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Sue MacGregor and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.51 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Tom Butler.

Fergal Keane talks to individuals who have, through conviction or circumstance, taken a stand against something significant. He examines their motives and looks at the results of their decisions.
(Repeated at 9.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Fergal Keane
Producer:
Jane Beresford

Simon Calder concludes a series looking at maps and their makers, uncovering maps' secrets, propaganda and influence. A City Divided
Before the Berlin wall came down maps of East
Berlin showed West Berlin as a white space. Calder investigates the difference between blatant map propaganda and disguise forthe sake of national Security. Producer Pam Rutherford. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Calder
Producer:
Pam Rutherford.

Britain was once a green and mostly wooded land; now trees have been pushed to the margins of almost all our lives. But British woodland is more dynamic now than perhaps ever before. Conifers planted gratuitously for cash are being replaced by native species, the revival of woodland crafts is allowing woods to pay for themselves and urban forests are oxygenating our cities. Jeremy Cherfas explores the reality of woodland in Britain today through the story of four woods. Bradfield Woods , Suffolk. Coppiced continuously for 750 years and still earning its keep without evicting its resident nightingales and dormice, Producer Tim Dee

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Cherfas
Unknown:
Bradfield Woods
Producer:
Tim Dee

Christopher Cook concludes his examination of sound in motion pictures. Eraserheads
This week he looks at perhaps the most fruitful of collaborations between a film director and sound editorwith the story of Alan Splet and David Lynch. With theirfirst film, Eraserhead, the two men jangled the eyes and ears of audiences - cinema never sounded the same again, Producer Mark Burman

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Alan Splet
Unknown:
David Lynch.
Producer:
Mark Burman

Peter Goodchild's dramatised reconstruction of one of the most extraordinary trials in legal history. Few would have predicted the verdict when Megrahi was convicted and Fhimah acquitted of blowing up Pan Am flight 103. The prosecution were sure they had got their men, but a succession of cast-iron witnesses who proved to be CIA double agents, convicted terrorists and arms dealers with shady histories began to undermine a case which was skilfully and passionately contested by the defence. This is the story of the twists and turns of that epic contest.

Contributors

Writer:
Peter Goodchild
Producer:
Jeremy Howe
Producer:
Margaret Renn

2: France - Bernard Pivot. Revered across France for championing literature on television for nearly 30 years. Pivot's comments have a dramatic effect upon authors' sales - French and foreign. Producer Lucy Ash. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Pivot.
Producer:
Lucy Ash.

Stephen Fry and John Bird star as masters of spin Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe in Mark Tavener 's comedy series. This week the masters of wheeze take on a contract to discredit the chancellor and make the Prime Ministerlookgood. With Siobhan Hayes , Tamsin Greig , Tony Gardner , Beth Chalmers , Sue Elliott-Nicholls ,
Terence Edmond and Kenny Blyth. Producer Paul schiesinger

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Fry
Unknown:
John Bird
Unknown:
Charles Prentiss
Unknown:
Martin McCabe
Unknown:
Mark Tavener
Unknown:
Siobhan Hayes
Unknown:
Tamsin Greig
Unknown:
Tony Gardner
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers
Unknown:
Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Unknown:
Terence Edmond
Unknown:
Kenny Blyth.

By Simon Armitage and Jeff Young. 2: Normandy Harold arrives in France and is captured by Count GuydePonthieu. Rescued by William, Duke of Normandy, Harold swears an oath of allegiance.
Further cast details across the week. Fordetails see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Armitage
Unknown:
Jeff Young.
Unknown:
Normandy Harold
William:
Stephen Dillane
Cleric:
Stephen Boxer
Horseman 1:
Kevin McMonagle
Horseman 2:
Treva Etienne
Aelfgyva:
Rosle Cavallero
Little man:
Andy Wear
Dogman:
Thomas Arnold

With concern that many people are being priced out of the property market, Fran Abrams asks why some developers and local authorities are underminingthe Government's drive to build more affordable houses.
Producer David Lewis. Editor David Ross. Repeated Sunday 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Fran Abrams
Producer:
David Lewis.
Editor:
David Ross.

Modern Medical Dilemmas. Niall Dickson looks at the difficult choices healthcare professionals make. What is the best way for a doctor to break bad news? Dickson explores how open the medical profession should be, especially when admitting to mistakes or giving diagnoses. Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Niall Dickson
Producer:
Geraldine Fitzgerald.

A chilling drama by Robert Aikman, dramatised by Jeremy Dyson and Mark Gatiss.

"Gerald had told Phrynne that if they were to marry in June they couldn't honeymoon until October. He was all too aware of the perils of marrying a girl 24 years younger than himself to add to them by taking a conventional honeymoon." When Gerald and Phrynne arrive at their destination, it is a curiously deserted seaside resort, where the church bells ring... and ring... and ring.
(R)

Contributors

Author:
Robert Aikman
Dramatist:
Jeremy Dyson
Dramatist:
Mark Gatiss
Music:
Joby Talbot
Sound Design:
null 2
Producer:
Pauline Harris
Gerald:
George Baker
Phyrnne:
Fiona Allen
Mrs Pascoe:
Barbara Shelley
Commandant Shotcroft:
Michael Cochrane
Narrator/Mr Pascoe:
Mark Gatiss

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