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1: Lapels. Why do we wear lapels, and what does that say about our culture? Rosie Goldsmith explores the fascinating and revealing history of this complex collar in the first programme of a new series on collars from around the world. The lapel encapsulates British social history- and fashion - in a unique way: from aristocratic hunting coat to soldier's uniform and professional workwear. Do you know what the impulse forthe first lapel was? Tune in to find out. Just a hint: it was all about showing off. Producer Penny Vine

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Goldsmith

A look back at the careers of men who made their names reading minds and transmitting thoughts across the airwaves. It includes interviews with mind reader Marc Salem and Lesley Hazlitt , whose husband-and-wife act, called the Piddingtons, attracted audiences of some 20 million in the 1950s. The presenter is Ian Keable. producer Karl Phillips

Contributors

Reader:
Marc Salem
Reader:
Lesley Hazlitt
Unknown:
Ian Keable.
Producer:
Karl Phillips

With Winifred Robinson and Peter White.
The second report in the series on disability and employment looks at sheltered employment projects, which pay people from disadvantaged backgrounds to do valuable work in a supportive environment. Should those with disability work in the general workforce or is "ghetto" employment still an indispensable way to earn a living? Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] LINES OPEN from 10am

Contributors

Unknown:
Winifred Robinson
Unknown:
Peter White.

Three immigrant communities reflect on the role that music plays in bridging the cultural divide between their homelands and their new lives in Britain. 1: Armenians: My Book, My Mountain, My Self
Palestinian singer and musicologist Reem Kelani returnswith her series of musicaljourneys. She begins with the Armenian community, whose music is as diverse and far flung as the people themselves. A story of lost history, both sacred and secular, finding expression through music. Producer Tony Phillips

Contributors

Musicologist:
Reem Kelani
Producer:
Tony Phillips

By Rebecca Trick Walker. At the end of the 19th century on the South Wales coast, the famously tough fisherwomen of Pembrokeshire ply their trade battling against the odds with humour and stoicism. An atmospheric tale of love and loss, suffused with the beauty and brutality of the sea.
Director Geni Hall-Kenny

Contributors

Unknown:
Rebecca Trick Walker.
Director:
Geni Hall-Kenny
Martha:
Manon Edwards
Prisalla:
Elry Thomas
Bessie:
Nonl Lewis
James:
Simon Nehan
The stranger:
Ross Harvey
Mary:
Slrlol Jenkins

Richard Daniel presents the programme in which listeners set the agenda with their environmental concerns. Please write to: [address removed], email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk or phone [number removed]. Producer Nick Patrick

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Daniel
Producer:
Nick Patrick

2: A Time to Dance. By Christopher Hope. Zolika stands no higherthan your hips, but he knows the secret of happiness. There is a time for all things: a time to laugh; a time to mourn; and a time to dance. Read by Paul Young. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Hope.
Read By:
Paul Young.

Rosie Boycott 's guests this week are psychologist Dorothy Rowe and historian Felipe Fernandez -Armesto. They discuss three of their favourite paperbacks-JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Naples 44 by Norman Lewis , and William Styron 's Sophie's Choice. producer Jolyon Jenkins Repeated on Sunday at llpm

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Boycott
Unknown:
Dorothy Rowe
Unknown:
Felipe Fernandez
Unknown:
Norman Lewis
Unknown:
William Styron
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins

Radio's first quality weekend newspaper returns with a new series of invaluable lifestyle advice, respected celebrity columnists and copious pull-out features. Starring Simon Greenall , Rebecca Front, Emma Kennedy , Tony Gardner , Tracy-Ann Oberman , Ewan Bailey , Alice Arnold , Alexander Armstrong and Chris Langham. Producer Helen Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Emma Kennedy
Unknown:
Tony Gardner
Unknown:
Tracy-Ann OBErman
Unknown:
Ewan Bailey
Unknown:
Alice Arnold
Unknown:
Alexander Armstrong
Unknown:
Chris Langham.
Producer:
Helen Williams

A A scientist fears he's going to be thrown out of a 12th-floor window. Pro-labelling grass-roots activists are defeated by a multi-million dollar campaign. Countries are bullied into dropping legislation.
That's just some of the news from the genetically modified food battleground. In the first of two programmes, Richard Hollingham asks what's really going on behind the scenes of the GM food industry -and Why. Producer Arlene Gregorius Repeated Sunday 5pm 20 programmes to change your life: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Hollingham
Producer:
Arlene Gregorius

Are single-handed GPs a dying breed?
Dr Graham Easton spends a day with a solo GP and hears about a campaign to "Save Our Single-Handers" in an NHS which increasingly favours large group practices. Producer Paula McGrath Repeated tomorrow 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Graham Easton
Producer:
Paula McGrath

Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero 's four-part story about a man who cannot stop himself from breaking into song. 1: Tom Caine 's embarrassing problem causes him to lose his job and his girlfriend Sadie. Who are the strange musicians following him around? And why can't anyone else see them?
Director Chris Neill Producers Torquil MacLeod , Julian Mayers and Andrew McGibbon SongsAndrew McGibbon , Nick Romero and Suggs

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGibbon
Unknown:
Nick Romero
Song:
Tom Caine
Director:
Chris Neill
Producers:
Torquil MacLeod
Producers:
Julian Mayers
Producers:
Andrew McGibbon
Songs:
Andrew McGibbon
Songs:
Nick Romero

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