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A five-part sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of banisters.
1: Forecourt Buildings is not a top-flight set of chambers, but John Fuller Carp , the Machiavellian head of chambers, is determined to become a QC.
Written by Clive Coleman. with Gavin Muir , John Baddeley , Alex Lowe and Jane Whittenshaw. Producer Paul Schlesinger
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Contributors

Unknown:
John Fuller Carp
Written By:
Clive Coleman.
Unknown:
Gavin Muir
Unknown:
John Baddeley
Unknown:
Alex Lowe
Unknown:
Jane Whittenshaw.
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger
John Fuller Carp:
John Bird
Hilary Tripping:
James Fleet
Ruth Quirke:
Lesley Sharp
Vince:
Jonathan Kydd

A two-part Victorian detective thriller by John Peacock.
2: A Bow Street runner and a Peeler investigate the murder of an Earl.
With Todd Carty as Pip Shepherd and Charles Simpson as Thomas Tedman. with Peter Kenny , Becky Hindley , Tina Gray ,
Elizabeth Mansfield. Matthew Morgan , Denys Hawthorne and David Timson. Pianist Neil Brand. Director David Blount

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peacock.
Unknown:
Todd Carty
Unknown:
Pip Shepherd
Unknown:
Charles Simpson
Unknown:
Thomas Tedman.
Unknown:
Peter Kenny
Unknown:
Becky Hindley
Unknown:
Tina Gray
Unknown:
Elizabeth Mansfield.
Unknown:
Matthew Morgan
Unknown:
Denys Hawthorne
Pianist:
David Timson.
Pianist:
Neil Brand.
Director:
David Blount
Dolly Jenks:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Kathleen Kelleher:
Hilary Reynolds
Sarah Vermilloe:
Linda Polan
Robert Vermilloe:
Jonathan Adams

Presented by Michael Rosen. Aidan Macfarlane , head of the National
Adolescent and Student Health Unit, and journalist Maureen Freely took at books which inform children about drug abuse. Producer Jill Burridge

Contributors

Presented By:
Michael Rosen.
Presented By:
Aidan MacFarlane
Producer:
Jill Burridge

Paul Gambaccini sees two new releases - Twelve Monkeys, Terry Gilliam 's futuristic new fantasy film about time travel, and Smoke, written by Paul Auster , starring Harvey Keitel and set in a Brooklyn cigar store.
Producer Celia Toynbee. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Terry Gilliam
Written By:
Paul Auster
Unknown:
Harvey Keitel
Producer:
Celia Toynbee.

A five-part series in which
Russell Stannard , Professor of Physics at the Open University, and a Christian, explores the worlds of science and faith. 3: God and the Mind. As we learn more about the brain, is there any room left for the religious language of the spirit? Producer Norman Winter

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Stannard
Producer:
Norman Winter

For the last 30 years of his life, Noël Coward set aside time to write up his own thoughtful commentary on the ways of the world. In the first of three programmes, Simon Cadell reads extracts from the diaries on the theme of England and Englishness. Graham Payn , Noël Coward's companion, provides some explanatory notes. Edited and introduced byTonyStaveacre. Producer Susan Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Cadell
Unknown:
Graham Payn
Producer:
Susan Roberts

A five-part comedy adventure by Gary Parker.
2: Fractal Infinity. Omni Tec and Seymour fail to "finish Jeremy off". with Robert Bathurst, Paul Bown, Nisha K Nayar, Julie Gibbs, Simon Greenall, Brian Bowles and Peter Serafinowicz. Producer Jo Clegg

Contributors

Unknown:
Gary Parker.
Unknown:
Robert Bathurst.
Unknown:
Paul Bown
Unknown:
Julie Gibbs.
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Bnan Bowles
Unknown:
Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer:
Jo Clegg
Actor:
Seymour Gregproops
OmniTec:
John Hegley

In this six-part comedy of connections by Ben Moor , narrator Oliver Postgate hops through a stream of bizarre events. 1: The Babies. With Miriam Margolyes , Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale ,Michael Simkins and Gary Waldhorn. Producer Jon Naismith Rpt

Contributors

Narrator:
Ben Moor
Narrator:
Oliver Postgate
Unknown:
Miriam Margolyes
Unknown:
Dan Strauss
Unknown:
Kerry Shale
Unknown:
Michael Simkins
Unknown:
Gary Waldhorn.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

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