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with John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor
7.20 Listeners' Letters
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Canon Paul Bates
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Canon Paul Bates

Joining Nick Clarke to tackle issues raised in Monkton Heathfield , Somerset are Rt Hon
Tony Benn , MP; John Harris , Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses;
Emma Nicholson , MP; and Sir Anthony Parsons. diplomat.

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Monkton Heathfield
Unknown:
Tony Benn
Unknown:
John Harris
Unknown:
Emma Nicholson
Unknown:
Anthony Parsons.

In Manny Draycott-Lai's play, recorded on location in London, Louise, a young idealist "architect", is commissioned to design a huge site development near the Thames. It is a make-or-break career move.

Contributors

Writer:
Manny Draycott-Lai
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Isambard:
Roger Allam
Louise:
Suzanna Hamilton
Tom:
Ralph Fiennes
Damien:
Hugh Ross
Earlham:
Stuart Milligan
Kilmartin:
Michael Tudor Barnes
Hennessey:
John Webb
Nancy:
Melinda Walker
Politician:
John Church
Boardman:
Jonathan Adams
[Actor]:
Crawford Logan
[Actor]:
David Learner
[Actress]:
Melanie Hudson
[Actor]:
Eric Allan
[Actress]:
Siriol Jenkins

As the government discusses the practicality of replacing the May Day Bank Holiday with a "Trafalgar Day" in October, Christopher Cook and Sean Street , in the last programme of the series, visit one of the Navy's most famous ships. Aboard
HMS Victory, they discover what life was like for the sailors in a ship of the line and exactly how competent the legendary
Admiral Nelson really was. Producer John Knight

Contributors

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

Leicester might seem an unlikely centre of environmental excellence, but for years the council has run "Environment
City", encompassing many facets of urban life from roads to eco-homes. This week, the winners of the latest competition get an environmental audit of their home, and other
Leicester families pilot a city-wide energy-saving scheme.
Producer Marie Helly

Contributors

Producer:
Marie Helly

Fast Tracking into the 21st Century
Neglected for decades, railway station architecture is being revitalised in breathtaking style. As the glass and steel armadillo of the Waterloo Channel Tunnel terminus nears completion, Louisa Buck explores the new sense of adventure and glamour that is rivalling the great stations of the steam era. Producer Adrian Washbourne

Contributors

Unknown:
Louisa Buck
Producer:
Adrian Washbourne

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Saturday Night Theatre - the oldest title in broadcasting for a play series - presents a murder mystery, a form which has proved one of the most popular over the years.
Can death be brought about by remote control? Mark Easterbrooke discovers that witchcraft and black magic can induce a terrifying series of events.
With Geraldine Fitzgerald, Teresa Gallagher, Melinda Walker, Matthew Morgan, Melanie Hudson, Diana Payan, Philip Anthony, John Church, Sandra James-Young, Kate Binchy, Keith Drinkel and David Thorpe.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director Enyd Williams

Contributors

Writer:
Agatha Christie
Dramatist:
Michael Bakewell
Director:
Enyd Williams
Mark Easterbrooke:
Jeremy Clyde
Ariadne Oliver:
Stephanie Cole
Mr Venables:
Terence Alexander
Thyrza Grey:
Mary Wimbush
Sybil:
Jill Graham
Bella:
Hilda Schroder
Ginger:
Federay Holmes
Inspector Lejeune:
Jonathan Adams
Jim Corrigan:
Stephen Hodson
Rhoda Despard:
Jillie Meers
Colonel Despard:
John Evitts
Zachariah Osbome:
John Fleming
Bradley:
John Baddeley
Soames-White:
John Church
Hermier:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Poppy:
Teresa Gallagher
Mrs Tuckerton:
Melinda Walker
David Ardingley:
Matthew Morgan
Eileen Brandon:
Melanie Hudson
Mrs Coppins:
Diana Payan
Rev. Colthrop:
Philip Anthony
Mrs Davies:
Sandra James-Young
Mrs Kerrity:
Kate Binchy
Father Gorman:
Keith Drinkel
Mike:
David Thorpe

Olga Ionava was 17 and away from her village in Siberia for the very first time. Vincent Magombe was in exile, having fled
Uganda in the wake of Idi Amin 's soldiers. The place was Leningrad in the days before glasnost, and everyone warned them it would be foolish to fall in love....
Reporter Sarah Olowe. Producer Joy Hatwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Olga Ionava
Unknown:
Vincent Magombe
Unknown:
Idi Amin
Reporter:
Sarah Olowe.

Final part:
The Crippleoak Two
Les and Robert stand trial for murder, and Mrs Rothchild kills herself.
Producer Louise Coats

Contributors

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

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