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With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday In Parliament
With Sean Curran and Becky Milligan.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks.
8.31 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Becky Milligan.
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan Sacks.

2/6. Jonathan Freedland and guests go in search of the past behind the present, exploring a moment in history that illuminates a contemporary debate. Producer Julia Adamson Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Freedland
Producer:
Julia Adamson

3/5. The Sphere. Nature has no problem making spheres, but building a perfect sphere remains a challenge for architects and engineers. Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy continues his series that looks at the stories behind familiar shapes. Producer Anna Buckley

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus du Sautoy
Producer:
Anna Buckley

The design and control of the acoustics of a space is as much an ancient art as it is a modern science. But how easy is it to get it right? Robert Sandall takes an audiojourney into the real and virtual worlds of acoustical research. Producer Adrian Washbourne

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Sandall
Producer:
Adrian Washbourne

Michael Roberts, broadcaster, film buff and impersonator of (mostly dead) film stars, presents his comic take on the movie industry's love affair with fear. This personal journey through the best, the worst and, above all, the funniest of cinema's chiller-thrillers is taken in the company of three of his favourite actors: Boris Karloff, Vincent Price and Peter Lorre.

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Roberts
Producer:
Frank Stirling

Still going strong after 30 years playing together, the pioneering electric-folk group, Fairport Convention, seen through the eyes of their passionate and dedicated fans. Presented by Adam Kirtley. Producer Gabi Fisher

Contributors

Presented By:
Adam Kirtley.
Producer:
Gabi Fisher

Last year, 200 women in Birmingham were asked:
"What is missing from your life?" Letters and emails poured in, telling a vast range of stories, all equally moving and revealing. Writer Stephanie Dale has created a dramatic response to the letters in an enthralling blend of drama and documentary.
Producers Sara Conkey and Peter Leslie Wild

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephanie Dale
Producers:
Sara Conkey
Producers:
Peter Leslie Wild
Irene:
Margaret Jackman
Young Irene:
Catherine Skinner
Helen:
Victoria Woreley
Alan:
Tom Roberts

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. The Voyage. In the 19th century, an American traveller reflects on space and time as he makes the long voyage from the New World to the Old World.
Written by Washington Irving and read by Julian Wadham. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Written By:
Washington Irving
Read By:
Julian Wadham.

2/5. In the late 1880s, American Civil War hero Colonel George Gouraud set out to publicise Thomas Edison 's "perfected phonograph" by persuading a host of British public figures to speak into his recording tube. These included Alfred Lord Tennyson , William Gladstone ,
Florence Nightingale and many others. Presented by David Owen Norris. Fordetails see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
George Gouraud
Unknown:
Thomas Edison
Unknown:
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Unknown:
William Gladstone
Unknown:
Florence Nightingale
Presented By:
David Owen Norris.

Writer Fay Weldon and Dame Ruth Deech , a BBC governor, talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite paperbacks, which include a classic science fantasy and a very modern story about working motherhood. Producer Sara Davies Repeated on Sunday at llpm

Contributors

Unknown:
Fay Weldon
Unknown:
Dame Ruth Deech
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Producer:
Sara Davies

4/4. The Wall. The buildingofthe new shopping centre stops in its tracks when a religious relic is discovered on the site. Stories by Giovanni Guareschi , first broadcast earlier this year. Dramatised by Peter Kerry.
Producer/Director Chris Wallis

Contributors

Stories By:
Giovanni Guareschi
Dramatised By:
Peter Kerry.
Director:
Chris Wallis
Don Camillo:
Ian Hogg
Peppone:
Shaun Prendergast
God:
Joss Ackland
The Bishop:
John Moffatt
Joshua:
James Garbutt
Vito:
Ben Crowe
Smilzo:
Donald McBride
Brusco:
Trevor Fox
Mrs Peppone:
Becky Hindley

Mark Lawson meets the architect Daniel Libeskind , whose buildings include the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester and the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Producer Nicola Holloway

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Daniel Libeskind
Producer:
Nicola Holloway

2/20. Ambitious Becky awaits a proposal of marriage, while Amelia meets her old friend Dobbin, who is captivated by her. By William Makepeace Thackeray. Forfurther details and cast see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
William Makepeace Thackeray.

6/6. Diabetes. Some doctors say there is an epidemic of diabetes in the Western world. Of 1.4 million people diagnosed with diabetes, and another "missing million" people with the condition as yet undiagnosed, they may be right. Dr Mark Porter investigates. Producer Helen Sharp Repeatedtomorrow4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Porter
Producer:
Helen Sharp

4/6. The pathologists are presented with a challenge when they are asked to perform a holistic, non-invasive autopsy. Black comedy by Laurence Howarth.
Music by Paul Mottram Voice by Stephanie Benavente

Contributors

Writer:
Laurence Howarth.
Music:
Paul Mottram Voice
Voice:
Stephanie Benavente
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Dr Webster:
Peter Davison
Dr Anderson:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Prof Donaldson:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon:
Tom Price
Chloe:
Marianne Levy
Simon:
Gus Brown
Mrs Fitzherbert:
Beth Chalmers

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