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4: "I Kent His Faither". Drawing a picture of the Scottish character, especially from the inside perspective, is an activity similar to that of amateur lion taming.... very likely one will get badly chewed. George Hume risks all to reflect on the multiple layers of contradiction that define the Scot in the 1990s.
Producer Michael Shaw

Contributors

Unknown:
George Hume
Producer:
Michael Shaw

I Stately homes and Wigan Pier, the Goons and penicillin, King Arthur and the Flying Scotsman, Stonehenge and the Beatles, Sherlock Holmes and Snowdon ... all ingredients in that rich mixture, British heritage, and all grist to Sue MacGregor 's mill as she quizzes panellists Christopher Cook , Patrick Greene , Philippa Gregory and Jeremy Sams at Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire.
Producer Gillian Hush

Contributors

Unknown:
Sherlock Holmes
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Patrick Greene
Unknown:
Philippa Gregory
Unknown:
Jeremy Sams

Liverpool celebrates the life of the prolific photographer E C Hardman. Tim Marlow finds out just how difficult it is to tour exhibitions these days, and Le Cidcomes to the stage.
Producer Neil Trevithick

Contributors

Unknown:
C Hardman.
Unknown:
Tim Marlow
Producer:
Neil Trevithick

by Frances McNeil.
"He should have been something. Then he wouldn't have been here. Spending his life at the kitchen table in a puff of smoke. Offering me his scraggy old books. I wanted something new. Mine." Read by Jane Hazlegrove. Producer Gillian Hush

Contributors

Unknown:
Frances McNeil.
Read By:
Jane Hazlegrove.
Producer:
Gillian Hush

A bolt from the blue.
Written by Mary Cutler. Directed by Joanna Toye
Producer Vanessa Whitbum

Contributors

Written By:
Mary Cutler.
Directed By:
Joanna Toye
Producer:
Vanessa Whitbum
Phil Archer:
Norman Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Timothy Bentinck
Elizabeth Archer:
Alison Dowling
Pat Archer:
Patricia Gallimore
John Archer:
Sam Barriscale
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Debbie Aldridge:
Tamsin Greig
George Barford:
Graham Roberts
Martha Woodford:
Mollie Harris
William Grundy:
Philip Molloy
Sharon Richards:
Celia Nelson
Mike Tucker:
Terry Molloy
Marjorie Antrobus:
Margot Boyd
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Nigel Pargetter:
Graham Seed
Richard Locke:
William Gaminara
Usha Gupta:
Souad Faress

A new series of topical debates chaired by Donald MacCormick.
Tonight, from Newcastle's Royal Victoria Hospital, doctors and administrators respond to concerns from patients and health workers about the effects of the reforms to the National Health Service.
Producer Ian Gilvear

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacCormick.
Producer:
Ian Gilvear

Mark Steel presents another deceptively subversive solution to our everyday problems. This week: housing. Written and performed by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair , with Kim Wall and Maria McErlane.
Producer Phil Clarke

Contributors

Unknown:
Pete Sinclair
Unknown:
Kim Wall
Unknown:
Maria McErlane.
Producer:
Phil Clarke

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