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by J G Links. Abridged in five episodes by Andrew Simpson and read by John Wells. 1: The View from the Campanile
. Here is a guide to the pleasures of Venice - its sounds and sights, its bars and restaurants. Producer Jeremy Mortimer

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Simpson
Read By:
John Wells.
Producer:
Jeremy Mortimer

Melvyn Bragg 's guests include political commentator Anthony Howard and Professor Simon Schama , author of Landscape and Memory. Producer Ruth Gardiner .

Contributors

Unknown:
Melvyn Bragg
Commentator:
Anthony Howard
Commentator:
Professor Simon Schama
Producer:
Ruth Gardiner

Rosemary Leach reads the best-selling book by Judith Kerr.
Nine-year-old Anna's family is happy and living in Germany in the 1930s. Anna is barely aware of the talk of Hitler, or of the significance of being Jewish. Abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
(Originally broadcast on Radio 5 Live)

Contributors

Reader:
Rosemary Leach
Author:
Judith Kerr
Abridged by:
Elizabeth Bradbury
Producer:
Peter Hutchings

Introduced by Jenni Murray. Easter
Parade: over the next four days Simon Parkes offers an Easter feast beginning with magiritsa, a lamb soup eaten to mark the end of Lent by Orthodox Greeks. Serial: The Best of Friends. Penelope Wilton reads the tenth part of Joanna Trollope 's novel, abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Unknown:
Simon Parkes
Unknown:
Penelope Wilton
Unknown:
Joanna Trollope
Abridged By:
Pat McLoughlin.
Editors:
Sally Feldman
Editors:
Clare Selerie

The panel game which mixes top-flight tradespeople with genuine comedians. Rory McGrath chairs more improvised general knowledge and informed nonsense, with team captains Tony Hawks and Stephen Frost. Producer Jon Naismith

Contributors

Unknown:
Rory McGrath
Unknown:
Stephen Frost.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

by Rukhsana Ahmad. When Rajinder and her daughter move into a women's refuge, a clash of culture and personalities brings a conflict to crisis point.
Director Kate Rowland Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Rukhsana Ahmad.
Director:
Kate Rowland
Rajinder:
Jamila Massey
Sonia:
Linda Rooke
Eileen:
Joanna Bacon
Kamla:
Shireen Shah
Savita:
Shobu Kapoor
Pradeep:
Shiv Grewal
Client:
Shiv Grewal

Sarah Woods 's dark comedy about faith. What does it mean to be a good Christian woman in a post-everything age?
Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Woods
Director:
Claire Grove
Veronica:
Elizabeth Estensen
Edward:
Philip Jackson
St Veronica:
Natasha Pyne
Matthew:
Ian Masters
John:
Gavin Muir
Sabina:
Emma Chambers
Vicar:
David Antrobus
Andrea:
Deborah Berlin
Spooner:
Dean Williamson

by Ernest Raymond. Embittered, eccentric and lavish with the cane,
Mr Olim nevertheless inspired the boys who passed through his hands. Ian Holm reads the sixth often parts. Abridged by Mike Seabrook Producer Sarah Kilgarrif Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernest Raymond.
Unknown:
Mr Olim
Unknown:
Ian Holm
Abridged By:
Mike Seabrook
Producer:
Sarah Kilgarrif Rpt

A five-part dramatisation of the novel by Dick Francis. 2: Horses Begin to Die. Henri de Brescou is bent upon obtaining authority from the French Government to make plastic guns.
With Simon Carter. Bill Wallis , Christian Rodska. William Eedle and Steve Hodson
Dramatised by John Ashe
Director Shaun MacLoughlin Rpt

Contributors

Novel By:
Dick Francis.
Unknown:
Henri de Brescou
Unknown:
Simon Carter.
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
Christian Rodska.
Unknown:
William Eedle
Unknown:
Steve Hodson
Dramatised By:
John Ashe
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Kit Fielding:
Eric Allan
Princess Casilia:
Sian Phillips
Danielle:
Elizabeth MacGovern
Greening:
Jack May
Henri:
John Bull

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