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With James Naughtie and Edward stourton ,
6.25, 7.25, 8.25SportsNewsWith Garry Richardson.
7.48ThoughtfortheDayWith the Rev Angela Tilby.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Angela Tilby.

2/2. Come to North Korea - Join the Party!
This bizarre holiday in North Korea continues asNicholas
Bonner, a British landscape architect who has spent the past decade taking tour groups into the world's least accessible country, takes Tony Pletts to the Revolutionary
Opera and to visit a Buddhist monk who venerates, above all, the Dear Leader. Producer Sara Jane Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Pletts
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

6/6. It's time for a final showdown between the Roman detective Falco and his quarry, after which the former goes to the races and shows his inexperience as a punter. But Helena still has one piece of devastating news him.
By Lindsey Davis, dramatised by Mary Cutler.
BBC AUDIO: The radio 4 dramatisation of Silver Pigs, the first from Lindsey Davis's Falco series, is available on CD and audio cassette from [web address removed] and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]

Contributors

Writer:
Lindsey Davis
Dramatised by:
Mary Cutler
Producer/Director:
Peter Leslie Wild
Falco:
Anton Lesser
Helena:
Anna Madeley
Petronius:
Ben Crowe
Decimus:
Robert Lister
Vespasian/Porter:
Michael Tudor Barnes
Silvia:
Sara Poyzer
Tullia:
Fiona Clarke
Gordianus/Doctor:
Christian Rodska
Pertinax:
Sean Connolly

cryptic quiz,
3/12. In another round of the challenging cryptic quiz, last year's champions, the Midlands (Rosalind Miles and Stephen Maddock ), defend their crown against the south of England (Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins ). Chaired by Nick Clarke. Producer Paul Bajona Repeated onSaturdayat 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosalind Miles
Unknown:
Stephen Maddock
Unknown:
Fred Housego
Unknown:
Marcel Berlins
Unknown:
Nick Clarke.
Producer:
Paul Bajona

when three
It's a cold, wet day in Belfast in the 1960s when three unemployed lads view their future with dismay. With job prospects looking bleak, the offer of a £10 passage to
Australia looks tempting - so they decide togoandseek their fortunes. Written by John P Rooney.
Producer/Director Pam Brighton

Contributors

Written By:
John P Rooney.
Director:
Pam Brighton
Fergie:
Andy Moore
Jonty:
Gerard Jordan
Tony:
Joseph Rea
Clancy:
Peter Ballance
Bridget:
Sarah Kants
Martha:
Susie Kelly
Ken:
Alan McKee
Clerk:
Julia Dearden

1/5.LunchwiththeLatestFloozy.When a protective mother meets her son and his latest partner for lunch, all the ingredients are in place for a prickly encounter.
By Rachel Fixsen , read by Stephanie Cole. The first of a week-long series of stories, performed at the Guildhall in Bath exploring secrets and memories. Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Rachel Fixsen
Read By:
Stephanie Cole.
Producer:
Sara Davies

1/5. Aesop was a highly amusing storyteller and moralist. But are his fables relevant today? A week-long selection of his lesser known tales, read by Paul Ewing , are contrasted with interviews, conducted by Jo Morris , with people whose lives are all too like a fable.
The Bear and the Two Travellers. Isabella thought Lizzie was her best friend. Oh, dear! Producer Matt Thompson

Contributors

Read By:
Paul Ewing
Conducted By:
Jo Morris
Producer:
Matt Thompson

6/11. Clement Freud, Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks and Julian Clary are the guests in this week's edition of the venerable panel game, which comes from the New Theatre in Oxford. Hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
(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 [web address removed] and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Pam Ayres
Unknown:
Julian Clary
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Producer:
Claire Jones

1/5. Gone but Not Forgotten. Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful writing career through memories of the projects that were never made.
Today's tale stars Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
Producer/Director Alison Hindell Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Plater
Unknown:
Maureen Lipman
Unknown:
Brian Blessed.
Director:
Alison Hindell
Peggy Ramsay:
Maureen Lipman
Brian:
Blessed Himself
Bruce Woodcock:
Malcolm Storry
Ken Harper:
Bill Wallis
Alex Glasgow:
Christian Rodska

3/4. The Supercity and Its Shadow. Move the British capital to Yorkshire? That was one of the options debated in the 1960s in order to try and reduce London's domination of the UK. Sharing population and economic power across the country is something politicians have often talked about. But, as Chris Bowlby discovers, the pull of London as global city and capital of everything has intensified. Negative images of the north have deterred any fundamental shift of people and power in its direction. Could things have been different? Producer Smita Patel

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Bowlby
Producer:
Smita Patel

9/9. Dancing Bears. Sloth bears still "dance" in the streets of north India, earning money for their keepers, the Kalander gypsies. But this traditional practice causes great distress to the bears. Tessa McGregor visits a bear sanctuary, committed to looking after the bears and providing the Kalander people with alternative sources of income. Producer Joanne Stevens Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Tessa McGregor
Producer:
Joanne Stevens

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