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Honor Blackman appeals on behalf of Action for Blind People, a charity that offers information and advice to people who have lost or are losing their sight
DONATIONS: Action for Blind People, [address removed] Credit-card donations: Freephone [number removed]

(Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.28pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Honor Blackman
Producer:
Kim Normanton

Nigel Rees returns to chair a new series of the popular quiz. Exchanging quotations and anecdotes this week are Martin Kelner , Gervase Phinn , Tricia Stewart and Jayne Tunnicliffe. The reader is Meryl O'Keefe. Producer Carol Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Martin Kelner
Unknown:
Gervase Phinn
Unknown:
Tricia Stewart
Unknown:
Jayne Tunnicliffe.
Unknown:
Meryl O'Keefe.
Producer:
Carol Smith

Low fat, high fat, lowcarb, no carb-diet fads come and go, but what do we know about the science behind current theories of healthy eating and weight loss? Sheila Dillon finds out.
Producer Lucinda Montefiore Repeated tomorrow 4pm Tasty kitchen offers: page 145

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Dillon
Producer:
Lucinda Montefiore

For Crying Out Loud. A baby's cry is one of the most heart-wrenching and irritating sounds imaginable. But why do western babies cry more than babies in traditional, tribal societies? And why don't chimpanzees get colic? Dr Gillian Rice investigates. Producer Joanne Stevens

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Gillian Rice
Producer:
Joanne Stevens

By George Gissing. Dramatised by Tony Ramsay in three parts. 2: Edwin Reardon fears he is failing as a novelist and is not getting the support he wants from Amy. Meanwhile, his friend Jasper's ambition leads him to incurthe wrath of Marian Yule 's father.
Music byMia Soteriou Director Janet Whitaker Repeated Saturday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
George Gissing.
Dramatised By:
Tony Ramsay
Unknown:
Edwin Reardon
Unknown:
Marian Yule
Music By:
Mia Soteriou
Director:
Janet Whitaker
Narrator:
Harold Pinter
Edwin:
Jonathan Firth
Amy:
Emilia Fox
Jasper:
Jonathan Cake
Marian:
Tracy Ann OBErman
Mr Yule:
Kenneth Cranham
Mrs Yule:
Ann Beach
Biffen:
Ian Masters
Dora:
Helen Longworth
Quarmby:
David Tlmson
Carter:
Martin Hyder
John:
Carl Prekopp
Amy's mother:
Jemma Churchill

Three presenters from the BBC World Service describe how it feels to present news about their home country, knowing their friends and family are listening and living through those events.
3: Beatriz Gomez from Colombia. How the armed conflict creeps into her personal life.
Producer Emily Kasriel Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Beatriz Gomez
Producer:
Emily Kasriel

School is well and truly back, but never fear, because author Gillian Cross is coming in to talk about the latest instalment in her Demon Headmasterseries and the evil one himself might put in an appearance. Listeners are also here to discussthe whole school thing: how to change them and what it's like to experience British schools for the first time. The presenter is Barney Harwood.
Producer Jane Chambers Email: gfi@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Gillian Cross
Unknown:
Barney Harwood.

1980-1: Afghanistan, the SDP and the IRA Hunger Strike. Written by Christopher Lee , narrated by Anna MaSSey. Producer PeteAtkin
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 publishec by BBC Books, www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Christopher Lee
Unknown:
Anna Massey.

/ Scream or Ice Cream. Early talking computers would have had a problem distinguishing between the two phrases in the subtitle but now their sophistication is such that we can be easily fooled. Michael Rosen talks to Blade Kotelly , who blends computer technology with psychology and linguistics to create the illusion Of a human being. Repeated from Friday 4pm

Contributors

Talks:
Michael Rosen
Unknown:
Blade Kotelly

Andrew Rawnsley takes a look at the politics of the next seven days. Including at 10.45 How to Win a Referendum In the last of the series, Huw Edwards reports on two ways to win a referendum - by a very big margin and by a very small one. Editor John Evans How to Win a Referendum: Producer Chris Bond Rptd Wed 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Huw Edwards
Editor:
John Evans
Producer:
Chris Bond Rptd

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