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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. Producer David Coomes

Contributors

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

Maurice Denham stars as the doyen of Prior's Heath Golf Club in stories by PG Wodehouse.
1: The Clicking of Cuthbert
With Jonathan Cecil , Betty Marsden. John Graham. John Kane and Sue Holderness Dramatised by Edward Taylor and Michael Pointon. Producer Edward Taylor Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Maurice Denham
Unknown:
Jonathan Cecil
Unknown:
Betty Marsden.
Unknown:
John Graham.
Unknown:
John Kane
Dramatised By:
Edward Taylor
Dramatised By:
Michael Pointon.
Producer:
Edward Taylor

Esther Freud adapts her own successful novel for radio.
The story charts the journey of two small children and their mother. with Paul Viragh , Rachel Atkins , Michael Baggili and Frida Aboody. All other parts played by members of the company. Music by Felix Cross. Director Kristine Landon-Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Esther Freud
Unknown:
Paul Viragh
Unknown:
Rachel Atkins
Unknown:
Michael Baggili
Unknown:
Frida Aboody.
Music By:
Felix Cross.
Director:
Kristine Landon-Smith
Mum:
Usa Jacobs
Bea:
Lexi Rose
Lucy:
Lannah McAdam
Bilal:
Nasser Memarzia

Paul Allen sees Caroline Quentin in an adaptation of the 19th-century play The London Cuckolds; and Angels Rave On, a new play at the Nottingham Playhouse about a successful young priest who begins to worry the community.
Producer Nikki Paxman. Revised repeat 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Caroline Quentin
Producer:
Nikki Paxman.

A six-part comedy-drama created by Jim Eldridge and written by Paul Copley , starring , the head teacher.
5: Financial Times
Who would be a crime reporter? Young Rafat learns the hard way. with Paul Copley. Deirdre Costello , Danny Webb. Tilly Vosburgh, Dax O'Callaghan.
Robert Thomas. Anthony Hamblin and Sarah French. Producer John Fawcett Wilson Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Eldridge
Written By:
Paul Copley
Unknown:
Paul Copley.
Unknown:
Deirdre Costello
Unknown:
Danny Webb.
Unknown:
Dax O'Callaghan.
Unknown:
Robert Thomas.
Unknown:
Anthony Hamblin
Unknown:
Sarah French.
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson
Mr Karl:
Karl Howman
Mr Beeston:
James Grout
Miss Lewis:
Marlene Sidaway
Mrs Stone:
Margaret John
Mr Holliday:
Tom Watson
Mrs Rudd:
Vivienne Martin

A four-part investigation into the state of the world's water resources. 3: Water, Water Everywhere ...
Getting enough water to drink would not seem to be a problem in Bangladesh, a country associated with catastrophic floods. But much of its water is badly contaminated with bacteria and - incredibly - with arsenic. Andy Kershaw explores the difficulties of supplying clean, safe drinking water. Producer Jeremy Grange

Contributors

Unknown:
Andy Kershaw
Producer:
Jeremy Grange

Let's Go to Work
Work is at the centre of the Government's social policy, but what is so special about it?
Frances Cairncross asks whether everyone can really benefit from having a job, or whether we are neglecting the importance of some activities that do not receive a wage.
Producer Anthony Dworkin Repeated Sunday 4.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Frances Cairncross
Producer:
Anthony Dworkin

A Need for Speed
There is not a pen in sight as young novelist Hwee Hwee Tan exchanges e-mails with Marcel Moring in Rotterdam about their obsession with computers and all things digital. Producer Tessa Watt Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Hwee Hwee Tan
Unknown:
Marcel Moring
Producer:
Tessa Watt

By Barry McKinley.
Question: You have just arrived in a mental asylum. Who do you not ask for help to fill in the assessment form? Answer: The other inmates. with Kristin Milward , Christopher Scott and Shirley Dixon. Directed and produced by Peter Kavanagh Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry McKinley.
Unknown:
Kristin Milward
Unknown:
Christopher Scott
Unknown:
Shirley Dixon.
Produced By:
Peter Kavanagh
Billy:
James Fleet
Joey:
Mark Bonnar
Professor:
John Turner

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