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With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Sean Curran
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Dr Giles Fraser.

New series 1/6 Bel Mooney talks to guests who are devout enough to take the big questions seriously, and sceptical to the extent that they do not take their views off the shelf, but follow their own path. Her first guest is the musician and Live 8 organiser, Midge Ure. Producer Malcolm Love Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Bel Mooney
Unknown:
Midge Ure.

V5. Another chance to hear stories about the transforming power of dance, beginning with Helen Lewis , who survived the winter of 1944 in a concentration camp thanks to her dancing ability. Producer Frances Byrnes <R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Lewis
Producer:
Frances Byrnes

8/8. Australia's Wood Trade. A row is taking place between Australia's wool producers and animal welfare groups, centred on the controversial practice of mulesing - shaving flesh from the sheep to protect them from insects. Peta, the animal-rights organisation, claims this is cruel because no pain relief is administered and it has called on retailers to boycott Australian wool. Wendy Carlisle finds out how the row is being played out in Australia and what the long-term effect might be on Australia's wool industry. Producer Sue Ellis Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Wendy Carlisle

2/2. Indian movies are the most-viewed films in the world, reaching well beyond the billion-strong audience in India itself But forget the stereotypes. Since their beginning, Hindi films have been about social mores, politics and moral principles, and after Independence, Bollywood has focused on Hindu/Muslim hatreds, women's rights, the politics of town versus countryside, and the abject hypocrisies of Indian society. International conflict and war have also inspired films - as have the political and psychological effects of Partition. Presented by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown . Producer Simon Hollis Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Contributors

Presented By:
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Producer:
Simon Hollis

Daphne du Maurier's classic tale features an illicit, slow-burning passion and a surprise twist. The young Madame la Marquise is away on holiday - alone and bored. But then she meets the local photographer and feels the thrill of being looked at. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor. Director Geni Hall-Kenny

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Michelene Wandor.
Director:
Geni Hall-Kenny
Madame:
Sian Thomas
Photographer:
John McAndrew
Elise:
Nickle Rainsford
Mlle Paul:
Nickle Rainsford
Edouard:
Robert Harper
Manager:
Robert Harper
Miss Clay:
Pauline White
Céleste:
Alice Ford

4/5. Actor Fine Time Fontayne searches the internet to find people who share his real name - Ian Crossley. Although he's still known to his parents as Ian, in the business everyone calls him Fine Time. So does he have a split personality? And do two other Ian Crossleys - an amateur actor and a fervent Christian - ever dream of changing their name, or their identity? For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian Crossley.
Unknown:
Ian Crossleys

The nation's favourite BBC children's television moggy is beginning to show his age. Bagpuss is 30 and his pink-striped fur is beginning to look a little worse for wear. Together with his creator Peter Firmin, textile conservation expert Dinah Eastop talks to Quentin Cooper about how science can stop Bagpuss from developing puppet arthritis.

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Firmin
Talks:
Dinah Eastop
Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Michelle Martin

As battle commences with the Australians, England's cricketers have fitness and ability in abundance - but in the departments that really count, they could still do with some timely advice from Dave Podmore , the nation's greatest underachiever. Producer Richard Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Podmore
Producer:
Richard Wilson

The defeat of the miners in the strike of the mid-1980s had a number of repercussions, including a shift in power and status between men and women in the old mining communities. Caroline Beck talks to some of the women of the former east Durham coalfield about the way their lives have changed. Producer Dave Shearsby

Contributors

Talks:
Caroline Beck
Producer:
Dave Shearsby

3/9. Love Thy Neighbour. Politicians of all parties talk of making local services more accountable to local people. But recent initiatives - from anti-social behaviour orders to high-hedge legislation - don't seem to encourage neighbourliness. David Walker examines the prospects for community in an individualistic age.
Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker
Producer:
Ingrid Hassler

4/6. In a world where presentation is at the wheel and content is firmly bound and gagged in the back, Radio9 finds itself with so much to say but no idea how to say it.
Written and performed byjohnny Daukes and Hils Barker. Producers Johnny Daukes and Claire Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Hils Barker.
Producers:
Johnny Daukes
Producers:
Claire Jones

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