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With Martha Kearney and guests.
Drama: South Riding by Winifred Holtby, dramatised by Gill Adams. Part 6 of 15.
Editor Ruth Gardiner
E-MAIL: [address removed] Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Martha Keamey
Unknown:
Winifred Holtby
Dramatised By:
Gill Adams.
Editor:
Ruth Gardiner

Tony Kushner tells the story of Nicholas Winton , an English stockbroker, and his mission to rescue hundreds of endangered children from Prague as the Nazis invaded in 1939. Producer Jane Greenwood

Contributors

Presenter:
Tony Kushner
Subject:
Nicholas Winton
Producer:
Jane Greenwood

By Miss Read, dramatised in six parts by Lesley Bruce. 3: Albert Piggott
The church sexton finds unexpected romance in the Cotswolds village. with Alison Pettitt , Ian Masters and Linda Bassett. Director Claire Grove See Mastermind at 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Lesley Bruce.
Unknown:
Albert Piggott
Unknown:
Alison Pettitt
Unknown:
Ian Masters
Unknown:
Linda Bassett.
Director:
Claire Grove
Director:
See Mastermind
Albert Piggott:
Trevor Peacock
Nelly Tilling:
Annette Badland

Peter Snow questions four contestants in the third round of the semi-final. Specialist subjects include the films of the seventies, the American War of Independence, the Thrush Green books of Miss Read and the life of Leon Trotsky. Producer Paul Bajoria

Contributors

Unknown:
Leon Trotsky.
Producer:
Paul Bajoria

Three plays examining the lives and writing of three pioneering women journalists. 1: Free-minded Albion's
Daughterby Lavinia Murray. Introduced by Kate Perry. Bessie Parkes and Barbara Bodichon were the founders of The English Woman's Journal, the first newspaper owned, written and printed by women. This is Bessie's story. with Kathryn Hunt. Russell Dixon and James Nickerson. Director Susan Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Daughterby Lavinia Murray.
Introduced By:
Kate Perry.
Introduced By:
Bessie Parkes
Introduced By:
Barbara Bodichon
Unknown:
Kathryn Hunt.
Unknown:
Russell Dixon
Unknown:
James Nickerson.
Director:
Susan Roberts
Barbara Bodichon:
Amanda Root
Bessie Rayner Parkes:
Sarah Parks

Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with the words of Sir Winston Churchill read by Peter Jeffrey.
Additional readings by Brett Usher and Keith Drinkel. Ill: Pitt's Militia, Canada and Act of Marriage Producer Pete Atkin Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Massey
Unknown:
Sir Winston Churchill
Read By:
Peter Jeffrey.
Unknown:
Brett Usher
Unknown:
Keith Drinkel.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

Humphrey Lyttelton hosts the comedy panel game. Tony Hawks joins
Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor. Colin Sell is at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith. Rptd Sunday 12 noon

Contributors

Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Panellist:
Tony Hawks
Panellist:
Graeme Garden
Panellist:
Barry Cryer
Panellist:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Pianist:
Colin Sell
Producer:
Jon Naismith.

By Winifred Holtby , dramatised by Gill Adams. Sarah has her first big clash with antagonist Robert Carne. Part 6 of 15. with Philip Glenister , Susan Cookson , Maggie Tagney. Donald McBride , Lucy Beaumont. Annmarie Hosell and Maya Foa. Director Melanie Harris. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Winifred Holtby
Dramatised By:
Gill Adams.
Unknown:
Philip Glenister
Unknown:
Susan Cookson
Unknown:
Maggie Tagney.
Unknown:
Donald McBrlde
Unknown:
Lucy Beaumont.
Unknown:
Annmarie Hosell
Unknown:
Maya Foa.
Director:
Melanie Harris.
Sarah Burton:
Sarah Lancashire
Mrs Beddows:
Carole Boyd

By Tiziano Scarpa, winner of the 1997 Prix Italia.
In Italy a lovers' tiff is soon mended, but for Luciana, there are more unpalatable truths to discover when Loreto the parrot reveals all. With Peter Harlowe and Sara Coward. Music by Malcolm McKee. Director Sue Wilson

Contributors

Writer:
Tiziano Scarpa
Music:
Malcolm McKee
Director:
Sue Wilson
Loreto:
Chris Emmett
Luciana:
Sunny Ormonde
Antonio/Joao:
Peter Harlowe
The Woman:
Sara Coward

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