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With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson
Unknown:
Rob Marshall.

1/2. For 18 years Leonid llyich Brezhnev was one of the two most powerful men on earth, his bushy eyebrows and stern appearance known to millions around the globe.
Yet history seems to have passed him by. Miles Kington reassesses the life of this ardent communist, who liked low-budget cowboy films, fast cars, watches and women.
Could it be that he, and not his successors, caused the collapse of the Berlin Wall? Producer Neil George

Contributors

Unknown:
Miles Kington
Producer:
Neil George

Alun Michael, minister for Rural Affairs, is among the panellists this week at Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham, Suffolk. The discussion is chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby.
(Repeated from yesterday)

Contributors

Chair:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Panellist:
Alun Michael

This year marks the centenary of the birth of one of Hollywood's greatest legends - the brilliant and enigmatic Swedish actress Greta Garbo. Colin Shindler's play tells the story of her celebrated affair with the silent movie star John Gilbert. As the talkies supersede the silents, Garbo is destined for superstardom, while her lover descends into drunken obscurity. A classic story.

Contributors

Writer:
Colin Shindler
Director:
Peter Leslie Wild
Greta Garbo:
Kristin Milward
John Gilbert:
Henry Goodman
Louis B Mayer:
Lou Hirsch
King Vidor:
William Hope
Eleanor:
Amy Shindler
Thalberg:
Lewis Hancock
Winchell:
John Guerrasio
Stiller:
Andrew Wincott
Marlene Dietrich:
Bella Merlin

The stage version of Acorn Antiques, starring Julie Walters , and Turner Whistler Monet , a new exhibition at Tate Britain, are reviewed by Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Simon Jenkins , John Mullan and Liz Rigbey. Producer Fiona McLean

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Walters
Unknown:
Turner Whistler Monet
Reviewed By:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Simon Jenkins
Unknown:
John Mullan
Unknown:
Liz Rigbey.
Producer:
Fiona McLean

Not long ago, the differences between England's north and south were only too obvious - in accent, landscape, work food and drink, and even the weather. Nowadays, the contrasts are less clear-cut. Southern-based northerner Jim White explores the ways in which increasing mobility and changes in economics, climate and fashion seem to be making the country much more homogeneous. But old rivalries and assumptions remain. producer Bob Dickinson
Alan Titchmarsh in the missionary position: page 38

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim White
Producer:
Bob Dickinson
Producer:
Alan Titchmarsh

*1/6 Swann's Way. A writer embarks on a retrospective journey through his early years, recalling his own childhood loves and the sad affair of Charles Swann and Odette de Crecy. Series of novels by Marcel Proust , dramatised byMichael Butt.
Music composed by Jacob Shirley , performed by the composer with perdie Gibson and Ellie Loaring
Producer/Director John Taylor Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Swann
Unknown:
Marcel Proust
Dramatised By:
Michael Butt.
Composed By:
Jacob Shirley
Composed By:
Ellie Loaring
Director:
John Taylor
Proust:
James Wilby
Charles:
Julian Wadham
Odette:
Imogen Stubbs
Marcel,a boy:
Steven Williams
Marcel's father:
Nicholas Farrell
Marcel's mother:
Deborah Findlay
Francoise:
Rachel Atkins
Mrs Verdurin:
Lynn Farlelgh
Gilberte:
Penelope Rawlins
Vinteuil:
David Schofield
Grandmother:
Margaret Tyzack
Forcheville:
Paul Goodwin

3/10. A debate, chaired by Michael Buerk , in which
Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Bruce Anderson and Claire Fox cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on one of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Unknown:
Bruce Anderson
Unknown:
Claire Fox

9/9. A selection of poems about wonder, including Raymond Carver 's Happiness, introduced by Roger McGough. With guest reader Antiques Roadshow expert Henry Sandon. Readers Brigid Zengeni , Jamie Glover and Sean Barrett. Repeated from Sunday
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]

Contributors

Unknown:
Raymond Carver
Introduced By:
Roger McGough.
Readers:
Henry Sandon.
Readers:
Brigid Zengeni
Readers:
Jamie Glover
Readers:
Sean Barrett.

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