Programme Index

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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Steve May
Unknown:
Rob Marshall.

David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Karen Pirie
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: home.truths®bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
David Stafford
Producer:
Karen Pirie

An all-girl group from Liverpool, the Vernons Girls rose to success in the male-dominated pop music scene of the 1950s and early 1960s. Michael Angelis charts the girls' rise to fame with songs such as We Love the Beatles, Do the Bird and Funny All Over. How did they fare when the rollercoaster ride was over and what are they doing now?
Producer Anqela Sherwin

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Angelis
Producer:
Anqela Sherwin

A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC's foreign correspondents, who report on stories from their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
RT DIRECT: From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for E15.99 (RRP E16.99) including p&P or call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

Contributors

Presented By:
Kate Adie.
Producer:
Tony Grant
Edited By:
Tony Grant

3/6. Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis and the team promise a normal edition of the show: it's not about Christmas or Snowmen or the new year. Cynicism is re-engaged, with the usual mix of stand-up, sketches and songs. Rptd from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis

1/13. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience in Rowhedge in Essex puts questions on the issues of the week to a panel of four leading figures that includes the writer and broadcaster Simon Fanshawe.
Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Simon Fanshawe.

Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions. Producer Peter Griffiths
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 12.30pm; email: any.answers®bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Producer:
Peter Griffiths

A provocative question posed by a formidable busybody sends Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver on a series of journeys to unravel the mystery of a tragedy from the distant past - provoked in equal measure by love and hate.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Contributors

Author:
Agatha Christie
Dramatised by:
Michael Bakewell.
Music:
Tom Smail
Producer/Director:
Enyd Williams
Hercule Poirot:
John Moffat
Ariadne:
Julia McKenzie
Chief Superintendent Garroway:
Trevor Cuthbertson
Celia:
Rachel Bavidge
Desmond:
Ifan Meredith
Mrs Burton-Cox:
Paula Jacobs
Julia:
Jane Wenham
Nanny:
Barbara Atkinson
Mrs Buckle:
Elizabeth Proud
Mrs Rosentelle:
Jill Balcon
Zelie:
Alexandra Bastedo
Mr Goby:
Stephen Thorne
George:
Patrick Garland

The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Justine Willett ; Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
BBC AUDIO: The recently released Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]

Contributors

Presented By:
Martha Kearney.
Producer:
Justine Willett
Editor:
Jill Burridge

Director Peter Yates talks to Francine Stock about his film Bullitt starring Steve McOueen , which includes the famous car chase. Recorded at the National Film Theatre as part of the London Film Festival. Producer Timothy Prosser

Contributors

Talks:
Peter Yates
Unknown:
Francine Stock
Unknown:
Steve McOueen
Producer:
Timothy Prosser

The Royal Academy of Music now owns the ancient music, books and papers from the study of the late
David Munrow. Jeremy Summerly , with the help of this unique archive, sheds new light on a brilliant musician, a gifted composer and talented broadcaster. Ken Russell , Shirley Collins , and James Bowman help make sense of the man who many believe was the key figure in changing the musical taste of a generation. Producer Neil George

Contributors

Unknown:
David Munrow.
Unknown:
Jeremy Summerly
Unknown:
Ken Russell
Unknown:
Shirley Collins
Unknown:
James Bowman
Producer:
Neil George

1/2. The passionate epic of two lovers in conflict with starched Victorian society, dramatised by Graham White from the novel by John Fowles. Charles Smithson's complacent snobbery is about to be shattered as he encounters a young social outcast, Sarah Woodruff.

(Repeated from New Year's Day.)

Contributors

Author:
John Fowles.
Dramatised by:
Graham White
Producer/Director:
Peter Kavanagh
Narrator:
John Hurt
Charles Smithson:
Jonathan Firth
Sarah Woodruff:
Emily Bruni
Ernestina:
Kelly Reilly
Mrs Tranter:
Elizabeth Sprlggs
Dr Grogan:
T.P. McKenna
Sam:
Nick Sayce
Mary:
Ella Smith
Mrs Poulteney:
Susan Jameson
Dairyman:
Gerard McDermott
Ostler:
Wayne Foskett
Mrs Fairley:
Colleen Prendergast

1/3. Thomas Jefferson v Alexander Hamilton : the Nature of Democracy. Allan Little revisits the dispute between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson about the US Constitution. Hamilton believed in strong, centralised national institutions while Jefferson dreamt of an America with minimal government. Leading historians tell the story of how Hamilton's political rivalries led to his death in a duel, and how his dispute with Jefferson shaped democracy in America. John Redwood and Bonnie Greer assess the legacy of their ideas for today's democracies. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Jefferson
Unknown:
Alexander Hamilton
Unknown:
Allan Little
Unknown:
Alexander Hamilton
Unknown:
Thomas Jefferson
Unknown:
Bonnie Greer

1/8. Roger McGough presents the first of a new series of the listeners' requests poetry programme, including today The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy and The Lark
Ascending by George Meredith. Repeated from New Year's Day

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
George Meredith.

3/5. The Good Soldier Svejk. Time to rejoin the regiment - hup, two, three, four. But where is it? By Jaroslav Hasek , read by Dermot Crowley. Continuing the series of stories that celebrate some die-hard pedestrians as they walk across the page. Producer Duncan Minshull

Contributors

Unknown:
Jaroslav Hasek
Read By:
Dermot Crowley.
Producer:
Duncan Minshull

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