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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Robert Orchard and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
David Wilby.

3/9. Yemen. Since 2002, Judge Hamoud al-Hitar has been visiting Yemeni prisons and meeting Muslim extremists face to face, challenging their theological justification for violence. Tim Whewell meets him and some of the prisoners, and asks what lessons can be learnt here in Britain.
Producer Daniel Tetlow Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Whewell
Producer:
Daniel Tetlow

With figures such as Clara Butt, Sergei Rachmaninov and Kathleen Ferrier on their books, the concert agency Ibbs and Tillett dominated Britain's musical landscape for most of the 20th century. Here, with the help of musicians and former employees, conductor and writer on music Chris Fifield charts the dramatic rise, astonishing success and precipitous fall of this legendary firm.
Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am.

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Fifield
Producer:
Tom Alban

In this black comedy by Cynthia Hamilton , architect
Jessie Bruce develops an unusual eating disorder in the face of crisis - she takes to eating the bedroom wall. But then the hole in the wall starts talking back.
The Hole/Weston Steven McNIcoll Producer/Director Gaynor Macfarlane

Contributors

Comedy By:
Cynthia Hamilton
Unknown:
Jessie Bruce
Virginia:
Nancy Crane
Glvnn:
Nick Farr
Jessie:
Alexandra Mathie
Hans:
Nick Underwood

Stewart Henderson presents the interactive problem-solving programme for those intriguing questions from everyday life. Producer Sarah Cuddon EMAIL: questions.questions@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Henderson
Producer:
Sarah Cuddon

14/90. After the Armada and James Lancaster. With the Spanish threat diminished, the way was open for the British to establish a sea route to the source of the most valuable commodity of the time - pepper. By Christopher Lee. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson , with readings by RobBrydon. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
James Lancaster.
Unknown:
Christopher Lee.
Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson

Crime novelist PD James talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, The Lighthouse, set on a remote island off the coast of Cornwall, and tells why, in this book, she allowed her leading man to fall ill, forcing him to leave the investigation to his junior Officers. Repeated from Sunday 4pm

Contributors

Talks:
Pd James
Unknown:
Mariella Frostrup

In your body lives a terrifying microscopic predator swimming at the human equivalent of 400mph. It invades an unfortunate host cell and eats it from the inside out, before multiplying and bursting out. Luckily, we are safe - Bdellovibrio only attacks other bacteria. Quentin Cooper talks to Dr Liz Sockett from Nottingham University, whose team has been studying this curious bacterium. As well as providing a possible treatment for the next generation of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, Bdellovibrio may well explain how human cells evolved. Producer Julian Siddle

Contributors

Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Dr Liz Sockett
Producer:
Julian Siddle

5/6. With no ability whatsoever, Milton Jones , Britain's funniest Milton, bestrides the globe as an expert in his field, which differs every week. This week, he's a famous chef. Starring Milton Jones , with Debbie Chazen ,
Tom Goodman-Hill and Lucy Montgomery. Written by Milton Jones and James Cary. Music by Guy Jackson. Producer David Tyler

Contributors

Unknown:
Milton Jones
Unknown:
Milton Jones
Unknown:
Debbie Chazen
Unknown:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Unknown:
Lucy Montgomery.
Written By:
Milton Jones
Written By:
James Cary.
Music By:
Guy Jackson.
Producer:
David Tyler

An interview with the author of the highly successful novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon , who is about to publish a new volume of poetry. Mark Lawson presents tonight's edition of the arts show. Producer Jerome Weatherald

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Haddon
Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

3/3. Confidence, Culture and Caste. Krishnan Guru-Murthy follows the personal stories of three generations of British Hindus to find out how their faith has shaped their identity, the way they live and the cultural landscape of Britain. Tonight he discovers that those belonging to the third generation exhibit a confidence about challenging the status quo in a way that would have been unthinkable for their parents and grandparents. Producer Liz Leonard

Contributors

Unknown:
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Producer:
Liz Leonard

Comedian, writer and drummer Andrew McGibbon recalls his drumming sojourn with Morrissey, one of the wittiest and most profound rock poets of his time.
With contributions from Suggs and Andy Rourke , from long-suffering producers Clive Langer , Stephen Street and Danton Supple , and from jaundiced journalists David Ouantick and Mark Kermode.
Producers Jonathan Ruffle and Nick Romero

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew McGibbon
Unknown:
Andy Rourke
Producers:
Clive Langer
Producers:
Stephen Street
Producers:
Danton Supple
Unknown:
David Ouantick
Unknown:
Mark Kermode.
Producers:
Jonathan Ruffle
Producers:
Nick Romero

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