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With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Clifford Longley.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Clifford Longley.

With the Government's education bill under the spotlight, faith schools have become part of the battleground over the future of Britain's multifaith society. Some see them as a moral and spiritual compass, while others view them as apartheid under another guise. Presenter Sarfraz Manzoor tours Britain in search of answers and visits one part of the country where 90 per cent of pupils are educated in separate faith schools. Producer Rachel Hooper

Contributors

Presenter:
Sarfraz Manzoor
Producer:
Rachel Hooper

3/4. Mortal Memories. John and Nettie, whose lives have been lived in very different ways, prepare to celebrate
Burns Night. Liz Lochhead 's play continues this series starring Stanley Baxter.
John Stanley Baxter Nettie Stanley Baxter Music Neil Brand: Producer/Director Marilyn Imrie

Contributors

Unknown:
Liz Lochhead
Unknown:
Stanley Baxter.
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

3/6. In the literary quiz show, this week's guests are
Sue Limb and John O'Farrell , who join team captains
Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh. AA Milne is the subject for pastiche this week, and the reader is Beth Chalmers. Chaired by James Walton.
Producer Katie Marsden Repeated on Saturday at 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John O'Farrell
Unknown:
Sebastian Faulks
Unknown:
John Walsh.
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers.
Unknown:
James Walton.
Producer:
Katie Marsden

As a child, John Steinbeck was enthralled by Malory's s account of the life of King Arthur. In 1959 he went to live in Somerset in order to write what he hoped would be the crowning glory of his distinguished career - a 20th-century restatement of the Arthurian legend. Dramatised by Ray Brown from the writings of John Steinbeck.
Producer/Director Gary Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
John Steinbeck
Dramatised By:
Ray Brown
Unknown:
John Steinbeck.
Director:
Gary Brown
Steinbeck/Lancelot:
Kerry Shale
Elaine/Guinevere:
Barbara Bames
Merlin:
Philip Madoc
Arthur:
Joseph Millson
Damsel:
Jasmine Hyde

Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Paul Lewis and his guests. Producer Sonia Rothwell
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from l.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Lewis
Producer:
Sonia Rothwell

1/5 A Leaf, a Life. John is perplexed when his wife
Mary leaves him, apparently spurred on by sessions with a life coach. By Ruth Thomas , read by Paul Young.
A week of stories probing how psychological theories have crept into popular culture. Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Thomas
Read By:
Paul Young.
Producer:
Eilidh McCreadie

1/5. William G Stewart argues that the Georgians were just as likely to sing the praises of their sporting heroes, men like Tom Cribb , John Gulley and Jem Belcher , as they were Nelson, Wellington or William Pitt. His first example is Captain Robert Barclay , who set out in 1809 to walk a thousand miles in a thousand hours for a thousand guineas. It was an event that gripped the nation. Producer Tom Alban
See also The Black Georgians on Thursday at 8.30pm on BBC4

Contributors

Unknown:
William G Stewart
Unknown:
Tom Cribb
Unknown:
John Gulley
Unknown:
Jem Belcher
Unknown:
William Pitt.
Unknown:
Captain Robert Barclay
Producer:
Tom Alban

6/6. Back for a second week at the Victoria Theatre,
Halifax, with regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer , guest Rob Brydon and chairman Humphrey Lyttelton. Colin Sell is at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Rob Brydon
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton.
Unknown:
Colin Sell
Producer:
Jon Naismith

With Mark Lawson , including the verdict on the film Forty Shades of Blue, starring Rip Torn as an ageing rock 'n' roll legend, living in Memphis with his younger Russian girlfriend. Producer Sally Spurring

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson

6/10. Death of a Patriarch. A dramatisation by Vanessa Rosenthal , based on a real collection of old letters, that follows the lives and loves of three women over three generations of a medieval family. Margaret Paston is under siege from the Duke of Suffolk. He has ransacked the church and every house in town. Her husband is released from the debtors' prison, but dies in May 1466, to Margaret's great grief.
Medieval consultant Peter Meredith ; Producer/ Director Polly Thomas Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Vanessa Rosenthal
Unknown:
Margaret Paston
Unknown:
Peter Meredith
Director:
Polly Thomas
Agnes Paston:
Rosemary Leach
John Paston:
Conrad Nelson
Margaret:
Geraldine James
Kate:
Gillian Kearney
Joan:
Joanne Mitchell
Hugh Stokes:
Claude Close
Richard:
Calle Parvezqadir
John II:
Morgan George
John III:
Daniel Abelson
Elizabeth:
Christine Brennan

In 1976 Britain suffered one of the severest droughts on record. The sun came out and stayed out from June until September. Denys Blakeway tells the story of the drought - the sweltering heat, the water shortages, the standpipes and the Drought Act, and finally, the appointment of a Minister for Drought - and examines some curious, unforeseen consequences. Producer Dennis Sewell

Contributors

Unknown:
Denys Blakeway
Producer:
Dennis Sewell

7/8. Phoenix Trees. Paul Evans investigates the world of phoenix trees; plants that could potentially live for ever. Instead of growing old and dying, trees of many species are capable of re-inventing themselves by re-growing from slivers of bark, or rooting down into their own rotting trunks. Paul meets the scientists studying these trees and the remarkable partnership they have with fungi. Producer Brett Westwood Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Phoenix Trees.
Unknown:
Paul Evans
Producer:
Brett Westwood

6/10. Paul Rhys reads Salley Vickers 's critically acclaimed new novel. Elizabeth and Thomas's affair continues in Rome, but when they return to London she faces some tough decisions. Producer Kirsty Williams.
RT DIRECT: The Other Side of You by Salley Vickers is available for F13.50 (rrp E14.99) including p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to RT Direct Book Offers to: [address removed]. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute), quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. UK delivery only

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Rhys
Unknown:
Salley Vickers
Producer:
Kirsty Williams.
Unknown:
Salley Vickers

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