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with John Humphrys and James Naughtie. Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Rabbi Lionel Blue.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Lionel Blue.

Five-part dramatisation of Dick Francis 's racing thriller.
2: Horses Begin to Die. Bent on obtaining authority from the French government to make plastic guns, Henri de Brescou threatens Princess Casilia's husband.
Dramatised by John Ashe
Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Francis
Unknown:
Henri de Brescou
Dramatised By:
John Ashe
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Kit Fielding:
Eric Allan
Princess Casilia:
Sian Phillips
Danielle:
Elizabeth MacGovern
Greening:
Jack May
Henri:
John Bull
Roland:
Simon Carter
Allardeck:
Bill Wallis
Dusty:
Christian Rodska
Wykeham:
William Eedle
Thomas:
Steve Hodson

Catherine Czerkawska 's saga of yacht builders and designers on the Clyde, with James MacPherson as James Lynn.
3: Still Waters. The Lynns are now a major force in world yacht design.
Director Hamish Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Catherine Czerkawska
Unknown:
James MacPherson
Unknown:
James Lynn.
Director:
Hamish Wilson
Isabella:
Sybil Wintrope
Alison:
Louise Beattie
Hetty:
Monica Gibb
Emily:
Irene MacDougall
Paolo:
John Buick
Ian:
Liam Brennan
ForemanlAlexander:
Tom Smith
OldMan/Paob's Papa:
Douglas Stiven
Cook:
Ceit Kearney
Kitchenmaid:
Wendy Ronald
Jessie:
Astrid Wilson
Annie:
Sheila Donald
David:
Alec Heggie

The occasional series about everyday jobs and what they mean to the people who do them.
1: A Life in Pictures. Shining a torch on the life of the cinema usherette,
David Jackson Young hears tales of rioting schoolchildren and unwelcome drunks.
Producer David Jackson Young

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jackson Young
Producer:
David Jackson Young

Brian Sibley gets the verdict on Backbeat, a film about Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth Beatle, and finds out how the National Trust prepares its properties for a new season. (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Brian Sibley
Producer:
Robyn Read

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