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Sheena McDonald appeals on behalf of the Brain Research Trust.
Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal, marked BRT on the back of the envelope: Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheena McDonald
Producer:
Sally Flatman

On the first Sunday of Epiphany, the choir and congregation of St John 's Catholic Cathedral, Portsmouth, celebrate a Mass for the Baptism of Christ. Celebrant
Canon David Hopgood , cathedral dean. Preacher Mgr Richard Madders principal Roman Catholic chaplain, Royal Navy. With the BBC
Radio 2 Choirgirl of the Year Laura Wright. Director of music David Thorne. Organist Peter Newman. Producer Philip Biiison

Contributors

Unknown:
St John
Unknown:
Canon David Hopgood
Unknown:
Mgr Richard Madders
Unknown:
Laura Wright.
Organist:
David Thorne.
Organist:
Peter Newman.
Producer:
Philip Biiison

1/11. Nicholas Parsons invites panellists Paul Merton Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins and Graham Norton to start the new year with no hesitation, no repetition and only the tiniest bit Of deviation. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Paul Merton Gyles
Unknown:
Sue Perkins
Unknown:
Graham Norton

Chris Beardshaw, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by gardeners in Somerset. And
Alan Titchmarsh reveals the real Roy Lancaster. Chaired by Eric Robson. At 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor
RT DIRECT: Gardeners' Question Time: Techniques and Tipsfor Gardeners is available for E22.50 (RRP E25.00JJ Send a cheque payable to RT Direct Book Offers to [address removed], call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than
8p per minute) or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. Prices include p&p. UK delivery only.

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh
Unknown:
Roy Lancaster.
Unknown:
Eric Robson.
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

2/2. Charles's life has been overturned by his secret meetings with the mysterious Sarah on the undercliff at Lyme Regis.
By John Fowles, dramatised by Graham White.
(Repeated on Saturday at 9pm)

Contributors

Author:
John Fowles
Dramatised by:
Graham White
Producer/Director:
Peter Kavanagh
Narrator:
John Hurt
Charles:
Jonathan Firth
Sarah:
Emily Bruni
Ernestina:
Kelly Reilly
Dr Grogan:
T.P. McKenna
Sam:
Nick Sayce
Mrs Endicott:
Susan Jameson
Mr Freeman:
Gerard McDermott
Curate:
John Cummins
Mary:
Ella Smith
Prostitute:
Sophie Roberts
Montague:
Wayne Foskett
Mrs Rogers:
Colleen Prendergast

Kate Mosse investigates European crime literature. She talks to a publisher and a translator about the process of choosing which writers to bring to the UK and how to put their words into English.
Producer Nicola Holloway Repeated on Thursday at 4pm February Bookclub: Holidays in Hell by PJ O'Rourke

Contributors

Unknown:
Kate Mosse
Producer:
Nicola Holloway

2/8. Be scared. Be very scared. A chill wind blows across the studio as Roger McGough introduces a haunting edition of the poetry request show, including such spooky offerings as Alfred Noyes 's The Highwayman, Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven and Walter de la Mare's The Listeners. Producer Paul Dodgson Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
BBC AUDIO: A special edition celebrating 25 years of Poetry Please is avai:able on CD from all good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]

Contributors

Introduces:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Alfred Noyes
Unknown:
Edgar Allan
Producer:
Paul Dodgson

US scientists are accusing the Bush administration of systematically suppressing, manipulating and distorting their work. Justin Webb investigates the growing number of American science scandals - from editing climate-change research to repressing the sale of contraceptives. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Justin Webb

Sheila Dillon presents her selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Torquil MacLeod
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Dillon
Producer:
Torquil MacLeod

Thomas Brezina , author of Who Can Crack the Leonardo da Vinci Code ? (Museum of Adventures), talks to presenter David McFetridge in the children's magazine programme. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Brezina
Unknown:
Leonardo Da Vinci Code
Presenter:
David McFetridge
Producers:
Rebecca Armstrong
Producers:
Abi Awojobi

5/6. Rosie Goldsmith tunes in to the world's radio stations to hear how they cover religion. Find out how to download a daily sermon on to your iPod; what it takes to serve as an imam in the US army, and is Harry Potter just an evil little boy? Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Goldsmith
Unknown:
Harry Potter

1/8. Nuts about Brazil. Economists predict that Brazil may be one of the countries vaulting to supremacy as huge changes reshape the global economy over the next 30 years. Peter Day asks whether Brazil's future is finally about to arrive. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day

Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 Movies with a Message
2/3. Film producer David Puttnam continues a series on political films with a look at I'm All Right, Jack.
Editor Terry Dignan Movies with a Message repeated Wednesday 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Producer:
David Puttnam
Editor:
Terry Dignan

5/10. Presenter of Radio 3's Private Passions Michael Berkeley and Canadian actor Kerry Shale join
Sue MacGregor to talk about their favourite paperbacks. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Berkeley
Unknown:
Kerry Shale
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor

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