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Expectations of Jesus
Advent service from St Peter 's Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, led by Rev Geoff Davis. The preacher is the Rt Rev Gavin Reid , Bishop of Maidstone. Jesus Is King; This Earth Belongs to God 0 Bless the God of Israel; Be Still for the Presence; The Light of Christ; There is a Redeemer; Christ Is Surely Coming. Director of Music Andrew Williamson.

Contributors

Unknown:
St Peter
Unknown:
Rev Geoff Davis.
Unknown:
Gavin Reid
Music:
Andrew Williamson.

Continuing the three-part dramatisation of Zane Grey 's western.
2: Utah, 1871. Jane Withersteen is determined to turn the Mormon-killer Lassiter from the path of violence, and Bern Venters discovers that the notorious Masked Rider is really a young girl.
Music by Trevor Allan Davies Dramatised by Ed Thomason
Director Adnan Bean

Contributors

Unknown:
Zane Grey
Unknown:
Jane Withersteen
Music By:
Trevor Allan Davies
Dramatised By:
Ed Thomason
Director:
Adnan Bean
Jane Withersteen:
Shelley Thompson
Lassiter:
Stuart Milligan
Bishop Dyer:
Nigel Anthony
Elder TuH:
William Roberts
Bern Venters:
Dominic Letts
Bess:
Teresa Gallagher
Ebuise:
Heather Emmanuel
Otdrin:
Jack Klaf
Hester:
Jill Graham
Fay:
Oona Beeson
Mrs Hendry:
Kate Binchy
Judkins:
John Evitts
jerry:
Keith Drinkel
Rourke:
Trevor Allan Davies

What lies behind President Clinton's spectacular foreign policy reverses? Why has he failed to define a doctrine that sounds as credible as those of his predecessors? Stuart Simon asks if the world is too unpredictable and complicated to be managed even by an unrivalled superpower, or whether America has simply failed to find the right goals?

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Simon

Simon Rae introduces your poetry requests, read by Tony Robinson and Nick Chilvers , and talks to guest Diana Hendry about poetry for children. Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Introduces:
Simon Rae
Read By:
Tony Robinson
Read By:
Nick Chilvers
Unknown:
Diana Hendry
Producer:
Sara Davies

Last in the series.
The Ship. Civil engineer Dr Mark Raiss tells the story of the construction of the Forth Railway Bridge at the end of the last century. The designers had to be sure the bridge wouldn't blow down like the Tay Bridge had done in 1879, so they came up with a design which has since been used for bridges all over the world. Written by Martin Worth
Producer Mark Savage

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Mark Raiss
Written By:
Martin Worth

The Life of the Bee. In the extraordinary complexity of the hive, Maurice Maeterlinck traces an astonishing analogue for human destiny. Read by Samuel West. Producer David Benedictus

Contributors

Unknown:
Maurice Maeterlinck
Read By:
Samuel West.
Producer:
David Benedictus

Dr Jack Preger is quick to deprecate his almost holy status among those he cares for but, to them, he is a saint. They are the beggars and street dwellers of Calcutta. He is the British doctor who has given his life to their care. This portrait reveals a complex man who cares for his patients on one of the city's pavements. Producer Martin Buckley

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Jack Preger
Producer:
Martin Buckley

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