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Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz.
The guests are Nigel Barley, Stephen Fry , Sir Bernard Ingham and Rula
Lenska. The reader is William Franklyn. Producer Chris Neill

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
Sir Bernard Ingham
Unknown:
William Franklyn.
Producer:
Chris Neill

The first of four conversations in which Robert Dawson Scott invites a composer or performer to look back on a considerable musical challenge. Elmer Bernstein is the elder statesman of Hollywood composers, with almost 200 scores to his credit.
He focuses on his creation of a lush orchestral score for
Martin Scorsese 's film The Age of Innocence, the screen version of Edith Wharton 's novel.
Producer John Goudie

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Dawson Scott
Unknown:
Elmer Bernstein
Unknown:
Martin Scorsese
Unknown:
Edith Wharton
Producer:
John Goudie

Paul Vaughan looks at the European bestseller The Book of Memories by Peter Nadas and Marie Darrieseq 's novel Pig Tales, about a young woman who slowly turns into a pig. Producer Olive Clancy
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Unknown:
Peter Nadas
Unknown:
Marie Darrieseq
Producer:
Olive Clancy

A six-part series of the comedy show in which hapless broadcaster Roy Mallard sets out to give an impression of the day-to-day business of ordinary occupations.
2: The Artist. Mallard gets to grips with what it really means to be an artist. With Chris Langham , Harriet Walter , Melanie Hudson , Dominic Letts , Kim Wall and Robert Harley. Written by John Morton
Producer Paul Schlesinger Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Mallard
Unknown:
Chris Langham
Unknown:
Harriet Walter
Unknown:
Melanie Hudson
Unknown:
Dominic Letts
Unknown:
Kim Wall
Unknown:
Robert Harley.
Written By:
John Morton
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger

For more than 40 years, Evan Hunter has lived a double life. By day he has written classic novels such as The Blackboard Jungle, but by night he has been Ed McBain , writer of crime novels. In the second of four programmes looking at crime fiction, he meets other writers with similarly split personalities. Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

Unknown:
Evan Hunter
Unknown:
Ed McBain
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

Presenter Peter White provides news, views and information for visually impaired people.
Producer Karen Turner
PHONE: [number removed]
FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Peter White
Producer:
Karen Turner

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