From St Martin's in the Bullring, Birmingham.
News round-up and analysis.
A Room of One's Own. Mark Tully considers the importance of having one's own personal space - Physical, mental and spiritual.
Producer Nigel Acheson Repeated at 11.30pm
4/7. Meeting people who live the country life. Producer Benjamin Chesterton
Religious and ethical news, with Jane Little. Series producer Amanda Hancox
Julian Pettifer appeals on behalf of the Jaipur Limb Campaign. Send donations to: [address removed], with JLC parked on the back of the envelope Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman
Rptd at 9.26pm and on Thu 23 Dec at 3.27pm
From the Chapel of Unity, Methodist College, Belfast. Presented by the Rev David Neilands. Preacher: the Rt Rev Dr Kenneth Newell , Moderator of the Irish
Presbyterian General Assembly. With the chapel choir. Musical director Ruth McCartney. producer Bert Tosh
Repeated from Friday
n Glover with the week's news stories. Editor Peter Rippon
Omnibus edition.
2/6. Linda Smith is joined by regulars Tim Brooke -Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden for a second catch of inspired nonsense from the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke. Chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton , with Colin Sell at the piano. Repeated from Monday
Sheila Dillon has a fling with Highland food.
Producer Rebecca Wells Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm
Presented by James Cox. Editor Colin Hancock
After the Second World War a unit was established to solve the mysteries of the common cold. Clare English tells the story of the Common Cold Unit when she meets the people who lived and worked there and some of the human guinea pigs. Producer Louise Dalziel
Answering horticultural queries at Ashton under Hill WI, near Evesham, are Anne Swithinbank ,
Matthew Biggs and Bunny Guinness. Eric Robson is in the chair. At 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened repeat on Wed 22 Dec at 3pm
BBC AUDIO: A specially recorded edition of Gardener' Question Time. featuring regular team members, is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
5/5. Every 23 December, the village of Mousehole in Cornwall celebrates Tom Bawcock 's Eve at the Ship Inn with star-gazey pie, so-called because the heads 9f Pilchards poke through the crust. Ian McMillan investigates as he concludes his nationwide tour of the pies Of Britain. Producer Julian May
3/4. "A good-humoured Christmas succeeded by far less agreeable scenes from the great drama of life." Charles Dickens's comic and profoundly daft tale of innocence abroad. Adapted by Michael Eaton.
Producer Nicholas Newton Director Jane Morgan Repeated on Christmas Day at 9pm
So long, farewell .. : page 22
Books about the Big Bang are explored by Simon Singh and the astronomer royal, Sir Martin Rees , with Mariella Frostrup. And, there is a report on Christmas treats for dog and cat lovers.
Producer Erin Riley Repeated on Thursday 23 December at 4pm
2/9. A feast of requests for seasonal verse, including works by UA Fanthorpe, Helen Dunmore and William Wordsworth. Presented by Roger McGough.
Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Christmas Day at 11.30pm BBC AUDIO: A newly released special edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Poetry Please is available on CD from www.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Jane Franchi reports from West Bengal and Bangladesh, where millions are drinking contaminated water. Repeated from Tuesday
2/3. Two teachers who work in further education reveal the moments that make a career in teaching unique. Producer Julian Wilkinson
Excerpts from BBC radio over the past week. Producer Torquil MacLeod
PHONE: [number removed] Fax: [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Lvnda has some news for the cast.
Writer Carole Simpson Solazzo Directors Kate Oates and Rosemary Watts Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed] Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Soap & Flannel: page 29
On the children's magazine programme this week,
Barney Harwood visits the Glasgow Police Museum, and there's the first part of a new story, Wish You Were Here, by Debi Gliori. Producer Johnny V Leagas
5/5. Patrick Stewart concludes his readings from Priestley's wartime observations with his 1940 description of a trip to his native city of Bradford.
Abridged by Julian Wilkinson. Producer Emma Harding
2/6. Rosie Goldsmith tunes in to discover that people just can't Stop talking about love. Repeated from Friday
3/7. With Michael Rosen. Repeated from Friday
BOX Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm
Repeated from 7.55am
6/8. Problems in the Pipeline Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
3/3. The story behind the 1977 by-election for
Birmingham, Stechford, as told by Steve Richards.
Editor Terry Dignan Triumphs and Disasters rptd Wed 22 Dec 8.45pm
2/10. Yvonne Brewster , and the Bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries , discuss three of their favourite paperbacks with Sue MacGregor. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Claire Kendall-Price follows the re-enactment of Going the Rounds from Under the Greenwood Tree around the Original locations Of Hardy's novel. Producer Andy Cartwright
Ring Road
(1/5) A series of anecdotes, written and read by Ian Sansom
