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Anger, fear, disappointment, guilt ... emotions everyone faces at some point. In this series for Lent, Rosemary Hartill and guests explore aspects of our common human experience. Listeners' personal contributions are the starting point for prayer, reflection and discussion.
1: Isolation and Loneliness. With Sister
Wendy Beckett and Rosemary Wakelin. Producer Claire Campell Smith
WRITE TO: Were You There? BBC Religious Broadcasting. New Broadcasting House, PO Box 27, Manchester M601SJ

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Hartill
Unknown:
Wendy Beckett
Unknown:
Rosemary Wakelin.
Producer:
Claire Campell Smith

Eric Robson takes the chair for this edition, and among those on the panel offering green-fingered advice are Geoffrey Smith and Pippa Greenwood.
Producer Amanda Mares FACTSHEET: send sae marked 8/94 to [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Robson
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Pippa Greenwood.
Producer:
Amanda Mares

In this last episode, Mario Vargas Llosa describes the end of the Counsellor and the poor pilgrims at Canudos in north-east Brazil. But, as he discovered when he travelled there, the legend lives on and 100 years later people are still divided between religious fundamentalism and progressive materialism.
Dramatised by Mike Walker
Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Mario Vargas Llosa
Dramatised By:
Mike Walker
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Reporter:
Kerry Shale
Lion of Natuba:
Jack Klaff
Baron de Canabrava:
Nigel Anthony
Sebastiana:
Kathryn Hurlbutt
Goncalves:
David Holt
Father Joachim:
William Eedle
Dwarf:
Bill Monks
Jurema:
Carolyn Backhouse
Old woman:
Patricia Gallimore
Bandit Pajeu:
Eric Allan
Bandit Joao:
Anthony Jackson
Maria:
Kate Binchy
Paco:
Richard Pearce
Vilanova:
Terry Malloy

"I used to think that grown-up people chose/ To have stiff backs and wrinkles round their nose ..." Simon Rae discusses poems about youth and old age with writer and critic Gillian Tindall. Producer Sally Marmion

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Rae
Unknown:
Gillian Tindall.
Producer:
Sally Marmion

Series reflecting life in Britain today.
2: Don "t Mention the Mind. As the debate about Care in the Community continues, little thought is spared for the one in four of the population who suffer mental illness while continuing to hold their place in society. Susan Marling talks to sufferers of mental disorder who are being cared for in their community. Producer Mary Price

Contributors

Talks:
Susan Marling

This week Matthew Parris talks to Dr Gordon Turnbull , a specialist in post-traumatic stress disorder who counsels emergency workers. He has worked with rescue teams from Hillsborough and Lockerbie, and also with hostages Terry Waite and John McCarthy. Producer Edwina Wolstencroft

Contributors

Talks:
Matthew Parris
Unknown:
Dr Gordon Turnbull
Unknown:
Terry Waite
Unknown:
John McCarthy.
Producer:
Edwina Wolstencroft

Poet and playwright Liz Lochhead chooses a spirited collection of poetry, prose and drama peopled with monsters, mythical creatures and aliens.
Readers Siobhan Redmond and Peter Kelly
Producer Julian Wilkinson (Postponed from 23 January)

Contributors

Unknown:
Liz Lochhead
Readers:
Siobhan Redmond
Readers:
Peter Kelly
Producer:
Julian Wilkinson

The Pope's Divisions
Rosemary Hartill looks at the tensions created in the Catholic Church when the Second Vatican Council made a new commitment to the poor.
Producer Tim Dean (First broadcast on World Service)

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosemary Hartill
Producer:
Tim Dean

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