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In the second of six programmes, Julian Pettifer takes a subversive look at Asian values, with reports from the Philippines on an orphaned village and from Malaysia on heavy metal bands. Producer Angie Knox

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Producer:
Angie Knox

Chairman Barry Took and regulars Alan Coren and Andy Hamilton are joined by comedian Tony Hawks and Charles Kennedy MP.
Producer Aled Evans. Rptd Mon 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Andy Hamilton
Unknown:
Charles Kennedy
Producer:
Aled Evans.
Producer:
Rptd Mon

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical debate in Reading, with panellists
Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat health spokesperson; Tessa Jowell MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Women; and A N Wilson, author and literary editor of the London Evening Standard. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Simon Hughes

The third of a six-part series focusing on the uses and abuses of history. Deforestation is commonly seen as one of the greatest environmental threats we face. But what does history reveal to us about forest loss? John Slater follows new research by historians in West Africa which suggests our fears for the forests may be greatly exaggerated. In Scotland, David Anderson investigates the history of whisky.
A Pier production. Rptd tomorrow at 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Slater
Unknown:
David Anderson

Sally Grace and Toby Longworth team up with the Hole in the Wall Gang's
Damon Quinn and Nuala McKeeverfor a special edition from Belfast. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Sally Grace
Unknown:
Toby Longworth
Unknown:
Damon Quinn
Unknown:
Nuala McKeeverfor

Six people explain their ideas of Utopia to Michael O'Donnell.
2: As Commander of Land Forces
Northern Ireland, General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley was the first to go on record to suggest the army was facing a prolonged terrorist campaign by the IRA, and in 1990 a terrorist attempt on his life was thwarted.
Producer Chris Paling. Repeated on Thursday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael O'Donnell.
Unknown:
General Sir Anthony
Producer:
Chris Paling.

By David Pownall. A boy overcomes his terror of a world at war and demands of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, who are meeting in his grandfather's greenhouse, a reason why his mother is now widowed and inconsolable. David Calder is the storyteller. with Peter Yapp. Natasha Pyne , Andrew Branch and David Antrobus. Music composed by Neil Brand and performed by Sarah Homer. Director Eoin O'Callaghan Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
David Pownall.
Unknown:
David Calder
Unknown:
Peter Yapp.
Unknown:
Natasha Pyne
Unknown:
David Antrobus.
Composed By:
Neil Brand
Unknown:
Sarah Homer.
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan Rpt
Seph Hammer:
Kenneth Cranham
May Hammer:
Maureen O'Brien
Rusty:
Becky Hindley
Jack:
Oliver Senton
Churchill:
Robert Lang
Stalin:
Andrew Sachs
Roosevelt:
David Healy
Hitler:
Jonathan Keeble

By Joe Dunlop. This play tells the story of how Bob Geldof pulled it off. With guest appearances by Paul McCartney and Phil Collins. Simon Bates HIMSELF with Steve Nallon , Willie Jonah ,
Sandra James-Young , Sidney Cole , Rachel Atkins ,
Sean Raine , John Hartley , David Timson , John Guerassio , Natasha Pyne , Zulema Dene and Linda Regan. Interviews by Jonathan Ruffle Director Andy Jordan Rpt

Contributors

Unknown:
Joe Dunlop.
Unknown:
Bob Geldof
Unknown:
Paul McCartney
Unknown:
Phil Collins.
Unknown:
Steve Nallon
Unknown:
Willie Jonah
Unknown:
Sandra James-Young
Unknown:
Sidney Cole
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins
Unknown:
Sean Raine
Unknown:
John Hartley
Unknown:
David Timson
Unknown:
John Guerassio
Unknown:
Natasha Pyne
Unknown:
Zulema Dene
Unknown:
Linda Regan.
Unknown:
Jonathan Ruffle
Director:
Andy Jordan
Bob Geldof:
Peter O'Meara
Marsha Hunt:
Toyah Willcox
Harvey Goldsmith:
Kenneth Cranham
Bernard Docherty:
Gary Olsen
Roger:
Stephen Critchlow
Samantha:
Jane Whittenshaw
Andy Zweek:
Jonathan Keeble
Pete Smith:
Roger May
Tony Powell:
Andrew Branch
MikeAppleton:
Geoffrey Whitehead
David Bowie/Mike Jagger:
Phil Cornwell
Midge Ure:
Tim Whitnall

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