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In the last of six programmes, Mark Lawson re-examines traditional vices or virtues with Bea Campbell , Jonathan Porritt , Peter Stanford and AN Wilson. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Bea Campbell
Unknown:
Jonathan Porritt
Unknown:
Peter Stanford
Producer:
David Coomes

A six-part drama by Peter Kerry.
2: Something strange is happening under the water. Marcia, meanwhile, is still adjusting to a quieter lifestyle. with Sammy Johnson , Jean Southern. Stephen Thirkeld and Niall Ashdown Producer Kathy Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Kerry.
Unknown:
Sammy Johnson
Unknown:
Stephen Thirkeld
Unknown:
Niall Ashdown
Producer:
Kathy Smith
Auntie Annie:
Joan Sims
Marcia:
Rebecca Front
Joseph:
James Garbutt

Paul Gambaccini sees the new
Batman and Robin movie in which the caped crusader gains a sense of humour. In the studio, the classical violinist Joshua Bell talks and plays. Producer Olive Clancy
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Violinist:
Joshua Bell
Producer:
Olive Clancy

By Patricia Alderman , read by Robert Glenister. "Who is your ideal man?" William enquires. "Richard Branson , Andre Agassi and Martin Amis ," replies Antonia.
Producer Brian Lighthill

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Alderman
Read By:
Robert Glenister.
Unknown:
Richard Branson
Unknown:
Andre Agassi
Unknown:
Martin Amis
Producer:
Brian Lighthill

Farewell. Hong Kong to Durban. On 6 March, the ocean liner Oriana set sail from Hong Kong. For many of the families on board, this was the last boat home and they left behind a life as servants to Her Majesty's Hong Kong Government. In the first of two programmes, Julian Pettifer travels with them to record their memories, regrets and hopes as they contemplate the reality of their new lives.
Producers Sara Conkey and Mary Price

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Producers:
Sara Conkey

Eight documentaries telling stories that cross boundaries of geography and generation.
7: Family Values. A collaboration with ABC Australia that looks behind the façade of Adelaide's genteel provincialism. Who is responsible for a string of gay murders? The police evidence is scrutinized and a big question is posed: is there a conspiracy by the establishment to cover the tracks of a local citizen? Editor Sharon Banoff

Contributors

Editor:
Sharon Banoff

The second of a five-part series exploring the way different disciplines are working together to illuminate fundamental questions. Three thousand and eight hundred million years ago, the first microbial life forms on earth crawled out of the primordial soup. How did these entities, the ancestors of all life on earth, including humans, arise?
Quentin Cooper goes in search of the origin of life.
Producer Julian Brown. Rptd Sunday 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Julian Brown.

The fourth of Karl MacDermott 's six-part comedy set in small-town Ireland. Jack is having a midlife crisis and becomes attracted to Breege.
Producer Alan De Pellette

Contributors

Unknown:
Karl MacDermott
Producer:
Alan de Pellette
Cora:
Pauline McLynn
Jack:
Karl MacDermott
Uncle Timmy:
Jonathan White
Breege:
Farrell Fleming
Muh:
Conor Lambert
Malachy:
Mario Rosenstock

The third of a five-part comedy series written by Bill Dare , starring Robert Duncan and Julia Hills. With Roger Blake , Debbie Isitt , Mark Kilmurry and Dan Strauss. Music by Mark Burton Producer Pete Sinclair Repeat

Contributors

Written By:
Bill Dare
Unknown:
Robert Duncan
Unknown:
Julia Hills.
Unknown:
Roger Blake
Unknown:
Debbie Isitt
Unknown:
Mark Kilmurry
Unknown:
Dan Strauss.
Music By:
Mark Burton
Producer:
Pete Sinclair

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