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Border Places. As an international affairs correspondent, Mike Wooldridge is constantly crossing borders and finds them to be places not only of danger but also of allure and sanctuary. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Wooldridge
Producer:
Eley McAinsh

Tom Conti appeals on behalf of the charity Norwood.
Donations: [address removed], marked Norwood on the back of the envelope: Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.27pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Conti
Producer:
Sally Flatman

Making Connections. The next in the Lent series exploring the paradoxes of faith in John's Gospel comes from the church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge. For Passion Sunday on the theme of suffering and salvation. Homily: the Rev Gerald O'Collins ; celebrant Mgr Tony Roger. Producer Janet McLarty

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerald O'Collins
Unknown:
Mgr Tony Roger.
Producer:
Janet McLarty

New series 1/5. Sue MacGregor reunites some of the key figures involved in the 1991 Gulf War conflict. Generals Norman Schwarzkopf, Paddy Hine and Patrick Cordingley are joined by the then Defence minister Tom King and the BBC's John Simpson, who spent much of the conflict reporting from Baghdad.
Producer Sarah Cuddon
Repeated on Wednesday at 8pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Schwarzkopf
Unknown:
Paddy Hine
Unknown:
Patrick Cordingley
Unknown:
Tom King
Unknown:
John Simpson
Producer:
Sarah Cuddon

2/9. With guests Fran Beauman , Clive Coleman , Professor John Sutherland and Alan Titchmarsh. and reader
William Franklyn. Presented by Nigel Rees. Rptd from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Fran Beauman
Unknown:
Clive Coleman
Unknown:
John Sutherland
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh.
Reader:
William Franklyn.
Presented By:
Nigel Rees.

Chris Beardshaw, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew answer questions from members of the Caversham
Horticultural Society in Berkshire. Peter Gibbs is in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm
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Alan Titchmarsh answers your gardening questions: p32

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Peter Gibbs
Producer:
Trevor Taylor
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

A celebration of Brunei's masterpiece, the Clifton
Suspension Bridge. The voices of the Bristolians who use it, look after it and cherish it are woven around a specially commissioned poem by Libby Houston , producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Libby Houston
Producer:
Sara Davies

2/2. Set in Trinidad, VS Naipaul's masterpiece depicts the life of a Hindu man struggling to overcome circumstances and fulfil his destiny. Dramatised by Brian Wright.
Producer Pam Fraser-Solomon Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Brian Wright.
Narrator:
Rudolph Walker
Mohun Biswas:
Nitin Ganatra
Shama:
Nina Wadia
Mrs Tulsi:
Leena Dhingra
Seth:
Madhav Sharma
Alec Victor:
Romero Evans
Govind:
Jim Findley
Owad:
Richard Sumitro
Sushila Inika:
Leigh Wright
Burnett:
Kim Wall
Logie:
Elizabeth Bell
Anand:
Jonathan Bishop

rNew series 1/4. Easter 1916 by WB
Yeats Jonathan Bate presents the programme that examines historical events through the poetry they inspired. With poet Theo Dorgan and historian Diarmuid Ferriter , Bate visits places where Irish history was
"changed, changed utterly" - the General Post Office in Dublin, the hub of the Easter Rising 90 years ago, and Kilmainham Jail, where several of the rebels were executed. Producer Julian May Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Yeats Jonathan Bate
Unknown:
Theo Dorgan
Unknown:
Diarmuid Ferriter

9/9. As a new exodus of refuges from troubled Darfur threatens the stability of neighbouring Chad, reporter Liz Carney asks whether three years of international diplomacy has done anything to ease the plight of refugees or to halt the violence of marauding militias. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Reporter:
Liz Carney

Gerry Northam presents his selection of excerpts from
BBC radio Over the past seven days. Producer Torquil MacLeod PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam
Producer:
Torquil MacLeod

Children's magazine show, featuring the next instalment of The Secret of Iguando by Robert Dodds , a mystery story set in Mexico. Hosted by Barney Harwood. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Dodds
Unknown:
Barney Harwood.
Producers:
Rebecca Armstrong
Producers:
Abi Awojobi

5/5. Christmas. A Finnish Christmas in the artist's studio: traditional, unchanging and full of meaning for the sculptor's daughter. Readings by Claire Skinner from Tove Jansson 's stories. Producer Lisa Osborne

Contributors

Unknown:
Claire Skinner
Unknown:
Tove Jansson
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Comedian Natalie Haynes asks who the role models are for today's female stand-ups. She listens to the archives of Jessica Mitford , Dorothy Parker and Rebecca West and speaks to writers Cynthia Heimel , Fran Lebowitz and Julie Burchill to find out. Producer Robyn Read

Contributors

Unknown:
Natalie Haynes
Unknown:
Jessica Mitford
Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Unknown:
Cynthia Heimel
Unknown:
Fran Lebowitz
Unknown:
Julie Burchill

Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 The Greeks: for Better or Worse
1/2. Vote 'em out or Chuck 'em out. Was the ancient system of ostracism better than today's representative democracy? Paul Cartledge , professor of Greek history, reflects on the differences and similarities betwen democracy today and in ancient Greece. Producer Beaty Rubens Editor Terry Dignan

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley
Unknown:
Paul Cartledge
Producer:
Beaty Rubens
Editor:
Terry Dignan

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