With the Rt Rev Richard Chartres.
Green Brewing. Clare Phillips reports on farmers' and brewers' efforts to go green. Producer Clare Phillips
until 6.30 approx Sean Street explores how the warm evocation inspired by nostalgia can also be used to manipulate. With political Journalist Anthony Howard , historian Lisa Jardine , composer Michael Berkeley , singer Tom Robinson and rUral writer Richard Mabey. Producer Julian May
Presented by James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
Guest editor Yoko Ono.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
With Steve May.
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
6/6. Fergal Keane talks to people who have taken risks to stand up for what they believe in. Producer Jane Beresford
4/5. While delving into the John Murray literary archive,
Vanessa Collingridge uncovers a series of remarkable
Papers surrounding the naming of Walter Scott as author of the Waverley novels, which were originally published anonymously. Producer Lynne Mennie
3/3. As everyone knows, Boudicca or Boadicea led a revolt against the Romans. But she also had a husband, King
Prasutagus, who was friendly to Rome. Aubrey Manning investigates his life and times. Producer Martin Redfern
!n a fast-moving drama documentary with an all-star cast, including Jonathan Keeble , Tim Pigott-Smith , David Ryall , David Timson and Geoffrey Whitehead , Charles Wheeler reveals the notebooks of wartime cabinet secretary
Norman Brook , which were opened to the public this year. Director Penny Leicester; Producer David Prest
National and international news and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
1/2. 1 Got Rhythm. Lowri Blake traces the history of George Gershwin 's enduring hit I Got Rhythm, with archive of Gershwin himself playing and talking, and contributions from singer Lorna Luft , guitarist John Etheridge , conductor Leonard Slatkin , pianist Jack Gibbons , and biographer Rodney Greenberg. Producer Richard Bannerman
Repeated from yesterday at7pm
On Boxing Day 1606, the entertainment offered to King James I and his guests at Whitehall Palace was a brand-new Play by William Shakespeare - King Lear. Francine Stock and a studio full of guests, including actors Fiona Shaw and Oliver Ford Davis, scholars Jonathan Bate, Richard Dutton, Brett Dolman and Tiffany Stern, food historian Ivan Day and musicians Passamezzo, along with distinguished contributors from the BBC Archives, bring to life every aspect Of rh^t nnpninn night 400 years And Producer Beaty Rubens
2/5. Brian Sewell examines sculptor Stephen Cox 's work at Canterbury Cathedral. For further details see yesterday at 2.45pm
4/8. Michael Rosen presents the series examining words, language and the ways people speak. Producer Mark Smalley
With Chris Ledgard.
2/5. Manager Mia. Musical following the escapades of Sven-Goran Eriksson. With Richie Webb , Dave Lamb and Vicki Pepperdine. For further details see Christmas Day
One-time variety star Count Arthur Strong (
Steve Delaney ), an expert on everything from the world of - entertainment to the origins of the species, prepares for Christmas. What could possibly go wrong? Also starring Sue Perkins , Alastair Kerr and David Mounfield. Producers Mark Radcliffe and John Leonard
Every cloud has a silver lining for Kenton.
For cast see Friday 29 December Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson looks back at a notable year for the musical with John Kander , composer of Cabaret and Chicago, and Claude-Michel Schonberg , co-creator of Les Misérables. Producer John Goudie Repeated on New Year's Eve at 8.04pm
2/5. The Fool of the World. When the Tsar decrees that he will marry his daughter to the first man to arrive at his palace in a flying ship, he's horrified by the candidate who appears. By Arthur Ransome.
For further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
With poker now acquiring a cool new image in the UK, thanks to the internet, James Maw investigates the effect on a new generation of players. Producer Neil George
News of interest to blind and partially sighted people, presented by Peter White. Producer Cheryl Gabriel
3/6. In his survey of childhood in the18th century, Michael Morpurgo tells of the Foundling Hospital, the philosophers and parenting gurus John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau , the battle between the Evangelicals and the Romantics over the nature and purpose of childhood, and the growth of a new phenomenon - pester power. For further details see Christmas Eve
With Jackie Hardgrave.
2/5. In which Evelyn introduces us to the Savages, the Glens and the Howliboos, and the mysteries of nursery life. By Mary Clive. For further details see yesterday For reader offer see Wednesday 27 December
Captain Scott's doomed last expedition to the South Pole, as recorded by penguins at the time, is given a unique new twist by global warming. Adapted by Steve Bell and Hugh Card from their stage musical.
Producer Karen Rose ; Director Julian Mayers
1/4. After the War. Ryan McCluskey reads Alice Sebold 's story. Having been judged "obsolete", the town of Oxbow has been flooded. But three people continue to live there. Producer Emma Harding
2/5. Repeated from 9.45am
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