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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Dr Giles Fraser.

It started as a project to promote television across
Europe -14 countries linked in respectable black ana white. Fifty years later and it's a billion-euro business that can make or break a small country's budget. Paul Henley quizzes fans, presenters and performers across the continent and gives a new view on the pop and politics that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Producer Leonida Krushelnycky

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Henley
Producer:
Leonida Krushelnycky

8/8. Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis , Laura Shavin ,
Marcus Brigstocke , Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn bring you all the excitement of polling night and the morning after with added jokes and a few surprises. Repeated from yesterday
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Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Laura Shavin
Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Unknown:
Jon Holmes
Unknown:
Mitch Benn

This week's panel includes singer/songwriter Billy Bragg , columnist and former Conservative spin doctor
Amanda Platell , Howard Davies , director of the LSE, and Matthew Parris , the political editor of The Times.
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion at the Tormead School, Guildford, Surrey. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Songwriter:
Billy Bragg
Unknown:
Amanda Platell
Unknown:
Howard Davies
Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby

Dr Johnson and James Boswell find themselves caught up in the plight of two young lovers in a tale involving the art of cheating at cards, the perils of coach travel and the barbaric techniques employed by 18th-century dental surgeons. By David Nokes and starring Timothy West.
Jonathan Tafler
Producer Marilyn Imrie ; Director Catherine Bailey

Contributors

Unknown:
James Boswell
Unknown:
David Nokes
Unknown:
Timothy West.
Unknown:
Jonathan Tafler
Producer:
Marilyn Imrie
Director:
Catherine Bailey
DrJohnson:
Timothy West
Boswell:
Stuart McOuarrie
Topham:
Nigel Anthony
Bartholomew:
Andrew Wincott
Kitty:
Alison Pettitt
Count Castlenuovo:
Jonathan Keeble
SignorRuspini:
Jonathan Tafler
Sophie/Lady Oxton:
Maggie McCarthy
Frank/Coachman:
Harry Myers
Da Prè:
Philip Fox

Chip Taylor - Jon Voight's brother - wrote many 1960s pop classics including Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning. Then he stopped songwriting to become one of the world's most successful gamblers.
Now, thanks to an extraordinary chain of events, the "invisible man" of American music is back. With Jon Voight, Midge Ure, Carrie Rodriguez and Reg Presley. Presented by Neil Innes.

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Innes
Interviewee:
Jon Voight
Interviewee:
Midge Ure
Interviewee:
Carrie Rodriguez
Interviewee:
Reg Presley
Producer:
Neil Cargill

sented by The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Jane Little. Producer Vibeke Venema
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Contributors

Presented By:
Jane Little

In today's edition of the film magazine Francine Stock discusses director Ridley Scott's new film Kingdom of Heaven set during the Crusades, and talks to director
John Maybury about his new film, The Jacket. Producer Sally Spurring

Contributors

Unknown:
Francine Stock
Director:
Ridley Scott
Director:
John Maybury

From Lady Chatterley to James Bond , Christianity has always had an uneasy relationship with sex outside marriage. in the last 50 years, the UK has witnessed a massive shift in morality and Richard Holloway asks whether the Church is still our moral guardian or if it is out of step in an ever-changing world. Dmrfiirer Hazel Marshall

Contributors

Unknown:
James Bond
Unknown:
Richard Holloway
Unknown:
Dmrfiirer Hazel Marshall

4/9. Sarah Layton's engagement is announced. Her fiance, Teddy Bingham , is stationed with his regiment in Mirat, and sharing his quarters with Captain Ronald Merrick. By Paul Scott, dramatised by Shelley Silas.
Other parts played by Stuart McLoughlin and Rob Hastie

Contributors

Author:
Paul Scott
Dramatised by:
Shelley Silas
Producer/Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Sarah:
Lia Williams
Mildred:
Geraldine James
Susan:
Alex Tregear
Teddie Bingham:
Nicholas Boulton
Ronald Merrick:
Mark Bazeley
Lady Manners:
Irene Sutcliffe
Count Bronowski:
Gary Waldhorn
Fenny Grace:
Selina Griffiths
Pandit Baba:
Nadim Sawalha
Nigel Rowan:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hari Kumar:
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Gopal:
Bhaskar Patel
Other parts:
Stuart McLoughlin
Other parts:
Rob Hastie

5/5. Risk and Responsibility. What are the responsibilities of the technologist? Is it acceptable to develop weapons of mass destruction or genetically modified foods? And should government or the market control the production of such technologies? Lord Alec Broers addresses the ethics of technology and speculates on what Britain should do to stay in the technological race. From Windsor Castle. Presented by Sue Lawley . Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Lord Alec Broers
Presented By:
Sue Lawley

11/12. Rivers. The rivers of Britain run blue on our maps offering a metaphor for the journey of our lives.
Poet laureate Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscape of British poetry, with contributions from Roger Deakin and Peter Randall-Page . Readers are Kenneth Cranham , Jamie Glover and Simon Russell Beale. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Roger Deakin
Readers:
Peter Randall-Page
Unknown:
Kenneth Cranham
Unknown:
Jamie Glover
Unknown:
Simon Russell Beale.

4/5. A Red Petticoat
When there's not a bite left to eat in the house to feed a large family, Mrs Deignan stoops to desperate measures to secure them provisions. By Liam O'Flaherty , read by Marion O'Dwyer. Producer Heather Brennon

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Deignan
Unknown:
Liam O'Flaherty
Read By:
Marion O'Dwyer.
Producer:
Heather Brennon

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