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With Mark Coles and John Humphrys.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Richard Harries.
8.51 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Coles
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
Richard Harries.

Tony Robinson takes Chaucer fanatic Allan Hughes, a driving instructor from North Wales, on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. The journey celebrates Allan's 20 years of study of the hidden secrets of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Robinson
Unknown:
Allan Hughes
Producer:
Martin Kurzik

Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie and starring Lynda Bellingham and Sylvia Syms.
3: George and Carol are back together, the sur is shining and the birds are singing.... but George has got another secret. How long wll the truce last?
Emma Kennedy
Producer Elizbeth Freestone

Contributors

Written By:
Jan Etherington
Written By:
Gavin Petrie
Unknown:
Lynda Bellingham
Unknown:
Sylvia Syms.
Unknown:
Emma Kennedy
Producer:
Elizbeth Freestone
Carol:
Lynda Bellingham
George:
Chris Ellison
Violet:
Sylvia Syms
Maureen:
Maureen Beattie
Ken:
James Vaughan
Sonia:
Emma Kennedy
Jerry:
Barnaby Kay
Dave:
Mark Powley
Di:
Di Aitchison

By Benjamin Zephaniah. A moving drama told from the perspective of a ten-year-old Birmingham boy and broadcast as part of the BBC Hitting Home season. Living with a violent father, Mark is talented footballer and poet who uses his sporting and rhyming skills as coping strategies.
Music Tayo Akimbode Director Pauline Harris Pulling no punches: page 24

Contributors

Unknown:
Benjamin Zephaniah.
Mark:
James Smttn
Robert:
Charlie Ryan
Mum:
Flo Wilson
Dad:
Burt Caesar

The novelist Glyn Hughes , who often uses the landscape ofYorkshire in his works, shares the source of his inspiration with Clare Balding as they walkthrough Calderdale. Producer Karen Gregor

Contributors

Unknown:
Glyn Hughes
Unknown:
Clare Balding
Producer:
Karen Gregor

When Marie Tidball recorded her audio diary for Fresh Air Kids, aged 17, she reasoned that since you'd never buy a damaged toy when a perfect one was available, no one would love a woman with foreshortened limbs, two fingers and one foot. Now Marie's about to become an Oxbridge undergraduate - and the future's looking good.
(For details see Monday)

Contributors

Subject:
Marie Tidball

The US fast food industry is facing multiple law suits from people alleging that it is responsible for making them fat But should those who voluntarily ate high-calorie meals be entitled to sue? And will obesity compensation appear on the British menu too? With Marcel Berlins. producer Simon Coates

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcel Berlins.
Producer:
Simon Coates

A tongue-in-cheek review of the week's news, provided by Simon Hoggart , Linda Smith , Andy Hamilton and a special guest.
Producer Simon Nicholls Repeated on Saturday at 12.30pm

Contributors

Provided By:
Simon Hoggart
Provided By:
Linda Smith
Provided By:
Andy Hamilton
Producer:
Simon Nicholls

It's a bad day at Lower Loxley.
Written by Mary Cutler Director Rosemary Watts Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Mary Cutler
Director:
Rosemary Watts
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Kenton:
Richard Attlee
Shula:
Judy Bennett
David:
Timothy Bentinck
Ruth:
Felicity Finch
Nigel:
Graham Seed
Elizabeth:
Alison Dowling
Tony:
Colin Skipp
Tom:
Tom Graham
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela Piper
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Debbie:
Tamsin Grelg
Jack:
Arnold Peters
Peggy:
June Spencer
Kathy:
Hedli Niklaus
Susan:
Charlotte Martin
Betty:
Pamela Craig
Roy:
Ian Pepperell
Hayley:
Lucy Davis
Kirsty:
Annabelle Dowler
Matt:
Kim Durham
Heather:
Joyce Gibbs
Chaba:
Mate Haumann

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the debate from St John's School and Community College, Marlborough,
Hampshire, with a panel that includes the former prime minister Sir Edward Heath and the former
Northern Ireland Secretary Dr Mo Mowlam , as well as Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and the columnist Christina Odone.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated on Saturday at 1.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Sir Edward Heath
Unknown:
Dr Mo Mowlam
Leader:
Charles Kennedy
Unknown:
Christina Odone.
Producer:
Anne Peacock

By Jeremy Front. A suspense thriller exploring paranoia, suspicion and trust.
David is a figurative artist. Alice is one of his models. Vanessa, his wife, is a TV producer. When these three worlds collide, their lives are changed forever as the mixture of television, art, love, jealousy and sex explodes.

Contributors

Writer:
Jeremy Front
Director:
Lawrence Jackson
David:
Nicholas Farrell
Alice:
Jo Joyner
Vanessa:
Julia Ford
Ben:
Tom Mannion
Insp Marsh:
Jemma Churchill
Carly:
Jemma Churchill
Sebastian:
Carl Prekopp

A showcase for the freshest conversation and the best in new writing.
1: Rules. Matthew Parris invites writer
Pauline Melville , journalist Matthew Syed and writer Hugh Collins to write and talk about regulations. Producer Hilary Dunn

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Unknown:
Pauline Melville
Unknown:
Matthew Syed
Unknown:
Hugh Collins
Producer:
Hilary Dunn

Janet Ellis presents a portrait of the comedy actress Irene Handl. Friends, including Eric Sykes , Liz Fraser , Julia McKenzie and Leslie Philips , remember her passion for her work - and for her confounded chihuahuas. A late starter, Handl was an instant success on the stage at the age of 40 and found her niche playing COCkney mums. Producer Claire Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Janet Ellis
Unknown:
Irene Handl.
Unknown:
Eric Sykes
Unknown:
Liz Fraser
Unknown:
Julia McKenzie
Unknown:
Leslie Philips
Producer:
Claire Jones

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