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Jon Snow appeals on behalf of the National Organisation on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome-UK. Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Jon Snow
Producer:
Sally Flatman

3/4. Advent - the Four Last Things: Hell. Holy Eucharist comes from St Mary's Church, Aberavon, south Wales, led by Father Steven Kirk. Preacher the Most Rev Dr Barry Morgan , Archbishop of Wales. Choirmaster Howell Price Organist Matthew Lewis. Producer Roy Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Father Steven Kirk.
Unknown:
Dr Barry Morgan
Choirmaster:
Howell Price
Organist:
Matthew Lewis.
Producer:
Roy Jenkins

5/6. Regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by Tony Hawks. Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair and Colin Sell is at the piano. From the Sunderland Empire. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Unknown:
Colin Sell

Champagne is largely produced from grapes blended from vineyards across the region. There are the odd exceptions - the expensive mono cru wines and a range of champagnes made by small growers. Andrew Jefford looks at how they compare to the well-established brands. Producer Lucinda Montefiore Repeated tomorrow at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Jefford
Producer:
Lucinda Montefiore

John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Peter Seabrook are guests of Little Waltham Gardening Club, Essex. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened
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BBC Shop to: [address removed], visit www.bbcshop.com, or call [number removed], quoting RTD4 Gathering winter fuel: page 40

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Peter Seabrook
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

Chris Tally Evans describes his life-long obsession with a controversial pastime: falconry. For him, flying these birds has helped him cope with the congenital condition that has caused him to partially lose his sight. Producer Steve Groves

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Tally Evans
Producer:
Steve Groves

2/2. By day Kay Harker is under the eye of his governess, but at night he escapes into a world where good and evil are pitted against each other. Will Kay and the midnight folk be in time to save the treasure from falling into the hands of Abner Brown and the Pouncer Seven? By John Masef ield. Dramatised by Christopher William Hill.
Other parts played by members of the cast
Music by Neil Brand ; Producer/Director Tracey Neale Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Kay Harker
Unknown:
Abner Brown
Unknown:
John Masef
Dramatised By:
Christopher William Hill.
Music By:
Neil Brand
Director:
Tracey Neale
Kay:
Sam Salter
Nibbins:
Nickolas Grace
Abner:
Charles Dance
Miss Sylvia:
Deborah Findlay
Capt Harker:
Andrew Sachs
Ellen:
Helena Breck
Bitem:
Jon Glover
Blinky:
Graham Seed
Rat:
Harry Myers
Bat:
Ian Masters
Otter:
Joe Mills
Brother Venom:
Mark Straker
Messenger:
Joseph Kloska
SirTheopompus:
Sam Dale
Caroline Louisa:
Christine Kavanagh
Lady Crowmarsh:
Ann Beach
Nightshade:
Miranda Keeling
Belladonna:
Bethan Walker
Mrs Pouncer:
Linda Ray Hodbef

New series 1/9. Christmas. Roger McGough offers seasonal poems by UA Fanthorpe, Laurie Lee and Elizabeth Jennings. Robert Louis Stevenson has windswept nostalgic thoughts of times long gone, and there are gems from Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah. The readers are Tom Lawrence , Kate Littlewood and Patrick Romer. Producer Sarah Langan Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Laurie Lee
Unknown:
Elizabeth Jennings.
Unknown:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Unknown:
Carol Ann Duffy
Unknown:
Benjamin Zephaniah.
Unknown:
Tom Lawrence
Unknown:
Kate Littlewood
Unknown:
Patrick Romer.
Producer:
Sarah Langan

Matthew Hill investigates a Kiev clinic that trades in stem cells harvested from aborted foetuses as young as seven weeks old. He also questions how stem cells have become such a commodity and talks to one of the most prominent scientists in the UK, who wishes the benefits of stem cells had never been discovered at all. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Hill

2/5. Stories of the myths and legends from the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall. Tonight, the giants who built the landscape, from Cormelian to Bolster. With David Shaw , Amanda Richardson , Harry Glasson and students from St Just School in Penwith. Producer Karen Rose

Contributors

Unknown:
David Shaw
Unknown:
Amanda Richardson
Unknown:
Harry Glasson
Producer:
Karen Rose

5/6. The Power of Positive Thinking. Psychologist Richard Wiseman , philosopher Julian Baggini and journalist Lucy Cavendish explore whether the glass is half full or half empty. Dominic Arkwright is in the chair. Producer Jolyon Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Wiseman
Unknown:
Julian Baggini
Unknown:
Lucy Cavendish
Unknown:
Dominic Arkwright
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins

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