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

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Abdal Hakim Murad.

5/8. After five years of stewardship by the West, during which promises were made to turn Kosovo into a functioning society, the reality on the ground is somewhat different. Some are warning that the whole region could soon destabilise. So what's to blame forthe failures? Tim Whewell travels to Kosovo to investigate. Producer John Murphy Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Whewell
Producer:
John Murphy

The poet Dylan Thomas and cricket commentator John Arlott shared a friendship initiated by a mutual love of language and cemented by a passion for cricket. John Arlott 's biographer David Rayvern Allen charts their relationship through the unpublished letters Thomas sent to Arlott and the wealth of their combined work in the BBC archives. Producer TomAlban

Contributors

Unknown:
Dylan Thomas
Commentator:
John Arlott
Unknown:
John Arlott
Unknown:
David Rayvern Allen

A railway signal-box at night in the west of England in the early 1960s. A signalman and his daughter- between them, the bells and the levers - ahead of them, the rest of their lives. Written by Jonathan Davidson.
Music Paul Dodgson Director Tim Dee

Contributors

Written By:
Jonathan Davidson.
Music:
Paul Dodgson Director Tim Dee
Arthur:
Richard Bremmer
YoungSusan:
Eleanor Tremain
Older Susan:
Frances Barber
Therapist/Officer:
Kerry Shale
Engine driver/Union rep:
David Bradley

4/5. A Family Affair. In this audio letter, Lisa and Brian explain to their offspring why they take in foster children. For the parents it is a quest to help children who are going through a difficult time but for their own children it can be an unsettling and sometimes traumatic experience. For details see Monday

The National Pollen Research Unit provides forecasts forthe nation's media, holds the UK's pollen databank and co-ordinates the national pollen network.
Quentin Cooper is joined by the centre's director, Jean Emberlin , to find out how pollen is counted and collected. She explains that while pollen gets up a lot of people's noses, it can playa a vital part in the forensic scientists' fight against crime. Cooper is also joined by Dr Bill Frankland , the man responsible for introducing the national pollen count more than 50 years ago. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Director:
Jean Emberlin
Unknown:
Dr Bill Frankland
Producer:
Pamela Rutherford

2/6. The sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit. Starring Dudley Sutton ,
Roger Blake , Eleanor Bron and Paula Wilcox. With guest star Arthur Smith and music by Ronnie and the Rex. Producer Katie Marsden

Contributors

Unknown:
Dudley Sutton
Unknown:
Roger Blake
Unknown:
Eleanor Bron
Unknown:
Paula Wilcox.
Unknown:
Arthur Smith
Producer:
Katie Marsden

Mark Lawson presents the arts show and meets
Michael Boyd , artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose new season is launched today. producer Nicola Holloway

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Artistic:
Michael Boyd
Producer:
Nicola Holloway

Nicky and Dave [text removed] love their son, Ben, a heroin addict who has been taking drugs since the age of 14. Their love means sometimes excluding Ben from the - family home and refusing to stand bail. Ben, Nicky and Dave talk frankly about the rollercoaster ride of their recent lives. Producers Kim Normanton and Nigel Acheson

Contributors

Unknown:
Producer:
Kim Normanton
Producer:
Nigel Acheson

2/9. Give and Take. In the past, giving used to be a matter of conscience and receiving was regulated by hoary tradition. But for the first time in 400 years, the Government is trying to come up with a new legal definition of charity. David Walker asks if our wealthy, pluralist and largely irreligious society can ever agree on who should give to whom, let alone where the boundary between public benefit and private concern should be drawn in the 21st century.
Producer Zareer Masani Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker
Producer:
Zareer Masani

Drag-resistant swimwear, ultrasound muscle treatments, computer modelling ... the Olympics have always been a global showcase forthe latest technologies. Next month in Athens, new sportswear, equipment and training techniques will be unveiled in the Olympic arena. But this week, Geoff Watts looks back at what innovations were wowing the crowds in ancient Greece. Producer Michelle Martin

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts
Producer:
Michelle Martin

3/3. All Downhill from Here. Black comedy, by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier , set on the slopes of a ski resort, where a group of friends find themselves in a situation they're desperate to get out of. Director Alex Walsh Taylor

Contributors

Comedy By:
Mark Maier
Comedy By:
Daniel Maier
Director:
Alex Walsh Taylor
Clare:
Joanna Holden
Craig:
Mark Maier
Paul:
Chris Pavlo
Nadine:
Olivia Colman
Enzo:
Mark Maier

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