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A Man of Many Parts. Mark Tully talks to his friend, the policeman and poet Keki N Daruwalla about why it's important both for the individual and for society to resist the lure of over-specialisation.
Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Mark Tully
Unknown:
Keki N Daruwalla
Producer:
Eley McAinsh

Juliet Stevenson appeals on behalf of Children on the Edge. Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards Freephone [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson
Producer:
Sally Flatman

Bishop John Flack leads a service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from All Saints Church, Rome.
Jonathan Boardman, Sara Me Vane and representatives of Churches Together in Rome join forces to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Anglican Centre. Director of music Andrew Cochlin. Producer Stephen Shipley

Contributors

Unknown:
John Flack
Music:
Andrew Cochlin.
Producer:
Stephen Shipley

3/11. Gyles Brandreth , Marcus Brigstocke , Clement Freud and Pauline McLynn are the panellists in the fiendishly fast game, chaired by Nicholas Parsons. From the Mermaid Theatre, London. Repeated from Monday
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Contributors

Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Unknown:
Marcus Brigstocke
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Pauline McLynn
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons.

Dylan Winter reports on the Whit Friday musical contests held around the moorlands of Saddleworth, Lancashire. that have been running since the 1870s. More than a hundred brass bands travel to the region in a bid to visit the most village competitions, as judges listen "blind" to their performances. Producer Nick Patrick

Contributors

Producer:
Nick Patrick

John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness are guests of Ripley St Thomas C of E High School in Lancaster. And Tony Russell begins a new series on spectacular trees with a look at Magnolia soulangiana. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 2.25pm Gardening Weather Forecast.
Producer Trevor Taylor Repeated on Wednesday at 3pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Tony Russell
Unknown:
Eric Robson
Producer:
Trevor Taylor
Unknown:
Alan Titchmarsh

3/5. Thetford. In Thetford Market. Gregg Wallace hears
Portuguese spoken on every corner. Thetford has a large Portuguese community, but how does this affect the market and what is sold there? Producer Neil George

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregg Wallace
Producer:
Neil George

2/3. Etienne becomes the respected leader of the comrades as the strike takes hold in many of the company's pits. But events spiral out of conrol after a secret meeting in the forest. Continuing Emile Zola 's masteroiece. 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
Souvarine:
Gary Lewis
Hennebeau:
David Fleeshman
MadameHennebeau:
Denlse Hack
Cecile:
Victoria Brazier
Chaval:
Leiqh Symonds
Negrel:
James Nickerson
Maigrat:
Seamus O'Neill
Mine Manager:
Seamus O'Neill
La Mouquette:
Vicky Binns
Jeanlin:
Aldan Parsons
Lydie:
Daisy Jones

5/9. Roger McGough introduces a selection of wintry poems and thoughts about the right way to live from
Thomas Hardy , DH Lawrence and Ted Hughes. Plus Norman MacCaig 's longest poem in its entirety, Man in Assynt. The readers are Rupert Wickham , Jim Findley 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.pleaseiSbbc.co.uk Phone [number removed] (calls cost no more than 8p per minute from land lines)

Contributors

Introduces:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Dh Lawrence
Unknown:
Ted Hughes.
Unknown:
Norman MacCaig
Unknown:
Rupert Wickham
Unknown:
Jim Findley
Producer:
Mary Ward-Lowery

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) was set up in 1998 to end the lottery of postcode prescribing. Since then it has hardly been out of the headlines. Matthew Hill investigates how nice is Nice and whether it has made a difference to patient care. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Hill

Arthur Smith makes his selection 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:
Arthur Smith
Producer:
Jacqueline Smith

5/5. Mermaids, Standing Stones and Demons. David Shaw , Diana Berriman and Harry Glasson narrate traditional folk tales of mermaids, stone circles and the spirit world, adapted from the original stories by Robert Hunt and William Botterell. Producer Karen Rose

Contributors

Unknown:
David Shaw
Unknown:
Diana Berriman
Unknown:
Harry Glasson
Stories By:
Robert Hunt
Stories By:
William Botterell.
Producer:
Karen Rose

1/11. Listeners' views, comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations on BBC radio. Presented by Roger Bolton. Repeated from Friday
ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100. London W1A 10T
Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: feedback@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Presented By:
Roger Bolton.

3/8. New Dragon Rising. After decades of postwar neglect and isolation, Vietnam has now become the fastest growing country in Asia after China. Peter Day reports from a Communist country that has put out the welcome mat for foreign businesses. Producer Julie Ball

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Julie Ball

Carolyn Ouinn looks ahead to the week's political events with a mix of interviews and reports.
10.45 In the Think Tanks
3/3. Dennis Sewell investigates the influence of these quasi-official bodies in current political debate. Editor of The Westminster Hour Terry Dignan
In the Think Tanks is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Carolyn Ouinn
Unknown:
Dennis Sewell
Unknown:
Terry Dignan

3/3. Classicist Bettany Hughes concludes her journey through Renaissance Florence by revealing that, contrary to popular belief, it was smart women, gay men and false gods who formed the cornerstones of Western Civilisation. Producer Philip Sellars

Contributors

Unknown:
Bettany Hughes
Producer:
Philip Sellars

1/5. Graham Fellows , better known as Sheffield singer/ songwriter John Shuttleworth , entertains an audience at the Shed in North Yorkshire. With the acting talents of Debbie McAndrew and Shaun Prendergast. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Fellows
Songwriter:
John Shuttleworth
Unknown:
Debbie McAndrew
Unknown:
Shaun Prendergast.

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