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John Peel takes a warts-and-all look at the great British weekend. In this edition he looks at cleaning rotas in shared houses - do they work? Plus a guide to avoiding the World Cup, and preparations for summer weddings.
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Contributors

Presenter:
John Peel
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Jonathan Dimbleby is joined in Blackwood, Caerphilly, by panellists Peter Hain , parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Welsh Office; Julie Kirkbride , Conservative MPfor
Bromsgrove; Elfyn Llwyd , Plaid Cymru MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy; and industrialist Sir Peter Parker. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Peter Hain
Unknown:
Julie Kirkbride
Unknown:
Elfyn Llwyd
Unknown:
Sir Peter Parker.

Barbara Penner revisits the Camden
Town of 1898, where George Bernard Shaw is fighting for women's rights in a fierce battle over the opening of a ladies' public lavatory. With
Joss Ackland as George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Smith as the omnibus proprietor. Producer Susan Maning

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Penner
Unknown:
George Bernard
Unknown:
Joss Ackland
Unknown:
George Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Arthur Smith
Producer:
Susan Maning

By Jo Anderson. Breizh has a problem - the World Cup looms and all eyes are on France. Down on the estate, something stirs. with Michael N Harbour. Michael Mellinger , Sam Dastor and Jo Anderson Director Andy Jordan

Contributors

Unknown:
Jo Anderson.
Unknown:
Michael N Harbour.
Unknown:
Michael Mellinger
Unknown:
Sam Dastor
Unknown:
Jo Anderson
Director:
Andy Jordan
Inspector Breizh:
Philip Madoc
Danni:
Frances Jeater
Claude:
Michael Culver
Sgt Jupe:
Paul Bazely
Mrs Aziz:
Nisha K Nayar

Russell Davies presents a programme about films and film-going. In this edition: Orson Welles restored -
Oscar-winning sound designer Walter Murch unveils Welles's classic crime thriller Touch of Evil as it has never been heard before.
Producer Mark Burman
Repeated Tuesday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Davies
Designer:
Walter Murch
Producer:
Mark Burman

Cabaret, comedy and conversation from the Coffee House Club, Manhattan.
Steve Ross introduces
David Sedaris and resident limey
Simon Jones.
Executive producer Jonathan James-Moore

Contributors

Introduces:
Steve Ross
Unknown:
David Sedaris
Unknown:
Simon Jones.
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore

Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural events. This edition looks at a new big-screen adaptation of Henry James 's Washington Square, starring Albert Finney and Maggie Smith. Producer Adrian Washbourne

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Henry James
Unknown:
Albert Finney
Unknown:
Maggie Smith.
Producer:
Adrian Washbourne

Theodor Fontane 's tale of Prussian nobility is serialised in three parts by Hugh Rorrison. 1: Seventeen-year-oldEffi receives a surprising proposal from her mother's former suitor.
With Emilia Fox and David Threlfall. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Theodor Fontane
Unknown:
Hugh Rorrison.
Unknown:
Emilia Fox
Unknown:
David Threlfall.

Michael Buerk chairs a lively 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. Repeated from Wednesday
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Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
David Cook
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
Michael Mansfield
Unknown:
David Starkey.

Kaufman and Hart. The last of three features on the work of George S Kaufman , the American director who also wrote 45 plays and musicals. Written and presented by Dick Vosburgh , with Bob Sessions as the voice of Kaufman.
Producer Jonathan James-Moore Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
George S Kaufman
Presented By:
Dick Vosburgh
Unknown:
Bob Sessions
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore

Annie Ross
Paul Allen talks to six people who regard the night as a special place. 2: Annie Ross chooses songs - both her own and by friends like Billie
Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald - which she finds evoke nights in smoky jazz clubs. Producer Tessa Watt
Repeated Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Annie Ross
Talks:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Annie Ross
Unknown:
Ella Fitzgerald
Producer:
Tessa Watt

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