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Five-part dramatisation of Dick Francis 's racing thriller.
3: Hostile Intelligence. Danielle isfollowed and terrified by two men in hoods, while two of Princess Casilia's finest racing horses are slaughtered with a bolt gun.
Dramatised by John Ashe ; Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Dick Francis
Dramatised By:
John Ashe
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Danielle deBrescou:
Elizabeth MacGovern
KitFielding:
Eric Allan
Princess Casilia:
Sian Phillips
Henri:
John Bull
Lord Vaughnley:
Gerry Hinks
Roland:
Simon Carter
Prince Litsi:
Sam Dastor
Beatrice Bunt:
Margaret Robertson
Dusty:
Christian Rodska
Wykeham:
William Eedle

Final part of Catherine Czerkawska 's family saga of yacht builders on the Clyde, with James MacPherson as James Lynn.
Weathering the Storm. Like her namesake yacht, Isabella still survives the last of the Lynns. Without help Alison cannot pay for the work needed on the yacht Isabella. Director Hamish Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Catherine Czerkawska
Unknown:
James MacPherson
Unknown:
James Lynn.
Isabella:
Sybil Wintrope
Alison:
Louise Beattie
Paolo:
John Buick
Hetty:
Monica Gibb
Ian:
„liam Brennan
Maclehose/Luke:
Gilbert Martin
David:
Mark McDonnell
Emily:
Irene MacDougall
Alex:
Tom Smith
Jessie/Receptionist:
Astrid Wilson
Annie:
Sheila Donald
OldDatid:
Alec Heggie

Everyday jobs and what they mean to the people who do them.
2: No Business Like Shoe Business. Four shoe shop assistants tell David Jackson Young about smiling in the face of smelly feet - and the search for the perfect fit. Producer David Jackson Young

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jackson
Producer:
David Jackson Young

Quentin Cooper with reviews of this week's new films, including And the Band Played On, the story of the search for the Aids virus; and live music from the New York jazz singer Cassandra Wilson.
Producer Anthony Denselow (Revised repeat 9.30pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Singer:
Cassandra Wilson.
Producer:
Anthony Denselow

Cars bad, buses good. It's official. But how can the bus compete with the glamour of the car, and who dares leave the safe, secure car for the streets?
Mark Whittaker reports on whether there is any going back to public transport for anyone with enough money to avoid it.
Producer Marie Helly

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Whittaker
Producer:
Marie Helly

Six stories of individual or group heroism.
1: Dr Barry. Jean Binnie tells the story of the remarkable "Dr Barry", the woman who in the 19th century, disguised as a man, rose through the ranks of the army, challenged the appalling conditions and had a baby.

Contributors

Writer:
Jean Binnie
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Narrator:
Maggie McCarthy
Dr Barry:
Veronica Quilligan
Erskine/Leper assistant:
Gordon Reid
Welksley/Aaron:
Jonathan Tafler
Somerset:
John Fleming
Dantzen:
Burt Caesar
Munnik:
Richard Earthy
Dr Hall/Thomas:
John Webb
Florence Nightingale:
Joanna Wake
Jacob Eliot/Cleote:
Matthew Morgan
McGrigor/Bigge:
Jonathan Adams
Colonel:
Nicholas Murchie

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