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

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
John Bell.

Kenya. Kenya's new government wants to show that it's serious about change and says it's clamping down on corruption. It has introduced compulsory free primary education and has released prisoners from death row. But schools are bursting atthe seams - there are not enough teachers and average class sizes are now up to 120. The death row prisoners may have been given theirfreedom but they only have the clothes they were standing up in. So can Kenya's National Rainbow Coalition government really overturn decades of misrule and corruption? Esther Armah travels to Nairobi to find out. Producer John Murphy Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Esther Armah
Producer:
John Murphy

A series looking at the passion and history of dance. 2: Flamenco. Complex rhythms, flashing feet, thrillingguitars and sumptuous dresses-the entrancing story of flamenco is told by author and historian Robin Totton. Producer Sara Conkey

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Totton.
Producer:
Sara Conkey

By Sue Teddern. Emma's husband was killed when he intervened in a burglary. When she returns to work her friends have no idea what to say and she finds herself increasingly lonely. By chance, she meets the uncle of one of her husband's killers, and an unlikely friendship develops.
Director Mary Peate

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue Teddern.
Director:
Mary Peate
Emma:
Nicola Stephenson
Ross:
Shaun Dingwall
Clare:
Clare Corbett
Ken:
Laura Doddington
Mina:
Priyanga Elan
Ian:
Andrew Harrison

Stewart Henderson presents the problem-solving show that helps provide some answers to those irritating questions from everyday life. Phone [number removed] or email questions.questions@bbc.co.uk. Producer Joanne Coombs

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Henderson
Producer:
Joanne Coombs

Dennis Sewell appeals on behalf of the Catholic
Institute for International Relations, an international charity working for the eradication of poverty. It works with people of all faiths and those of none. DONATIONS: [address removed] Credit-card donations: [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Dennis Sewell

James Naughtie and an audience of readers meet crime writer PD James. Logon tovww.bbc.co.uk/bookciub straight afterthe programme today to join PD James for a live webchat. Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Pd James.
Unknown:
Pd James

Many animal species throughoutthe world are facing the threat of extinction as new diseases spread through their populations - diseases that have unwittingly been introduced by humans. Some species have already lost the fight for survival. In
Hawaii numerous bird species have become extinct and amphibian populations throughout the world are disappearing. Scientists are now going on the counter-attack in an effort to prevent other species succumbing to the same threat. Quentin Cooper talks to researchers who are looking at disease threats and means of conservation.
Producer Sarah Empey EMAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Sarah Empey

Aspirations abound in this first show of the new six-part series as Mel and Vicki launch themselves into the glittering world of show business. It's all eyes and teeth as they look forward to careers as out-of-work actresses. Starring Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine with Martin Hyder , Lewis MacLeod and Jim North. Written by the cast with Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell , and edited by Graeme Garden. Music by Richie Webb. Producer Chris Neill

Contributors

Unknown:
Mel Hudson
Unknown:
Vicki Pepperdine
Unknown:
Martin Hyder
Unknown:
Lewis MacLeod
Unknown:
Jim North.
Unknown:
Danny Robins
Unknown:
Dan Tetsell
Edited By:
Graeme Garden.
Music By:
Richie Webb.
Producer:
Chris Neill

The storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984 was followed by almost a decade of violence in Punjab in which many thousands of people were killed or disappeared. Lovejit Dhaliwal examines the legacy of the conflict and the continuing search for information about those who went missing.

From the Ashes of Amritsar 8.00pm R4
India might be the world's largest democracy but in the Punjab there are hundreds of families still waiting to learn the fate of their sons, brothers and fathers after a bloody police mission to stamp out Sikh militancy in the 1980s and 90s. The stories told here are brutal and shocking-hideous methods of torture, missing men's bodies disposed of in mass cremations, a father finding his son's body under a pile of burning logs - but, as with the Holocaust, better we face up to, rather than ignore, the truth. (Jane Anderson)

Contributors

Presenter:
Lovejit Dhaliwal
Producer:
Liz Carney

The Uncertainty Principle. War has made uncertainty a permanent feature of today's world. Peter Day investigates the effects the rapidly changing future will bring. Producer Sandra Kanthal Editor Stephen Chilcott Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Editor:
Stephen Chilcott

Last in a series of Scottish 19th-century tales of terror and mystery, dramatised by Marty Ross.
3: The Brownie of the Black Haggs. By James Hogg.
Lady Wheelhope has a reputation as a violent mistress to those under her power. Yet when desire for a mysterious servant overwhelms her, it's her own soul she exposes to terrible risk.
Director Bruce Young

Contributors

Writer:
James Hogg
Dramatised By:
Marty Ross
Director:
Bruce Young
Lady Wheelhope:
Irene MacDougal
The Laird:
Paul Young
Merodach:
Jimmy Chisholm
Bessie:
Mary Riggans
Wattie:
James Bryce
Adam:
Alec Heggie

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