Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought With David Winter .

with Sounds of the 60s

1.00 Laughter USA
The fourth of a six-part series featuring American comedians talking about their careers.
1.30 The News Huddlines
Roy Hudd , June Whitfield and Chris Emmett present their weekly satirical review.
Repeated from Thursday

with Pick of the Pops

Excerpts from two concerts recorded at Wembley in 1988 and 1990.
Producer Richard Masters Repeat

Miles Kington reviews books about music. His guests focus on Frank Sinatra, Agnetha Faltskog of Abba and a new blues encyclopedia, and he helps Dave Gelly and Val Wilmer to review the recent books on jazz.
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Ian McCaskill presents a gala concert on the theme of the weather. With the BBC
Concert Orchestra, conducted by Peter Robinson , and guest singers Arthur Davies and Jane Leslie MacKenzie. During the interval, Paul Simon explores the world of weather.
Producer Bridget Apps

with Easy Does It

George Melly celebrates the popularity of the violin through a range of music from classical to jazz with artists and musicians taking part in the Red Violin Festival in Cardiff. With contributions from Julian Rachlin ,
Ivry Gitlis , patron of the event Yehudi Menuhin , and the festival's artistic director
Madeleine Mitchell.
Producer Alison Quinn

Including at 2.30 Pause for Thought With Denis Bailey.