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The continuing real-life dramas of a small Hampshire rural community, in eight programmes presented by Nigel Farrell.
1: Paul's enjoying a night out with the cricket team, but he can't be too late - his wife is expecting their first child. Then the phone rings ... Producer Chris Paling

Contributors

Presented By:
Nigel Farrell.

One of the strangest stories of the two world wars is that of Britain's
Camouflage Unit, when a group of art-masters and painters were brought together to build dummy armies to deceive the enemy.
Martin Wainwright meets the men who built decoy towns on the moors of northern England and false railheads in the Western Desert.
Producer Wendy Pilmer

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Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

The last of the present series in which Dr Stefan Buczacki questions two teams of keen gardeners led by Irene Thomas and Norman Painting. Today's guests are Julian Pettifer , Moyra Bremner , Vince Hill and Carole Boyd.
Producer Diana Stenson. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczacki
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Norman Painting.
Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Unknown:
Moyra Bremner
Unknown:
Vince Hill
Unknown:
Carole Boyd.
Producer:
Diana Stenson.

Jenni Murray presents the last afternoon edition of the programme - a celebration of Woman's 's
Hour's place in post-war British culture from the frankly female to the plainly criminal - why PD James , Joanna Trollope , Lesley Grant Adamson , Raymond Briggs and Inspector Morse have all tuned in. Final part: The Shrimp and the Anemone

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Pd James
Unknown:
Joanna Trollope
Unknown:
Lesley Grant Adamson
Unknown:
Raymond Briggs
Unknown:
Inspector Morse

Louisa Buck finds out everything about Pop Art, the 60s movement which breathed fresh air into the arts scene and drew on inspiration from comics to Kleenex; there's music from Norwegian singer
Anne-Lise Bemtsen ; and controversial work by artist Andres Serrano.
Producer Belinda Sample. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Louisa Buck
Singer:
Anne-Lise Bemtsen
Artist:
Andres Serrano.
Producer:
Belinda Sample.

A humorous seven-part exploration of middle age, written by Ken Blakeson. 3: The Magic Cat
Billy and Ted hit the road. They head for the bright lights of Manchester.
Additional material by Tom Mennard.
Director Susan Hogg. Stereo

Contributors

Written By:
Ken Blakeson.
Unknown:
Tom Mennard.
Director:
Susan Hogg.
Billy Balsam:
Geoff Wnsuff
Ted Fenwick:
James Greene
Cilia:
Lynda Rooke
Roxy:
Julia Ford
Denise:
Emma Garner Clarke
Arnie:
Ian Lindsay
Bruno:
Joe Speare
Policemen:
Paul Codman
Actor:
James Quinn

Eddie finds himself out of pocket.
Written by Simon Frith

Contributors

Written By:
Simon Frith
Phil:
Norman Painting
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Elizabeth:
Alison Dowling
Jenniler:
Angela Piper
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Debbie:
Tamsin Greig
Tom:
Bob Arnold
Jack:
Arnold Peters
Peggy:
June Spencer
Kathy:
Hedli Niklaus
Lucy:
Tracy-Jane White
Martha:
Mollie Harris
Joe:
Edward Kelsey
Eddie:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie:
Rosalind Adams
Susan:
Charlotte Martin
Caroline:
Sara Coward
Cameron:
Delaval Astley
Mrs Antrobus:
Margot Boyd
Robin Stokes:
Tim Meats

The French film actress
Jeanne Moreau has enjoyed a career spanning 40 years, and her best-known film Jules et Jim has recently been re-released. She talks to
Don Allen about her films and her latest success in a one-woman play.
Producer Richard Bannerman. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeanne Moreau
Unknown:
Don Allen
Producer:
Richard Bannerman.

reflects on four corners of the world which have caught his journalist's eye and his conscience. 2: Cambodia
'During my 22 years as a journalist I had not seen anything to compare with what I saw in Cambodia.'
Producer Simon Elmes

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Elmes

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