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A satirical look back at the week's top stories. Simon Hoggart and regulars Alan Coren and Jeremy Hardy are joined by guests Nick Clarke and Andrew Rawnsley. Producer Aled Evans
Repeated Monday at 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Hoggart
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Jeremy Hardy
Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Andrew Rawnsley.
Producer:
Aled Evans

The Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley MP, Secretary of State for National
Heritage; Professor Peter Hennessy ; Sir Neil Cossons , director of the Science Museum; and the Rt Hon Tony Benn MP tackle the issues raised in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Peter Hennessy
Unknown:
Sir Neil Cossons

By John Meade Falkner. Paul Rhys stars as John Maltravers in this
Gothic horror story. The discovery of an Italian composition and a priceless violin, coupled with the appearance of a ghost, begin a startling chain of events in the life of John Maltravers. with Christopher Scott. Sean Baker , Chris Pavlo , Joanna Monro and Shirley Dixon. Dramatised by Jeremy Front . Original music by Ilona Sekacz Musicians Wilf Gibson and Tony Stenson Director Tracey Neale

Contributors

Unknown:
John Meade Falkner.
Unknown:
Paul Rhys
Unknown:
John Maltravers
Unknown:
John Maltravers.
Unknown:
Christopher Scott.
Unknown:
Sean Baker
Unknown:
Chris Pavlo
Unknown:
Joanna Monro
Unknown:
Shirley Dixon.
Dramatised By:
Jeremy Front
Music By:
Ilona Sekacz
Music By:
Musicians Wilf Gibson
Music By:
Tony Stenson
Director:
Tracey Neale
Sophia:
Patience Tomlinson
Constance:
Colleen Prendergast
Mrs Temple:
Joanna David
William:
Nicholas Boulton
Edward:
Alex Lowe

In the third of six programmes, which take a sideways look at the contents of an average wardrobe through anecdote, archive and music, the weather has turned cold, so it's time to get the jumper out.
Producers Felicity Goodall and Susan Roberts

Contributors

Producers:
Felicity Goodall
Producers:
Susan Roberts

Robert Robinson finds out from a group of sporting referees and umpires what it's like when the whole world seems to be against you. Producer Bruce Whitney Low
Repeated Thursday at 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Producer:
Bruce Whitney Low

Alice Walker
Bonnie Greer talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker about life after The Color Purple and her autobiography The Same River Twice. Producer Jackie Christie
Repeated Friday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Alice Walker
Talks:
Bonnie Greer
Unknown:
Alice Walker
Producer:
Jackie Christie

A five-part series by Steve Chambers set in Victoria Station, Bridgford, 100 years ago.
4: Fog Warnings. Wednesday, 25
January, 1895... a day notable for lambent hopes and clouded prospects. with David Holt , Don McCorkindale and Michael Tudor Barnes. Director Celia De Wolff Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Chambers
Unknown:
David Holt
Unknown:
Don McCorkindale
Unknown:
Michael Tudor Barnes.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Tidmarsh:
Philip Jackson
Joe Braddock:
Sean Baker
Josie:
Julia Ford
Ada:
Pauline Letts
Fred Roberts:
John Hartley
MrCripps:
Gavin Muir
Phoebe:
Becky Hindley
Syd:
Tom Bevan
Jackson:
Joshua Towb
Wheeler:
Tom Knight
Robson:
Lloyd Notice
Hancock:
Nicholas Collett
Sheena:
Deborah Berlin
Mrs MacDonald:
Jilly Bond
MrMacDonald:
Peter Yapp

By Jose Antonio Duarte. Selected as part of "First Bite", BBC Radio's
Young Playwright's Festival 1995.
When Jeanie finds out her estranged sister, Kelly, has died, she sets out to unravel the tangled threads of her life. with Sasha Hails , Lindsey Lee Wilson , Chris Pavlo , Alice Arnold , Philip Kingston , loan Meredith, Keith Drinkel and Colleen Prendergast. Director Cathryn Horn

Contributors

Unknown:
Jose Antonio Duarte.
Unknown:
Sasha Hails
Unknown:
Lindsey Lee Wilson
Unknown:
Chris Pavlo
Unknown:
Alice Arnold
Unknown:
Philip Kingston
Unknown:
Keith Drinkel
Unknown:
Colleen Prendergast.
Director:
Cathryn Horn
Jeanie:
Katy Murphy
Donald:
Paul Mmesion
Max:
David Westhead
BM:
Andy Serkis
Harold:
Au\n Perrin

Simon Armitage introduces a double bill of poetry and music from poets Dannie Abse and Gerald Mangan , recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. Producer Rob Ketteridge

Contributors

Introduces:
Simon Armitage
Unknown:
Dannie Abse
Unknown:
Gerald Mangan
Producer:
Rob Ketteridge

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