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By George and Weedon Grossmith. The first of five parts, abridged by Donald Bancroft. One of the classic humorous books of English literature, first published in 1892, it is the imaginary journal of a middle-class suburban "hero". Read by Arthur Lowe. Producer Richard Wortley Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Weedon Grossmith.
Abridged By:
Donald Bancroft.
Read By:
Arthur Lowe.
Producer:
Richard Wortley

Introduced by Gail Foley.
Serial: Saint Patrick's Daughterby Margaret Mulvihill. Abridged in tenparts by Ann Rees Jones and read by Derbhle Crotty (8).
Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie
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Contributors

Introduced By:
Gail Foley.
Unknown:
Daughterby Margaret Mulvihill.
Unknown:
Ann Rees Jones
Read By:
Derbhle Crotty
Editors:
Sally Feldman
Editors:
Clare Selerie

With Robert Robinson. Today, the first semi-final, with contestants
Jane Teather , David Greenwood , Michael Taylor and Kevin Ashman.
Producer Richard Edis. Rptd Wed 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson.
Unknown:
Jane Teather
Unknown:
David Greenwood
Unknown:
Michael Taylor
Unknown:
Kevin Ashman.
Producer:
Richard Edis.

Tom McGrath 's play about cinema's greatest-ever comedy duo stars
Robbie Coltrane as Oliver Hardy and John Sessions as Stan Laurel. Stan and Ollie are trapped in a radio studio - it's anotherfine mess, but when the red light goes on the boys rise to the occasion.
Piano by John Scrimger
Director Patrick Rayner Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom McGrath
Unknown:
Robbie Coltrane
Unknown:
Oliver Hardy
Unknown:
John Sessions
Unknown:
Stan Laurel.
Unknown:
John Scrimger
Director:
Patrick Rayner

Paul Gambaccini listens to a new recording of Bartok's Bluebeard's
Castle and reports from Edinburgh on the Satire of the Four Estates.
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

In the final part of Andy Hamilton 's comedy series set in Hell, Satan begs to be let back into Heaven.
With Philip Pope , Michael Fenton Stevens , Penelope Nice and Nigel Pegram
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Andy Hamilton
Unknown:
Philip Pope
Unknown:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Unknown:
Penelope Nice
Unknown:
Nigel Pegram
Producer:
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Satan:
Andy Hamilton
The Professor:
James Grout
Thomas:
Jimmy Mulville
Gary the Demon:
Steven O'Donnell
Nigel:
David Swift

The last of the series about natural history and cooking. Tonight's programme concentrates on one of the most enigmatic animals in the world-theeel. Lionel Kelleway catches and smokes fresh eel, and washes it down with river-chilled champagne. Revised repeat from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway

By Peter Moffat. Twenty years on, four school friends are reunited on a remote Scottish island, Isolated by their location, and separated by their years apart, they fall back on their childhood roles only to find that their schoolboy pranks were not as innocent as they thought.
Director Cathryn Horn

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Moffat.
Director:
Cathryn Horn
Bruno Scarrow:
Stephen Tindall
Michael Wild:
Paul Brightwell
Anne Wild:
Fiona Morrison
Mouse:
Ian Bailey
George Cantor:
Robin Hooper

Francine Stock presents five late-night discussion programmes probing current controversial subjects.
3: Indecency. What is the balance between protecting the vulnerable, particularly children, and allowing consenting adults freedom, even to do what some may find offensive? Producers Jane Beresford

Contributors

Producers:
Jane Beresford

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