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Presented by Eddie Mair. This week Maria Harding and her Old English sheepdog enjoy a weekend of canine Pampering.
Producer Jill Thomas
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Contributors

Presented By:
Eddie Mair.
Unknown:
Maria Harding
Producer:
Jill Thomas

Menzies Campbell QC MP, Michael Meacher MP, Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP and Elizabeth Symons tackle the issues raised in Colchester, Essex. Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby.

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Meacher
Unknown:
Gillian Shephard
Unknown:
Elizabeth Symons
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby.

Howard Wakeling 's play is set in Berlin, a city with a history of deviant sex, violence and bigotry. Have things changed with the collapse of the Wall?
Director Janet Whitaker

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Wakeling
Director:
Janet Whitaker
Vi c Wits:
James Grout
Barbara Willis:
Rowena Cooper
Mark/Young Vic:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Janet:
Federay Holmes
Dieter:
Walter van Dyk
Anna:
Maggie McCarthy
OH Man:
Heinz Bernard
Bobby:
Nicholas Murchie
Herbert:
David Holt

The programme that rewrites history turns the clock back to 1967. What if drugs had been legalised then? Dr Christopher Andrew and his guests speculate about a world in which snooker championships might be sponsored by cannabis producers. Producer Ian Bell

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Christopher Andrew
Producer:
Ian Bell

Robert Robinson meets residents at Denville Hall, where veteran actors and performers "can stay among fellow professionals until the final curtain", Producer Geoffrey Prout

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Producer:
Geoffrey Prout

William Gibson : Fiction
As American writer William Gibson s new novel Virtual Light is published, Quentin Cooper profiles the man who invented cyberpunk - a potent literary amalgam of computer software and hard-boiled fiction. As well as inspiringthe idea of virtual reality, Gibson's influence has spread way beyond the confines of science fiction.
Producer Paul Quinn

Contributors

Unknown:
William Gibson
Unknown:
William Gibson
Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Paul Quinn

In Anna Clemence Mews's play, the compulsive gambler is just as much an addict as the drug-taker or alcoholic; and their families are often the last to know.

Contributors

Writer:
Anna Clemence Mews
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Clive:
David Bannerman
Emily:
Carolyn Backhouse
Ian/Frank:
Bill Wallis
Miles:
Steve Hodson
Gilly:
Melinda Walker
Nurse:
Ingrid Wiseman
Mrs Berkinshaw:
June Barrie
Robin/Jimmie:
Christian Rodska

Put a penny in the slot and revisit an era when you could have a flutter, witness an execution, and peep at a large lady. Nick Baker discovers that the first coin was put in the slot over two thousand years ago and finds out if the butler ever did see anything worth more than a penny. Producer Sarah Rowlands

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Baker
Producer:
Sarah Rowlands

by Mark Wallington. The final episode.
I'll See You at the Source. Sam Tucker meets his match in Jennifer, who proves she can drink him under any table.
Producer Caroline Leddy

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Wallington.
Unknown:
Sam Tucker
Producer:
Caroline Leddy
Narrator/Mark Wallington:
Timothy Spall
Jennifer Conway:
Carla Mendonça
Sam Tucker:
Geoffrey McCarthy
Michael:
Gary Parker
PA:
Ainslie Foster
Canoeist/German man:
Nick Murchie
Barman:
Jonathan Adams
Adolescent Girl/German lady:
Julie Gibbs
Cricketer/Man inlpswich:
John Fleming
Boogie Wicket Keepeer:
Ronald Herdman
Delia Smith:
Meunda Walker
Old Lady:
Jilly Meers

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