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Introduced by Jenni Murray. Tessa Williams investigates the two-way traffic between the runway and the catwalk. Serial: Accordion Crimes, the new novel by E Annie Prouix , Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News. Mia Soteriou reads the first of five extracts abridged by Di Speirs : The Accordion Maker
Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie
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Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Introduced By:
Tessa Williams
Unknown:
Annie Prouix
Abridged By:
Di Speirs
Editors:
Sally Feldman
Editors:
Clare Selerie

Rory McGrath chairs the panel game in which two professionals illustrate their work. Team captains are comedians Tony Hawks and Stephen Frost.
Producer Jon Naismith
Repeated Wednesday at 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Frost.
Producer:
Jon Naismith
Devised:
by Ardella Jones

1: A Good Shaking.
Stephen Mulrine 's new series is set in Stirling in the 1920s. When Dr Wallace, the town's chief pathologist, is called upon to examine the body of a three-month-old child, his daughter
Barbara is drawn into the chain of events that follows. with Meg Fraser , Grace Glover , Louise Beattie and Sybil Wintrope. Director Hamish Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Mulrine
Unknown:
Meg Fraser
Unknown:
Grace Glover
Unknown:
Louise Beattie
Unknown:
Sybil Wintrope.
Director:
Hamish Wilson
DC Curran:
Liam Brennan
Wallace:
Martyn James
Mrs Dwyer:
Alyxis Daly
Mr Dwyer:
Owen Kavanagh
Mrs Wallace:
Jan Moffatt

Ann Beach reads Frances Galleymore 's story. Mr Andrew 's mid-week playtime was well-deserved, or so he thought, until his guilt overwhelmed him and his wife's patience ran out. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon Repeated next Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Frances Galleymore
Unknown:
Mr Andrew
Producer:
Pam Fraser Solomon

By Stephen Dunstone. By defying the Devil, a medieval village faces an eruption of murderous spiders. with Rachel Atkins , Keith Drinkel ,
Robert Harper , Peter England. Alice Arnold , Colleen Prendergast. Kim Wall and Jonathan Adams Director Martin Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Dunstone.
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins
Unknown:
Keith Drinkel
Unknown:
Robert Harper
Unknown:
Peter England.
Unknown:
Alice Arnold
Unknown:
Colleen Prendergast.
Unknown:
Kim Wall
Unknown:
Jonathan Adams
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Faber:
Paul Copley
Pyshank:
Andrew Branch
Mother Keech:
Carole Boyd
Dunger:
Christian Rodska
Father Crispin:
David Collings

The 1996 Booker Prize for Fiction will be awarded on Tuesday 29 October. On each of the next six weekday evenings an extract will be broadcast from one of the six shortlisted novels.
Tonight, Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. Producer Jonquil Panting

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Atwood.

The comedy drama series by Paul Shearer and Richard Turner , starring Douglas Hodge , Amanda Root and Paul Bigley as the not-so-young hopefuls Giles, Judith and David.
2: Market Forces. With Simon Greenall ,
Abigail McKern , Nick Holder , Colleen Prendergast and Colin McFarlane. Music by Pete Baikie
Producer Paul Schlesinger Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Shearer
Unknown:
Richard Turner
Unknown:
Douglas Hodge
Unknown:
Amanda Root
Unknown:
Paul Bigley
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Abigail McKern
Unknown:
Nick Holder
Unknown:
Colleen Prendergast
Unknown:
Colin McFarlane.
Music By:
Pete Baikie
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger

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