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John Humphrys in conversation with eight successful people who have weathered storms in their careers.
2: Tony Slattery. On how drink, drugs and depression threatened to destroy his showbusiness career. Producer Brian King Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Tony Slattery.

Mark Rylance , currently playing Cleopatra at the Globe, talks to Sheila McClennon about the challenges of female roles. Reading: Eclipse 1999. Part 2. Reading repeated at 7.45pm For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Rylance
Unknown:
Sheila McClennon

Julian Pettifer meets an influential group of environmental detectives who have changed international policy on Cambodia. Two researchers from
Global Witness recorded audio diaries containing accounts of finding huge illegal timber stockpiles and brushes with the local military, who are heavily involved in the trade.
Producer Hugh Levinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Pettifer
Producer:
Hugh Levinson

A three-part look at how the BBC's wartime wireless programmes kept Britain entertained and productive during the darkest days of the Second World War. 2: Just a Laugh and a Joke, Mate. A dip into the comedy archives of It's That Man Again and BandWaggon, two of the BBC's all-time comedy classics. Producer Libby Cross

Contributors

Producer:
Libby Cross

Six musicians explore treasures at leading British musical museums or collections. 6: Pianist and organist
David Owen Norris visits the Reed Organ and Harmonium Museum at Saltaire in Yorkshire, in the company of ex-London bus driver Phil Fluke whose collection contains a wide variety of harmoniums. Producer Andrew Green

Contributors

Organist:
David Owen Norris
Organist:
Harmonium Museum
Unknown:
Phil Fluke
Producer:
Andrew Green

By Michael Gilbert, four stories dramatised by Michael Butt.

Philip Jackson stars as the lugubrious Detective Petrella, the south London sleuth who pits his Oxbridge wits against the elusive killer of a woman.

Contributors

Author:
Michael Gilbert
Dramatised by:
Michael Butt
Director:
John Taylor
Petrella:
Philip Jackson
Burly:
Nicky Henson
Sara:
Mamta Kash
[Actor]:
Christian Rodska
[Actor]:
Ian Masters
[Actor]:
Howard Ward
[Actor]:
Timothy Block
[Actor]:
Kelly Bright

Sarah LeFanu and guests Peter Preston from The Guardian and anthologist Anna Harvey discuss favourite paperbacks. Producer Felicity Goodall. Rptd Sunday llpm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Lefanu
Unknown:
Peter Preston
Unknown:
Anna Harvey
Producer:
Felicity Goodall.

A six-part comedy by David Stafford. 2: Welcome to Slomzovakia, where real men yo-yo. with Adam Long , Michael Roberts. Jaime Robertson , Sarah Vandenbergh and Bruno Matthews. Music David Stafford Producer Dirk Maggs

Contributors

Comedy By:
David Stafford.
Unknown:
Adam Long
Unknown:
Michael Roberts.
Unknown:
Jaime Robertson
Unknown:
Sarah Vandenbergh
Unknown:
Bruno Matthews.
Music:
David Stafford
Producer:
Dirk Maggs
Salomé:
M0rwenna Banks
Lottie:
Josie Lawrence
Klepke:
Andrew Sachs

While millions of dollars have already gone into the US presidential race for the year 2000, voter turnout could hit an all-time low. Stephen Sackur journey's into the American heartland to discover that apathy is being replaced by a vibrant culture of direct democracy - government both of and by the people.
Producer Allison Puranik. Repeated Sunday 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Sackur
Producer:
Allison Puranik.

On the eve of the last eclipse of the millennium, Heather Couper examines the science of the sun - how it bombards our planet with charged particles and how longer-term changes in the sun could affect our climate and survival.
Producer Martin Redfem
E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Heather Couper
Producer:
Martin Redfem

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