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In the first of eight programmes, Julian Pettifer visits India and Pakistan, which this year remember 50 years since independence. What unites and what divides the subcontinent? Producer Rosie Goldsmith

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Producer:
Rosie Goldsmith

At the Jersey Arts Centre Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton , Clement Freud , Derek Nimmo and Julian Clary to talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Producer Ann Jobson
Repeated Monday 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Julian Clary
Producer:
Ann Jobson

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined by Bob Worcester, Gerry Malone MP, Baroness Hollis of Heigham and Andrew Wilson.
(Repeated from yesterday)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Panellist:
Bob Worcester
Panellist:
Gerry Malone
Panellist:
Baroness Hollis of Heigham
Panellist:
Andrew Wilson

By Storm Jameson. In this evocative love story, a ship-owner's daughter falls in love with a socialist clerk - but marriage to another looms.
Dramatised by Janys Chambers Director Nandita Ghose

Contributors

Unknown:
Storm Jameson.
Dramatised By:
Janys Chambers
Director:
Nandita Ghose
Emily:
Amanda Root
Evan:
Derek Walmsley
William:
John Griffin
Sir John Laughton:
Randel Herley
Agnes Dempsey:
Deborah McAndrew
Lady Laughton:
Ann Rye
Eliot Laughton:
Michael Begley
Captain Smith:
Russell Dixon
Diana West:
Christine MacKie
Hedges:
Vanessa Rosenthal
Margaret Gill:
Jane Lowe

Martin Wainwright reviews the achievements of Elizabeth Scott , architect of the Royal Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Producer Alison Perks Revised repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Elizabeth Scott
Producer:
Alison Perks

The Songs of Ness
The parish of Ness at the northern tip of the Hebrides remains a stronghold of Gaelic culture, with new songs, poems and stories adding to an ancient oral tradition. Mary Smith , a schoolteacher and traditional singer from Ness, explains how the culture is maintained and describes life on the peninsula through song. Producer Anthony Denselow Repeated Friday 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Smith
Producer:
Anthony Denselow

The final episode of a four-part series by Sally Worboyes. As the hop-picking season of 1959 nears its close,
Laura faces the repercussions of her affair with farm-owner Robert Wright. with Patricia Gallimore , Richard Pearce. Joyce Gibbs , Ralph Lawton and David Vann Director Philip Martin Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Sally Worboyes.
Unknown:
Robert Wright.
Unknown:
Patricia Gallimore
Unknown:
Richard Pearce.
Unknown:
Joyce Gibbs
Unknown:
Ralph Lawton
Unknown:
David Vann
Director:
Philip Martin
Jack:
George Innes
Laura:
Ellie Haddington
Liz:
Liz Smith
Bert:
Gerry Hinks
Kay:
Melanie Revill
Zacchi:
Sam Barriscale
Robert:
Alan Devereux

By Patricia Cumper. Henry, a retired Englishman who lives as a recluse in Jamaica, is forced to confront his past after a meeting with a young local girl. Music by Dominique Legendre Director Michelle Matherson Frederick Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Cumper.
Music By:
Dominique Legendre
Director:
Michelle Matherson Frederick
Henry Jobson:
Jack Klaff
Hezekiah:
Victor Romero Evans
Princess:
Josephine Melville
Henry's wife:
Vivienne Rochester
Henry's daughter:
Sandra James Young

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