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For a woman, it can mean flexibility, freedom and opportunity, but there is also the danger of exploitation and insecurity. Jenni Murray considers the rights of part-time workers - are they getting a fair deal? Serial: Seesaw(8) For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray

Six of W Somerset Maugham's short stories, dramatised by Neville Teller and narrated by Dirk Bogarde.
2: The Vessel of Wrath. A liaison is formed in the Dutch East Indies. with David Timson , Roger May and Andrew Branch. Director Janet Whitaker

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Neville Teller
Unknown:
Dirk Bogarde.
Unknown:
David Timson
Unknown:
Andrew Branch.
Director:
Janet Whitaker
Martha Jones:
Anna Massey
Ginger Ted:
Bill Nighy
The Dutch Controlleur:
Timothy Spall

This two-part play by Gillian Bevan ,
Helen Kluger and Tessa Peake-Jones explores the true story of 19th-century heroine Caroline Norton.
2: Caroline splits from her husband. with Tyler Butterworth , Jay Villers. Christine Absalom , Doreen Andrew. Gareth Armstrong and Guy Edwards. Director Lesley Manning A Tight Assets Theatre production

Contributors

Play By:
Gillian Bevan
Play By:
Helen Kluger
Play By:
Tessa Peake-Jones
Unknown:
Caroline Norton.
Unknown:
Tyler Butterworth
Unknown:
Jay Villers.
Unknown:
Christine Absalom
Unknown:
Doreen Andrew.
Unknown:
Gareth Armstrong
Unknown:
Guy Edwards.
Director:
Lesley Manning
Caroline Norton:
Celia Imrie
George Norton:
Robert Daws
Lord Melbourne:
Hugh Ross
Lizzie:
Hermione Norris
Helen:
Barbara Horne
Thrupp:
Llnal Haft

Six programmes in which blind broadcaster Peter White examines the myths about blindness.
5: Are You Blind, Ref?Peter White explains why he spends so much of his free time at sports events he can't see. Producer Ronni Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Unknown:
Peter White
Producer:
Ronni Davis

Paul Gambaccini reviews new releases Nixon and Get Shorty and discusses A Man's World, BBC2's new series examining masculinity in the first half of the century.
Producer Helen Garrison. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Producer:
Helen Garrison.

John Tusa continues his personal perspective on the last 100 years in a second season of five programmes. 3: Loving. No century has been able to be so free in its public and private expression of passion as this one. Producers Suzanne Levy and Philip Sellars

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Producers:
Suzanne Levy
Producers:
Philip Sellars

Six real-life dramas based on the casebook of American psychiatrist Irvin Yalom. Dramatised by John Taylor.
3: Love's Executioner. Starring Henry Goodman as Dr Yalom, Rosemary Leach as Thelma Hilton and Ben Daniels as Matthew.
A Fiction factory production

Contributors

Unknown:
Irvin Yalom.
Dramatised By:
John Taylor.
Unknown:
Henry Goodman
Unknown:
Rosemary Leach
Unknown:
Thelma Hilton
Unknown:
Ben Daniels

11.00 New series
A four-part comedy series which pays homage to the cult action adventure shows of the sixties and seventies.
1: The Preventers. A threesome of international troubleshooters. Written by and starring Morwenna Banks , Chris England and Robert Harley. With Ed Devereaux , Desmond Llewelyn ,
Neil Mullarkey , John Irwin and Emma Myant. Music by Peter Baikie. Producer Phil Clarke * See This Week: page 10

Contributors

Unknown:
Morwenna Banks
Unknown:
Robert Harley.
Unknown:
Ed Devereaux
Unknown:
Desmond Llewelyn
Unknown:
Neil Mullarkey
Unknown:
John Irwin
Unknown:
Emma Myant.
Music By:
Peter Baikie.
Producer:
Phil Clarke

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