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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Susan Hulme.
Unknown:
Elaine Storkey.

3/6. Caernarfon. Marked by the signs of invasion - the Roman fort of Segontium and the castle and town walls built by Edward I - Caernarfon manages to retain its essential Welshness. And despite these takeovers it remains a Welsh-speaking heartland, secure in its boundaries between Snowdonia and the Menai Straits. Archaeologist Julian Richards examines the legacy left by the conquerors and wonders how the townsfol k managed to absorb it
SO well. Producer Miles Warde

Contributors

Unknown:
Menai Straits.
Unknown:
Julian Richards
Producer:
Miles Warde

Newseries 1/6. Scotland's most celebrated doctor returns for a third series of Sue Rodwell's dramatisations of AJ Cronin 's comic stories. Better Safe than Sorry. Mass hysteria hits
Levenford when DrFinlav diagnoses a new illness.
Producer Viv Beeby
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Further Adventures of a Black Bag (second series) is available on audio cassette and CD, along with Adventures of a Black Bag on audio cassette only, from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Aj Cronin
Producer:
Viv Beeby
Dr Finlay:
John Gordon-Sinclair
Dr Cameron:
Brian Pettlfer
Janet:
Kate Murphy
Peter:
Daniel Kerr
Beattie:
Pauline Lockhart

1/5. The location-based puzzle that explores the links between local history and the British landscape. This week, the two landscape detectives search through the industrial and natural history of south-east London in search of a phoenix in Deptford Creek. With Brett Westwood. Producer Grant Sonnex

Contributors

Unknown:
Deptford Creek.
Unknown:
Brett Westwood.

On the anniversary of the night of her execution, it is rumoured that Anne Boleyn still haunts her family home in Norfolk. Is it possible that her ghost is trapped within the walls, trying to escape? Anne tells her own story of events leading to her execution. Written by Peter Wolf.

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Wolf
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Anne Boleyn:
Katherine Pogson
Henry VIII:
David Troughton
Percy/Guide:
Christopher Godwin
Wolsey:
David Timson
Thomas:
Stephen Critchlow
Mary:
Suzanne Heathcote
George:
Peter Darney
Katherine:
Marlene Sidaway

3/6. Comedy series by Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson. A pregnancy scare causes chaos in the Bartholomew family. Cast includes Duncan Preston , Penny
Downie, Claudie Blakely , Bruce Mackinnon , Daniela Denby-Ashe and Catherine Shepherd. Written by Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson. Producer Elizabeth Freestone

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucy Clare
Unknown:
Ian Davidson.
Unknown:
Duncan Preston
Unknown:
Claudie Blakely
Unknown:
Bruce MacKinnon
Unknown:
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Unknown:
Catherine Shepherd.
Written By:
Lucy Clare
Written By:
Ian Davidson.
Producer:
Elizabeth Freestone

Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Claire Fox , Dominic Lawson and Steven Rose cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting moral views on one of the week's news stories. Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Dominic Lawson
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Producer:
David Coomes

In the early 1900s it was rare for women to be involved in astronomy. Yet the huge amount of data produced by Harvard College Observatory's telescopes demanded a large staff to analyse it. Men were too expensive, so they recruited a low-paid, female workforce, nicknamed "computers". Little did anyone realise that their diligence would lead to key discoveries about the stars. Presented by Sue Nelson.

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Nelson.
Producer:
Anne McNaught

3/6. Celebrity. Mixing satire, social observation and nonsense, Craig Brown examines celebrity.
Barry Norman exclusively interviews Daffy Duck and Tony Benn tells us about the time he didn't make love to Marilyn Monroe. With Edward Fox Rory Bremner, Harry Enfield , Mel Hudson , Geoffrey McGivern , Felicity Montagu , Hugo Weaving and Barry Norman. Producer Simon Nicholls

Contributors

Unknown:
Craig Brown
Unknown:
Barry Norman
Unknown:
Tony Benn
Unknown:
Marilyn Monroe.
Unknown:
Edward Fox Rory
Unknown:
Harry Enfield
Unknown:
Mel Hudson
Unknown:
Geoffrey McGivern
Unknown:
Felicity Montagu
Unknown:
Barry Norman.
Producer:
Simon Nicholls

3/6. Another adventure for Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden 's elderly Scotsmen, Hamish and Dougal. Starring Alison Steadman as Mrs Naughtie , the cleaning lady, and Jeremy Hardy as the laird.
The laird challenges Dougal to a MacAthlon, the famous Highland endurance test, which involves swimming Loch Crankie , cycling to the bottom of Ben Kingsley then running the length of Glen Close. Producer Jon Naismith
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Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Alison Steadman
Unknown:
Mrs Naughtie
Unknown:
Jeremy Hardy
Unknown:
Loch Crankie
Unknown:
Ben Kingsley
Unknown:
Glen Close.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

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