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Introduced by Jenni Murray. Caroline Adams meets Romania's street children. Serial: Miriam Margolyes reads the first episode of Henry James 's novel The Portrait of a Lady, abridged in 20 parts by Doreen Estall. Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jenni Murray.
Introduced By:
Caroline Adams
Unknown:
Miriam Margolyes
Unknown:
Henry James
Unknown:
Doreen Estall.
Editors:
Sally Feldman
Editors:
Clare Selerie

A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain. First Round - London and the Home
Counties. With Gavin Fuller , a library assistant from London; Ian Joy , a university technician from llford; Barry Nicholas , a chauffeur from Stoke
Poges in Buckinghamshire; and Brian Sheridan , a retired civil servant from Croydon, Surrey. Chairman
Robert Robinson. Including "Beat the Brains". Producer Richard Edis
Repeated Wednesday 6.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gavin Fuller
Unknown:
Ian Joy
Unknown:
Barry Nicholas
Unknown:
Brian Sheridan
Unknown:
Robert Robinson.
Producer:
Richard Edis

Ever since Mumsy took Arnold to see The Big Sleep 50 years ago, he has shared his mind with an invented character called Johnny Rocco. In Nick Pullen 's new comedy, Arnold and Rocco tell the tragic story of Arnold's love for the beautiful and heartless Deirdre.
(Repeat)

Contributors

Writer:
Nick Pullen
Director:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Arnold Wiseman:
Bill Wallis
Young Arnold:
Richard Pearce
Rocco:
Christian Rodska
Deirdre:
Julia Hills
Mumsy:
June Barrie
Bunty Thrubwell:
Cornelius Garrett
Herrington-Smythe:
Simon Carter
Doctor:
George Parsons
Maid:
Julia Winwood
Pianist:
Harold Rich

Lynne Walker looks behind the scenes at the London Coliseum as the ENO considers moving, and the critic Michael Billington reports on how it feels to be a director of a Pinter play.
(Revised repeat at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Reporter:
Lynne Walker
Speaker:
Michael Billington
Producer:
John Boundy

By Wally K Daly. Was Pope John Paul murdered and, if so, who would it have benefited? with Clifford Rose , Robert Harper , David
March. Pauline Letts and Christopher Scott Director Martin Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Wally K Daly.
Unknown:
John Paul
Unknown:
Clifford Rose
Unknown:
Robert Harper
Unknown:
Pauline Letts
Unknown:
Christopher Scott
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Cardinal Yago:
Geoffrey Whitehead
The Writer:
Keith Drinkel
Marcinkus:
Bob Sherman
Roberto Calvi:
Sean Baker
Cardinal Villot:
Hugh Dickson
Cardinal Confaloniere:
Charles Simon
Cardinal Sin:
Ioan Meredith
Cardinal Umberto:
Burt Caesar
Cardinal Cody:
John Hartley
Jacqueline:
Colleen Prendergast
Ciban:
Kim Wall
Baggio:
Kim Wall
Cardinal Benelli:
Stephen Thorne
Cardinal Luciani:
Bernard Hepton

The Penitent. The second of Christopher Lee 's six-part story of two intelligence officers' investigation into the death of an elderly priest. Starring Amanda Redman as Alex Soames , with Dudley Sutton as Cl Arthur Guscott , and Christopher Benjamin as Henry Colvil.
Producer Pete Atkin Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Lee
Unknown:
Amanda Redman
Unknown:
Alex Soames
Unknown:
Dudley Sutton
Unknown:
Cl Arthur Guscott
Unknown:
Christopher Benjamin
Unknown:
Henry Colvil.
Producer:
Pete Atkin
Joseph Kutner:
Stephen Thorne
Mrs Wedlock:
Colette O'Neil
Monsignor:
Peter Yapp
Fr Dominic Byrne:
Joseph O'Conor
Roger Brown:
Neil McCaul

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