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The Migrant's Tale. Mike Wooldridge considers the forces and impulses which give rise to migration. Are we by nature nomads or do we only uproot when war, famine and repression goad us on? And how strong is the pull of home?
Producer Beverley McAinsh Rptd at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Wooldridge
Producer:
Beverley McAinsh Rptd

Carol Vorderman appeals on behalf of a charity that helps women and children who are experiencing or escaping domestic violence.
DONATIONS: Refuge, [address removed] Credit card donations: Freephone [number removed]
Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.28pm

Contributors

Speaker:
Carol Vorderman
Producer:
Laurence Grissell

Chariots of Fire. With international athlete Jonathan Edwards and the choir of the Commonwealth Games in Manchesterdirected by Andy Silver. Leader Margaret Sentamu. Preacher Rt Rev Dr John Sentamu. Producer Philip Billson E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Edwards
Leader:
Andy Silver.
Leader:
Margaret Sentamu.
Unknown:
Dr John Sentamu.
Producer:
Philip Billson

Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Ross Noble and Linda Smith do verbal battle in Canterbury underthe watchful eye of chairman Nicholas Parsons. Producer Claire Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Ross Noble
Unknown:
Linda Smith
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons.
Producer:
Claire Jones

Andrew Jefford investigates why so many of the world's great wine-makers are turning to a system of production called biodynamics in which planting and harvesting times are dictated by the rhythms of the sun, moon, planets and stars. Can cosmic forces really offer the perfect vintage?
Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Jefford
Producer:
Dixi Stewart

Martin Stottgoes on a subversive ramble across Britain looking for the places people go to find God. 4: The Limitless Mind. A Buddhist monastery and a holy island offer the path of spiritual retreat. Producer Norman Winter

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Stottgoes
Producer:
Norman Winter

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Charlie Lee-Potter with news from the world of books. Producer Sarah Johnson Repeated Thursday 4pm August's Bookclub: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou September's Bookclub: From the Holy Mountain by William Dalrymple

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Lee-Potter
Producer:
Sarah Johnson
Unknown:
Maya Angelou
Unknown:
William Dalrymple

In a three-part series Mark Doyle travels through Liberia, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone and considers the circumstances in which law and order and democracy can collapse and be replaced by anarchy, violence and totalitarianism. 2: Ivory CoastProducer Tony Grant Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Doyle

Author Jeremy Strong talks to Barney Harwood about his book Krazy Kow Saves the World - Well, Almost and introduces his story for this week's programme: My Mum's Going to Explode.
Email: [email address removed]

Contributors

Interviewee/Author (My Mum's Going to Explode):
Jeremy Strong
Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Producer:
Jane Chambers

1969: The Troubles, Biafra, and in Place of Strife. Written by Christopher Lee and narrated by Anna MaSSey. Producer Pete Atkin
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: This series is available on a series of individual audio cassettes and compact discs, as well as superb boxed sets. Two books to accompany the series have been published by BBC Books, www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Christopher Lee
Unknown:
Anna Massey.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

Roger Bolton dips into the mailbag and airs your views and opinions on BBC Radio programmes and policy Send yourcomments and questions to: Feedback, PO Box 2100 London W1A 1QT PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed] E-MAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton

Miraculous Mandarins. Old conventions associated with Whitehall are being subverted by the new emphasis on "spin". Can civil servants still cope with ministers and the expectations of the media and public without compromising their political neutrality? David Walker asks whether it is time for fundamental reform. Editor Nicola Meyrick Rptd from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker
Editor:
Nicola Meyrick Rptd

Andrew Rawnsley takes a look at the politics of the next seven days. Including at 10.45 Speaking for
Ourselves Three novelists whose work is firmly rooted in their nations' capital cities reflect on the effects of devolution. 2. The Devolution of the Species. Robert McLiam Wilson on Northern Ireland. Editor John Evans
Speaking for Ourselves: Producer Owen McFadden RptdWed8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Robert McLiam Wilson
Editor:
John Evans
Producer:
Owen McFadden

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