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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Angela Tilby.

4/4 A series that examines items belonging to famous people, found after their deaths, that shed new light on their lives. As a biographer, a new discovery can be both a blessing and a threat. Biographer Kathryn Hughes goes to the British
Library to talk to Andrew Motion about a cache of letters written by Rupert Brooke. and a memoir by his lover, Phyllis Gardner.

Contributors

Unknown:
Kathryn Hughes
Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Producer:
Rachel White
Producer:
Sera Lefroy Owen

George Gershwin , Jerome Kern , Richard Rodgers and Cole Porter wrote the tunes, but for 40 years and 300 Broadway shows Robert Russell Bennett arranged those tunes forthe theatre, and in doing so created the sound of the golden age of the musical. Jeremy Sams looks at the man behind the scenes. Producer Dave Batchelor

Contributors

Unknown:
George Gershwin
Unknown:
Jerome Kern
Unknown:
Richard Rodgers
Unknown:
Cole Porter
Unknown:
Robert Russell Bennett
Musical:
Jeremy Sams
Producer:
Dave Batchelor

A disarming new comedy by Tim Loane about Frank, who is head-hunted for a top job in his native Belfast. Away forthe last 12 years, he is curious to see how life has changed for his friends from his university days since Peace broke out.
Producer/Director Tanya Nash

Contributors

Comedy By:
Tim Loane
Director:
Tanya Nash
Frank:
Frank McCusker
Anna:
Cathy White
Paul John:
Paul Connolly
Alison:
Maria Connolly
Rory:
Frankle McCafferty
Bernie Kathy:
Klera Clarke
Greg:
Alan McKee

Virginia McKenna presents an appeal on behalf of Elizabeth FitzRoy Support , a charity that cares for people with learning disabilities.
Donations: Elizabeth FitzRoy Support [address removed] Credit Cards [number removed] Repeated from Sunday 7.55am

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Fitzroy Support
Unknown:
Elizabeth Fitzroy Support
Unknown:
Elizabeth Fitzroy

Mars has been in the news recently because of robot probes but space scientist Robert Zubrin thinks human beings could be visiting the red planet very soon. He believes they could get there more quickly and for a lot less money than Nasa claims. Quentin Cooperfinds out about his plans and how he's already formed the first Mars colony, here on Earth. Producer Jonathan Rides

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Zubrin
Unknown:
Quentin Cooperfinds
Producer:
Jonathan Rides

When the space shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry in February 2003, seven astronauts were killed. It was the crew's last mission but not their first. Afew months before, they ventured into the mountains of Wyoming with two guides on a mission of self-discovery. Leo Enright follows in their footsteps to discover for himself what made the crew risk everything for life in space. Producer Rami Tzabar

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Enright
Producer:
Rami Tzabar

Life Coach. They claim they can tackle any problem, from lack of promotion to a failed diet. But can looking at your life in the round really bring happiness and success? Critics say life coaches are over-hyped, undertrained and out of their depth. Peter Day gets his own coach to find out the truth. Producer Robert McKenzie Repeated on Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Robert McKenzie

by Gregory Evans.
5/5 For a rising young novelist, ghostwriting seems to be the worst of all possible worlds. But when Michael agrees to ghost the autobiography of the supermodel Vita, he finds her life dangerously seductive. How much will he risk for the book - and for the woman?

Contributors

Writer:
Gregory Evans
Producer/Director:
Ned Chaillet
Michael:
Jimi Mistry
Vita:
Honeysuckle Weeks
Hildy:
Frances Jeater
Herself:
Francine Stock

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