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Jenni Murray chairs a discussion on fertility issues. Listeners are invited to air their views and questions on anything from the lengths they would go to have a child, to recent reports that men are becoming less fertile. Serial: Shirley Williams : Snakes and Ladders, a Political Diary 8: Who Governs Britain? For details see Monday.
PHONE: (0171) [number removed]. LINES OPEN 9.00am

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Shirley Williams

The last of three episodes from the first series of the comedy drama series, as an introduction to the new series. Time Shift. Charlotte is forced to disown various member of her family.
Written by Simon Brett
Producer Ann Jobson Rpt

Contributors

Written By:
Simon Brett
Producer:
Ann Jobson
Anna:
Rosemary Leach
Victoria:
Nicola Pagett
Chartotte:
Celia Imrie

A three-part play by Catherine Czerkawska.
1: The Brown Swan. Still trying to recover from the loss of her husband,
Sophie visits an exhibition of paintings in an Edinburgh gallery. with Ceit Kearney , John Buick , Kenneth Glenaan , Monica Gibb , William Trotter , Meg Fraser ,
Bob Docherty and Finlay McLean. Whistle played by Mike Katz. Director Hamish Wilson

Contributors

Play By:
Catherine Czerkawska.
Unknown:
Ceit Kearney
Unknown:
John Buick
Unknown:
Kenneth Glenaan
Unknown:
Monica Gibb
Unknown:
William Trotter
Unknown:
Meg Fraser
Unknown:
Bob Docherty
Unknown:
Finlay McLean.
Played By:
Mike Katz.
Director:
Hamish Wilson
Sophie:
Grace Glover
Ben:
Mary Riggans
Angus MacNeill:
John Sheddon
Groom:
John Sheddon
Katy:
Stella Forge

Paul Gambaccini considers Francois Truffaut 's contribution to cinema as a retrospective season opens at the National Film Theatre.
Producer Hilary Dunn. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Francois Truffaut
Producer:
Hilary Dunn.

Is consensus politics possible? In a special programme, opposing MPs set aside their differences to attempt to find solutions in the national interest.
Can We Afford the Welfare State?
Jonathan Dimbleby takes the chair as George Walden (Conservative) and Frank Field (Labour) look for answers to one of the questions taxing all political parties. Editor James Leaton Gray

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
George Walden
Editor:
James Leaton Gray

The focus for environmental activism has radically shifted. It is no longer in the corridors of Whitehall that the environmental cause is championed, but in the boardrooms of multinational companies. Mark Whittaker charts this shift from ministers to producers.
Producer Sera LefroyOwen. Rptd Sun 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Whittaker
Producer:
Sera Lefroyowen.

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Final part of David Napthine and Mike Yeaman 's comedy.
End of the Road. The lights of Kath-mandu are twinkling on the horizon. with Forbes Masson , Richard Ridings. Lolly Susi and Derek Waring. Producer Lissa Evans

Contributors

Unknown:
David Napthine
Unknown:
Mike Yeaman
Unknown:
Forbes Masson
Unknown:
Richard Ridings.
Unknown:
Lolly Susi
Unknown:
Derek Waring.
Producer:
Lissa Evans
Petra:
Michelle Chadwick
Joan:
Sarah Crowden
Simon:
David Haig

A six-part comedy show featuring the semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth. 2: Wireless Wanderings. Written and performed by Graham Fellows , with a guest appearance by Charlotte Green. Producer Paul Schlesinger

Contributors

Singer-Songwriter:
John Shuttleworth.
Unknown:
Graham Fellows
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger

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