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The first of an eight-part series where guest presenters offer a Personal point of view.
On the Road. Mike, a so-called "new age traveller", explains why he chooses to live the way he does and asks society to show more compassion to people like him. Producer Jane Beresford

Contributors

Producer:
Jane Beresford

Brian Johnston umpires another test of wit and general knowledge. With Willie Rushton , Tim Rice , Leslie Thomas and Barry Cryer. From West Meon Cricket Club, Hampshire. Producer Jon Magnusson

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Willie Rushton
Unknown:
Tim Rice
Unknown:
Leslie Thomas
Unknown:
Barry Cryer.
Producer:
Jon Magnusson

In Paul Thain 's play, Mary Godwin is employed to oversee the launch of a virtual reality product system.
Director Andy Jordan

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Thain
Unknown:
Mary Godwin
Director:
Andy Jordan
Mary Godwin:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Amy Godwin:
Miranda Thain
Arm Goldhom:
William Hope
Patrick Cunningham:
Jonathan Adams
Werner Gallwitz:
Vincent Grass
Marcel Corbier:
Pavel Douglas
Dr Cole:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Mickael Adam:
Michael Drew
Reg Marmaduke:
Alan Moore
Melvin:
John Telfer
Marilyn Monroe:
Debbie Arnold

is global warming the greatest threat to life on earth or is it a ruse by scientists to attract money for research work? Join thejuryatthe Royal Geographical Society as expert witnesses attempt to distinguish the facts from the fiction. Producer Jeffrey Olstead

Contributors

Producer:
Jeffrey Olstead

The Age of Aquarius dawns once more - the 1960s musical Hair returns. La Bohème receives a brand new production at English National Opera, and a comedy about an injured Italian footballer opens in Scarborough. Paul Allen reports.
Producer Jerome Weatherald (Revised rpt at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

4: It Is with Very Great Regret. In the First World War, some 350 men were executed for desertion and cowardice. The Prime Minister says there was no legal impropriety, but Julian Putkowski has uncovered papers that tell a different story. Producer Matt Thompson

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Putkowski
Producer:
Matt Thompson

2: The Give in the System. In a quiet revolution, the voluntary sector is being asked to step into the breach as the welfare state retreats. But can it retain its independence and sustain innovation, when it's funded to house the homeless and deliver meals on wheels? John Skrine explores the movement from welfare state to friendly society.
Producer Frances Byrnes

Contributors

Unknown:
John Skrine
Producer:
Frances Byrnes

A five-part dramatisation of Agatha Christie 's novel.
4: Someone is lying to Poirot.
Pianist Michael Haslam
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Director Enyd Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Agatha Christie
Pianist:
Michael Haslam
Dramatised By:
Michael Bakewell
Director:
Enyd Williams
Hercule Poirot:
John Moffatt
Monsieur Bouc:
Andre Maranne
Dr Constantim:
Peter Polycarpou
Foscarelli:
Frank Coda
Miss Debenham:
Francesca Annis
Fraulein Schmidt:
Linda Polan
Mrs Hubbard:
Sylvia Syms
Count:
Andrenyi Davidthorpe
Countess Andrenyi:
Siriol Jenkins
Miss Ohlsson:
Kate Binchy

Introduced by Joanna Buchan.
1. Both Sides of the Tracks. How Farrell Gordon shopped his father for fraud, how Andy Jones foiled the bird smugglers of Bangkok, how Michael Bassett swapped crime for Christianity, and the strange and disturbing tale of Jake the Rake. Producer Simon Elmes

Contributors

Introduced By:
Joanna Buchan.
Unknown:
Farrell Gordon
Unknown:
Andy Jones
Unknown:
Michael Bassett
Producer:
Simon Elmes

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