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With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Dr Colin Morris.

Andrew Marr and guests, who include French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy , biographer Claire Tomalin , cosmologist Paul Davies and historian Andrew Roberts , set the cultural agenda for the week.
Producer Victoria Wakely Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Marr
Unknown:
Bernard-Henri Levy
Unknown:
Claire Tomalin
Unknown:
Paul Davies
Unknown:
Andrew Roberts
Producer:
Victoria Wakely

6/6. Will Terrance Get a Degree? When Terrance first joined his Liverpool secondary school he was bottom of the class. Four years later he was head boy and had passed four A-levels with flying colours. Now he's won a place at Oxford University to study engineering. The only problem is that Terrance is a Ugandan refugee and, despite being resident here for four years, only qualifies as a foreign student. The race is on to raise E20,000 for his first year's fees - and term starts in three weeks' time. Producer Sarah Taylor and Caroline Adams

Contributors

Producer:
Sarah Taylor
Producer:
Caroline Adams

1/5. Eliza. These stories of a pompous idiot of a husband and his long-suffering wife were a literary hit of the 1900s, rediscovered in the 1980s. Eliza and her husband live in a small house somewhere in suburbia. He is a low-grade city clerk with delusions of grandeur, she is a housewife with the patience of a saint. Written by Barry Pain and adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Director Ellen Dryden

Contributors

Written By:
Barry Pain
Adapted By:
Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Director:
Ellen Dryden
Eliza:
Sophie Thompson
Her husband:
Mark Heap
Mother/Lady Sandlingbury:
Maev Alexander

6/17. Four contestants from the south of England compete in the continuing first round of the nationwide general knowledge contest. The chairman is Robert Robinson. Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson.
Producer:
Richard Edis

RK Narayan 's comic narrative is a rich evocation of Indian life in the 1970s that looks at human absurdities through the eyes of a wild animal. An ageing tiger, now the companion of a monk, looks back on his life. Dramatised by Ronald Frame for the 100th anniversary of Narayan's birth.
Producer/Director Lu Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Rk Narayan
Dramatised By:
Ronald Frame
Director:
Lu Kemp
Deputy/Zoo Keeper/Captain/ Jaddu:
Paul Bazely
Teacher:
Meneka Das
Alphonse/Mandan:
Kulvlnder Ghlr
Shekar:
Raman Goyal
Wife:
Indira Joshi
Raja, the Tiger:
Raad Rawl
The Master:
Nadim Sawalha

Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Paul Lewis and guests. Producer Jennifer Clarke
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Lewis
Producer:
Jennifer Clarke

11/30. Like an Angelic Choir. When Britain's first Foundling Hospital was opened by Thomas Coram in 1741 it rightly met with huge acclaim, though the well-being of the individual children could sometimes be neglected for the sake of its public image. Michael Morpurgo continues his exploration of a thousand years of British childhood. The readers are Adam Godley and Timothy West. Producer Beaty Rubens

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Coram
Unknown:
Michael Morpurgo
Unknown:
Adam Godley
Unknown:
Timothy West.
Producer:
Beaty Rubens

With Mark Lawson , who looks back at the creation of the musical Cabaret with its composer John Kander and writer Joe Masterhoff. Producer Stephen Hughes

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
John Kander
Unknown:
Joe Masterhoff.
Producer:
Stephen Hughes

1/5. In a letter to her husband Lucia recounts the disastrous consequences of a secret meeting. Set in America during the Second World War, this dark story of humdrum family life threatened by blackmail, passion and deceit is by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding. Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.
Producer/Director Viv Beeby Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Rachel Joyce.
Director:
Viv Beeby
Lucia:
Barbara Barnes
Donnelly:
John Lynch
Bee:
Laurence Bouvard
David:
Allan Lldkey
Mr Harper:
Peter Marlnker
Mrs Lloyd:
Rebecca Miles
Lt Levy:
Demetri Goritsas
Nagle:
Martin T Sherman
Ted:
Steve Becklngham

2/2. Michael Gillard examines the background of some of Russia's oligarchs - the businessmen who have accrued such immense wealth and influence since the fall of the Soviet Union - and particularly those who have recently become involved in UK K pic. Editor David Ross ; Producer Jenny Chryss

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Gillard
Editor:
David Ross
Producer:
Jenny Chryss

5/9. Why Garden for Wildlife? A revolution in wildlife gardening over the last 30 years or so has been accompanied by a rash of information on how to attract birds, bees, butterflies and a host of other animals into our gardens. Paul Evans explores the pros and cons of gardening for wildlife, in discussion with Ken Thompson and Chris Baines. Producer Brett Westwood Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Evans
Unknown:
Ken Thompson
Unknown:
Chris Baines.
Producer:
Brett Westwood

6/10. John le Carre 's latest novel continues. The contract is signed and Salvo is flown home, but his bag contains damning evidence of the terrible events on the island. Read by Paterson Joseph. Abridged by Katrin Williams. Producer David Blount
RT DIRECT: The Mission Song by John le Carre is available in hardback for E17.50 (RRP E18.99) 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

Unknown:
John Le Carre
Read By:
Paterson Joseph.
Abridged By:
Katrin Williams.
Producer:
David Blount
Unknown:
John Le Carre

2/2. Carla, Clegga and Inside Legs. Tim Brooke-Taylor remembers the BBC's Comedy Playhouse. With contributions from Peter Sallis , Mike Craig and June Whitfield. Producer Stephen Garner

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Peter Sallis
Unknown:
Mike Craig
Unknown:
June Whitfield.
Producer:
Stephen Garner

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