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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rosemary Lain-Priestley .

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Rosemary Lain-Priestley

Archaeologist and broadcaster Francis Pryor explores the remarkable story of Stuart Wilson, a young archaeology graduate from Monmouth who has just bought a field for a considerable sum of money, convinced that he has just discovered a lost medieval town.

Contributors

Presenter:
Francis Pryor
Subject:
Stuart Wilson
Producer:
Martin Kurzik

4/4. As Bille watches her mother finally lose control, the tables inevitably turn one last time. By Sybille Bedford. Dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Producer/Director Celia de Wolff

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Melissa Murray.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Sybille:
Claire Skinner
Alessandro:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Mother:
Sian Thomas
Oriane:
Fenella Woolqar
Rosie:
Rachel Atkins
Philippe:
Kim Wall
Chemist:
Gerard McDermott

Following a personal trauma, Dan McAughtry arrives back from Spain claiming he is Don Quixote. He may of course be insane, but at least he's proof that the Age of Chivalry is not yet dead. Written by John Morrison.
Producer/Director Eoin O'Callaghan

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan McAughtry
Unknown:
Don Quixote.
Written By:
John Morrison.
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
Dan:
Gerard Murphy
Dolores:
Brid Brennan
Sandy:
John Hewitt
Emily:
Katy Gleadhill
McGlade:
Bj Hogg
Eammon:
Miche Doherty
Tommy:
Alan McKee
Vagrant:
Alan McKee

Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Paul Lewis and his guests. Producer Jessica Laugharne 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 Laugharne

1/5. The Fine Art of Survival. An old rogue living on the city streets, with a sideline in shoplifting, discovers he has something useful to offer his fellow reprobates. The first in a week of stories from the Bath Literature Festival on the theme of home and abroad. By Stella Goorney and read by John Telfer. Producer Viv Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Stella Goorney
Read By:
John Telfer.
Producer:
Viv Beeby

56/90. The Missionaries. Christian missionaries gave a different empasis to colonialism Africa. By Christopher Lee. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson , with readings by Christopher Eccleston , Denis Lawson and Ben Onwukwe. 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
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Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Lee.
Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson
Unknown:
Christopher Eccleston
Unknown:
Denis Lawson
Unknown:
Ben Onwukwe.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

10/11. The ultimate parlour game, in which chairman
Nicholas Parsons attempts this week to keep control of Paul Merton , Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Liza Tarbuck and Chris Neill. From the Shaw Theatre, London. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Liza Tarbuck
Unknown:
Chris Neill.
Producer:
Claire Jones

Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the verdict on the film The World's Fastest Indian, starring Anthony Hopkins - the Indian of the title being a record-breaking 1920s motor-cycle. Producer Thomas Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Anthony Hopkins
Producer:
Thomas Morris

6/10. Jane's granddaughter Ella has tracked down Arthur Woodley 's sister, Mary, in Northumberland. Alison Joseph's original crime story continues.
Producer/Director David Hunter Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Woodley
Director:
David Hunter
Jane:
Elizabeth Bell
Ella:
Ella Smith
Anthony:
Nicholas Le Prevost
Frances:
Lynne Verrall
Jeff:
Kerry Shale
Dan:
Damian Lynch
Rita:
Noma Dumezweni
Sandra:
Stella Duffy
Mary:
Marcia Warren
Christina:
Carolyn Jones
Policeman:
Anthony Glennon
Mark:
Kim Wall

2/3. Money Matters. Edward Stourton reveals what really went on behind the scenes during the six months of Britain's presidency of the European Union. The European project is in jeopardy unless members agree on a budget for the coming years. Prime Minister Tony Blair talks about his trip to eastern and central Europe in a bid to reassure member states, while President Barrosso explains why the European Commission decided to turn on the British Government. Producer Mark Savage

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Talks:
Tony Blair

8/9. Wild Escapees. Wild boar, eagle owls and ruddy ducks have all escaped into our countryside. Some are welcomed by conservationists, some are shot, and others are the focus of heated debate. So what should we do with our wild escapees? Brett Westwood investigates. Producer Grant Sonnex

Contributors

Unknown:
Brett Westwood
Producer:
Grant Sonnex

1/10. A vivid account by Irene Nemirovsky of a disparate group of Parisians caught up in the events of June 1940 when they fled their city before the German advance. Nemirovsky's manuscript lay undiscovered for 40 years after her death in Auschwitz, when it was discovered in a suitcase kept by her daughters, and has become a French bestseller. Read by Sian Thomas. Translated by Sandra Smith and abridged by Sally Marmion. Producer Di Speirs
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Contributors

Unknown:
Irene Nemirovsky
Read By:
Sian Thomas.
Translated By:
Sandra Smith
Abridged By:
Sally Marmion.
Producer:
Di Speirs
Unknown:
Naomi Alderman

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