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Join chairman Nicholas Parsons and guests Clement Freud , Tony Hawks,
Hugh Dennis and Kit Hesketh-Harvey at the Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, as they try to talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Producer Ann Jobson. Rptd Mon 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Producer:
Ann Jobson.

with Alistair Campbell , press officer to Tony Blair ; Janet Daley , journalist and broadcaster; Rana Kabbani , writer; and John Maples , Deputy Chairman, Conservative Party, in Poole. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Alistair Campbell
Unknown:
Tony Blair
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Rana Kabbani
Unknown:
John Maples

Tony Mulholland's play tells the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice. Convinced that George Edalji has been wrongly convicted of a shocking crime, Doyle assumes the mantle of his famous creation Sherlock Holmes and sets out to solve the case.

Contributors

Writer:
Tony Mulholland
Director:
Rosemary Watts
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
Peter Jeffrey
Kathleen Moriarty:
Frances Jeater
George Edalji:
Kim Wall
Shapurji:
Kaleem Janjua
Anson:
Richard Avery
Campbell:
Terry Pearson
Distumal:
Terry Molloy
Vachell:
Gerry Hinks
[Actor]:
Roger Hume
[Actor]:
Tina Gray
[Actor]:
Simon Carter
[Actor]:
Daphne Neville
[Actor]:
Alex Jones
[Actor]:
Pat Quayle
[Actor]:
Sheila Kelley

Tim Madge presents the last tale in the series about Britain's merchant shipping fleet.
A Very Empty Sea. Merchant sailors of a different ilk recall life on board the great luxury liners; but only a generation on, the effects of flagging out and containerisation have decimated our once proud merchant fleet.
Producer Fiona Couper. Rptd tomorrow 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Madge
Producer:
Fiona Couper.

2: Marmalade Droppers. While deploring the impact of violence on our society, many people nonetheless find it fascinating. Edward Stourton investigates why this bleaker side of human nature is the one which sells newspapers.
Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton

Fairest Isle
The tercentenary of Henry Purcell 's death has sparked off a year-long celebration of British music on Radio 3.
Kaleidoscope examines Britain's unique musical heritage and previews some of the special events coming up during 1995.
Producer Helen Garrison. Rptd Friday 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Purcell
Producer:
Helen Garrison.

by Elaine Feinstein.
Karen, who fled the Nazis as a child, returns to Berlin for the first time.
Pianist Mary Nash. Director Penny Gold

Contributors

Writer:
Elaine Feinstein
Pianist:
Mary Nash
Director:
Penny Gold
Karen:
Barbara Jefford
Andrew:
Neville Jason
Peter:
Nicholas Boulton
Sophie:
Elaine Claxton
Franz:
Frederick Jaeger
Catia:
Ruth Posner
Tenant/Foster mother:
Frances Jeater
Tenant/Drunk:
Tom Bevan
Gossipy neighbour:
Irene Prador
Countess Frieda:
Mary Wimbush
Karen as a child:
Anna Abrahams
Karen's father:
Barry J Gordon

New series
Hermione Lee talks to six well-known women writers as they look back at an early work and talk about how their writing has developed and changed since then.
1: Nadine Gordimer on A Guest of Honour
Producer Erin Riley

Contributors

Talks:
Hermione Lee
Unknown:
Nadine Gordimer
Producer:
Erin Riley

Tony Bagley 's comedy drama, starring Martin Clunes as Roy Hitchcock and Geraldine James as Jane Gallaghan. Bored with playing the ideal lodger and still out of work, Roy's efforts to make a video diary become tinged with paranoia.
Music by Julian Wastall
Producer Paul Schlesinger Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Bagley
Unknown:
Martin Clunes
Unknown:
Roy Hitchcock
Unknown:
Geraldine James
Unknown:
Jane Gallaghan.
Music By:
Julian Wastall
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger
Chad Mann:
Nicky Henson
Colin Say:
David Troughton
Marina:
Tilly Vosburgh
Angela Churchill:
Rebecca Front
Michael Buerk/God:
Alistair McGowan

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