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Peter Capaldi appeals on behalf of the Association for International Cancer Research. producer sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Capaldi

The Bishop of Northampton, the Rt Rev Peter Doyle , visits some of the most remote Christian communities in Pakistan. Travelling across the country, he explores the enduring spirit of Christian witness of the Church held in poverty and oppression. The preacher is the Bishop of Faisalabad, the Rt Rev Joseph Coutts. producer Mark O'Brien

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Doyle
Unknown:
Joseph Coutts.
Producer:
Mark O'Brien

2/10. Clement Freud , Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Maria McErlane and Paul Merton try to avoid hesitation, repetition or deviation in the devious panel game. Nicholas Parsons is in the Chair. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Maria McErlane
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons

Why are countries like Chile moving away from the grape to producing the olive? Sheila Dillon explores the changing patterns of olive oil production, including estate bottling. Producer Rebecca Moore Repeated tomorrow at 4pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Dillon
Producer:
Rebecca Moore

Bob Flowerdew , Anne Swithinbank , Pippa Greenwood and Chris Beardshaw answer some of the most frequently asked horticultural questions. They offer advice on organic pest control, creating a low-maintenance garden and deterring squirrels and foxes. Peter Gibbs is in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Repeated on Wednesday at 3pm
RT DIRECT: Gardeners' Question Time: The Four Seasons is available for
£12.99 (RRP E15.99) on two CDs. Prices include p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to BBC shop to: [address removed]. visit www.bbcshop.com. or call [number removed], quoting [number removed] Alan Titchmarsh 's gardening tips: page 34

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Anne Swithinbank
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood
Unknown:
Peter Gibbs
Producer:
Trevor Taylor
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

2/5. Faversham. Gregg Wallace continues his look at British street markets to assess how they are faring against competition from supermarkets with a visit to
Faversham market in Kent. He finds it offers produce from both local farmers and French stall-holders and has an enviable town-centre location. But can it still compete with the big supermarket across the road? Producer Neil George

Contributors

Producer:
Neil George

1/3. Emile Zola 's tale about conflict between the workers and owners of the Montsou company, set in France in the 1860s. The struggling mining community takes refuge in the revolutionary young outsider Etienne, who organises a strike that explodes into a violent uprising. Dramatised by Diana Griffiths.
Producer/Director Pauline Harris Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Emile Zola
Dramatised By:
Diana Griffiths.
Director:
Pauline Harris
Narrator:
David Bradley
Etienne:
Joe Absolom
Catherine:
Emily Chennery
Maheu:
Charles Dale
La Maheude:
Deborah McAndrew
Bonnemort:
Peter Armitage
Souvarine:
Gary Lewis
Chaval:
Leigh Symonds
Paul Negrel:
James Nickerson
La Mouquette:
Vicky Binns
Jeanlin:
Aldan Parsons
Lydie:
Daisy Jones

4/9. Roger McGough presents verse with a political flavour by Maya Angelou , Derek Mahon , Nick Drake and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Politicians select their favourites and the poems are read by Adjoa Andoh , Jonjo O'Neill , Jim nndley , Kerry Shale and Rupert Wickham.
Producer Mary Ward'Lowery Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm Send your requests to Poetry Please, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR EMAIL: poetry.pleased*bc.co.uk
Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Maya Angelou
Unknown:
Derek Mahon
Unknown:
Nick Drake
Unknown:
Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Read By:
Adjoa Andoh
Read By:
Jonjo O'Neill
Read By:
Jim Nndley
Read By:
Kerry Shale
Read By:
Rupert Wickham.
Producer:
Mary Ward'Lowery

Since March 2003, America has spent$30 billion of its own money and some$20 billion of Iraq's money on rebuilding the country. But many Iraqis say the essentials of life remain worse than they were under UN sanctions.
Mark Gregory uncovers the story of the corruption plaguing efforts to rebuild a shattered nation. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Gregory

Miriam O'Reilly presents her selection of highlights from the last seven days of BBC radio. Producer Jacqueline Smith PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Miriam O'Reilly
Producer:
Jacqueline Smith

Barney Harwood meets Charlie Higson , author of the Young Bond books in the children's magazine programme. Producers Vibeke Venema and Justine Willett

Contributors

Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Unknown:
Charlie Higson
Producers:
Vibeke Venema
Producers:
Justine Willett

4/5. Chilling and dark love stories from Penwith, including The Phantom Hare, adapted by Catherine Cleary from stories by Robert Hunt and William Botterrell. Read by David Shaw , Diana Berriman and Glasson. Producer Karen Rose

Contributors

Adapted By:
Catherine Cleary
Stories By:
Robert Hunt
Stories By:
William Botterrell.
Read By:
David Shaw
Read By:
Diana Berriman
Producer:
Karen Rose

Carolyn Quinn previews the week's political events
10.45 In the Think Tanks
2/3. 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:
Carolyn Quinn
Unknown:
Dennis Sewell
Unknown:
Terry Dignan

2/3. Classicist Bettany Hughes continues her journey through the beauty and the blood-letting of Renaissance Florence. Could it be that the Renaissance wasn't a renaissance at all? She explores the possibility that
Donatello's David could be a political statement for the Medici, and asks what Liverpool has got to do with it. Producer Philip Sellars

Contributors

Unknown:
Bettany Hughes
Producer:
Philip Sellars

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