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Final part of this dramatisation of PD James's first novel.
Dalgliesh has summoned the entire household to hear his conclusions about Sally Jupp 's killer.
With Sian Phillips as Mrs Maxie , Hugh Grant as Felix, Beatie Edney as Deborah, and Robin Ellis as Inspector Dalgliesh. with Melanie Hudson. Susan Sheridan and Jill Graham
Dramatised by Neville Teller; Director: Matthew Walters
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Contributors

Mrs Maxie:
Sian Phillips
Felix:
Hugh Grant
Deborah:
Beatie Edney
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh:
Robin Ellis
Unknown:
Melanie Hudson.
Unknown:
Susan Sheridan
Unknown:
Jill Graham
Director:
Matthew Walters
Catherine:
Oona Beeson
Stephen:
David Thorpe
Ritchie:
James Telfer
Mrs Proctor:
Jillie Meers
Vic Proctor:
John Baddeley
Sgt Martin:
Steve Hodson

The last of seven classic mysteries starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.

Holmes dons one of his famous disguises and even gets engaged.
Dramatised by Bert Coules

A new set of 13 Sherlock Holmes postcards, featuring the original Strand Magazine illustrations: send cheque for £3.50 payable to 'British Broadcasting Corporation' to [address removed]. Enclose A5 sae with 36p stamp.

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Bert Coules
Pianist:
Michael Haslam
Violinist:
Leonard Friedman
Director:
Enyd Williams
Sherlock Holmes:
Clive Merrison
Dr Watson:
Michael Williams
Charles Augustus Milverton:
Peter Vaughan
The Duchess:
Pauline Jameson
Aggie:
Alice Arnold
Harry Logan:
David Thorpe
Lady Eva:
Danielle Allan
The Doctor:
Peter Penry Jones

In the third of six programmes,
Richard Mullen considers aspects of 19th-century life seen through the eyes of this fascinating, funny, opinionated and frequently far-seeing author.
"To me Barset has been a real county, and its city a real city and the spires and towers have been before my eyes and the voices of the people are known to my ears and the pavement of the city is familiar to my footsteps."
With Paul Rogers as Anthony Trollope. Producer John Knight

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Mullen
Unknown:
Paul Rogers
Unknown:
Anthony Trollope.
Producer:
John Knight

Quentin Cooper gets the verdict on the latest film releases, and reports on the history of the label which brought us
Ray Charles , Aretha Franklin and Eric Clapton : Atlantic Records.
Producer Jerome Weatherald
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Ray Charles
Unknown:
Aretha Franklin
Unknown:
Eric Clapton
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

Lucy Grange by Doris Lessing. Exiled from the sophistication of her homeland, stylish Lucy Grange seeks solace and comfort. "In a country like this we all learn to accept the second-rate."
Read by Estelle Kohler. Producer Pat Pryor

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucy Grange
Unknown:
Doris Lessing.
Unknown:
Lucy Grange
Read By:
Estelle Kohler.
Producer:
Pat Pryor

Six murder cases featuring the celebrated pathologist Dr Keith Simpson.
5: Death of the Lord of Life In 1946, the 20-year-old King of Siam is found dead in his bedchamber and Dr Keith Simpson 's expertise is called upon. Narrator Nick Ross.

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Keith Simpson.
Unknown:
Dr Keith Simpson
Narrator:
Nick Ross.

Forty years ago, a yellow, clammy smog clamped down on London for four days and nights. Buses needed lighted flares to see their way, cinemas closed because screens were obscured by smog inside the building.
Fred Pearce talks to
Londoners about the experience which prompted the introduction of the Clean Air Bill. Producer David Perry

Contributors

Talks:
Fred Pearce
Producer:
David Perry

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