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Michael Buerk chairs a live investigation into the moral questions behind the week's news. Witnesses face cross-examination from David Cook , Janet Daley ,
Geoffrey Robertson QC and David Starkey. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
David Cook
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Geoffrey Robertson
Unknown:
David Starkey.
Producer:
David Coomes

By Mahesh Dattani. When two families meet to discuss a possible marriage between their respective children, a clash of cultures and values is brought to bear upon the arrangement. with Surendra Kochar , Shiv Grewal and Rehan Sheikh . Director Sally Avens

Contributors

Unknown:
Mahesh Dattani.
Arrangement With:
Surendra Kochar
Arrangement With:
Shiv Grewal
Arrangement With:
Rehan Sheikh
Director:
Sally Avens
Alpesh Patel:
Paul Bhattacharjee
Lata Gowda:
Indira Varma
Chandrakant Patel:
Bhasker Patel
Kusumben Patel:
Jamila Massey
Devraj Gowda:
Badi Uzzaman

Live from the Festival Theatre,
Paul Allen talks to artists and critics about the opening week, including Rameau's Platée, the Bangara Dance Theatre and the Tamasha Theatre Company. Producer Adrian Washbourne Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Paul Allen
Producer:
Adrian Washbourne

By Serrill Headley , read by Simon Nagra. When Shahzada takes study leave in a peaceful village near the border of what will become Pakistan and India, he embarks on a journey that he will never forget.
Producer Kristine Landon-Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Serrill Headley
Read By:
Simon Nagra.
Producer:
Kristine Landon-Smith

A six-part sketch show about families and relationships, starring
Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens as Radio 4's antidote to Anne and Nick.
With Roger Blake , Alistair McGowan and Sally Philips. Music by Mark Burton. Written by Dan Gaster , Will Ing and Ben Silburn. Producer Jo Clegg

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Duncan
Unknown:
Jan Ravens
Unknown:
Roger Blake
Unknown:
Alistair McGowan
Music By:
Mark Burton.
Written By:
Dan Gaster
Written By:
Ben Silburn.
Producer:
Jo Clegg

2: No Place for a Nest.
Sahab Qizilbash, a 17-year-old Muslim girl who is an Urdu poet and a star on All India Radio flees her native Delhi in the 1947 partition. Now she returns to search for her house, her friends and the ghosts of her past. Producer Julian Hale

Contributors

Producer:
Julian Hale

Pakistan is a confusing picture of wealth and squalor, glamour and desperation. Pakistani journalist Abbas Nasir travels through this vibrant, unpredictable nation to assess his country today. He asks whether new leaders can counter the dark threat of military rule and examines the power of feudal landlords who rule villages like minor gods. Producer Hugh Levinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Abbas Nasir
Producer:
Hugh Levinson

By Nick Fisher. With Imelda Staunton as investigating detective Julie Enfield. 2: Stacks and Baps and Amulets
Julie begins to unravel the murder in the British Library when she learns of a second killing- a new "mummy" in the Egyptian rooms. with Hugh Dickson. Ioan Meredith and Sean Baker. Director Richard Wortley

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Fisher.
Unknown:
Imelda Staunton
Unknown:
Julie Enfield.
Unknown:
Hugh Dickson.
Unknown:
Ioan Meredith
Unknown:
Sean Baker.
Director:
Richard Wortley
Dad:
Geoffrey Matthews
Lawrence Evans:
Ross Livingstone
Stephen Arnold:
Alex Lowe
Amanda Thorne:
Janet Maw
Phil Carter:
Christopher Scott
Dorothy Lampton:
Shirley Dixon
Melanie Sharpe:
Colleen Prendergast

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