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With Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and Robert Orchard.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Rachel Hooper
Unknown:
Robert Orchard.
Unknown:
Dr Jonathan Sacks.

3/5. Writer and stand-up comedian Stewart Lee introduces a selection of his favourite poetry and prose to an audience at The Shed in North Yorkshire. Highlights range from Ray Bradbury to Joe Queenan and from Wyndham Lewis to William Blake.
Producer Peter Everett Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Contributors

Introduces:
Stewart Lee
Unknown:
Ray Bradbury
Unknown:
Joe Queenan
Unknown:
Wyndham Lewis
Unknown:
William Blake.
Producer:
Peter Everett

4/5. It is 1927. Having failed to be appointed the new headmaster at Bamfyide, Davy is determined to give the new head, Alcock, his full support. But Alcock isn't about to make that an easy prospect. By RF Delderf ield.
For main cast see Monday
Producer/Director Cherry Cookson

Contributors

Unknown:
Rf Delderf
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Alcock:
Clive Merrison
Christine:
Kate Buffery
Barnaby:
Gerard McDermott
Ewart:
Nick Sayce
Hislop:
Anthony Glennon
Stoker Monk:
Steven Williams
Lowther:
Steven Roberts

6/7. Andrew Dilnot presents the numbers magazine that investigates subjects such as medicine, the climate, speed cameras and plane crashes as well as the statistics that underlie everyday claims to truth in the news, in politics, and in life. Producer Michael Blastland

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Dilnot
Producer:
Michael Blastland

4/5. Channel 17. Three couples play out different stages of their relationship. The one thing in common is Channel 17. Written by Helen Simpson and read by Phyllis Logan. For details see Monday

Contributors

Written By:
Helen Simpson
Read By:
Phyllis Logan.

4/5. Rock-Hard Walls. It seems obvious to say that dry-stone walls are made of rocks, but when you stop to think about it they are wonderful visual adverts for British geology. Because wallers use the rocks they find at their feet. these intriguing features tell a lot about what made the British Isles. Dry-stone walls show the enormous changes the land has seen through time - from coral seas to volcanic explosions. For details see Monday

Historian Stella Tillyard talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new history exploring the secret lives of George Ill 's siblings in A Royal Affair. Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

Contributors

Talks:
Stella Tillyard
Unknown:
Mariella Frostrup
Unknown:
George Ill

On 26th January 1926, John Logie Baird gave the world's first demonstration of true television. That "mechanical televisor" of 80 years ago has now been superseded by plasma screens and LCD flat panels. But what of tomorrow's technologies? Quentin Cooper talks to the scientists and experts who are building prototypes and investigates the way they might change how and where we watch television. Producer Colin Grant

Contributors

Unknown:
John Logie Baird
Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Colin Grant

New series 1/6. A brand-new panel show hosted by RTfilm editor Andrew Collins in which the guests hammer out what's hot and what's not by coming up with their definitive "top threes" in categories covering anything from playwrights to Playstation. With Richard Herring , Russell Howard , Will Smith and Jenny Eclair. Producer Richard Grocock

Contributors

Editor:
Andrew Collins
Unknown:
Richard Herring
Unknown:
Russell Howard
Unknown:
Will Smith
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair.
Producer:
Richard Grocock

4/5. Portrait of a Madonna. Miss Lucretia Collins never quite recovered from her teenage infatuation with a handsome, indifferent young man - as is evident when, years later, he appears to be ardently pursuing her. From a play by Tennessee Williams , adapted by Anna Linstrum.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Miss Lucretia Collins
Play By:
Tennessee Williams
Adapted By:
Anna Linstrum.
Lucretia:
Eleanor Bron
Mr Abrams:
Gerard McDermott
Frank:
Nick Sayce
The doctor:
Geoffrey Beevers
The nurse:
Ella Smith

Following the parents of premature baby
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Contributors

Unknown:
Unknown:
Winifred Robinson.
Producer:
Sue Mitchell

4/8. There's Oil in Them Thar Sands. For decades, experts have known about the vast reserves of oil locked up in tar sands in the wilderness of central Canada. For decades, they have been too expensive to exploit but now the high world oil price has made the oil sands worth developing. Peter Day reports from the great Alberta Oil Rush. Producer Sandra Kanthal Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day

3/3. Sports Fabrics. Not so long ago, athletes competed in cotton vests and baggy shorts. But in today's competitive climate, athletes look to hi-tech sports fabrics for sporting advantage. Sports clothes are now marketed to the public and science has become a major selling point. Jonathan Edwards discusses some of the new textiles with scientists and manufacturers. Breathable fabrics might allow sweat to escape and at the same time keep the rain out. but will they improve performance? Producer John Watkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Edwards
Producer:
John Watkins

1/6. Laurence Howarth's dark sitcom about three pathologists.

It's a new year in the mortuary and Drs Anderson and Webster have decided to have a baby. But can these two labourers of death turn their hands to life?

Contributors

Writer:
Laurence Howarth
Musician:
Paul Mottram
Singer:
Stephanie Benuvente
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Dr Webster:
Peter Davison
Dr Anderson:
Matilda Ziegler
Prof Donaldson:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon:
Tom Price
Chloe:
Marianne Levy
Simon:
Gus Brown
Mrs Wantage:
Felicity Montagu
Mr Wantage:
Kim Wall

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