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goes to East Anglia.
Julian Pettifer gets away from the crowds and visits some of the lushest countryside in England. He also goes to the seaside and finds out how the coastline has changed over the centuries. Plus a look at Places to stay and where to eat the best seafood in this popular holiday area. Producer Sara Jane Hall
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Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

Live from the Edinburgh Festival.
With Ned Sherrin, studio guests and contributions from Richard Jobson, Sandi Toksvig, Arthur Smith and Emma Freud. Plus John Hegley.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
Richard Jobson
Unknown:
Sandi Toksvig
Unknown:
Arthur Smith
Unknown:
Emma Freud
Unknown:
John Hegley
Producer:
Charlie Bunce

Three programmes in which Haig Gordon joins MPs in their constituencies to talk about their approach to politics and the area they represent.
1: The Rt Hon
John Gummer , MP, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, conducts a political and personal tour of his constituency, Suffolk Coastal. Producer Margaret Hill

Contributors

Unknown:
Haig Gordon
Unknown:
John Gummer
Producer:
Margaret Hill

Six programmes reflecting extraordinary days in people's lives.

It's the opening night of the village pantomime at Burnsall, deep in the Yorkshire Dales. Reporters David Clayton and Neil Walker follow the performers throughout the day until the final curtain falls.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Reporter:
David Clayton
Reporter:
Neil Walker
Producer:
Emma Kingsley

In the chair
Tim Brooke-Taylor .
This week: Peter Jones , Maureen Lipman and Johnny Morris tell the stories.
Producer Edward Taylor. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Maureen Lipman
Unknown:
Johnny Morris
Producer:
Edward Taylor.

Five programmes that draw on past experience. 3: In 1957 John Wolfenden published his controversial report on homosexuality. It recommended that homosexual acts between consenting male adults over 21 and in private be decriminalised. Polly Toynbee and her guests, Mathew Parris ,
Anthony Grey and Simon Watney , look at this report and its legacy, and at the struggle for homosexual rights today. Producer Sue Davies (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wolfenden
Unknown:
Polly Toynbee
Unknown:
Mathew Parris
Unknown:
Anthony Grey
Unknown:
Simon Watney
Producer:
Sue Davies

Jeremy Cherfas invites Bill Symondson to explore his allotment in search of slugs, aphids and other uninvited guests, while Paul Bright looks for signs of larger inhabitants from field mice to foxes.
Producer Miles Barton

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Cherfas
Unknown:
Bill Symondson
Unknown:
Paul Bright
Producer:
Miles Barton

A satirical account of Mikhail Gorbachev 's life and career in words and music.
Featuring Bill Wallis ,
Sally Grace , Royce Mills and Daniel Strauss , with processional marches played by Colin Sell. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mikhail Gorbachev
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Sally Grace
Unknown:
Royce Mills
Unknown:
Daniel Strauss
Played By:
Colin Sell.

Marie Lloyd ,
Queen of the Halls
After collapsing on stage one day in 1922 Marie Lloyd lies dying, battered by life, drink and hard work. Raunchy to the end, the great music hall star recalls her songs, her audiences, her triumphs and disasters. Steve Trafford 's adaptation of his stage play features Elizabeth Mansfield , who played Marie in the original one-woman show.
With Mary Allen , Nigel Carrington , Brian Miller and Michael Kilgarriff. Musicians: Maurice
Cambridge, Noel Langley , Steve Wilks , Roy Babington and Stephen Rose.
Music director Jack Glover
Director Janet Whitaker. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Marie Lloyd
Unknown:
Marie Lloyd
Unknown:
Steve Trafford
Unknown:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Unknown:
Mary Allen
Unknown:
Nigel Carrington
Unknown:
Brian Miller
Unknown:
Michael Kilgarriff.
Unknown:
Noel Langley
Unknown:
Steve Wilks
Unknown:
Roy Babington
Unknown:
Stephen Rose.
Director:
Jack Glover
Director:
Janet Whitaker.
Marie Uoyd:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Alec Hurley:
Robert Lister
Ben Dillon:
Kilian McKenna
Percy Courtenay:
Christopher Good
Mrs Ormiston Chant:
Jo Kendall
Bella:
Jenny Howe
Alice:
Susan Sheridan
Grace:
Sarah Mansfield
Doctor:
James Greene
Manager:
Danny Schiller
Blythe Pratt:
Timothy Bateson
Marconi:
Ben Onwukwe
Agent:
Stephen Garlick

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