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With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Indarjit Singh.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Indarjit Singh.

6/6. Fergal Keane talks to Anwar Ibrahim , once the anointed successor of former prime minister of Malaysia, Mathathir Mohamed. Ibrahim was imprisoned for six years and tortured when he spoke out against corruption. He denies charges of political opportunism and describes how his childhood under the last years of colonial rule shaped his thirst for real democracy in Asia. Producer Jane Beresford Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Fergal Keane
Unknown:
Anwar Ibrahim
Unknown:
Mathathir Mohamed.
Producer:
Jane Beresford

2/5. Mining used to be a part of life for many places in Britain where now little evidence remains. How do the surviving miners remember it? This week Ian McMillan visits the forgotten coalfield of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, to find OUt. Producer Tim Dee

Contributors

Unknown:
Ian McMillan
Producer:
Tim Dee

5/8. Happy Families. Being a parent is challenging, but for animals truly to succeed they must breed and pass their genes on to the next generation. Aubrey Manning discovers how reed warbler parents can end up rearing a monster cuckoo chick that is nothing to do with them at all. But in other animal societies, such as meerkats, mum and dad have numerous helpers who collect food and care for their young. Producer Mary Colwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Aubrey Manning
Producer:
Mary Colwell

, Not Necessarily in theRight Order
4/4. Spike Jones - the Man Who Murdered Music
A profile of American big-band musical comedian Spike Jones , a major star of the 1940s and 50s. With his City
Slickers, never averse to wearing wigs, playing toilet seats, or tuning gunshots to C sharp, he mixed the highbrow and the lowbrow, and instrumental virtuosity and sonic hijinks into a blend that startled and delighted audiences. Rainer Hersch talks to Jones's son, Spike Jones Jr. about the life and work of his father. Producer Julian Mayers

Contributors

Unknown:
Spike Jones
Unknown:
Spike Jones
Talks:
Rainer Hersch
Unknown:
Spike Jones Jr.
Producer:
Julian Mayers

Topical consumer affairs reports, with John Waite and Peter White. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours.
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 10am

Contributors

Unknown:
John Waite
Unknown:
Peter White.

Conductor and violinist Roy Goodman journeys to Rome to unravel the mysteries surrounding Gregorio Allegri 's iconic Lenten choral work Miserere. With contributions from Andrew Parrott , David Willcocks and Dr David Hill. Producer Simon Vivian Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Contributors

Violinist:
Roy Goodman
Unknown:
Gregorio Allegri
Unknown:
Andrew Parrott
Unknown:
David Willcocks
Unknown:
Dr David Hill.
Producer:
Simon Vivian

Sandi Toksvig stars in Sheila Hannon 's high-spirited dramatisation of the true story of Mary Hamilton , who was flogged in 1746 for marrying as a man, and achieved notoriety in a pamphlet published by Henry Fielding.
Music by Kate McNab and Kit Morgan: Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandi Toksvig
Unknown:
Sheila Hannon
Unknown:
Mary Hamilton
Music By:
Kate McNab
Producer:
Sara Davies
Mary Hamilton:
Sandi Toksvig
Henry Fielding:
Adam Kotz
Mary Price:
Devon Black
John Masters:
Alan Moore
Henry Gould:
John Telfer
Hannah Iredell:
Alison Reid

Richard Daniel presents the magazine that deals with environmental issues. Producer Nick Patrick
ADDRESS: [address removed] email: home.planet @bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Daniel
Producer:
Nick Patrick

2/5. The Telegram. "Only a person with a real taste for the macabre, a self-destructive streak, would choose to drink down at the railway station." By Charlotte Hobson. Read by John Kazek. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlotte Hobson.
Read By:
John Kazek.

1/6. Accentuate the Positive. Emily's gone to Australia after her broken engagement. Charlotte's still engaged, and Roger's had some worrying news at work - it looks like Anna's shoulder's going to get cried on quite a lot. Written and produced by Simon Brett.
Producer Simon Brett

Contributors

Produced By:
Simon Brett.
Producer:
Simon Brett
Anna:
Rosemary Leach
Victoria:
Angela Thorne
Charlotte:
Felicity Montagu
Roger:
Bill Niqhy

2/5. A Good Woman. Shalini from Bangladesh has been caught shoplifting. Nina the interpreter finds that she is a lonely widow who has spent her whole life giving, and now she's determined to take something back. By Anjum Malik. For cast and more details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Anjum Malik.

4/9. Headteachers are now among Britain's most powerful public-sector managers, controlling budgets worth millions of pounds. As ministers press ahead with measures designed to give schools even more financial freedom, Fran Abrams asks who steps in when heads step over the line. Producer Andy Denwood Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Fran Abrams

7/12. Kidney Disease. Kidney disease is on the rise, according to some recent reports. The solutions for kidney failure are dialysis - in which a patient is attached to a machine for hours - or transplantation, for which there is a long waiting-list. Dr Mark Porter examines the causes of the increase in kidney problems and reports on how they can be prevented and treated.
Producer Paula McGrath Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Porter
Producer:
Paula McGrath

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1/3. Satirical comedy with Stephen Fry and John Bird as masters of spin Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe.
Producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
John Bird
Unknown:
Charles Prentiss
Unknown:
Martin McCabe.
Charles:
Stephen Fry
Martin:
John Bird
Archie:
Alex Lowe
Clive:
Tom George
Morganna/Presenter:
Rachel Atkins
Debbie/Claudia:
Jalmi Barbakoff
Headmaster/Giles:
Kim Wall
Lydia Helen:
Atkinson Wood
Roger:
Ewan Bailey
Geraldine:
Beth Chalmers

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