6.00 World News; 6.09 News
About Britain; 6.16 Europe Now
The talk show with no host.
Today it's Joe Strummer , formerly of The Clash, who starts a new chain.
with The AM Alternative
Plus at 10.25-10.30
Wiggly Park
Give a Little Whistle read by Andrew Sachs.
Spike Milligan travels through the Bronze Age to outer space to uncover the impact of the helmet on human affairs.
with Julie First.
with Caron Keating and Mark Kermode.
with Ray Stubbs on sport.
ETA Hoffmann's story dramatised in four parts. 1: Christmas Eve
When Mary's toys are threatened by the seven-headed Mouseking, the Nutcracker comes to her rescue. With
Tony Robinson as the Nutcracker, Edward De Souza as the clockmaker, and James Grout as the King.
Dramatised by Brian Sibley
by Catherine Fisher, read in five parts by Jon Pertwee.
Who is the mysterious six-fingered stranger in the bookshop?
Jon Champion takes a look back to the 1992 Olympics.
Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novel, dramatised in six parts. With Martin Jarvis , John Wood , Melvyn Hayes ,
Stephen Thome and Helen Atkinson Wood.
4: "The Dewey system," reflected the librarian, picking a parasite from its fur, "has its fine points. But when you're setting out to look for a crucial stolen book within the multi-dimensional folds of L-space, what you really need is a ball of string." Dramatised by Michael Butt
with Richard Coles.
