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Children's author Jacqueline Wilson appeals on behalf of the Fostering Network.
Donations: Freepost Radio 4 Appeal - The Fostering Network Credit cards: [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.28pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jacqueline Wilson
Producer:
Sally Flatman

4/10. Alain de Botton, Robin Oakley ,
Philippa Gregory and Philip Hensher exchange quotations and anecdotes. Nigel Rees is in the chair and the reader is Chris Emmett. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Oakley
Unknown:
Philippa Gregory
Unknown:
Philip Hensher
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Chris Emmett.

Bob Flowerdew , Matthew Biggs and Anne Swithinbank are guests of Stratton and District Garden Club, near Dorchester. John Cushnie explains how to propagate heathers, Anne sets up a trial to discover which varieties of garlic perform best and Pippa gives the definitive guide to feeding plants at this time of year. And at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
Producer Trevor Taylor
BBC AUDIO: A specially recorded edition of Gardeners' Question lime featuring regular team members, is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

1/3. By Emile Zola, dramatised by Diana Griffiths.

A startling, moving and honest account of life in working-class Paris in the mid-19th century.
Gervaise dreams of starting her own laundry, but Coupeau has an accident and their savings are all spent. Will Gervaise's dream ever be realised?

Director Pauline Harris Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Emile Zola
Dramatised By:
Diana Griffiths.
Director:
Pauline Harris
Narrator:
David Bradley
Gervaise:
Claire Goose
Coupeau:
John Thomson
Lantier:
Mark Bazeley
Goujet:
Paul Thomas Hickey
Mme Lorilleaux:
Brigit Forsyth
M Lorilleaux:
Russell Dixon
Virginie:
Deborah McAndrew
Mme Bouche:
Siobhan Finneran
Bazouge:
Seamus O'Neill
Mes-bottes:
Seamus O'Neill
Mme Coupeau:
Ann Rye
Mme Goujet:
Janice McKenzie
Charles:
Daniel Stansbury
Nana:
Poppy Rush
Etienne:
William Rush

Nikolai Tolstoy , whose new book sheds light on the early life of his stepfather, the historical novelist Patrick O'Brian , talks to Maev Kennedy. Producer Erin Riley Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nikolai Tolstoy
Talks:
Patrick O'Brian
Unknown:
Maev Kennedy.
Producer:
Erin Riley

4/6. A selection of poems around the theme of ageing, presented by Roger McGough. The readers are Sally Cookson , David Collins and Jamie Glover. Special guests include Dannie Abse , who reads a love poem - Condensation on a Window Pane -to his wife. Producer Kate McAII Repeated on Saturday 11.30pm
BBC AUDIO: A newly released, special edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Poetry Please is now available on CD from retail outlets orfrom www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Presented By:
Roger McGough.
Unknown:
Sally Cookson
Unknown:
David Collins
Unknown:
Jamie Glover.
Unknown:
Dannie Abse
Producer:
Kate McAii

New series 1/3. Kevin Connolly hitch-hikes from
Miami to New York on a romantic search for a uniquely American landscape that, through film, television and fiction, has entered public consciousness despite the fact that it now barely exists. Connolly finds himself in unexpectedly dangerous and amusing situations. Producer Tony Grant Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Connolly

1/4. Mason's Mini-Break. Writer Dick Mason is on a weekend break in a small West Yorkshire village celebrating his recent literary success. Out walking in the rain he has an unexpected encounter with the ghost of another famous writer. He later discovers, to his utter humiliation, that he has landed himself a most unflattering characterisation in Jane Eyre.
Written by Philip Glenister and read by Helen Dunmore. Producer Katherine Beacon

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Mason
Unknown:
Jane Eyre.
Written By:
Philip Glenister
Read By:
Helen Dunmore.
Producer:
Katherine Beacon

5/11. Listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy, with Roger Bolton.
(Repeated from Friday)
Address: Feedback, [address removed] Phone: [number removed] Fax: [number removed] email: [email address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Roger Bolton

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 are sharply divided over the future of aviation itself, with diametrically opposed plans. Peter Day asks who's right. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day

Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 Margin of Error
Peter Snow examines the world of political
I opinion polling.
Editor Terry Dignan Margin of Error repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Peter Snow
Editor:
Terry Dignan Margin

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