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A six-part series which reveals the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction.
3: Whatever Happened to the Ugly Sisters? Were they scheming vixens or victims of character assassination by Cinderella's secret police?
Written by Adrian Mourby.
Producer Brian King

Contributors

Writer:
Adrian Mourby
Producer:
Brian King
Alexandra:
Eleanor Bron
Marie Claire:
Prunella Scales
Napoleon:
Andrew Sachs
Knuppet:
Jonathan Tafler
Wordsworth:
Peter Woodthorpe
Cinderella:
June Barrie

3: Last Ward to the Mastersons. Another dip into the turbulent history of the Masterson family in the improvised saga of a family at war with itself.
With Josie Lawrence , Phelim McDermott , Paul Merton , Caroline Quentin , Lee Simpson and Jim Sweeney. Producer Phil Clarke

Contributors

Unknown:
Josie Lawrence
Unknown:
Phelim McDermott
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Caroline Quentin
Unknown:
Lee Simpson
Unknown:
Jim Sweeney.
Producer:
Phil Clarke

by Henry Livings.
Returning from Australia, Timothy Turner finds his only relatives downright hostile. They are fostering pauper children on their Saddleworth farm. But something is wrong and he is determined to unearth the truth.
With Jill Graham , Robin Walker and the pupils of Saddleworth school. Director David Hunter

Contributors

Unknown:
Timothy Turner
Unknown:
Jill Graham
Unknown:
Robin Walker
Director:
David Hunter
Timothy Turner:
David Holt
Meg Turner:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Cornelius Turner:
Barrie Rutter
Jack Bell:
Paul Copley
MrsKettering:
Freda Dowie
Isabel:
Kate O'Regan
Jonty:
Steven Maden
Mrs Dunkerly/Bella:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Letitia:
Rachel Atkins
Constable:
Philip Anthony
Emden:
John Baddeley
Comic I Sergeant:
Henry Livings

How does it feel when a friend asks you to father her child? From Hell's Angels to Masons - what's so great about men-only clubs? And John Hegley with new poems about men. Presented by Tom Robinson. Producer Chris Kimber
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Contributors

Unknown:
John Hegley
Presented By:
Tom Robinson.
Producer:
Chris Kimber

Turing the Tables
First there was the cheery radio disc jockey, playing the records and keeping us entertained. But now the DJ has come of age. Earning thousands for an evening's work, top club DJs are being feted by the major record companies as creative artists intheirown right. John Tague considers the rise and rise of the industry's new stars. Producer Jerome Weatherald

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tague
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

by Robin Glendinning.
To his fellow Europeans, Robert Hart has "gone native". But with the Manchu dynasty on the point of collapse and the colonial powers jostling for position, the Empress Dowager turns to Hart as a voice of tolerance amid a ravening imperial greed.

Contributors

Writer:
Robin Glendinning
Music:
Neil Brand
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
Sir Robert Hart:
Alec McCowen
Hart Junior:
Paul Panting
Horatio Lay:
Don McCorkindale
Meadows:
Lyndam Gregory
Mrs Meadows:
Lucy Sheen
Ayaou:
Sarah Lam
Sir Claude Macdonald:
Neville Jason
Lady Macdonald:
Tina Gray
Morrison:
David Jarvis
Polly Smith:
Elaine Claxton
Harriet Squiers:
Deborah Berlin
Von Kettler:
Peter Whitman
Heinrich:
Tom Bevan
The Dowager Tzu Hsi:
Jacqui Chan
Prince Kung:
David Tse
Gen Kung Lu:
David Yip
Prince Tuan:
Burt Kwouk

Gerry Anderson reflects on life in his native Northern Ireland.
2: Empty Streets and Loose Talk. "In a rundown area near the centre of Stroke City stood a ramshackle cafe. It was operated by Peggy, who loved to talk - she was particularly fond of discussing Darwin's teaching vis-a-vis the Catholic Church."
Producer Simon Elmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Anderson
Producer:
Simon Elmes

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