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With John Humphrys and Justin Webb
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Alan Billings.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Justin Webb
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Dr Alan Billings.

New series 1/4. Never Again. Allan Little looks at how the EU was created and analyses Britain's contradictory relationship with Europe. Today he talks to surviving members of the Coal and Steel Community, the first step toward European union. Producer Jane Beresford Rptd 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Allan Little
Producer:
Jane Beresford Rptd

New series 1/4. Why do some people never seem to get picked for the school team, get given promotion at work or maintain successful relationships? Is it just bad luck, or do they have an overriding sense ot inferiority that has remained with them all their lives?
Michael Rosen explores what being inferior actually means and begins by looking at situations in the home, from our childhood relationships with our parents and siblings to the routes we take as adults. producer Emma Kingsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Emma Kingsley

3/6. John Sergeant. Brian Sewell and Sue Gaisford race against the clock in the cryptic treasure hunt with David Stafford at the helm. Producer Sarah Rowlands Rptd Sat 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Sewell
Unknown:
Sue Gaisford
Unknown:
David Stafford
Producer:
Sarah Rowlands Rptd

Cara is four years old when her mother disappears. She is left playing in the garden sandpit with her new doll's tea set. Years later, when her foster mother digs out the little cups and dishes, the reality of that day's events comes flooding back. By Sue Glover. Producer/Director Gaynor Macfarlane

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue Glover.
Director:
Gaynor MacFarlane
Davie:
Liam Brennan
Arnie:
Jimmy Chisholm
Ritchie:
Simon Donaldson
Cara:
Claire Knight
Neil:
Grant O'Rourke
Police officer:
Gayanne Potter
Mairi:
Wendy Seager

1/4. Goosnargh Cake. This is a type of shortbread containing caraway seeds that was traditionally eaten at religious festivals. Sheila McClennon - who in this series samples choice slices of British sweet treats and tells the stories behind them - finds out its mysterious origins and who really had the original recipe. Producer Bernadette McConnell

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila McClennon
Producer:
Bernadette McConnell

6/11. Paul Merton , Clement Freud , Ross Noble and Tim Rice try to avoid deviation, hesitation and repetition. With Nicholas Parsons in the chair. From the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Ross Noble
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Producer:
Claire Jones

1/5. Namu is a Mosuo from a matriarchal ethnic minority in the Himalayas near Tibet. As a child she tended yaks on the mountain pastures, but later she competed to become a famous pop star, described as "the Chinese Brigitte Bardot".
Dramatisation by Shaun MacLoughlin of Leaving Mother Lake by Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu.
Producer Karen Rose
Producer/Director Shaun MacLoughlin
Rptd from 10.45am
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4

Contributors

Writer:
Yang Erche Namu
Writer:
Christine Mathieu.
Producer:
Ros Ward
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Namu:
Ting Ting Hu
Dujema:
Sui-Lin Looi
Guru:
Benedict Wong
Geko:
Jason Chan
Clerk:
Li-Leng Au
Mother:
Nina Kwok
Gatusa:
David Tse
Nankadroma:
Liz Sutherland
Djihu:
Chike Chan
Hong Ling:
Jennifer Llm

2/3. Millions fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, including the composers Stravinsky and Prokofiev and the celebrated writer Maxim Gorky. But how were those who were later tempted to return treated? Including contributions from Prokofiev's son Sviatoslav. Presented by Martin Sixsmith. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Maxim Gorky.
Presented By:
Martin Sixsmith.
Producer:
Alan Hall

Some of the world's most beautiful and valuable artworks were painted by the great natural history illustrators - on the voyages of Cook, Banks and Darwin. Is there still a place for artists and illustrators of nature in today's hi-tech world? Brian Leith finds out. Producer Melinda Barker

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Leith
Producer:
Melinda Barker

1/5. By Truman Capote. Grady, a privileged teenager in postwar New York, sees off her parents, who are taking a cruise to Europe. This will be her first summer alone in Manhattan and she's keeping her plans to herself. Abridged by Alison Joseph. Read by Pandora Colin. Producer Conor Lennon
RT DIRECT: Summer Crossing by Truman Capote is available for £7.99 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

Abridged By:
Alison Joseph.
Read By:
Pandora Colin.
Producer:
Conor Lennon

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