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Lucy Ash goes inside a Russian prison where prisoners awaiting trial are suffocating to death and disease is rife. Presented by David Walter. Producer Sallie Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucy Ash
Presented By:
David Walter.
Producer:
Sallie Davies

The long-awaited return of Humphrey Lyttelton and playmates. Tim Brooke -Taylor, Graeme Garden , Barry Cryer and Willie Rushton are at the Liverpool Playhouse. Colin Sell plays the piano. Producer Jon Naismith
Repeated Monday at 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Unknown:
Tim Brooke
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Willie Rushton
Producer:
Jon Naismith

Lady Wilcox, Sir Clive Thompson , Professor Fred Halliday and Sir
Jonathon Porritt tackle the issues raised in Wombourne, Staffordshire. With Jonathan Dimbleby in the chair. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Clive Thompson
Unknown:
Professor Fred Halliday
Unknown:
Jonathon Porritt
Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby

By Mike Dorrell. With Clive Merrison as Gerald of Wales. with Richard Nichols , Dafydd Wyn Roberts. Brinley Jenkins and Jason Hughes Director Alison Hindell Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Dorrell.
Unknown:
Clive Merrison
Unknown:
Richard Nichols
Unknown:
Dafydd Wyn Roberts.
Unknown:
Brinley Jenkins
Unknown:
Jason Hughes
Director:
Alison Hindell
Ness:
Manon Edwards
King John:
Peter Yapp
Pope Innocent III:
Stephen Thorne
JohnofTynemouth:
Jonathan Tafler
Hubert Walter:
John Hartley
Castellan:
Simon Ludders
Albano:
Brendan Charleson

Alun Lewis celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of Sir Henry De la Beche , the father of the modern science of geology.
Producer Paula McGrath. Repeated Tuesday at 8.00pm. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Alun Lewis
Unknown:
Sir Henry de la Beche
Producer:
Paula McGrath.

The grand finale of the series which looks at the contents of a wardrobe through anecdote, archive and music, pulls out all the stops - and take out a wedding dress.
Producers Felicity Goodall and Susan Roberts

Contributors

Producers:
Felicity Goodall
Producers:
Susan Roberts

Stravinsky In Three Movements
From the early ballets for Diaghilev, to the late serial works, the impact of Igor Stravinsky on 20th-century music is still not fully understood. Three of today's composers each pick one masterwork of their choice and, 25 years after Stravinsky's death, evaluate his legacy. Producer Erika Wright
Repeated Friday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Igor Stravinsky
Producer:
Erika Wright

Two stories of heroism.
2: The Butterfly Hunt. By Matthew Solon. At the height of the Second World War, Ursula Graham Bower , venerated and assisted by the Naga tribespeople, found herself confronting the advancing Japanese in a remote part of Burma. with Mark Tully , David Atkins and Katreona Paschal. Director Martin Jenkins Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Solon.
Unknown:
Ursula Graham Bower
Unknown:
Mark Tully
Unknown:
David Atkins
Unknown:
Katreona Paschal.
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Ursula Bower:
Siriol Jenkins
Col Betts:
Samuel West
Alexa:
Jilly Bond
Harry:
Jonathan Keeble
Toby:
Ross Livingstone
MrTravers:
Michael Cochrane
Namkia:
Sam Dastor
Scott:
David Timson
Rawdon-Wright:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Naga chief:
Madhav Sharma
SgtFraser:
Roger May

By Pearse Elliott. Originally broadcast as part of the Young Writers' Festival. with Grainne Cleary and Matthew Coyle Director Pam Brighton Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Pearse Elliott.
Unknown:
Grainne Cleary
Unknown:
Matthew Coyle
Narrator:
Des McAleer
Joseph:
David Herlihy
Chris Walsh:
Joe Crilly
Tara:
Katy Tumelty
Fergeal:
Michael Gregory
Newsreader:
Conor Bradford
Ma Thompson:
Maureen Dow
Bobby Heatley:
Dan Gordon
Jake:
Tim Loane
Eamon:
Simon McGill
Judge:
Anthony Finigan
Padraig:
Carl Wright
Woman at door:
Cathy Brennan
Fintan Matthews:
Ciaron McMenamin

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