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With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Tom Butler.

2/5. The Flower Duet. Tom Robinson traces the origins of our own aural landscape in the music of another age. Only a few moments of Delibes's 1883 opera Lakme have survived. The duet used in the film
The Hunger, is now famous as a theme tune to an airline advert. producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Robinson
Producer:
Alan Hall

3/3. A Hero's Fall and Rise. Alyn Shipton concludes his exploration of music from the eve of the French
Revolution to the fall of Napoleon and beyond.
In 1804, the year of Napoleon's coronation, the mood within and towards France began to change, a change that was reflected in popular ballads, opera and concert music. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Alyn Shipton
Producer:
Alan Hall

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

The British send more greetings cards per person than any other nation in the world. it is a multibillion pound industry And, despite the growth of email, the sector is still expanding. There is always, it would seem, yet another special occasion. So when did our fascination with the greeting card begin and what makes our passion for it SO Strong? Producer Rosamund Jones

Contributors

Producer:
Rosamund Jones

2/10. Ten years old and still branded a "disgrace", the Child Support Agency is heading for its biggest crisis yet. Jenny Cuffe asks why the CSA is still failing so many of Britain's most vulnerable households. Producer Gregor Stewart Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenny Cuffe
Producer:
Gregor Stewart

2/10. By Alison Lurie. Professor Miner is happily established in London's literary society when her path crosses a young, handsome colleague, Fred Turner. also on a sabbatical, who has become involved with Rosemary Radley , an eccentric English actress. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Alison Lurie.
Unknown:
Fred Turner.
Unknown:
Rosemary Radley

2/4. The Dirty Dozing. The REM find themselves in a bit of a DIY rut and, as a result, perform a Changing Rooms-style makeover on Chester's mind.
Unfortunately, the King Arthur theme has given Chester a very non-21st-century chivalrous outlook on life. uy r\ai l Minns.
Music by Neutronics Producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Music By:
Neutronics Producer
Music By:
Dawn Ellis
Butterworth:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Tiberius:
Kim Wall
Meryl:
Sue Elliot-Nicholls
Vanessa:
Sue Elliot-Nicholls
Miss Maury:
Beth Phalmers
Hives:
Martin Hyder
Agent:
Ewan Bailey
Ken:
Ewan Bailey
Len:
Owen Evans
Floyd:
Karl Minns

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