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With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Dr Colin Morris.

2/4. Pam Ayres 's poetry and sketch show looks at holidays, with the help of Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu. There are poems about packing too much and learning to ski at 50-something, and sketches about booking a holiday online and getting shingles up the Orinoco. Producer Claire Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Pam Ayres
Unknown:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Unknown:
Felicity Montagu.
Producer:
Claire Jones

Ian McKellen stars as Robert Baden-Powell .
One of the key figures of the early 20th century, Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout movement, looks back on a life embodying the spirit of Imperial adventure. From the balcony of his home, he regrets, he gives thanks and wonders if he has at last found something like harmony and peace. Written byAndyRashleigh.
Producer/Director Cherry Cookson
Alan Titchmarsh on scouting: page 33

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McKellen
Unknown:
Robert Baden-Powell
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Director:
Alan Titchmarsh
Baden Powell:
Ian McKellen
Olave:
Zoe Waites
Boy McLaren:
Nicholas Boulton
Manning:
Jon Glover
Wolseley:
John Rowe
Proudfoot:
Philip Fox
Peter:
George Hammond
Nurse:
Alice Hart

1/5. A week of short stories by the master Yiddish storyteller to mark the centenary of his birth.
The Re-encounter. Dr Max Greitzer receives a phone call inviting him to the funeral of a former lover, Liza. When he arrives, Liza is waiting for him beside the coffin. Read by Henry Goodman. Producer Lu Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Max Greitzer
Read By:
Henry Goodman.
Producer:
Lu Kemp

1/5. A series of audio letters in which people share their stories, theirdeepest thoughts and anxieties. The Gift. The remarkable story of husband and wife
Brian and Georgette. When Brian started to sufferfrom kidney problems, Georgette decided that she would give him one of her kidneys. Here they share their thoughts as they prepare for the transplant. Producer Martin Kurzik

Contributors

Producer:
Martin Kurzik

Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions Of Our lives. Producer Rosemary Dawson

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernie Rea
Producer:
Rosemary Dawson

New series 1/10. The venerable panel game returns without hesitation, repetition or deviation. With Nicholas Parsons in charge of panellists Paul Merton , Tony Hawks, Clement Freud and Stephen Fry.
Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Stephen Fry.
Producer:
Claire Jones

1/10. By Arundhati Roy , adapted by Tanika Gupta, with original music by Nitin Sawhney. A tale of forbidden cross-caste love and what a community will do to protect the old ways.
When Rahel returns to Kerala to be reunited with her twin brother Estha, painful memories of the past come flooding back.
Music by Nitin Sawhney Producer Nadia Molinari Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Arundhati Roy
Unknown:
Bytanika Gupta
Music By:
Nitin Sawhney.
Music By:
Nitin Sawhney
Producer:
Nadia Molinari
Rahel:
Yasmin Wilde
Estha:
Richard Sumttro
Young Rahel:
Jatlnder Purewal
Young Estha:
Shakeel Ahmed
Ammu:
Thushanl Weerasekera
Velutha:
Paul Bhattacharjee
Sophie Mol:
Poppy Rush
Chacko:
Vincent Ebrahim
Baby Kochamma:
Josephine Welcome
Mammachi:
Shaheen Khan
Insp:
Matthew Raadrawl
Vellya:
Badi Uzzaman
Kochu:
Adlyn Ross
Margaret:
Siobhan Finneran

1/2. The Egg Col lectors. Scotland is home to some of the UK's rarest birds. Golden eagles, red kites, peregrines and ospreys breed in the Highlands. But their very survival is threatened by a dedicated band of criminals with an obsession for collecting birds' eggs. These programmes offer an exclusive insight into the RSPB Investigation Unit's fight to protect wildlife from their most dangerous predator-humans. producer Lynne Mennie

Contributors

Producer:
Lynne Mennie

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