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Presented by David Walter. Former
Moscow correspondent Tim Whewell reports on Russia's education system, which reflects the widening social gulf in the new Russia. Plus
Bulgaria's living saint, the faith-healer Baba Vanga, consulted by both politicians and peasants. Editor Rosie Goldsmith

Contributors

Presented By:
David Walter.
Unknown:
Tim Whewell
Editor:
Rosie Goldsmith

The return of the topical game show chaired by Barry Took , who is joined at the British Council in London by Alan Coren , Francis Wheen , Ian Hislop and Andrew Rawnsley. Producer Aled Evans
Repeated Monday at 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Francis Wheen
Unknown:
Ian Hislop
Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley.
Producer:
Aled Evans

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion in Hove, East Sussex, with Anne Applebaum , Deputy Editor of The Spectator, the Rt Hon Sir Edward Heath MP; Lord Jenkins of Hillhead; and the Rt Hon Gerald Kaufman MP.
Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Anne Applebaum
Unknown:
Sir Edward Heath
Unknown:
Gerald Kaufman

by Bill Taylor. A week in the Algarve and L60,000 from a Sunday tabloid for their story seem to Tina and Danny like good compensation for the trauma of having their child abducted and returned. But whose story is going to be printed?
Other parts played by members of the company. Director Michael Fox

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Taylor.
Director:
Michael Fox
Sophie:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Danny:
Tom Higgins
Tina:
Julia Ford
Maria:
Yolanda Vasquez
Lewis:
John Lloyd-Fillingham
Frank Woods:
Robert Whelan
Robert:
John Branwell
Laura:
Romy Baskerville
Hotel clerk:
Fiona Kerr

Martin Wainwright celebrates the achievements of individuals who have been overlooked by history.
3: Cyril Davies. The rhythm and blues musician was the founding father of modern British rock, nurturing stars like Mick Jagger and Rod Stewart. Producer Alison Perks

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Cyril Davies.
Unknown:
Mick Jagger
Unknown:
Rod Stewart.
Producer:
Alison Perks

Some Enchanted Evening with Bryn Terfel
The opera giant Bryn Terfel talks to pianist lain Burnside and, in a specially recorded session, they perform a selection of songs from Welsh folk to Rodgers and Hammerstein. Producer Ann Mane O'Callaghan Repeated Friday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Producer:
Ann Mane O'Callaghan

The play that won the Samuel Beckett Award for author Nigel D Moffatt in 1985. The central character is a woman from Britain's black community,
Mamma Decemba , whose husband has just died. Her experience and grief are universally recognisable in this telling and affectionate tale.
Director Alby James Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Beckett
Unknown:
Nigel D Moffatt
Unknown:
Mamma Decemba
Director:
Alby James
Mamma Decemba:
Mona Hammond
Mertel:
Angel Wynter
John:
T-Bone Wilson
White youth:
Nicholas Boulton
Vicar/Policeman:
Dominic Letts
Woman:
Vivienne Rochester

A third series in which old and new hands compare notes.
3: Buyers. From dowager duchesses to transvestites, Marigold Barker catered for all needs when buying bras and corsets for Harrods in the 50s and 60s. She discusses the merits of rubber versus lycra with the current lingerie buyer, Louise Garner. Producer Lucy Lunt Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Marigold Barker
Unknown:
Louise Garner.
Producer:
Lucy Lunt Rpt

In Ruth Rendell 's psychological thriller, Guy is a natural-born villain but he loves the classy Leonora and he's determined that if he can't have her for ever, no-one else will.
Dramatised by Robert East Director Matthew Walters

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Rendell
Dramatised By:
Robert East
Director:
Matthew Walters
Guy:
Peter Wingfield
Leonora:
Oona Beeson
Danny:
Tom Bevan
Tessa:
Tessa Worsley
Anthony:
Derek Waring
Robin:
Richard Pearce
Rachel:
Becky Hindley
Celeste:
Michelle Joseph
Susannah:
Natasha Pyne
Magnus:
David Collings
Con:
Gavin Muir
Linus:
Gavin Muir
Poppy:
Kristin Milward
William:
Andrew Branch
Det Sgt Lamb:
Robert East
Janice:
Iona Grant
Maeve:
Annabel Mullion

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