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Gold and silver coins washed up on the shore mean only one thing for treasure hunters and salvage experts - a lucrative shipwreck. Who should have the right to work on the site, and what should happen to any valuable artefacts? Peter Benchley , author of Jaws and a keen diver, explores troubled waters.
Producer Mark Rickards

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Benchley
Producer:
Mark Rickards

The second of four programmes in which Maureen Lipman reinterprets the monologues, letters and songs of comedian Joyce Grenfell.
Music and piano playing by Denis King. Director Alan Strachan

Contributors

Unknown:
Maureen Lipman
Unknown:
Joyce Grenfell.
Unknown:
Denis King.
Director:
Alan Strachan

Lionel Kelleway chairs the wildlife quiz looking for the best naturalist in Britain. In this second semi-final, three hopeful contestants battle it out for a place in the final.
Producer Simon Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Simon Roberts

By Mike Coleman.
Starring June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley and Joshua Henderson.
Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962, but find themselves thrust back into the showbiz limelight when their hit song is used in a TV commercial. The trouble is they can no longer stand the sight of one another.
(Repeat)

Contributors

Writer:
Mike Coleman
Music:
Frido Ruth
Producer:
Steve Doherty
[Actor]:
June Whitfield
[Actor]:
Roy Hudd.
[Actor]:
Pat Coombs
[Actor]:
Julian Eardley
[Actor]:
Joshua Henderson

Diana Madill presents the second in a series of lively debates about the major issues of the day. Proposition: The asylum system puts too great a burden on the host country. Producer Anna Parkinson
Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Madill
Producer:
Anna Parkinson

A hilarious and disturbing account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father. Written and performed by Peter Bradshaw in five parts. 1: A chance playground encounter opens the long-concealed door into a dark erotic journey of the soul.
Producer Jon Naismith

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Bradshaw
Producer:
Jon Naismith

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