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with Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as yesterday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Rev Dr David Stone
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor.
Unknown:
Dr David Stone

Written by Mark Power
Director Tracey Neale. Stereo

Contributors

Written By:
Mark Power
Director:
Tracey Neale.
JJ:
Adjoa Andoh
Mary:
Alice Arnold
Suzi:
Hetty Baynes
Sally:
Avril Clark
Alex:
Kate Duchsne
Mike:
Scott Farrell
Cliff:
Jeffrey Gear
Toby:
Christopher Godwin
Charles:
Michael N Harbour
Julia:
Beverley Hills
Joe:
John Hollis
Hugh:
James MacPherson
Barry:
Peter McCulloch
Darius:
Cyril Nri
Colin:
Ben Onwukwe
Neville:
David Richard-Fox

In the chair Nigel Rees.
Identifying the quotations this week are: Bel Mooney , Dilly Keane and John Julius Norwich. Reader Ronald Fletcher. Producer Armando lannucci Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees.
Unknown:
Bel Mooney
Unknown:
Dilly Keane
Reader:
John Julius Norwich.
Reader:
Ronald Fletcher.

Helene Donnelly ,
Director of the Data and Archival Damage Control Centre, tells
Jenni Murray how she rescues and restores documents that have been through water, smoke and fire. Serial: Mary Reilly (final part)

Contributors

Unknown:
Helene Donnelly
Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Mary Reilly

Genealogy, heraldry, even the Mormon Church
- all have their place in the burgeoning family history business. Today's programme investigates the industry of nostalgia, as well as one of its major source books, the family photograph album. Producers Kate Whitehead and Felicity Goodall

Contributors

Producers:
Kate Whitehead
Producers:
Felicity Goodall

Natalie Wheen visits the English National Opera's new production of Debussy's Pelleas et
Mélisande; Mark Steyn grapples with a song thesaurus; and architect Norman Foster discusses his latest work.
Producer John Goudie
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Natalie Wheen
Unknown:
Mark Steyn
Unknown:
Norman Foster
Producer:
John Goudie

A wry observation of East-West diplomacy written in six parts by Alex Shearer. 3: The Comrade Connection
'Drugs, Mr Ambassador ?' 'We didn't need drugs in my day, William. We had something else to sustain us - we called them standards.' Fortified by caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, the diplomats tackle the drug barons.
Producer Neil Cargill. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Shearer.
Unknown:
Mr Ambassador
Producer:
Neil Cargill.
MacKenzie:
Dinsdale Landen
William Frost:
Peter Acre
Helen:
Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov:
Christopher Benjamin
Spiro:
Stephen Greif

A series of six talks about the Third World.
3: Whatever Happened to El Dorado ?
Pauline Melville laments the flight of people and capital from her native Guyana, once the site of Sir Walter Raleigh 's vision of a city of gold.

Contributors

Unknown:
El Dorado
Unknown:
Sir Walter Raleigh

News, views and information for people with a visual handicap. Presented by Peter White.
Producer Thena Heshel
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Contributors

Presented By:
Peter White.
Producer:
Thena Heshel

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