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Morale in British science is low and money is scarce. Scientists are getting out. How can the rot be stopped? Dr Steve Jones asks students, scientists and policy makers what future there is for science in Britain. Producer Dinah Lammiman

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Steve Jones
Producer:
Dinah Lammiman

Starring Griff Rhys Jones as P G Wodehouse's favourite character. 2: The Debut of Battling Bikon
This week Ukridge seizes on the boxing ring as the way to make his fortune, when he becomes the manager of an enormous pugilistic sailor.
With Robert Bathurst. Simon Godley , Adam Godley. Rebecca Front. Dougal Lee and Julian Dutton Adapted by Julian Dutton
Producer Sarah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Griff Rhys Jones
Unknown:
Robert Bathurst.
Unknown:
Simon Godley
Unknown:
Adam Godley.
Unknown:
Dougal Lee
Unknown:
Julian Dutton
Adapted By:
Julian Dutton
Producer:
Sarah Smith

Janet Cohen , Director of Charterhouse Bank and crime writer; Dr Steve Jones , Professor of Genetics at University College, London; Helena Kennedy , QC; and Lord Tebbit join Jonathan Dimbleby to tackle issues raised in Wolverton,
Bucks.

Contributors

Unknown:
Janet Cohen
Unknown:
Dr Steve Jones
Unknown:
Helena Kennedy
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby

by Mario Vargas Llosa.
This adult crime story, set in Peru in 1954, turns up the underbelly of class and corruption in a community dominated by the military.

Contributors

Author:
Mario Vargas Llosa
Translated and dramatised by:
Bronwen Phizackerly
Director:
Ned Chaillet
Musician:
Mia Soteriou
Lieutenant Siva:
Charles Simpson
Sgt Utuma:
Ray Fearon
Colonel Mindreau:
Steve Hodson
Alicia:
Melanie Hudson
Lieutenant Dufo:
Jonathan Tafler
Dona Asunta:
Linda Marlowe
Dona Adriana:
Jo Kendall
[Actor]:
John Bull
[Actor]:
Gordon Reid
[Actor]:
Nicholas Murchie
[Actor]:
Jonathan Adams
[Actor]:
Mia Soteriou

Six programmes on the human senses. 3: Concorde and Sweet Sounds
From a solo violin in a huge concert hall to a screaming jet overhead, ears are incredibly sensitive to a vast range of sounds. Geoff Watts listens to what composers, scientists and even radio producers have to say on this subject. Producer Peter Croasdale

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts
Producer:
Peter Croasdale

Alan Turing , the brilliant mathematician, helped break the German Enigma codes in the last war, developed the first computers and wrote about machines with minds. Peter Evans explores the impact of his ideas today.
Producer Deborah Cohen

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Turing
Unknown:
Peter Evans
Producer:
Deborah Cohen

Martin Wainwright meets members of some of Britain's 6,000 clubs and societies.
2: Wainwright learns why Humphrey Lyttelton 's second favourite instrument is a broad-nibbed pen, and discovers the secret language of Lakeland. Producer Keri Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Producer:
Keri Davies

Elisabeth Frink was one of the nation's greatest sculptors. Her subject material ranged from animals and human beings to the abstract and the work was always passionate and accessible. Shortly before her death earlier this year, Bryan Robertson talked to Dame Elisabeth in her Dorset studio.
Producer Anthony Denselow

Contributors

Unknown:
Elisabeth Frink
Unknown:
Bryan Robertson
Producer:
Anthony Denselow

by JCW Brook.
A doppelganger is your other self - your legendary dark brother who wishes to take your place in this world. For Adam and Jane, some eerie coincidences turn the myth into nightmarish reality.
Music: Paddy Kingsland
Director Ian Cotterell

Contributors

Music:
Paddy Kingsland
Director:
Ian Cotterell
Beth Harris:
Elizabeth Lindsay
Sarah Steadman:
Penelope Lee
Adam Oxton:
Nigel Anthony
Jane Oxton:
Emily Richard
The Woman:
Mary Wimbush
The Man:
Jack May
Ralph Steadman:
Geoffrey Collins

Umpire Brian Johnston. Taking the crease: Tim Rice and Willie Rushton , with Leslie Thomas and Christopher Martin -Jenkins. From IBM Hursley Cricket Club, near Winchester.
Producer Jon Magnusson

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Johnston.
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Willie Rushton
Unknown:
Leslie Thomas
Unknown:
Christopher Martin
Producer:
Jon Magnusson

by Peter Tinniswood.
2: An Educated Woman
The family arrive in France.
Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Tinniswood.
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Nancy:
Shirley Dixon
Father:
Maurice Denham
Rosie:
Liz Goulding
William:
Christian Rodska
Winston:
Bill Wallis

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