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Andrea Dworkin , America's most controversial feminist, talks to
Jenni Murray about what has been described as her most provocative book to date.
Serial: Angel, by Anita Mason , read by Barbara Flynn , abridged in 12 parts by Jane Marshall. Part 1.
Managing editor Nadine Grieve. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrea Dworkin
Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Unknown:
Anita Mason
Read By:
Barbara Flynn
Unknown:
Jane Marshall.
Editor:
Nadine Grieve.

A three-part drama by Nigel Baldwin.
A journalist investigates the mysterious death of a student.

An inventor who claims to have discovered a non-chemical system of promoting crop growth has his reputation smeared. Dee is reluctant to get involved.

Contributors

Writer:
Nigel Baldwin
Composer:
Laurie Scott-Baker
Musicians:
Dylan Fowler
Musicians:
Evan Parker
Director:
Alison Hindell
Dee:
Sue Johnston
Jarvis:
Martin Troakes
Jack:
Antony O'Donnell
[Actor]:
David Middleton
[Actress]:
Lynne Seymour
[Actress]:
Manon Edwards
[Actor]:
Hugh Dickson
[Actress]:
Clare Isaac
[Actor]:
Siriol Jenkins
[Actor]:
Steffan Rhodri

The Catholic faith, a concern for social justice and a sense of drama pervade the music of young Scottish composer James MacMillan. As a major festival devoted to his work unfolds, Lynne Walker charts his career to date.
Producer Erin Riley. Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
James MacMillan.
Unknown:
Lynne Walker
Producer:
Erin Riley.

By Daniel Davies , read by David Bannerman.
"Simon looked at the man's head.
Around his crown, the man's short sandy hair petered out into nothing more than a furry covering. Surely he didn't have a bald patch like that?" Producer Pam Fraser Solomon

Contributors

Unknown:
Daniel Davies
Read By:
David Bannerman.
Producer:
Pam Fraser Solomon

Four programmes looking at the main points of the compass and what they mean to us. 3: South
Written and presented by Simon Armitage , with Charles Burton , Tracey Edwards , Ian McGaskill , Patrick Moore , Trevor Mouncy , Francis Spufford and Rupert Wilkinson. Producer Susan Roberts Repeat

Contributors

Presented By:
Simon Armitage
Unknown:
Charles Burton
Unknown:
Tracey Edwards
Unknown:
Ian McGaskill
Unknown:
Patrick Moore
Unknown:
Trevor Mouncy
Unknown:
Francis Spufford
Unknown:
Rupert Wilkinson.
Producer:
Susan Roberts

By Peter Ackroyd, dramatised by Alan Drury.

Matthew Palmer is left an old house in Clerkenwell. Once owned by an Elizabethan scholar who was reputedly involved in black magic, the house hides dark secrets.

Contributors

Author:
Peter Ackroyd
Dramatised by:
Alan Drury
Director:
Claire Grove
Matthew Palmer:
Philip Glenister
Doctor John Dee:
Nigel Anthony
Father:
Stephen Thorne
[Actor]:
Anthony Ofoegbu
[Actor]:
Gerard McDermott
[Actress]:
Carolyn Jones
[Actor]:
David Bannerman
[Actress]:
Tracy Ann Oberman
[Actress]:
Alison Pettitt
[Actress]:
Jillie Meers
[Actor]:
John Rowe
[Actor]:
James Bell

A four-part series examining issues of ethnicity and nationalism.
3: Letter from Vietnam. Fergal Keane journeys into the heart of Vietnam to chart the progress of the new Asia. He considers the risks of denying free speech in a society in which the overriding imperative is self-enrichment. Producer Tony Grant Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Fergal Keane

Peter Lovesey's historical whodunit, dramatised in four parts by Geoffrey M Matthews. 3: Bertie is bewildered by the apparent lack of motive for the Moulin Rouge murder. with Geoffrey Whitehead , John Hartley , Zulema Dene , Tracy Wiles , Diana Payan ,
Tessa Worsley , Linda Regan and Stephen Critchlow. Director Matthew Walters Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey M Matthews.
Unknown:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Unknown:
John Hartley
Unknown:
Zulema Dene
Unknown:
Tracy Wiles
Unknown:
Diana Payan
Unknown:
Tessa Worsley
Unknown:
Linda Regan
Unknown:
Stephen Critchlow.
Director:
Matthew Walters
Bertie:
Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt:
Jane Lapotaire

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