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

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Robert Orchard.
Unknown:
John Bell.

As Peter Pan prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday, child psychologist Oliver James analyses our continuing fascination for the story of the boy who never grew up, and examines the diverse theories that a century of psychology has imposed on Never Never Land. Producer Nick Utechin

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Pan
Unknown:
Oliver James
Producer:
Nick Utechin

What does a son do when his estranged father tells him that he has a quarter chance of inheriting
Huntington's chorea? Does he take the test and discover his fate? But if he does take the test, then the father's fate may also be revealed - and the father does not want to know. By John Finnemore.
Producer/Director Liz Webb

Contributors

Unknown:
John Finnemore.
Director:
Liz Webb
Victor:
Tom Georgeson
Steven:
Carl Prekopp
Rebecca:
Seema Bowri

4/7. Following on from The Afternoon Play, the subject of this week's medical phone-in is inherited genetic conditions, such as Huntington's disease, cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell anaemia. Barbara Myers puts your questions about specific genetic conditions, whether or not your children will inherit them and what you can do to prevent them from being passed on, to Dr Fred Kavalier from Guy's Hospital, London.
PHONE: [number removed] from 1.30pm email: checkup@bbc.co.uk Producer Anna Buckley

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Myers
Unknown:
Dr Fred Kavalier
Producer:
Anna Buckley

Maggots were used routinely in hospitals to help heal wounds until the mid-1940s, when they were sidelined by antibiotics and surgical techniques. As many antibiotics have become ineffective there has been a resurgence of interest in "natural" ways of helping wounds heal - larval therapy - maggots are now available on prescription from your GP. Quentin Cooper is joined by Dr Steve Thomas , director of the Biosurgical Research Unit, in Bridgend, south Wales, who supply 15 million sterile maggots a year to hospitals across the UK and Europe. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Dr Steve Thomas
Producer:
Pamela Rutherford

3/4. David Baddiel hosts the programme that dares to commit such heresies as "organic food is more nutritious, tastier and safer than other foods", and "the world is a different place since 9/11". A panel drawn from some of our most talented comedians argues for and against these entrenched opinions. Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
David Baddiel

Tony first met his sister Janet when he was 18, a meeting that lasted an hour. When they met again, more than 20 years later in 2001, they fell in love and consummated the relationship. They were experiencing genetic sexual attraction - a condition that can affect close family members who have been separated from a young age. Tony and Janet were arrested for incest. This is Tony's story. Producers Sarah Rowlands and Phil Maguire

Contributors

Producers:
Sarah Rowlands
Producers:
Phil Maguire

6/8. Problems in the Pipeline. Fuel prices and carbon emissions are rising while UK self-sufficiency in gas and oil is over. Even so, objections to alternative sources of power such as wind farms and nuclear power plants are rife. David Walker looks at the hard decisions that have to be made - and soon - if we want to continue to drive, heat homes and switch on lights. Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker
Producer:
Ingrid Hassler

6/6. Black comedy set in the world of the pathology lab. By Laurence Howarth and starring Peter Davison.

The team find themselves having to spend Christmas Day in the mortuary.

Contributors

Writer:
Laurence Howarth
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Dr Webster:
Peter Davison
Dr Anderson:
Matilda Ziegler
Prof Donaldson:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon:
Tom Price
Chloe:
Marianne Levy
Simon:
Gus Brown

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