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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
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 Rhidian Brook.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Rachel Hooper
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Rhidian Brook.

New series 1/13. Last autumn, France experienced its worst violence in nearly 40 years. In three weeks of rioting, more than ten thousand vehicles were burned, hundreds of schools and public buildings attacked, and almost five thousand people arrested. The programme returns to Paris three months on and talks to some of those involved in the violence, asking what was behind such an explosion of anger and what's being done now to stop the same thing happening again.
Producer Adele Armstrong Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

4/5. Author, raconteur and former Conservative MP
Gyles Brandreth entertains an audience with a selection of his favourite pieces of prose and poetry, reflecting his lifelong loves of nonsense, politics and Shakespeare. With readers Donald Sinden and Kosha Engler.
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Contributors

Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Readers:
Donald Sinden
Readers:
Kosha Engler.
Producer:
Mary Ward-Lowery

When an old school acquaintance becomes a regular fare in Yasser's cab, a friendship develops between them. But a violent incident outside a pub forces them to face each other and ask themselves what they really have in common. Written by Amber Lone. Producer/Director Naylah Ahmed

Contributors

Written By:
Amber Lone.
Director:
Naylah Ahmed
Yasser:
Pushpinder Chani
Dave:
Graeme Rose
Jan/News reporter:
Cheryl Stott

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

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Diinot
Producer:
Michael Blastland

4/5. The Kitchen Goddess and the Trumans. When Claude and Nellie advertise for a chef to bring sparkle back to their jaded palate and faded relationship, they little realise how dependent they will become on their enigmatic new cook, the magical Annapurna. Written by Nadia al Yafai and read by Nina Wadia. For details see Monday

Contributors

Read By:
Nina Wadia.

34/90. Australia - Transportation. Some of those who went to colonise Australia were free men (and women), but the nature of the country would be shaped by those whom Britain shipped there as a punishment. Written by __ Christopher Lee. For details see Monday

Contributors

Written By:
Christopher Lee.

A crew-less, self-navigating vessel has been successful in negotiating hazardous waters around the coast of the British Isles. A team of engineers from the University of Southampton and the artist Chris Burden have come together for this unique project, called Ghost Ship. Quentin Cooper is joined by the team's inspirational leader, Professor Grant Hearn , to discuss what engineering insights have been gleaned from Ghost Ship, and the practical benefits that may be on the horizon. Producer Colin Grant

Contributors

Artist:
Chris Burden
Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Leader:
Professor Grant Hearn
Producer:
Colin Grant

2/6. A new panel show hosted by RT film 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 fast cars to chocolate bars. Featuring Simon Day, Lynn Ferguson, Richard Herring and Will Smith.

Contributors

Editor:
Andrew Collins
Unknown:
Simon Day
Unknown:
Lynn Ferguson
Unknown:
Richard Herring
Unknown:
Will Smith.
Producer:
Richard Grocock

Matthew Parris looks at the tradition of heavy drinking in British political life, examining how some politicians have succumbed to the ravages of alcohol while others seem to have thrived despite their habit. And he investigates whether attitudes are now changing in the modern House Of Commons. Producer Rachel Wright

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Producer:
Rachel Wright

5/8. Green Machine. Can corporations really clean up their act and improve the world? Or do they still believe that only profits really matter? Peter Day finds out. Producer Sandra Kanthal Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day

New series 1/11. Geoff Watts presents the week's top science stories. He also discovers how seals swimming in the Southern Ocean can help predict climate change around the world. For three years, scientists from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews in Scotland have been attaching satellite-tagging devices to elephant seals in the Southern Ocean. These mammals dive as deep as 2km and can travel as far as 6,000km in a few months.
This means that they can be useful in transmitting crucial information about salinity, temperature and depth of the seas for scientists to use to predict climate change. Producer Helen Sharp

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts
Producer:
Helen Sharp

2/6. Dr Anderson is anxious for Dr Webster to begin the impregnation process, but his attention is taken by the admittance to the hospital of a woman who suffers from many of his favourite diseases. Even better - she's alive.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy.

Contributors

Writer:
Laurence Howarth
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Dr Webster:
Peter Davison
Dr Anderson:
Matilda Ziegler
Prof Donaldson:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon:
Tom Price
Chloe:
Marianne Levy
Simon:
Gus Brown
Dorothy:
Joanna Brookes

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