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A seven-part series following life on campus during nine eventful months at the University of Warwick.
4: Water fights, revision and strange aromatic smells in the student halls of residence. Today's episode captures the tension of both the staff and the students as they gear up for the impending end-of-year examinations. Senior tutor Tom Stone is heading a team of counsellors that helps students combat their examination nerves.
Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Stone

Paul Young plays Dr John Rae in Tom Pow's new play for radio.

The foremost Arctic explorer of his day, Rae was involved in the search for Sir John Franklin, who was lost 150 years ago with 129 men while searching for the Northwest Passage. Yet Rae was the only significant person involved who was not honoured with a knighthood. The drama is set in Berstane House, where Rae has retired.

Contributors

Writer:
Tom Pow
Director:
Hamish Wilson
Dr John Rae:
Paul Young

Last instalment of the comedy sketch series written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh , with Peter Bradshaw and Sally Phillips. Patrick Allen once more essays the role of announcer, and the special guest is TV's very own Phillip Schofield. Producer Jon Naismith

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Golson
Unknown:
Tim de Jongh
Unknown:
Peter Bradshaw
Unknown:
Sally Phillips.
Unknown:
Patrick Allen
Unknown:
Phillip Schofield.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

A Little Aid from Their Friends
Britain spends about two billion pounds a year on foreign aid. But who does it help? Ngaire Woods asks whether aid does more harm than good, and whether countries should try harder to resolve their own problems.
Producer Jane Beresford Repeated Sunday 4.15pm

Contributors

Producer:
Jane Beresford

Sixteen years after independence, six residents of Zimbabwe reflect on their home and their history.
4: In a full life, Ganny has run a farm and owned a gold mine. From the veranda of her Mutare bungalow, she compares past and present. Producer Paul Dodgson

Contributors

Producer:
Paul Dodgson

New plays by American writers.
1: Crazy Luck. In her first play for radio, Diana Amsterdam paints a graphic picture of a New York graffiti artist bedevilled by a death wish.
Director Martin Jenkins
A BBC/CBC co-production recorded in Toronto

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Amsterdam
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Adrienne:
Kristen Lehman
Bone:
Richard Chevolleau
Johnny:
Dennis O'Connor
Jane:
Shelley Thompson
Mayor:
Ken James
Newscasters:
Jane Luk/don Carrier

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