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Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. With Kit
Hesketh-Harvey, Denis Norden ,
Sandi Toksvig and Polly Toynbee. Reader William Franklyn. Producer Chris Neill Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Sandi Toksvig
Reader:
Polly Toynbee.
Reader:
William Franklyn.
Producer:
Chris Neill

By Mark Pottle , based on the diaries and letters written by Violet Bonham
Carter - daughter of Herbert Asquith - between 1904 and 1918. This dramatisation deals with a period in her life in which an intense relationship brought her great joy - until its tragic conclusion.
Helena Bonham Carter plays Violet, her real-life grandmother.
Director Cherry Cookson
* "Playing my own grandmother was eerie": page 26

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Pottle
Written By:
Violet Bonham
Unknown:
Herbert Asquith
Unknown:
Helena Bonham Carter
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Archie Gordon:
Alex Jennings
Narrator:
John Rowe

Richard Baker presents eight conversations with leading directors about working with music.
7: Phyllida Lloyd is a theatre director who has ventured into opera with productions for Opera North. Producer Tony Cheevers

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker
Music:
Phyllida Lloyd
Producer:
Tony Cheevers

Colin Swash 's six-part comedy series. It is 22nd-century Britain, and the collapse of the pensions system means compulsory euthanasia for 70-yearolds. Tough luck for George Smith when the authorities get their sums wrong and come looking for him. Part 1. with Lorelei King , Melanie Hudson , Chris Douglas and Lewis MacLeod Producer Richard Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Swash
Unknown:
George Smith
Unknown:
Lorelei King
Unknown:
Melanie Hudson
Unknown:
Chris Douglas
Unknown:
Lewis MacLeod
Producer:
Richard Wilson
George:
Stephen Moore
Doris:
Patsy Byrne
O'Connoll:
Geoffrey McGivern

Leslie Forbes returns to investigate six crime writers and explore the landscapes of their novels.
1: David Craig. A young prostitute is murdered in the industrial wasteland of Cardiff docks, her death linked to shady property developers. As gleaming new buildings rise from the ruins, what place is left for the "minor, decent villainies" of Tiger Bay? Producer Nigel Acheson

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Forbes
Unknown:
David Craig.
Producer:
Nigel Acheson

Peter White with news, views and information for the visually impaired. Producer Karen Turner
PHONE: [number removed] for more information
FACTSHEET: send a large sae to [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Producer:
Karen Turner

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