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Nigel Colborn , John Cushnie and Bob Rowerdew answer questions posed by gardeners from Benfleet in Essex. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Colborn
Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Bob Rowerdew
Unknown:
Eric Robson.

Peter Tinniswood 's six-part comedy drama series. 3: Other People
Mother-in-law's friend Otto insists on visiting Julia too.
With Stephen Thorne , Kate Binchy and Nigel Anthony. Producer John Tydeman

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Tinniswood
Unknown:
Stephen Thorne
Unknown:
Kate Binchy
Unknown:
Nigel Anthony.
Producer:
John Tydeman
Roger:
Keith Barron
Julia:
Liz Goulding
Ma-in-'ell ,:
Shirley Dixon

Three classic mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , starring Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.
1: The Lion's Mane. Holmes has retired to Sussex to tend his bees, but finds that old habits linger - especially when it is a case of violent death ... Violin Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Bert Coules. Director Patrick Rayner Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
Clive Merrison
Unknown:
Sherlock Holmes
Unknown:
Michael Williams
Violin:
Leonard Friedman.
Dramatised By:
Bert Coules.
Director:
Patrick Rayner

Richard Leonard is an Australian
Jesuit priest in his thirties. During the week, he studies at the London
International Film School; at the weekend he preaches in a North
London church. He is celibate in an age of sexual hype and remains idealistic at the end of what some cynics would call a burnt-out century. Producer Piers Plowright Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Leonard

Paul Gambaccini delivers the verdict on the latest cinema releases, including the post-apocalyptic drama The Postman, directed by and starring Kevin Costner ; and a new version of Great Expectations set in contemporary New York. And director Neil Jordan gives the lowdown on his new film, The Butcher Boy. Producer Rob Ketteridge Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Gambaccini
Unknown:
Kevin Costner
Director:
Neil Jordan
Producer:
Rob Ketteridge

Jeremy Bentham 's corpse sits in a discreet cloister of London
University. He died in 1832, having arranged for his corpse to be dissected. Historian Ruth Richardson explores the world of body-snatching and medical research which prompted this remarkable political act. Producer Virginia Crompton Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Bentham
Unknown:
Ruth Richardson

The last of four programmes in which Melvyn Bragg talks to today's great scientists and historians about the giants who made scientific history.
Darwin - the Comfortable Revolutionary Stephen Jay Gould , Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins reveal why
Darwin's theory remains controversial. A new six-part series of On Giants' Shoulders begins next week with a look at the mathematician Poincare Producer Ruth Gardiner Repeat

Contributors

Talks:
Melvyn Bragg
Unknown:
Stephen Jay Gould
Unknown:
Daniel Dennett
Unknown:
Richard Dawkins
Producer:
Ruth Gardiner

A comedy sketch show which confronts the world's most puzzling trivia. In this edition: do poltergeists exist, and is it true that zombies walk the streets of London? Hosted by Dan Gaster and Paul Powell , with Melanie Hudson , Martin Hyder , Neil McCaul and Dan Strauss.
Written by Dan Gaster and Paul Powell Producer Phil Clarke

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Gaster
Unknown:
Paul Powell
Unknown:
Melanie Hudson
Unknown:
Martin Hyder
Unknown:
Neil McCaul
Unknown:
Dan Strauss.
Written By:
Dan Gaster
Written By:
Paul Powell
Producer:
Phil Clarke

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