From York Minster.
News round-up and analysis from BBC World Service.
The Good Seed on the Land. Michelene Wandortalks to writer, farmer and sculptor Meir Weiss. Producer Ronni Davis Repeated at 11.30pm
New series 1/4. Brett Westwood ventures deep into a reed bed in Suffolk to hearthe extraordinary call of one of Britain's rarest birds - the bittern.
Producer Sheena Duncan
Religious and ethical news with Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda Hancox
Alan Rickman appeals on behalf of Link Community Development. Donations: [address removed] Credit cards: [number removed] Producer Sally Ratman Rptd at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.28pm
"And Suddenly ..." A celebration of the urgency and immediacy of the Pentecost experience, live from the Cathedral ofSt Philip, Birmingham. Lead by the Rev GaryO'Neill. Preacher Dr Nicola Slee. Director of music MarCUS Huxley. Producer Simon Vivian
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Fi Glover presents a fresh approach to the week news. Editor Richard Clark
Omnibus edition.
Swapping quotations with Nigel Rees are Joanne Harris ,
Robert Hewison , Mark Lawson and Sheena McDonald. The reader is William Franklyn. Repeated from Monday
Jersey. In collaboration with BBC local radio, Sheila Dillon explores the food landscape of Jersey.
Producer Rebecca Wells Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm
With James COX. Editor Richard Clark
1/4. La Boheme. As part of the BBC s Summer of Opera, Huw Edwards discovers how some of the greatest operatic masterpieces reflect the social, cultural and political circumstances of their age. Today, Puccini's bittersweet tale of doomed love set against a backdrop of Bohemian Paris.
Pippa Greenwood , Bob Flowerdew and John Cushnie answer questions posed by gardeners in Kent.
John Cushnie starts a trial to see if de-flowering strawberries produces a larger crop. Including Gardening Weather Forecast. Eric Robson is in the chair. Producer Trevor Taylor
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2/5. The Franciscans. St Francis is renowned for his love of nature, and the order he founded carries on his ideals today. Peter France visits an enclosed order of nuns in North Wales to see howtheirgarden reflects their attitude to the natural world. Producer Mary coiweii
1/2. Pamela is a girl who won't say yes. But she's the prettiest young serving-maid of a master who won't take no for an answer. This rollicking romantic comedy is dramatised by Judith French from the novel by Samuel Richardson.
Mariella Frostruptalks to CK Stead about his novel, Mansfield, based on the life of writer
Katherine Mansfield. There is also a report that suggests some satisfying books for dyslexic readers.
Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm June Bookclub: The Scold's Bridle by Minette Walters
Roger McGough samples a rich vein of poetic inspiration at Dylan Thomas 's old local in Laugharne, South Wales, where he celebrates the links between poetry and the pub. With readers Pat Hughes and Nigel Jenkins. Producer Mark Smalley
Jenny Cuffe investigates the role played by private military contractors in Iraq. As violence and lawlessness increase, business is booming forthe security companies - but are there enough controls over the way they operate and the people they employ? Repeated from Tuesday
2/3. Fever! Why should a love affair with pop ever end? One of pop music's most celebrated observers explains why he can't help failing in love. Nik Cohn leaves swinging London for new adventures in New York. His magazine feature on the city's embryonic disco scene evolves into Saturday Night Fever. Cohn hits the jackpot but loses the plot. Producer Owen McFadden
Laurie Taylor presents his selection of extracts from BBC radio over the past seven days.
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Sid reaches breaking point.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Alison Graham 's Soap & Flannel: page 42
Barney Harwood hosts the children's magazine programme. Including the fifth episode of The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo , read by Dylan Williams. Producer John Leagas
5/5. Missing. Vernon tries not to panic when his teenage daughter is reported missing from school. The last of a series of stories about fathers and adolescents is written by Blake Morrison and read by David Holt. Producer Emma Harding
Roger Bolton with listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy.
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Phone: [number removed] email: feedback@bbc.co.uk Repeated from Friday
Angela Rippon presents a profile of the famous Gaiety Girls - the chorus line dancers of the Gaiety Theatre in London who dazzled Edwardian audiences with their glamorous lifestyles and their extraordinary success in marrying out of their class and into the aristocracy. Producer Libby Cross
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eBay Watch. When the dot-com bubble burst four years ago, internet auctions went on powering ahead. eBay's influence is now spreading to big business. Peter Day investigates the economics of the eBay effect. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 Tales from the Cutting Room
3/3. Michael Cockerell tells the behind-the-scenes story of his dealings with the former Conservative prime minister Ted Heath.
Editor Terry Dignan Tales from the Cutting Room rptd on Wed 8.45pm
2/9. The guide to the wide world of learning, with Libby PurveS. Repeated from Tuesday
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Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber pieces together the life-story of the creator of the British Institute of Recorded Sound, Patrick Saul. And lurking deep within it.... the mating call of the haddock. Producer Andrew Green
