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Last of four programmes exploring the countries bordering the Caspian Sea. Caviar and Kalashnikovs. Tim Whewell is guided - at gunpoint - around gangsters' homes in southern Russia. He asks whether Moscow can retain control of this troubled region. Producer Andy Denwood Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Whewell

Panellists Dominic Holland , Fi Glover and Dan Gaster join chairman Gideon Coe for another edition of the travel quiz. Producer Maria Esposito

Contributors

Unknown:
Dominic Holland
Unknown:
Fi Glover
Unknown:
Dan Gaster
Unknown:
Gideon Coe
Producer:
Maria Esposito

By Mike Walker.

After 30 years, the tower blocks in Silvertown are coming down and Flo is losing her view over London's Docklands. With great-granddaughter Amba at her side, she makes her way down from the 19th floor on a journey that takes her back in time.

Contributors

Writer:
Mike Walker
Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Flo:
Anna Wing
Amba:
Jade Williams
[Actor]:
Alison Pettitt
[Actor]:
Alastair Danson
[Actor]:
Brian Parr
[Actor]:
Jodie Peters
[Actor]:
Gavin Muir
[Actor]:
John Hollis

Juliette Binoche , who won an Oscar for The English Patient, now makes her British theatre debut in Naked.
Paul Allen discovers how the star of the screen copes with the stage. And the novelist David Lodge turns to theatre, with a new play entitled Home Truths. Producer Chris Eldon Lee Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Juliette Binoche
Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
David Lodge
Producer:
Chris Eldon Lee

The final programme of the series which attempts to explain the nature of Yorkshire folk and why they are such a "rum lot". Presented by Mark Hurst.
Producers Richard Wilson and Caroline Leddy Repeat

Contributors

Presented By:
Mark Hurst.
Producers:
Richard Wilson
Producers:
Caroline Leddy

Two programmes exploring the roots of some of the more controversial postwar policies. With Chris Bowlby. 1: The Motorised City. A look at why major urban road schemes were all the rage in the sixties and seventies. Producers Chris Bowlby and Smita Patel

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Bowlby.
Producers:
Chris Bowlby
Producers:
Smita Patel

In three programmes, Tim Llewellyn hears from those who have taken part in 50 years of Jewish-Arab conflict over Palestine.
2: The Struggle for the Citadel. For the Jews, Jerusalem was the ultimate goal. For the Arabs, it was their ancient citadel. Fighters on both sides tell of their struggle to take this precious prize. Producer Vanessa Harrison. Editor Anne Koch

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Llewellyn
Producer:
Vanessa Harrison.
Editor:
Anne Koch

Six programmes exploring the problems that have faced the children of immigrant families living in Britain. 2: Sheila, an Asian woman from
Wolverhampton, describes how she escaped from an arranged marriage. Producer Martin Kurzik

Contributors

Producer:
Martin Kurzik

By PD James , dramatised in six parts by Neville Teller.
3: The corpse found by Adam Dalgliesh looks to be another victim of "the Whistler", but a surprising twist in the hunt for the Norfolk serial killer casts doubt over the murderer's identity. Dalgliesh's unwilling involvement with investigations looks to be far from over. with Jonathan Tafler , John Baddeley ,
Kate Wilton , Dermot Crowley. Amita Dhiri , Vaughan Sivelle and Susannah Doyle Producer Matthew Walters

Contributors

Unknown:
Pd James
Unknown:
Neville Teller.
Unknown:
Adam Dalgliesh
Unknown:
Jonathan Tafler
Unknown:
John Baddeley
Unknown:
Kate Wilton
Unknown:
Dermot Crowley.
Unknown:
Amita Dhiri
Unknown:
Vaughan Sivelle
Unknown:
Susannah Doyle
Producer:
Matthew Walters
AlexMair:
Paul Shelley
Adam Dalgliesh:
Robin Ellis
Terry Rickards:
Bruce Alexander

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