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Twilight Time. Mark Tully considers how the fading light of day influences ourthoughts and mood. With a conversation with Indian artist Anjolie Ela Menon. Producer Nigel Acheson Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Tully
Artist:
Anjolie Ela Menon.
Producer:
Nigel Acheson

In 1968, the women machinists of Ford's Dagenham car plant went on strike over equal pay, an action that paved the way for the Equal Pay Act. Sue MacGregor reunites the women with the former Ford negotiator. Producer Louise Adamson Shortened

Contributors

Producer:
Louise Adamson

Sheila Dillon investigates the so-called "French paradox"- the explanation forthe lower than expected rate of heart disease in a country where the diet is rich in saturated fat. Producer Dave Battcock Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm Could moving to France be good for you?: page 34

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Dillon
Producer:
Dave Battcock

By John Buchan , dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules. Some years after his adventures in The 39 Steps, Richard Hannay is approached by the British secret service to help track down the hostages taken by a gang of international criminals. He reluctantly agrees to a mission that will pit him against an adversary who can control men's minds. Producer/director Bruce Young Repeated Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Author:
John Buchan
Dramatised by:
Bert Coules
Hannay:
David Robb
Sir Walter:
Clive Merrison
Lady Mary:
Haydn Gwynne
Dominick:
Michael Maloney
Dr Greenslade:
Struan Rodger
Colonel Arbuthnot:
Christian Rodska
Mrs Medina:
Souad Faress
General Warcliff:
Gordon Reid
Archie:
Ben Crowe

Jackie Kay visits Stevie Smith 's old haunts in Palmers Green, London, drops into a poet-friendly bookshop and meets poet Hugo Williams. Producer Polly Thomas Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jackie Kay
Unknown:
Stevie Smith
Unknown:
Hugo Williams.
Producer:
Polly Thomas

Navid Akhtar learns about the efforts of the biraderi elders to reconnect with some of the errant members of the younger generation by sending them back to Pakistan for "village rehab", with sometimes disastrous consequences. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Navid Akhtar

The final part of the series in which people who have volunteered for overseas aid work later in life tell their stories. The programme features a former teacher who travel led to a remote desert region of China to improve English teaching in schools and a woman who went to work in prisons in Zambia. Producer Rob Ketteridge Repeated on Saturday at 7.45pm

Contributors

Producer:
Rob Ketteridge

Barney Harwood discovers some silly scientific facts with the Naked Scientist, Dr Chris Smith ; children's author Philip Ardagh talks about the first British woman to fly in a hot-air balloon; and Helen McCrory reads the fourth episode of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe byCS Lewis.
Producer Jane Chambers EMAIL: gfl@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Chris Smith
Talks:
Philip Ardagh
Talks:
Helen McCrory

Emily Buchanan reassesses key moments in history as broadcast by English-language radio stations around the world. From the woman who found the first dinosaur bones in New Zealand to the unfinished war in Korea, Buchanan asks can history teach US any lessons? Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Emily Buchanan

Andrew Rawnsley with the latest political headlines Including at 10.45 Not While I'm Alive, He Ain't. Brian Walden examines the long-running tensions between Harold Macmillan and Rab Butler.
Editor John Evans Not While I'm Alive, He Ain repeated Wed 8 45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Brian Walden
Unknown:
Harold MacMillan
Unknown:
Rab Butler.
Editor:
John Evans

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