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With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague.
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 the Rt Rev James Jones.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Robert Orchard.
Unknown:
James Jones.

1/2. Writer Julian Barnes and biographer Hermione Lee follow in the tyre-tracks of a journey around France made by Henry James and Edith Wharton in 1907. "A cathedral surrounded by a blur. "- from Chartres to Bourges. Concludes next week. Producer Robyn Read

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Barnes
Unknown:
Hermione Lee
Unknown:
Henry James
Unknown:
Edith Wharton

With lottery sponsorshipgoingto elite performers, only the very finest of Britain's disabled athletes will be given the chance to compete in this year's Paralympics. Is this just as it should be or has the Paralympics lost something by adopting the cut-throat approach of mainstream athletics? With Peter White.
Presented by Winifred Robinson and Diana Madill.

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White.
Presented By:
Winifred Robinson
Presented By:
Diana Madill.

In 1906 Dorothy Levitt became "the fastest girl on Earth" when she drove a car at 91 mph. Jerome Vincent 's play explores life in the fast lane forthe pioneers of motoring.
Director David Blount

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Levitt
Unknown:
Jerome Vincent
Director:
David Blount
Dorothy:
Rachel Atkins
Selwyn:
Kim Wall
Octave:
John Evitts
Montv:
David Timnsnn
Lady Montague/Vanara:
Clare Corbett
Chambers/Father:
Peter Mair

George Alagiah appeals on behalf of the Association of Minority Rights Group International, a charity that campaigns to end discrimination.
Donations: [address removed]. Credit cards: [number removed] Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

Contributors

Unknown:
George Alagiah

4/5. New York Restaurant. When an English girl in New York pretends to be what she isn't, she realises that there's a price to pay. Written by Candida Clark and read by Jenny Coverack. For details see Monday

Contributors

Written By:
Candida Clark
Read By:
Jenny Coverack.

4/5. Stewart Thomson was the last lighthouseman on Fair Isle, a tiny speck of land south of the Shetland mainland. When the light was automated, Stewart took up the traditional skill of his grandfather- making beautiful straw-backed chairs. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Thomson

The worldwide web transformed the internet from an academic's reference tool into an everyday source of information. But now the web itself is set for an intellectual revolution. Quentin Cooper surfs the "semantic web" - an "intelligent internet" that can read and understand everything that it contains. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Pamela Rutherford

2/4. Death. Death comes to us all but, forthe rockstar, it can be the start of a whole new career. Mitch Benn continues his journey through the showbiz glitz and backstage litter of pop music hand-in-hand with Robin Ince , Alfie Joey , Tash Baylis and Kirsty Newton. Songs written byMitch Benn. Producer Adam Bromley (Revised rpt)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mitch Benn
Unknown:
Robin Ince
Unknown:
Alfie Joey
Unknown:
Tash Baylis
Unknown:
Kirsty Newton.
Producer:
Adam Bromley

4/5. The Woman Whose Father Does Not Know Her
Katie Hims adapts this story from the book The Good Women of China by Chinese journalist Xinran. It tells the story of Japanese prisoner Hua'er and the experiences of her family during the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution. Xinran goes to meet her in prison.
Mandarin voices: Liu Huili , Yujie Zhang , Liling Huang and Jean Liew
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Katie Hims
Unknown:
Liu Huili
Unknown:
Yujie Zhang
Unknown:
Liling Huang
Unknown:
Jean Liew
Xinran:
Sarah Lam
Hua'er:
Su-Un Looi
Shu:
Wendy Kweh
Guard/boy:
Jonathan Chan-Pensley

New series 1/3. Marcel Berlins is allowed unprecedented access to the inner workings of a parole board whose first case is that of a wife-murderer who has spent 26 years in prison. Producer Charles Sigler

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcel Berlins
Producer:
Charles Sigler

NewCities for Old. Britain's old industrial cities have been declining for decades - but now some, like Manchester, seem to be bouncing back. Could they be models for other British provincial towns, and is the key to success a new "creative class" of yuppies, artists and gay entrepreneurs? Diane Coyle asks whether there is real substance to this urban renaissance. Producer Zareer Masani Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Diane Coyle
Producer:
Zareer Masani

New series 1/4. For cricket's most unremarkable medium-paced trundler, every problem is an opportunity. So Pod turns his 140 hours of community service teaching the basics of the game to kids into a novel way of promoting his testimonial dinner. Written by and starring Christopher Douglas , Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman. With Nichola Sanderson. Producer Richard Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Douglas
Unknown:
Andrew Nickolds
Unknown:
Nick Newman.
Unknown:
Nichola Sanderson.
Producer:
Richard Wilson

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