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The series which goes on location to report the stories that matter to people around the world. Meriel Beattie visits Bavaria to see how organic farming is booming and why the Bavarian royal family is still held in such high regard. Producer Rosie Goldsmith

Contributors

Unknown:
Meriel Beattie
Producer:
Rosie Goldsmith

Alex Ferguson 's six-part comedy series set on Tyneside in 1938. 5: Life Is a Bowl of Cherries. Young Lecky comes face to face with Winston Churchill, who has come to the North East to meet Saint-Exupery. with Gareth Brown , Charlie Hardwick , Colin MacLachlan. Janine Birkett. Madaleine Moffatt , Joe Caffrey and Donald McBride Director Melanie Harris. Repeated Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Alex Ferguson
Unknown:
Young Lecky
Unknown:
Gareth Brown
Unknown:
Charlie Hardwick
Unknown:
Colin MacLachlan.
Unknown:
Janine Birkett.
Unknown:
Madaleine Moffatt
Unknown:
Joe Caffrey
Unknown:
Donald McBride
Director:
Melanie Harris.
Uncle Freddie:
Shaun Prendergast
Alex:
Alex Ferguson

Lars Tharp presents an antiques quiz broadcast from some of England's finest country houses. This edition comes from the London home of the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House. Producers Elizabeth Abrahams and Annie Bristow. Repeated Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Lars Tharp
Producers:
Elizabeth Abrahams
Producers:
Annie Bristow.

In 1907, Edith Wharton and Henry James made a journey through France in a Panhard car with two small dogs, Edith's husband and a chauffeur named Cook. Michael Bakewell presents an account of their stately progress and of the friendship of the two remarkable writers, who observe the landscape and each other with wry humour. Joss Ackland plays Henry James.

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Bakewell
Producer:
Julian Wilkinson
Edith Wharton:
Gayle Hunnicutt
Henry James:
Joss Ackland

By Annie Arnold , read byJJ Murphy. On his first day in his new parish, a young curate is sent on a sick call to the Murphy family home. When he gets there, the dying man and his two sisters reveal a terrible secret.
Producer Anne Simpson

Contributors

Unknown:
Annie Arnold
Producer:
Anne Simpson

Michael Rosen presents the programme about words and the way we speak.
5: An attempt to decipher the language of the medical profession, with the help of Dr Michael O'Donnell and self-confessed hypochondriac Sue Limb. Producer Joy Hatwood. Repeated Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Unknown:
Dr Michael O'Donnell
Producer:
Joy Hatwood.

Francine Stock asks why the Dutch city of Utrecht produced so many fine painters in the 16th century. Plus the film music of Lalo Schifrin , from
Mission Impossible to new release Something to Believe In. Producer Mohit Bakaya

Contributors

Unknown:
Francine Stock
Unknown:
Lalo Schifrin
Producer:
Mohit Bakaya

As Parliament prepares to vote on equalising the age of consent for gay men, journalist Nigel Wrench presents two programmes tracing the evolution of the gay rights movement. This first programme focuses on the sixties, featuring some of those who fought for gay rights and others who wanted homosexuality to remain a crime. Producer David Cook Repeated Sunday

Contributors

Producer:
David Cook

A six-part series on technology and culture. 5: Artificial, Schmartificial?
A new generation of smart machines is aimed at bettering what humans already do well. Quentin Cooper investigates. Producer John Tuckey

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
John Tuckey

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More