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With Carolyn Quinn and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Anne Atkins.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Anne Atkins.

Fifty years on from the most famous victory of his motor-racing career, Stirling Moss joins Jonathan Legard on a nostalgic journey to relive the drama and the romance of winning the Mille Miglia - a 100-miles-per-hour dash across 1,000 miles of open road in Italy. Producer Jonathan Murphy

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Legard
Producer:
Jonathan Murphy

2/4. From Not Only but Also through to Behind the Fridge. Michael Palin presents a half-hour crammed with interviews, conversations and sketches from
Peter Cook 's prolific back catalogue, which this week includes maeterial from the era Cook later referred to as the happiest time of his professional career.
Featuring interviews from the 1970s with Michael Parkinson and David Dimbleby , an account of Cook's short-lived career as a chat-show host, spoof arts-documentary footage and rare sketches from Not Only but Also and Goodbye Again. Producer Lucy Armitage

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Palin
Unknown:
Peter Cook
Unknown:
Michael Parkinson
Unknown:
David Dimbleby
Producer:
Lucy Armitage

7/11. Listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy, with Roger Bolton. Producer Penny Vine Repeated on Sunday at 8pm
ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100. London W1A 1QT Phone: [number removed] Fax: [number removed] email: feedback@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton.

3/6. The Lake. Arthur falls in love with the beautiful Rhyannon, wife to King Lot, and has to choose between her and his destiny as king. By
Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Featuring Jane Lapotaire and Pam Ferris.
Producers Gordon House and Jeremy Mortimer Director Jeremy Mortimer

Contributors

Unknown:
Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
Unknown:
Jane Lapotaire
Unknown:
Pam Ferris.
Producers:
Gordon House
Producers:
Jeremy Mortimer
Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Morgan:
Jane Lapotaire
Arthur:
Ben Whishaw
Merlin:
Ian McDiarmid
Bedvere:
Shaun Dooley
Gaura:
Pam Ferris
Young Gwenfar:
Alice Ford
Lot:
Clive Russell
Rhyannon:
Emily Wachter
Young Morgan:
Eve Best
Leodegrance:
Phillip Joseph
Bors/servant:
Robert Hastie

2/11. Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks discuss fast food - vegetarian style. Rose Elliot demonstrates some quick vegetarian cooking.
PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Abi Awojobi

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregg Wallace
Unknown:
Charlie Hicks
Unknown:
Rose Elliot
Producer:
Abi Awojobi

5/5. The Tunnel. An assassin boards a train after having completed his latest job.
Written by Shaun Hutson , finished by a new writer selected from the entries sent in to the BBC3 TV senes End of Story, and read by James Bryce. For details see Monday

Contributors

Written By:
Shaun Hutson
Read By:
James Bryce.

6/6. The finest topical comedy panel game known to radio comes this week from the Belfast Festival at
Queen's, with Denis Murray , Jeremy Hardy , Armando lannucci and Jack Dee , and Simon Hoggart in the chair.
Producer Simon Nicholls Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
BBC AUDIO: A third volume of highlights from recent series of The News Quiz is available on audio cassette and CD from good retail outlets or fromwww.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Denis Murray
Unknown:
Jeremy Hardy
Unknown:
Jack Dee
Unknown:
Simon Hoggart
Producer:
Simon Nicholls

The heat is on for Matt. For cast see page 40
Written by Joanna Toye Director Kate Oates Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Joanna Toye
Director:
Kate Oates
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn

In the week of the US presidential election, Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a debate at St Elphin's School,
Matlock, Derbyshire, covering issues raised by the result. The panel includes the American lawyer and Republican Colleen Graffy.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Colleen Graffy.
Producer:
Anne Peacock

In this US presidential election year, a series in which a distinctive broadcasting voice reflects on everyday America. The final report comes from New York Times correspondent Tim Egan.
Producer Jennie Walmsley Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Egan.
Producer:
Jennie Walmsley

What does it mean to be ordinary when you've got a star in the family? A dark comedy with great singing and great songs. Set in the north, where Valentine, a superstar, returns to her working-class roots after finding out her father is terminally ill. Bv Andrea Earl.
Jonthan Raisin (piano) Director Pauline Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrea Earl.
Director:
Pauline Harris
Dougie:
James Ellis
Sandra:
Barbara Marten
Valentine:
Paula Sims
Joan/Spangle:
Ruth Jones
Dean:
David Crillin

6/10. Marvin Gaye. Outstanding American soul singer Marvin Gaye met an untimely death at the hands of his own father 20 years ago. He's the choice of art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow , who nominates the Motown singer for "great life" status. Presenter Humphrey Carpenter 's also joined by DJ Norman Jay to shed light on the musician who broke the mould with such classics as I Heard it Through the Grapevine. Producer Mark Smalley

Contributors

Unknown:
Marvin Gaye.
Singer:
Marvin Gaye
Unknown:
Tim Marlow
Presenter:
Humphrey Carpenter
Unknown:
Norman Jay
Producer:
Mark Smalley

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