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2/2. Former BBC political editor John Cole discusses his theory about the lack of ideology in politics today and its impact on voters. With Peter Mandelson and Michael Heseltine. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Editor:
John Cole
Unknown:
Peter Mandelson
Unknown:
Michael Heseltine.

Winston S Churchill appeals on behalf of the War Memorials Trust.
Donations: [address removed], marked War Memorials Trust on the back of the envelope: Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.27pm

Contributors

Producer:
Sally Flatman

A communion service for Remembrance Sunday from All Saints Church, Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire. The Chaplain General, the Rev David Wilkes , reflects on the significance of remembrance and its relevance for those serving in the armed forces today. Led by the Rev Sharon Grenham-Toze . Musical director Adrian Boynton.
Producer Janet McLarty

Contributors

Unknown:
David Wilkes
Unknown:
Sharon Grenham-Toze
Director:
Adrian Boynton.
Producer:
Janet McLarty

Nicholas Witchell sets the scene in London's Whitehall for the ceremony, including the Last Post and two-minutes' silence, to remember those who died in both world wars and in other more recent conflicts. The Queen lays the first wreath on behalf of the Nation and Commonwealth and the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Chartres, leads a short service. During the March Past, both veterans and those involved in present conflicts share their thoughts. Producer Stephen Shipley

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Witchell
Producer:
Stephen Shipley

The ingredients of the Remembrance Day service - the Cenotaph, the Last Post, the two-minutes' silence, the marching veterans and the laying of wreaths - have been in place since just after the First World War. But how did this enduring ceremony, so moving in its simplicity, come about in the first place? Mark Whitaker reveals the evolution of Remembrance Day. Producer Mike Hally

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Whitaker
Producer:
Mike Hally

Matthew Biggs , John Cushnie and Bob Flowerdew answer gardening queries in Tyne and Wear, and Anne Swithinbank tells how to get a Christmas cactus to bloom during the festive period. 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 for E13.44 (RRP E15.99) on two CDs or E8.99 (RRP £10.99) on two audio cassettes. 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]

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Eric Robson
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

2/5. Buddhism. As part of the series examining the relationship between faiths and the natural world as reflected in their gardens, Peter France visits a Buddhist temple in Hertfordshire. Producer Mary Colwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter France
Producer:
Mary Colwell

2/5. While Alyosha attends the bedside of the dying Elder, relations between Dmitri and his father become ever more dangerous. By Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dramatised for radio by Melissa Murray.
(Rptd Sat 9pm)

Contributors

Author:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dramatised by:
Melissa Murray
Producer/Director:
Marc Beeby
Director:
Colin Guthrie
Fyodor Karamazov:
Roy Marsden
Dmitri:
Paul Hilton
Ivan:
Nicholas Boulton
Alyosha:
Carl Prekopp
Smerdyakov:
Joseph Kloska
Lise:
Emma Noakes
Mrs Khoklakova:
Rachel Atkins
Katerina:
Juliet Aubrey
Grushenka:
Katy Cavanagh
Grigory:
Desmond McNamara
Father Paisy:
Philip Fox
The Elder:
Sam Dale
Marya:
Bethan Walker
Monk Paul:
Richard Biggin
Monk:
Saikat Ahamed

Javier Cercas talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel, The Speed of Light, and explores what makes good nature-writing with Mark Cocker and Martin Wainwright. Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Contributors

Talks:
Javier Cercas
Unknown:
Mariella Frostrup
Unknown:
Mark Cocker
Unknown:
Martin Wainwright.
Producer:
Hilary Dunn

7/7. Roger McGough presents poems for remembrance, with works by Pablo Neruda , Evangeline Patterson and frontline poets Siegfried Sassoon , Wilfred Owen and Alun Lewis. Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Pablo Neruda
Unknown:
Evangeline Patterson
Unknown:
Siegfried Sassoon
Unknown:
Wilfred Owen
Unknown:
Alun Lewis.
Producer:
Mary Ward-Lowery

6/10. As the political and military post-mortems continue in Israel over this summer's invasion of Lebanon,
Paul Adams reports from Jerusalem on the aftermath of the conflict and its implications for the country at the centre of the Middle East peace process. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Adams

Why do we say we're as busy as a bee? As happy as a lark? The writer Malcolm Tait talks to Barney Harwood about how these animals have crept into our language. Producers Vibeke Venema and Justine Willett

Contributors

Talks:
Malcolm Tait
Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Producers:
Vibeke Venema
Producers:
Justine Willett

2/5. Bosendorfer. With her 40th birthday fast approaching, Janice finds herself in a strange love triangle with a man and a grand piano. Written by Griselda Gordon and read by Siobhan Redmond. Producer Lisa Osborne

Contributors

Written By:
Griselda Gordon
Read By:
Siobhan Redmond.
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

1/8. The Class Barrier. Has social class become the inequality that dares not speak its name in formerly class-obsessed Britain? Now even Labour politicians attack inheritance tax, one of the principal means of preventing the passage of wealth across generations, and media mockery of "chavs" and "bling" suggests that these days class is about taste if it's about anything. David Walker asks What class means in Britain today. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker

Probing analysis of the week's political events.

10.45 Lost Causes
1/3. The story of the long campaign to absolve more than 300 shellshocked servicemen who were shot for cowardice or desertion during the First World War. Presented by Carolyn Quinn.

Lost Causes is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm and Sunday at 5.45am

Contributors

Presenter (Lost Causes):
Carolyn Quinn
Editor of The Westminster Hour:
Terry Dignan

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