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With Peter Hobday and Sue MacGregor , With another report from South Africa.
Details as Boxing Day plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day With Lavinia Byrne.

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Lavinia Byrne.

4 five-part dramatisation of Agatha Christie 's novel, starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple and Francis Matthews as the Rev Leonard Clement.
3: There has been more than one confession to the murder. Who, if anyone, is to be believed?
(For cast see yesterday 11.30am)

Contributors

Writer:
Agatha Christie
Miss Marple:
June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement:
Francis Matthews

A special invitation challenge match featuring the winners and runners-up of both the 1993 Brain of Britain and Mastermind competitions.

The contestants are: Geoff Colton (Brain of Britain); Ian Sadler (runner-up Brain of Britain); Gavin Fuller (Mastermind and Barrie Douce (runner-up Mastermind). Robert Robinson is in the Chair.

Contributors

Chairman:
Robert Robinson
Contestant:
Geoff Colton
Contestant:
Ian Sadler
Contestant:
Gavin Fuller
Contestant:
Barrie Douce
Producer:
Richard Edis

The season continues with On Approval, Frederick Lonsdale 's sparkling comedy of two mismatched couples who embark on a trial period of living together-in the most platonic manner - with the most disastrous results. Set in London and Scotland in the 20s.
Director Glyn Dearman

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Lonsdale
Director:
Glyn Dearman
Maria Wislack:
Maria Aitken
Richard Halton:
John Standing
Helen Hayle:
Samantha Bond
Duke of Bristol:
Alex Jennings

Concealed coins, reversible jackets, a gift of the gab - all essential tools of the trade for the private investigators adlibbing with Robert Robinson. Producer Paul Kobrak

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson.
Producer:
Paul Kobrak

Four people return to significant places where they have lived in the past.
3: Prague, February 1948: the English wife of a Czech government official is taking her 4-year-old daughter Sue to dancing class when their way is barred by a mass demonstration of communist workers. As the Iron Curtain falls, only Sue can return to England, leaving her mother and imprisoned father behind.

Michael O'Donnell explores society's shifting social attitudes through the lives of different families.
2: The Twiggs. For many years Pete and Chrissie led a nomadic life with their young family in a succession of squats. Now they live on a council estate. Producer Chris Paling

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael O'Donnell

Is the evidence for extraterrestrial intelligence strongenough to stand up in court? Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest plead the strange case of ET. Producer Keith Halden

Contributors

Unknown:
Heather Couper
Unknown:
Nigel Henbest
Producer:
Keith Halden

lain Crichton Smith , Ellie McDonald ,
Jo Miller and George Gunn make a selection of poetry. Presented by Joy Hendry. Producer Michael Shaw

Contributors

Unknown:
Crichton Smith
Unknown:
Ellie McDonald
Unknown:
Jo Miller
Unknown:
George Gunn
Presented By:
Joy Hendry.
Producer:
Michael Shaw

John Wilson talks to professional people who thrive on the rush of adrenalin.
3: Pilot. First Officer Jenny Grant is 27 years old and hopes to become British Midland's first female captain.

Contributors

Talks:
John Wilson
Unknown:
Jenny Grant

by Lee Langley. Read in eight parts by Juliet Stevenson . India in the 1940s: Moti is elegant, restless, capricious. Her young daughter watches as Moti's behaviour cuts them off from respectable society. Abridged by Yvonne Antrobus Producer Philip Martin

Contributors

Unknown:
Lee Langley.
Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson
Abridged By:
Yvonne Antrobus
Producer:
Philip Martin

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