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With Carolyn Quinn and Edward Stourton.

6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
With Steve May.

6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Alicia McCarthy and Robert Orchard.

7.48 Thought for the Day
With Akhandadhi Das.

8.31 LW only Yesterday in Parliament

Editor of Today Ceri Thomas

Contributors

Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Alicia McCarthy
Unknown:
Akhandadhi Das.
Unknown:
Ceri Thomas

This summer, 20 years after the death of Julie Tullis on her descent from K2, her family made a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and the base camp on the mountain where her body remains buried in the snow. Through their audio diaries and the cassettes Julie herself made documenting her expeditions, this sequel to Mother's Mountain (rebroadcast last Friday) reveals how Julie's family share and overcome some of the hardships that she would have experienced, in an attempt to discover for themselves the passion that took her from them. producer Sara Parker

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Tullis
Producer:
Sara Parker

6/11. Roger Bolton digs in the mailbag for BBC Radio listeners' comments, queries, criticisms and praise. Producer Margaret Budy Repeated on Sunday at 8pm
Send your comments to: Feedback. PO Box 2100. London W1A 10T
Fax: [number removed] Phone: [number removed] email: feedback@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton
Producer:
Margaret Budy

By Tilly Black.
As tensions mount after President Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956, the unfolding political drama is seen through the eyes of ten-year-old Elizabeth, whose holiday diary tells a poignant human story alongside the public events that are changing the political map for ever.

Contributors

Writer:
Tilly Black
Director:
Sara Davies
Elizabeth:
Holly Bodimeade
Khalid:
Omar Berdouni
Henry:
Richard Mitchley
Kate:
Jenny Coverack
Miss Watkins:
Jacqueline Tong
Ali:
Auday Putrus
Sofia:
Mouna Albakry

New series 1/6. Now that autumn is drawing to a close and the fruit harvest is gathered in, Dylan Winter finds out how important traditional orchards are for wildlife and what can be done to help conserve them. And with the night air full of the territorial cries of the tawny owl, he's on the trail of some rescued owl chicks as they make their way back out to the wild. Producer Sheena Duncan

Contributors

Unknown:
Dylan Winter
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

25/30. Charlie Chaplin Went to France to Teach the Ladies How to Dance. The fast-changing world of the first half of the 20th century brought children into contact with exciting new forms of entertainment, as Michael Morpurgo reveals. The readers are Adam Godley , Sara Kestelman ,
Anna Maxwell Martin , Danielle Wilson , Gemma Wilson and Timothy West. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlie Chaplin
Unknown:
Michael Morpurgo
Unknown:
Adam Godley
Unknown:
Sara Kestelman
Unknown:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Unknown:
Danielle Wilson
Unknown:
Gemma Wilson
Unknown:
Timothy West.

8/8. Sandi Toksvig presides over the satirical quiz, testing the panel's knowledge of the news stories of the week. Producer Katie Tyrrell Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
RT DIRECT: The News Quiz: Hold the Front Page, is available on CD for E8.99 (RRP £12.99) plus free p&p, call [number removed] (landline calls cost a maximum of 8p per min) or send a cheque payable to BBC Shop to [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandi Toksvig
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

David tries to build bridges.
For cast see page 36 Written by Marcy Cutler ;
Director Rosemary Watts ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Marcy Cutler
Director:
Rosemary Watts
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn

5/5. The hunt closes in on the kidnapper as the police find the key that connects the locations across London. They confront the culprit at a church south of the river, but it may be too late to save Amy. By Bill Murphy.
For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Murphy.

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience in Norfolk poses topical questions from the week's news to a panel that includes Sarah Teather MR who speaks for the Lib Dems on education, and The Times journalist Anatole Kaletsky. Producer Anne Peacock Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Sarah Teather
Unknown:
Anatole Kaletsky.
Producer:
Anne Peacock

When 13-year-old Beriwan's father goes missing, she and her family are taken from their Gravesend home and sent to a detention centre in Scotland. Frank Deasy's play tells the story of the Ays, a Kurdish family detained in Dungavel for over a year and living under the threat of deportation. Their plight became a cause célèbre, raising questions in the Scottish Parliament and in the media. By Frank Deasy. with Kirsty Wark and Andrew Cassell Producer/Director David Ian Neville

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Deasy.
Unknown:
Kirsty Wark
Unknown:
Andrew Cassell
Director:
David Ian Neville
Beriwan Ay:
Livia Arditti
Yurdagul Ay:
Pembe Peri-Natqi
Gus:
Stuart McOuarrie
Margaret:
Carolyn Bonnyman
James:
Mark Straker
Police Officer/Transport Officer:
Saikat Ahamed
JayneCummings:
Robin Weaver
Bishop John Mone:
David Ashton
Teacher/Policewoman:
Tracy Wiles
Ukrainian Boy:
Daniel Lane
Medja:
Carly Schoqqer
Dilowan:
Sam Marzell
Newroz:
Teresa O'Brien

4/10. Simon Thurley of English Heritage and psychologist Dr Sue Blackmore join Sue MacGregor to discuss an account of the Battle of Waterloo, a book on religion and terrorism, and some short stories by JD Salinger. Repeated from Tuesday at 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Thurley
Unknown:
Dr Sue Blackmore
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Stories By:
Jd Salinger.

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