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Finding Sanctuary. Mark Tully talks to the Abbot of Worth, Father Christopher Jamison , about the hunger for sanctuary amid the challenges of modern life. What help do the ancient monastic orders have to offer and how can that help be assessed? Producer EleyMcAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Mark Tully
Unknown:
Father Christopher Jamison

New series 1/9. Blur bassist Alex James gives
Adam Henson a tour of his 200-acre Cotswold farm. Next week James joins the team as a presenter. producer Steve Peacock Behind the Scenes: page 113

Contributors

Bassist:
Alex James
Unknown:
Adam Henson
Producer:
Steve Peacock

Strange King - Strange Kingdom! Canon Perran Gay and Canon Stephen Dawes lead reflections on the significance of the Feast of the Epiphany from Truro Cathedral. With
St Mary's Singers and Truro School Senior Choir, directed by Christopher Gray. Organist Robert Sharpe. Producer Stephen Shipley

Contributors

Unknown:
Canon Perran Gay
Unknown:
Canon Stephen Dawes
Directed By:
Christopher Gray.
Organist:
Robert Sharpe.
Producer:
Stephen Shipley

1/11. Nicholas Parsons hosts the devious panel game this week from the Theatre Royal, Winchester, where the panellists are Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Chris Neill and Greg ProopS. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Chris Neill
Unknown:
Greg Proops.

Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank, Pippa Greenwood and Chris Beardshaw get to grips with the most frequently asked questions, including plants for year-round colour, advice on controlling slugs and snails, and drought-resistant vegetables. Peter Gibbs is in the chair.
Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor
(Repeated on Wednesday at 3pm)
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Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Unknown:
Chris Beardshaw
Unknown:
Peter Gibbs
Producer:
Trevor Taylor

New series 1/5. East Street. Gregg Wallace visits
British street markets to assess how they are surviving ga in the face of competition from supermarkets and out-of-town developments. He begins with East Street in Southwark, London, where Charlie Chaplin once bought his groceries. Producer Neil George

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregg Wallace
Unknown:
Charlie Chaplin
Producer:
Neil George

2/2. Leo Tolstoy 's last major work of fiction published in his lifetime. Prince Dmitri follows Katerina to Siberia and makes her an offer of marriage to redeem the wrongs he has done her, only to discover he has a rival for her affections in a man who has made the sacrifices in life that Dmitri only threatens to make. Dramatised by Robert Forrest.
Producer Bruce Young ; Director Lu Kemp Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Tolstoy
Dramatised By:
Robert Forrest.
Producer:
Bruce Young
Director:
Lu Kemp
Katerina:
Katherine Igoe
Dmitri:
Richard Dillane
Lydia:
Vivienne Dixon
Vera:
Joanna Tope
Princess Marya:
Lesley Hart
Anatoly:
Joe Arkley
Nabatov:
Simon Donaldson
lvan:
Simon Donaldson
William Simonson:
Tom Brooke
Old man:
Finlay Welsh

3/9. A cornucopia of love and dream verse, presented by Roger McGough , with poems by Elizabeth Bishop ,
Marianne Moore and James Fenton. The readers are Jim Findley , Rupert Wickham , Adjoa Andoh and Kerry Shale. Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm Send your requests to Poetry Please, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR email: poetry.please8>bbc.co.uk phone: [number removed] (calls cost no more than 8p per minute from land lines)

Contributors

Presented By:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Elizabeth Bishop
Unknown:
Marianne Moore
Unknown:
James Fenton.
Unknown:
Jim Findley
Unknown:
Rupert Wickham
Unknown:
Adjoa Andoh
Producer:
Mary Ward-Lowery

Ernie Rea makes his selection from the last seven days of BBC radio. Producer Jacqueline Smith
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Contributors

Unknown:
Ernie Rea
Producer:
Jacqueline Smith

Get your crayons ready because this edition draws its inspiration from children's book illustrations. And Barney Harwood meets Richard Adams , the author of Watership Down. Producers Vibeke Venema and Justine Willett

Contributors

Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Unknown:
Richard Adams
Producers:
Vibeke Venema
Producers:
Justine Willett

3/5. Pirates, smugglers and wreckers on the coast of Penwith feature in these legends from Cornwall. Adapted from original stories by Robert Hunt and William Botterell , read by David Shaw , Harry Glasson and Amanda Richardson. Producer Karen Rose

Contributors

Stories By:
Robert Hunt
Stories By:
William Botterell
Read By:
David Shaw
Read By:
Harry Glasson
Read By:
Amanda Richardson.
Producer:
Karen Rose

1/8. Leaner and Fitter. The waste-averse techniques of Japanese managers have revolutionised the car industry. Peter Day discovers how some NHS pioneers plan to make changes to the very different business of healthcare by applying the same methods to hospitals and doctors' practices. Repeated from Thursday

Probing analysis of the week's political events.
10.45 In the Think Tanks
1/3. Dennis Sewell investigates the influence of the think tanks in the current political debate. Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
In the Think Tanks is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dennis Sewell
Unknown:
Terry Dignan

1/3. Classicist Bettany Hughes presents a series about Renaissance Florence by focusing on the Medici. She asks whether it was a love of art or something altogether more sinister that prompted these bankers to act as patrons. Producer Philip Sellars

Contributors

Unknown:
Bettany Hughes
Producer:
Philip Sellars

Anne Harvey explores the real life story behind
Pamela Brown 's 1941 tale about a group of children who start their own theatre company. Comedian Victoria Wood , writer
Jacqueline Wilson and botanist David Bellamy reveal their experiences Of the book. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Harvey
Unknown:
Pamela Brown
Unknown:
Victoria Wood
Unknown:
Jacqueline Wilson
Unknown:
David Bellamy

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