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Five gardeners born outside Britain show Anna Pavord their gardens here which remind them of their native homes. 1: Rose Irving has turned her north London patch into a corner of the Caribbean island she left 30 years ago. Producer Beaty Rubens

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Pavord
Unknown:
Rose Irving
Producer:
Beaty Rubens

The Baroque grandeur of Dyrham Park near Bath is the setting for this week's programme. Lars Tharp quizzes the two teams of antiques experts about objects from above and below stairs. Panellists include Penny Brittain and David Battie.
Producers Elizabeth Abrahams and Anne Bristow. Repeated Sunday llpm

Contributors

Unknown:
Lars Tharp
Unknown:
David Battie.
Producers:
Elizabeth Abrahams
Producers:
Anne Bristow.

Organic gardening is on the increase, but how can compost help crops grown on an agricultural scale? Trevor Phillips looks at new research from America that shows the natural way could keep the planet alive longer. Producer Bruce Whitney Low
E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Trevor Phillips
Producer:
Bruce Whitney Low

The last in the comedy series about a business set up to ban stress from people's lives by doing the worrying for them. This week, Toby Longworth and Niall Ashdown worry about going on holiday. With Joanna Brookes ,
Debra Stephenson , Simon Greenall and Lewis MacLeod. Producer Kathy Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Toby Longworth
Unknown:
Niall Ashdown
Unknown:
Joanna Brookes
Unknown:
Debra Stephenson
Unknown:
Simon Greenall
Unknown:
Lewis MacLeod.
Producer:
Kathy Smith

Francine Stock presents the arts programme, including a look at the art of turning birdsong into music, as revealed by the French composer Olivier Messiaen.
Producer Matthew Dodd

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivier Messiaen.
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

Eden. During the Suez crisis of 1956, was the British Prime Minister Sir
Anthony Eden taking a cocktail of drugs to help him stay alert and assist him to sleep? Professor Roy Porter canvasses various views of historians, doctors and Eden's widow, Lady Avon.
Producer Ian Bell Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Eden
Unknown:
Professor Roy Porter

A comedy by Tony Roche.
2: Things are looking bad for Barry and Garry. The pub is empty and they are on the verge of bankruptcy. When Barry says they need a miracle to sort them out, Dodgy Phil obliges.
Producer Jane Berthoud

Contributors

Comedy By:
Tony Roche.
Producer:
Jane Berthoud
Dodgy Phil:
John Thomson
Barry:
Phil Cornwell
Garry:
Alistair McGowan

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