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With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev James Jones.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
James Jones.

Last year, the England cricket team set off for
Australia on a flight that was dull, routine and quick. But for 101 years from 1861, the trip was a slow and arduous one by boat, as detailed in the diaries, memoirs and reminiscences of players who made the journey, including Compton, Hobbs, Graveney, Ranjitsinhji and Trueman, and journalist John Woodcock. Producer Mark Whitaker

Contributors

Unknown:
John Woodcock.
Producer:
Mark Whitaker

Continuing the four-part comedy drama series, written by and starring Mervyn Stutter. 3: Pamela hoists the Union flag to commemorate the demise of Thatcher, and a tidal wave of competitive capitalism engulfs the bistro. With Lill Roughley , John Challis , Michael Mears and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Producer Mario Stylianides

Contributors

Unknown:
Mervyn Stutter.
Unknown:
Lill Roughley
Unknown:
John Challis
Unknown:
Michael Mears
Unknown:
Tracy-Ann OBErman.
Producer:
Mario Stylianides

With Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
Producers Matt Foster and Sarah Griffiths Editor Andrew Smith PHONE: [number removed] Email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Liz Barclay
Unknown:
Winifred Robinson.
Producers:
Matt Foster
Producers:
Sarah Griffiths
Editor:
Andrew Smith

Guest presenter Fi Glover , broadcaster and author of Travels with My Radio, gets into her carnival costume and tunes in to celebrations around the world. She also looks into plans to start a new liberal radio network in the USA.
Producer Lucy Ash Repeated on Sunday at 8pm

Contributors

Presenter:
Fi Glover

By David Zane Mairowitz.
The story of naturalist Georg Steller, who sailed on Bering's disastrous 1741 expedition from Siberia to Alaska. Bering and many of the sailors died from scurvy after their ship was marooned for nine months. Steller discovered a number of new animal species, but was unable to take any of his specimens back to Russia.

Contributors

Writer:
David Zane Mairowitz
Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Steller:
Adam Godley
Vitus Bering:
Ewan Hooper
Lt Waxell:
Bruce Purchase
Master Khitrov:
Gerard McDermott
Brigitte:
Laura Martin-Simpson

It's a Goal. Macclesfield Town Football Club may be the smallest in the Nationwide league but they have big ideas about their role in the local community.
Steve Chalke hears of the club's plans to turn their ground into a centre for sport, health, education, Culture and business. Producer SandraSykes

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Chalke

5: Ken Wiwa meets Dr Gilbert Matsabisa , who is helping traditional healers to get the most out of theirtrusted medications-which are used by 80 per cent of Africans across the continent. Dr Matsabisa is using his western medical knowledge to help revamp the image of traditional medicines in a positive way, as well as demonstrating how many of them really work. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Wiwa
Unknown:
Dr Gilbert Matsabisa

Michael Rosen presents the programme about words and the way we speak. Speaking with Forked Tongue. A look at the language of flattery and how to tell if someone is being sincere. Plus the private vocabulary of couples.
Producer Clare Csonka Repeated Sunday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Clare Csonka

The team are back to slap the media monkey vigorously with the glove of satire. Starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with Marcus Brigstocke , Emma Kennedy , Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn. Producer Adam Bromley Repeated on Saturday at 12.30pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Four episodes of this show are available on audio cassette and CD at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Unknown:
Emma Kennedy
Unknown:
Jon Holmes
Unknown:
Mitch Benn.
Producer:
Adam Bromley

You can hurry a curry!
Written by Paul Brodrick Director Rosemary Watts Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAEto [address removed]

Contributors

Director:
Rosemary Watts
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn
Phil:
Norman Painting
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Kenton:
Richard Attlee
Alistair:
Michael Lumsden
David:
Timothy Bentinck
Ruth:
Felicity Finch
Tony:
Colin Skipp
Helen:
Loulza Patlkas
Tom:
Tom Graham
Brian:
Charles Colllngwood
Adam:
Andrew Wlncott
Actor:
Debbie Tamsingrelg
Jack:
Arnold Peters
Peggy:
June Spencer
Sid:
Alan Devereux
Kathy:
Hedli Nlklaus
Joe:
Edward Kelsey
William:
Philip Molloy
Edward:
Barry Farrlmond
Emma:
Felicity Jones
Robert:
Graham Blockey
Lynda:
Carole Boyd
Usha:
Souad Faress
Bert:
Eric Allan
Kirsty:
Annabelle Dowler
MrTilsley:
James Gltsham

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Durham puts questions to a panel that includes the Conservative frontbench spokesman John Bercow MP and the Liberal Democrat spokesman on home affairs Simon Hughes MP.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated on Saturday at 1. 15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
John Bercow
Unknown:
Simon Hughes
Producer:
Anne Peacock

By Gill Adams. The story of a murder investigation is told in two parts from two different perspectives. 2: Attack. The murder inquiry, written from the perspective of the female detective leading the investigation and set against the backdrop of a small town that wants answers and demands a quick arrest.
Director Melanie Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Gill Adams.
Director:
Melanie Harris
Hard:
Sarah Parks
Mary:
Brigtt Forsyth
Bill:
Paul Copley
Stone:
Claude Close
Smithy:
Danny J Burns
Lisa:
Sally Walsh
Bert:
Des Cummings

Geneticist Steve Jones nominates the 19th-century fiddle-playing shepherd and writer James Hogg for his intuitive understanding of the nature of madness. Hogg was seen as coarse and vulgar by the refined writers of genteel Edinburgh society, but Jones believes his talents have been overlooked. Joining him and presenter Humphey Carpenter in the studio is Hogg's biographer Karl Miller.

Contributors

Presenter:
Humphey Carpenter
Speaker:
Steve Jones
Speaker:
Karl Miller
Producer:
John Byrne

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