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with James Naughtie and John Humphrys.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day With Leslie Griffiths.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
John Humphrys.
Unknown:
Leslie Griffiths.

Last of the eight plays based on short stories by Rudyard Kipling , dramatised for radio by Ed Thomason. On Greenhow Hill. The Himalayas,
1885. Ordered to kill a sniper, three soldiers ponder on the reasons why they joined the Army.
With Michael Onslow , Harry Stamper. Amerjit Deu , Dominic Letts. Elaine Claxton and Lyndam Gregory
Music by Trevor Allan Davies Producer Adrian Bean

Contributors

Stories By:
Rudyard Kipling
Unknown:
Ed Thomason.
Unknown:
Greenhow Hill.
Unknown:
Michael Onslow
Unknown:
Harry Stamper.
Unknown:
Amerjit Deu
Unknown:
Dominic Letts.
Unknown:
Elaine Claxton
Unknown:
Lyndam Gregory
Music By:
Trevor Allan Davies
Producer:
Adrian Bean
Learoyd:
Steve Hodson
Liza:
Julia Ford
Mulvaney:
Jack Klaff
Ortheris:
Terry John
Jesse:
Barry J Gordon
Reverend Barraclough:
John Evitts
Doctor Warbottom:
Gareth Armstrong

by Jonathan Smith.
3: The Appointment.
Dr Patrick Balfour has added a woman to his shortlist for Head of History.
Director Shaun MacLoughlin

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Smith.
Unknown:
Dr Patrick Balfour
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Patrick:
Steve Hodson
Stephanie:
Sue Broomfield
Daphne:
June Barrie
Michael:
Christian Rodska
Judith:
Melinda Walker
Lindsay:
Caroyln Backhouse
Pilot:
Cornelius Garrett
Bond:
Cornelius Garrett
Mackay:
Sandra Clark
Pam:
Sandra Clark
Tim:
Richard Pearce

A Judy Garland exhibition of dresses and memorabilia opens at Momi while around the country new productions of The Wizard of Oz open. Quentin Cooper joins the cast on the Yellow Brick Road. Producer Erika Wright. Revised repeat 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Judy Garland
Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Erika Wright.

An amusing mystery story for Chanukah by Michelene Wandor, read by Lesley Joseph.
"The woman opens the door, and I'm beginning to feel a bit creepy and looking forward to getting the ball and getting out. She switches on a light in the hall, then there is a bang and a flash and everything is dark."
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon

Contributors

Writer:
Michelene Wandor
Reader:
Lesley Joseph
Producer:
Pam Fraser Solomon

The further adventures of J B Morton's characters, starring Richard Ingrams , John Wells , John Sessions , Joan Sims , Patricia Routledge ,
Brian Bowles , Simon Greenell and Henrietta Gooden , and featuring June Whitfield and the silken tones of Brian Perkins. 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 Greenell
Unknown:
Henrietta Gooden
Unknown:
Brian Perkins.
Unknown:
Mike Barfield
Unknown:
Richard Ingrams.
Producer:
Harry Thompson

Sara Parker reports on children who have missed what is generally considered a normal childhood.
3: My Heart Is in My Country. More than one-third of the pupils at the George Orwell School in north London are refugees from war-torn countries. Producer Ronni Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
Sara Parker
Producer:
Ronni Davis

This week, Mark Whittaker looks at the impact of environmental destruction on our spirits and psyches, In the Hebrides, a Canadian Indian chief has come to make common cause with the islanders against a superquarry, And in California, eco-psychologists offer therapy for those traumatised by environmental loss.
Producer Jessica Mitchell. Rptd Sun 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Whittaker
Producer:
Jessica Mitchell.

Four classic mysteries starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael
Williams as Dr Watson.
2: The Norwood Builder. Why does a highly respected builder ask a junior legal clerk to draw up his will and then make him the sole beneficiary?
With Keith Drinkel and David Thorpe.
Violinist Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Bert Coules , Director Enyd Williams Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Merrison
Unknown:
Keith Drinkel
Violinist:
David Thorpe.
Violinist:
Leonard Friedman.
Dramatised By:
Bert Coules
Director:
Enyd Williams Rpt
Jonas Oldacre:
Peter Sallis
Inspector Lestrade:
Donald Gee
John McFarlane:
David Holt
Elaine McFarlane:
Melinda Walker
Mr McFarlane:
Jonathan Adams
Mrs Lexington:
Carole Walker
Mr Graham:
Lewis Jones
Vicky:
Melanie Hudson
Constable Robbins:
Jonathan Tafler
Constable Davies:
Matthew Morgan

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