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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With David Wilby and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
David Wilby
Unknown:
Susan Hulme.
Unknown:
Angela Tilby.

3/3. Who Owns the Bones? One of the most intense debates about archaeology concerns the digging up and treatment of human remains in museum collections whether they are the aboriginal peoples of Australasia, black slaves excavated during the construction of a Manhattan office block or7th-century monks washed up on the shores of Ireland. Malcolm Billings asks how the needs of science can be reconciled with respect tor human dignity and cultural and political sensitivities. Producer Margaret Budy

Contributors

Producer:
Margaret Budy

2/6. Darling Daughters. Roger and Victoria's daughter is getting married, but Charlotte reckons that what s happening to her daughter is far more interesting. Written by Simon Brett. Producer Simon Brett

Contributors

Written By:
Simon Brett.
Producer:
Simon Brett
Anna:
Rosemary Leach
Victoria:
Angela Thorne
Charlotte:
Cella Imrie
Emily:
Lisa Coleman
Emily:
James Greene
Actor:
Eddie Jamesgreene
Jeff:
Stephen Thorne

4/6. Catherine Cookson is the "author of the week as James Walton quizzes team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh , and guests John Sutherland and Sabrina Broadbent on all things literary. The reader is Beth Chalmers. Producer Katie Marsden

Contributors

Unknown:
Catherine Cookson
Unknown:
James Walton
Unknown:
Sebastian Faulks
Unknown:
John Walsh
Unknown:
John Sutherland
Unknown:
Sabrina Broadbent
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers.
Producer:
Katie Marsden

The place Jews have held in America's cultural make-up has been an uneasy one. Laurie Taylor looks at what it means to be Jewish in a nation preoccupied with the categories Of black and White. Producer Andrew Littlejohn

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Producer:
Andrew Littlejohn

5/5. Dr Kwame McKenzie looks at the psychological stress caused by modern warfare and asks whether the Army has become so obsessed by post-traumatic stress disorder that it's ignoring the more prevalent mental-health problems suffered by veterans - depression and alcoholism. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Kwame McKenzie

Nicholas Parsons presents a potted history of the "straight man" in comedy double-acts. He recalls the 1950s and 1960s, when he played stooge to funny man
Arthur Haynes , and also explores the role with the help of Syd Little , Peter Reeves , and Ian "Krankie" Tough. Producer Libby Cross

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Arthur Haynes
Unknown:
Syd Little
Unknown:
Peter Reeves
Producer:
Libby Cross

5/5. Sue MacGregor reunites some of the organisers of the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981: the Queen's Press Secretary at the time, Sir Michael Shea ; the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, the Rt Rev
Alan Webster ; dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel ; Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, Lt Col Sir John Johnston ; photographer Arthur Edwards , and musical director, Sir David WillcOCkS. Repeated from Sunday at 11.15am

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Lady Diana Spencer
Unknown:
Sir Michael Shea
Unknown:
Alan Webster
Designer:
Elizabeth Emanuel
Unknown:
Lt Col Sir John Johnston
Unknown:
Arthur Edwards
Unknown:
David Willcocks.

4/4. If Isambard Kingdom Brunei were alive today, would he be "greener"? In her search for the nation's greatest living engineers, Sue Nelson meets the men and women turning their talents to environmental concerns, including structural engineer Mark Whitby , wave-energy pioneer Richard Yemm and "budding Brunei" Hannah Chalmers. Producer Tracey Logan

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue Nelson
Unknown:
Mark Whitby
Unknown:
Richard Yemm
Unknown:
Hannah Chalmers.
Producer:
Tracey Logan

Sci-fi sitcom by Graham Duff.
5/6. When a bizarre accident causes scientist Linda Adnil to splinter through time, Professor Nebulous and his team must travel to different time zones to locate the various Linda-viduals. With special guest Kate O'Mara.

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
Clown Father:
Matt Wolf
Linda:
Kate O'Mara

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