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Jenni Murray and guests with the latest news, views and culture from a woman's point of view. Drama: Bayeux Tapestry. Part 1 of 6. Editor Ruth Gardiner
E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk. Drama repeated at 7.45pm BBC Radio Collection: a variety of Woman's Hourshort stories are available on audio cassette from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com
Programme of the Week: page 115

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray
Editor:
Ruth Gardiner

Archaeologist Julian Richards uncovers the hidden histories of towns. Aberdeen. From the legend that says it was settled on a bend in the river shaped like a bishop's crosier, to the current oil boom, water has always played a vital part in the development and success of this unique northern City. Producer Karen Gregor

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Richards
Producer:
Karen Gregor

Monica Dickens 's witty and humorous novel is dramatised by Sam Boardman-Jacobs . 2: Dinner for One Please, James. As Monty struggles to adjust to life below stairs, her employer decides to throw a party - and to invite all Monty's old chums.
Producer Marion Nancarrow

Contributors

Unknown:
Monica Dickens
Dramatised By:
Sam Boardman-Jacobs
Producer:
Marion Nancarrow
Monica:
Jasmine Hyde
Isobel:
Zoe Waites
Major:
Ian Masters
Miss Faulkner:
Eleanor Tremain
Mildred:
Clare Corbett
John:
Thomas Arnold

Naturalistic performances mix with classic songs from the big musicals in Chris O'Connell 's drama. Griff "has it between the eyes" - persuasion.
Gerry has a passion for musicals and a talent for guessing. Soon Griff has Gerry hooked. Together they are Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, dreaming of the bigtime, although they are stuck in Lewisham. Only when it is too late does Gerry discover the danger in Griff.
Director Anne Edyvean

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris O'Connell
Unknown:
Butch Cassidy
Director:
Anne Edyvean
Gerry:
Rob Dixon
Griff:
Marc Warren
Marion:
Jennie Stoller
Paula:
Helen Ayres
Trevor:
Thomas Arnold

David Suchet reads a week of stories by the Jewish short-story writer who grew up in Odessa in Ukraine, joined the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution and fought with the Red Army cavalry in Poland in 1920. Translated by David McDuff and abridged by Keith Darvill.

A junior performance of Julius Caesar and the tribulations of learning the violin.

Contributors

Reader:
David Suchet
Author:
Isaac Babel
Translated by:
David McDuff
Abridged by:
Keith Darvill
Producer:
Tim Dee

Zina Rohan profiles five extraordinary Europeans.
For decades Battaglia used her camera as a weapon against the Sicilian Mafia. Her stark black-and-white images shocked the world and prompted the first serious investigation into the relations between the Mafia and top Italian politicians.

Contributors

Presenter:
Zina Rohan
Unknown:
Letizia Battaglia
Producer:
Linda Pressly

Nicholas Parsons hosts the most devious of panel games. This week he is joined by Clement Freud , Paul Merton and Graham Norton at London's Broadcasting House.
Producer Claire Jones. Repeated Sunday 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Graham Norton
Producer:
Claire Jones.

A six-part oral dramatisation of the Bayeux Tapestry by Simon Armitage and Jeff Young.
Harold arrives in Bosham and the air is full of speculation as they wait for a sailing wind.
Further cast details across the week. Repeated from 10.45am
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Programme of the Week: page 115

Contributors

Writer:
Simon Armitage
Writer:
Jeff Young
Producer/Director:
Kate Rowland.
Associate Producer:
Kate Valentine
Music:
Harvey Brough
Harold:
Christopher Eccleston
Reporter:
Kirsty Wark
Messenger:
Andrew Tiernan
Servant:
Sean McKenzie

In the late forties Winston Churchill was a passionate advocate of a united Europe, touring the continent to press his case. But what did he see as Britain's role? Using recordings of Churchill's speeches and eyewitness accounts, David Sells explores the great man's vision of Europe's destiny. Producer Chris Bowlby

Contributors

Unknown:
David Sells
Producer:
Chris Bowlby

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From the East End to the South Seas.
Alexander Frater presents a two-part story of cannibalism, volcanoes, religious fervour and family history in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. This week he returns to Vanuata and the tiny island of Paama to deliver a new bell to a church built for and named after his grandfather, Producer Sara Jane Hall (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexander Frater
Producer:
Sara Jane Hall

In a new six-part series, Lionel Kellewayjoumeys through Europe to meet the wildlife and the people working to conserve European diversity.
The Cork Forests of Portugal. He investigates the growing use of plastic stoppers in wine bottles, which is reducing the demand for cork and could be the final nail in the coffin for this ancient landscape and its inhabitants, including the Iberian Lynx. Producer Grant Sonnex. E-MAIL: nature@bbc.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/bbc/wild_europe

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kellewayjoumeys
Producer:
Grant Sonnex.

Elaine Dundy 's bestselling novel set in mid-fifties Paris concerns Sally Jay Gorce , a young American woman who goes looking for adventure and becomes entangled with the left-bank bohemians of the city. Read in ten parts by Laurence Bouvard. Parti. Abridged and produced by Peter Everett

Contributors

Unknown:
Elaine Dundy
Unknown:
Sally Jay Gorce
Unknown:
Laurence Bouvard.
Produced By:
Peter Everett

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