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The fifth of six programmes presented by Julian Pettifer. This week, as India goes to the polls, all eyes are on Asia's subcontinent: how does cash-strapped India afford such frequent elections, and could the discovery of oil and gas save the Bangladeshi economy? Producer Rosie Goldsmith

Contributors

Presented By:
Julian Pettifer.
Producer:
Rosie Goldsmith

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined in Birmingham by panellists including Angela Browning , shadow education spokeswoman; Simon Jenkins , columnist for The Times; and John Monks , General Secretary of the TUC. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Angela Browning
Unknown:
Simon Jenkins
Unknown:
John Monks

Adapted by Patrick Garland and Judy Taylor from the writings, letters and journals of Beatrix Potter, this play tells the real-life story of the much-loved children's writer. Starring Patricia Routledge.

Contributors

Author:
Beatrix Potter
Adapted by:
Patrick Garland
Adapted by:
Judy Taylor
Music composed by:
Carl Davies
Music performed by:
Osian Ellis
Music performed by:
Philippa Davies
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Beatrix Potter:
Patricia Routledge

Two years after the death of George Mackay Brown , Kevin Crossley-Holland visits the small port of Stromness, where the writer spent his life. He meets people who knew and worked with Mackay Brown , and reassesses the work of the world-renowned author.
Producer Julian May. Repeated Friday 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
George MacKay Brown
Unknown:
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Unknown:
MacKay Brown

Pillars of the Community
Graeme Garden looks at how life has changed over the past 50 years for the professionals who traditionally uphold values and respectability in Britain. Series editor Lindsay Leonard

Contributors

Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Editor:
Lindsay Leonard

The conclusion of Olwen Wymark and Barbara Clegg's three-part drama.

Gail asks her father to look into the strange deathbed confession of a friend's grandmother.
with Melanie Walters, Charlotte Bird, Richard Lomas, Doreen Mantle, Rachel Atkins, Mary Wimbush, Tonya Smith, Ruth Lloyd and Simon Ludders.
Director Alison Hindell
(Repeat)

Contributors

Unknown:
Olwen Wymark
Unknown:
Barbara Clegg
Unknown:
Melanie Walters.
Unknown:
Richard Lomas.
Unknown:
Doreen Mantle.
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins.
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush
Unknown:
Tonya Smith.
Unknown:
Ruth Lloyd
Unknown:
Simon Ludders.
Director:
Alison Hindell
Thackeray:
Michael Cochrane
George:
John Hartley
Miss Birch:
Margaret John

Four programmes exploring foreign words. In the final programme of the series, Matt Frei discovers that, for the Chinese, "losing face" is a serious business.
Producer Tony Grant

Contributors

Unknown:
Matt Frei
Producer:
Tony Grant

The classic adventure tale of alien invasion by John Wyndham , dramatised for radio by John Constable. Radio reporter Mike Watson and his wife Phyl are on a honeymoon cruise when they see strange red lights plunging from the sky into the sea. with John Branwell , Kathryn Hunt , Tom Clark Hill and James Nickerson
Music composed and played by Paul Cargill Producer Susan Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wyndham
Unknown:
John Constable.
Reporter:
Mike Watson
Unknown:
John Branwell
Unknown:
Kathryn Hunt
Unknown:
Tom Clark
Unknown:
James Nickerson
Played By:
Paul Cargill
Producer:
Susan Roberts
Mike:
Jonathan Cake
Phyl:
Saira Todd
Freddie:
David Fleeshman
DrBocker:
Russell Dixon
Captain Winters:
William Oxborrow
Mallarby:
Malcolm Hebden

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