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In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. But - after slavery, the extermination of North American Indians and imperialism in South America - is there any reason to thank him? Jenni Murray asks Hunter Davies and Amanda Hutchinson.
Serial: Mansfield Park (13)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Hunter Davies
Unknown:
Amanda Hutchinson.

A six-part series written by Peter Ling and Juliet Ace. 2: Scandal follows close on the heels of tragedy for the Minster family....
Director Tracey Neale. Stereo

Contributors

Written By:
Peter Ling
Written By:
Juliet Ace.
Director:
Tracey Neale.
Alice, Lady Minster:
Dina Hsheridan
William, Lord Minster:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Nicholas Gaunt:
Mark Straker
Mrs Jenny Gaunt:
Helena Breck
Lady Caroline Gaunt:
Deborah Makepeace
Polly, Viscountess Ebony:
Melinda Walker
Sir Charles Bowyer:
Brett Usher
Lady Gina Bowyer:
Shelley Thompson
Paul Weyman:
Philip Sully
Scott Hanson:
Colin McFarlane

Four plays based on the characters in Toulouse-Lautrec's posters, written by John Peacock.

'The knife that cleanses, the bomb that purifies.'
The group of revolutionaries in Paris had passionate beliefs and were willing to die for them.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
John Peacock
Music:
Stephen Warbeck
Director:
Jane Morgan
Marie Briand:
Miranda Richardson
Manda Liauboeuf:
Nicholas Farrell
Amelie Liauboeuf:
Anna Cropper
Leca:
David King
Roland:
Colin McFarlane
Raymond:
Michael Turner
Maurice:
Nigel Carrington
Jacques:
Clarence Smith
Suzel:
Emma Fielding
Diane:
Theresa Streatfeild
Guignac:
Robert Portal
Aristide Bruant:
Bernard Hill
[Actress]:
Joanna Myers
[Actress]:
Jane Whittenshaw
[Actor]:
Alan Barker
[Actor]:
Fraser Kerr
[Actor]:
Matthew Sim

Mark Steyn meets film director Alan Parker , whose latest film is
The Commitments, and reviews the films of the week including the story of the Bentley and Craig shooting, Let Him Have It; plus a report on the Prix Italia and music from today's guests, Everything but the Girl.
Producer John Goudie. Stereo (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Steyn
Director:
Alan Parker
Producer:
John Goudie.

3: Cardboard City
'As they went to consult the map of the Underground they almost stumbled over a man curled up asleep on the floor, a bundle of grey rags. His feet, black with dirt and disease, protruded shockingly bare into the path of the shoppers.' (For detaiis see Monday)

Three programmes in which Roy Strong searches for Britain's
20th-century heritage.
2: Why Is 'Old' So Secure? The legacy Britain will leave for future generations is heavily weighted towards pre-1945 architecture and artefacts. Why have we rejected the contemporary in favour of the traditional? With just nine years to the 21st century is it too late to even things up?
Producer Jane Beresford

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Strong
Producer:
Jane Beresford

Seconds Out
Time is money, and ever more ferocious competition is forcing firms to slash the amount of time it takes them to bring new products to market. It can mean cramming into a few months a development process that used to take years: experts call the technique 'time compression'. Peter Day reports on a management revolution in the making. Producer Mark Gregory. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Mark Gregory.

Six programmes in which journalists remember the first faltering steps they took in their careers.
3: In Vogue
Thirty years ago, fashion writer Georgina Howell was a bored student at secretarial college, hoping to be mistaken for Juliette Greco. Then her mother insisted she enter a talent contest....
Producer Caroline Adams

Contributors

Unknown:
Georgina Howell
Unknown:
Juliette Greco.
Producer:
Caroline Adams

The Power to Succeed or Fail?
Energy is the issue that today drives nations apart and causes wars - yet the first use of natural energy in Europe brought people together. In the fourth of five programmes,
Peter France traces the discovery of natural energy and asks - what has changed?
Producer Mary Colwell

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter France
Producer:
Mary Colwell

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