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With Carolyn Quinn and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and Robert Orchard.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Rosemary Lain-Priestley .
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Carolyn Quinn
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Rachel Hooper
Unknown:
Robert Orchard.
Unknown:
Rosemary Lain-Priestley

2/10 Malaysia. Malaysia has a secular constitution and, whereas more than half the population is Muslim, it has significant Buddhist, Hindu and Christian minorities.
Academic Farish Noor looks at religious freedom in his home country and wonders whether Islamic law is overtaking modern Malaysia. Producer Linda Pressly

Contributors

Unknown:
Farish Noor
Producer:
Linda Pressly

George W Bush's presidency has, like the Thatcher era in the UK created a new breed of angry, left-wing US comics such as Patton Oswald and Eugene Mirman. However, there's an equally angry right-wing stand-up movement and a new Christian comic scene. Stephen Armstrong explores the battle for the laughs and minds of America and talks to working comedians, including Brad Stine, who tours churches; Evan Sayet, who tours and runs a Right to Laugh night in LA; and Julia Gorin, who is on the bill for a New York comedy night for both Democrats and Republicans. Producer Robyn Read

Contributors

Unknown:
Eugene Mirman.
Unknown:
Stephen Armstrong
Unknown:
Brad Stine
Unknown:
Evan Sayet
Unknown:
Julia Gorin

A sparky 16-year-old waitress and a jaded restaurant critic unwittingly transform each other's eating habits, thereby changing the course of both their lives. By Cathy Feeny.
Producer/Director Celia de Wolff

Contributors

Unknown:
Cathy Feeny.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Donna:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Clement:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Wayne:
Damian Lynch
Florence:
Sara Markland
Miles:
Ian Masters
Giraldo:
Ian Shaw

10/10. Stewart Henderson presents the popular interactive problem-solving series, in which he gets to the bottom of those intriguing questions from everyday life.
Producer Emily Williams
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines are open from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Henderson
Producer:
Emily Williams

4/5. Fishing takes on a whole new meaning when your prey is piranha or the shark-toothed hiamara. Huw Cordey and his friends are joined by carpenter bees as they fish with their flimsy rods, while on the river bank an anteater disappears up a tree and howler monkeys roar with laughter. For further details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Huw Cordey

With the offshore oil industry expanding its operational boundaries into new deep-sea frontiers it's increasingly important to understand the impact on ecosystems. Scientists at the Southampton Oceanographic Centre are using remote-control vehicles to monitor the seabed, taking pictures, videos and sediment samples before, after and during drilling. Quentin Cooper finds out what lies beneath the muddy waters. Producer Fiona Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Fiona Roberts

4/6. Our Man from Berkhamsted. Comedy about grumpy author Ed Reardon , pipe-smoker and abusive email writer. Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Producers Simon Nicholls and Chris Douglas

Contributors

Unknown:
Ed Reardon
Written By:
Christopher Douglas
Written By:
Andrew Nickolds.
Producers:
Simon Nicholls
Producers:
Chris Douglas
Ed Reardon:
Chris Douglas
Olive:
Stephanie Cole
Elaine:
Sally Grace
Jaz:
Philip Jackson
Dental receptionist:
Alice Lowe
Pearl:
Rita May
Australian dentist:
Geoffrey McGivern
Ping:
Barunka O'Shauqhnessy
Ticket collector:
Dan Tetsell
Stan:
Geoffrey Whitehead

4/5. Bang Bang You're Dead. Sybil's friends begin to see her in a new light when they watch film footage of hippos, poets and shooting affairs, taken during her time in Africa. Muriel Spark's tale is dramatised by Gowan Calder.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Gowan Calder.
Hostess:
Adjoa Andoh
Sybil:
Emma Currie
Barry/Ted:
Mark McDonnell
Desiree:
Lucy Paterson
David:
Nick Underwood

2/8. Do Mention the War! Western security services and generals have blamed Anglo-American foreign policy, and the Iraq War in particular, for our failure to isolate extremists from moderates. Zareer Masani asks whether the West can ever get it right as we tread the minefield of Muslim grievances, and considers how we might rethink our foreign policy towards the Islamic world. Producer Ingrid Hassler Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Zareer Masani
Producer:
Ingrid Hassler

10/10. From listening in on volcanoes, predicting the strength of hurricanes and detecting nuclear explosions, a global network of infrasound detectors is allowing researchers to tune in to our atmosphere. Molly Bentley reports on the symphony of sounds below the limits of human hearing. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Contributors

Unknown:
Molly Bentley

New series 1/6. The sketch show in which no sketch features more than one voice. Written by David Ouantick and starring Dan Maier , Lizzie Roper ,
Graeme Garden , Deborah Norton , Andrew Crawford , Dan Antopoiski and Jeremy Clarkson as himself. Producer Jon Naismith

Contributors

Written By:
David Ouantick
Unknown:
Dan Maier
Unknown:
Lizzie Roper
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Deborah Norton
Unknown:
Andrew Crawford
Unknown:
Dan Antopoiski
Unknown:
Jeremy Clarkson
Producer:
Jon Naismith

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