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Vincent Hanna gives the clues to Francis Wheen , David Quantick ,
Lynne Truss and Henry Naylor in the only crossword puzzle on the radio. Producers Carol Smith and Alison Harbert

Contributors

Unknown:
Vincent Hanna
Unknown:
Francis Wheen
Unknown:
David Quantick
Unknown:
Lynne Truss
Unknown:
Henry Naylor
Producers:
Carol Smith
Producers:
Alison Harbert

By Michael Butt. Emma, a girl with Down's syndrome, is about to leave home to go to college. The night before her departure, tensions with her father erupt. With her friend lain, who communicates by means of a computer-generated voice-simulator, Emma takes to the woods. with Chris Pavlo. Director Andy Jordan

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Butt.
Unknown:
Chris Pavlo.
Director:
Andy Jordan
Emma:
Josephine Eastwood
Eileen:
Brid Brennan
Mac:
Gavin Muir
lain:
Robert Harper
Mrs Holm:
Shirley Dixon

A profile of Andre Previn - conductor, composer, pianist, and jazz musician. In this second programme, Previn talks to June Knox-Mawer about the Hollywood period, when his screen music won him a string of Oscars. The turning point was in 1965, when he gave up movies to pursue a career in classical music.
Producer Derek Drescher Repeat

Contributors

Conductor:
Andre Previn
Producer:
Derek Drescher

Roisin McAuley talks to the author
AL Kennedy about her new collection of short stories and visits an exhibition of 20th-century British church design. Producer Helen Garrison Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Roisin McAuley
Unknown:
Al Kennedy
Producer:
Helen Garrison

Six of W Somerset Maugham's short stories, dramatised by Neville Teller and narrated by Dirk Bogarde.
3: The Round Dozen. With 11 wives behind him, the celebrated bigamist Mortimer Ellis is looking to complete the dozen. with Jane Whittenshaw , Paul Jenkins and Stephen Critchlow. Director Janet Whitaker Repeat

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Neville Teller
Unknown:
Dirk Bogarde.
Unknown:
Mortimer Ellis
Unknown:
Jane Whittenshaw
Unknown:
Paul Jenkins
Unknown:
Stephen Critchlow.
Director:
Janet Whitaker
Mortimer Ellis:
Michael Williams
Miss Porchester:
Joanna David
MrStClair:
Denys Hawthorne
MrsStClair:
Zule Madene

The last in the series in which Denys Blakeway looks back at four pivotal events in the last 40 years and considers their consequences.
Bloody Sunday. The events of January 1972 cast a long shadow over
Northern Ireland and acted as a spur to the IRA's terrorist campaign.
Thirteen civilians were killed by the British Army during a march in protest over internment and in the following fortnight there were 300 terrorist acts. Producer Mark Savage
Repeated Saturday at 5.00pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Denys Blakeway

Trevor Phillips with news, debate and reflections from black and Asian people in the UK and around the world. Producer Fran Acheson
PHONE: (0171) [number removed]FAX: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: inJiving.colour@bh.bbc xo.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Trevor Phillips

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