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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought fbrtne Day With Akhandadhi Das.
8.50 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Akhandadhi Das.

3: Celebrity. Jonathan Freedland and guests on the trail of the latest hot property - young and brooding, an overnight success, the talk of the town, and soon to be the scandal of the century. Why are we so fascinated with the cult of celebrity? Producer Elaine Walker Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Freedland
Producer:
Elaine Walker

Mark Carwardine takes stock of the changes that have affected British wild plants in the 40 years since the first Atlas of the British Flora was published. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Carwardine

John Suchet explores Vienna, which was the cultural capital of Europe for 150 years and is still at the centre of classical musical life today. The first programme of this three-part series focuses on the period when the city was home to Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. Producer Rosie Boufton

Contributors

Unknown:
John Suchet
Producer:
Rosie Boufton

The Limits of Dominion Arnold Bennett returns to his native Stoke in this story A young engineer is offered the chance to make his fortune, but his father stands in the way. Dramatised by Elizabeth Baines.
Director Michael Fox

Contributors

Unknown:
Dominion Arnold Bennett
Dramatised By:
Elizabeth Baines.
Director:
Michael Fox
Bennett:
Gerry Hinksl
Ralph:
Stefan Escreet
Maidie:
Rachel Smith
Dinah:
Eve Steele
Miss Hummel:
Eve Steele
Mary:
Susie Hawthon
Lady Eleanor:
Susie Hawthon
Father:
John Jardine
Sir Thomas:
John Jardine
Swell:
Marc Goodall
Harvey:
Marc Goodall

Sue Cook and the team return to examine more of your historical queries. If there is a local legend, quirk of history, family curiosity or architectural oddity that has you puzzled, or if you can help with another listener's query, please write to: [address removed] or email: making.history@bbc.co.uk
Producers Ivan Hewlett and Nick Patrick

Contributors

Producers:
Ivan Hewlett
Producers:
Nick Patrick

Writer Diane Purkiss explores the hidden meanings of fairytales. 2: A Story of Motherhood, Murder and Magic. Tales about fairy changelings abound in every culture and express the secret fears of mothers. The reader is Dolina McLennan. Fordetails see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Diane Purkiss
Unknown:
Dolina McLennan.

A series of reminiscences by well-loved broadcasters. This week Andrew Sachs talks about his background as a German refugee and the career he loves including his first steps in rep and the role for which everybody remembers him: Manuel in Fawlty Towers. Producer Claire Jones

Contributors

Talks:
Andrew Sachs
Unknown:
Fawlty Towers.
Producer:
Claire Jones

Francine Stock presents the programme from
Manchester, investigating new drama from South
Africa being staged at the Royal Exchange Theatre and interviewing Dolly Parton as her UK tour begins. Producer Bob Dickinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Dolly Parton
Producer:
Bob Dickinson

As world attention focuses on the USA and Iraq, Gerry Northam investigates the continuing allegations of financial wrongdoing against senior members of the Bush administration. Can investors have confidence in the President's promise to clean up corporate America when so many politicians are still under a cloud? Editor David Ross Rptd on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam
Editor:
David Ross Rptd

Dr Graham Easton presents the story of the stethoscope - medical icon, lifesaver, engineering challenge and doctor's best friend. Invented by a Frenchman named Lannaec in the early 19th century, the original design has barely altered. But digital technology is setto change all that. Plus, the chance to hear your body as you 've never heard it before: the gurgles of the gut, the "whoosh" of the heart and the roar of the lungs.
EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk Producer Rami Tzabar In sound health: page 40

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Graham Easton
Producer:
Rami Tzabar

In the first of a series about UK variety theatres,
Geoffrey Wheeler visits the scene of the infamous Windmill theatre in London. Famed for its nude dancinggirls, the Windmill was also known as the "comics' graveyard" - audiences being more interested in the girls than the gags. Peter Sellers, Arthur English , Pearl Hackney and Eric Barker are among those recalling their Windmill days with a mixture of affection and horror. Producer ubby cross

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Wheeler
Unknown:
Arthur English
Unknown:
Eric Barker

The series that puts pop classics under the musical microscope. Tonight, how Peter Cetera accidentally invented the "power ballad" with the Chicago song If You Leave Me Now, unintentionally providing a vehicle for, among others, Elkie Brooks and the King's Singers. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Cetera
Unknown:
Elkie Brooks
Producer:
Alan Hall

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