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of the charity Survivors
Trisha Goddard appeals on behalf of the charity Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide. bark of the Donations: [address removed] Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]44 Thursdayat 3.27pm
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at

Contributors

Unknown:
Trisha Goddard
Producer:
Sally Flatman

From Leighton Park School, Reading, founded by the Society of Friends in 1890. The school is home to over 430 young people who come from more than 20 drffereni nationalities and a variety of faith traditions. The service is lead by headmaster John Dunston. Tony Stoller speaks on the theme of inclusivity and tolerance. Music director Rosemary Scales. Producer Janet McLarty

Contributors

Unknown:
John Dunston.
Unknown:
Tony Stoller
Director:
Rosemary Scales.
Producer:
Janet McLarty

with Nigel Rees
2/7. Exchanging quotations and anecdotes with Nigel Rees are Ken Campbell , Dr Peter MacDonald , Ruth Padel and Mary Ann Sieghart. Reader William Franklyn. Rptd fromMon

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Ken Campbell
Unknown:
Dr Peter MacDonald
Unknown:
Ruth Padel
Reader:
Mary Ann Sieghart.
Reader:
William Franklyn.

3/9. The Jewel in the Crown. The rape in the Bibighar
Gardens brings Daphne and Han's relationship to a painful conclusion. Paul Scott 's four novels charting the last days of the British Raj in India. This episode is dramatised by John Harvey.
Other parts played by Shiv Grewal and Rob Hastie
Producer/Director Sally Avens Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Scott
Dramatised By:
John Harvey.
Played By:
Shiv Grewal
Played By:
Rob Hastie
Director:
Sally Avens
Miss Crane:
Phyllida Law
Poulson:
John Rowe
Lily:
Josephine Welcome
Merrick:
Mark Bazeley
Daphne:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Sgt Singn:
Ravin J Ganatra
Sgt Sinqh:
Ravin J Ganatra
Aunt Shalini:
Nina Wadia
Hari Kumar:
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Sharma:
Ronny Jhutti
Reid:
Stephen Hogan
Dr Klaus:
Susan Jameson

Mariella Frostrup considers whether women over the age of 45 are neglected by the publishing market and also talks to Tim Lott about his new novel The Seymour Tapes. Producer Erin Riley Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mariella Frostrup
Unknown:
Tim Lott
Producer:
Erin Riley

10/12 Exile and Rootlessness. This week's theme centres on thoughts of home when abroad, and Britain as a home for the exiled of other cultures. Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscape of British poetry, with contributions from Tom Phillips and Abdulrazak Gurnah.
The readers are Simon Russell Beale , lain Glen, Kenneth Cranham , Tom Courtenay and Jamie Glover. Producer Tim Dee Rptd Sat 11.30pm
ADDRESS: BBC, Broadcasting House, Bristol, BS8 2LR email: poetrymap<5bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Tom Phillips
Unknown:
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Unknown:
Simon Russell Beale
Unknown:
Kenneth Cranham
Unknown:
Tom Courtenay
Unknown:
Jamie Glover
Producer:
Tim Dee Rptd

1/2 Drinking with Cowboys. Andy Mayer , recovering alcoholic, tells the story of his love affair with drink and how he survived it. He traces his descent into alcohol-dependence, from his childhood fascination with saloon-bar cowboys at the movies to the isolation and desperation he faced as an addicted adult. producer Julian May Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andy Mayer

Barney Harwood puts on his football kit and heads off to Chelsea Football Club, where he talks to Anthony Horowitz about his new novel Ark Angel, which features an exciting match at the author's favourite club. Producers Abi Awojobi and Rebecca Armstrong

Contributors

Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Unknown:
Anthony Horowitz
Producers:
Abi Awojobi
Producers:
Rebecca Armstrong

4/5. Breast Meat. A widow, recently bereaved after a lifetime of coming second, takes a trip to Las Vegas paid for by her late husband's secret hobby. By Ann Gander and read by Eileen Ryan. Stories by writers for whom being East Anglian is important. Producer Ivan Howiett

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Gander
Read By:
Eileen Ryan.
Producer:
Ivan Howiett

4/6. While eavesdropping on the English-speaking radio stations, Rosie Goldsmith 's taste buds are tempted by programmes about food. She hears why the banana is the world's most successful fruit; what students in Texas feel about their school's new healthy eating policy; and why a competitive eating champion thinks her hobby should be a recognised sport. Producer Andrea Protheroe

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Goldsmith
Producer:
Andrea Protheroe

8/9. Europe is supposedly the cradle of Western Christianity, yet the EU's Constitution omits any reference to God. Quentin Peel asks if secularism is now Europe's defining characteristic and whether it is a growing cause of division with the United States and the developing world.
(Repeated from Thursday)

Contributors

Presenter:
Quentin Peel

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