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With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.

6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
With Garry Richardson.

7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.

What has Mark Damazer in store for Radio 4: page 24

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn
Unknown:
Garry Richardson
Unknown:
Dr Colin Morris

The red rose has been an unmistakable sign of love since time immemorial. And more roses will be sold on Valentine's Day than on any other. But which should you choose? Euan Mcllwraith travels to Ecuador to discover that this simple symbol has as many shades and complexities as love itself. Producer Sam Thorn

Contributors

Presenter:
Euan McLlwraith
Producer:
Sam Thorn

4/6. Falco, the Roman detective, finds himself at a party thrown by the wealthy and influential Crispus in a villa once owned by Nero's wife. Helena hears some news that shocks her into leaving early, while Falco receives a nasty surprise. By Lindsey Davis and dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Producer/Director Peter Leslie Wild
BBC AUDIO: The radio 4 dramatisation of Silver Pigs, the first in Lindsey Davis's Falcoseries,is available on CD and audio cassette from www.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Lindsey Davis
Dramatised By:
Mary Cutler.
Director:
Peter Leslie Wild
Unknown:
Lindsey Davis
Falco:
Anton Lesser
Helena:
Anna Madeley
Petronius:
Ben Crowe
Silvia:
Sara Poyzer
Marcellus:
Paul Webster
Rufus:
Timothy Watson
Aemelia:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Crispus:
Bertie Carvel
Pertinax:
Sean Connolly

New series 1/12. Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins for the south of England face Philippa Gregory and Diana Collecott for the north of England in the fiendish cryptic quiz. With Nick Clarke in the chair. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Housego
Unknown:
Marcel Berlins
Unknown:
Philippa Gregory
Unknown:
Diana Collecott
Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Producer:
Paul Bajoria

Pippa has lost most of her possessions in a house fire. James is getting rid of everything he owns on eBay. A refreshing exploration of how we are shaped by the things in our lives, by Rhiannon Tise, winner of the Richard Imison Award for radio writing.

Contributors

Writer:
Rhiannon Tise
Producer/Director:
Claire Grove
Pippa:
Julia Ford
James:
Lloyd Hutchinson
Erica:
Tracy Wiles
Ben:
Mark Bonnar

1/5. To Sleep, to Dream. A week of stories set onboard overnight trains begins with the tale of a British expat who takes a train from Shanghai to Beijing to escape both his insomnia and his pregnant Chinese girlfriend. By Susan Elderkin , read by Tom Goodman-Hill . Producer Gaynor Macfarlane

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Elderkin
Read By:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Producer:
Gaynor MacFarlane

1/5 Drinking Glasses. Alcohol was important in Georgian society and fine wines called for fine glasses. Lars Tharp looks behind favourite antiques and collectables to discover some of the the values of the societies that produced them. Producer Lindsay Leonard

Contributors

Unknown:
Lars Tharp
Producer:
Lindsay Leonard

4/11 Paul Merton , Clement Freud , Jenny Eclair and Dara O'Briain are the guests in this edition of the venerable panel game, which comes from Watford. Hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC AUDIO: Many selections from Just a Minute, including Just a Minute 8 are available on CD and audio cassette from www fbbcshop com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]19

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Unknown:
Dara O'Briain
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons.
Producer:
Claire Jones

1/5 Rosemary (Elizabeth Spriggs ) is a retired teacher who takes great pride in her garden and is rather scathing about everybody else's. But the day holds a surprise for her. Linked monologues, written by Helen Brandom , about five Yorkshire gardens entered in a competition. Producer/Director Cherry Cookson Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Written By:
Helen Brandom

New series 1/4. In the depths of wartime despair came a medical miracle - penicillin. The age of antibiotics dawned and we embraced everything from cures for hideous infection to penicillin lipstick for hygienic kissing. But a few decades later, as superbugs threaten our hospitals, resistance to antibiotics has ended all that. Chris Bowlby shows how the precious gift was squandered as ambitious doctors, demanding patients and a profit-hungry pharmaceutical industry ignored the warning signs that overuse of antibiotics would allow the bugs to fight back. Producer Smita Patel

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Bowlby
Producer:
Smita Patel

1/8. The Maldives. The islands' image of a pristine paradise is set against the reality for the local people, which is reportedly intimidation, political repression and abuse meted out to those who dared challenge the government. Against the backdrop of the country's parliamentary elections, Julian Pettifer travels to the Maldives to speak to the dissidents and the government - each vying for the political future of this troubled paradise, even while it is trying to recover from the ravages of the Asian tsunami. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Pettifer

7/9. Animal Instinct. Beyond the example of cats and dogs appearing to know when their owners are returning home, there are a host of finely tuned senses at work within the animal kingdom. With very few wild animals thought to have been lost during the recent devastating tsunami, Lionel Kelleway explores the behaviour and instincts of animals that might help them to survive such catastrophic natural disasters.
Producer Sheena Duncan Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

1/5. It is the year 2500, and a team of French astronauts make the first interstellar journey to the star Beteiguese, where they discover a planet very like the Earth, but with one or two surprises.
Michael Maloney reads Pierre Boulle 's classic novel, abridged by Jane Purcell. Producer Chris Wallis

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Maloney
Unknown:
Pierre Boulle
Abridged By:
Jane Purcell.
Producer:
Chris Wallis

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