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5/5. Sinclair Seamen's Church. Close by the roaring M3 flyover in Belfast is a beautiful Victorian church with a thoroughly nautical interior. Presented by Lucinda Lambton. Producer Peter Everett

Contributors

Presented By:
Lucinda Lambton.
Producer:
Peter Everett

David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Jacqueline Smith at 11pm
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:
Jacqueline Smith

New series 1/3. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke tears up the laminate flooring to reveal the true history of the British housing market, a centuries-old story of greed, double-dealing and estate agency. The French economist Proudhon may have believed that property is theft, but William the Congueror saw things differently.
Here Marcus maps the land beneath our feet and sets out to discover who owns it. Armed with a surveyor's chain and a working knowledge of feudal tenure, he uncovers a history of theft, greed and gardening and wrestles with the philosophy of land ownership. Producer Julia Adamson See also Lefties: Property Is Theft on Wednesday at 9pm on BBC4

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Producer:
Julia Adamson

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 £16.99) 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.

7/7. The satirical comedy show, hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Will Mitch Benn have a suitable song for the all-important second round of the Finnish presidential elections? Or will something else dominate the week's news? Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis.
Unknown:
Mitch Benn

5/13. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in Bridgwater, Somerset with a panel that includes Margaret Hodge MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Lamont. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Margaret Hodge

Listeners' calls and emails, taken by Jonathan Dimbleby , in response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa Jenkinson
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:
Lisa Jenkinson

In the 1930s Evie Cronin was among Tallulah Bankhead s "gallery girls" - fans who attended all her performances. Soon, a little bit of Hollywood stardust falls on her when Tallulah takes her on as a secretary. In 1951, though, the relationship is troubled. The long-suffering companion, secretary and dogsbody finds herself facing Tallulah in a New York court. Written by Dylan Ritson.
Producer/Director Tracey Neale

Contributors

Unknown:
Evie Cronin
Unknown:
Tallulah Bankhead
Written By:
Dylan Ritson.
Director:
Tracey Neale
Tallulah Bankhead:
Linda Marlowe
Evie:
Teresa Gallagher
Senator Morritt:
Colin Stinton
Donald:
Kerry Shale
Tennessee Williams:
William Hope
Gary Cooper:
William Roberts
Dee:
Nick Sayce
Etta:
Katherine Kelly

1/3. In October 2005 Rosa Parks died at the age of 92. Fifty years earlier, when she was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, an act that subsequently ignited the civil rights movement in America. Stephen Evans tells the story of how music was used to chronicle the "struggle" she had initiated. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosa Parks

The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Justine Willett ; Editor JillBurridge 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

The Cammell Laird Shipyard had a worldwide reputation for shipbuilding, Its site at Birkenhead employed 16,000 men in its heyday and the whole community was bound up with the yard. Frank Field , Member of Parliament for Birkenhead, looks at the history of the yard, and the enormous impact it had on life in the area. Producer Janet Graves

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Field
Producer:
Janet Graves

3/6. This Real Night. Rebecca West 's trilogy, dramatised by Robin Brooks. Rose and her sister Mary are studying to be professional pianists, but their talentless sister is already attracting attention on the concert platform. But they are still isolated by their father's poverty and improvidence. His brilliant but wayward mind is now driving him nearer and nearer to ruin.
Music by David Pickvance : Producers Claire Grove and Cherry Cookson; Director Jonquil Panting Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Rebecca West
Dramatised By:
Robin Brooks.
Music By:
David Pickvance
Producers:
Claire Grove
Rose:
Emma Fielding
Mama:
Stella Gonet
Lily:
Lindsey Coulson
Mr Morpurgo:
Roger May
Papa:
Dermot Crowley
Kate:
Liza Sadovy
Miss Beevor:
Liza Sadovy
Jock:
Crawford Logan
Cordelia:
Clare Corbett
Richard:
Steven Geller
Mary:
Sophie Roberts
Rosamund:
Ayesha Antoine
Pennington:
John Cummins
man:
John Cummins
Langham:
Gerard McDermott
Kisch:
Gerard McDermott

2/10. Michael Buerk chairs the debate in which
Melanie Phillips , Ian Hargreaves , Michael Portillo and Steven Rose cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Michael Portillo
Unknown:
Steven Rose

5/8. Listeners' requests for poems that explore the theme of family dynamics, including works by Carol Ann Duffy, Liz Lochhead and Patrick Kavanagh. With Roger McGough. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Carol Ann
Unknown:
Liz Lochhead
Unknown:
Patrick Kavanagh.
Unknown:
Roger McGough.

2/5. The Lepidoctor. A little boy discovers the secret of bringing butterflies back to life. A story by Mick Jackson , read by Chris Langham.
Producer Karen Rose : Director Gordon House

Contributors

Story By:
Mick Jackson
Read By:
Chris Langham.
Producer:
Karen Rose
Director:
Gordon House

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