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Introduced by Jenni Murray. Kathleen Griffin discovers the exotic past of this country's humble kitchen gardens, where pineapples, vines and oranges once thrived.
Serial: Human Croquet{7). For details see yesterday

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Introduced By:
Kathleen Griffin

The fifth of six programmes. The Troll appl ies for the job of Archbishop of Canterbury, while Thomson and Thompson, from Tintin, offer their pitch to be the PM's bodyguards.
Satirical wit, outrageous parody and original writing from regulars
Mark Thomas , Dillie Keane , Miles Kington and Roger McGough. Chaired by Ian McMillan.
Producer Marc Jobst

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Thomas
Unknown:
Dillie Keane
Unknown:
Miles Kington
Unknown:
Roger McGough.
Unknown:
Ian McMillan.
Producer:
Marc Jobst

Paul Vaughan sees a collection of paintings by Monet at the National
Gallery and assesses the importance of the architectural historian
Nicholas Pevsner.
Producer Helen Garrison
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Unknown:
Nicholas Pevsner.
Producer:
Helen Garrison

Simon Brett 's six-part comedy series following the lives of three sisters. Starring Rosemary Leach as Anna, Nicola Pagett as Victoria, and Celia Imrie as Charlotte.
1: A Nip in the Air. When Charlotte uncharacteristically refuses to reveal why she is going into hospital, Anna and Victoria suspect the worst.
Producer Ann Jobson Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
Rosemary Leach
Unknown:
Nicola Pagett
Unknown:
Celia Imrie
Producer:
Ann Jobson
Roger:
Jonathan Coy
Burton:
Kim Wall

Three programmes in which John Slater looks at America's 50-year love affair with the atom.

Most Americans were swept along on the nuclear wave and the moral certainties of the Cold War. It was not until ten years ago that a few brave voices, usually female, began to challenge the absolute power of the all-male nuclear military.

(Revised repeat)

Contributors

Presenter:
John Slater
Producer:
Sally Beeston

The War between the Worlds. In the fourth of five lectures, Professor Patricia J Williams examines the impact of racialised science on attitudes to race. She argues that scientific statements about black people, in terms of genetic attributes of, for example, athleticism or intelligence, nurture racial stereotyping; and she explains why it is so difficult to argue against what are supposedly scientific facts. Producer Constance St Louis

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia J Williams

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