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Libby Purves hosts more lively and diverse conversation, her guests this week include to the new chairman of National Heritage, Neil
Cossons. Producer Alison Hughes. Repeated at9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Libby Purves
Producer:
Alison Hughes.

Jonathan uiancey examines tne relationships between five pairs of cities around the world.
4: Venice/Mestre - Culture Alone Does Not a City Make. With the exception oftourism, Venice has pushed all of its commerce and most of its poor across the lagoon to Mestre. Now Mestre, derided for years as the twin no one wanted to know, is developing an identity of its own. Is a city a city without the lifeblood of business and development? Producer Jane Beresford

Contributors

Producer:
Jane Beresford

The last in the current series of Jim Eldridge 's drama about a likeable ex-con who is trying to make good.
Out of the Mouths of Babes. Terry and Sandra battle together to win local council support to keep the community centre alive. Sandra's daughter Gail captures everyone's heart with a show-stopping performance.
Music Jacqueline Dankworth and Harvey Brough Director Marilyn Imrie

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Eldridge
Music:
Jacqueline Dankworth
Music:
Harvey Brough
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Terry:
Karl Howman
Sandra:
Phyllis Logan
Steve:
Ben Crowe
Mr Preston:
David Holt
Gail:
Jennifer Wheelan
Marlene:
Hetty Baynes
Andrew:
Tom George
Annie:
Alison Pettitt
MrMarsden:
Roger Walker

Nick Clarke chairs the cryptic quiz with Brian Feeney and Polly Devlin for Northern Ireland v Diana Collecott and Michael Schmidt for the north of England.
Producer Paul Bajoria. E-MAIL: rbq@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Brian Feeney
Unknown:
Polly Devlin
Unknown:
Diana Collecott
Unknown:
Michael Schmidt
Producer:
Paul Bajoria.

Trouble with Art. Comedian Simon Evans acts as a John Harvey-Jones from the dark side, attempting to force his own heady blend of management medicine down the reluctant throats of British institutions. In the first programme he takes advice from London's Big Issue street salespeople as he tries to reorganise the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Producer Charlie Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Evans
Unknown:
John Harvey-Jones
Producer:
Charlie Taylor

Laurie Taylor visits Newport, a town coming to terms with changes in the steel industry and talks to Professor Garel Rhys , an expert in the economy of the region. He also visits Stephen Weeks , a film-maker who is renovating a local castle and helping to rejuvenate the area, and David Watkins , chairman of Newport Rugby Club, who is committed to investing in youngtalent. Producer Laura Parfitt

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Unknown:
Professor Garel Rhys
Unknown:
Stephen Weeks
Unknown:
David Watkins
Producer:
Laura Parfitt

The conclusion of Barry Grossman 's four-part comedy about the collision between old and new in the Jewish community of Hillfield. The rabbinical rivals are faced with the prospect of a closer relationship.
Music Max Harris. Producer John Fawcett Wilson (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Grossman
Music:
Max Harris.
Producer:
John Fawcett Wilson
Rabbi Su Jacobs:
Tracy-Ann OBErman
Rabbi Abraham Fine:
David de Keyser
Sadie:
Doreen Mantle
Melvin:
Henry Goodman
Brian:
Jonathan Kydd
Fay:
Diane Keen
David:
John Bennett
Gary:
Ben Crowe
Danny:
Ben Crowe

Diana Madill concludes a series of lively debates about the important issues of the day.
"The UK needs more immigration". This week
Diana Madill is in Birmingham to tackle the issue of immigration. With government policy changing to allow more skilled workers and entrepreneurs into the UK. is this the best way to tackle the country's skills shortage? It's a debate that is running throughout the western world, with a recent United Nations report suggesting that Europe requires a large influx of migrants to prevent declines in the working-age population.
Producer Sue Ellis. Register your vote to agree on [number removed] or to disagree on [number removed]. Calls cost a maximum of lOp Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Diana Madill
Unknown:
Diana Madill
Producer:
Sue Ellis.

While the West studies what President Putin, once a KGB spy, means for Russia, Michael Chariton reflects on a meeting with Alexander Solzhenitsyn , who was exiled by the Soviet Union, and who is today almost an exile in the new Russia. See the choice on page 114.
Producer Liz Mardall. Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Chariton
Unknown:
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Producer:
Liz Mardall.

Arthur Smith presents the pick of this year's comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featuring a selection of stand-up, songs and Sketches. Producers John Pidgeon and Marias Stylianides

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Smith
Producers:
John Pidgeon
Producers:
Marias Stylianides

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