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Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Letters from My Mother
1/5. The Woman's Hour drama. By Jane Sellars and Vanessa Rosenthal. For details see drama repeat at7.45pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Jenni Murray.
Unknown:
Jane Sellars
Unknown:
Vanessa Rosenthal.

New series 1/4. Liz Carney begins the contemporary history series with a report on how Wales nearly ended up with a version of the IRA. In 1965 the Tryweryn Valley in North Wales was flooded to provide water for Liverpool, provoking a storm of anger and a series of bombings targeting the reservoir. As anti-English nationalism escalated, the bombers switched their target to the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969, in a campaign that culminated in death to the bombers and severe injury to a child. Carney talks to the uprooted villagers, the bombers and the policemen who caught them. Producer Jolyon Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Liz Carney
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins

A cautionary comedy set in the Peak District, written by Steve Cochrane and Sue Morris. Justin is a clever little boy determined to grow up to be a great Northern writer. The only trouble is, his parents are far too normal. And everyone knows that to be a great writer you have to come from a broken home. Producer Graham Frost

Contributors

Written By:
Steve Cochrane
Written By:
Sue Morris.
Producer:
Graham Frost

Written by Juliet Ace.
A wry and not altogether sunny tale of a woman's path to liberation and success. Patricia Hodge portrays Mattie, who sheds her clothes on a naturist beach only to be approached for an autograph.

Sunbathing on a naturist beach, Mattie (played by Patricia Hodge) observes how life has left its mark on her skin

Skin 2.15pm R4

Radio drama fans are not going to be in the slightest bit surprised to learn that the combination of actress Patricia Hodge, writer Juliet Ace and director Ned Chaillet in another monologue for Ace's favourite female character, Mattie, is simply superb. Lying naked, absorbing the rays of the sun and utterly comfortable with the bulges and folds that have come with age, Mattie looks back at her relationship with her skin, which has certainly not always been so easy. Each line, scar, blemish and imperfection reminds her of moments of loss, grief, anger and fear. And now a brown beauty spot on her leg has, as she puts it, "turned into the Red Planet." This is an often funny but deeply profound examination of a woman's life. "I'm getting there slowly", says Mattie on her journey towards personal liberation, "understanding that life is about moments, fleeting bursts of intense happiness." And while this is a painfully sad play at times, it's the pleasure in her having taken the journey that seems most indelibly etched into Mattie's skin in the end.

Contributors

Writer:
Juliet Ace
Producer/Director:
Ned Chaillet
Mattie:
Patricia Hodge

1/4. In the company of former members and guiding lights, Richard Coles explores children's clubs that had their heyday in the late 1960s.
The Puffin Club. "Sniff-up"? If that means anything to you, the chances are that you may still have your Puffin Posts in the attic, and that enamel badge. Producer Tim Dee

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Coles
Producer:
Tim Dee

Catering Training. What are tomorrow's chefs being taught at today's catering colleges? Sheila Dillon investigates whether our would-be Jamie Olivers can CUt the mustard. Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Dillon
Unknown:
Jamie Olivers

Clement Freud , Ross Noble , Graham Norton and Linda Smith join chairman Nicholas Parsons in Warwick for the panel game.
Producer Chris Neill Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Several series of Just a Minute are available on audio cassette, with some titles also on CD, from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Ross Noble
Unknown:
Graham Norton
Unknown:
Linda Smith
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Producer:
Chris Neill

Mark Lawson reviews Mona Lisa Smile - the new film starring Julia Roberts as a teacher at an American girls' college in the 1950s. Producer Tom Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Mona Lisa Smile
Unknown:
Julia Roberts
Producer:
Tom Morris

1/5. A warm, witty insight into a real-life mother/ daughter relationship in the 1970s, including actual letters and music of the time.
Jane is full of the excitement of university - social life, music and fashion; her mother is more concerned about food, warm clothing and money.
Conductress/Diana/Julia/
Monica/Bessie Ellanne Byrne
Musical adviser Julia Winterson Sam Armstrong (piano), Holly Marland (recorder) Producer/Director Polly Thomas Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Ellanne Byrne
Piano:
Julia Winterson Sam Armstrong
Mum:
Kathryn Hunt
Young Jane:
Sally Walsh
Sarah:
Keeley Fawcett
Jane:
Jane Sellars
Granny:
Vanessa Rosenthal

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. Repeated from Thursday at 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Henley

New series 1/3. Next time you stop to feed the ducks in the local park, you might reflect on the fact that the first park in Britain to admit the public was St James 's in London. Julian Pettifer traces the origins, the decline and the modern renaissance of our urban parks. This programme visits the oldest deliberately created public park at Birkenhead and explores the social engineering behind the very idea Of Victorian parks. Producer Brett Westwood
Alan Titchmarsh praises park life: page 41

Contributors

Unknown:
St James
Producer:
Brett Westwood
Producer:
Alan Titchmarsh

3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 2 (ages 6-7)
3.15 Counting Time (ages 4-6) 3.25 Stories and Rhymes (ages 5-7) 3.40 Hopscotch (ages 5-7) 3.55 Hop, Skip and Jump (ages 5-7) 4.10 Stop, Think, Wonder: Christianity (ages 7-9)
4.25 Scottish Secondary 4.45 Music for Dance (ages 7-11)

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