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Michael Buerk chairs an investigation into the moral questions behind the week's news, with Janet Daley , Rabbi Hugo Gryn , Edward Pearce and Dr David Starkey.
Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Rabbi Hugo Gryn
Unknown:
Edward Pearce
Unknown:
Dr David Starkey.
Producer:
David Coomes

Eight news and current affairs broadcast teams commence battle for the coveted trophy in the return of this highly competitive news quiz. Brian Hayes fans the flames. This week BBCtv's Panorama play
Granada Television's World in Action. Producer Viv Black. A Testbed Production

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Hayes
Producer:
Viv Black.

by Dave Dixon.

The year is 1956 - the time of the Suez Crisis. In a small town in East Anglia, two 14-year-old boys build model aeroplanes and dream of flying with the RAF. But as their ambitions take them closer to the realities of service life, a tragedy is about to unfold.

Contributors

Writer:
Dave Dixon
Director:
Tracey Neale
Paul:
David Holt
Younger Paul:
Richard Pearce
Graham:
Richard Kill
Clive:
Sean Harris
Mr Baxter:
Ian Masters
Mrs Baxter:
Kristin Millward
Mrs Armitage:
Elizabeth Proud
Mr Crossfield:
Peter Tuddenham
Sgt Higgins:
Tom Bevan
Cpl Barraclough:
Paul Panting
Fl Lt Redwood:
Don McCorkindale
Pilot Officer Jackson:
David Jarvis
Sgt Twigg:
George Parsons
Flt Lt Aukett:
Peter Yapp

Personal Trauma and the Fate of Nations. In the second of two programmes, Vivian Green and Christopher Cook trace the connections between madness and kingship from the days of the Roman emperors to modern times. Producer John Knight

Contributors

Unknown:
Vivian Green
Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Producer:
John Knight

The Wallflower Syndrome. Can third parties ever prosper in two-party systems - or are they condemned to watch the big parties wrestle for power? Peter Kellner explores the strategic choices facing minority parties in an era of ideological convergence. Producer Michael Blastland Repeated Sunday at 4.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Kellner
Producer:
Michael Blastland

Michael Oliver presents a six-part series investigating the illnesses and deaths of some of the great composers.
1: Beethoven "That jealous demon, my wretched health, has put a nasty spoke in the wheel: for the last three years my hearing has become progressively worse. Heaven knows what's to become of me!" With Dr
John O'Shea , Barry Cooper and readings from the composer's letters. Producer Susan Kenyon

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Oliver
Unknown:
John O'Shea
Unknown:
Barry Cooper
Producer:
Susan Kenyon

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More