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With John Humphreys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Frances Gumley.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphreys
Unknown:
James Naughtie.
Unknown:
Frances Gumley.

From Exeter University, in front of an invited audience, Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral issues behind the week's news. Joining him are Dr David Cook , Janet Daley , Michael Mansfield QC, and Dr David Starkey.
Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Dr David Cook
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Dr David Starkey.
Producer:
David Coomes

Chairman Simon Brett challenges crime writers Val McDermid and Lindsey Davis to solve the mystery of "Death at the Dig". With Lee Simpson and Maria McErlane. Producer Ann Jobson

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
Val McDermid
Unknown:
Lindsey Davis
Unknown:
Lee Simpson
Unknown:
Maria McErlane.
Producer:
Ann Jobson

By Robin Kelly. Broadcast as part of the Young Writers' Festival. Simon
Day stars as Tom, who cryogenically freezes his girlfriend Marie after an accident. But when she comes back to life, having been given a new heart, she is not the woman he fell in love with. Director Kristine Landon-Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Kelly.
Director:
Kristine Landon-Smith
Marie:
Suzanne Packer
Jim:
Steve Da Costa
Sue:
Zita Sattar

Clive Coleman 's comedy series set in the world of arts broadcasting.
2: A mysterious, beautiful woman appears to Brian and Sheena investigates financial irregularities on a sci-fi series. What is the bizarre connection?
Producer Jo Clegg

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Coleman
Producer:
Jo Clegg
Brian Melvin:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Sheena Donut:
Rebecca Front
Liz Merson:
Joanna Monro
Tim Mullen:
Chris Walker
Arial Crane:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Assertiveness Teacher:
Wayne Forester

Six portraits of the great names in radio and television.
4: Over the Last Horizon
Peggy Reynolds looks back on the career of Freya Stark , the eccentric doyenne of travel writers. Producer Sarah Bowen

Contributors

Unknown:
Peggy Reynolds
Unknown:
Freya Stark
Producer:
Sarah Bowen

Running Britain
After 17 years of Conservative government, do civil servants have too much power, or too little?
How well would they cope with a change of government?
Peter Keller chairs a discussion on the relationship between Whitehall and its ministerial masters. Producer Anthony Dworkin
Repeated Sunday at 4.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Keller
Producer:
Anthony Dworkin

Craig Warner's irreverent six-part comedy set in 18th-century France. 3: Femme Fatale. To help offset his enormous debts, Beaumarchais is set a task by Louis XV, but it involves a very unusual woman.
Director Marion Nancarrow

Contributors

Director:
Marion Nancarrow
Beaumarchais:
Henry Goodman
Lia de Beaumont:
Bill Nighy
Louis XV:
Ronald Pickup
Le Counte d'Artois:
Sean Baker
Figaro:
Sean Baker
Lord Rochford:
David Timson

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