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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.

2/5. Comedian, poet and scriptwriter Henry Normal entertains an audience with his favourite poems by Lemn Sissay and John Hegley , extracts from Alan Sillitoe ,
George Orwell and Oscar Wilde , and a song from Paul Simon. Producer Viv Beeby Repeated Sunday 12.15am

Contributors

Scriptwriter:
Henry Normal
Unknown:
Lemn Sissay
Unknown:
John Hegley
Unknown:
Alan Sillitoe
Unknown:
George Orwell
Unknown:
Oscar Wilde
Unknown:
Paul Simon.
Producer:
Viv Beeby

- Ronnie Barker 's tragi-comic tale of Alison, a secretive loner whose life changes for ever when the spirits of her dead father and boyfriend suddenly materialise in her room.
Adapted and directed by Neil Cargill

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronnie Barker
Directed By:
Neil Cargill
Alison:
Maxine Peake
Dad:
Sam Kelly
Bob:
Peter Cutler

3/10. Stewart Henderson presents the popular interactive problem-solving series, in which he gets to the bottom of those intriguing questions from everyday life. Producer Sarah Cuddon
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Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Henderson
Producer:
Sarah Cuddon

4/5. The Apartment 2/2. Simin faces a life alone when she discovers that her talent for housekeeping is driving her husband away. So when Mahnaz goes to view Simin's apartment the two women find food for thought.
By Zoya Pirzad and translated by Narguess Farzad. Read by Nathalie Armin. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Zoya Pirzad
Translated By:
Narguess Farzad.
Read By:
Nathalie Armin.

4/30. Mischief and Misrule. Did medieval children play like children today, and were they ever permitted to get totally out of control? Michael Morpurgo learns about early football and about festivals of misrule. The readers are Adam Godley , Timothy West and Sara Kestelman. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Morpurgo
Unknown:
Adam Godley
Unknown:
Timothy West
Unknown:
Sara Kestelman.

Trying to nudge astronomical objects into new orbits might sound as futile as jousting with windmills, but it's the goal of a new European Space Agency mission, now being planned. It's named, appropriately, "Don Ouijote". Quentin Cooper hears how one spacecraft, Sancho, will look on from a safe distance while Hidalgo lunges at an asteroid at a speed of 10km per second. That's just to prove the concept, but one day it might do a better job of saving the world than Bruce Willis managed in the film Armageddon. Producer Martin Redfern

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Bruce Willis
Producer:
Martin Redfern

4/6. Chris Addison joins presenter Dave Gorman to chew the fat over the ridiculous, unworkable, but sometimes inspired inventions, schemes and policies dreamt up by the general public. Producer Simon Nicholls

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Addison
Presenter:
Dave Gorman
Producer:
Simon Nicholls

4/9. Town And Country. Far from the cities, rural communities are trying to cope with the advances of the 21st century while keeping their ancient characters.
Peter Day tours two different towns to hear about some strategies that work and some that don't.
Producer Sandra Kanthal Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

3/10. The latest news from the world of science and technology, with Geoff Watts , including a report from the Atacama Desert in Chile on the construction of the Alma telescope - a forest of antennas in one of the driest parts Of the world. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts

6/6. Porridge Votes. Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, the Scotsmen who first appeared in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. In the final episode, the laird stands in the local bye-election, and Hamish and Dougal decide to run against him. Dirty tricks are all too soon afoot. With Alison Steadman as Mrs Naughtie and Jeremy Hardy as the local laird. Producer JonNaismith

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Alison Steadman
Unknown:
Mrs Naughtie
Unknown:
Jeremy Hardy

6/6. Dominic Holland concludes his series of monologues by considering how to steal a cash machine, the return of the honesty box and why so many people are depressed. With support from Margaret Cabourn-Smith ,
Martin Hyder and Ed Weeks. Music by Jim Howard ; Producer Victoria Lloyd

Contributors

Unknown:
Dominic Holland
Unknown:
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Unknown:
Martin Hyder
Music By:
Jim Howard
Producer:
Victoria Lloyd

3/3. There Goes the Neighbourhood. Marcus Brigstocke explores the way the housing market has shaped modern Britain. Some of the officials who design and approve everything from a new conservatory to a new town show him a story of red tape, fortunes made, and communities that will never be same again. Producer Paul Kobrak

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Producer:
Paul Kobrak

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