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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 Anne Atkins.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Justin Webb
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Anne Atkins.

3/5. A widespread misunderstanding persists in Britain about how the art world really works. Alvin Hall has collected art for 20 years. Here he debunks the myths of the art world as he takes a journey from the artist to me gallery, to the collector and the critic. Producer Richard Vadon

Contributors

Unknown:
Alvin Hall
Producer:
Richard Vadon

3/3. Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker visits several of today s biggest British art schools and talks to some of the current crop of students. He explores possible ways in which artists will continue to have an impact on the pop industry, and the immense changes in music and sound production tnai are beginning to infiltrate art. producer Bob Dickinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Jarvis Cocker
Producer:
Bob Dickinson

Consumer affairs, presented by Liz Barclay and Peter White. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 10am

Contributors

Presented By:
Liz Barclay
Presented By:
Peter White.

3/3. The Coronation of George II (1727). For his Coronation, King George II decided on Handel, the famous composer of opera", as the best person to write four anthems for the service. The music included Tallis's s litany 0 God, the Father of Heaven, Purcell's I Was Glad, ana Handel's magnificent Zadok the Priest. Bridget Kendall concludes the series looking at the role played by music at significant political and royal events in history. Producer Johannah Smith Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
King George Ii
Unknown:
Bridget Kendall

A poetic celebration of rural summertime, set against the revelation of a family secret, concealed until now by respectability, religion, embarrassment and fear. By Gillian Clarke. Starring Fiona Shaw as the voice of the Field. Producer/Director Kate McAII

Contributors

Unknown:
Gillian Clarke.
Unknown:
Fiona Shaw
Director:
Kate McAii
The Field:
Fiona Shaw
Dafydd:
Oliver Ryan
Sue:
Mail Harries
Annie:
Margaret John
Postman:
Morqan Hopkins

4/13. Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners questions about the environment, producer Nick Patrick ADDRESS: [address removed] email: home.planetcabbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Daniel
Producer:
Nick Patrick

5/6. Sketch show written and performed by Susie Donkin , Charlotte McDougall , Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling , and featuring Ewan Bailey. Producer Carol smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Susie Donkin
Unknown:
Charlotte McDougall
Unknown:
Oriane Messina
Unknown:
Fay Rusling
Unknown:
Ewan Bailey.

Kirsty Lang with arts news, interviews and the verdict on the film Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black as a monastery cook who dreams of success as a professional wrestler. Producer Jerome Weatherald

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirsty Lang
Unknown:
Jack Black
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

It's often claimed that palliative medicine has made such progress in recent years that everyone should be able to have a pain-free death. Yet thousands who see family members die tell a different story - a story of pain and misery as a result of inadequate pain control. Gerry Northam asks to what extent this is due to the Shipman Effect: has the fact that Britain's worst serial killer, Harold Shipman , murdered his patients with drugs that are normally used legitimately to alleviate pain at the end of life, left many doctors over-reluctant to prescribe and administer them? Producer Kristine Pommert Rptd Sunday 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam
Unknown:
Harold Shipman
Producer:
Kristine Pommert Rptd

2/3. Dr Mark Porter talks to researchers who are looking at the brains of people who experience the feeling of deja vu all the time, and asks what this could mean for our understanding of memory and consciousness. He also visits the laboratory that explores eye-witness testimonies, and discusses with scientists whether memories can always be made to stand up in a court of law. Producer Pamela Rutherford Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Dr Mark Porter

1/6. Looking at the genesis and appeal of six key comic characters from radio and TV, each encapsulating the mood of a decade. Today Barry Cryer explores the character of Bebe Daniels , star of Hi, Gang! from the 1940s. Written by Mike Barf ield. Producer Angela Sherwin

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Bebe Daniels
Written By:
Mike Barf
Producer:
Angela Sherwin

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