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A six-part serial by Peter Whalley.
4: Richard Gillian has found the girl involved in the attempt to blackmail him, and she knows the real identity of the man involved. He's very close to home.
Director Tony Cliff

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Whalley.
Director:
Tony Cliff
Richard Gillian:
Paul Shelley
Jane Gillian:
Saskia Downes
Melissa:
Kathryn Hunt
Adele Nevison:
Melissa Jane Sinden
Lawrence Nevison:
Russell Dixon
Maurice Townsend:
Glyn Morrow

Eight further exploits of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective, starring Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.

It must be a very serious case indeed, to bring Mycroft Holmes rushing to Baker Street.
Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Bert Coules
Violinist:
Leonard Friedman
Director:
Enyd Williams
Sherlock Holmes:
Clive Merrison
Dr Watson:
Michael Williams
Mycroft Holmes:
John Hartley
Inspector Lestrade:
Stephen Thorne
Col Valentine Walter:
Donald Douglas
Sir James Walter:
John Moffatt
Violet Westbury:
Vivienne Rochester
Arthur Cadogan-West:
Jamie Glover
Sidney Johnson:
John Evitts
Mrs Johnson:
Pauline Yates
Hugo Oberstein:
John Baddeley
Matcham:
Tiran Aakel
Prime Minister:
Anthony Newlands

Six talks in which Sue Phillips muses on the curious lives of everyday edibles.
4: Peas and Beans. These ancient vegetables have played a vital part in elections, tax gathering, husband hunting and in Roman cook books. The British are more ambitious and scientists pursue perfection -the all-British baked bean. Producer Amanda Mares

Contributors

Producer:
Amanda Mares

Tim Sebastian 's last searching look at "enterprise" crooks and those who help them prosper.
4: International Crime and Its Chilling Dividends. Today's criminals outsmart the world's law enforcement agencies, outgun the security services and outwit the politicians. While they pile up profits, who is turning a blind eye? Producer Sue Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Sebastian
Producer:
Sue Davies

As a new exhibition about Faberge opens, Mark Steyn sees the collection made for the Russian tsars. Also there are reviews of this week's film releases.
Producer Erika Whght (Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Steyn
Producer:
Erika Whght

Carol Thatcher and Hilary Oliver join team captains Jo Brand and Jan Ravens in the last of the panel game that deals with the ancient art of problem solving. Frances Edmonds poses the problems. Producer Liz Anstee

Contributors

Unknown:
Carol Thatcher
Unknown:
Hilary Oliver
Unknown:
Jo Brand
Unknown:
Jan Ravens
Unknown:
Frances Edmonds
Producer:
Liz Anstee

Six Myths of Our Time. In this seriesof lectures, MarinaWamer takes different flashpoints in today's society and relates them to stories from mythology and fairy tale which contininue to grip the contemporary imagination.
1: Monstrous Mothers: Womenoverthe Top. Tonight's lecture looks at the current scare over single mothers and relates this to the she-monsters of ancient Greek tragedy, tracing them through to the work of modern writers.
Producer Elizabeth Burke

Contributors

Producer:
Elizabeth Burke

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