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John Humphrys in conversation with eight successful people who have weathered storms in their careers.
5: Eric Joyce. The army major discharged after publicly criticising the army for being racist, sexist and elitist. Producer Brian King. Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
John Humphrys
Unknown:
Eric Joyce.
Producer:
Brian King.

Meteorologist Helen Young recalls some extreme weather conditions that have occurred in the UK. In this morning's programme, she visits Cheltenham to remember the hottest day this century with the help of the local lido manager, a park attendant and a farmer whose life was changed by the heat. Producer Laura Parfitt

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Young
Producer:
Laura Parfitt

Peter Hobday continues his six-part exploration of Britain's smaller opera companies. In this third programme, he visits the Grange Park Opera near Winchester, where the conductor
Wasfi Kani has created an operatic idyll in the grounds of a derelict mansion. Producers Tony Cheevers and Alison Prain

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Conductor:
Wasfi Kani
Producers:
Tony Cheevers
Producers:
Alison Prain

The last of four stories by Michael Gilbert starring Philip Jackson as Detective Petrella, an Oxbridge-educated south London sleuth.
Dramatised by Michael Butt.
4: Outpacing the Fiend. Petrella's Achilles heel is exploited by some merciless killers. with Mamta Kash , Christian Rodska , Kristin Milward , Joe Dunlop and Frank Kovacs Director John Taylor

Contributors

Stories By:
Michael Gilbert
Unknown:
Philip Jackson
Dramatised By:
Michael Butt.
Unknown:
Mamta Kash
Unknown:
Christian Rodska
Unknown:
Kristin Milward
Unknown:
Joe Dunlop
Unknown:
Frank Kovacs
Director:
John Taylor
Burly:
Nicky Henson
Milo:
Jamie Glover

A series of four programmes in which artists enthuse about the medium in which they work. 1:Pastel.According to Paula Rego , Joanna Kirk and Frances Treanor , pastel is brutal, dirty, perfect for skin tones, appealing to women and apt to vanish.
Producer Jenny De Yong

Contributors

Unknown:
Paula Rego
Unknown:
Joanna Kirk
Unknown:
Frances Treanor
Producer:
Jenny de Yong

Sarah LeFanu and guests actress
Souad Faress and writer and lecturer
Professor John Sutherland discuss three favourite paperbacks.
Producer Sara Davies. Rptd Sunday 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Lefanu
Unknown:
Souad Faress
Unknown:
Professor John Sutherland
Producer:
Sara Davies.

A comedy series by David Stafford. 5: Beatlemania grips Slomvakia. with Adam Long , Michael Roberts , Jaime Robertson , Sarah Vandenbergh and Bruno Matthews. Music David Stafford Producer Dirk Maggs

Contributors

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

George Arney investigates one of the hottest debates in India today - the project to dam the waters of the sacred Narmada river. But the project has created a vociferous anti-dam movement championed by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy.
Producer Matthew Chapman. Rptd Sunday 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
George Arney
Unknown:
Arundhati Roy.
Producer:
Matthew Chapman.

A look behind the scenes at those who offer care and cure. This programme meets the alternative healers and asks if this is the future for healthcare.
Presented by the BBC's social affairs editor Niall Dickson.
Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald

Contributors

Editor:
Niall Dickson.
Producer:
Geraldine Fitzgerald

Two ordinary women are invited to live out their wildest Walter Mittyesque fantasies with the the help of improvisation actors and sound effects. Lyn Webster-Wilde becomes an Amazonian priestess, and Heather Nixon meets artist Howard Hodgkin. Producer Matt Thompson

Contributors

Unknown:
Walter Mittyesque
Unknown:
Lyn Webster-Wilde
Unknown:
Heather Nixon
Artist:
Howard Hodgkin.
Producer:
Matt Thompson

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