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With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
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:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Elaine Storkey.

V5. In 1939 Henri Matisse wrote, "if my story were ever to be told in full, it would amaze anyone who reads it." Eleanor Bron reads highlights from Hilary Spurling 's revealing biography of the great artist. Abridged by Doreen Estall. Producer Elizabeth Allard Repeated at 12.30am

Contributors

Unknown:
Henri Matisse
Unknown:
Eleanor Bron
Unknown:
Hilary Spurling
Abridged By:
Doreen Estall.
Producer:
Elizabeth Allard

Presented by the Rev Tony Burnham. This Joyful Eastertide. John 20, vvl-9. Risen Lord (Rose). Jesus Christ Is Risen (Leddington Wright ). With the BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year, Rose Setten and Thomas Jesty. Director of music Paul Leddington Wright.

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Burnham.
Unknown:
Jesus Christ
Unknown:
Leddington Wright
Unknown:
Rose Setten
Unknown:
Thomas Jesty.
Music:
Paul Leddington Wright.

4/4. Strawberry Fare. At the St Privet's School for Lady Gardeners, Miss Bowermount pledges to display her fruit at the Chelsea Flower Show. Written by Jyll Bradley.
Producer/Director Jonquil Panting

Contributors

Written By:
Jyll Bradley.
Miss Bowermount:
Patrick Barlow
Miss Lovegrove:
Anna Chancellor
Violet:
Naomi Radcliffe
Iris:
Emma Kennedy
Clover:
Sophie Thompson
Scuzzer:
Stephen Critchlow
Grunter:
Alex Tregear
John Smith:
Jason Chan
SertorCorrea:
Arturo Veneqas

7/12. Marcel Berlins and Fred Housego of the South of England team play Diana Collecott and Philippa Gregory of the North of England. Nick Clarke is in the chair. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm

Contributors

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

Wandering around the bookstalls by the Thames in the late 19th century, two publishers discover some manuscripts containing prose and poetry of exquisite beauty. The author of these unpublished works turns out to be a young man who lived in the 17th century, whose life they become fascinated by. By Martyn Wade.
Music by David Pickvance ; Producer/Director Cherry Cookson

Contributors

Unknown:
Martyn Wade.
Music By:
David Pickvance
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Thomas:
Jamie Glover
Susanna:
Juliet Aubrey
Dobell:
John Rowe
Brooke:
Hugh Dickson
Young Thomas:
Ben Tlbber
Hopton:
Martin Hyder

1/5. Storyteller Eddie Lenihan has been gathering stories and folklore from across Ireland for more than 30 years. Here, he tells some of the tales that have been handed down in the oral tradition, steeped in centuries of anecdote, myth and wisdom. Today's tale features the baffling powers of certain landscapes and the invisible walls of a field. Producer Jill Waters

Contributors

Unknown:
Eddie Lenihan
Producer:
Jill Waters

1/5. The Reindeer Herder's Daughter. Imagine growing up as a Sami nomad in the northern reaches of Scandinavia only to be sent to boarding school where your language and even your name are forbidden. Scottish poet Kenneth Steven meets one of those children, Inga Ravna Eira , to find out about her past and her future, as he journeys across the Arctic to find out about the ancient Sami way Of life. Producer Sara Jane Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Steven
Unknown:
Inga Ravna Eira
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

10/11 Nicholas Parsons tries to keep control of Clement Freud , Tony Hawks, Pam Ayres and Julian Clary in the ultimate parlour game. From the New Theatre, Oxford. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

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

Mark Lawson reassesses Trevor Griffiths's 1975 play Comedians, and looks back at the first production with its director Richard Eyre, members of the original cast (including Jonathan Pryce) and Trevor Griffiths himself. Producer Philippa Ritchie

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Trevor Griffiths
Director:
Richard Eyre
Unknown:
Jonathan Pryce
Unknown:
Trevor Griffiths
Producer:
Philippa Ritchie

1/20. Passionately idealistic Dorothea Brooke longs to set right the wrongs perpetrated upon the poor by her own class.

Meanwhile, the equally idealistic Dr Lydgate moves to Middlemarch with the expectation of running a charity hospital that will allow him the opportunity for medical research.

By George Eliot. Dramatised by Judith Adams.

Contributors

Author:
George Eliot
Dramatised by:
Judith Adams
Pianist:
James Moriarty
Producer/Director:
Gaynor MacFarlane
Dorothea:
Caroline Martin
Dr Lydgate:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Mr Casaubon:
Robert Glenister
Celia:
Candida Benson
Mr Brooke:
Karl Johnson
Ladislaw:
Richard Dillane
Sir James/Mr Vincy:
Roger Allam
Mrs Vincy:
Rachel Atkins
Fred/Hawley/Naumann:
Nick Fletcher
Rosy/Mrs Waule:
Katherine Igoe
Mary:
Laura Doddington
Mr Bulstrode:
Ron Cook
Rev Farebrother/Chichley:
Martin Hyder
Lady Chettam/Mrs Farebrother:
Elizabeth Garvie
Mr Cadwallader/Standish:
Matthew Marsh
Mrs Cadwallader:
Sally Dexter

Mohammed Ajeeb became Britain's first Asian Lord
Mayor when he was elected Lord Mayor of Bradford in 1985. Twenty-five years on, reporter Zaiba Malikon looks back at reactions then, and asks how much has changed in local politics and community relations. Editor David Ross

Contributors

Unknown:
Mohammed Ajeeb
Reporter:
Zaiba Malikon
Editor:
David Ross

7/8. Thailand. More than 3,000 people are still missing in Thailand following the Asian tsunami. But while desperate efforts have been made to locate loved ones, there are some who prefer not to be found. Tanya Datta travels to Thailand to track down the tsunami's invisible victims - Burmese migrant workers. She talks to those who once worked in the coastal areas but are now in hiding, and discovers how the devastating impact of the tidal wave on them has been twofold. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Tanya Datta

1/2. Our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, is so similar to us that it varies by only one per cent in its genetic makeup. Andrew Luck-Baker looks at how scientists are discovering that getting to grips with that difference could lead to a true understanding of the very nature of human beings. Producer Alexandra Feacham

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Luck-Baker
Producer:
Alexandra Feacham

6/10. Ian McEwan 's new novel, abridged by Alison Joseph and read by Robert Glenister , continues with Henry Perowne 's poignant visit to his mother and his difficult journey through the peace march. Producer Duncan Minshuii

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McEwan
Abridged By:
Alison Joseph
Read By:
Robert Glenister
Unknown:
Henry Perowne
Producer:
Duncan Minshuii

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