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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Dr Giles Fraser.

4/4. Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science, when brilliant ideas emerged from the maelstrom of mad, bad and dangerous thinking.
1939. How did the shadow of war shape the development of nuclear fission, nylon and LSD - all of which were discovered in this year? producer John Byrne

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Hart-Davis
Producer:
John Byrne

5/6. The greatest topical comedy panel game on radio, with Alan Coren , Francis Wheen and Richard Ingrams. Simon Hoggart is in the Chair. Repeated from yesterday
BBC AUDIO: A third volume of highlights from recent senes of The News Quiz is available on audio cassette and CD from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Francis Wheen
Unknown:
Richard Ingrams.
Unknown:
Simon Hoggart

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, puts questions on the issues of the week. The panel includes Rhodn Morgan , First Minister of the Welsh Assembly; David Cameron , head of policy co-ordination for the shadow cabinet; and Adam Price, Plaid Cymru MP. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Rhodn Morgan
Unknown:
David Cameron

A A dowdy, frustrated spinster takes the psychiatric cure, voyages forth, and embarks on a doomed love affair. Made into a classic 1942 Hollywood weepie, starring Bette Davis , it's famous for its immortal last line: "Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars." Written by Olive Higgins Prouty , dramatised by Neville Teller and starring Sarah Lancashire , Anthony Head. Joan Plowrieht and Lvsette Anthony.
Producer/Director Andy Jordan

Contributors

Unknown:
Bette Davis
Written By:
Olive Higgins Prouty
Dramatised By:
Neville Teller
Unknown:
Sarah Lancashire
Unknown:
Anthony Head.
Unknown:
Joan Plowrieht
Unknown:
Lvsette Anthony.
Director:
Andy Jordan
Charlotte:
Sarah Lancashire
Jerry:
Anthony Head
Mother:
Joan Plowright
Lisa:
Lysette Anthony
Jaquith:
John Rowe
Dora:
Debora Weston
Mack:
Sam Douglas
Giuseppe:
Nunzio Caponlo
Tina:
Elisha Mansuroglu
Miss Trask:
Joanna McCallum
Lloyd:
Jon Glover
Hilda:
Alice Hart

Enid Blyton is a household name in India. Butjust because her books are universally known among the English-speaking classes, it doesn't mean that she's universally loved. Shebana Coelho sets out for the Indian city of her birth, Mumbai (previously known as Bombay), to investigate the effects of a steady and persistent diet of Blyton. Would Indian children have been welcome in Blyton's world? Producer Shebana Coelho

Contributors

Unknown:
Enid Blyton
Unknown:
Shebana Coelho
Producer:
Shebana Coelho

Director Jonathan Glazer follows up his successful debut, Sexy Beast, with his new film, Birth, starring Nicole Kidman. He talks to Francine Stock about the movie's unusual storyline. Producer Sally Spurring

Contributors

Director:
Jonathan Glazer
Unknown:
Nicole Kidman.
Unknown:
Francine Stock

1/3. From films set in quaint but sinister, neon-lit motels, to TV adverts where rickety filling stations punctuate lonely desert highways, images from the American road are a familiar sight in the British media. Kevin Connolly hitch-hikes from Miami to New York on a romantic search for a uniquely American landscape that has entered public consciousness - despite the fact that it now barely exists - and finds himself in unexpectedly dangerous and amusing situations. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Connolly

Housed under lock and key at the Henry Mancini
Institute in Los Angeles, the private archive of one of America's most remarkable composers is home to an extraordinary collection of letters, stories and memories, providing revealing insight into the man behind such unforgettable favourites as Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses and the Pink Panther theme. Eleven years after Henry Mancini 's death, his wife
Ginny, and friends Blake Edwards and Elmer Bernstein share their personal memories with conductor and composer Carl Davis. Producer Fiona Croall

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Mancini
Unknown:
Blake Edwards
Unknown:
Elmer Bernstein
Unknown:
Carl Davis.
Producer:
Fiona Croall

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 from Sunday

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:
Slobhan Flnneran
Bazouge/Mes-bottes:
Seamus O'Neill
Mme Coupeau:
Ann Rye
Mme Goujet:
Janice McKenzie
Charles:
Daniel Stansbury
Nana:
Poppy Rush
Etienne:
William Rush

4/10. Michael Buerk chairs a debate in which Melanie Phillips , Clifford Longley , Professor Steven Rose and Claire Fox cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one Of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Clifford Longley
Unknown:
Professor Steven Rose
Unknown:
Claire Fox

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. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

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

1/5. Another chance to hear a series of short stories by writers better known for their non-fictional observations of the political scene.
The Perfect Babe by Simon Hoggart. A charismatic young MP juggles the conflicting demands of politics, motherhood and late-night appearances on Newsnight with seemingly effortless ease. But is there more to Verity Hartwell than meets the eye? Read by Lucy Paterson. Producer David Jackson Young

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Hoggart.
Unknown:
Verity Hartwell
Read By:
Lucy Paterson.
Producer:
David Jackson Young

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