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A six-part 18th-century sitcom written by Scott Cherry , starring Nicholas Le Prevost as Fenton Babblewick.
4: Only the rakish Thomas Berridge stands between Fenton and a career in politics. Music by Paul Mottram Producer Paul Schlesinger

Contributors

Written By:
Scott Cherry
Unknown:
Nicholas Le Prevost
Unknown:
Fenton Babblewick.
Unknown:
Thomas Berridge
Music By:
Paul Mottram
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger
Augustus Snipe:
Forbes Masson
Barney:
David Antrobus
Jack:
Sam Kelly
Molly:
Gillian Bevan

A three-part serial by Ted Moore.
2: The Mermaid Rock. Stan and Sally enjoy an idyllic summer on the beach, until an injured footballer comes to stay at the boarding house, desperate to get fit and reclaim his former glory. with Bill Price. Director Michael Fox

Contributors

Unknown:
Ted Moore.
Unknown:
Bill Price.
Director:
Michael Fox
Stan Simmons:
Graham Martin
Jarvis Simmons:
Christian Rodska
Sally Carter:
Maria Carrigan
Skinner:
Bill Fellows
Frieda:
Elizabeth Estensen

By Diana Morgan. Miss Rhys is comfortable in the Brynmelin Home for Retired Gentlewomen until the considerate matron finds her the perfect companion. Read by Sheila Mitchell. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon Repeated next Saturday

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Morgan.
Read By:
Sheila Mitchell.
Producer:
Pam Fraser Solomon

Jeremy Paxman New series chairs six discussions in which people who have held the nation's top jobs share their experiences and debate both the lessons they learnt and how their successors might change things.
Home Secretary. With Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, Merlyn Rees , John Alderson and Kenneth Baker.
A Barraclough Carey North production

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Paxman
Unknown:
Merlyn Rees
Unknown:
John Alderson
Unknown:
Kenneth Baker.

A four-part series in which
Harry Thompson meets people still living in the house where they were born.
1: Eileen. Eileen hates change. Even the bedroom furniture at the London terrace where she was bom 68 years ago has never been moved.
Producer Gaynor Vaughan Jones Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Thompson
Producer:
Gaynor Vaughan Jones

Professor John Durant looks back at the events that sparked off the great scientific ideas of our time.
3: Patterns of Disease. How-studying lifestyles can reveal the cause of illness. Producer Deborah Cohen. Rptd Sun 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor John Durant
Producer:
Deborah Cohen.

11.00 A five-part comedy drama series by Perrier Award-winning comedienne Jenny Eclair and Julie Balloo about three pregnant women.
2: The 12-week-old foetuses each weigh the same as a fat prune. With Keith Allen , Frances Barber , Kathy Burke and Jenny Eclair as Mother Nature. Producer Jane Berthoud

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Unknown:
Julie Balloo
Unknown:
Keith Allen
Unknown:
Frances Barber
Unknown:
Kathy Burke
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Producer:
Jane Berthoud

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