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With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Alan Billings.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Dr Alan Billings.

3/3. Thinking the Unthinkable. Adam Lusekelo turns his attention to India, where stigma and denial is undermining 25 years of education and information, and has allowed the country to develop the highest incidence of HIV/Aids in the world, creating a time-bomb that threatens the nation's current remarkable economic growth. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Lusekelo

6/6. Guests Helen Atkinson Wood , Hugh Dennis and Crispin Swayne take part in the geographical game that celebrates the cultural diversity of the world and proves the theory that travel broadens the mind. Producer Liz Anstee

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Atkinson Wood
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Crispin Swayne
Producer:
Liz Anstee

A vivid and imaginative play about Henry Fowler , the creator of the Concise Oxford Dictionary and Fowler's Modern English Usage. Focusing on the beauty of language, the joy of words and the wonder of finding love later in life, this play by Chris Harrald is a comic and romantic story of wit and erudition. Starring John Sessions.
Producer Steven Canny

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Fowler
Play By:
Chris Harrald
Unknown:
John Sessions.
Producer:
Steven Canny
Henry Fowler:
John Sessions
Frank Fowler:
Toby Jones
Jessie Wills:
Stella Gonet
Woodsman/Churchill:
Ewan Bailey
Young Paskin:
Nicholas Brown
Mr Newland:
John Cummins

More horticultural hints as Matthew Biggs , John Cushnie and Bob Flowerdew answer questions from gardeners in Tyne and Wear. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at
3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened repeat from Sunday at 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Biggs
Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Eric Robson

3/5. To the accompaniment of a tree frog's deafening song, Huw Cordey and his friends set up camp on the river's edge with hammocks to sleep in and a tarpaulin roof to keep off the thundering rain. Then they go in search of brazil nuts and discover one of nature's most impressive trees. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Song:
Huw Cordey

Why are certain places more dangerous than others?
Why are some people more vulnerable to being burgled than others? Where are the criminal hotspots and how have they become so? Laurie Taylor looks at the latest research into crime-mapping - the geography of crime - with the help of Shane Johnson and Karen Bowers. Producer Tamsin Hughes

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Unknown:
Shane Johnson
Unknown:
Karen Bowers.
Producer:
Tamsin Hughes

1/2. A profile by John Bird of the Second City comedy club in Chicago, a theatre project run by a bunch of highbrow students that became a comedy behemoth. Alumni of the club went on to make films like Ghostbusters, Wayne's World, Groundhog Day and Best in Show as well as countless television shows, including Saturday Night Live. Producer James Crawford

Contributors

Unknown:
John Bird
Producer:
James Crawford

With Mark Lawson , including a first-night review of the new production of The Sound of Music, starring Connie Fisher , who won the TV contest to play the part of Maria. Producer Timothy Prosser

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Connie Fisher
Producer:
Timothy Prosser

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7/11. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which
Clifford Longley , Steven Rose , Michael Portillo and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday atlO.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Clifford Longley
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Unknown:
Michael Portillo
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Producer:
David Coomes

1/3. This year the Government pardoned 306 servicemen who were shot at dawn for cowardice or desertion during the First World War. Carolyn Quinn relates the story of the long campaign undertaken by the families of the men, to clear their names. Producer Chris Bond
Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm Repeated next Sunday at 5.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn

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