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With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and Robert Orchard.
7.48 Thought for the Day With John Bell.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Robert Orchard.
Unknown:
John Bell.

Newseries 1/7. A civilian plane crash in northern Norway at the height of the Cold War is still a source of much controversy, with many Norwegians believing the accident involved British military planes on a secret mission. Paul Henley investigates the rumours that surround the crash, talking to bereaved relatives, witnesses, pilots and investigators, and asks whether the truth about the accident is still a victim of the Cold War.
Producer Jennie Walmsley Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Henley
Producer:
Jennie Walmsley

The Life of Patrick Hamilton. It's a world of seedy boarding-houses, third-class railway compartments, dance halls and fleapit cinemas. This was the world that author Patrick Hamilton observed and wrote about. Biographer Nigel Jones celebrates the centenary of Hamilton's birth and his achievements in capturing English low-life. Producer Angela Hind

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Hamilton.
Unknown:
Patrick Hamilton
Unknown:
Nigel Jones
Producer:
Angela Hind

Two sisters are separated by tragic but commonplace events after the First World War. Many years later, they find each other again but the reunion does not bring the moment of sweetness each might have expected.

Contributors

Writer:
Clare Bayley
Director:
Deborah Bruce
Kathleen:
Maggie Steed
Maggie:
Marion Bailey
Frank:
Henry Goodman
Young Michael:
Steven France
Little Maggie:
Poppy Friar
Young Kathleen:
Lauren Stroud
Train conductor:
David Shaw-Parker

3/6. Headaches. Barbara Myers puts listeners' questions on migraine, cluster headaches and neuralgia, and the latest drugs to treat them, to Peter Goadsby of the Headache Group at the Institute of Neurology in London. producer Anna Buckley Phone: [number removed] email checkup@bbc, co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Myers
Unknown:
Peter Goadsby
Producer:
Anna Buckley

4/5. Not Superman by Alison Clink , performed by John Telfer. Gavin is a foster child. And when he runs away from home it seems that he has taken his problems with him. it's only a few years later that his foster dad realises that he managed to help Gavin through after all. Fordetails see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Alison Clink
Unknown:
John Telfer.

Do you have two left feet or are you a bit of a Fred Astaire or a Ginger Rogers ? If you're all fingers and thumbs when it comes to co-ordinating your hands and feet then Material World could provide a helpful hint. Quentin Coopertakes a turn with the experts as he investigates how neuroscientists are using ballet dancers to understand how our brain perceives and processes movement. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Astaire
Unknown:
Ginger Rogers
Unknown:
Quentin Coopertakes
Producer:
Pamela Rutherford

Teachers strive to give everything to their pupils, and students always admire a great teacher, but what happens when they fall in love? In this revealing programme, Rosie Goldsmith takes a frank and in-depth look at the secret affairs that can ignite in the Classroom. Producer Sarah Cuddon

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Goldsmith
Producer:
Sarah Cuddon

Newseries 1/4. The Government says we should be taking more responsibility for our health while public health officials are always keen to show us how to modify ourlifestyles accordingly. But how easily can the nation's health be improved by exhortation and education? David Walker assesses the effectiveness of health promotion and asks whether it's likely to deliver better and more equitable health outcomes.
Editor Nicola Meyrick Producer Dennis Sewell Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker
Producer:
Dennis Sewell

1/2. Graham Easton scrubs up and joins a surgical team as they begin a major life-saving operation, finding out what goes through the surgeon's mind as he puts knife to Skin. Producer Rami Tzabar

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Easton
Producer:
Rami Tzabar

3/4. Pop excess is the stuff of legends, but sometimes it just gets a bit too much. Mitch Benn continues his journey through the showbiz glitz and backstage litter of pop music with John Peel impersonator Robin Ince and professional Geordie, Alfie Joey.

Contributors

Presenter/Songs:
Mitch Benn
Impressionist:
Robin Ince
Comedian:
Alfie Joey
Music:
Tash Baylis
Music:
Kirsty Newton
Producer:
Adam Bromley

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