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Politics around Britain.
Raising the Roof. Housing- a route to misery for millions. John Kampfner visits British homes to find out whether there can be another, less painful way to put a roof over our heads. Producer Jonathan Brunert

Contributors

Unknown:
John Kampfner
Producer:
Jonathan Brunert

Barry Took is joined by Alan Coren , Andy Hamilton , Clive Anderson and Vincent Hanna to delve into the biggest and strangest stories of the week. Producer Aled Evans. Rptd Mon 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Andy Hamilton
Unknown:
Clive Anderson
Unknown:
Vincent Hanna
Producer:
Aled Evans.

Nick Clarke chairs a topical discussion in Bruton, Somerset, with guests journalist Paul Foot ; Harriet Harman MP, Shadow Employment Secretary; Lord Rees-Mogg and Michael Mates MP. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Paul Foot
Unknown:
Harriet Harman
Unknown:
Michael Mates

By Gerard Stembridge.
A tribunal in Dublin is investigating the Irish beef industry. Department of Agriculture men return from spying in Donegal, obsessed by Daisy. with Pauline Mclynn , Karen Ardiff , Dan Gordon and Caitriona Hinds. Director Pam Brighton Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerard Stembridge.
Unknown:
Pauline McLynn
Unknown:
Karen Ardiff
Unknown:
Dan Gordon
Unknown:
Caitriona Hinds.
Director:
Pam Brighton
Tommy:
Stephen Kennedy
Suckie:
Gerard McSorley
DrCork:
Ian McElhinney
Bernadette:
Marie Jones
Dinny:
John Olohan

Each week in this six-part series, a computer selects a date at random and Peter Snow and his team then bring alive a newspaper from that day. Today the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 20 November 1937. George Byston breaks the world landspeed record for Britain; appeasement is in the air as Lord Halifax meets Hitler; and television is in its infancy. An Andrew Green production
Repeated tomorrow at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Snow
Unknown:
George Byston
Unknown:
Andrew Green

Gary Waldhorn plays Aaron Sherwood and Robert Harley plays Sam Driscoll in a three-part comedy by Will Buckley. 2: Out for a Duck with Eva Stuart and David Holt
Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Gary Waldhorn
Unknown:
Aaron Sherwood
Unknown:
Robert Harley
Unknown:
Sam Driscoll
Comedy By:
Will Buckley.
Comedy By:
David Holt
Marilyn Sherwood:
Marsha Fitzalan
Mal Silver:
Toby Longworth
Jack:
Wayne Forester

A Century of Cinema: In Dreams Hollywood has long been hailed as "the dream factory", and since the invention of cinema the idea of going into a dark place and seeing pictures has been compared to dreaming. This programme explores why: from Oz to Elm Street, from Walter Mitty to David Lynch , and asks whether each age gets the dreams it deserves. Producer Paul Quinn

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Mitty
Unknown:
David Lynch
Producer:
Paul Quinn

In 1945, the war on the seas around Japan was at its height and Purbright, as officer, was kept busy looking after elephant eggs and finishing his pantomime. However life was never quite the same after the Atom bomb. Rpt

Contributors

Writer:
Harry Barton
Unknown:
Bret Usher
Unknown:
Henry Stamper
Unknown:
Jon Strickland
Pianist:
Christopher Ettridge
Pianist:
Mary Nash
Director:
Robert Cooper
Clementine:
Ingrid Craigie
Purbright:
Shaun Scott
Daddy:
William Gaunt
Captain:
Duncan Carse

Simon Armitage and guests Michael Schmidt , Paul Beasley and Patience Agbabi debate the issues around performance poetry and the appeal of the Spoken Word movement. Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Armitage
Unknown:
Michael Schmidt
Unknown:
Paul Beasley
Producer:
Sara Davies

Part five of the classic vampire story. dramatised in seven parts. with Kerry Shale. Gavin Muir , Nigel Anthony , Doug Bradley , Don Fellows , John Moffatt , Frances Jeater and Susannah Corbett. Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Dramatised by Gregory Evans Director Adrian Bean Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Kerry Shale.
Unknown:
Gavin Muir
Unknown:
Nigel Anthony
Unknown:
Doug Bradley
Unknown:
Don Fellows
Unknown:
John Moffatt
Unknown:
Frances Jeater
Unknown:
Susannah Corbett.
Music By:
Elizabeth Parker
Dramatised By:
Gregory Evans
Director:
Adrian Bean
Ben Mears:
Stuart Milugan
MarkPetrie:
Danny Kanaber
Father Gracon:
Peter Yapp
Susan Norton:
Teresa Gallagher

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