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With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Oliver McTernan.

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Oliver McTernan.

5/8. Jockeys. Olivia O'Leary meets two of the most successfuljump jockeys of all time: Peter Scudamore was champion jockey eight times; Mick Fitzgerald has won both the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and has broken his collarbones so many times he's had them removed. Producer Karen Gregor Rptdat9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivia O'Leary
Unknown:
Peter Scudamore
Unknown:
Mick Fitzgerald
Producer:
Karen Gregor

4/5 When it was unveiled in the new town of Harlow in the 1950's, Henry Moore 's sculpture Family Group was an enlightened example of modern public art. But this pioneering work found itself the subject of repeated attack over 30 years, and by the late 1980's it was removed to the safe haven of an exhibition space.
Joe Kerr examines why the town lost one of its most powerful icons.
(Revised)

Contributors

Presenter:
Joe Kerr
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

2/3 Getting on in Business. Graham Easton attends some weird and wonderful training courses to make him more successful in the workplace. From running around dressed as a wizard as part of a team-building exercise to learning strategic thinking from a Battle of Britain historian, Graham gets to grips with the skills that make fora successful work life and looks at the basis for many of the techniques used. Do they really work? Producer Alexandra Feachem

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Easton
Producer:
Alexandra Feachem

Music journalist Nige Tassell investigates how the global phenomenon of hip-hop found a welcoming home in the city of Bristol where bands like Massive Attack and Portishead reinvented the music and exported it back to the world.

Contributors

Presenter:
Nige Tassell
Producer:
Paul Dodgson

A dav in the life of two young boys in the summerof 1970 turns out to be full of adventure. When eight-year-old Derrick runs into a police station to report that his pal has been caught by "Strangler Joe", the police are sceptical - even his mother says that he likes to make things up. Adapted by Des Dillon from his novel
Other parts played by members of the cast Director Bruce Young

Contributors

Adapted By:
Des Dillon
Director:
Bruce Young
Derrick:
Marcus Guy
Gai:
Kieran Crlelly
Mental Mackenzie:
Allan Kennedy
Sarge:
John Buick,
Derrick's maw:
Julie Duncanson
Gal's maw:
Maureen Carr
Strangler Joe:
Flnley McLean
Cop:
John Kielty

4/13 Richard Daniel fields listeners' questions about the environment and the developing world. ADDRESS: Home Planet, PO Box 3096, Brighton BN1 1PL email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] Producer Nick Patrick

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Daniel
Producer:
Nick Patrick

2/5. A series of stories by writers to whom being East Anglian is important in their lives ortheirwork.
The Passenger. On the train back to the countryside is a woman whose whole demeanour speaks of loneliness and failure. But who is she - and why is she so difficult to escape from? Written by biographer Sally Cline and read by Janeena Sims. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Sally Cline
Read By:
Janeena Sims.

Antiques. Antiques shops used to be an essential part of small British high streets. But in the past few years, the antiques trade has hit hard times. Heather Payton asks why bygones are not as popular as they once were, and what it means for this most British of retail industries. ProducerZillah Watson

Contributors

Unknown:
Heather Payton
Unknown:
Producerzillah Watson

Historian Antonia Fraserand novelist Lesley Pearse talk to Sue MacGregor about theirfavourite books. Producer Beth O'Dea Repeated on Sunday at llpm

Contributors

Unknown:
Antonia Fraserand
Unknown:
Lesley Pearse
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

5/6. When is a pay cut not a pay cut? When Unthinkable Solutions have to sell it to the staff. Their diplomatic skills are tested to breaking point. Starring
Marcus Brigstocke , Catherine Shepherd , Beth Chalmers and Robin Ince. Written by James Cary. producer Adam Bromley

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Unknown:
Catherine Shepherd
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers
Unknown:
Robin Ince.
Written By:
James Cary.
Producer:
Adam Bromley

7/10. By Louisa May Alcott. Jo is unsettled by Laurie's attentions and escapes to New York for the winter to pursue her blossoming writing career.
For cast and further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Louisa May Alcott.

Fifty years ago Bi I ly Graham hit London with the force of a thunderbolt. His evangelical crusade drew more than two million people to Harringay Arena. Manyofthem went forward to dedicate their lives to Jesus. Jane Little sets out to discover how Graham's message and his followers have fared since those days and investigates the claim that Graham's crusade was part of an organised Cold War strategy against Communism. Producer Peter Everett Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Producer:
Peter Everett

New series 1/6. Get Fit and Get Well Food
An obesity epidemic seems to be sweeping the nation - but how fit do we really need to be? Just how much fat can we get away with and still be healthy?
Dr Mark Porter joins in with a game of tag at one of the country's leading obesity clinics for children. Producer Helen Sharp Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Porter
Producer:
Helen Sharp

Sow Cottage. Another chance to hear a black comedy set in the village of Little Latchmere, where the newest residents are having a bit of trouble fitting in. Written by Mark Maier. and Daniel Maier. Producer Alex Walsh-Taylor

Contributors

Written By:
Mark Maier.
Written By:
Daniel Maier.
Producer:
Alex Walsh-Taylor

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