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At the Swan Theatre, Worcester,
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton , Peter Jones , Derek Nimmo and Neil Mullarkeyto talk for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
Producer Ann Jobson
Repeated Monday 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Peter Jones
Unknown:
Derek Nimmo
Unknown:
Neil Mullarkeyto
Producer:
Ann Jobson

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion in Chard, Somerset, with Sir Charles Powell , former advisor to Lady Thatcher; Donald Dewar MP, Labour's Chief Whip; and Baroness Williams of Crosby, Liberal Democrat peer. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Charles Powell
Unknown:
Donald Dewar

By Marie Jones. When
Kathleen Gormley 's father dies, her measured, middle-class existence falls apart and she goes in search of the legends that peopled her childhood. with Birdy Sweeney , Maureen Dow ,
Linda Wray. Tim Loane , Margaret D'Arcy , JJ Murphy. Jane Cassidy , Marie Jones , Matthew Coyle and Keave Friel. Singer Jane Cassidy , fiddle Cathal Hayden. Director Pam Brighton

Contributors

Unknown:
Marie Jones.
Unknown:
Kathleen Gormley
Unknown:
Birdy Sweeney
Unknown:
Maureen Dow
Unknown:
Linda Wray.
Unknown:
Tim Loane
Unknown:
Margaret D'Arcy
Unknown:
Jj Murphy.
Unknown:
Jane Cassidy
Unknown:
Marie Jones
Unknown:
Matthew Coyle
Singer:
Keave Friel.
Singer:
Jane Cassidy
Unknown:
Cathal Hayden.
Director:
Pam Brighton
Kathleen:
Brid Brennan
Pat:
John Hewitt
Mary:
Stella McCusker
Peter:
Trevor Moore
Damian:
Niall Cusack

Gerry Northam explains how listed status may be the worst thing that can happen to an old property, and looks at how renovating architects strike a balance between a building's past and its 21st-century function. Producer John Byrne
Repeated tomorrow 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam
Producer:
John Byrne

Five programmes in which blind broadcaster Peter White examines the myths about blindness.
2: America. Peter tells the story of his erratic relationship with the US, a land of apparently endless opportunities for blind people.
Producer Ronni Davis Revised repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Producer:
Ronni Davis

Nigel Andrews talks to double Oscar winner Robert Wise , who edited "the greatest film ever made", Citizen Kane , and changed the face of the musical by directing both West Side Story and The Sound of Music. Producer Paul Quinn
Repeated Thursday 11.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Nigel Andrews
Unknown:
Robert Wise
Unknown:
Citizen Kane
Producer:
Paul Quinn

The Way Reality Really Is ...
Richard Coles talks to novelists
Isabel Allende and Jayne Anne Phillips about their respective styles -
"magic" and "dirty" realism and finds some intriguing and disturbing truths. Producer John Tuckey
Repeated Friday 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Richard Coles
Unknown:
Isabel Allende
Unknown:
Jayne Anne Phillips
Producer:
John Tuckey

A three-part drama by Mark Davies Markham about a newly qualified woman police constable.
Beginning to See the Light. In the final part, a threatening phone call tests
Paula's integrity and her commitment to the police force. with Vincent Davies , Geoffrey Whitehead , Tim Dantay , Jo-Anne Knowles , Roger May , Richard Tate and Caroline Strong. Director Michelle Matherson Frederick Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Davies
Unknown:
Vincent Davies
Unknown:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Unknown:
Tim Dantay
Unknown:
Jo-Anne Knowles
Unknown:
Roger May
Unknown:
Richard Tate
Unknown:
Caroline Strong.
Director:
Michelle Matherson Frederick
Paula Young:
Julia Ford
Rene Young:
Natasha Pyne
Arthur Young:
Paul Copley
Jan Taylor:
Becky Hindley

By Elizabeth Proud, in three parts.
Wallis begins to understand what her marriage to the former King will mean.
(Repeat) (FM only)

Contributors

Writer:
Elizabeth Proud
Pianist:
Harold Rich
Director:
Sue Wilson
Wallis:
Stockard Channing
Duke of Windsor:
Christopher Cazenove
Maitre Blum:
Barbara Leigh Hunt
Churchill/Georges:
Chris Emmett
Foxie:
Jill Graham
Nancy:
Sunny Ormonde
[Actor]:
John Webb.
[Actress]:
Sara Coward.
[Actress]:
Susan Bovell
[Actress]:
Joanna Monro.
[Actor]:
David Monico
[Actor]:
Keith Drinkel
[Actor]:
Tim Meats
[Actor]:
David Holt

Love chat rules the air as some of Britain's best black poets perform their work live and reveal what makes them write about an age-old subject. With Lemn Sissay , Labi Siffre , Patience
Agababi, SuAndi, John Siddique , John Lyons and Shamshad Kahn. Producer Nandita Ghose Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Lemn Sissay
Unknown:
Labi Siffre
Unknown:
John Siddique
Unknown:
John Lyons
Unknown:
Shamshad Kahn.
Producer:
Nandita Ghose

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