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Pam Ferris appeals on behalf of the Crohn's in Childhood Research Association.
Donations: Crohn's in Childhood Research Association,
[address removed] Credit Cards [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm and Thursday 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Pam Ferris
Producer:
Sally Flatman

Harvest - Mysteries of the Kingdom. From Heythrop
College. Father James Hanvey explores some of the familiar metaphors used at Harvest. With the choirs of Our Lady of the Victories and the Cardinal Vaughan
Memorial School. Director of music Jeremy Summerly. Producer Mark O'Brien

Contributors

Unknown:
Father James Hanvey
Music:
Jeremy Summerly.
Producer:
Mark O'Brien

Joining Nigel Rees are Jasmine Birtles ,
Christopher Brookmyre , Sir David Steel and Dilllie Keane. The reader is William Franklyn. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Jasmine Birtles
Unknown:
Christopher Brookmyre
Unknown:
Sir David Steel
Unknown:
Dilllie Keane.
Unknown:
William Franklyn.

John Cushnie , Bob Rowerdew and Matthew Biggs are in Blackpool and the Fylde College to answer audience questions. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened 3pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Rowerdew
Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
Eric Robson
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

Matthew Parris continues his exploration of the lives of five migratory species. 2. The Manx Shearwater
On the cliffs of Skomer Island off Pembrokeshire,
Parris meets an extraordinary migrant, the oldest of which has, in its long life, flown the equivalent of to the moon and back ten times. producer Jeremy Grange

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Producer:
Jeremy Grange

By Iris Murdoch, dramatised in two parts by Nick Fisher
Jake's attempts to gain money from the dognapping of Mister Mars, the canine superstar, fail, and his love life becomes yet more complicated. Jake loses the girl, gets the dog and ponders the wonders of the world.
Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Author:
Iris Murdoch
Dramatised by:
Nick Fisher
Music:
Howard Davidson
Director:
Maria Aitken
Jake:
Simon Day
Finn:
Lloyd Hutchinson
Lefty:
Adrian Scarborough
Hugo:
Hugh Bonneville
Dave:
Roger Allam
Madge:
Janie Dee
MrsTinck:
Sarah Badel
Daniel:
Tom George
Barman:
David Shaw-Parker
Matron:
Clare Clifford

Mariella Frostrup explores the world of science fiction with Stephen Baxter , Doris Lessing and Francis Spufford , and looks at how writers have tackled the genre in different ways.
Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mariella Frostrup
Unknown:
Stephen Baxter
Unknown:
Doris Lessing
Unknown:
Francis Spufford
Producer:
Hilary Dunn

There is a medical theme to the poems as Roger McGough introduces requests for works by Rudyard Kipling , Dannie Abse , Keats and Simon Armitage. The readers are Peter Marinker and Alice Arnold. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Introduces:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Rudyard Kipling
Unknown:
Dannie Abse
Unknown:
Simon Armitage.
Unknown:
Peter Marinker
Unknown:
Alice Arnold.
Producer:
Mark Smalley

With relations between the US and Saudi Arabia already under strain, a worldwide investigation by leading American lawyers is now alleging Saudi complicity in financing terrorism. Gerry Northam tests the strength of their evidence and assesses its impact on the diplomatic tension between Washington and Riyadh. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam

Continuing the series of original stories by unpublished writers. 2: Flamingos by Jake Elliot , read by Jenna Russell. A photographer and his friend journey to a remote village to photograph the flamingos that are said to migrate there every year. But is the local Story true? Producer Lisa Osborne (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jake Elliot
Read By:
Jenna Russell.
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Odd Jobs. As students gain ever more qualifications, companies are complaining about the wideninggap between what educators teach and what employers want from their recruits. Peter Day investigates. Producer Sandra Kanthal

Contributors

Producer:
Sandra Kanthal

Andrew Rawnsley reports on the latest political headlines. Including at 10.45 Triumphs and Disasters. In the last of the series on famous by-elections, Steve Richards looks back to the campaign fought at Eastbourne in 1990 after the Conservative MP Ian Gow was killed by the IRA.
Editor John Evans Triumphs and Disasters repeated Wed 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Steve Richards
Unknown:
Ian Gow
Editor:
John Evans Triumphs

Emily Buchanan presents the series in which foreign correspondents reveal the music that marked their most memorable assignments. 3: Veteran war correspondent Robert Fox remembers the attack on Port Stanley. Producer Paul Kobrak (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Emily Buchanan
Unknown:
Robert Fox
Producer:
Paul Kobrak

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