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Nigel Rees 's guests this week are art critic Brian Sewell , journalist Ann Leslie , historian and anthologist John Julius Norwich and broadcaster John Walters. Producer Kathy Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
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Brian Sewell
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Ann Leslie
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John Julius
Unknown:
John Walters.
Producer:
Kathy Smith

Richard Baker talks to Humphrey Carpenter and Carole Rosen , authors of books on Benjamin Britten and the Goossens family respectively, to find out how much you can learn about a composer's music by writing a biography. Producer Ray Abbott

Contributors

Talks:
Richard Baker
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter
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Carole Rosen
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Benjamin Britten
Producer:
Ray Abbott

John Godber 's Passion Killers opens at the new Hull Truck Theatre. And Quentin Cooper investigates why fear is such a potent force for writers - and readers. Producer Lore Windemuth (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)

Contributors

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John Godber
Unknown:
Quentin Cooper

In the last of the series, the panel is Peter Day , Howard Hodgson , Alastair Ross Goobey and Janette Rutterford. Chairman Nigel Cassidy. Producer Neil Koenig

Contributors

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Peter Day
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Howard Hodgson
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Alastair Ross Goobey
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Janette Rutterford.
Unknown:
Nigel Cassidy.
Producer:
Neil Koenig

When were you last involved in fraud? In a four-part series Margaret Percy explores the world of deception and detection. 1: Credit card and cheque book fraud are controlled by major criminal networks. The police watch, chase and swoop. Producer Brian King

Contributors

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Margaret Percy
Producer:
Brian King

3: Altered States. When Aldous Huxley wrote about his mescalin experiences in The Doors of Perception, he raised the curtain on the modern drugs age. Altered states have since been explored by a wide range of cult authors. Producer Martin Buckley

Contributors

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Aldous Huxley
Producer:
Martin Buckley

Peter White talks to blind people who have travelled alone in Africa, India and the Middle East. Producer Thena Heshel FACTSHEET: send a large sae to I[address removed]or phone [number removed]

Contributors

Talks:
Peter White
Producer:
Thena Heshel

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