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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and Robert Orchard. Editor Peter Knowles
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rt Rev Richard Harries.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Robert Orchard.
Editor:
Peter Knowles
Unknown:
Richard Harries.

When naturalist Joseph Banks secured a place on board Captain Cook's ship HM Endeavour he had no idea what to expect. On the journey he discovered animals and plants of all sorts and on his return to Britain three years later, he put this knowledge to use in powerful ways. With dramatised scenes by Roy Apps.

Contributors

Dramatised scenes by:
Roy Apps
Producer:
Anne McNaught
Director:
Celia de Wolff

New series Comedy drama by David Spicer about modern life and parenthood as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
1: Andy and Katie have a lovely new baby. Daniel has a great new job and Lucy has a horrible new feeling. Is Daniel about to leave her for a woman called Katriona who is obsessed with cheese?

Contributors

Writer:
David Spicer
Producer:
Liz Anstee
Lucy:
Elizabeth Carting
Daniel:
David Tennant
Katie:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Andy:
Tony Gardner
Katriona:
Kate Robbins

Roger Bolton with listeners' views on what they ve heard on BBC Radio.
ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London WIA 1QT Phone: [number removed] email: feedback@bbc.co.uk Producer Brian King Repeated on Sunday at 8pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton

As a prelude to the decommissioning of the supersonic plane, Robert Fannin 's poignant drama about the lives and memories of three Bristol women is set on a housing estate at the end of the Filton runway where Concorde was developed and launched.
Producer/director Sara Davies

Contributors

Writer:
Robert Fannin
Director:
Sara Davies
Julia:
June Barrie
Maria:
Doreen Keogh
Elly:
Katharine Rogers

Clare Balding explores childhood walks. 3: The
LickeyHills, Worcestershire. Ashortjourneywestof Birmingham lies an area that's been a favourite walking spot for Brummies since the early 1900s.
Sunday-school outings, family picnics and courting, 1950s-style remembered. Producer Lucy Lunt

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Lunt

Stories by Frances Tower. 5: The Chosen and the Rejected, read by Susannah Harker. Two single women move into a cottage together and are delighted when they are befriended by the enigmatic and elegant couple from the great house. For details see Monday

Contributors

Stories By:
Frances Tower.
Read By:
Susannah Harker.

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis star in the satirical show. With Mitch Benn , Marcus Brigstocke , Laura Shavin and Jon Holmes.
Producer Adam Bromley Repeated on Saturday at 12.30pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A collection of sketches and routines from The Now Show is available on audio cassette or CD from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Mitch Benn
Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Unknown:
Laura Shavin
Unknown:
Jon Holmes.
Producer:
Adam Bromley

Lynda gets on Foursquare's trail.
Written by Simon Frith Director Julie Beckett Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Simon Frith
Director:
Julie Beckett
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn
Phil:
Norman Painting
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Alistair:
Michael Lumsden
Shula:
Judy Bennett
David:
Timothy Berrtlnck
Ruth:
Felicity Finch
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer:
Angela Piper
Adam:
Andrew Wincott
Sid:
Alan Devereux
Fallon:
Joanna Vankampen
Kathy:
Hedli Niklaus
Joe:
Edward Kelsey
Eddie:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie:
Rosalind Adams
Edward:
Barry Farrimond
Neil:
Brian Hewlett
Susan:
Charlotte Martin
Caroline:
Sara Coward
Robert:
Graham Blockey
Lynda:
Carole Boyd
Usha:
Souad Faress
Bert:
Eric Allan
Oliver:
Michael Cochrane
RSPCA officer:
John Webb
Clive:
Alex Jones
Journalist:
Sean Connolly

By Margaret Busby. 5: The war is over. But for the British, the defeat of the Asante nation is not enough and a price is placed on Yaa Asantewaa's head.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Busby.
Yaa:
Glenna Forster-Jones
Colonial officer/Kwame/Mpasaso villager:
Declan Wilson
Asante Man/Kunso villager:
Damian Lynch
Narrator:
Gbemisola Ikumelo

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion at Hull University, where the audience put questions to a panel that includes shadow secretary of state for the office of the deputy Prime Minister, David Davis MP. Producer Anne Peacock Repeated on Saturday at 1.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
David Davis
Producer:
Anne Peacock

Veteran war reporter Kate Adie nominates Flora
Sandes, the first commissioned female officer of the modern British army during First World War, for great status. With Humphrey Carpenter and military historian Julie Wheelwright at the Birmingham Book festival. Producer VivBeeby

Contributors

Reporter:
Kate Adie
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
Unknown:
Julie Wheelwright

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