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With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Sarah Montague.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Rachel Hooper
Unknown:
Susan Hulme.
Unknown:
Angela Tilby.

2/3. The Stones Cry Out. Politics and archaeology are rarely more entwined than in Israel and Palestine.
This week Malcolm Billings reports from archaeological sites in Jerusalem and Jericho, and on the impact of the new Israeli security wall that's being built across the occupied territories. He also examines archaeological evidence that conflicts with the need of various religious and political groups to prove the literal truth of the Bible. Producers Brigid O'Hara and Margaret Budy

Contributors

Producers:
Brigid O'Hara
Producers:
Margaret Budy

New series 1/6. Settling Down. Sibling rivalry reasserts itself once again with the return of the three sisters. But why on earth is Victoria trying to learn French? Written by Simon Brett.
Producer Simon Brett

Contributors

Written By:
Simon Brett.
Producer:
Simon Brett
Anna:
Rosemary Leach
Victoria:
Angela Thorne
Charlotte:
Cella Imrie
Roger:
Jonathan Coy
Emily:
Lisa Coleman
Nick:
Kieran Hill
French voice:
Marianne Borgo

3/6. Samuel Johnson is the "author of the week" as James Walton quizzes team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh , and guests Sue Limb and Joanne Harris on all things literary. The reader is Beth Chalmers. Producer Katie Marsden

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Johnson
Unknown:
James Walton
Unknown:
Sebastian Faulks
Unknown:
John Walsh
Unknown:
Joanne Harris
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers.
Producer:
Katie Marsden

The true story of how President "Teddy" Roosevelt got The Wind in the Willows published in America, where it achieved its initial success.
By Jerome Vincent.

Contributors

Writer:
Jerome Vincent
Producer/Director:
David Blount
Kenneth Grahame:
Bill Paterson
Roosevelt:
Vincent Marzello
Constance Smedley:
Clare Corbett
Curtis Brown:
Jonathan Tafler
Chief:
John Evitts
Ouestor:
Chris Stanton
Malloy:
David Jarvis
Alistair:
Alfred Chambers
Quentin:
Spencer Hodge

3/5. The Fatal Clock. Why a canteen of cutlery? Because, according to Jimmy, misery, ruin and despair would be the inevitable outcome of giving a clock as a wedding present. Stanley Baxter continues to read Neil Munro 's collection Of tales. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Stanley Baxter
Unknown:
Neil Munro

What kind of person is cunning and what are the connections between self-interest, morality and rationality? Laurie Taylor explores what it means to be
"cunning", as he's led through a labyrinth full of problems - a labyrinth where the paths of rationality are crossed, confused, confusing and where familiar distinctions between appearance and reality are inadequate guides to social life. Is it possible to strip away pretext to unmask the underlying reality? Producer Andrew Littlejohn

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Producer:
Andrew Littlejohn

4/5. New research suggests that over the last 100 years there has been an enormous increase in the rate of suicides among schizophrenics. Claudia Hammond asks if things are as serious as they appear and looks at the benefits of writing poetry for those who have "survived" mental illness. She meets the poets, and explores the relationship between mental illness and literature. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Claudia Hammond

3/5. A trip to Scotland inspires Monica. But when she goes to work in a hostel for munitions workers in Wigan, she encounters the less obvious casualties of war. Written by Monica Baldwin.
For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Written By:
Monica Baldwin.

3/4. Florence Nightingale was a fan of Isambard Kingdom Brunei because the prefab battlefield hospital he shipped out to the Crimean War was designed to drastically reduce hospital infections, thereby saving lives. Exploring the idea that engineers help to prevent disease, while doctors cure it, Sue Nelson meets the modern British Brunels
"engineering" improvements to the nation's health. Producer Tracey Logan

Contributors

Unknown:
Florence Nightingale
Unknown:
Sue Nelson
Producer:
Tracey Logan

Sci-fi sitcom by Graham Duff.
4/6. During a visit to a decommissioned moon base, Professor Nebulous falls in love with his ideal woman - the beautiful Franabelle. If only people didn't keep dying horrible deaths in creepy corridors.

Contributors

Writer:
Graham Duff
Producer:
Ted Dowd
Director:
Nicholas Briggs
Prof Nebulous:
Mark Gatiss
Rory:
Graham Duff
Paula:
Rosie Cavalliero
Sir Ronald:
Graham Crowden
Harry:
Paul Putner
Gemini:
Julia Dalkin
Franabelle:
Julia Dalkin
Clown Father:
Matt Wolf

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