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Raymond Seitz was American ambassador to London for both Bush and Clinton - then he decided to stay in the UK. In his second series of talks, he reflects on the differences between Britain and the US.
1: Give and Take. The corrupting business of election fundraising. Producer Sallie Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Raymond Seitz
Producer:
Sallie Davies

Jenni Murray meets jazz pianist Jessica Williams.
Serial: Jan Francis reads the 11th episode of Deborah Moggach 's new novel Close Relations, abridged in12 parts by Meg Clarke. Producer Emma Selby
E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Pianist:
Jessica Williams.
Unknown:
Jan Francis
Unknown:
Deborah Moggach
Unknown:
Meg Clarke.
Producer:
Emma Selby

John Peacock 's play trilogy follows the progress of a flawed light Cape diamond and the fortunes of the Hallam family over 120 years.
1: Stars of the Orange River. South Africa 1871: the diamond is found and a terrible error is made. with Burt Caesar , Melanie Hudson ,
Don McCorkindale , Claira Mackie , David Jarvis and Sean Baker. Director David Hunter

Contributors

Unknown:
John Peacock
Unknown:
Burt Caesar
Unknown:
Melanie Hudson
Unknown:
Don McCorkindale
Unknown:
Claira MacKie
Unknown:
David Jarvis
Unknown:
Sean Baker.
Director:
David Hunter
Edward Hallam:
Jonathan Firth
George Hallam:
Gerard McDermott
Van Niekerk:
Miles Anderson
Thomas Thacker:
Alex Lowe
Gretje Schoemann:
Tracy Ann OBErman
Mina Schoemann:
Shirley Dixon

Lynne Walker reviews the opening production at Glyndebourne of Manon Lescaut and reports on the winners of this year's Cannes Film Festival. Producer Chris Eldon Lee
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynne Walker
Producer:
Chris Eldon Lee

A speculative drama by Diane Samuels. Joy finds herself at the cutting edge of medical science when the gene is identified for the inherited breast and ovarian cancers from which her mother and grandmother died. Should she take the test to detect the gene?
Director Abigail Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Diane Samuels.
Director:
Abigail Morris
Joy:
Lynn Farliegh
Vita:
Saskia Reeves
Angus:
Mick Ford
Cassie:
Jane Wood
Lewis:
Tim Matthews

The Talking Drums ofAndra. The final programme in the series recollecting the travels of the New Zealand writer
James McNeish finds him in equatorial New Guinea. He had set out to discover and record a mysterious set of talking drums on the remote island ofAndra.
Producers Bella Bannerman and Tom Alban Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
James McNeish
Producers:
Bella Bannerman
Producers:
Tom Alban

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More