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John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Geoffrey Smith answer questions posed by gardeners from Belfast. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Eric Robson.

Five Victorian mysteries by Wilkie Collins, dramatised by John Arden.
An Englishman and an American are rivals for the affections of a beautiful heiress. with Jenny Lee, David Timson, David Jarvis and loan Meredith. Pianist Colin Guthrie Director David Blount

Contributors

Unknown:
Wilkie Collins
Dramatised By:
John Arden.
Unknown:
Jenny Lee.
Unknown:
David Timison
Unknown:
David Jaris
Pianist:
Colin Guthrie
Director:
David Blount
Wilkie Collins:
Ronald Pickup
Bertha Laroche:
Alison Pettitt

A three-part series by award-winning writer Mark Davies Markham.
Paula Young has been shot at in a bank raid and suspects that her ex-boyfriend Tony is involved. with Vincent Davies , Ian Dunn ,
Becky Hindley , Stephen Thorne. Natasha Pyne , Gerard McDermott , Alison Pettitt , Iwan Thomas and Carolyn Jones
Written by Vince Foxall. Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Davies Markham.
Unknown:
Paula Young
Unknown:
Vincent Davies
Unknown:
Ian Dunn
Unknown:
Becky Hindley
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne.
Unknown:
Natasha Pyne
Unknown:
Gerard McDermott
Unknown:
Alison Pettitt
Unknown:
Iwan Thomas
Unknown:
Carolyn Jones
Written By:
Vince Foxall.
Director:
Claire Grove
Paula Young:
Julia Ford
Stuart:
Mark Bonnar

Six teachers nominated by BBC Radio 4 listeners have allowed microphones into their classrooms. 3: Biology teacher Elizabeth Pollack and her GCSE class from Whitley Bay High School, Newcastle, look at the workings of the eye.
Producer John Dryden Revised repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Pollack
Producer:
John Dryden

Paul Gambaccini watches Titanic, starring Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet. Plus reviews of Alex Cox 's film The Winner, set in Las Vegas. Producer Mohit Bakaya
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Leonardo Di Caprio
Unknown:
Kate Winslet.
Unknown:
Alex Cox
Producer:
Mohit Bakaya

The second of two programmes in which Anthony Howard draws on the secret tapes made by President
Kennedy to tell the inside story of what went on in the White House during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Actors Ed Bishop, John Guerrasio , Bill Roberts , Kerry Shale , Bob Sherman , Colin Stinton and John Turner re-create the dramas in the Oval office. Producer Mark Savage

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Howard
Unknown:
John Guerrasio
Unknown:
Bill Roberts
Unknown:
Kerry Shale
Unknown:
Bob Sherman
Unknown:
Colin Stinton
Unknown:
John Turner

A series of documentary dramas revealing the inside stories of four eminent Victorian partnerships.
3: Carlyle's Silent Room. The life of the great historian Thomas Carlyle was utterly changed by the discovery of his wife's diary. Written by Michael Butt. with Kim Wall , Stephen Critchlow and Joseph Swash. Director Penny Gold Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Carlyle
Written By:
Michael Butt.
Unknown:
Kim Wall
Unknown:
Stephen Critchlow
Unknown:
Joseph Swash.
Thomas Carlyle:
Denys Hawthorne
Jane Welsh Carlyle:
Morag Hood

A Far, Far Better Thing. The final part of Keith Lawes 's darkly comic tale.
Starring Timothy West , Maggie Steed and Jonathan Coy. Producer Phil Bowker

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Lawes
Unknown:
Timothy West
Unknown:
Maggie Steed
Unknown:
Jonathan Coy.
Producer:
Phil Bowker

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