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Eight plays based on short stories by Rudyard Kipling , dramatised for radio by Ed Thomason.
7: Beyond the Pale. Lahore, 1885. An English merchant falls deeply in love with a widowed Indian girl. But he can have no idea of the cultural barriers to their happiness.
Music by Trevor Allan Davies Producer Adrian Bean

Contributors

Stories By:
Rudyard Kipling
Unknown:
Ed Thomason.
Music By:
Trevor Allan Davies
Producer:
Adrian Bean
Bisesa:
Nina Wadia
Trejago:
Gareth Armstrong
Narrator:
Renu Setna
Mahbub/Gaya Din:
Lyndam Gregory
Charan:
Gurdial Sira
Gaur Chand:
Amerjit Deu
Naini:
Charubala Chokshi
Leela:
Heather Emmanuel
Dorothea:
Frances Jeater
Macklin:
John Evitts

A second series by Jonathan Smith. 2: The Lightning Conductor.
Dr Patrick Balfour 's problems mount. The headmaster's ex-mistress contacts him again, while a boy that he rusticated for bullying is involved in a serious car accident.
Director Shaun Macloughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Smith.
Unknown:
Dr Patrick Balfour
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Patrick:
Steve Hodson
Stephanie:
Sue Broomreld
Daphne:
June Barrie
Michael:
Christian Rodska
Judith:
Melinda Walker
Lindsay:
Carolyn Backhouse
Boy:
Tom Lawrence
Miranda:
Julia Hills
Graham/Nigel:
Gilbert Halcrow

From whether Santa Claus is genuine or not to a thriller about a juror in a Mafia case, as usual this week's film releases cover a breadth of subject material. Brian Sibley sees them all. Producer Helen Garrison. Revised rpt 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Producer:
Helen Garrison.

Starring Richard Ingrams , John Wells , John Sessions , Joan Sims , Patricia Routledge , Brian Bowles ,
Simon Greenall and Henrietta Gooden , and featuring June Whitfield and the silken tones of Brian Perkins. The further adventures of characters created between the wars by the great humorist J B Morton.
Adapted for radio by Mike Barfield with Richard Ingrams. Producer Harry Thompson

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Ingrams
Unknown:
John Wells
Unknown:
John Sessions
Unknown:
Joan Sims
Unknown:
Patricia Routledge
Unknown:
Brian Bowles
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Henrietta Gooden
Unknown:
Brian Perkins.
Unknown:
J B Morton.
Unknown:
Mike Barfield
Unknown:
Richard Ingrams.
Producer:
Harry Thompson

Sara Parker meets children who have missed a normal childhood.
2: Stephanie's Story. Ten-year-old Stephanie can never make plans.
She suffers from childhood arthritis and never knows from one day to the next when the disease will flare up. But she has her own way of dealing with her restricting condition. Producer Ronni Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
Sara Parker
Producer:
Ronni Davis

Four classic mysteries starring Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson
Holmes has met his fate at the Reichenbach Falls, and Mary Watson is on her deathbed. Alone and grief-stricken, Dr Watson tries his hand at solving a society murder.
Violinist Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Bert Coules. Director Patrick Rayner (Rpt)

Contributors

Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised by:
Bert Coules.
Violinist:
Leonard Friedman
Director:
Patrick Rayner
Sherlock Holmes:
Clive Merrison
Dr Watson:
Michael Williams
Prof Moriarty:
Michael Pennington
Colonel Moran:
Frederick Treves
Lestrade:
Donald Gee
Mrs Hudson:
Joan Matheson
Sir John:
Peter Penry Jones
Adair:
John Webb
Murray:
Steve Hodson
Nurse:
Kate Binchy
Mary Watson:
Jillie Meers
Jenny:
Siriol Jenkins
[Actor]:
Keith Drinkel
[Actor]:
John Church
[Actor]:
John Reming

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