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God's Darling. Rosemary Hartill explores the mysterious, playful, creative and cosmic figure of Sophia - Wisdom in some of her many guises. How does Sophia combine the practical wisdom of women - with the ability o guide and counsel - with universal wisdom and mystical insight? Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Hartill
Producer:
Eley McAinsh

Daniel O'Donnell appeals on behalf of the Primary Immunodeficiency Association.
Donations: [address removed], marked PIA on the back of the envelope; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.Z7pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Daniel O'Donnell
Producer:
Sally Flatman

Living Bread. Mass from Clifton Cathedral in Bristol, led by the Dean, the Rev Canon Robert Corrigan. Preacher the Rt
Rev Declan Lang , Bishop of Clifton. Musical director Richard Jeffrey-Gray . Producer Janet McLarty

Contributors

Unknown:
Declan Lang
Director:
Richard Jeffrey-Gray
Producer:
Janet McLarty

7/11. Paul Merton , Sue Perkins , Charles Collingwood and Tony Hawks try to avoid deviation, hesitation and repetition. With Nicholas Parsons in the chair. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Sue Perkins
Unknown:
Charles Collingwood
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons

1/3. Pulp frontmanJarvis Cocker explores the connections between British art schools and pop. British pop wouldn't have been so guirky without artists who tried their hand at pop - a process that began with the jazz revivalists Of the early 1950s. Producer Bob Dickinson

Contributors

Producer:
Bob Dickinson

Chris Beardshaw, Bob Fiowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions from gardeners of the Gosport Allotment Holders and Gardeners' Association in Hampshire. And at the GQT garden, Bob Flowerdew makes winter wildlife habitats in the woodland area, Anne Swithinbank creates an instant hot border and Chris Beardshaw explains how to have fresh herbs throughout the winter. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm RT DIRECT: Gardeners' Question Time: The Four Seasons is available on CD or audio cassette. Two CDs cost £13.44 (rrp E15.99) or 2 audio cassettes cost E8.99 (rrp £10.99). Prices include p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to BBC Shop to: [address removed] visit www.bbcshop.com. or call [number removed], quoting [number removed] Anne Swithinbank answers gardeners' questions in the September issue of Good Homes Magazine Alan Titchmarsh answers your gardening queries: p25

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Fiowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Unknown:
Eric Robson
Producer:
Trevor Taylor
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

1/2. The traveller Higgs discovers a remote land where the use of machines is forbidden, where having a cold is a punishable offence, and the greatest scholarly achievement is the study of unreason. A classic satire on Victorian society by Samuel Butler. Dramatised by Eamonn O'Neill , Martin Shea and James O'Neill. Producer/Director Gary Brown Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Butler.
Dramatised By:
Eamonn O'Neill
Dramatised By:
Martin Shea
Dramatised By:
James O'Neill.
Director:
Gary Brown
Higgs:
Graeme Hawley
Arowhena:
Jasmine Hyde
Nosnibor:
Jonathan Taller
Mrs Nosnibor:
Sue Ryding
Mahaina:
Brlqlt Forsyth
Thims:
Leigh Symonds
Lord Stafford:
David Fleeshman
Judge:
Stuart Richman

The work of the Greek poet C.P. Cavafy is intimately linked with the Egyptian city of Alexandria where he lived and worked for most of his life. His comparatively small output, no more than 160 poems, has nonetheless brought him an ardent following. In this evocative portrait, Bill Nighy reads some of Cavafy's best-known work, including his most famous poem, Ithaka. Producers Diana Bentley and David Prest Rptd on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Nighy
Unknown:
David Prest Rptd

Dennis Sewell presents his selection of excerpts from
BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Jacqueline Smith PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Dennis Sewell
Producer:
Jacqueline Smith

Barney Harwood meets former hip-hop DJ Mr Gee , who gives a poetry and rapping workshop. Plus episode seven of Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi

Contributors

Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Unknown:
Mr Gee
Unknown:
Isabel Allende.
Producers:
Rebecca Armstrong
Producers:
Abi Awojobi

3/3. Singer Merle Haggard had a number one country hit in the US in 1969 with Okie from Muskogee. It struck a chord in Middle America, which regarded it as a long overdue backlash against the long-haired, anti-Vietnam hippie culture of the time. Presented by Robert Denselow.

(More than Just a Song is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm)

Contributors

Subject:
Merle Haggard
Presenter:
Robert Denselow
Editor (The Westminster Hour):
Terry Dignan

6/7. Standby Your Man. Loyalty and fidelity are put under the spotlight by Dominic Arkwright with the help of Christine Hamilton , who really did stand by her man, Neil. Psychologist Linda Blair speculates on the evolutionary advantages of fidelity, and novelist Kirsty Crawford wonders what might have happened if her parents had stayed together. Producer Mark Smalley

Contributors

Unknown:
Dominic Arkwright
Unknown:
Christine Hamilton
Unknown:
Linda Blair
Unknown:
Kirsty Crawford
Producer:
Mark Smalley

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