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With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Indarjit Singh.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Indarjit Singh.

6/8. The Legacy of Lord Denning. Five years after the death of this giant of British law-making, Clive Anderson and his panel of guests examine the life and work of one of the great and controversial judges of the 20th century. Producer Cathy Packe Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Anderson
Producer:
Cathy Packe

1/5. The Blue and the Green. A celebration of some of our most familiar, yet unrecognised, design classics: the road sign, the white line, me roundabout, the green man and the traffic calmer. Joe Kerr meets the woman who was one half of the partnership that, in the 1960s, came up with the distinctive look Of British road Signs. Producer Matthew Dodd

Contributors

Unknown:
Joe Kerr
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

Two bodies are discovered: the bodies of two men 1,000 miles and five millennia apart. One discovery poses an archaeological riddle, the other launches a murder investigation. Yet simply by examining plant remains associated with the bodies it's possible to piece together the stories of these two very different lives and deaths. Crime writer Louise Welsh discovers that plants are a useful tool in the hunt for clues.

Contributors

Presenter:
Louise Welsh
Producer:
Jeremy Grange

3/4. No blushes are spared as Paul Roseby continues his trawl through musical theatre's glorious failures. Polly James talks about Albert and I, and Bonnie Langford , who starred in Gone with the Wind when she was only seven, talks about what it means to lose Serious cash in the theatre. Producer Elizabeth Freestone

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Roseby
Talks:
Polly James
Unknown:
Bonnie Langford
Producer:
Elizabeth Freestone

When Sam Lazarus awakens to find himself in a parallel reality in which he is married to his childhood sweetheart and Hillary Clinton is President, he thinks he has died and gone to heaven - but has he? Written by Shelagh Stephenson.
Producer/Director Eoin O'Callaghan

Contributors

Unknown:
Sam Lazarus
Unknown:
Hillary Clinton
Written By:
Shelagh Stephenson.
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
Sam:
Nathan Osgood
Patricia:
Kristin Marks
Hope:
Lorelei King
Dr Greenblatt:
John Guerassio
Jim:
John Chancer
The hooker:
Larissa Murray
Nat:
Tom Raphael Eaves
Phoebe:
Amanda Gordon

Entrepreneurs and big companies alike are trying to make money from the natural world. Butjust how biga business can renewable energy become? Heather Payton explores the world Of "green" power. Producer Caroline Bayley

Contributors

Unknown:
Heather Payton
Producer:
Caroline Bayley

4/6. Charity. It's Jesters' Relief Week in Drumlin Bay and Tamsyn is a bit tired of raising money for the people of Devon just because their clotted cream is slightly less clotted than the Cornish equivalent. Historical sitcom, written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Other parts played by members of the cast Producer Jan Ravens

Contributors

Written By:
Tom Jamieson
Written By:
Nev Fountain.
Producer:
Jan Ravens
Tamsyn:
Sheridan Smith
Jago:
John Bowe
Maj Falconer:
Cameron Stewart
Cpt Marriot:
Andrew McGibbon
Squire Bascombe:
Martin Hyder
Dewey:
Mark Felgate
Smeldof:
Mark Perry

7/10. By Julie Myerson.
Happier times for the Hinckleys and we meet the formidable Miss Lucy Spawton.
(For details and more cast see yesterday)
(Repeated from 10.45am)

Contributors

Writer:
Julie Myerson
Philip:
John Pennington
Eleanor:
Anna Wing
Charles:
Peter McCamley
Isabella:
Charlie Norfolk
Lucy:
Amelda Brown
Beryl:
Jenny Lee
Pete:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Nurse:
Cherie Taylor-Battiste

2/2. The Arab nations have oil, gas and lots of well-educated people, yet they've failed to keep up with the global economic boom of the last 20 years. Dr Maha Azzam travels across the Arab world to ask why it has failed to develop and provide jobs for its citizens. She meets women who say they've been left out of the race for progress and hears from the experts who put the blame on overpopulation, corruption and red tape. Producer Hugh Levinson Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Maha Azzam
Producer:
Hugh Levinson

6/9. Blood transfusions can save lives, but they can also cause problems - in the past they have spread infection (HIV and hepatitis C) and recent research suggests they may impair immunity in cancer patients. Dr Mark Porter investigates two alternative approaches that involve giving the patient their own blood.
(Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Porter
Producer:
Helen Sharp

6/6. Derek is over the moon when his two sons come to stay. Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. With Martin Trenaman, Amelia Bullmore, Buster Stonham and Anil Douglas. Producer Mario Stylianides

Contributors

Unknown:
Kay Stonham
Unknown:
Simon Greenall.
Unknown:
Martin Trenaman
Unknown:
Amelia Bullmore
Unknown:
Buster Stonham
Unknown:
Anil Douglas.
Producer:
Mario Stylianides

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