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With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
6.25.7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Tom Butler.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
Susan Hulme.
Unknown:
Tom Butler.

3/4. Continuing his reassessment of our working lives, former union boss Bill Morris examines the impact or workplace stress. This is the result of a culture of targets and monitoring, the fear of redundancy and the challenge of juggling a job and childcare.
Producers Alan Hall and Dan Shepherd Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Morris
Producers:
Alan Hall

New series 1/5. The Extremists. A series that goes behind the closed society that is Saudi Arabia. Bill Law talks to an ex-jihadist who has turned his back on violence, as well as to a brigadier-general whose job it is to hunt down extremists. Producer Mark Savage

2/2. A celebration of the comedy of Tyneside, presented by comedian Richard Morton. He concludes by recalling how Tyneside humour broke into the mainstream, with a new openness towards regional dialect in the 1960s.
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais remember the creation of The
Likely Lads, and Ross Noble reflects on his rise to comedy Stardom. Producer Paul Bajoria

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Morton.
Unknown:
Dick Clement
Unknown:
Ian La Frenais
Unknown:
Ross Noble
Producer:
Paul Bajoria

For most people, the Glastonbury Festival is synonymous with rock music and mud. But long before the event we know today, there was another Glastonbury Festival aimed at bringing classical music to the masses. It began in 1914 and was the brainchild of the composer and alternative thinker Rutland Boughton. Ian McMillan goes in search of the man behind this little-known first Glastonbury. Producer Emma Kingsley Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McMillan
Producer:
Emma Kingsley

The first of three floodlit Natwest Series games is played at Trent Bridge. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew ,
Henry Blofeld and Mark Saggers , with experts Graham Gooch and Vick Marks.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time

Contributors

Commentary By:
Jonathan Agnew
Commentary By:
Henry Blofeld
Commentary By:
Mark Saggers
Unknown:
Graham Gooch
Unknown:
Vick Marks.
Producer:
Peter Baxter

2/5. Americans Fran and Jay Landesman came to live in London during the 1960s, and they've enjoyed an open marriage ever since. They talk to Melanie McFadyean about the possibilities Of insecurity. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jay Landesman
Unknown:
Melanie McFadyean

4/11. How good is the Home Office at making immigration and asylum decisions? Amid widely publicised claims that undeserving applicants have learnt to play the system, Gerry Northam investigates complaints that many genuine cases are rejected, causing needless distress and wasting public money. Producer Rob Cave Repeated on Sun at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam

4/8. Alder Hey. More than 150 years ago Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital became the first specialist children's hospital in Britain. Dr Mark Porter hears about the range of treatments available there. Producer Paula McGrath Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Producer:
Paula McGrath

4/4. David Baddiel chairs the programme that dares to commit heresy. Armando lannucci, Fi Glover ,
John O'Farrell and Zoe Williams challenge some of our most entrenched opinions. A new series of Heresy begins tomorrow at 6.30pm. Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
David Baddiel
Unknown:
Fi Glover
Unknown:
John O'Farrell
Unknown:
Zoe Williams

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