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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Shagufta Yaqub.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Shagufta Yaqub.

The last of the trilogy in which Esther Stone traces the fractured lives of children from broken homes.
3: Matthew and Sally meet for the first time in nearly three years for their elder son's birthday. Thirteen-year-old Chloe hopes it won't be an isolated event. And Dawn's children are waiting to see if their mother will get back together with their stepfather when he comes out of prison. Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
Esther Stone

By Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
In the last programme of this series Tamsyn has joined the Preventives in order to get rid of Courageous Kate, who is not only top of the smuggling charts but also engaged to her Dad. Then things take an even more absurd turn.

Contributors

Writer:
Tom Jamieson
Writer:
Nev Fountain
Producer:
Jan Ravens
Tamsyn:
Lucy Speed
Jago:
John Bowe
Courageous Kate:
Imelda Staunton
Capt Marriot:
Andrew McGibbon
Squire Bascombe/Mad Gilbert:
Martin Hyder
Dewey:
Mark Felgate
The Host/Hobbs:
Mark Perry

Chris Stuart presides over the science contest concerning all things innovative. Featuring Lewis Wolpert and Adam Hart-Davis , and guests
Peter McDonald and Damini Kumar. Producer Martin Dempsey

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Stuart
Unknown:
Lewis Wolpert
Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
Unknown:
Peter McDonald
Unknown:
Damini Kumar.
Producer:
Martin Dempsey

By Daphne du Maurier, dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
The young Madame la Marquise is away on holiday - alone and bored. But then she meets the local photographer and feels the thrill of being looked at. A classic du Maurier tale featuring an illicit, slow-burning passion and a surprise twist.

Madame is flattered by the attentions of the handsome man behind the camera. She is also very bored...

The Little Photographer 2.15pm R4
Take one spoilt thirty-something wealthy wife, left in a French seaside hotel for the summer while her husband attends to business in Paris, who's so bored that she spends a whole morning just trying out different colours of nail varnish. Introduce a handsome tanned Gallic photographer in an open-necked white shirt. Bear in mind that this is an adaptation of a story by that queen of the darkest of melodramas, Daphne du Maurier, and you won't be surprised to learn that you're in for an afternoon of sex, death and blackmail. But it's also a nice change to settle down to a story where the lead female character is an utter bitch: after a couple of weeks of romping she decides that the only real pleasure left is to find fault with her pretty but pathetic lover. (Jane Anderson)

Contributors

Author:
Daphne du Maurier
Dramatised by:
Michelene Wandor
Director:
Geni Hall-Kenny
Madame:
Sian Thomas
Photographer:
John McAndrew
Miss Clay:
Pauline Whitaker
Celeste:
Alice Ford

A week of stories about that timeless classic, the Little Black Dress. 3: Alma Martyr. Written and read by Susie Maguire. Radiating success, Midge is determined to give her old friends a day out to remember. They deserve it. For details see Monday

Contributors

Read By:
Susie Maguire.

3: Ori Gersht is an Israeli photographer who draws inspiration from the Bible and creates visions of depopulated places-from bleak Judean landscapes to deserted Polish concentration camps. Producer Michael Nangla For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Ori Gersht
Producer:
Michael Nangla

It seems that the trauma for patients in intensive care units is not purely physical -the psychological impact can be equally devastating. This programme visits Liverpool, where researchers are looking for ways to limit the damage. Presented by Raj Persaud. EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk Producer Marya Burgess

Contributors

Presented By:
Raj Persaud.
Producer:
Marya Burgess

A four-part sitcom by Mervyn Stutter. 1: Former lovers and now middle-aged business partners Pam and Merv try to "get with it" by opening a cyber section in their Vodka and Veggie cafe. Chantal tells all about her latest bit of plastic surgery and Merv tries to persuade Pam that love is more important than the money of her new yet forever absent husband Dominic. Oh, and the computers get stolen, too.

Contributors

Writer:
Mervyn Stutter.
Producer:
Mario Stylianides
Merv:
Mervyn Stutter
Pam:
Lill Roughley
Dibden:
John Challis
PC Dilkes:
Chris Etterldge
Chantal:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nev:
Martin Freeman

By Christopher Denys. It is the 1950s, the heyday of the Great British seaside holiday, and Llantwit-on-Sea is experiencing a boom. 3: The Hotelier. Arnold takes his first steps as an entrepreneur but it takes Matthew to see the real opportunities.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Denys.
Eirlys:
Nerys Hughes
Arnold:
Christopher Scott
Matthew:
Russell Boutter
Owain:
Terry Molloy

Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral conundrums behind one of the week's news stories. Michael Gove , Melanie Phillips , Claire Fox and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Michael Gove
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Producer:
David Coomes

2: Searching for the Dudley Bug. At first glance the Wren's Nest in Dudley, West Midlands, is an urban park enjoyed by dog walkers and joggers. But Mark Stephen discovers that it is also a massive defunct limestone quarry crammed with fossils, where the keen-eyed visitor can travel back 400 million years. Producer Louise Dalziel

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Stephen
Producer:
Louise Dalziel

5: Normal Oceanography. This week Steven wades enthusiastically into the world under the sea. With
Paul McCrink as Steven Appleby , and featuring Rachel Atkins , Ewan Bailey , Nigel Betts and Rosalind Paul. Producer Toby Swift

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul McCrink
Unknown:
Steven Appleby
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins
Unknown:
Ewan Bailey
Unknown:
Nigel Betts
Unknown:
Rosalind Paul.
Producer:
Toby Swift

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