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Joining Jonathan Dimbleby to tackle issues raised in Maryport, Cumbria are Dr Jack Cunningham , MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary; Howard Davies , Director General of the CBI; Rt Hon
Sir Norman Fowler , MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party; and Charles Kennedy , MP, President of the Liberal Democrats.

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Dr Jack Cunningham
Unknown:
Howard Davies
Unknown:
Sir Norman Fowler
Unknown:
Charles Kennedy

Tristram Shandy A dramatisation of Laurence Sterne 's novel. Tristram Shandy endeavours to tell the story of his life, but is much hampered by his delight in irrelevant anecdote and his love of humorous serendipity.
Dramatised by Peter Buckman Music by James Walker , played by Roger Hellyer and Julia Vorhalik Director Penny Gold

Contributors

Unknown:
Tristram Shandy
Unknown:
Laurence Sterne
Unknown:
Tristram Shandy
Dramatised By:
Peter Buckman
Music By:
James Walker
Played By:
Roger Hellyer
Played By:
Julia Vorhalik
Tristram Shandy:
Nigel Hawthorne
Uncle Toby:
Robert Lang
Mr Shandy:
Richard Hurndall
Widow Wadman:
Vivian Pickles
Mrs Shandy:
Jean Trend
Dr Slop:
Peter Woodthorpe
Corporal Trim:
William Nighy
Bridget:
Frances Jeater
Susannah:
Theresa Streatfeild
Obadiah:
James Kerry
Curate:
Simon Hewitt
Midwife:
Katherine Parr

Following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget statement to Parliament, Christopher Cook examines our attitudes to taxation since the Middle
Ages; as sections of British Rail are prepared for privatisation, Sean Street fondly recalls the "golden" age of steam; and Brian Gear pedals back into history to discover another cycling mania, years before the mountain bike. Producer John Knight

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Sean Street
Unknown:
Brian Gear
Producer:
John Knight

NO brains, NO blood vessels, NO where without the 1992 molecule of the year. Peter Evans discovers that nitric oxide, NO, seems to be the key to all kinds of biological activity.
Producer Julia Durbin

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Evans
Producer:
Julia Durbin

Robert Robinson has been eavesdropping on conversations around the country from the North of Scotland to Norland College. Tonight, in a Savile Row cutting room, bespoke tailors reveal all in the world of made-to-measure.
Producer Nadine Grieve

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Producer:
Nadine Grieve

Read My Song
What makes a great pop lyric? Is it the same as a great poem, or is it just part of a great musical moment? Pauline Black talks to some of the best current lyricists - including Matt Johnson , Kirsty MacColl , and Difford and Tilbrook of Squeeze - and asks them how and why they write. Producer Sarah Johnson

Contributors

Talks:
Pauline Black
Unknown:
Matt Johnson
Unknown:
Kirsty MacColl
Producer:
Sarah Johnson

The Backward Son by Stephen Spender , adapted from the poet's first novel by his sister-in-law Pauline Spender. The story, loosely based on Spender's own childhood, charts the life of young
Geoffrey, his bewildering family, and the rigours of a minor public school.
Introducted by the author.
Director Richard Wortley

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Spender
Unknown:
Pauline Spender.
Director:
Richard Wortley
Geoffrey, as an adult:
David Learner
Geoffrey,as a child:
Simon Kantor
Mr Brand:
Jonathan Adams
Mrs Brand:
Kate Binchy
Mr Leather:
Eric Allan
Hilary:
Henry Power
Christopher:
Patrick Rosenfeld
Palmer:
Jamie de Courcey
Hilda:
Melanie Hudson
Laughton:
Leo Conville
Fallow:
Gary King
Mrs Leather:
Ann Windsor
Miss Higgins:
Melinda Walker
Mrs Harding:
Joanna Wake

Gay Men and Women Are Unfit to Serve Queen and Country Sarah Baxter ,
Henry Porter and guests pursue the issue of sex in the forces. Does the sexual orientation of service personnel disqualify them from being loyal, courageous and honest? Producer Sue Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Country Sarah Baxter
Unknown:
Henry Porter
Producer:
Sue Davies

Derek Jacobi and Haydn Gwynne read poetry and prose about relationships. In the first of a six-part series they explore the delicate nature of friendship. Producer Julia Gillett

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
Haydn Gwynne
Producer:
Julia Gillett

2: A Fete Worse than Death
Les and Robert, on their journey of self-discovery to India, have got as far as Wiltshire. Here they join in the traditional pastimes of morris dancing, skittles, and confronting the forces of darkness.
Producer Louise Coats

Contributors

Producer:
Louise Coats
Les:
Robin Driscoll
Robert:
Tony Haase
Mrs Rothchild:
Hilda Braid
Dotty Turner:
Sally Grace
Mr Judd:
Jon Glover
Josh:
Simon Godley

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