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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With David Wilby and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
David Wilby
Unknown:
Susan Hulme.
Unknown:
Dr Giles Fraser.

2/4. Continuing his reassessment of our working lives, former union boss Bill Morris considers the "overwork culture". And what's been the impact of new technology, outsourcing, the fragmentation of organisations and the development of new management practices in what's
With commentary from now called Human Resources? With economist Stan Siebert , psychologist Barry Rogers , former head of the Institute of Directors George Cox, and workers from the public sector and private companies.
Producers Alan Hall and Dan Shepherd Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Morris
Unknown:
Stan Siebert
Unknown:
Barry Rogers
Producers:
Alan Hall

1/2. A celebration of the comedy of Tyneside, presented by comedian Richard Morton. He begins by recalling the performers of the postwar years, adored in the working-men's clubs, who were prevented by barriers of culture and language from succeeding outside their native North East. They include
Bobby Thompson , who finally made it on to the Wogan showon
BBC1 - three years before his death. producer Paul Bajoria

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Morton.
Unknown:
Bobby Thompson
Producer:
Paul Bajoria

Grappelli became synonymous with Parisian elegance when he and guitarist Django Reinhardt established their distinctly
French swing group, Hot Club of France, in the 1930s. Forty years later Grappelli rekindled that old style to again become a major musical force on the world scene. Ken Clarke meets
British guitarist John Etheridge , who was one of those who stepped into Reinhardt's shoes for this second period.
Producer Paul Evans Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Contributors

Guitarist:
Django Reinhardt
Unknown:
Ken Clarke
Guitarist:
John Etheridge
Producer:
Paul Evans

215. Zeno's Tortoise. Back to the paradoxical fair, where philosopher Peter Cave introduces Nick Romero to the paradoxes of doing an infinite number of events in a finite time. They meet and race against a tortoise who has been convinced by the Greek philosopher Zeno that given a head start he can never be beaten. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Introduces:
Peter Cave
Unknown:
Nick Romero

2/10. God Bless the Prince of Wales. Tilling is a-buzz with anticipation of the arrival of the Prince of Wales, who'll be passing through on his way to Ardingly Park. By EF Benson. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

3/11. With the Government signalling that a new generation of nuclear reactors is now a real possibility, how near is Britain to finding a solution to the old problem of what to do with vast quantities of dangerous radioactive waste? Julian O'Halloran reports on the disposal headaches and the radiation leaks that continue to dog the nuclear-power industry. Producer Gregor Stewart Repeated Sunday 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian O'Halloran
Producer:
Gregor Stewart

3/8. Thrombosis. As the holiday season approaches and more people take long flights to faraway places, DVT - deep vein thrombosis - will be back in the news. Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest research into the diagnosis and treatment of thrombosis and talks to doctors about how they decide who's at risk of developing the condition and whether they should be given blood-thinning drugs. producer Beth Eastwood Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Porter
Producer:
Beth Eastwood

3/4 David Baddiel chairs the programme that dares to commit heresy. Vicky Coren , Peter Bradshaw , Zoe Williams and Michael Bywater challenge such entrenched opinions as "reality TV is destroying television standards" and "the Olympics would be great for Britain". Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
David Baddiel
Unknown:
Vicky Coren
Unknown:
Peter Bradshaw
Unknown:
Zoe Williams
Unknown:
Michael Bywater

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