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Pay Attention Now! Mark Tul ly explores the notion of attention. Why do most of the world's faiths emphasise the need to live attentively, and why do so many people find this so difficult today? Producer Beverley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Tul
Producer:
Beverley McAinsh

Purple Haze. At this time of year moorlands become a purple haze of blooming heather. Lionel Kelleway joins botanist Ray Woods to find out about the three common varieties of British heather and the animals that rely On them. Producer Joanne Stevens

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Unknown:
Ray Woods
Producer:
Joanne Stevens

Jonathan Agnew appeals on behalf of British Blind Sport. The charity encourages blind and partially sighted children and adults to take part in sport.
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Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Agnew
Producer:
Sally Flatman

A service from the National Evangelical Anglican Conference at the Blackpool Winter Gardens, led by the Most Rev Dr Josiah Fearon and the Rt Rev Dr Tom Wright. Producer Philip Billson

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Josiah Fearon
Unknown:
Dr Tom Wright.
Producer:
Philip Billson

Joining Nigel Rees this week are Ben Moor ,
Magnus Linklater , Jo Caulfield and Joyce McMillan. The reader is William Franklyn. Repeatedfrom Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Ben Moor
Unknown:
Magnus Linklater
Unknown:
Jo Caulfield
Unknown:
Joyce McMillan.
Unknown:
William Franklyn.

Bunny Guinness, Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Aberdovey Garden Club in Wales. At Sparsholt College in Hampshire, new plans are discussed for expansion of the Gardeners' Question Time garden. Chaired by Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
Eric Robson.
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

By Somerville and Ross, dramatised in two parts by Anne Haverty. A satire on Anglo-Irish society in 19th-century Ireland. 2: When Roddy Lambert 's wife dies, Charlotte, who has always loved him, hopes he will marry her. However, Roddy has other ideas.
DirectorTanya Nash Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Haverty.
Unknown:
Roddy Lambert
Francie:
Elaine Symons
Norrie:
Doreen Keogh
Sir Christopher:
Peter Hanly
Charlotte:
Sorcha Cusack
Roddy:
Lorcan Cranitch
Ida:
Nikki Doherty
Gerald:
Richard Dormer
Lady Dysart:
Stella McCusker
Pamela:
Tina Kellegher
Mourner:
Sean Crummey

Mariella Frostrup talks to Raymond Briggs about his long and productive career writing and illustrating books, including The Snowman and Ethel and Ernest. And Terry Pratchett explains the serious intent behind his Discworld comic-fantasy novels. Producer Erin Riley Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Contributors

Talks:
Mariella Frostrup
Unknown:
Raymond Briggs
Unknown:
Terry Pratchett
Producer:
Erin Riley

Mellow fruitfulness, marigold dawn, and late-flowering love. Roger McGough presents a selection of poems for autumn. Readers are David Collins , Sally Cookson and Bonnie Hurren.
Producer Kate McAII Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
David Collins
Unknown:
Sally Cookson
Unknown:
Bonnie Hurren.
Producer:
Kate McAii

In a four-part series, Edward Stourton looks at the role and future of the UN. 3: The Final Judgement.A look at the work of the UN as arbiter of international justice, from the Nuremberg trials in the aftermath of the Second World Warto today's prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic in the Hague. With contributions from Madeleine Albright , Carla del Ponte , Lord
Ashdown and Mary Robinson. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Unknown:
Slobodan Milosevic
Unknown:
Madeleine Albright
Unknown:
Carla Del Ponte
Unknown:
Mary Robinson.

Barney Harwood meets children's author
Morris Glietzman , nature reporter Caroline Williams talks to a listener about her conservation projects, and Helen McCrory reads the next episode of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe byCS Lewis. Producer Jane Chambers

Contributors

Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Unknown:
Morris Glietzman
Talks:
Caroline Williams
Talks:
Helen McCrory

Million-Dollar Jet. Peter Day reports on American high-tech entrepreneur Vern Raburn , who wants to revolutionise travel by building a jet plane selling for less than$lm. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Unknown:
Vern Raburn

Andrew Rawnsley reports from the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth. Including at 10.45
Triumphs and Disasters. Steve Richards looks back at the first electoral testforthe SDP in 1981. Editor John Evans Triumphs and Disasters repeated Wed 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Steve Richards
Editor:
John Evans

M Emily Buchanan presents the series in which foreign correspondents reveal the music that marked their most memorable assignments. This week, Simon Winchester plays calypso, brass bands and Bob Dylan , and remembers Watergate, a prison cell in Argentina and a trip across Russia in a Rolls-Royce. Producer Paul KObrak (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Emily Buchanan
Unknown:
Simon Winchester
Unknown:
Bob Dylan
Producer:
Paul Kobrak

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