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Northamptonshire v Warwickshire Live commentary from Lord's on the final of the NatWest trophy by Jonathan Agnew , Henry Blofeld and Christopher Martin-Jenkins . Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Agnew
Unknown:
Henry Blofeld
Unknown:
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Producer:
Peter Baxter

Reports on politics around Britain. Breaking the Logjam. Sheena McDonald examines how a new alliance between environmentalists and businesses affects the world's forests. Producer Sue Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheena McDonald
Producer:
Sue Davies

Barry Took , Alan Coren , Francis Wheen , Nick Clarke and Jane Thynne delve into the stories of the week. Producer Aled Evans. Rptd Mon 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Francis Wheen
Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Jane Thynne
Producer:
Aled Evans.

By Douglas Livingstone. With Frances Barber as Maggie and James Fleet as Derek. The match-making fair at the County Clare town provided the inspiration for this story of comedy and romance. with John Rogan , Stephen Tompkinson , James Hayes , Sam Dale , Shay Gorman , James Greene , Deborah Berlin and Marcella Riordan Director Jane Morgan Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Douglas Livingstone.
Unknown:
Frances Barber
Unknown:
John Rogan
Unknown:
Stephen Tompkinson
Unknown:
James Hayes
Unknown:
Sam Dale
Unknown:
Shay Gorman
Unknown:
James Greene
Unknown:
Marcella Riordan
Director:
Jane Morgan
Danny:
Conleth Hill
Dad:
John Hollis
O'Brien:
Mark Lambert
Fergus:
Dominic Letts

The final part of a portrait of 75 years of Northern Ireland. Under Control. The political role played by the police and army, the legal system, paramilitaries and local and regional government. Producer Louis Edmondson Repeated tomorrow at 8.30pm

Contributors

Producer:
Louis Edmondson

Last in the series which looks at the work of writers imprisoned or on trial. The Burmese doctor and writer Ma Thida was arrested in August 1993 and sentenced to 20 years in jail. Her banned short story A Novel Response is introduced by Irina Ratushinskaya. Producer Neil Trevithick

Contributors

Unknown:
Ma Thida
Introduced By:
Irina Ratushinskaya.
Producer:
Neil Trevithick

Gary Waidhorn plays Aaron Sherwood and Robert Harley plays Sam Driscoll in a three-part comedy by Will Buckley. The Kick-Off Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Gary Waidhorn
Unknown:
Aaron Sherwood
Unknown:
Robert Harley
Unknown:
Sam Driscoll
Comedy By:
Will Buckley.
Marilyn Sherwood:
Marsha Fitzalan
Mal Silver:
Toby Longworth
Jack:
Wayne Forester
Sam's Mother:
Eva Stuart

Hermione Lee Talks with Salman Rushdie
The Moor's Last Sigh, published this week, is Salman Rushdie 's first novel since The Satanic Verses, and sweeps from 15th-century Spain to contemporary India in a story of comedy and violence. Salman Rushdie discusses the novel, love, India and his determination to keep writing. Producer Abigail Appleton AFRICA 95

Contributors

Unknown:
Salman Rushdie
Unknown:
Salman Rushdie
Unknown:
Salman Rushdie
Producer:
Abigail Appleton

Chinua Achebe's story of the betrayals, tensions and passions that emerge when a military dictatorship takes power in the West African state of Kangan. with Maynard Eziashi, Pamela Jikiemi, Amma Asante, Louis Mahoney, Cyril Nri, Jeillo Edwards , Wale Ojo, Garard Green, Michael Kilgarriff and Jane Whittenshaw. Dramatised by William Ash. Director Kay Patrick Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Maynard Eziashi
Unknown:
Pamela Jikiemi
Unknown:
Louis Mahoney
Unknown:
Cyril Ni
Unknown:
Jeillo Edwards
Unknown:
Wale Ojo
Unknown:
Garard Green
Unknown:
Michael Kilgarriff
Unknown:
Jane Whittenshaw.
Dramatised By:
William Ash.
Director:
Kay Patrick Rpt
His Excellency:
Jude Akuwudike
Chds Onko:
Ben Onwukwe
Ikem Osodi:
Joseph Marcell
Prof Okong:
Okon Jones

Episode four of the classic vampire story, dramatised in seven parts. with Doug Bradley , Kerry Shale , Gavin Muir , Matt Zimmerman , Don Fellows , Natasha Pyne , Raymond Sawyer , George Parsons. Frances Jeater and David Fried
Music by Elizabeth Parker. Dramatised by Gregory Evans. Director Adrian Bean Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Doug Bradley
Unknown:
Kerry Shale
Unknown:
Gavin Muir
Unknown:
Matt Zimmerman
Unknown:
Don Fellows
Unknown:
Natasha Pyne
Unknown:
Raymond Sawyer
Unknown:
George Parsons.
Unknown:
Frances Jeater
Music By:
Elizabeth Parker.
Dramatised By:
Gregory Evans.
Director:
Adrian Bean Rpt
Ben Mears:
Stuart Milligan
Mark Petrie:
Danny Kanaber
Father Gracon:
Peter Yapp
Susan Norton:
Teresa Gallagher

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