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With James Naughtie and John Humphrys.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Robert Orchard and Sean Curran.
7.48 Thought for the Day With John Bell.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
Sean Curran.
Unknown:
John Bell.

2/8. All across Angola, families separated by decades of war are setting out to trace missing loved ones. This isn't an easy task in a country twice the size of France, with a third of its population displaced and its roads riddled with mines. But they have help, from popular
TV and radio shows. Presenter Andrew Jeffrey sets out to hear their Stories. Producer Candace Piette

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Jeffrey
Producer:
Candace Piette

by Val Syms
Eleven-year-old Liam is a bit of a lad, a joy to behold, or a pain in the bum - depending on who you are. But everyone's agreed that he's a boy who can't stop talking - until he gets run over by a bus, and everything changes. First broadcast in 2002. Other parts played by Stephen Aintree , Sean Barrett , Lynda Thornhill and Heather Bleasdale Producer/Director Chris Wallis

Contributors

Writer:
Val Syms
Producer/director:
Chris Wallis
Maria:
Joy Blakeman
Phil:
Phil Hearne
Liam:
Greg Fossard
Katie:
Leah Higginson
Joey:
James Lacey
Other parts played by:
Stephen Aintree
Other parts played by:
Sean Barrett
Other parts played by:
Lynda Thornhill
Other parts played by:
Heather Bleasdale

6/10. Stewart Henderson presents the problem-solving programme that helps to provide some answers to those intriguing conundrums and puzzles from everyday life.
PHONE: [number removed] email questions.questions@bbc.co.uk Producer Emily Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Henderson
Producer:
Emily Williams

3/4. Dylan Winter meets the shadowy "urban explorers" who try to penetrate the secrets of the vast complex of former mine workings in Wiltshire that were used during the Second World War as ammunition depots and secret factories producing aircraft engines. For more details see Tuesday

Radar surveys in the 1970s identified hundreds of liquid water lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Lake Ellsworth lies nearly 4km below the polar ice in complete darkness and under huge pressure, and its subzero waters could contain life forms that have been isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years. Quentin Cooper talks to Martin Seigert from the University of Bristol about how this lake might be explored, what life might be found there, and how such an undertaking might help develop the tools needed to explore extraterrestrial life on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Lake Ellsworth
Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Martin Seigert

3/4. Jo Caulfield , comedian and long-time Graham Norton collaborator, gets beneath the surface of life's little irritations with a brand-new mix of stand-up and sketches. This week, people who have hobbies get up her nose. With Dave Mounfield , Vicki Pepperdine and Simon Greenall. Written by Jo Caulfield and Kevin Anderson. Producer Helen Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Jo Caulfield
Unknown:
Graham Norton
Unknown:
Dave Mounfield
Unknown:
Vicki Pepperdine
Unknown:
Simon Greenall.
Written By:
Jo Caulfield
Written By:
Kevin Anderson.
Producer:
Helen Williams

1/2. British soccer clubs are in the forefront of the rush to win business in the exploding Chinese economy - and, surprisingly, the team that's beating the rest is lowly Stockport County. Liz Carney follows County on a tour to some of China's remotest areas. Producer Liz Carney

Contributors

Unknown:
Liz Carney
Producer:
Liz Carney

7/9. Dogfight. The two giants of plane-making,
Boeing and Airbus, are engaged in their fiercest battle ever. Each accuses the other of receiving unfair levels of Government aid. At the same time, the two companies are sharply divided over the future of aviation itself: next year Airbus will launch the largest passenger plane the world has ever seen; but Boeing's approach is radically different - it says that airlines want smaller planes that can be flown more frequently. Peter Day asks who's right.
Producer Neil Koenig Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Neil Koenig

8/10. Geoff Watts explores mounting evidence from the USA that chronic overeating is a form of substance abuse, similar to drug addiction or alcoholism. Producers Beth Eastwood and Anna Buckley

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts
Producers:
Beth Eastwood
Producers:
Anna Buckley

of the Week: The Two of Us
- My Life with John Thaw
4/5. Sheila Hancock reads from her book about her life with husband John Thaw. Repeated from 9.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
John Thaw
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
John Thaw.

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