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With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Anne Atkins.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Susan Hulme
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Anne Atkins.

2/2. A profile of those individuals and their teams who are at the cutting edge of rapid-response epidemiology - who use their deductive skills to identify as well as contain outbreaks of infectious diseases. Vivienne Parry talks to key players from Atlanta's Centre of Disease Control, the WHO in Geneva and the UK's Health Protection Agency and examines these organisations' attempts to establish a truly globalised disease detection and response network as a matter of real urgency, producer Simon Hollis

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Hollis

John Wilson talks to director Anthony Minghella and composer Gabriel Yared about the changing role of music in cinema, and their collaborations on films including Cold
Mountain and the forthcoming Breaking and Entering.
Producer Jerome Weatheraid

Contributors

Talks:
John Wilson
Director:
Anthony Minghella
Unknown:
Gabriel Yared
Producer:
Jerome Weatheraid

New series 1/6. David Stafford returns with the cryptic treasure hunt. Hilary Kay , Simon Fanshawe and David Edwards battle their wits against the clock.
Producer Sarah Rowlands

Contributors

Unknown:
David Stafford
Unknown:
Hilary Kay
Unknown:
Simon Fanshawe
Unknown:
David Edwards
Producer:
Sarah Rowlands

Three plays, each centred on one woman who makes a curry and tells us about her passions, dreams and tragedy: "mood-fusion" curries for New Delhi Society; a grandmother's recipe cooked in Malaysia; and an accountant's egg curry in London - all garnished with ironic comedy.

Contributors

Writer:
Rani Moorthy
Director:
Shabina Aslam
Dimple:
Rani Moorthy
Ah Liang:
Pik-Sen Llm
Kalvinder:
Rina Mahoney
Stephanie:
Liz Sutherland
David:
Kim Wall

Human behaviour, institutions and conventions come under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items and issues arising from the academic and research world. Producer Andrew Littlejohn

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Producer:
Andrew Littlejohn

Temperature. When is a fever dangerous? And how do you revive someone who has become very cold? Dr Mark Porter explores what departures from the average normal body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius mean for a person's health. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Porter

New series 1/6. The return of the series in which this week's guest becomes next week's interviewer. Jo Brand hosts and quizzes Barry Cryer about his long and successful comedy career as a performer and a writer for such comedic luminaries as Tommy Cooper ,
Les Dawson, Bob Hope , The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise. Producer Tilusha Ghelani
A nice little chat with Uncle Barry: page 121

Contributors

Interviewer:
Jo Brand
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Tommy Cooper
Unknown:
Bob Hope
Producer:
Tilusha Ghelani

4/10. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Rosie Boycott , Clifford Longley and Steven Rose cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Rosie Boycott
Unknown:
Clifford Longley
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Producer:
David Coomes

2/3. At the height of Northern Ireland's conflict in the 1970s, Vanguard rallied Unionists against direct rule from Westminster and opposed power-sharing, but split when its leader, William Craig , called for coalition with the nationalist SDLP. Shaun Ley continues his series on short-lived political parties, with contributions from former Vanguard member David Trimble , who later became Northern Ireland First Minister.
Producer Rob Shepherd Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm

Contributors

Leader:
William Craig
Unknown:
Shaun Ley
Unknown:
David Trimble
Producer:
Rob Shepherd

1/2. Lupus: the Misunderstood Epidemic. In her 20s, Jane Robinson was diagnosed with lupus, the most
- widespread but the least frequently diagnosed form of arthritis. Now in her 30s, she meets top scientists to explore the realities of living with the disease and investigates the science breakthroughs that could potentially transform her life. Producer Emily Jeal

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Robinson
Producer:
Emily Jeal

4/4. Luke in Casualty. Luke is in A&E after a drunken kiss with Hayley. But will it be his heart that's broken by the end of the night? Comedy drama from Tim Key , with another glimpse into the disastrous social life of Luke Walsall. Producer SebBarwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Key
Unknown:
Luke Walsall.

4/4. Andrew Clover improvises a story with the bestselling crime writer, Ian Rankin. Rankin says he's stuck. He's contemplating the final book of the Rebus series and doesn't know what to do. Clover solves
Rankin's problem in a most unusual way. The writer channels a female version of himself and, on the spot, he conceives a whole new series. Director Gary Reich

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Clover
Unknown:
Ian Rankin.
Director:
Gary Reich

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