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The return of the series which takes a look at European cities through the eyes of British residents.
Big in Finland. This week Neil Hardwick takes presenter David Lodge on a tour of Helsinki. A city of silence, alcoholic excess and emotional self-sufficiency, it is hardly the most obvious choice of city to spend the rest of your life in. Producer Sara Jane Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Neil Hardwick
Presenter:
David Lodge
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

A four-part dramatisation of Margaret Oliphant 's sequel to
Miss Marjoribanks. Mrs Oliphant wrote the last chapter of her Carlingford Chronicles when Lucilla Marjoribanks married Tom. Now in 1875, she revisits the town and turns her attention to the family of Phoebe Beecham. 1: The Young Lady in Black.
Music composed by Malcolm McKee and played by Malcolm McKee and Linda Rhodes
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud
Director Sue Wilson

Contributors

Author:
Margaret Oliphant
Music Composed By:
Malcolm McKee
Piano:
Malcolm McKee
Violin:
Linda Rhodes
Dramatised by:
Elizabeth Proud
Director:
Sue Wilson
Mrs Oliphant:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Phoebe Junior:
Charlotte Attenborough
Clarence Copperhead:
Michael Onslow
Copperhead:
Timothy West
Mrs Copperhead:
Elizabeth Proud
Mr Beecham:
Norman Bird
Phoebe, Snr:
Ann Windsor
Tozer:
John Hollis
Ursula:
Cathy Sara
Mr May:
Peter Jeffrey
Janey May:
Fiona Christie
Reginald May:
Richard Derrington
Sir Robert Dorset:
David King
Ann Dorset:
Sunny Ormonde
Sophy Dorset:
Oona Beeson

6: The Red Sea Sharks (Part 2) by Herge.
Dramatised by Simon Eastwood
Producer John Yorke (First broadcast on Radio 5)

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Simon Eastwood
Producer:
John Yorke
Tintin:
Richard Pearce
Capt Haddock:
Lionel Jeffries
Snowy:
Andrew Sachs
Nestor:
Stephen Thorne
Calculus:
Stephen Moore
Pilot:
Akim Mowi
Mull Pasha:
Nigel Carrington

No Place Like Homework
For years people have talked of working from home. Now, it's an idea whose time has come. But is old-fashioned management holding back the concept of telecommuting? Peter Day telereports. Producer Stephen Chilcott

Contributors

Producer:
Stephen Chilcott

An anecdotal and cathartic look at the psychology of embarrassment. With guidance from Dr Robert Edelmann and Dr Peter Neville and cringeworthy examples supplied by Radio 4 listeners. Producer Jane Ray

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Robert Edelmann
Unknown:
Dr Peter Neville
Producer:
Jane Ray

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida was bom in Japan, but spent her formative years in Vienna. She now lives in London and feels
European. In the last of the series, she talks to June Knox-Mawer about her career and introduces some of her recordings. Producer Derek Drescher

Contributors

Pianist:
Mitsuko Uchida
Producer:
Derek Drescher

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