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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25 ,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Elaine Storkey.

2/2. Once cemeteries were elegant, aesthetically pleasing burial grounds But with more northern Europeans now opting for cremation, graveyards have become a different kind of place Patrick Wright looks at some possible solutions to the current predicament. Producer Matthew Dodd

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Wright
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

2/4. People in Glasshouses. It's "Up Tools All" at the St
Privet's School for Lady Gardeners, where a mysterious new mistress gets the gals' hearts beating with irregular lessons in garden design. By Jyll Bradley.
Other parts played by Alex Tregear and Emily Wachter Song sung by the Farlington School Choir Producer/Director Jonquil Panting

Contributors

Unknown:
Jyll Bradley.
Played By:
Alex Tregear
Played By:
Emily Wachter
Director:
Jonquil Panting
Miss Bowermount:
Patrick Barlow
Clover:
Sophie Thompson
Violet:
Naomi Radcliffe
, ri,:
Emma Kennedy
Hebe:
Carolyn Jones
Miss Lovegrove:
Anna Chancellor

5/12. Rosalind Miles and Stephen Maddock for the Midlands challenge Brian Feeney and Polly Devlin for Northern Ireland. Nick Clarke is in the chair.
(Repeated on Saturday at 11pm)

Contributors

Panellist:
Rosalind Miles
Panellist:
Stephen Maddock
Panellist:
Brian Feeney
Panellist:
Polly Devlin
Chair:
Nick Clarke
Producer:
Paul Bajoria

1/3. Laocoon. Bandinelli's sculpture depicting the death of the priest who foretold the dangers of the Trojan Horse, was commissioned by the Vatican in the 1520s. Set on Bandinelli's dying day, this drama documentary, the first of three about famous sculptures, depicts the artist haunted by the myth, the work and his fierce rivalry with Michelangelo. Written by David Calcutt , with commentary by Tony Sellors. The next Out of the Mould drama documentary is broadcast tomorrow at 2.15pm.
Producers/Directors Rosie Bouton and Peter Leslie Wild

Contributors

Written By:
David Calcutt
Commentary By:
Tony Sellors.
Directors:
Rosie Bouton
Directors:
Peter Leslie Wild
Bandinelli:
John Rowe
Vasari:
Simon Chandler
Giulio/Typhon:
Timothy Watson

1/5. Jennifer Ryan 's Eyes Are Still As Blue. When an unexpected invitation from an old schoolfriend arrives, a father finds himself lost in nostalgic reverie. Dan Gordon is the first well-known Irish performer to write and read their own stories this week. Producer Heather Brennon

Contributors

Unknown:
Jennifer Ryan
Unknown:
Dan Gordon
Producer:
Heather Brennon

1/5. Written in 1905, Freud's Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is one of the pillars on which modern
Psychoanalysis rests and one of the five major works re-examined on their centenary. Lisa Appignanesi talks to psychoanalyst Adam Phillips about the first of these essays, Sexual Aberrations. In it Freud explains why our
Sexual instinct is an irresistible force. Producer Pam Rutherford

Contributors

Talks:
Lisa Appignanesi
Unknown:
Adam Phillips

2/5 Novelist Joanne Harris talks about the connections between wine and literature (in particular its place in her own novel, Blackberry Wine). Listeners may join Joanne Harris and presenter Oz Clarke for an interactive tasting.
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Producer Paula McGinley

Contributors

Talks:
Joanne Harris
Unknown:
Joanne Harris
Presenter:
Oz Clarke
Producer:
Paula McGinley

8/11. Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Linda Smith and Graham Norton are the guests for the venerable panel game, which returns to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford. 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.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Linda Smith
Unknown:
Graham Norton
Unknown:
Yvonne Arnaud
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons.

6/10. Having been jilted by Trilby, who has run away with the charismatic but sinister Svengali, Billee returns from Paris in despair. Then, later at a party, he hears rumours about their relationship that appal him. Dramatised from George du Maurier 's novel by Melissa Murray.
Other parts played by Emily Wachter and Robert Hastie
Music by David Pickvance ; Director Cherry Cookson Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
George du Maurier
Novel By:
Melissa Murray
Played By:
Emily Wachter
Unknown:
Robert Hastie
Music By:
David Pickvance
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Svengali:
Roger Allam
Trilby:
Alison Pettltt
Billee:
Bertie Carvel
The Laird:
Harry Myers
Gecko:
Stephen Hogan
Beatrice:
Susan Jameson
Mr Wrightman:
Hugh Dickson
Receptionist:
Jason Chan

The extraordinary story of Hermann Goering 's favourite restaurant is told by historian Giles MacDonogh. In 1927 Goering arrived in Berlin, flat broke after years of exile.
Having a taste for the high life - and a mission from Hitler to cultivate the rich and famous - he approached Otto Horcher , owner of Berlin's most fashionable restaurant, asking for credit. So began a relationship that would see Goering propelled to the upper echelons of political power, with Horcher establishing a gourmet empire. But soon, Horcher, who was no Nazi, realised he must make a spectacular escape from the Reich. Producer Dennis Sewell

Contributors

Unknown:
Hermann Goering
Unknown:
Giles MacDonogh.
Unknown:
Otto Horcher
Producer:
Dennis Sewell

5/8. Niger. Nearly eight per cent of the population of Niger in West Africa are believed to be slaves. For generations whole families have been at the mercy of their masters, working round the clock for, at best, food and accommodation. Gerry Northam travels to Niger to discover why, despite a law making slavery illegal, it is proving difficult to Stamp Out. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam

2/2. Still in the Freezer Scattered all over Britain are remnants of the Ice Age. Howard Stableford takes a whistle-stop tour of these islands in search of these remains. Here he discovers that glaciers actually left our land a very short time ago. But will the ice age return? Producer Mary Colwell

Contributors

Producer:
Mary Colwell

: A Short History of Tractorsin Ukrainian
6/10. As Vera and Nadia plot to extract their aged father from an unsuitable and increasingly expensive marriage of convenience, the voluptuous Valentina is set to thwart them. Sian Thomas reads Marina Lewycka 's wry story of emigration, immigration, feuding and families, abridged by Sally Marmion. Producer Di Speirs

Contributors

Unknown:
Sian Thomas
Unknown:
Marina Lewycka
Abridged By:
Sally Marmion.
Producer:
Di Speirs

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