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Judith Holder spills the beans on what really goes on at evening classes - a hotbed, she claims, of secret dating and romance. With John Peel.
Producer Ursula Saunders. PHONE:
[number removed]. E-MAIL: [address removed]
Repeated Monday llpm

Contributors

Producer:
Ursula Saunders.

Mortgage, Sweet Mortgage.
Paul Charles and listener Vinni Bellini warn of the pitfalls when buying a home. Should the government step in to regulate what has become a complicated area?
Producer Paul O'Keeffe. Repeated Monday 3pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Charles
Unknown:
Vinni Bellini
Producer:
Paul O'Keeffe.

Nick Clarke is joined from Central
Methodist Wesley Hall , Paulton, Bristol, by panellists including Paddy Ashdown , John Pilger and lain Duncan Smith. Repeated from yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Wesley Hall
Unknown:
Paddy Ashdown
Unknown:
John Pilger
Unknown:
Duncan Smith.

Three case histories of bad banking practices. l.The Day the Bank
Stopped. Julian Putkowski relates the story of the City of Glasgow Bank, which each year until 1878 printed outstanding balance sheets for its thousands of shareholders. But behind the figures were "deadly accounts" - the bank had been captured by speculators who had gambled away a fortune, leaving the shareholders with unlimited liability. Producer Matt Thompson

Contributors

Stories Of:
Bad Banking
Unknown:
Julian Putkowski
Producer:
Matt Thompson

By Laurie Graham.
Being on television was meant to lead to fame, fortune and a rich social life, but why is Lizzie so miserable? Why can she not get a man?
With Stephen Moore, Nina Wadia, Patricia Brake, Angela Moran, June Barrie,
Christopher Grimes, Sarah Pearman and Michael Wilson.
Director Viv Beeby

Contributors

Writer:
Laurie Graham
Director:
Viv Beeby
Lizzie Partridge:
Imelda Staunton
Louie:
Christopher Biggins
Kim:
Lesley Joseph
Unknown:
Stephen Moore
Unknown:
Nina Wadia
Unknown:
Patricia Brake
Unknown:
Angela Moran
Unknown:
June Barrie
Unknown:
Christopher Grimes
Unknown:
Sarah Pearman
Unknown:
Michael Wilson

Brian Sibley presents the film programme, including the expert guide to films on television. Editor Simon Elmes
WRITE TO: Talking Pictures. BBC Radio 4, London. W1A 1AA
E-MAIL: [address removed] Repeated Tuesday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Editor:
Simon Elmes

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review Mark Rylance 's performance as Cleopatra in the Globe Theatre's all-male production of Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra, and Barry Unsworth 's latest novel - Losing Nelson. Producer Nicki Paxman

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Mark Rylance
Unknown:
Barry Unsworth
Producer:
Nicki Paxman

Brother Anthony is a Cornishman, priest and naturalised Korean who has lived in Seoul for the last 25 years. In this letter he tells the story of the Korean tea ceremony and how its recent revival has brought cultural tensions between China, Japan and Korea into focus.
Producer Rob Ketteridge
Repeated Sunday 12.15am

Contributors

Producer:
Rob Ketteridge

Fionnuala O'Connor traces the events which led up to the arrival of troops in Northern Ireland in August 1969. The programme looks at the turbulent months which led to what was to be called by one army commander a "limited operation." It also examines the impact of the Civil Rights Association and the violence that often accompanied their protest marches. Producer Lynne McCadden

Contributors

Unknown:
Fionnuala O'Connor
Producer:
Lynne McCadden

Written and adapted in three parts by Earl Lovelace. 2: Mardi Gras. Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad, is at its height on the day before Lent begins. Pariag, the Indian, causes an uproar in the Yard on Calvary Hill by buying a bicycle. The Yard takes its revenge. With Rudolph Walker ,
Malcolm Frederick , Martina Laird , Dona Croll ,
Stefan Kalipha and Joan-Ann Maynard. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Earl Lovelace.
Unknown:
Rudolph Walker
Unknown:
Malcolm Frederick
Unknown:
Martina Laird
Unknown:
Dona Croll
Unknown:
Stefan Kalipha
Unknown:
Joan-Ann Maynard.

Poetry and conversation with Christopher Cook , whose guests this week are the newly appointed Poet Laureate Andrew Motion , and Frieda Hughes , whose first book of poems published last year carries a dedication to a previous laureate - her father Ted Hughes. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Frieda Hughes

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More