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With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought forthe Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Roy Jenkins.

3/4. More comic stories written by Giovanni Guareschi. Dramatised by Peter Kerry.
The Flying Squad. It seems to have been ramingfor weeks, everyone's getting ill, and the banks of the Po are looking decidedly dodgy. Not a good time for
Don Camillo to keepforgettingthe oil for extreme unction, you might think? And what has Smilzo done with his beloved party membership card?
Producer/Director Chris Wallis

Contributors

Written By:
Giovanni Guareschi.
Dramatised By:
Peter Kerry.
Unknown:
Don Camillo
Director:
Chris Wallis
Don Camillo:
Ian Hogg
Peppone:
Shaun Prendergast
God:
Joss Ackland
Smilzo:
Donald McBride
Brusco:
Trevor Fox
Moretta:
Charlie Hardwlck
Doctor:
Rod Arthur

4/4. When a sensational murder takes place in Paris, Maigret is on holiday and must follow the investigation like any member of the public. How can he keep his promise to Mme Maigret and let Inspector Janvier get on with solving the crime when he is haunted by the question: why was the murdered woman naked? Written by Georges Simenon and dramatised by Alison Joseph.
Producer/Director Ned Chaillet
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Contributors

Unknown:
Mme Maigret
Unknown:
Inspector Janvier
Written By:
Georges Simenon
Dramatised By:
Alison Joseph.
Director:
Ned Chaillet
Maigret:
Nicholas Le Prevost
Simenon:
Julian Barnes
Mme Maigret:
Julie Legrand
Dr Pardon:
Phillip Joseph
The Waiter:
Philip Fox
Lassagne:
Harry Myers
Martine:
Jalmi Barbakoff
Young woman at next table:
Cherie Taylor- Battiste
Young man at next table:
Chris Moran
Mademoiselle Jusserand:
Rachel Atkins
Victor:
Loan Meredith

1/5 Mini-masterclasses in short-story appreciation. These stories have been chosen by well-known writers who explain theirchoice in an introduction.
Oysters By Anton Chekhov. A young boy, begging with his father in the streets of Moscow, hungers after "oysters". Chosen by short-story writer Helen Simpson and read by Michael Maloney. Producer Lisa Osborne

Contributors

Unknown:
Anton Chekhov.
Unknown:
Helen Simpson
Read By:
Michael Maloney.
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Exchanging favourite quotations with Nigel Rees are Emily Buchanan , Naomi Gryn , Chris Langham and Michael Rosen. The reader is Meryl O'Keefe. Producer Carol Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Emily Buchanan
Unknown:
Naomi Gryn
Unknown:
Chris Langham
Unknown:
Michael Rosen.
Unknown:
Meryl O'Keefe.
Producer:
Carol Smith

6/10. Written by Julie Myerson. Julie's search for everyone who lived at 34 Lillieshall Rd, Clapham, has reached back to the late 1940s and she thinks she has discovered a "baddie". Starring Doon MacKichan as Julie Myerson , Michael Maloney as Jonathan Myerson , and Chloe, Jake and Raphael Myerson as themselves. Dramatised by Peter Kerry.
DirectorChris Wallis Repeatedfrom 10.45am

Contributors

Written By:
Julie Myerson.
Unknown:
Doon MacKichan
Unknown:
Julie Myerson
Unknown:
Michael Maloney
Unknown:
Jonathan Myerson
Unknown:
Raphael Myerson
Dramatised By:
Peter Kerry.
Joan:
Jenny Lee
Diane Askew:
Amelda Brown
Bob:
Nicholas Collett
Reggie:
John Adams
Marjorie:
Colleen Prendergast
Alexa:
Annie Rowe
Till:
Mia Soteriou

The Ulster Workers' Council strike was one of the defining events in the history of Northern Ireland. Drawing on archive material and new analysis, writer and broadcaster Fintan O'Toole explores the origins of the strike and its long-term consequences. Producer Dominic Black

Contributors

Unknown:
Fintan O'Toole
Producer:
Dominic Black

The poet and writer John Burnside visits the Sami music festival of Riddu Riddu in northern Norway. This event takes place in the silvery light of the Arctic Circle midsummer, when the air is filled with the music and song of the indigenous peoples of the North. First broadcast last year. Producer Caroline Barbour

Contributors

Unknown:
John Burnside
Unknown:
Riddu Riddu
Producer:
Caroline Barbour

2/2 Andrew Luck-Baker investigates the science of ageing He talks to scientists who have uncovered the genetic switches that control when and how we age, and in doing so may have discovered the key to switching these genes off. Already they've had remarkable success in prolonging the life of tiny worms. Could the ultimate elixir of life be only a short way off in humans? Producer Alexandra Feachem

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Luck-Baker
Producer:
Alexandra Feachem

1/10. Marking 25 years since the death of Jean Rhys Adjoa Andoh and Adam Godley read her most famous novel, which traces the early life of the first
Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre. Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway grows up on a beguiling Caribbean island where tensions escalate between her family and former slaves. Abridged by Margaret Busby. Producer Claire Grove See also Afternoon Play: Miracle Postponed on Fnday at 2.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Rhys
Unknown:
Adjoa Andoh
Unknown:
Adam Godley
Unknown:
Mrs Rochester
Unknown:
Jane Eyre.
Unknown:
Antoinette Cosway
Abridged By:
Margaret Busby.

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