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The Love of Good Alone. Mark Tully considers whether humans are driven blindly by selfish genes or evolving to strive for goodness. He talks to Professor Keith Ward who claims that humans are distinct from other animals in that we can choose to act for the love of good alone. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Tully
Unknown:
Professor Keith Ward
Producer:
Eley McAinsh

Derek Jacobi appeals on behalf of Living Paintings Trust.
Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]44
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Producer:
Sally Flatman

2/9. Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Linda Smith and Kit Hesketh-Harvey try not to repeat, hesitate or deviate from the subject given to them by Nicholas Parsons. From the Rex Cinema, Berkhamsted. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Linda Smith
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons.

John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank are guests of the Floral Committee of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. With Eric Robson in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor BBC AUDIO: A specially recorded edition of Gardeners' Question Time, featuring regular team members, is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]19

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric Robson
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

3/5. Philip Stott continues his journey explaining his argument that humans and animals will always adapt to a changing environment. Today he reveals that. contrary to what we hear, the bird population is doing better than expected. Producer Nick Patrick

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Stott
Producer:
Nick Patrick

2/3. The Glass Ball Game. Dramatist Mike Walker shows how the historian Suetonius is drawn into Hadrian's private life when he befriends the Emperor's young lover, Antinous, and travels with them into the heart of Egypt. With Jason Chan and Nicholas Boulton ; Music by David Pickvance Producer/Director Jeremy Mortimer Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Dramatist:
Mike Walker
Unknown:
Jason Chan
Unknown:
Nicholas Boulton
Music By:
David Pickvance
Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Antinous:
Andrew Garfield
Suetonius:
Jonathan Coy
Julia:
Emily Wachter
Hadrian:
Jonathan Hyde
Sabina:
Amanda Root
Pachrates:
Stephen Hoqan

Mariella Frostrup visits the Parati literary festival in Brazil and talks to Peter Robb about his new book A Death in Brazil. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mariella Frostrup
Unknown:
Peter Robb

2/4. A new "poetry detective" series in which Joan Bakewell uncovers the places and story behind the publication of a particular book of poetry. The Waste Land. Joan Bakewell discovers that the present owners of the flat TS Eliot lived in, and where he wrote his famous poem, are Eliot enthusiasts. Producer Liz Leonard Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Producer:
Liz Leonard

8/11. The big drought nine years ago spelt out the need to cut water demand and conserve supplies. So what measures were taken, and why haven't they worked? Reporter Julian O'Halloran. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Reporter:
Julian O'Halloran.

1/2. After the controversial trial of the boys accused of killing Damilola Taylor , BBC television reporter Esther Armah went to the South London estate where Damilola lived. But nobody wanted to talk.
Here she recalls how hard it was to win the trust of people who felt they had been savaged by the tabloid press. Producer Tom Alban Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Damilola Taylor
Reporter:
Esther Armah
Producer:
Tom Alban

Find out how to set up your own children's book club as author Rhian Tracey talks to Barney Harwood about top tips on reading and reviewing.
Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi

Contributors

Talks:
Rhian Tracey
Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Producers:
Rebecca Armstrong
Producers:
Abi Awojobi

Roger Bolton , with listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy. Repeated from Friday ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10T
Phone: [number removed]0400 Fax: [number removed]email: feedback@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton

3/9. The Theology of Terrorism. In the wake of the London bombings, Edward Stourton reveals a fierce debate within Islamic thinking on the use of violence. While some young Muslims are being drawn into support for terrorism, a number of former jihadists now regard their old beliefs as un-Islamic. Even within the militant camp, there are deep divisions. Could Islamic scholarship succeed where Western anti-terrorist tactics have failed? Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton

2/2. Hindi films have always been about politics, social mores and moral principles. This first programme deals with events reflected in the industry after Independence. Presented by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown . Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Presented By:
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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