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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25 ,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks.
8.31 L Wanly Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Rachel Hooper
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan Sacks.

Kim Normanton follows the fortunes of the British Muslim women's football team and their non-Muslim coach as they travel, hopefully, to the controversial 2005 Islamic Women's Games in Tehran. Inside an arena where male spectators are banned, the girls remove their veils, pull out their best Ronaldo moves and prepare to engage with Iraq.

Contributors

Presenter:
Kim Normanton
Producer:
Jenny Steel

6/6. Doolah's Choice. Megan's baby is due; and Helen and Simon's wedding is also imminent. Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
Producer Katie Tyrrell

Contributors

Written By:
Harry Venning
Written By:
David Ramsden.
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell
Clare:
Sally Phillips
Megan:
Nina Conti
Helen:
Gemma Craven
Brian:
Alex Lowe
Ray:
Richard Lumsden
l rene:
Ellen Thomas
Simon:
Andrew Wincott
Rosie:
Vicki Pepperdine
Ben:
Delroy Brown

New series 1/6. The return of the programme that showcases the best English-language radio on the planet. This week, Rosie Goldsmith looks at how radio helps people who have been forced to migrate, and explores the plethora of radio stations broadcasting to dispersed communities around the world.
Producer Anna Raphael Repeated on Sunday at 8pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Goldsmith
Producer:
Anna Raphael

Inspired by one of the laws passed by Elizabeth I concerning what her subjects may or may not wear, a comedy, written by Lizzie Hopley , about unmasking what lies beneath. The Embellishment Law ruled that any woman trapping a man of the realm into marriage through self-adornment could be tried as a witch.
Florence Buckley is a plain woman of 39 and very much in love - until her new husband removes her carefully constructed clothes on her wedding night.
Producer/Director Lu Kemp

Contributors

Written By:
Lizzie Hopley
Unknown:
Florence Buckley
Director:
Lu Kemp
Burghley/Landlord:
John Rowe
Alistair:
Tom Burke
Florence:
Amanda Root
Albery/Sergeant:
Toby Lonqworth
Wells:
Alan Cox
Hollis:
Lisa Moore
Elizabeth:
Annette Badland

3/9. Food writer Jill Norman cooks with cabbages and answers listeners' calls with help from greengrocers Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks. producer Paula McGinley
PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)
January's BBC Good Food Magazine, on sale 8 December, has recipes from Veg Talk's Darina Allen

Contributors

Unknown:
Jill Norman
Unknown:
Gregg Wallace
Unknown:
Charlie Hicks.
Producer:
Paula McGinley
Unknown:
Darina Allen

7/8. Simon Hoggart presides over the panellists who wade through the week's news to give a comic slant to the headlines.
Producer Katie Tyrrell Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
RT DIRECT: The News Quiz: The Best of 2005 is available on CD for Ell.99 (RRP E12.99) including p&p. Call [number removed]042 (national rate) or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Hoggart
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

Jack decides to break with the past.
For cast see page 40
Written by Nawal Gadalla ; Director Rosemary Watts ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Nawal Gadalla
Director:
Rosemary Watts
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn

14/16. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at Northallerton, North Yorkshire, puts questions on the issues of the week to a panel of four leading figures.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Producer:
Anne Peacock

Paul and Liam used to be best mates. Perhaps by the end of their weekend in Blackpool they'll have learnt to have a laugh together again. But it won't be easy.... not least because they've barely seen each other since the accident that changed their lives. By Mark Tuohy.
Producer/Director Toby Swift

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Tuohy.
Director:
Toby Swift
Paul:
Luke Hamill
Liam:
Cal MacAninch
Bernie:
Clare Cathcart
Judith:
Marlon Bailey
Man:
John Banks
Waiter/Receptionist:
Becky Hindley
Waiter:
Narlnder Samra

10/10. Dorothy Parker. Actress and comedian
Helen Lederer tries to convince Francine Stock that despite the barbed wit, the barely disguised malice of her criticisms and the unyielding pessimism of her work, the writer and poet Dorothy Parker led a "great life". Producer John Byrne

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Parker.
Unknown:
Helen Lederer
Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Producer:
John Byrne

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