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Presented by David Walter. Europe on the Hudson: a special edition from New York looks at the new relationships developing between America and Europe. How Russian and American cops have joined forces to fight organised crime and the transatlantic battle for who makes the best pasta.
Producer Maria Balinska. Editor Sian Kevill

Contributors

Presented By:
David Walter.
Producer:
Maria Balinska.
Editor:
Sian Kevill

Join Barry Cryer, Willie Rushton, Graeme Garden, Jeremy Hardy and chairman Humphrey Lyttelton in Yorkshire for more fun and games. The pianist is Colin Sell.
Producer Jon Naismith. Rptd Mon 6.30pm

Contributors

Panellist:
Barry Cryer
Panellist:
Willie Rushton
Panellist:
Graeme Garden
Panellist:
Jeremy Hardy
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Pianist:
Colin Sell
Producer:
Jon Naismith

From Oldham, with Baroness Blackstone, Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson in the House of Lords; Bea Campbell, journalist and broadcaster; David Curry MP, Minister for Local
Government: and Archy Kirkwood MP. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
David Curry
Unknown:
Archy Kirkwood

Mark Greig 's romantic drama is set on the Ayreshire coast, where Mary McAllister and her small son are making a new start, far from the troubles of the big city. with Anne Downie , Vincent Friell , James Bryce and Ian Bustard. Producer Patrick Rayner

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Greig
Unknown:
Mary McAllister
Unknown:
Anne Downie
Unknown:
Vincent Friell
Unknown:
James Bryce
Unknown:
Ian Bustard.
Producer:
Patrick Rayner
Mary:
Fiona Bell
Sandy:
Alasdair McCrone
Nessie:
Sheila Donald
Beattie/Davie:
Gwyneth Guthrie
Isla:
Jan Wilson
Walters:
Isabella Jarrett

Every year thousands of people from all walks of life take up parachute jumping. James Malpas , art historian, motorcyclist and a man with a passion for parachutes, explores the thrill and fear of the leap. Producer Abigail Appleton

Contributors

Unknown:
James Malpas
Producer:
Abigail Appleton

In the last of the present series, Roy Porter assesses the story of taxation ahead of next week's Budget. And with only four shopping weeks to go, how history will find its way into this year's Christmas stockings. Producer Malcolm Brammar
Editor Ian Bell. Rptd tomorrow at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Porter
Producer:
Malcolm Brammar
Editor:
Ian Bell.

Salome's Dance
Louisa Buck looks at the abiding fascination of Salome - the subject of this autumn's Madrid Festival, where the femme fatale takes centre stage in the imagination of artists from Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley , Gustave Moreau and Richard Strauss to Steven Berkoff
and Pedro Almodovar.
Producer Robyn Read. Rptd Fri 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Louisa Buck
Unknown:
Oscar Wilde
Unknown:
Aubrey Beardsley
Unknown:
Gustave Moreau
Unknown:
Richard Strauss
Unknown:
Steven Berkoff
Unknown:
Pedro Almodovar.
Producer:
Robyn Read.

By Georgette Heyer , dramatised by Kitty Black. With Sylvestra Le Touzel as Deborah Grantham and Nathaniel Parker
as Max Ravenscar.
Deborah Grantham 's position in a gaming house makes her utterly unsuitable as a wife for a nobleman. with Anna Massey. Tessa Worsley ,
Deborah Berlin , Oliver Senton and Becky Hindley. Music by Trevor Allan Davies. Director Jane Morgan Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Georgette Heyer
Dramatised By:
Kitty Black.
Unknown:
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Unknown:
Deborah Grantham
Unknown:
Nathaniel Parker
Unknown:
Max Ravenscar.
Unknown:
Deborah Grantham
Unknown:
Anna Massey.
Unknown:
Tessa Worsley
Unknown:
Deborah Berlin
Unknown:
Oliver Senton
Unknown:
Becky Hindley.
Music By:
Trevor Allan Davies.
Director:
Jane Morgan
Lady Mablethorpe:
Marcia Warren
Lord Crewe:
Jonathan Keeble
Silas Wantage:
Gavin Muir
Lord Ormskirk:
Edward de Souza
Lucius Kennet:
Sean Barrett
Sir James Filey:
Peter Yapp

Britain's most inspirational teachers allow microphones into the classroom.

This week, Maureen Hartley, deputy head of St Clare's Roman Catholic Primary School in Handsworth, Birmingham, and her class of 7-year-olds discover the many different ways we communicate with each other.

A Goldhawk Radio production

Contributors

Subject:
Maureen Hartley

Justin Greene 's six-part adaptation of stories by the Edwardian writer, Saki. 3: Clovis at the Zoo with Alison Steadman and Angela Thorne
Music by John White. A Hat Trick production

Contributors

Unknown:
Justin Greene
Unknown:
Alison Steadman
Unknown:
Angela Thorne
Music By:
John White.
Clovis:
Mark Tandy
Toberrnory:
John Fortune
Mary Hampton:
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Col Hampton:
John Sessions

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