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Using private recordings and original diary tapes which have never before been broadcast, former Labour cabinet minister Tony Benn continues his revelations about what really goes on behind the scenes in government. Producer Keith Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Benn
Producer:
Keith Jones

Introduced by Ruth Pitt. Claudia Roden stirs up a spicy KhiyarTereturu. And Libby Spurrier on the history of the summer house.
Serial: The Caravaners (3)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Ruth Pitt.
Introduced By:
Claudia Roden
Introduced By:
Libby Spurrier

The final part of John le Carre 's story. Starring and featuring
The secrets within his secret life have been stripped away one by one, and at last Magnus Pym , a "perfect spy", is free.
Music: Max Hams
Adapted by Rene Basilico
Producer John Fawcett Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
John Le Carre
Unknown:
Magnus Pym
Adapted By:
Rene Basilico
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson
Magnus Pym:
James Fox
Jack Brotherhood.:
James Grout
Miss Dubber:
Brenda Bruce
Mary Pym.:
Harriet Walter
Bo Brammel:
John Nettleton
Nigel:
Royce Mills
Kate:
Natasha Pyne
Domey:
Barry J Gordon
Police Superintendent/Mountjoy:
Sean Arnold
First Soldier:
Paterson Joseph
Second Soldier:
Desmond Askew
Sergeant:
Sean Baker

1932 - Dorothy Parker , the wittiest woman in America, holds court at the Algonquin Hotel. Meanwhile her dog, Robinson, gives the inside story. Mike McShane plays Robinson and Kate Harper is Dorothy in Ayshe Raif's play which celebrates the centenary of Dorothy Parker 's birth.
Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Unknown:
Mike McShane
Unknown:
Kate Harper
Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Director:
Claire Grove
John Chiton:
Eric Loren
Mildred:
Diana Payan
Gloria:
Jill Graham
Fred:
James Telfer
Peggy:
Mia Soteriou
Bernie:
Steven Crossley
Reporter:
Julian Rhind-Tutt

Leslie Forbes talks to four couples with unconventional relationships.
2: Hilary and Douglas. For the past five years Hilary has been managing editor of a major magazine. Meanwhile. Douglas has given up his successful career as a publisher and poet to look after their young son Harry. Producer Fiona McLean

Contributors

Talks:
Leslie Forbes
Producer:
Fiona McLean

Brian Sibley looks at the week's film releases including the spoof Hot Shots Part Deux and a new print of the classic Les Enfants du Paradis. Quentin Cooper reports from the Edinburgh Rim Festival, and the Dorothy Parker centenary is celebrated.
Producer Paul Quinn
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Dorothy Parker
Producer:
Paul Quinn

Six very different people talk to Peter White about how their disabilities have shaped their lives.
3: The broadcaster Maggie Woolley has lived with deafness all her life. In conversation with Peter White she says, "being deaf isn't terrible - there's an exciting deaf world out there to explore". Producer Ronni Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Unknown:
Maggie Woolley
Unknown:
Peter White
Producer:
Ronni Davis

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