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by Peter Kerry. In six parts.
1: The Defector. London 1960.
Ballet dancer Jan Petrowski wants to defect. MI5 wants to help him, MI6 wants to send him back. Kate Phillips , translator for the MI5/MI6 liaison department, hasn't the faintest idea what she should do. Smiley's People was never like this....
Producer Lissa Evans

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Kerry.
Unknown:
Jan Petrowski
Unknown:
Kate Phillips
Producer:
Lissa Evans
Kate:
Harriet Thorpe
Sir Stephen:
John Wells
Sir Donald:
Donald Pickering
Michael:
Douglas Hodge
Edward:
William Vandyck
The Interrogator:
Gordon Reid
Jan Petrowski:
Christopher Rozycki

"Mix 'n' Mingle" with the veteran cruisers on board the Azure Dolphin in Sheila Goff 's maritime comedy.
Producer David Hunter

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Goff
Producer:
David Hunter
Douglas:
James Grout
Sam:
James Greene
Vivien:
Sheila Reid
Jack:
Ivor Roberts
Neil:
Jamie Garven
Ken:
William Ingram
Rhona:
Lawmary Champion
Eileen:
Stevie Parry

Leslie Forbes talks to four couples with unconventional relationships.
3: Steve and Barrie. They met after answering a personal ad in a magazine. They have been together for over 11 years, but for them fidelity is not a necessary requirement for a successful relationship. Producer Fiona McLean

Contributors

Talks:
Leslie Forbes
Producer:
Fiona McLean

Quentin Cooper reviews the latest films, including Kenneth Branagh 's Much Ado about Nothing. Also a discussion about film distribution and a review of Finnish author Rosa Liksom 's book.
Producer Neil Trevithick (Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Kenneth Branagh
Unknown:
Rosa Liksom
Producer:
Neil Trevithick

Shelf Life. Shopping is in turmoil.
- The fabulous profit margins of the supermarket chains are under attack. From the High Street and out of town, Peter Day reports on the future of shopping, and the new competition from discounters, from high-tech innovation and from home shopping. Producer Colin Wilde

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Colin Wilde

with Simon Brett. On 20 August Beatrice Webb worries about sex and society in 1925; in 1948 JR Ackerley analyses his family's canine dependency; and in 1867 William Allingham witnesses the damage lightning can cause.
Readers Sean Barrett , June Barrie , Rex Holdsworth and Sally Cookson.

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Brett.
Unknown:
Beatrice Webb
Unknown:
Jr Ackerley
Unknown:
William Allingham
Readers:
Sean Barrett
Readers:
June Barrie
Readers:
Rex Holdsworth
Readers:
Sally Cookson.

Peter White talks to disabled people.
4: Professor Mike Oliver explains why he feels the diving accident that put him in a wheelchair at the age of 17 was the best thing that could have happened to him.
Producer Ronni Davis

Contributors

Talks:
Peter White
Unknown:
Professor Mike Oliver
Producer:
Ronni Davis

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