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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament With Sean Curran.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
8.51 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Sean Curran.
Unknown:
Dr Giles Fraser.

Should we as tourists be visiting Auschwitz or exploring the sites of genocide in Rwanda? By going to these places are we engaging in historical voyeurism or respectfully acknowledging the shadows of our past? Sandi Toksvig is joined by bestselling author Martin Cruz-Smith to discuss the world's darker tourist attractions. Producer Kevin Dawson

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandi Toksvig
Unknown:
Martin Cruz-Smith
Producer:
Kevin Dawson

2/2. What did politicians and civil servants think ot the famous BBC comedy series? And could any of the machinations between Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker actually happen in real life? William Hague concludes his exploration of how 25 years of Yes Minister has affected Westminster and Whitehall, producer Anthony worraii

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Hacker
Unknown:
William Hague

9/10. Join the panellists as they wade through the week's biggest news stories (and some of the smallest) in the finest topical comedy game show known to radio. Chaired by Simon Hoggart.
(Repeated from yesterday)

Contributors

Chairman:
Simon Hoggart.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Secretary of S ate for
Constitutional Affairs, is among the paneHiss discussing questions put to them by an audience at Hall Grove
School, Bagshot, Surrey. Chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby.

Exeter, 1194: Sir John de Wolfe has been made King's Crowner, or coroner. After the inquest of an unidentified corpse, John's belief in justice comes up against the Sheriff's need for a conviction. By Bernard Knight. Dramatised by Arnold Evans.

Contributors

Author:
Bernard Knight
Dramatised by:
Arnold Evans
Director:
Alison Hindell
Crowner John:
John Labanowski
Thomas de Peyne:
Bertie Carvell
Sheriff:
Andrew Wincott
Nesta:
Eve Myles
Alan Fitzhal:
Simon Ludders
Gervaise de Bonneville:
Patrick Brennan
Baldwyn:
Matthew Morgan
Martyn:
Christian Shaw

Since Superman's debut in Action Comics in 1938 generations of super-villains have tried to uncover his secrets, but could the Man of Steel have one more surprise up his sleeve? Novelist Howard Jacobson asks,
"Is Superman Jewish?" Producer David Stenhouse

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Jacobson
Producer:
David Stenhouse

Emory Cook described his passion for sound as "a way of daydreaming, an escape into the wild blue". As hi-fi took off in the 1950s, Cook recorded everything from steam trains and dog and cat fights to his beloved music of the Caribbean. Cy Grant listens to the recordings, in particular to the vivid sounds of calypso, with the help of Anthony Seeger and Jeff Pace of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, where the archive of Emory Cook's recordings is held.

Contributors

Presenter:
Cy Grant
Unknown:
Anthony Seeger
Unknown:
Jeff Pace
Producer:
Paul Kent

4/6. Sodom and Gomorrah. Desperate to avoid the tortures of love, Marcel tries to make himself unavailable to Albertine. From the series of novels by Marcel Proust , dramatised by Michael Butt.
Music Jacob Shirley ; Producer/Director John Taylor Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcel Proust
Dramatised By:
Michael Butt.
Music:
Jacob Shirley
Director:
John Taylor
Proust:
James Wllby
Marcel as a young man:
Jonathan Firth
Albertine:
Zoe Waites
Baron deCharlus:
Corin Redgrave
Charles:
Julian Wadham
Robert:
Julian Ovendon
Mrs Verdurin:
Lynn Farleiqh
Jupien:
Kim Wall
Marcel's mother:
Deborah Findlay
Franchise:
Rachel Atkins
Grandmother:
Margaret Tyzack
Morel:
Simon Treves
Marcel, as a boy:
Steven Williams
Mr Verdurin:
Ian Masters

6/10. A debate, chaired by Michael Buerk , in which
Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Ian Hargreaves and Clifford Longley cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Clifford Longley

3/12. Another round of the challenging cryptic quiz, in which last year's champions, the Midlands (Rosalind Miles and Stephen Maddock ), return to begin the defence of their crown, taking on the south of England (Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins ). Chaired by Nick Clarke. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

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

2/12. Heartlands. To some, Shakespeare's Warwickshire feels like the literary heart of Britain - should it? Do we still crave heartlands? Presented by Andrew Motion. With contributions from Jonathan Bate and Sukhdev Sandhu and poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins , William Langland , Anne Stevenson , William Barnes , Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, Ivor Gurney , Geoffrey Hill, AE Housman , Philip Larkin and Edward Thomas. The readers are
David Bradley , Trevor Eaton , Emma Fielding , lain Glen,
Pete Postlethwaite , Sonia Ritter , Simon Russell Beale and Ray Sargeant. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Presented By:
Andrew Motion.
Unknown:
Jonathan Bate
Unknown:
Sukhdev Sandhu
Unknown:
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Unknown:
William Langland
Unknown:
Anne Stevenson
Unknown:
William Barnes
Unknown:
Elizabeth Barrett
Unknown:
Ivor Gurney
Unknown:
Ae Housman
Unknown:
Philip Larkin
Unknown:
Edward Thomas.
Unknown:
David Bradley
Unknown:
Trevor Eaton
Unknown:
Emma Fielding
Unknown:
Pete Postlethwaite
Unknown:
Sonia Ritter
Unknown:
Simon Russell Beale
Unknown:
Ray Sargeant.

Tide Race.
Thriller from Sony Award-winner Mike Walker , set in Indonesia. A relief captain, a mate and first officer arrive on board an ancient cargo vessel, unaware that the ship is engineered to be lost at sea in an insurance scam

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Walker

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