Tuesday 01 Dec 2009
Sunday 15 November, 9.00am. Sophie Raworth stands in for Andrew Marr. Guests include: Ed Miliband MP, Energy and Climate Change Secretary; John Bercow MP, Speaker; Colin Firth, actor; Sir Jackie Stewart, former Formula 1 World Champion; and The Labeque Sisters, piano duo. Newspaper review: Ann Treneman, Times Columnist, and Chris Addison, star of The Thick of It.
Friday 20 November, 8.00pm. This week Jonathan Dimbleby presents the programme from Rickmansworth Park, Hertfordshire. The panellists: Harriet Harman MP, Leader of the House of Commons; Lord Steel, former Leader, Liberal Party; Philip Hammond MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury; and Tristram Hunt, historian.
Monday 16 November. Dr Zahi Hawass, leading Egyptologist and archaeologist, interviewed by Hasan Muawad. Watch online at www.bbc.arabic.com.
Thursday 19 November, 8.30pm. Evan Davis presents the business discussion programme. This week's guests: Katherine Garrett Cox, CEO Alliance Trust; Mark Dixon, CEO, Regus; and Ian Powell, Chairman, PricewaterhouseCooper.
Friday 20 November, 10.00pm. Sting joins Claudia Winkleman for a chat.
Sunday 15 November, 11.15am. Kirsty Young's castaway is children's author and creator of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson.
Friday 20 November. No programme this week: BBC Children in Need.
Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, 4.30am and 11.30pm. Stephen Sackur interviews...
Monday – Ronald Arculli, Chairman, Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Tuesday – Christophe Fournier , President, Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Wednesday – Shlomo Sand, Israeli historian.
Thursday & Friday 4.30am – Mustafa Barghouti MP, Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative.
Friday 11.30pm – no Hardtalk programme. Simpson's World: John Simpson interviews Vaclav Havel, 20 years after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.
Friday 20 November. No programme this week: BBC Children in Need.
Saturday 14 November, 10.00am. Jonathan Ross is joined by actors and impressionists Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson. There's also live music from Strictly Come Dancing's newest judge, Alesha Dixon.
Monday 16 November, 9.30am. Ken Bruce is joined this week by Girls Aloud member and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, who picks her Tracks Of My Years.
Wednesday 18 November, 7.00pm. Mike Harding interviews Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, from the acoustic roots duo Show Of Hands.
Sunday 15 November, 12noon. Jon Sopel interviews Lord Adonis, Transport Secretary.
Thursday 19 November, 10.35pm. David Dimbleby presents the programme from Leicester. The panellists are: Phil Woolas MP, Immigration Minister; Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary; Sir Menzies Campbell MP, former Leader, Liberal Democrats; Nick Ferrari, broadcaster; and Clare Short MP, independent.
Friday 20 November, 7.00am. Shaun Keaveny chats to Hollywood star Michael Keaton.
Saturday 14 November, 1.30am, 4.30am & 10.30pm. Andrew Neil interviews Sir Ian Blair, former Commissioner, Metropolitan Police.
Thursday 19 November, 11.00pm. Cynthia Lennon is Suzi Quatro's special guest on this week's show.
Guests are subject to change. Page last updated at 10.40am on 20 November 2009
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