vicki Liddelle
Dolly:
Noreen Leighton
Maria:
Gayanne Potter

Michael Buerk chairs a live debate on the moral conundrums behind one of the week's news stories. Claire Fox , Michael Gove , Ian Hargreaves and Melanie Phillips cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views.
Producer David Coomes Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Michael Gove
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Producer:
David Coomes

2: Life through the Looking Glass. In the second of three programmes looking at the asymmetry of life, Frank Close reveals how a French chemist discovered that the molecules that make living things are all left-or right-handed, by observing those at the bottom of a glass of wine 150 years ago. The readers are
Crawford Logan and Hilary Neville. Producer Louise Dalziel

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Close
Unknown:
Hilary Neville.
Producer:
Louise Dalziel

Another chance to hear cartoonist Steven Appleby 's abnormal scrutiny of everyday life in this four-part comedy series. 2: Normal Science. Steven sets out to prove that science will eventually make the natural world, humans included, entirely redundant. Director Toby Swift

Contributors

Unknown:
Steven Appleby
Director:
Toby Swift

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