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Last in a five-part series marking the 60th anniversary of the wartime evacuation of children from Britain's cities. The True
Story. Charles Wheeler is joined by Baroness Castle of Blackburn and Michael Aspel to discuss the impact of what has been called "the greatest social experiment of the 20th century". Producer David Prest. Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Wheeler
Unknown:
Michael Aspel
Producer:
David Prest.

Martha Kearney is joined by author
Janet Gleeson. Drama: Vital Signs by Sarah Woods. Parti of 20. Editor Ruth Gardiner
E-MAIL: [address removed] Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Martha Kearney
Unknown:
Janet Gleeson.
Unknown:
Sarah Woods.
Editor:
Ruth Gardiner

By Graham Greene , dramatised in four parts by Rene Basilico. 1: Padre Quixote meets a bishop, becomes a Monsignor and sets out on his travels through Spain. with Maggie Steed , Richard Gibson and Vernon Dobtcheff. Music written and played by Paco Pena. Producer John Fawcett Wilson

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Greene
Unknown:
Rene Basilico.
Unknown:
Maggie Steed
Unknown:
Richard Gibson
Unknown:
Vernon Dobtcheff.
Played By:
Paco Pena.
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson
Monsignor Quixote:
Bernard Cribbins
Sancho:
Michael Mellinger

By award-winning novelist Glyn Hughes. The final days of the great British artist JMW Turner. Having consigned his mother to the madhouse and abandoned his mistress and two children, 75-year-old Turner is visited by his long-lost daughter Evelina Dupuis. She forces him to face the ghosts of his past and he comes to an understanding of the importance of love as well as art. with Marian Kemmer , Sunny Ormonde, Auriol Smith , Malcolm Farquhar and David Allister Director Peter Leslie Wild

Contributors

Unknown:
Glyn Hughes.
Unknown:
Evelina Dupuis.
Unknown:
Marian Kemmer
Unknown:
Auriol Smith
Unknown:
Malcolm Farquhar
Unknown:
David Allister
Director:
Peter Leslie Wild
Turner:
Peter Jeffrey
Evelina:
Janet Dale

Three programmes looking at a pivotal day in people's lives. 1: The Fireman Mick Tamplin was awarded the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, but illness forced him to leave the fire service before he was due to retire. A future as a florist looks less appealing. Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
Mick Tamplin
Producer:
Brian King

Radio 4's unique history of Britain tells the story of our present century. Narrated by Anna Massey , with additional readings by Robert Powell. 11: 1911 Constitutional
Confrontation and the Agadir Crisis Producer Pete Atkin

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Massey
Unknown:
Robert Powell.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

Joining Nigel Rees to exchange quotations and anecdotes are Denis Norden , Miles Kington , Lynne Truss and Dr Rosalind Miles. Reader
Patricia Hughes. Producer Carol Smith
E-MAIL: [address removed] Repeated Sunday 12 noon

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Denis Norden
Unknown:
Miles Kington
Unknown:
Lynne Truss
Reader:
Dr Rosalind Miles.
Reader:
Patricia Hughes.
Producer:
Carol Smith

By Sarah Woods. Monday: Carol Weaver , chief executive of the Nightingale NHS Trust, balances a difficult home life with complex issues of millennium planning. Parti of 20. with Derek Walmsley , Lloyd Hutchinson , Vincent Ebrahaim , Sandra James Young.
Mark Spalding , Duncan Preston , Ben Crowe , Garry Cooper , Roy North , Rosie Cavaliero ,
Greer Parker , Alice Gardiner and Fiona Clarke Director Kate Rowland. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Woods.
Unknown:
Carol Weaver
Unknown:
Derek Walmsley
Unknown:
Lloyd Hutchinson
Unknown:
Vincent Ebrahaim
Unknown:
Sandra James Young.
Unknown:
Mark Spalding
Unknown:
Duncan Preston
Unknown:
Ben Crowe
Unknown:
Garry Cooper
Unknown:
Roy North
Unknown:
Rosie Cavaliero
Unknown:
Greer Parker
Unknown:
Alice Gardiner
Unknown:
Fiona Clarke
Director:
Kate Rowland.
Carol Weaver:
Rachel Davis
Bea Patten:
Gillian Hanna

A series in which Philip Short travels across China reporting on the Long
March of the thirties as history and as metaphor. 3: Marching for China
Arriving at the south-west provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan, he looks at the impact of foreigners on China. Producer Mary Price

Fire Ants. Mark Carwardine explores the ' seemingly invincible imported red fire ant in the southern states of America.
Producer Sheena Duncan. Rptd tomorrow 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Carwardine
Producer:
Sheena Duncan.

By lain Banks, read by Valerie Edmond. Kate Telman , a senior executive at the Business, suspects corrupt dealings following a factory visit. Abridged in ten parts by Neville Teller. Part 1.
Producers Susan Roberts and Babirye Gregory

Contributors

Read By:
Valerie Edmond.
Read By:
Kate Telman
Producers:
Susan Roberts
Producers:
Babirye Gregory

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