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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Roy Jenkins.

Kenya is known for many things, but snow-and-ice sculpting is not one of them. Ruth Evans follows the fortunes and preparations of Peter Walala , a talented Kenyan snow-and ice-sculptor, for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Producer Ruth Evans

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Evans
Unknown:
Peter Walala
Producer:
Ruth Evans

2/4. Bille ricochets between life in London, with books and loyal friends, and her more unorthodox existence with her mother and Alessandro on the French Riviera. Written by Sybille Bedford and dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Producer/Director Celia de Wolff

Contributors

Written By:
Sybille Bedford
Dramatised By:
Melissa Murray.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Sybille:
Claire Skinner
Alessandro:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Mother:
Sian Thomas
Oriane:
Fenella Woolgar
Rosie:
Rachel Atkins
Philippe:
Kim Wall
Jamie:
Gerard McDermott
Toni:
Serena Evans

A young woman is caught between old pagan ways and the new Christianity when she is taken from her forest home to model for the stonemasons, who are building a great cathedral at Wells. By Rachel Bentham.
With Paul Dodgson , Chris Serle and Chris Yapp Producer/Director Viv Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Rachel Bentham.
Unknown:
Paul Dodgson
Unknown:
Chris Serle
Unknown:
Chris Yapp
Director:
Viv Beeby
Elfrede:
Hannah Bates
Adam:
Chris Donnelly
Guy:
Mark Meadows
Margaret:
Lisa Coleman
Anneys:
Amy Clifton

Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Paul Lewis and his guests. Producer Jessica Laughaurne PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Lewis
Producer:
Jessica Laughaurne

1/5. I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
A newspaper headline triggers unhappy memories for a barmaid in this story about love and betrayal in the Australian Outback. The first of this week's readings, inspired by last orders at the bar, is by Kathryn Heyman and is read by Federay Holmes. producer Eiiidh McCreadie

Contributors

Unknown:
Kathryn Heyman
Read By:
Federay Holmes.
Producer:
Eiiidh McCreadie

46/90. Mungo Park. One Scottish medic's passion for exploring the hinterland of West Africa explains a lot about Britain's involvement in the continent. By
Christopher Lee. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson , with readings by Denis Lawson , Christopher Eccleston , David Yip , Jemma Redgrave , Vincent Ebrahim and Hugo Speer. producer Pete Atkin
BBC AUDIO: The first volume of Empire is available on CD from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]. Volume 2 will be released on 13 March

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Lee.
Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson
Unknown:
Denis Lawson
Unknown:
Christopher Eccleston
Unknown:
David Yip
Unknown:
Jemma Redgrave
Unknown:
Vincent Ebrahim
Unknown:
Hugo Speer.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

8/11. Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Jenny Eclair and Graham Norton are this week's panellists vying for the greatest gift of the gab. Nicholas Parsons is in the chair. From the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, Surrey. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Unknown:
Graham Norton
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Producer:
Claire Jones

Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the verdict on Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in an Oscar-nominated performance as the writer Truman Capote. Producer Thomas Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Producer:
Thomas Morris

1/5. Nina works as a freelance interpreter, translating Farsi, Urdu, Bangla and French. Today, her friend Irfan wants her to find a Persian word for "gay", because he is ready to face his family on his own terms. Nina's not so brave - she's an Asian Muslim living with a black man, and she isn't ready to tell anyone about it.
Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Writer:
Anjum Malik.
Producer/Director:
Pam Fraser-Solomon
Nina:
Rina Mahoney
Mike:
Delroy Brown
Irfan:
Kayvan Novak
Shalini:
Lalita Ahmed
PC Thorpe:
Geoffrey Beevers
Laura:
Rachel Atkins
Gittins:
Nick Sayce
Susan:
Assly Zandry
Mazher:
Badi Uzzaman
Consultant:
Carolyn Pickles

2/2. In this early history of America's germ-warfare programme, Allan Urry reveals how the CIA kept a stockpile of some of the world's most lethal biological toxins to use against foreign heads of state who were regarded as a threat to US interests. Producer David Lewis

Contributors

Unknown:
Allan Urry
Producer:
David Lewis

3/13. Ukraine now has the highest rate of HIV infection in Europe. Helene Michaud travels to Ukraine's HIV hotspot, Odessa on the Black Sea, to investigate why the country is failing to come to grips with the epidemic. She finds out why so many Ukrainians are becoming infected, and why their medical care is still woefully inadequate, despite recent progress. Repeated from Thursday

6/9. Moths. Garden Tigers, Old Ladies, Angle Shades and Common Footmen may be living in your garden, but for how much longer? As a new report reveals widespread declines of once-common species, Grant Sonnex explores the romance and reality of moths. Producer Brett Westwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Grant Sonnex
Producer:
Brett Westwood

1/10. The witty and insightful debut novel from Naomi Alderman , in which an eminent rabbi dies and his estranged daughter is compelled to return home. So begins a journey with far-reaching consequences. Read by Sara Kestelman and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Abridged by Sally Marmion. Producer Elizabeth Allard
RT DIRECT: Pre-order Disobedience by Naomi Alderman for £11.99 (rrp £12.99) including p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to RT
Direct. Address: [address removed]. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute), quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Naomi Alderman
Read By:
Sara Kestelman
Read By:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Abridged By:
Sally Marmion
Producer:
Elizabeth Allard
Unknown:
Naomi Alderman

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