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Michael Buerk chairs a live investigation of the moral questions behind the week's news. Witnesses face cross-examination from David Cook , Janet Daley , Michael Mansfield QC and David Starkey. From County Durham. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
David Cook
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Michael Mansfield Qc
Unknown:
David Starkey.
Producer:
David Coomes

The last in the series of the round-the-world travel quiz. Hosted by Gideon Coe , with panellists Dan Gaster , Fi Glover and Dominic Holland. Producer Maria Esposito

Contributors

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

by Marcy Kahan

Esther Salzburg, a screenplay writer, escapes noisy New York for the promised peace and quiet of an Edwardian block of flats near London's West End. However, she is in for an unpleasant surprise.

Contributors

Writer:
Marcy Kahan
Director:
Gordon House
Esther Salzburg:
Tara Hugo
Hedley Whitman:
Robert Goodale
Caroline Kerrigan:
Marcella Riordan
[Actor]:
Kerry Shale
[Actor]:
Mia Soteriou
[Actor]:
Kristin Milward
[Actor]:
Carolyn Jones

Paul Allen sees a touring version of Oh! What a Lovely War by the National Theatre that will be staged in a tent, travelling from Aberdeen to Swanley. Plus, a review of Tearing the Loom at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. Producer Jerome Weatherald Revised repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Producer:
Jerome Weatherald

A six-part comedy drama created by Jim Eldridge and written by Richard Stoneman, starring Karl Howman as Mr Sims, and James Grout as Mr Beeston, the head teacher.

An angry visitor, a naughty boy, and a girl with a problem make for an uncomfortable day at King Street.
(Repeat)

Contributors

Created by:
Jim Eldridge
Writer:
Richard Stoneman
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson
Mr Sims:
Karl Howman
Mr Beeston:
James Grout
Miss Lewis:
Marlene Sidaway
Mrs Stone:
Margaret John
Mr Long:
Paul Copley
[Actor]:
Deirdre Costello
[Actor]:
Tom Watson
[Actor]:
Vivienne Martin
[Actor]:
Pat Coombs
[Actor]:
Brian Bowles
[Actor]:
Jason Blake
[Actor]:
Sophie Ward

A four-part investigation into the state of the world's water resources. 2: Watering the Promised Land
At the heart of Israel's peace treaties with both Jordan and the Palestinians is the question of how their extremely limited water resources are to be shared. Andy Kershaw visits the Jordan River basin to explore the political and social tensions. Producer Jeremy Grange

Contributors

Unknown:
Andy Kershaw
Producer:
Jeremy Grange

Reliance on Science
Genetically altered foods, BSE, E-coli and others all seem to present risks beyond our control, while scientists appear both to create dangers and to warn us about them. John Ashworth asks how risk should be perceived and managed, and what the role of scientists in a society ought to be. Producer Ingrid Hassler
Repeated Sunday4.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ashworth
Producer:
Ingrid Hassler

Last of six programmes exploring the problems that have faced the children of immigrant families in Britain. Mona Kershaw talks about her Indian upbringing and the difficulties of being a Hindu in a western culture. Producer Martin Kurzik

Contributors

Talks:
Britain. Mona Kershaw
Producer:
Martin Kurzik

by Carey Harrison

It is good to talk, or so they say, but not when you are called from beyond the grave.
(Repeat)

Contributors

Writer:
Carey Harrison
Producer:
Sally Avens
Dr Edward Elmore:
John Shrapnel
Stephen Warburton:
Nick Dunning
Reverend Neville Barber:
Christopher Scott
Martha:
Carolyn Jones

Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists.
4: Jamaica in the Rainy Months
Polly Thomas enjoys National Heroes Band Holiday in October - sound systems, fried fish, rum and all. Repeated from Saturday 6.50pm
(FM only)

Contributors

Unknown:
Polly Thomas

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