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Last in a six-part exploration of the herbal and historical roots of modern drugs and medicine. A Future Herbal Mainstream medicine is finally rediscovering the value of plants as a source of drugs. Dr Michael O'Donnell asks what role traditional and new plant remedies will play in the 21st century. Producer Jeremy Grange

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Michael O'Donnell
Producer:
Jeremy Grange

The series of programmes in which Jeffrey Robinson looks at the serials which dominated American radio during the thirties and forties. With help from humorist James Thurber 's New Yorker essays. Thurber is played by Paul Birchard. Producers Dave Batchelor and Anna Bensted
Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeffrey Robinson
Unknown:
James Thurber
Played By:
Paul Birchard.
Producers:
Dave Batchelor
Producers:
Anna Bensted

Nigel Cassidy chairs the business quiz. With panellists Stephen Bayley , Alastair Ross Goobey , Peter Day and Lord Haskins.
Producer Neil Koenig

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Cassidy
Unknown:
Stephen Bayley
Unknown:
Alastair Ross Goobey
Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Neil Koenig

Warming Her Pearls. By Sarah Daniels , inspired by Carol Ann Duffy 's poem. Annie reveals a secret affair from her past. Is it too late to repair the damage done to her daughter and granddaughter? with Priyanga Elan, Harry Myers , Elizabeth Conboy and Jane Whittenshaw Producer Sally Avens

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Daniels
Unknown:
Carol Ann Duffy
Unknown:
Harry Myers
Unknown:
Elizabeth Conboy
Unknown:
Jane Whittenshaw
Producer:
Sally Avens
Annie:
Rosemary Leach
Carol:
Barbara Flynn
Samantha:
Lesley Sharp

Bob Rowerdew , John Cushnie and Nigel Colbom answer questions posed by members and friends of the Northiam and District Horticultural
Society, near Rye in East Sussex. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bob Rowerdew
Unknown:
John Cushnie
Unknown:
Nigel Colbom
Unknown:
Eric Robson.

By Christopher Fitz-Simon .
1: Phonsie Doherty 's sale of the Hoover ancestral home is the cause of intense speculation amongst Ballylenon's many self-interested factions. with Stella McCusker , Aine McCartney ,
Charlie Bonnar , Marcella Riordan and John Guiney. Music by Stephanie Hughes. Director Eoin O'Callaghan Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Fitz-Simon
Unknown:
Phonsie Doherty
Unknown:
Stella McCusker
Unknown:
Aine McCartney
Unknown:
Charlie Bonnar
Unknown:
Marcella Riordan
Unknown:
John Guiney.
Music By:
Stephanie Hughes.
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
Phonsie Doherty:
Tp McKenna
Muriel McConkey:
Margaret D'Arcy

Michael Buerk and regulars
Janet Daley , David Starkey , Ian Hargreaves and David Cook investigate the moral questions behind the week's news. Producer David Coomes
Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Janet Daley
Unknown:
David Starkey
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
David Cook
Producer:
David Coomes

Written by Julian Dutton. A feast of entertainment from the town they forgot in the AA Guide to Weekend Breaks. With special guest Cleo Rocos. Part 2 of 6. Starring Julian Dutton , Liz Fraser , Peter Hugo -Daly, Stephen Critchlow and Matthew Bell. Featuring the Enrico Valdez Orchestra with Mickey Binelli. Producer Andy Aliffe

Contributors

Written By:
Julian Dutton.
Unknown:
Cleo Rocos.
Unknown:
Julian Dutton
Unknown:
Liz Fraser
Unknown:
Peter Hugo
Unknown:
Stephen Critchlow
Unknown:
Matthew Bell.
Unknown:
Mickey Binelli.
Producer:
Andy Aliffe

A six-part comedy set in a Victorian music hall, written and performed by Mark McDonnell and Steven McNicoll.
2: A Man of Finite Jest. Enter stage right, Mr Tubby Pooter - allegedly the funniest man in England. Producer Patrick Rayner

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark McDonnell
Unknown:
Steven McNicoll.
Unknown:
Mr Tubby Pooter
Producer:
Patrick Rayner

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