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With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Huw Spanner.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Huw Spanner.

John Humphrys talks to high-fliers who have experienced turbulent times. 1: The flamboyant antivar MP George Galloway , who stands accused of being in the pay of Saddam Hussein and has been suspended from the Labour Party amid allegations Of treachery. Producer Brian King Repeated at 9.30pm Interview with John Humphrys : page 117

Contributors

Unknown:
George Galloway
Unknown:
Saddam Hussein
Unknown:
John Humphrys

Paul Henley presents the fourth of a series of profiles of five extraordinary Europeans. Today he meets
Jose Mantero , who was a popular priest in southern Spain until he gave a candid interview to a gay magazine.
Mantero was sacked last year but he still has the support Of most of his flock. ProducerLucyAsh (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Henley
Unknown:
Jose Mantero

Birds on the Brink. Assessing differing attitudes to three British birds - the ruddy duck. the eagle owl and the great bustard. Why is it extermination for one. laissez-faire for another and re-introduction for the third? Repeated from yesterday

Greg Proops returns to celebrate the lives and lines of some ofamerica's funniest comedy legends. The series kicks off with the king of the one-liner, Henny Youngman , a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who grew up to become the ultimate Borscht Belt gagmeister. Producer Pennie Latin

Contributors

Unknown:
Greg Proops
Unknown:
Henny Youngman
Producer:
Pennie Latin

Jazz critic and musician Dave Gelly investigates the legacy of Louis Armstrong's 1965 tour behind the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War and asks who paid for the tour, what was its real purpose and whether jazz was the US Government's secret weapon.

Contributors

Presenter:
Dave Gelly
Producer:
Kate Bissell

A week of stories that explore the twists and turns of DNA. 2: The Treatment by Paul McAuley. Read by Oona Beeson and Rosie Giarratana. A young woman's treatment for a childhood genetic disorder has singled her out from all the rest. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul McAuley.
Read By:
Oona Beeson
Read By:
Rosie Giarratana.

The return of a six-part series looking at the world of work. Philippa Lamb asks whether flexibility is really what the British workforce wants and whether recent legislation will help employers embrace the changing needs Of their Staff. Producer Rozina Breen

Contributors

Unknown:
Philippa Lamb
Producer:
Rozina Breen

By George Eliot. 12: Business and Pleasure. Maggie has asked Tom's permission to meet Philip Wakem again. She has also met Stephen Guest. Fordetailsseeyesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
George Eliot.
Unknown:
Philip Wakem
Unknown:
Stephen Guest.
Uncle Deane:
Sean Baker
George Eliot:
Deborah Findlay
Tom:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Maggie:
Jasmine Hyde
Mr Wakem:
Paul Jesson
Lucy:
Poppy Miller
Stephen:
Dominic Rowan
Philip:
David Tennant

With murder rates in England and Wales up by more than 20 percent in the last five years, Allan Urry asks whetherthe police are losing the fight against the most serious of all crimes. Producer Jenny Chryss Repeated Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Allan Urry
Producer:
Jenny Chryss

Connie St Louis continues her look at health and wellbeing in middle age. 2. Crisis, What Crisis? Do children leaving home leave an empty nest? Is this the right time to change career and how does changing fertility make us feel?
EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk
Producer Pamela Rutherford
Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Jeremy Salsby with additional material byGraeme Garden. 5: This week Giles goes off to Moscow.
Producer David Tyler (R)
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off is available on CD at good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Marcus Brigstocke
Written By:
Jeremy Salsby
Producer:
David Tyler
Unknown:
Giles Wemmbley Hogg
Giles:
Marcus Brigstocke
Ivan:
Jack Klaff
Mrs Buntstick:
Amanda Walker
Customs officer:
Morgan Jones
Waitress:
Flip Webster
Maria:
Flaminia Cinque
Boules man:
Toby Sedgwick
Vatroslav:
Rad Lazar

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