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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6-25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and David Wilby.
748 Thought for the Day With indarjit Singh.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Susan Hulme
Unknown:
David Wilby.

4/6. Droitwich. Salt has shaped the entire history of the West Midlands market town of Droitwich. Its salt-rich brine stream was exploited from before Roman times until production finally stopped in the 1920s. Archaeologist and historian Julian Richards savours the town's past, finding evidence of old industrial processes, and visits tne Droitwich Brine Spa Baths. producer Mark Smalley

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Richards
Producer:
Mark Smalley

2/5. Eliza's Husband. Having received a promotion and a significant pay rise, Eliza's husband decides to treat her to a horse-and-cart ride and a meal out. But horses can be difficult to control - and they do all look so ahke. Written by Barry Pain and adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Director Ellen Dryden

Contributors

Written By:
Barry Pain
Adapted By:
Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Director:
Ellen Dryden
Eliza:
Sophie Thompson
Mr Jennings:
Tim Treloar
Her husband:
Mark Heap

Consumer issues, with Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon. Including at 12.50 Victoria Goes to Ambridge.
3/5. Another episode of Victoria Wood's Archers spoof for Comic Relief. For voting details see Monday Victoria Goes to Ambridge repeated at 7.40pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Winifred Robinson
Unknown:
Sheila McClennon.

New series 1/6. Chris Masianka hosts a new series of the game with no teams, no scores and, sometimes, no right answers. Crossword compiler Val Gilbert , mathematician
Professor David Singmaster and puzzle editor
William Hartston try to baffle each other with brainteasers. Producer Harry Parker
EMAIL: puzzle.panel®bbc.co.uk
Address: Puzzle Panel, BBC Radio 4, London W1A 1AA

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Masianka
Unknown:
Val Gilbert
Unknown:
Professor David Singmaster
Editor:
William Hartston
Producer:
Harry Parker

Jack Davies, a well-known actor, receives a letter from a woman unknown to him claiming a very special relationship, not only to him, but also to his even more famous father. Written by, and starring, Corin Redgrave.

Contributors

Writer:
Corin Redgrave.
Director:
Annie Castledine
Jack Davies:
Corin Redgrave
John Riley:
David Westhead
Sylvia Ellen Riley:
Kika Markham
Doctor:
Chris Barnes

Matthew Biggs , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwooa answer questions posed by members of Welwyn Garden
City Horticultural Society. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwooa
Unknown:
Eric Robson

3/4. The Case of Lady Sannox. By Arthur Conan Doyle. The creator of Sherlock Holmes draws on his own experiences in the art of medicine for this somewhat gory tale of a philandering surgeon and his mistress.
For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Conan Doyle.
Unknown:
Sherlock Holmes

3/5 Rebecca Stott looks at how some of the creatures that disgust us the most are indispensable to modern science.
Ants. These clever creatures are helping technolgists to design tiny robots that will possess collective intelligence. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Rebecca Stott

Does an Arab idea of terrorism constitute something radically different from Western notions? Jordanian academic Fares Braizat joins Laurie Taylor to present the findings of his extensive research on the subject, carried OUt in five Arab countries. Producer Natasha Maw

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Producer:
Natasha Maw

1/6. Like many before her, Clare Barker has entered a caring profession so that she can sort out other people's problems rather than deal with her own. A control freak, she likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden , starring
Sally Phillips , Nina Conti , Gemma Craven , Alex Lowe , Richard Lumsden and Ellen Thomas. Producer Katie Tyrrell

Contributors

Comedy By:
Harry Venning
Comedy By:
David Ramsden
Unknown:
Sally Phillips
Unknown:
Nina Conti
Unknown:
Gemma Craven
Unknown:
Alex Lowe
Unknown:
Richard Lumsden
Unknown:
Ellen Thomas.
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

3/10. In 19th-century Paris, the young English artist Billee has fallen in love with Trilby, but she is mesmerised by Svengali, who promises her great things. By George du Maurier. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

7/10. A live debate, chaired by Michael Buerk , in which
Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Ian Hargreaves and Claire Fox cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news Stories. Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Producer:
David Coomes

Fifty years ago, US nuclear scientists were trying to develop a 1,000-ton rocket that would take people to Mars propelled by atomic bombs. Now there's Project Prometheus, a more modest but nevertheless controversial plan to use nuclear power for an unmanned mission to the icy moons of Jupiter. Leo Enright investigates the prospects for nuclear propulsion in the 21st century. Producer Martin Redfern

Contributors

Producer:
Martin Redfern

4/4. The History of the BVG. The BVG was a terrorist cell more feared than the UDA and the IRA put together - but what was it? The leader is interrogated by a woman who is determined to find out. Written and performed by Simon Munnery , with Kevin Eldon and Sally Phillips. Producer Ed Morrish

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Munnery
Unknown:
Kevin Eldon
Unknown:
Sally Phillips.
Producer:
Ed Morrish

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