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Presented by Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25.8.25 Sports News
With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With Clifford Longley.

Contributors

Presented By:
Sarah Montague
Presented By:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Clifford Longley

Andrew Marr and his guests, including the writer Steven Johnson , discuss the cholera epidemic that hit Soho during the 1850s. Producer Victoria Wakely Shortened repeat at9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Marr
Unknown:
Steven Johnson
Producer:
Victoria Wakely

2/2. Now the 1960s tower blocks have been swept away, residents of the Gorbals in Glasgow and Market Estate in London are looking forward to brighter futures. But what will they make of each other's new homes? Sarfraz Mansoor joins them as they swap places for the day. Producer Mark Rickards

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarfraz Mansoor
Producer:
Mark Rickards

4/5. Eliza the Mother While Eliza is determined that her baby should have the best of everything, her husband is more concerned with the unwelcome changes the birth of a son and heir has brought: there are some things that are an affront to a man's dignity. By Barry Pain. Adapted by Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Producer/Director Ellen Dryden

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Pain.
Adapted By:
Jonathan Dryden Taylor.
Director:
Ellen Dryden
Eliza:
Rebecca Front
Herhusband:
Mark Heap
Gillivant:
Guy Fearon
Bagshawe:
David Belcher
Bunn:
Samuel James

14/17. Four contestants from the south of England and the Midlands compete in the second semi-final of the nationwide general knowledge contest. The chairman is Robert Robertson. Producer Richard Edis Rptd on Saturday at 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robertson.
Producer:
Richard Edis Rptd

During his third therapy session Leo is regressed back to his childhood. Unfortunately, his therapist dies of a heart attack before he has a chance to bring Leo back.
Director Dan Hine ; Producer Clive Brill

Contributors

Director:
Dan Hine
Producer:
Clive Brill
Leo:
David Armand
Mike:
Philip Jackson
Linda:
Alison Newman
Anne:
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Tom:
Fergus Craig
Rita:
Anna Crllly
Dr Schweinsteiger:
Colin Hoult
Huskywiced woman:
Emma Gregory

Listeners' financial questions answered by Paul Lewis and guests. Producer Jessica Laugharne
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Lewis
Producer:
Jessica Laugharne

1/5. The Horse He Rode In On. Five witty stories exploring the way people react to chance encounters with fame.
Today's story is set in the Rising Sun in London's East End. By Jane Stevenson. Read by Ann Beach. Producer Jill waters

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Stevenson.
Read By:
Ann Beach.

1/4. The Motorhome. Dylan Winter meets people who have chosen an unusual place to live. When Simon bought a converted ambulance on eBay, his partner
Erica thought it a passing phase. After a year living in the ambulance, they've recently upgraded to a more traditional beige motorhome. Producer John Byrne

Contributors

Producer:
John Byrne

4/6. The panel game comes from London's Victoria Palace Theatre, with Rob Brydon joining Barry Cryer , Tim Brooke -
Taylor, Graeme Garden and chairman Humphrey Lyttelton. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Brydon
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Tim Brooke
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

Kirsty Lang with arts news and the verdict on the film The Holiday, a romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz , Kate Winslet , Jude Law and Jack Black. Producer Jerome Weatherald

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirsty Lang
Unknown:
Cameron Diaz
Unknown:
Kate Winslet
Unknown:
Jack Black.
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

1/5. Leonard and Noy. Leonard and Noy meet in Bangkok having made contact through Your Thai Bride. They struggle to make a real relationship from the escapist ideals they each started out with. By Nick Russell-Pavier .
Producer/Director Nick Russell-Pavier Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Noy. Leonard
Unknown:
Nick Russell-Pavier
Director:
Nick Russell-Pavier
Leonard:
Rob Jarvis
Noy:
Liz Sutherland
Jeremy:
Alan Marriott

2/4. First World War The First World War is most commonly remembered as a story of mud, misery and vast numbers of soldiers killed by the orders of incompetent generals. But there were other memories too. Michael Portillo recalls the last 100 days of the war and the forgotten victories of 1918, with the accounts of the liberation of towns and of ordinary soldiers proud of their military success. Producer Julia Adamson

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Portillo
Producer:
Julia Adamson

4/10. US Immigration. In the 1930s, up to two million
Mexicans were forced to leave the US and return to Mexico. With the US Government planning the biggest overhaul of immigration law in 20 years, California's Latino community fears that anti-immigration feeling is reaching new heights. Linda Pressly travels to California to investigate claims that history could repeat itself. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Linda Pressly

3/8. Nature's Calendar. Gabrielle Walker discovers that a warming climate is altering the sense of time animals and plants have. With higher air temperatures, animals in the Rocky Mountains are breaking their hibernation early - and seabirds are foraging, anticipating that their prey has also lost track Of time. Producer Julian Hector

Contributors

Unknown:
Gabrielle Walker
Producer:
Julian Hector

6/10. Amir has embraced his new life in America and been married for 15 years when he receives a call from an old friend of his father's, now living in Pakistan. The conversation brings back all the painful memories he thought he had left behind in Afghanistan. Read by Kulvinder Ghir. Abridged by Jane Marshall. Producer jane Marshall RT DIRECT: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. is available for only E7.50 (RRP E7.99) including p&p. To order send a cheque, payable to RT Direct Book Offers, to: [address removed]. Or call [number removed] (land-line calls cost no more than 8p per minute) quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com. UK delivery only

Contributors

Read By:
Kulvinder Ghir.
Abridged By:
Jane Marshall.
Unknown:
Khaled Hosseini.

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