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with Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor. Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day With Rev Phillip Crowe.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor.
Unknown:
Phillip Crowe.

Chairman Michael Buerk. Witnesses face cross-examination on the moral issues behind the news from Edward Pearce , Janet Daley , Rabbi Hugo Gryn and Professor Roger Scruton. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

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

Gill Pyrah challenges a panel of literary guests in the well-read quiz. Today's guests are Geoff McGivern , Peter Walker , Roy Hattersley and Anne Victoria Roberts. Producer Gareth Edwards

Contributors

Unknown:
Gill Pyrah
Unknown:
Geoff McGivern
Unknown:
Peter Walker
Unknown:
Roy Hattersley
Unknown:
Anne Victoria Roberts.
Producer:
Gareth Edwards

Two linked plays by C M Williams spanning 500 years of history. In 1492 a ship called the Santa Maria sailed from the old world to the new. These linked plays are poignant laments on the cargo of destruction and disappointment which she carried back, and the price of survival for those who rode in her.
Director Heather Goodman

Contributors

Unknown:
C M Williams
Director:
Heather Goodman
Aretio:
Cecilia Noble
Mother:
Cecilia Noble
Caonabo:
Clarence Smith
Brayau:
Clarence Smith
Neville:
Clarence Smith
Mopi:
Victor Romero Evans
Leeman:
Victor Romero Evans
Dek:
Victor Romero Evans
Jubuti:
David Harewood
Roy:
David Harewood
Akuchi:
Suzanne Packer
Carmen:
Suzanne Packer

Gill Pvrah visits Misha's Party, a commission by the RSC and the Moscow Arts Theatre. Plus: Fiona Shaw directs Hamlet in Galway, and the new Billy Roche play in Dublin. Producer Beaty Rubens
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gill Pvrah
Unknown:
Fiona Shaw
Unknown:
Billy Roche
Producer:
Beaty Rubens

2: The Future. What is it and why is it kept hidden from us, when if we knew what it was we would at least know if we needed to take a change of pants? Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
With Rebecca Front, Armando lannucci and the voice of Tom Baker. Producer Sarah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Lee
Unknown:
Richard Herring.
Unknown:
Armando Lannucci
Unknown:
Tom Baker.
Producer:
Sarah Smith

Four programmes in which Simon Dring retraces the hippy trail of the 60s across Europe and Asia.
3: No Village TooRemote. The chief of the Hamzazai tribe in northwest Pakistan offers green tea and sympathy. It's a tiring drive to reach him and the bandits are tiresome. But cheer up, Mr Dring - you can watch our satellite television.... Producer Joy Hatwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Dring
Unknown:
Mr Dring

Off With Their Heads!
Britain has a tradition of treating its intellectuals with scepticism and irreverence. David Walker asks if the price we pay for our suspicion of big ideas is political and cultural mediocrity.
Last programme in the current series.
Producer ZareerMasani

Contributors

Unknown:
David Walker

Seven traditional stories of love, magic and mysteries. With Derek Jacobi as the King and Carolyn Backhouse as Shahrazad.
3: The Three Suitors. Jamilla's ruse to free her lover from gaol involves a carpenter, a magistrate, a bogus camel-cleaner ... and a wardrobe.
Music:Sue Harris and Steafan Hannigan
Adapted by Colin Haydn Evans ; Director Nigel Bryant

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
Carolyn Backhouse
Music:
Sue Harris
Music:
Steafan Hannigan
Adapted By:
Colin Haydn Evans
Director:
Nigel Bryant
Jamilla:
Rachel Atkins
Hassan:
William Chubb
Faris:
Geoffrey Banks
Gaoler:
Michael Mears
Magistrate:
Philip Anthony
Carpenter:
John Baddeley
Shahrazad's Father:
Simon Carter

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