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3: A Slice of the Action. There's been an avalanche of companies looking for new capital via a Stock Market listing. But is it really possible foryouas an investor to get a slice of the action? Roger White and a small investor find out.
Producer Ann Gilmartin

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger White
Producer:
Ann Gilmartin

Guy Meredith 's play is set in post-war Germany where Langley, a young English officer, has been posted to organise the coal industry in a remote area. Before the war, Erdmann, who is in charge of the mine, was a distinguished scientist. And we discover that Langley's mission is actually more to do with Erdmann's past than his present.
With Julian Rhind Tutt. Director Cherry Cookson

Contributors

Unknown:
Guy Meredith
Unknown:
Julian Rhind Tutt.
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Erdmann:
Ian Holm
Langley:
Nathaniel Parker
Quinn:
Kenneth Cranham
Ilse:
Susie Brann

Why is the Worcestershire Black Pear important? It has symbolic value as part of the old Worcestershire's county heritage, but it has a greater importance. The loss of the pear tree would represent the loss of unique genetic information, and that is true of many fruits, vegetables and farm animals. John Slater tells a fruity tale.
APterBlackhill production

Contributors

Unknown:
John Slater

Carry on Collecting?
This summer, private collections - from egg timers and button hooks to African textiles and pinball machines - go on display at over 40 British museums. Nigel Barley invites some of the collectors and curators to discuss the role of museums: what should they be collecting now?
Producer Robyn Read

by Roderick Graham.
By way of an annual thank-you, the manufacturing firm of Waterton's traditionally gives its Board of Management a free weekend jaunt abroad. This year, the outing is to Bruges.
With Susannah Corbett and Gavin Muir
Director Tracey Neale
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Contributors

Unknown:
Roderick Graham.
Unknown:
Susannah Corbett
Unknown:
Gavin Muir
Director:
Tracey Neale
Sir George:
Colin Pinney
Mike Griffin:
Bill Nighy
Frank Todd:
Frank Windsor
Peter Anson:
Lyndam Gregory
Alison Barret:
Alice Arnold
Clive Wyndham:
David Jarvis
Louise Griffin:
Rachel Atkins
Jill Todd:
Jillie Meers
Deborah Anson:
Helena Breck
Jane Wyndham:
Melinda Walker

Les Woodland investigates I improbable characters and their bizarre leanings.
1: The Man Who Loved Motorways. Norman Clay built a motorway in his back garden - complete with crash barriers and a tea um in a shed christened "Scratchwood Services".
Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Clay
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

Dr Peggy Reynolds explores the power of erotic writing and talks to writers Liz Lochhead , Grace Nichols and Gavin Ewart. Producer Sara Conkey

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Peggy Reynolds
Unknown:
Liz Lochhead
Unknown:
Grace Nichols
Unknown:
Gavin Ewart.
Producer:
Sara Conkey

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