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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Cristina Odone.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Cristina Odone.

Clearing a radio storeroom in London recently, staff uncovered a collection of boxes of BBC LPs labelled The Archers. They turned out to be 2,670 episodes of the serial from 40 years ago, hitherto believed lost Richard Stilgoe presents the first of two programmes opening the lid of this treasure chestto find out how the Ambridge village community reacted to the generation of teddy-boys, rock 'n' roll and the pill-when Jennifer Archer (now Aldridge) was a 14-year-old schoolgirl on herfirstdate, and newborn David Archer uttered his first wail. Producer Simon Eimes Ambridge's golden years rediscovered: page 33

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Stilgoe
Unknown:
Jennifer Archer
Unknown:
David Archer

Last in the comedy drama series written by and starring Mervyn Stutter. 4: In the 21st century the belated burning of bras hits the bistro as Pamela suddenly realises that all the men in her life have been hopeless. Merv disagrees - he's one of them. Dilkes discovers murder most foul - a dead chicken. Neville discovers Nigella Lawson and Pamela renounces the oven and embraces the coven. Edith is happyjustto get her kit off. With Lill Roughley ,
John Challis , Michael Mears and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Producer Mario Stylianides
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Contributors

Unknown:
Mervyn Stutter.
Unknown:
Nigella Lawson
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 liberal radio network in the US, where right-wing talk show hosts now dominate the airwaves.
Producer Lucy Ash Repeated on Sunday at 8pm Originally scheduled fortransmission on Friday 2 May

Contributors

Presenter:
Fi Glover

By Patricia Hannah.
In the South of France in 1945, consulting Alice B Toklas's recipe book, Gertrude Stein prepares to bake a cake. She weighs flour and dried fruit, beats eggs and sugar and searches for baking tins while her thoughts roam through her life, her writings and the Impressionists, Dadaists, Surrealists, Cubists and piss-artists she has known. The product is a fruitcake created to celebrate the liberation of France. With Angela Pleasence as Gertrude Stein.

Contributors

Writer:
Patricia Hannah.
Producer:
Louise Dalziel
Gertrude Stein:
Angela Pleasence

Vanessa Collingridge and her scientific colleagues prepare to leave South Georgia with heavy hearts.
Although the team are anxious to get back to the UK to write up their reports, they're reluctant to leave the magical Antarctic environment.
(For details see Monday)

Contributors

Speaker:
Vanessa Collingridge

Michael Rosen presents the programme about words and the way we speak. Tea and Sandwiches. The Total Sandwich Show at London's Olympia was on this week, and Michael Rosen explores the language of the sandwich from the Romans to
Hellman's, washing it down with the perfect brew. Producer Marilyn Harris Repeated Sunday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Marilyn Harris

Slapping the media monkey with the glove of satire are Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis , 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 orwww.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

Bubbly beginnings at "Jaxx Caff".
Written by Carole Simpson Solazzo Director Keri Davies Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Director:
Keri Davies
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Kenton:
Richard Attlee
Shula:
Judy Bennett
David:
Timothy Berrtlnck
Ruth:
Felicity Finch
Nigel:
Graham Seed
Elizabeth:
Alison Dowllng
Pat:
Patricia Gallimore
Tom:
Tom Graham
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela Piper
Adam:
Andrew Wlncott
Debbie:
Tamsln Greig
George:
Graham Roberts
Jack:
Arnold Peters
Peggy:
June Spencer
Fallon:
Joanna van Kampen
Joe:
Edward Kelsey
Eddie:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie:
Rosalind Adams
William:
Philip Molloy
Edward:
Barry Farrimond
Susan:
Charlotte Martin
Emma:
Felicity Jones
Actor:
Brenda Amyshindler
Lynda:
Carole Boyd
Usha:
Souad Faress
Jazzer:
Ryan Kelly
Auntie Satya:
Jamilla Massey
Oliver:
Michael Cochrane

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at Knowbury in Shropshire puts questions on issues of the week to a panel that includes the Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain, Helen Mary Jones of Plaid Cymru and the chief executive of Action Aid, Salil Shetty.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated on Saturday at 1.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Helen Mary
Unknown:
Salil Shetty.
Producer:
Anne Peacock

This week in the biography series in which a living celebrity picks a dead one, Richard Ingrams nominates author and journalist GK Chesterton for regularly being right. As well as archive material of the man himself, the programme includes excerpts from his work and an account by the chairman of the Chesterton Society to have the writer canonised.
Humphrey Carpenter keeps the adulation in check. Producer Miles Warde

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Ingrams
Unknown:
Gk Chesterton
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Producer:
Miles Warde

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