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The last of four programmes in which Irish writers explore the theme of summer. Novelist Clare Boylan recalls two summers that marked her passage from child to adult - a summer romance with an older man and her first grown-up holiday at Butlin's. Producer Judith Elliot

Contributors

Unknown:
Clare Boylan
Producer:
Judith Elliot

A six-part comedy drama by Kate Brooke and Sally Phillips. 4: The smear hits the papers, and Robbins has discovered what he believes to be a lunch-for-questions scenario. with Kevin Eldon. Sally Phillips and Elliott Nicholls. Producer Jane Berthoud

Contributors

Unknown:
Kate Brooke
Unknown:
Sally Phillips.
Unknown:
Kevin Eldon.
Unknown:
Sally Phillips
Unknown:
Elliott Nicholls.
Producer:
Jane Berthoud
George Dank:
John Fortune
Hermione Dank:
Eleanor Bron
Anne Dank:
Louisa Milwood-Haigh
Robbins:
Brian Bowles

The final part of Martyn Wade 's serial about the life of John Wesley.
3: Marriage and Separation. Having established the home of Methodism in London, Wesley is finally at peace.
His sudden decision to many a wealthy widow is to shatter all this. with Rosemary Martin , John Hartley , Jane Whittenshaw. Rachel Atkins , Christopher Wright. Hugh Dickson and David Brooks Producer Cherry Cookson

Contributors

Unknown:
Martyn Wade
Unknown:
John Wesley.
Unknown:
Rosemary Martin
Unknown:
John Hartley
Unknown:
Jane Whittenshaw.
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins
Unknown:
Christopher Wright.
Unknown:
Hugh Dickson
Unknown:
David Brooks
Producer:
Cherry Cookson
John Wesley:
Clive Francis
Charles Wesley:
Michael Cochrane

Paul Gambaccini takes in David
Lynch's new film Lost Highway with Patricia Arquette. and talks to Kevin Spacey about his directorial debut, Albino Alligator.
Producer Nicki Paxman
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Patricia Arquette.
Unknown:
Kevin Spacey
Unknown:
Albino Alligator.
Producer:
Nicki Paxman

To western eyes, famine is an extraordinary event. In the developing world, people understand famine as an extension of normality - a normality unimaginable to most people in the west. Fintan O'Toole dismantles the stereotype and traces the evolution of our understanding of famine. Producer Mary Price Repeat

Six readings that explore the joys and woes of earning a daily crust.
3: Gregory Gladwell - Blacksmith by Ronald Blythe. An extract from
Akenfieldwhich describes life at the forge. Read by David Horovitch. Producer Duncan Minshull

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregory Gladwell
Unknown:
Ronald Blythe.
Read By:
David Horovitch.
Producer:
Duncan Minshull

The last of four talks by journalists who have won the James Cameron Memorial Prize. John Simpson , BBC Foreign Affairs editor, reveals how years of foreign reporting have given him a love of central Asia.
Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
James Cameron
Unknown:
John Simpson
Producer:
Sara Davies

An eight-part series on the environment.
5: Fishing. Jeremy Cherfas talks to fishermen and politicians in Canada and Scotland, and asks how we can preserve communities which have relied on fishing the seas for generations while, at the same time, sustaining fish stocks. Producer Hugh O'Donnell Repeated Sunday 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Jeremy Cherfas
Producer:
Hugh O'Donnell

The second of two programmes featuring dramatisations based on the hilarious mental gymnastics of the Irish wit Flann O'Brien.
With Dan Reardon , Gerry O'Bnen. Brendan Cauldwell. Jonathan White. Luke Griffin , Malcolm Douglas and Dierdre Monaghan Written by Owen Dudley Edwards Producer David Batchelor

Contributors

Unknown:
Flann O'Brien.
Unknown:
Dan Reardon
Unknown:
Gerry O'Bnen.
Unknown:
Brendan Cauldwell.
Unknown:
Jonathan White.
Unknown:
Luke Griffin
Unknown:
Malcolm Douglas
Unknown:
Dierdre Monaghan
Written By:
Owen Dudley Edwards
Producer:
David Batchelor

In the last of six programmes,
Ken Livingstone MP uncovers further tales of fraud. Guests are Kevin Day , Lee Hurst , Fred Macaulay and Tim Vine. Producer Jon Naismith Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Ken Livingstone
Unknown:
Kevin Day
Unknown:
Lee Hurst
Unknown:
Fred MacAulay
Unknown:
Tim Vine.
Producer:
Jon Naismith

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