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More than half the people who leave prison re-offend within two years. So the statistics say. This series of four programmes followed ten volunteers for two years after they left prison to see how they adapted to life outside. Leaving Prison. Presented by Anna Parkinson.
Producer Anna Parkinson

Contributors

Presented By:
Anna Parkinson.
Producer:
Anna Parkinson

This week, the flavour of August 1966 cooked up from a few old Radio Times back issues and a slice of the BBC sound archives. Hosted by Rory McGrath with guests Jon Glover , Sally Grace and Peter Goodwright. Producer Kathy Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Rory McGrath
Unknown:
Jon Glover
Unknown:
Sally Grace
Unknown:
Peter Goodwright.
Producer:
Kathy Smith

by Neil Biswas. Angelica and Indra, a young British Asian couple, have recently married. She is deeply in love with him but he is increasingly distant. What is he hiding?
Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Neil Biswas.
Director:
Claire Grove
Angelica:
Nisha K Nayer
Indra:
Shiv Grewal
Mr Mukherjee:
Madhav Sharma
MrsMukherjee:
Surendra Kochar
Jeni:
Siddiqua Akhtar
Sonali:
Sudha Bhuchar
MrDutta:
Bhasker
MrsDutta:
Souad Faress
Sunil:
Rajeev Mukker

Paul Allen sees Derek Jacobi in a new production of Hadrian VII at
Chichester, and a staging of Sean O'Casey 's The Silver Tassie.
Producer Abigail Appleton. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
Sean O'Casey
Producer:
Abigail Appleton.

Last of the comedy series written by and starring Nick Ball as the unemployed son of a high-flying mother. With Louisa Rix as Mum, Robert Harley , Toby Longworth and Julie Gibbs. Producer Gareth Edwards

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Ball
Unknown:
Louisa Rix
Unknown:
Robert Harley
Unknown:
Toby Longworth
Unknown:
Julie Gibbs.
Producer:
Gareth Edwards

A picture of American women's lives across the century, encapsulated in one emotional weekend.
Julia Mackenzie travels to Smith College, America's largest women's university, as 2,000 alumnae of all ages return for their class reunions.

Contributors

Presenter:
Julia MacKenzie
Producer:
Tessa Watt

Keith Joseph : Ideologist of the Right. In the last of the series looking at the reputations of politicians whose ideas have had an impact on current political thinking, Anthony Howard considers the man credited as Lady Thatcher's intellectual mentor. With contributions from Lady Thatcher, Chris Patten , Enoch Powell , Lord Prior and Lord Tebbit.
Producer Mark Savage. Rptd Sunday 4.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Joseph
Unknown:
Anthony Howard
Unknown:
Chris Patten
Unknown:
Enoch Powell
Producer:
Mark Savage.

Patrick O'Brian 's best-selling
Napoleonic seafaring adventure. In the final episode, the events leading up to the loss of the Sophie are revealed.
With Kristin Milward , Peter Whitman , Dominic Letts. Danny Kanaber. Nic Knight and Gavin Muir. Dramatised by Roger Danes
Music by Roger Danes and Trevor Allan Davies Director Adrian Bean

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick O'Brian
Unknown:
Kristin Milward
Unknown:
Peter Whitman
Unknown:
Dominic Letts.
Unknown:
Danny Kanaber.
Unknown:
Gavin Muir.
Dramatised By:
Roger Danes
Music By:
Roger Danes
Music By:
Trevor Allan Davies
Director:
Adrian Bean
Jack Aubrey:
Michael Troughton
Stephen Maturin:
Nigel Anthony
James Dillon:
Charles Simpson
Molly Harte:
Frances Jeater
Judge Advocate:
Lloyd Johnston
Marshall:
Neville Jason
Watt:
Russell Floyd
David Richards:
Richard Pearce

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