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by Dolores Pala , dramatised in four parts. 2: Paris 1948 - a tragic love story is played out.
Dramatised by Elizabeth Troop Director Sally Avens. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio 5)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dolores Pala
Dramatised By:
Elizabeth Troop
Director:
Sally Avens.
Carola:
Jenifer Landor
Mihailo:
Frank Kovacs
Claude:
Philip Franks
Jean/Waiter:
David King
Nicole:
Ann Windsor
Pretzel:
Melanie Hudson

Six stories of individual or group heroism.

In 1898, following a boiler explosion, a GWR driver and fireman succeeded in saving the lives of their passengers. Martin Sorrell recreates the background to this story which acts as a tribute to all railwaymen. Narrators Martin Jarvis, Joanna Myers.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
Martin Sorrell
Narrator:
Martin Jarvis
Narrator:
Joanna Myers
Director:
Martin Jenkins
David Evans:
Peter Penry Jones
Attwood:
John Church
Edmund Mears:
Nicholas Murchie
Ada Peart:
Ann Windsor
John Hodges:
Jonathan Tafler
Eliza Dean:
Siriol Jenkins
Armstrong:
John Webb

Martin Wainwright reflects on a group of historical characters united by enthusiasm verging on obsession.
This week: Charles Wilson
Peale, inventor extraordinaire, who experimented with false teeth and tried his hand at taxidermy by preserving Benjamin Franklin 's cat. Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Charles Wilson
Unknown:
Benjamin Franklin
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

A new season of Profile features eight extraordinary men and women and one dog, in a series of graphic portrayals of what it is to be famous, or simply ahead of the pack.
1: Tom Jackson used to be the postmen's trade union leader. Now he sells second-hand cookery books by mail order. Gordon Clough got a parcel of views on his two posts, past and present. Producer Vanessa Harrison

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Jackson
Unknown:
Gordon Clough
Producer:
Vanessa Harrison

Nigel Andrews examines a new series of films at the BFI of new directors working in the medium, and reviews
William Kennedy 's novel Very Old Bones. His studio guest is the opera singer John Rawnsley.
Producer Sarah Johnson. Stereo (Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Andrews
Unknown:
William Kennedy
Singer:
John Rawnsley.
Producer:
Sarah Johnson.

Leaving by M G Vassanji.
Aloo has set his heart on going to university in America, but first he has to contend with his mother.
Read by Anthony Zaki. Producer Sally Avens

Contributors

Unknown:
G Vassanji.
Read By:
Anthony Zaki.
Producer:
Sally Avens

"If ifs not hurting, it's not working...." said John Major of his economic policy when he was Chancellor. Three years later, it's still hurting, and the business outlook is grim. Recession is expected to stretch out well into next year - possibly even longer. How does a company survive? In Business returns with three case histories and a panel of experts taking a long look at the current agony of British business. Presented by Peter Day. Editor Stephen Chilcott Producer Caroline Bayley

Contributors

Unknown:
John Major
Presented By:
Peter Day.
Editor:
Stephen Chilcott
Producer:
Caroline Bayley

Iain Johnstone hosts the celebrity film quiz.
This week's panel is: Dick Vosburgh, David Lodge, Lionel Blair and Robin Ray.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Chairman:
Iain Johnstone
Panellist:
Dick Vosburgh
Panellist:
David Lodge
Panellist:
Lionel Blair
Panellist:
Robin Ray
Producer:
Andy Aliffe

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