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With Sarah Montague and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dom Antony Sutch.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Dom Antony Sutch.

3/8. Olivia O'Leary meets forger John Myatt and convicted fraudster Tod Volpe to discuss corruption in the art world. Myatt was one of Britain's most prolific forgers, creating fake paintings that fooled leading galleries. Before ending up in jail for fraud, one-time Hollywood art dealer Tod Volpe had a client list that included Jack Nicholson and a host of movie producers.
(Repeated at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Olivia O'Leary
Unknown:
John Myatt
Unknown:
Tod Volpe
Producer:
Karen Gregor

2/5. Architectural historian Joe Kerr tells the story of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, which was erected 35 years before London's column. It became a major landmark in the city but to some it was a reminder and a symbol of British oppression.

Contributors

Presenter:
Joe Kerr
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

Ratty in The Wind in the Willows was actually a water vole. Once a common sight, the Ratties of Britain are now on the brink of extinction, being scoffed up by American mink released from fur farms by well-meaning animal-rights activists. Presenter Jo Morris investigates, with readings by Brian Blessed.

Contributors

Presenter:
Jo Morris
Reader:
Brian Blessed
Producer:
Matt Thompson

The Comedy Store of its day, this Club for the Forces of the Crown was a breeding ground for some of the variety talent that was to enrich the early days of television. Mark Lewisohn tells its story and talks to Mary Cook, who ran it while simultaneously auditioning its comic talent.

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The Nuffield Centre
11.30am R4
Without a lady called Mary Cook it's a real possibility that some of the cream of British comedy may never have made it to our TV screens - think Peter Sellers, Morecambe and Wise, and Tony Hancock. For Mary was holding auditions at the Nuffield Centre in London's Soho, a charitable club "for the forces of the Crown". And, while the role of the Nuffield Centre in the formative years of television comedy is the basis of this fascinating programme, it's the fabulously entertaining Mary Cook, now 92, who's so obviously the real star. (Jane Anderson)

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lewisohn
Interviewee:
Mary Cook
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore

5/5. One of Bob Dylan's most famous tunes shattered all preconceptions of what a pop single could achieve within the limits of 45rpm.
Robbie Robertson, Al Kooper, Greil Marcus and Paula Radice discuss the impact of a song that threw down a Challenge and Changed lives.

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Dylan
Unknown:
Robbie Robertson
Unknown:
Al Kooper
Unknown:
Greil Marcus
Unknown:
Paula Radice
Producer:
Lindsay Leonard

A death, a birth and a small miracle as three women meet for the first time in tragic circumstances.
Sarah Daniels's play is about the loss of faith, the finding of compassion and the acceptance of love.

[Caption] A serious car accident links the lives of three women in a play about the loss of faith and the finding of compassion

Partial Eclipse of the Heart 2.15pm R4
If I tell you that this play is about a woman lying in a coma in intensive care, the nurse who's looking after her remembering her own estranged son's death, and the woman who crashed the car that caused these terrible injuries accepting that her husband has left her to go and live with the dying woman's lesbian partner (are you still with me?), you would be forgiven for presuming it was another one of those Radio 4 dramas obsessed with death, grief and full-on misery. In fact, it's a beautiful piece on not wasting your life or your love, written by Sarah Daniels, whose Masterpieces was voted as one of the most important plays of the last century by the National Theatre. What's more, it's so rare to get an intelligent and empathetic portrayal of a woman in modern drama these days, and here we get not one, but three. Hankies at the ready - you'll be needing them.

Contributors

Writer:
Sarah Daniels
Director:
Sally Avens
Elaine:
Penelope Wilton
Cara:
Anastasia Hille
Pearl:
Lorna Gayle

2/13. Listeners' questions about the environment and the developing world set the agenda for this programme hosted by Richard Daniel.
Address: Home Planet, [address removed] email: [email address removed] Phone: [number removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Daniel
Producer:
Nick Patrick

2/5. Field Study. The title story of Rachel Seiffert 's new collection is read by Benedict Cumberbatch. Martin meets Ewa and her young son, Jacek, while conducting field research. Martin's findings yield unexpected results. Fordetailsseeyesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Rachel Seiffert
Read By:
Benedict Cumberbatch.

3/6. Wagstaff and Mutual, an investment bank, gets the Unthinkable Solutions treatment this week as Britain's most radical management consultants offer their own brand of help.

Contributors

Written by:
James Cary
Producer:
Adam Bromley
Ryan:
Marcus Brigstocke
Daisy:
Catherine Shepherd
Sophie:
Beth Chalmers

2/5. By Chris Burgess. Violet's campaign against the death penalty gets under way and she's soon in trouble with the authorities. For more cast and further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Burgess.
Violet:
Sylvia Syms
Defence/Lord Edward:
Jon Strickland

The Bichard inquiry into the murder of Soham schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman revealed grave blunders by Humberside police. But, as Julian O'Halloran reports, it also found huge deficiencies in the keeping of police records nationwide. Now the Home Office is in a race against time to plug the gaps that could allow other child-killers to strike. Producer Julia Rooke Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Holly Wells
Unknown:
Jessica Chapman
Unknown:
Julian O'Halloran
Producer:
Julia Rooke

4/5. Dr Raj Persaud finds out how well the health service treats mental health workers, including psychiatrists and psychotherapists, when they suffer from mental illness. Are people working within the system less likely to seek help and, if they do, do they receive worse treatment than the rest of the population? Producer Angharad Law Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Raj Persaud

3/4. Comedy by Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero. Things are looking up for Tom. Everything seems perfect, so surely the band in Tom's head couldn't possibly ruin things for him again?
Music by Andrew McGibbon, Nick Romero and Suggs.

Contributors

Comedy By:
Andrew McGibbon
Comedy By:
Nick Romero
Music By:
Andrew McGibbon
Music By:
Nick Romero
Director:
Dawn Ellis
Tom:
null Suggs
Dr Boone:
Bob Monkhouse
Malc:
Bill Nighy
Phelia:
Julia Deakin
Jake:
Andrew McGibbon
Montgomery:
Nick Romero
Bouche/Cardew:
Phil Cornwell
Clammy/Patrick:
Toby Longworth
Pi:
Debra Stephenson

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