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Brian Johnston umpires another test of wit and general knowledge.
Taking the crease: Tim Rice and Willie Rushton , with Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and Paul Merton.
From Chipperfield Cricket Club, Herts.
Producer Jon Magnusson Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Willie Rushton
Unknown:
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint
Unknown:
Paul Merton.
Producer:
Jon Magnusson

Written by Roy MacGregor.
Andy is a pacifist. His brother Mark, a soldier in the Gulf, is dead. In their home, rootless Kathy finds the family she never had.
Director David Hunter Stereo

Contributors

Written By:
Roy MacGregor.
Director:
David Hunter
Elizabeth:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Kathy:
Adie Allen
Jim:
Donald Gee
Andy:
Jonathan Firth
Emma:
Melanie Hudson
Mark:
Matthew Morgan
Gordon:
Gordon Reid

In Nottingham Paul Allen visits Nottingham's contemporary performance festival in its second week. Kaleidoscope reviews the best of the 33 premieres and nine international companies on offer. Producer Nicki Paxman
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Producer:
Nicki Paxman

Looking for Dorothy by John Ward.
"The nearer she gets to the house, the stronger is this strange feeling that he needs her. It puzzles her, because it is not as if they have ever been close as some fathers and daughters are."
Read by Judith Barker. Producer Gillian Hush

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ward.
Read By:
Judith Barker.
Producer:
Gillian Hush

Free your life from philosophical anxieties in the second of the series that answers the questions other programmes dare not ask. Heretical, confusing, illogical, biased, and a laugh a minute. Starring Richard Herring , Stewart Lee , Rebecca Front,
Armando Iannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.
Producer Sarah Smith. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Herring
Unknown:
Stewart Lee
Unknown:
Armando Iannucci
Unknown:
Tom Baker.
Producer:
Sarah Smith.

Michael O'Donnell explores the extraordinary within ordinary family life. 2: The Glaziers
With two teenage sons,
Mick and Val thought their family was complete. Then, one night, they discovered nine-year-old Fay in the back of their car. Fay, it seemed, wanted to join their family, and they were happy to take her on. But her arrival triggered a chain of events that not only seemed set to destroy Fay, but also the Glaziers. Producer Chris Paling. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael O'Donnell
Producer:
Chris Paling.

A five-part dramatisation of the Agatha Christie novel.
4: Inspector Japp has found the taxi driver who took two very unlikely passengers to Regent Gate on the night of the murder.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Director Enyd Williams. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Agatha Christie
Dramatised By:
Michael Bakewell
Director:
Enyd Williams.
Hercule Point:
John Moffatt
Captain Hastings:
Simon Williams
Inspector Japp:
Norman Jones
Jenny Driver:
Adjoa Andoh
Ronald Marsh:
Charles Millham
Geraldine Marsh:
Joanna Myers
Ross:
Terence Edmond
Taxi Driver:
Neil Roberts

Francis Wilford-Smith ends his series with the blues pianist Big Maceo. Maceo did not become well-known until he moved north from Georgia to Chicago when he was 36 and formed a partnership with the guitarist Tampa Red. He went to work with Jazz Gillum and Sonny Boy Williamson.
Producer Derek Drescher. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio 3)

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Wilford-Smith
Guitarist:
Tampa Red.
Unknown:
Jazz Gillum
Producer:
Derek Drescher.

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