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with Brian Redhead and John Humphrys.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Rev John Newton.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
John Newton.

by Leo Tolstoy. By the time he was 50, Tolstoy had found fame and success through his great literary achievements. He had a wife and family, and a large estate. But he had not found what was most important: the meaning of life. A Confession compellingly describes his search for the truth.
Read in ten episodes by Joss Ackland.
Producer Claire Campbell Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Leo Tolstoy.
Unknown:
Joss Ackland.
Producer:
Claire Campbell Smith

In Kevin Wong 's comedy about culture clash in the catering industry, Mr Chen is willing to sell his prize recipe in order to keep his restaurant.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
Kevin Wong
Director:
Tony Cliff
Frank Chen:
David Yip
Janet Chen:
Pui Fan Lee
Michael Shaw:
Russell Dixon
Terence Davis:
Seamus O'Neill
Mr Lo:
K.C. Leong
Mrs Cheung:
Barbara Yu-Ling
Cook:
Benedict Wong
Waitress:
Susan Leong
Charlotte:
Julie Westwood

Paul Allen visits the West Yorkshire Playhouse for the British premiere of the Eugene O'Neill play AU God's Chillun Got Wings, and considers the importance of Carlo
Goldoni in the year of the bicentenary of the playwright's death. The studio guest is singer
Loudon Wainwright III. Producer Tim Dee.
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Eugene O'Neill
Singer:
Loudon Wainwright Iii.
Producer:
Tim Dee.

The Murder at the Towers (The Most
Marvellous Mystery Story in the World) by E V Knox.
A body swings from the sycamore tree - Police
Inspector Blowhard and famous amateur detective Bletherby Marge investigate.
Read by Christian Rodska. Producer Viv Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Bletherby Marge
Read By:
Christian Rodska.
Producer:
Viv Beeby

By Sara Paretsky, dramatised in six episodes.
V I's dead cousin "Boom Boom" knew too much about something and his flat is burgled, leading to another murder.
Stereo

Contributors

Writer:
Sara Paretsky
Dramatised by:
Michelene Wandor
Director:
Janet Whitaker
V I Warshawski,:
Kathleen Turner
Bobby Mallory:
William Hootkins
Murray:
Kerry Shale
Martin Bledsoe:
James Aubrey
Paige Carrington:
Teresa Gallagher
Clayton Phillips:
William Roberts
Mike Sheridan:
Keith Drinkel
Captain Bemis:
William Dufris
Janet:
Jill Graham
Margolis:
David Holt
Mrs Kelvin:
Sandra James-Young
Theatre Director:
Linda Polan

The wide-ranging series of contemporary documentaries.
Zero Grazing
Uganda is the first African country to acknowledge that it has an Aids epidemic. The chilling fact is that today at least one in eight of the population is believed to be infected with HIV. Journalist
Joel Kibazo visits his homeland to discover the effects of the virus on his family, his friends and the Ugandan way of life.
Producer Jean Snedegar Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Joel Kibazo
Producer:
Jean Snedegar

The New Masters?
The European Court of Justice overrides British MPs, forces ministers to change policy and even rules against
Jacques Delors. Paul Craig asks why the judges in Luxembourg are becoming so powerful and if they or Britain will decide how the country's future in Europe unfolds.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jacques Delors.
Unknown:
Paul Craig

A series of eight stories introduced by Edward De Souza , the Man in Black. 7: Hearing Is Believing
Written by Aubrey Woods. Bizarre happenings backstage - long after the lights have gone out in a large London theatre.
Director Gerry Jones. Stereo

Contributors

Introduced By:
Edward De Souza
Written By:
Aubrey Woods.
Director:
Gerry Jones.
Harry Travers:
Mick Ford
Paul:
Keith Drinkel
Laura:
Siriol Jenkins
Sergeant:
Jonathan Adams

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