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A new sitcom about local government, written by Lucy Flannery.
Chesbury is in uproar following the local elections. The undefeatable have been defeated, the unelectable have been elected and it looks as though the unspeakable will become Mayor. With Nelson David ,
John Duttine , James Grout , Rosy Fordham, Nick Hardy , Howard Lew Lewis , Toby Longworth , Jan Ravens , Vivienne Rochester and June Whitfield. Producer Liz Anstee
* See This Week: page 7

Contributors

Written By:
Lucy Flannery.
Unknown:
Nelson David
Unknown:
John Duttine
Unknown:
James Grout
Unknown:
Nick Hardy
Unknown:
Howard Lew Lewis
Unknown:
Toby Longworth
Unknown:
Jan Ravens
Unknown:
June Whitfield.
Producer:
Liz Anstee

A two-part play which explores the true story of Caroline Norton in 19th-century society.
1: Lizzie receives a mysterious visitor while studying for her law finals.
Caroline takes heron a momentous journey which will prove to be a turning point in Lizzie's life.
Written by Gillian Bevan , Helen Kluger and Tessa Peake-Jones . A Tight Assets Theatre production

Contributors

Unknown:
Caroline Norton
Written By:
Gillian Bevan
Written By:
Helen Kluger
Written By:
Tessa Peake-Jones
Caroline Norton:
Celia Imrie
George Norton:
Robert Daws
Lord Melbourne:
Hugh Ross
Lizzie:
Hermione Norris
Helen:
Barbara Horne
Lord Granville:
Gareth Armstrong
Disraeli:
Linal Haft
Brinny:
Tyler Butterworth
Augusta:
Christine Absalom
Henrietta:
Doreen Andrew
Talfourd:
Jay Villers
Fletcher:
Guy Edwards

Presented by Michael Rosen.
Gene Kemp talks about the language and lore of classroom and playground which she has depicted in classics like The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler. Producer Jill Burridge

Contributors

Presented By:
Michael Rosen.
Talks:
Gene Kemp
Unknown:
Tyke Tiler.
Producer:
Jill Burridge

Quentin Cooper sees Harvey Keitel in his latest film, Imaginary Crimes, and reads John Grisham 's new courtroom drama, The Rain Maker.
Producer Jerome Weatherald. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Harvey Keitel
Unknown:
John Grisham
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald.

Johnny Vaughan asks the questions scientists and technologists would rather not answer. Today he tries to find out why, despite mountains of fossilised bones and some of the best brains in the business, we still don't know where the human race originated. A Union Pictures production. Rptd Sun 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Johnny Vaughan

Does Winston Churchill deserve A J P
Taylor's judgement that he was responsible for saving Britain in the Second World War? Professor
Christopher Andrew is the first historian to use the Churchill Archive for a major reassessment of Britain's wartime leader since its controversial sale, and he also hears from modern scholars who are still analysing the actions of the man who believed he led Britain during "its finest hour". Producer Ian Bell

Contributors

Unknown:
Winston Churchill
Unknown:
Christopher Andrew
Producer:
Ian Bell

Ben Moor's comedy of connections does for the investigative documentary what The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy did for the travel guide book. 3: The Shape. Oliver Postgate unearths a complex international conspiracy. With Dan Strauss , Michael Troughton , Neil Mullarkey ,
Kerry Shale , Siriol Jenkins and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith

Contributors

Unknown:
Oliver Postgate
Unknown:
Dan Strauss
Unknown:
Michael Troughton
Unknown:
Neil Mullarkey
Unknown:
Kerry Shale
Unknown:
Ben Moor.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

An album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectable series of six parts. 3: Archie McGillivray. Some of the world's great golfers were also accomplished balloonists.
Tony Gubba recalls the greatest of them all. Written by Simon Bullivant Producer Richard Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Gubba
Written By:
Simon Bullivant
Producer:
Richard Wilson

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