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Another chance to hear Tony Benn 's diary, recorded late each night for over 25 years. The series uses his tapes to reveal the pressure at the heart of government, as the former Secretary of State unburdens himself of the trials of office. In the first programme, he recounts how the Cabinet gathered in March 1976 to be stunned by Harold Wilson 's resignation. Producer Keith Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Benn
Unknown:
Harold Wilson
Producer:
Keith Jones

Jenni Murray meets the winner of the Woman's 's Hour/Radio Times "Capture the World" competition who will visit and photograph eight families across the globe. Serial; Cassandra: Princess of Troy (7). Hannah Gordon reads Hilary Bailey 's reconstruction of the siege of Troy.
Abridged by Ann Rees Jones. Editor Sally Feldman

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Hannah Gordon
Unknown:
Hilary Bailey
Abridged By:
Ann Rees Jones.
Editor:
Sally Feldman

with Libby Purves. As part of National Smile Week, there's a report on the state of children's teeth. Are schools doing enough to stop the rot? And how can schools benefit from Eurocash? Producer Sally Kirkwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Libby Purves.
Producer:
Sally Kirkwood

Robert Robinson chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest.
First Round - South of England, David Piggott (schoolmaster); Julian Allen (bank official); Alan Bird (telecom engineer); and Keith Mitchell (retired oil company executive).
Producer Richard Edis

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
David Piggott
Unknown:
Julian Allen
Unknown:
Keith Mitchell
Producer:
Richard Edis

A four-part detective series by Michael McStay with Stephen Thorne as Inspector Coleman and Joe Dunlop as Sergeant Astor.
1: Death of a Hooligan. The two policemen who worked together in Scotland find South Hants to be very different territory. But football fans tend to be the same the world over.
Music by Stephen Warbeck. Series producer Jane Morgan

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael McStay
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne
Unknown:
Inspector Coleman
Unknown:
Joe Dunlop
Music By:
Stephen Warbeck.
Producer:
Jane Morgan
Benjamin:
Dominic Curtis
Adams:
Tom Bevan
Jackson:
Peter Kenny
Craddock:
Paul Panting
PC Trench:
Nicholas Boulton
Pub landlord:
James Taylor
Dr Kendrick:
James Kerry
Train guard:
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Train barman:
Gareth Armstrong
Margaret Coleman:
Diana Bishop
Superintendent Beauchamp:
Frances Jeater

Karen, who fled the Nazis as a child, returns to Berlin for the first time.

Contributors

Writer:
Elaine Feinstein
Pianist:
Mary Nash
Director:
Penny Gold
Karen:
Barbara Jefford
Andrew:
Neville Jason
Peter:
Nicholas Boulton
Sophie:
Elaine Claxton
Franz:
Frederick Jaeger
Carla:
Ruth Posner
Tenant/ Foster mother:
Frances Jeater
Tenant/Drunk:
Tom Bevan
Gossipy neighbour:
Irene Prador
Countess Frieda:
Mary Wimbush
Anna Abrahams:
Karena Child
Karen's father:
Barry J Gordon

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