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Join chairman Nicholas Parsons and guests Clement Freud , Derek Nimmo , Paul Merton and Tony Hawks at the Edinburgh Festival.
Producer Ann Jobson. Rptd Mon at 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Producer:
Ann Jobson.
Producer:
Rptd Mon

by Ruth Rendell. Philip loved Flora, the stone statue that used to stand in the family garden. Then he meets Senta, his sister's bridesmaid, and she looks just like Flora. But how can horror lie behind beauty?
Dramatised by Betty Davies Director Tracey Neale Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Rendell.
Dramatised By:
Betty Davies
Director:
Tracey Neale
Philip:
Jamie Glover
Senta:
Rachel Lewis
Christine:
Frances Jeater
Fee:
Rachel Atkins
Darren:
Michael Onslow
Cheryl:
Oona Beeson
Gerard:
James Taylor
Roy:
Lyndam Gregory
Mrs Ripple:
Margaret John
pearl:
Tina Gray
Tramp:
John Evitts

3: White Knuckles. Fear of crime, especially violent crime, is at an all-time high. Yet violent crime itself has risen only a little, if at all. So who is responsible for this gap between perception and reality?
Edward Stourton investigates. Repeated from Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton

A four-part series in which writer and broadcaster John Kelly takes a wry look at life in his native Northern Ireland. 1: Far Off Fields
For a young boy growing up in County Fermanagh, England is a place that exists only on television, and names like Manchester and Liverpool mean just one thing - football. Producer Owen McFadden

Contributors

Unknown:
John Kelly
Producer:
Owen McFadden

Back to School with Blur
Music teacher Mr Hilldreth welcomes back past pupils Damon Albarn , Dave Rowntree , Alex James and Graham Coxon of Blur. One of Britain's top pop bands takes part in a secret project at Colchester Sixth Form College.
Miranda Sawyer has the results for Kaleidoscope.
Producer Ann Marie O'Callaghan Repeated Friday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr Hilldreth
Unknown:
Damon Albarn
Unknown:
Dave Rowntree
Unknown:
Alex James
Unknown:
Graham Coxon
Unknown:
Miranda Sawyer
Producer:
Ann Marie O'Callaghan

by Richard Bean. A psychologist ends his work with rats and designs an experiment which recreates the social dynamics of the holocaust. The play dramatically pitches personal responsibility against expediency.
Director Andy Jordan Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Bean.
Director:
Andy Jordan
Professor:
Garrick Hagan
Dr Pearce:
Anton Lesser
Joe Franklin:
Peter Whitman
Shelley Pearce:
Teresa Gallagher
Principal:
Vincent Marzello
Mary Barton:
Gillian Eaton
Narrator:
Lewis Hancock

Frank Delaney presents the programme about language.
3: Zap! Pow! KerrangIThe wonderful world of onomatopoeia. Pius,
Dr Robert Burchfield on how other people use English around the world. Producer Caroline Sarll Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Unknown:
Dr Robert Burchfield
Producer:
Caroline Sarll Rpt

Hermione Lee asks six well-known women writers to look back at an early work and talk about how their writing has developed since then. 2: Alice Munro on Lives of Girls and Women
Producer Erin Riley

Contributors

Unknown:
Hermione Lee
Unknown:
Alice Munro
Producer:
Erin Riley

by Tony Bagley , starring Martin Clunes as Roy and Geraldine James as Jane. A mix of fantasy and reality in which fantasist Roy Hitchcock continues to vie for Jane's affections and make sense of Middle England from the vantage point of a caravan.
Music by Julian Wastall
Producer Paul Schlesinger Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Bagley
Unknown:
Martin Clunes
Unknown:
Geraldine James
Unknown:
Roy Hitchcock
Music By:
Julian Wastall
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger
Chad Mann:
Nicky Henson
Colin Say:
David Troughton
Marina:
Tilly Vosburgh
Angela Churchill:
Rebecca Front
Caroline:
Rebecca Front
Shula:
Melanie Hudson
Michael Buerk:
Alistair McGowan
Alien 2:
Alistair McGowan
Alien 1:
Peter Serafinowicz

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