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Presented by John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
Presented by David Wilby and Rachel Hooper.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Rosemary Lain-Priestley .
8.31 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Presented By:
John Humphrys
Presented By:
Sarah Montague.
Presented By:
David Wilby
Presented By:
Rachel Hooper.
Unknown:
Rosemary Lain-Priestley

3/10. Bolivia. Lucy Ash investigates the legal and penal systems in Bolivia, where indigenous traditional justice, which prefers corporal punishment to incarceration, is enjoying a revival alongside the more familiar Western model Is this risking human-rights violations or a pragmatic solution in a country where the city slums are governed by mob rule and lynchings are commonplace? Producer Arlene Gregorius Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Contributors

Producer:
Arlene Gregorius

Three linked plays about sex and classification, featuring the stories of a transsexual married couple, a barman born a woman and a retiring consultant surgeon who has performed gender reassignments. By Christopher Green.
Producer/Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Green.
Director:
Claire Grove
Jo:
Christopher Green
Anil:
Paul Bhattacharjee
Jenny:
Becky Hindley
John:
John Rowe
Margaret:
Edna Dore

New series 1/8. Epilepsy. One person in 50 will have epilepsy at some point in their life. For most sufferers, seizures can be controlled with drugs or surgery.
Barbara Myers takes up listeners' questions on the subject with Matthew Walker , consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Producer Eiiane Giaser PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) from 1.30pm today or email via www.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Myers
Unknown:
Matthew Walker
Producer:
Eiiane Giaser

Quentin Cooper learns about a revolutionary breath analysis machine that is 10,000 times more sensitive than a standard breathalyser used for testing alcohol. The device can be used to detect certain illnesses in patients and could lead to faster and more accurate GP diagnoses.
Producer Fiona Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Fiona Roberts

5/6. A Hint of Calvados. Comedy about curmudgeonly author Ed Reardon , pipe-smoker and abusive email writer. Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Producer Simon Nicholls

Contributors

Unknown:
Ed Reardon
Written By:
Christopher Douglas
Written By:
Andrew Nickolds.
Producer:
Simon Nicholls
Ed Reardon:
Chris Douglas
Paul:
Chris Addison
Olive:
Stephanie Cole
Felix:
John Fortune
Matt 2:
Matthew Holness
Commissionaire and swimming pool attendant:
Martin Hyder
Jaz:
Philip Jackson
Pearl:
Rita May
Dave Wang:
Geoffrey McGivern
Ping:
Barunka O'Lshaughnessy
Trudy:
Joanna Scanlan
Matt 1:
Dan Tetsell
Stan:
Geoffrey Whitehead

Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the first-night verdict on Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, a new play from Caryl Churchill. Producer Nicola Holloway

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Caryl Churchill.
Producer:
Nicola Holloway

4/5. The Hotel Managers' Story. Sandra and Ron run the hotel near the airport where the recently arrived Afghan asylum seeker is given temporary accommodation. Sandra's plans don't involve being there much longer. By Sarah Daniels.
For further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Daniels.
Sandra:
Katherine Rogers
Ron:
Peter Ellis
Bob:
Robert Gwilym

3/8. Frontiers Too Far? With US considering its options for getting out of Afghanistan and Iraq, Quentin Peel looks at Europe's defence and security strategy in the world. Would Europe have the manpower, resources or political will to fill the gap left by an America in retreat?
And is Nato the right instrument to play global policeman? Producer Simon Coates ; Editor Nicola Meyrick Rptd on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Peel
Producer:
Simon Coates
Editor:
Nicola Meyrick Rptd

2/6. Comedy show, conceived by and starring writer and broadcaster David Ouantick , in which every sketch features only a single voice. With Dan Maier , Lizzie Roper , Graeme Garden , Deborah Norton , Andrew Crawford , Dan Antopolski , Simon Greenall , Kate Gielgud , and Bill Oddie as himself. Producer JonNaismith

Contributors

Unknown:
David Ouantick
Unknown:
Dan Maier
Unknown:
Lizzie Roper
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Deborah Norton
Unknown:
Andrew Crawford
Unknown:
Dan Antopolski
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Kate Gielgud
Unknown:
Bill Oddie

2/6. Elvis Lives. Rock musicologist and media studies lecturer Brian Appleton examines the conspiracy theories that abound in the history of rock concerning Jim Morrison , Elvis Presley and Harry Secombe - to name but three.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows. Producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Appleton
Unknown:
Jim Morrison
Unknown:
Elvis Presley
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Graham Fellows.

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