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Paul McKenzie accompanies Prairie View A&M
University's incredible Marching Storm band from their rural campus in Texas to battle it out in a competition at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Along the way he discovers the unique history and vibrant culture of the marching bands from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) of America. Producer Tamsin Hughes

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul McKenzie
Producer:
Tamsin Hughes

7/8. This could be your last chance to have your voting intentions misinformed by the satirical stylings of Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis , Jon Holmes and the rest of the gang. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Jon Holmes

The panel includes Neil Kinnock , Chris Patten and David Steel. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion at the Holy Trinity Church of England School, Crawley, West Sussex. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Neil Kinnock
Unknown:
Chris Patten
Unknown:
David Steel.
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby

Venice is a place of corruption and concealment, and in this story a policeman, Commissano Brunetti , has to delve into the mysteries of the Church, when a young nun comes to him with an unlikely story. By Donna Leon , dramatised by Nick McCarty.
Director Jane Morgan

Contributors

Unknown:
Commissano Brunetti
Story By:
Donna Leon
Dramatised By:
Nick McCarty.
Director:
Jane Morgan
Brunetti:
Danny Webb
Paola:
Emma Gregory
Vianello:
Steve Hodson
Eletta:
Jenny Funnell
Padre Pio:
Michael Jayston
Signorina Lerini:
Angela Pleasence
Maria Testa:
Tracy Kearney
Donatella:
Ann Bell
Chiara:
Tilly Gaunt
Raffi:
Sam Collard
Patta:
Douglas Livingstone
Miotti:
Peter Acre
Da Pre:
Philip Fox
Contessa Crivoni:
Frances Jeater
Voice of Venice:
Valerie Sarruf

The best of the week on Woman's Hour, with Ritula Shah.
Producer Vibeke Venema
EMAIL: womanshouri>bbc.co.uk
BBC AUDIO: The recently released Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]19

Contributors

Unknown:
Ritula Shah.

The Danish actress Connie Nielsen talks to Francine Stock about her role opposite Russell Crowe in Gladiator and working in Denmark for the first time with her new film Brothers, released on Friday 6 May. Producer Sally Spurring

Contributors

Talks:
Connie Nielsen
Unknown:
Francine Stock
Unknown:
Russell Crowe

1/2. Drinking with Cowboys. Andy Mayer , recovering alcoholic, tells the story of his love affair with drink and how he survived it. Andy 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. Rptd from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Andy Mayer

Liverpool resident Charlie Lambert tells the story of the creation of the city's Anglican Cathedral on Hope Street. It took 75 years to complete, contained the world's biggest organ, dwarfed any other cathedral in the UK, and was built using styles and techniques from previous centuries. This programme includes archive recordings of the architect Giles Gilbert Scott and fresh interviews with the people who worked all their lives on building Scott's design. There is also a look at the role the building has played in the life of the city and how the cathedral has worked with the Catholic Cathedral at the other end of Hope Street. Producer Ian Bent

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Lambert
Unknown:
Giles Gilbert Scott

3/9. The Jewel in the Crown. The rape in the Bibighar Gardens brings Daphne and Hari'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 Hastle Music by Raiomond Mirza : Producer/Director Sally Avens Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Scott
Dramatised By:
John Harvey.
Played By:
Shiv Grewal
Played By:
Rob Hastle
Music By:
Raiomond Mirza
Miss Crane:
Phyllida Law
Poulson:
John Rowe
Lily:
Josephine Welcome
Merrick:
Mark Bazeley
Daphne Anna:
Maxwell Martin
Sgt Singh:
Ravin J Ganatra
Aunt Shalini:
Nina Wadla
Hari Kumar:
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Sharma:
Ronny Jhutti
Reid:
Stephen Hogan
Dr Klaus:
Susan Jameson

4/5. Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. Lord Broers examines nanotechnology, a term that has captured the public's imagination and given rise to a full range of emotions from admiration to fear of cataclysmic disaster. Are scientists and technologists really leading us into situations where molecular machines will self-replicate into uncontrollable "grey goo"? From the Gilmorehill Theatre, University of Glasgow.
Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Lawley

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. Poet laureate
Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscape of British poetry, with contributions from Tom Phillips and Abdulrazak Gurnah , and poems by Robert Browning , Paul Muldoon , Edward Lear , John Donne , Moniza Alvi ,
DH Lawrence and Sir Walter Raleigh. The readers are Simon Russell Beale , lain Glen, Kenneth Cranham , Tom Courtenay and Jamie Glover. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Tom Phillips
Unknown:
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Unknown:
Robert Browning
Unknown:
Paul Muldoon
Unknown:
Edward Lear
Unknown:
John Donne
Unknown:
Moniza Alvi
Unknown:
Dh Lawrence
Unknown:
Sir Walter Raleigh.
Unknown:
Simon Russell Beale
Unknown:
Kenneth Cranham
Unknown:
Tom Courtenay
Unknown:
Jamie Glover.

3/5. The Bull Buyers. Peter, the Bull Buyer, approaches a widow intent on buying the animal that recently left her bereaved, but finds himself entering into a strange and surprising transaction. Written by Bryan MacMahon and read by Darragh Kelly. Producer Heather Larmour

Contributors

Written By:
Bryan MacMahon
Read By:
Darragh Kelly.
Producer:
Heather Larmour

Shakara, Dancehall Queen. By
Tess Onwueme. Shakara lives in a poor part of Lagos, Nigeria, but desperately wants more out of life. She sees her only hope for a better life in the city's nightclubs, where she is held in high regard by her fellow clubbers

Contributors

Unknown:
Tess Onwueme.

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