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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought forthe Day With Clifford Longley.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Clifford Longley.

Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 A Whole New Me T Thefirstof thisweek's Woman's Hour dramas on the theme of self-improvement tapes and CDs. 1/5. Repeat after Me, by Sheila Goff. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Jenni Murray.
Unknown:
Sheila Goff.

The defeat of the miners in the strike of 1984-5 had a number of repercussions, including a shift in power and status between men and women in the old mining communities. Caroline Beck talks to some of the women on the former East Durham coalfield about the way their lives have changed. Producer Dave Shearsby

Contributors

Talks:
Caroline Beck
Producer:
Dave Shearsby

When a Garden Festival is announced, the village of Carsley is gripped with enthusiasm for water features and organic mulch. But the competition starts to turn nasty.

Contributors

Writer:
MC Beaton
Dramatist:
David Semple
Producer/Director:
Carol Smith
Agatha:
Penelope Keith
James:
Malcolm Sinclair
Bernard:
Paul Brooke
Roy:
David Holt
Mrs Bloxby:
Liza Sadovy
DC Wong:
Ben Crowe
Mary:
Sally Grace

Tony has a successful career in the city, impressive flat and car, and a beautiful, weekend lover, Siobhan. But when she announces that she is pregnant, Tony slides into destructive behaviourthat threatens to wreck him and those he loves. Written by Alex Crowe. ana tnose ne loves, Written Director Debby Marsh

Contributors

Written By:
Alex Crowe.
Director:
Debby Marsh
Tony:
Jonathan Firth
Siobhan:
Fiona Glascott
Ian:
Mark Homer

1/5 Travels abroad shed new light on life back home in specially commissioned stories by different writers. Jack, Internationally. A globe-trotting clown, full of exciting stories, gets his comeuppance when his friends back home discover a secret about him. Written by Emily Perkins. Read by Claire Skinner. producer Gemma Jenkins

Contributors

Written By:
Emily Perkins.
Read By:
Claire Skinner.
Producer:
Gemma Jenkins

2/6. From the Orchard Theatre, Dartford, where Tony Hawks joins regulars Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden ,
Tim Brooke-Taylor and Humphrey Lyttelton. Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano.
Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton.
Unknown:
Colin Sell
Producer:
Jon Naismith

1/5. Repeat after Me. A black comedy by Sheila Goff about a disgruntled expat wife in Spain who finds herself chatting with the voice of her teach yourself
Spanish tape.
Director Liz Webb Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Comedy By:
Sheila Goff
Director:
Liz Webb
Maureen:
Barbara Windsor
Teresa:
Jacey Salles
Carlos:
Bruno Lastra

The miraculous Teesside chemical town of Billingham, which manufactured a new society and every consumer desire, was hailed by Aldous Huxley , author of Brave
New World, as the model for Britain. Chris Bowlby tells a story of bright optimism and black humour, ranging from an ammonia choirto nylon-melting rain. Producer Chris Bowlby

Contributors

Unknown:
Aldous Huxley
Producer:
Chris Bowlby

PoetLemn Sissay enters the curious, involuntary world of that most telling of human responses, the shiver.
A harbinger of danger, fear, cold and passion, the shiver flits in and out of the shadows of our consciousness-but what exactly is it and why do we have such a complicated relationship with it? From the freezing cold of the Antarctic to the studio of one of Britain's most successful composers, Sissay seeks out the shiver in its many chilling and thrilling guises. Producer Philip Sellars

Contributors

Producer:
Philip Sellars

4/8. Squirrel Wars. Grey squirrels are advancing across the country to the point where our native red squirrels may be extinct in a couple of decades. Paul Evans visits the frontline of the invasion in Cumbria to see how we can defend the remaining strongholds of the red squirrel. Producer Joanne Stevens

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Evans
Producer:
Joanne Stevens

1/10. DH Lawrence's novel explores the passionate lives of three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire. Following his father's death,
Tom Brangwen is left to run the family farm. Abridged by Linda Cracknell and read by David Bradley. Producer Lu Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Brangwen
Abridged By:
Linda Cracknell
Read By:
David Bradley.
Producer:
Lu Kemp

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