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Anne Enright muses about how the other half of her semi-detached lives. Do the neighbours live parallel, if opposite lives? With John Peel.
Producer Alison Hughes. PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Enright
Producer:
Alison Hughes.

Beautiful Soul. In the second of two programmes, Russian historian
Robert Service assesses the life and death of Sergeevna Allilueva , Stalin's second wife, based on the documents he has recently unearthed from the secret Central Party Archive in Moscow. producer Sheila Dillon

Contributors

Unknown:
Sergeevna Allilueva
Producer:
Sheila Dillon

Dramatised by Jonathon Holloway from the novel by Angela Lambert , winner of the 1998 Romantic Novel of the Year award. Oliver is trapped in an unhappy marriage, and Harriet is recently widowed. They fall in love during a week together in London. with Paula Dionisotti , Kate Buffery , Andrew Wincott , George Allonby and Harry Myers. Director Marilyn Imrie

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Jonathon Holloway
Novel By:
Angela Lambert
Unknown:
Paula Dionisotti
Unknown:
Kate Buffery
Unknown:
Andrew Wincott
Unknown:
George Allonby
Unknown:
Harry Myers.
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Harriet:
Sarah Badel
Oliver:
John Shrapnel

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host more stand-up comedy, sketches and songs. With the regular team of Dan Freedman , Nick Romero ,
David Quantick , Jane Bussmann and guests. Producer Aled Evans. Repeated Tuesday 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Dan Freedman
Unknown:
Nick Romero
Unknown:
David Quantick
Unknown:
Jane Bussmann
Producer:
Aled Evans.

By Charlotte Bronte, dramatised in three parts by James Friel. 2: Doctor John Having safely established herself at Madame Beck 's school, Lucy has yet to face madness, love and a haunting. With Catherine McCormack , Joseph Fiennes and Harriet Walter Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
James Friel.
Unknown:
Madame Beck
Unknown:
Catherine McCormacK
Unknown:
Joseph Fiennes
Unknown:
Harriet Walter

Runaway World
Five lectures about globalisation given by Anthony Giddens , director of the London School of Economics, whose address is followed by questions from an invited audience. Matt Friel is in the chair at the New Convention Centre in Hong Kong. 2: Risk. Why have our lives become so difficult to manage? Repeated from Wednesday
LATE NIGHT ON 4

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Giddens
Unknown:
Matt Friel

A series featuring musical anecdotes from decades past.
2: The 1760s were a time of war and belligerence. David Owen Norris and guests explore how the decade was reflected in popular songs, which are performed by Richard Suart. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
David Owen Norris
Unknown:
Richard Suart.

Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Duncan Wu explores the impact and resonance of Shelley's great ode, with contributors including Paul Foot , Claire Tomalin and Howard Brenton.
Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Percy Bysshe
Unknown:
Shelley. Duncan Wu
Unknown:
Paul Foot
Unknown:
Claire Tomalin
Unknown:
Howard Brenton.

By Nan Woodhouse , read by Elizabeth Conboy. Julia Margaret Cameron was a renowned 19th-century photographer. In this story, a young maidservant, Sarah, poses for her and is taken under her wing, but for how long? Producer Debbie Waddell Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Nan Woodhouse
Read By:
Elizabeth Conboy.
Read By:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Producer:
Debbie Waddell Repeat

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