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

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
Jonathan Fryer.

Presented by Eddie Mair. John Noakes is alive and well in Mallorca! Producer David Prest
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Contributors

Presented By:
Eddie Mair.
Presented By:
John Noakes
Producer:
David Prest

With Josie Lawrence , Paul Merton , Phelim McDermott , Caroline Quentin , Lee Simpson and Jim Sweeney.
3: Scurvy!The Mastersons set sail across the Atlantic, but there are dangerous sheep lurking in them there waters. Producer Phil Clarke

Contributors

Unknown:
Josie Lawrence
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Phelim McDermott
Unknown:
Caroline Quentin
Unknown:
Lee Simpson
Unknown:
Jim Sweeney.
Producer:
Phil Clarke

Armando lannucci steps cautiously into a world of extremes.
1: Homo Freneticus. Armando tries to keep up with the highfliers who, equipped with fax, portable phone and time management manual, make full use of every waking moment of a 25-hour day. Producer Brian King
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Contributors

Unknown:
Armando Lannucci

Desmond Lynam with the completely different sports quiz, contested by Rory Bremner and Rory McGrath with guests Lucinda Green and Adrian Moorhouse. Producer Richard Edis
(First broadcast on Radio 5)

Contributors

Unknown:
Desmond Lynam
Unknown:
Rory Bremner
Unknown:
Rory McGrath
Unknown:
Lucinda Green
Unknown:
Adrian Moorhouse.
Producer:
Richard Edis

John Steinbeck 's tale of two itinerant workers who struggle to sustain their dream in the golden valleys of California.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester Director Richard Wortley

Contributors

Unknown:
John Steinbeck
Dramatised By:
Penny Leicester
Director:
Richard Wortley
George:
Peter Whitman
Lennie:
Kerry Shale
Candy:
Harry Towb
Slim:
James Aubrey
Crooks:
Colin McFarlane
Curley:
Nicholas Murchie
Curley's wife:
Roberta Sausville
Carlson:
David Holt
Whit:
Matthew Morgan
Boss:
Eric Allan

Christopher Cook examines Irish politics 70 years ago. He talks to Roy Foster , Professor of Irish History at Oxford University, about the writing of the Irish Constitution and recalls Sir Edward Carson , whose politics did so much to shape the Protestant north.
Producer John Knight

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Roy Foster
Unknown:
Sir Edward Carson
Producer:
John Knight

Biological words have often been used in the world of computing - viruses, environments, neural networks. But what about reproduction? Alun Lewis discusses an intriguing possibility.
Producer Peter Croasdale

Contributors

Unknown:
Alun Lewis
Producer:
Peter Croasdale

Anne Kelleher talks to six people in their 20s and riding high in their professions. 2: Daniel Alexander. A black barrister who made an early hit helping the Beatles protect their Apple logo. Producer Joy Hatwood

Contributors

Talks:
Anne Kelleher
Unknown:
Daniel Alexander.
Producer:
Joy Hatwood

Written and dramatised by Ted Allbeury. London in the mid 1980s. The fates of a Secret Intelligence Service officer, a Russian defector and a prostitute are all inextricably linked.

Contributors

Written and dramatised by:
Ted Allbeury
Pianist:
David Chilton
Director:
Tracey Neale
Eddie:
Michael Melia
Jacqui:
Louise Germaine
Tony:
Steve Hodson
David:
Dominic Letts
Yahmin:
Sandor Eles
Gardner:
John Hollis
Foxy:
Brian Croucher
Belinsky:
Neville Jason
Mason:
Philip Anthony
Shaw:
John Fleming
Vera Pollard:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Sir Arthur:
Colin Pinney
Mary:
Teresa Gallagher
Senior Probation Officer:
Jillie Meers
Harris:
James Taylor
[Actor]:
John Evitts
[Actor]:
Michael Onslow
[Actor]:
Gareth Armstrong
[Actor]:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
[Actor]:
Oona Beeson

Comedy by Ben Miller.
3. C'est la Légion. If Brian, Derek and Sue find themselves fighting in the French Foreign Legion then they deserve admiration. With Ben Miller , John Thomson , Alistair McGowan and Jim Barclay. Producer Gareth Edwards

Contributors

Comedy By:
Ben Miller.
Unknown:
Ben Miller
Unknown:
John Thomson
Unknown:
Alistair McGowan
Unknown:
Jim Barclay.
Producer:
Gareth Edwards

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