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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Christina Rees.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Christina Rees.

David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Jacqueline Smith
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: home.truths@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
David Stafford
Producer:
Jacqueline Smith

1/3. Folk, Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll. Andy Kershaw chose to go to Leeds University because of its reputation as a music venue; in the 1970s the university's gigs were a mainstay of any self-respecting rock band's tour. But they played an important role even before there was rock music. Producer Marya Burgess

Contributors

Unknown:
Andy Kershaw
Producer:
Marya Burgess

A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC's foreign correspondents. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant RT DIRECT: From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for E15.99 (RRP £16.99) including p&p. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

Contributors

Presented By:
Kate Adie.
Producer:
Tony Grant
Edited By:
Tony Grant

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in London. The panel includes historian David Starkey , American businesswoman Mary-Jo Jacobi , and former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
David Starkey
Unknown:
Mary-Jo Jacobi

Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa Jenkinson
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 12.30pm; email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Producer:
Lisa Jenkinson

Belle Elmore was an unsuccessful music-hall artist who would have done almost anything to become famous. In fact she succeeded beyond her wildest dreams. Her name was splashed across newspaper headlines around the world - not because of her singing but as the victim of a grotesgue murder by her husband, Dr Crippen. By Lee Pressman.
Music arr Mike Sykes : Singer Jacinta Mulcahy : Director Celia de Wolff (H)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lee Pressman.
Singer:
Mike Sykes
Singer:
Jacinta Mulcahy
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Belle:
Joanne Pearce
Hawley:
Stephen Boxer
Ethel:
Sara Markland
Clara:
Jane Whittenshaw
Marie Lloyd:
Rachel Atkins
Chairman:
Daniel Ryan
Mervyn:
Keith Drinkel
Lionel:
David Colllngs
Nina:
Jacinta Mulcahy
Bruce:
Tom Bevan
Narrator:
Sam Dale

2/3. My Fair Lady was a historic show for which Hollywood paid a historic price. Paul Gambaccini is joined by singer Marni Nixon, who sang the role of Eliza Dolittle for Audrey Hepburn; West End actress Julia Sutton, who also auditioned for the part; Cecil Beaton's biographer Hugo Vickers; and Gene Allen, art director on the film.
(Repeated from Tuesday)

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Gambaccini
Guest:
Marni Nixon
Guest:
Julia Sutton
Guest:
Hugo Vickers
Guest:
Gene Allen

The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Justine Willett ; Editor JillBurridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
RT DIRECT: Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com. or by calling [number removed], quoting [number removed]

Contributors

Presented By:
Martha Kearney.
Producer:
Justine Willett

When a group of determined ladies met in a house in Didsbury, Manchester, in 1889 to lament the fate of the great crested grebe and other birds killed for their feathers, little did they realise that the largest conservation charity in Europe was born. Ken Clarke MP, a keen birdwatcher, charts the rise and rise of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the increasing popularity of birdwatching across the British Isles. producer Fiona Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Clarke
Producer:
Fiona Roberts

1/2. In Franz Kafka 's formative work, set in New York in 1911, Karl Rossmann has had to leave his family in Prague after an indiscretion with a girl. Now arriving in the New
World he's filled with optimism. But will it last? Dramatised by Graham White.
Music by Mark Springer ; Producer/Director Peter Kavanagh Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Franz Kafka
Unknown:
Karl Rossmann
Dramatised By:
Graham White.
Music By:
Mark Springer
Director:
Peter Kavanagh
Karl:
Carl Prekopp
Uncle Jacob:
Conleth Hill
Mr Pollunder:
Ewan Bailey
Green:
Nathan Osgood
Robinson:
Nicholas Boulton
Hans:
Nick Sayce
Headcook:
Elizabeth Bell
Purser:
Kim Wall
Clara:
Tracy Wiles

A 20th-anniversary edition of the general knowledge music quiz. Julian Lloyd Webber , Steve Harley , and Denise Leigh join Ned Sherrin for a light-hearted contest in which their musical expertise is put to the test. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Lloyd Webber
Unknown:
Steve Harley
Unknown:
Denise Leigh
Unknown:
Ned Sherrin

5/9. Roger McGough introduces poems that celebrate dialect and accents, including verse by Tony Harrison , Jackie Kay and Miss Lou. Plus poems about the joy of schooldays and a smattering of love poems.
The readers are Adjoah Andoh , Valerie Bloom , Lewis Rae and Patrick Romer. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Introduces:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Tony Harrison
Unknown:
Jackie Kay
Unknown:
Adjoah Andoh
Unknown:
Valerie Bloom
Unknown:
Lewis Rae
Unknown:
Patrick Romer.

3/5. Orchid, Cherry Blossom. A startling image triggers painful memories of Vietnam. This short story by Pik-Sen Lim , read by Annie Kirby , forms part of a showcase of work from new writers.
Producer Jill Waters

Contributors

Story By:
Pik-Sen Lim
Read By:
Annie Kirby
Producer:
Jill Waters

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