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with Peter Hobday and Anna Ford. Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Professor Charles Handy.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Anna Ford.
Unknown:
Professor Charles Handy.

n Michael Buerk returns with more live investigations into the moral questions behind the week's news. Witnesses face cross-examination from Janet Daley , Rabbi Hugo Gryn , Edward Pearce and Professor Roger Scruton. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Rabbi Hugo Gryn
Unknown:
Edward Pearce
Unknown:
Professor Roger Scruton.
Producer:
David Coomes

Gill Pyrah challenges a panel of - guests in a new series of the well-read quiz. Today's guests are Brian Patten , Roger McGough , Adrian Henri and Gladys Mary Coles , with readings by Dominic Letts.
Producer Gareth Edwards

Contributors

Unknown:
Gill Pyrah
Unknown:
Brian Patten
Unknown:
Roger McGough
Unknown:
Adrian Henri
Unknown:
Gladys Mary Coles
Unknown:
Dominic Letts.
Producer:
Gareth Edwards

in Bernard Farrell 's black comedy, Danny wakes up confused. He thought he was in hospital, recovering from a heart attack, but now he's not so sure.
Director John Penrose
(Originally broadcast on Radio Telefls Eireann)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Farrell
Director:
John Penrose
Danny Hegarty:
Jim Reid
Mauro Hegarty:
Colette Proctor
Sharon:
Sian Quill
Danny's Mother:
Laurie Morton
Auntie Lily:
Pegg Monahan
Auntie Alice:
Daphne Carroll
Ellen:
Patricia Martin
Sister Agnes:
Barbara McCaughey
Da:
Breandan O Duill
Bill:
Brendan Cauldwell
Nurse Ryan:
Cathryn Brennan
Mike Magwre:
Jonathan White
Mr Parhnson:
Conor Farrington
Dr Godfrey:
Garvan McGrath
Young Danny:
Darren McHugh

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Last in the series, starring Nick Revell , Alistair McGowan and Doon MacKichan. All's Well That Ends Well- Well, Well, Wei Everything seems to be going quite well for Nick - which naturally leaves him in a deep state of anxiety. Producer Jon Magnusson

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Revell
Unknown:
Alistair McGowan
Unknown:
Doon MacKichan.
Producer:
Jon Magnusson

nFour programmes retracing the I hippy trail of the 60s across Europe and Asia.
1: The Word Is Out. Simon Dring first hitched to India when he was 16, back in 1962. Now, three decades later, he's following the same route by jeep, looking to compare dreams and adventures with the new generation heading east. Producer Joy Hatwood
Passages to India
SEE FEATURE page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Dring

Workshop of the World?
What will Britain's economic role be in the increasingly competitive world of the 21st Century? Can manufacturing ever again provide enough jobs to go round? If not, what takes its place? Frances Cairncross asks what strategy Britain, as a small English-speaking island off the coast of Europe, should adopt. Producer David Hendy

Contributors

Unknown:
Frances Cairncross
Producer:
David Hendy

Seven stories of love, magic and mysteries. With Derek Jacobi as the King and Carolyn Backhouse as Shahrazad.
To save herself from the executioner's sword, Shahrazad beguiles the king with a tale of love and betrayal - and a magic drum.
Music: Sue Harris and Steafan Hannigan
Adapted by Colin Haydn Evans: Director Nigel Bryant

Contributors

Music:
Sue Harris
Music:
Steafan Hannigan
Adapted By:
Colin Haydn Evans
Director:
Nigel Bryant
The King:
Derek Jacobi
Shahrazad:
Carolyn Backhouse
Wazir:
Simon Carter
Ghanim:
Michael Lumsden
Leila:
Moir Leslie
Caliph:
Duncan Law
Rahil:
Mary Wimbush
Slave:
Richard O'Ryan
Old Man:
Geoffrey Banks

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