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Fergal Keane presents interviews exploring what motivates people to leave theirjob - and often their way of life.
5: David Wilson was described as "one of the highest of high fliers" in the prison service.
Committed to liberalisingthe regime,
Michael Howard 's reign was difficult for him. But Wilson stayed in the post, clinging to the hope that when Labourgot to power, things would be different. In 1997, on the eve of the Labour victory, he realised they would not. Stressed and despondent, he resigned.
Producer Jane Beresford. Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Fergal Keane
Unknown:
David Wilson
Unknown:
Michael Howard
Producer:
Jane Beresford.

The latest news, views and culture from a female perspective. In this programme Martha Kearney is joined by Roy Hattersley, who discusses his new biography of the preachers William and Catherine Booth, joint founders of the Salvation Army.
Drama: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Part 2.
(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Guest:
Roy Hattersley
Author (Nicholas Nickleby):
Charles Dickens

Autumn is a glorious season whose smells and colours blend to create a heady atmosphere - a time when flora and fauna disappear forthe winter. Mark Cawardine travels through the countryside discovering how the season reveals itself in woodland, by rivers and in towns. Repeated from yesterday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Cawardine

A history of British theatre and its technology.
6: Trickery, Effect and Technology. Russell Davies looks at how technological advance in industry has brought changes in the theatre, from automated scenery straight from the mills to new set paints developed in the building trade. Producer Laura Parfitt

Contributors

Unknown:
Russell Davies
Producer:
Laura Parfitt

1,000 Years of Spoken English
Melvyn Bragg presents a history celebrating
1,000 years of the spoken language of Britain, from the first to the second millennium.
2: The Dawn of English - the Teachers. Bragg travels to Winchester, headquarters of Old
English, to trace the path from a tenth-century language lesson to the English taught and spoken today. With Dr Kathyrn Lowe , Dr April McMahon and Ian Hislop. Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Melvyn Bragg
Unknown:
Dr Kathyrn Lowe
Unknown:
Dr April McMahon
Unknown:
Ian Hislop.

Four new plays by Ronald Frame set in a luxury hotel in the Scottish Highlands. 1: Fee Drummond, the Hydro's managing director, is finding it increasingly difficult to mix family and work.
Meanwhile, a silver wedding dance gets off on the wrong foot and there is skulduggery on the tennis courts.
Director Patrick Rayner

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Frame
Director:
Patrick Rayner
Fee:
Eliza Langland
David:
Crawford Logan
Marjorie:
Ann Scott-Jones
Colin:
Simon Talt
Kirsty:
Gayanne Potter
Elaine:
Monica Gibb
Gus:
James Bryce
Chris:
Flnlay McLean
Don:
Uam Brennan
Jan:
Isabella Jarrett

Alison Mitchell with the programme that takes an off-beat look at everything which affects our
Working lives. Producers Marcia Hughes and Ann Gilmartin

Contributors

Unknown:
Alison Mitchell
Producers:
Marcia Hughes
Producers:
Ann Gilmartin

The guide to the world of learning, for listeners of all ages who want the best from the system. Producers Dorothy Stiven and Anne Freeman Action Line: [number removed]44
E-MAIL: [address removed]. Repeated Sunday llpm

Contributors

Producers:
Dorothy Stiven
Producers:
Anne Freeman

Mark Lawson chairs the arts programme and meets thriller writer Scott Turow , who found international fame with Presumed Innocent. Producer Robert Ketteridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Scott Turow
Producer:
Robert Ketteridge

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host a comedy sketch show, with regulars Bert Tyler-Moore , George Jeffrie , Mitch Benn , Emma Clarke and special guests. Repeated from Saturday 6.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Punt
Unknown:
Hugh Dennis
Unknown:
Bert Tyler-Moore
Unknown:
George Jeffrie
Unknown:
Mitch Benn
Unknown:
Emma Clarke

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