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Lively and topical interviews and discussion from a woman's point of view, presented by Jenni Murray. Drama: The Flight of the Maidens by Jane Gardam. Parti of 10. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Jenni Murray.
Unknown:
Jane Gardam.

The strange story of military maverick
Orde Wingate 's activities in the Middle East before the Second World War. Using previously unseen papers and interviews with former members of the Special Night Squads, this revealing portrait sheds new light on the man Churchill once described as "a man of genius who might well have become a man of destiny".
Producers Stewart Henderson and David Prest

Contributors

Unknown:
Orde Wingate
Producers:
Stewart Henderson
Producers:
David Prest

EF Benson's delightful comedy of manners captures the mood and flavour of English life in the twenties, described engrossingly and with a rapier wit. Dramatised in four parts by Ned Sherrin.

Enter Lucia, queen of Risholme, the creme de la creme of social climbers.
Producer Celia de Wolff

Contributors

Author:
E.F. Benson
Dramatised by:
Ned Sherrin
Producer:
Celia de Wolff
Lucia:
Belinda Lang
Benson:
Nickolas Grace
Daisy:
Sarah Badel
Georgie:
Guy Henry
Mrs Boucher:
Gaye Brown
Oiga:
Anna Quayle
Robert:
Alan Leith
Mrs Antrobus:
Elizabeth Morgan
Piggy:
Janice Cramer

The quiz that covers all types of music, from classical to jazz and show tunes to pop. This week three more semi-finalists pit their wits against host Ned Sherrin.
Producer Dawn Ellis
To apply to be a contestant in the next series send your name, address and daytime telephone number to: Counterpoint, BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA

Contributors

Unknown:
Ned Sherrin.
Producer:
Dawn Ellis

Adrian Bean adapts William Rose's screenplay of the classic 1953 film - probably the first British road movie as well as a wonderful romantic comedy. It tells the story of two men desperate to beat one another on the annual London-to-Brighton car run and the women who accompany them.

Contributors

Screenplay:
William Rose
Adapted by:
Adrian Bean
Director:
Tracey Neale
Alan:
Michael Maloney
Wendy:
Amanda Root
Ambrose:
Robert Bathurst
Rosalind:
Samantha Bond
Miss Windsor:
Jennie Stoller
Commentator:
David Holt
Roger:
Kenny Blyth
Policeman:
Phillip Joseph
Harry:
Jonathan Keeble
Mechanic:
Alex Trinder
Old gent:
Gordon Reid
Sidney:
Jack Miller

A five-part look at the headquarters of the London Zoological Society, exploring an uncharted trove of treasures among its archives. Presented by Chris Packham. 1: The Ark in the Park
From its earliest beginnings in 1826 London Zoo has attracted controversy, intrigue and passion. Who were the men who founded the zoo and gathered the animals from around the empire? Reader Freddie Jones , Producer Mark Burman

Contributors

Presented By:
Chris Packham.
Reader:
Freddie Jones
Producer:
Mark Burman

Joanne Harris is among the guests joining Nigel Rees at the Komedia in Brighton to exchange quotations and anecdotes. Reader Patricia Hughes. Producer Carol Smith. E-MAIL: quote.unquote@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Joanne Harris
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Reader:
Patricia Hughes.
Producer:
Carol Smith.

Every writer has a distinctive stylistic "fingerprint" by which they can be identified, according to Professor Don Foster. H is methods have tracked down work by Shakespeare and unmasked Joe Klein as the author of Primary Colors. He reveals to Mark Lawson the secrets of literary detection. Producer Robyn Read

Contributors

Unknown:
Don Foster.
Unknown:
Joe Klein
Unknown:
Mark Lawson

Jane Gardam 's summertale, set in a postwar North Yorkshire seaside town in 1946, witnesses Hetty, Una and Lieselotte as they spend the months between school and university growing up. Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester. Part 1.
Producer Di Speirs. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Gardam
Producer:
Di Speirs.
Narrator:
Sian Thomas
Hetty:
Alison Pettitt
Una:
Tilly Gaunt
Lieselotte:
Clare Corbett
Kitty:
Elizabeth Bell
MrsSatterly:
Becky Hindley
Ray:
Tom George
Mr Feldman:
Gavin Muir

In an Italian village at the foothills of the Alps live 41 Rwandan children. They were brought there for their safety at the time of the genocide seven years ago. All have now been adopted by local families. But these children still have family in their homeland. Yet Italy says they are now Italians and will not be returned. The Rwandan government accuses them of kidnapping and is preparing a legal case to get them back. Olenka Frenkiel investigates.
(Repeated from Thursday)

Contributors

Reporter:
Olenka Frenkiel

An examination of people's experiences of being alone, either through choice or circumstances beyond their control. Isolation. In this concluding programme Peter France explores the problems and insights of forced solitude. From the harrowing tale of an anti-apartheid prisonertothe lonely old lady down the road, loneliness can bring pain and despair. But forced solitude can also bring insight, a time to reflect and a deeper understanding of ourselves. Producer Mary Colwell (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter France
Producer:
Mary Colwell

Salley Vickers 's subtle and absorbing novel is read in five parts by Eileen Atkins. 1: When retired schoolteacher Miss Julia Garnet is left a legacy, she takes the uncharacteristically bold decision to rent an apartment in Venice. Her narrow life is profoundly changed by the people and experiences she encounters there. Producer Sara Davies

Contributors

Unknown:
Salley Vickers
Unknown:
Eileen Atkins.
Unknown:
Miss Julia Garnet
Producer:
Sara Davies

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