Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Sapphires: JOAN FRANK on the birthstone for September
The 3 Rs Caravan: JUNE ROSE looks at a scheme for educating gypsy children.
Me and my job: GAVIN HAMILTON, carpet designer
'She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. (Oscar Wilde) - discussed by ANNE SHARPLEY and DR ROY STRONG, with RUTH ADAMS
MICHAEL WILLIAMS reads Napoleon's Second Empress by PATRICK TURNBULL (5)