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A detection comedy by Michael Bond , dramatised in three parts by Alick Rowe. Gorden Kaye plays Monsieur Pamplemousse, an inspector working for Le Guide, France's foremost restaurant guide, with Trevor Martin as Pommes Frites.
1: Black Tuesday
A Mentorn Radio production

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Bond
Dramatised for radio by:
Alick Rowe.
Aristide Pamplemousse:
Gorden Kaye
Pommes Frites:
Trevor Martin
Le Guide's Director:
Roger Hammond
Martine Borel:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Doucette Pamplemousse:
Shirley Dixon
Rambo (The Doorman):
Stephen Thorne
Madeleine:
Siriol Jenkins
Nathalie:
Frances Jeater
Voice of the Computer/JoJo/The Waiter:
Steve Hodson
Police Officer:
Stephen Faun
Glandier:
John Rye

Tony Robinson is ex-con Ben and Leslie Phillips the evil Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon's 1930s thriller.
A hat, a dagger and an MP's letter entice Ben into the world of arms smugglers and his girlfriend into the arms of Spanish Inquisitor Pasquale.
A Mr Punch Production

Contributors

Lovelace:
Leslie Phillips
Ben:
Tony Robinson
Writer:
J Jefferson Farjeon
Dramatised By:
Joe Dunlop
Music By:
Robert Rigby
Molly:
Rebecca Lacey
Pasquale:
Jon Glover
Medway:
Christopher Benjamin
Violet:
Katy Odey

Paul Gambaccini reviews Diane Keaton's
directorial debut, Unstrung Heroes, and looks at film scripts as works of literature. He also listens to ancient and modem music from China. Producer Julian May. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Diane Keaton'S

Six journalists who have won the James Cameron Memorial Prize recount the experiences which have most affected them while covering world events. 4: The BBC's Southern Africa correspondent, George Alagiah. Producer Julian Wilkinson

Contributors

Unknown:
James Cameron
Unknown:
George Alagiah.
Producer:
Julian Wilkinson

Three personal interpretations of journeys out of Africa by leading writers. Africa to America - a Journey of Law.
Professor Patricia J Williams charts the effects of the law on African Americans from the early 17th century, while assessing its impact on her own family. Producer Constance St Louis

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Patricia J Williams

British writer Caryl Phillips presents six interviews in which he explores key moments in American history with six prominent African Americans.
2: The Harlem Renaissance. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis explores how a debate that emerged in New York between 1919 and the early 1930s in novels and poetry offers an understanding of a division in African-American society that continues to this day. Producer Tony Phillips

Contributors

Unknown:
Caryl Phillips
Unknown:
David Levering
Producer:
Tony Phillips

11.00 Trust A six-part satire about NHS Trusts.
2: Manager Mike Blunt wants to make more money by avoiding operations on frail patients. with Meera Syal , David Hott and Doreen Birkeland. A Bona Lattie production
11.30 Beachcomber ... By the Way Starring Richard Ingrams , John Wells , John Sessions , Joan Sims , Patricia Routledge , Brian Bowles , June Whitfield , Simon Greenall , Henrietta Garden and the tones of Brian Perkins. Adapted by Mike Barfield and Richard Ingrams. Producer Harry Thompson Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Blunt
Unknown:
Meera Syal
Unknown:
David Hott
Unknown:
Doreen Birkeland.
Unknown:
Bona Lattie
Unknown:
Richard Ingrams
Unknown:
John Wells
Unknown:
John Sessions
Unknown:
Joan Sims
Unknown:
Patricia Routledge
Unknown:
Brian Bowles
Unknown:
June Whitfield
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Henrietta Garden
Unknown:
Brian Perkins.
Adapted By:
Mike Barfield
Adapted By:
Richard Ingrams.
Producer:
Harry Thompson Rpt
Sister Waverty:
Margi Clarke
Mike Blunt:
Keith Allen
Dr Laura Hanks:
Nerys Hughes
Dr Dominic Henry:
Richard Sandells

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