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Pippa Greenwood appeals on behalf of a charity that helps people in West Africa to help themselves.
Donations: Trax. The Birdcliffe Centre. [address removed] Credit card donations: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Kim Normanton
Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.28pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Producer:
Kim Normanton

Olivia O'Leary enters the hidden world of gambling when she persuades two professional gamblers to talk about the life they lead, working the casinos of the world. Producer Sera Lefroy-Owen Shortened rpt Friday 9am

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivia O'Leary
Producer:
Sera Lefroy-Owen

Derek Cooper presents the third in a series featuring four outstanding food philosophers. Wendell Berry is a poet, philosopher and environmentalist who forsook his academic life to work his Kentucky farm. Producer Rebecca Wells Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Cooper
Unknown:
Wendell Berry
Producer:
Rebecca Wells

Pippa Greenwood , Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank are guests of gardeners in West Sussex. And in the GQTgarden at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, Pippa Greenwood puts slugs and snail traps to the test, Anne Swithinbank explains how to get plants for free and Matthew Biggs reveals how to get the most from herbs. The chairman is Eric Robson.

Contributors

Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
Eric Robson.

4: When Robbie Met Maggie. During Stuart Blackman 'stime in the Seychelles island of Aride, bachelor Robbie, a magpie-robin, is moved from the island of Cousin in the hope that he will breed with Maggie, a lonely female magpie-robin residing on the island of Aride. Will love blossom for Robbie and Maggie and will they be able to raise a family on their island paradise? Producer Sheena Duncan

Contributors

Unknown:
Stuart Blackman
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

Muriel Spark 's popular novel about flawed idealism and tragic betrayal at a girls' school in Edinburgh - during the 1930s.
Dramatised in two parts by Patricia Hannah.
Director Bruce Young
Repeated Saturday 9pm

Contributors

Writer:
Muriel Spark
Dramatiser:
Patricia Hannah
Director:
Bruce Young
Narrator:
Eileen McCallum
Jean Brodie:
Gerda Stevenson
Miss McKay:
Carol Ann Crawford
Miss Gaunt:
Ann Scott Jones
Sandy (as Nun):
Irene MacDougall
Teddy:
Gregor Powrle
Sandy:
Vicki Uddelle
Jenny:
Frances Thorburn
Monica:
Hannah Thornton
Mary:
Jenny Shaw
Rose:
Gemma Stroyan
Eunice:
Kirsty MacKay

Liz Lochhead presents an Edinburgh Festival special. Producer Dymphna Flynn Repeated Thursday 4pm September's Bookclub: William Dalrymple 's From the HolyMountain October: A Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine

Contributors

Unknown:
Liz Lochhead
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn
Unknown:
William Dalrymple
Unknown:
Barbara Vine

A celebration of African poets and poetry, introduced by Ato Quayson. This week features poets from central and east Africa including Okotp'Bitek from Uganda, who also played in the national football team, and Jack Mapanje , who composed and memorised poems to keep sane while imprisoned in Malawi. Producer Kate MeAll Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ato Quayson.
Introduced By:
Jack Mapanje

The last in the series analysing the changing loyalties and identities of overseas Asians worldwide. 3: Communities of the diaspora have begun to flex their political muscles. Producers Linda Pressly , Allison Puranik Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Producers:
Linda Pressly
Producers:
Allison Puranik

This week Barney Harwood sees the best of the Edinburgh Festival, including taking a "Ghost and Gore" tour around the city at night. Children's author Jacqueline Wilson is at the book festival and comic James Campbell tries to raise a laugh ortwo. Producer Jane Chambers E-mail: gfi@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Unknown:
Jacqueline Wilson
Unknown:
James Campbell

9 75-6: The Birth of Thatcherism and the Resignation of Wilson.
Written by Christopher Lee , 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 Bychristopher:
Christopher Lee
Unknown:
Anna Massey.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

Andrew Rawnsley takes a look at the politics of the next seven days. Including at 10.45 The Other
Candidates Are ... Matthew Parris concludes his examination of the fringes of politics. Editor John Evans The Other Candidates Are ....Producer Chris Bond RptdWed8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Editor:
John Evans
Producer:
Chris Bond

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