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With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Anne Atkins.
8.31 L W only Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Susan Hulme
Unknown:
David Wilby.
Unknown:
Anne Atkins.

1/4. Amanda Vickery traces the history of the family through four centuries of love and heartbreak. The 17th-century diarist and gardener John Evelyn struggled to shape his son into a worthy heir and was bitterly disappointed - so he started the project again with his grandson. The story shows how dramatically our ideas of education have changed.

Contributors

Presenter:
Amanda Vickery
Producer:
Peter Everett

5/6. Christmas Crises. It's Edinburgh. It's Christmas.
It's a relaxed partner-free zone. Throw in a goose, a ghost and a garrulous whippet and you're all set. Unless of course, Fuhrer Fiona is in charge. Comedy drama series by Hilary Lyon.
Producer Gordon Kennedy ; Director Marilyn Imrie

Contributors

Unknown:
Fuhrer Fiona
Unknown:
Hilary Lyon.
Producer:
Gordon Kennedy
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Caroline:
Hilary Lyon
Fiona:
Phyllis Logan
Ruth:
Adle Allen
Mike:
Stuart McQuarrie
Catlin:
Holly Wagner
Alistair:
Peter Capaldl
Rev Nicholas:
Moray Hunter
Fats:
Gordon Kennedy

1/6. The Hoo Peninsula, North Kent. The world's first torpedo, a medieval duck trap and the inspiration for a Dickens novel are the clues that Brett Westwood and the landscape detectives are given in a series linking landscape with local history. Producer Grant Sonnex

Contributors

Unknown:
Brett Westwood

3/4 Rumpole's admiration for the integrity of the Old Bailey jury is legendary, but in this story he encounters a juror in a murder trial who has a very personal and very dramatic agenda.
By John Mortimer

Contributors

Writer:
John Mortimer
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Rumpole:
Timothy West
Hilda:
Prunella Scales
Bonny:
Bruce Alexander
Luci:
Sophie Thompson
Marcia:
Marlene Sidaway
Neville:
David Holt
Adrian:
Sean Baker
Mr Parkin:
Ewan Bailey
Justice Sloper:
Ian Masters
Mr Phelps:
David Shaw-Parker
Christine:
Hetty Baynes

Matthew Biggs, John Cushnie, and Bob Flowerdew answer some of the questions posed by gardeners in South Yorkshire. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast

(Shortened repeat of Sunday at 2pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Eric Robson
Gardener:
Matthew Biggs
Gardener:
John Cushnie
Gardener:
Bob Flowerdew

3/5. Jesus Christ Superstar.Lyricist Tim Rice reveals that this movie (1973) only came about because the stage show was such a flop, and how Tom Jones inspired the film's title. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jesus Christ
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Tom Jones

Human behaviour, institutions and conventions come under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items and issues arising from the academic and research world. Editor Sharon Banoff

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Editor:
Sharon Banoff

3/3. A traditional variety show with a difference: the performers have just 60 seconds in which to entertain the audience. Featuring familiar Radio 4 names, established stand-ups and some brand new talent. John Humphrys presides, sitting at the side of the stage with a stopwatch, ready to cut the microphone when the time is up. Producers Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Producers:
Rohan Acharya
Producers:
Ed Morrish

4/9. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Claire Fox , Michael Portillo and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Producer David Coomes Rptd Sat 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Michael Portillo
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Producer:
David Coomes Rptd

1/2. A look at the secrets of international summits.
Sir Christopher Meyer , former British ambassador to the United States, goes behind the closed doors when world leaders get together and explores the keys to success with fellow summiteers, including Madeleine Albright , former US secretary of state.
Producer Rob Shepherd Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Christopher Meyer
Unknown:
Madeleine Albright
Producer:
Rob Shepherd

Sue Nelson gets to grips with a chemical subtlety: isomers. Isomers are chemicals that are made up of the same atoms, but arranged differently. For instance, methamphetamine has two forms: one is a performance-enhancing drug, and the other is a decongestant.
Alain Baxter , the British skier, won a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics but had it taken away when he tested positive for methamphetamine in his urine sample after using an American Vicks inhaler for his bunged-up nose. Sue Nelson discovers other isomers and how they can be helpful in the drugs industry. Producer Helen sharp

Contributors

Unknown:
Alain Baxter

2/4. A comedy that puts the man into management, written by Guy Browning, and starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.

Weak reveals the feminist metatext of a chocolate bar ad that features a bikini-clad model with lips that could suck the hair shirt off a Benedictine monk at 50 yards.

Contributors

Writer:
Guy Browning
Music:
David Pickvance
Producer/Director:
Jonquil Panting
John Weak:
Alexander Armstrong
Sir Marcus:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Hayley:
Clare Perkins
Bill:
Ron Cook
Sacha/Petra:
Tracy Wiles
Tibet/Stewardess/Warden:
Adjoa Andoh
Steward/Ski guy/Barman:
Kim Wall

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