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A look at the future of heathland in Britain and the reasons why conserving and recreating this dwindling landscape is fraught with challenges. With Mark Carwardine. Repeated from yesterday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Carwardine.

A series examining the swashbuckling heroes of yesteryear, presented by Professor Jeffrey Richards. William Tell. Rossini wrote an opera about him, Schiller's play used him to promote ideas of romantic nationalism, and yet William Tell is famous for shooting the apple off the head of his Son. Producer Liz Anstee

Contributors

Presented By:
Professor Jeffrey Richards.
Presented By:
William Tell.
Unknown:
William Tell
Producer:
Liz Anstee

Inventor Frances Gabe hated housework so much that she got the house itself to do the chores. It took the 86 year old 30 years to do it, but eventually she turned her Oregon home into the world's first self-cleaning property. She talks to Mark Coles about her work. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Frances Gabe
Unknown:
Mark Coles

Judith Beheading Holofernes by Lucy Gough. The first of three drama-documentaries this week looking at the creation of specific paintings. Germaine Greertalks about Artemesia Gentileschi's dramatic interpretation of the apocryphal story of Judith's seduction and decapitation of the enemy leader Holofernes. The drama examines the events in Artemesia's private life which fed into the painting, and reflects on the problems of being a female artist in 17th-century Florence. A dramatic tale of an artist and her work. Producers Rosie Boulton and Peter Leslie Wild (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucy Gough.
Unknown:
Germaine Greertalks
Producers:
Rosie Boulton
Producers:
Peter Leslie Wild
Temesia:
Anna Chancellor
Tuzia:
Susan Jeffrey
Model:
David Perks

The programme that examines listeners' historical queries, exploring avenues of research and uncovering mysteries, presented by Sue Cook. Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick WRITE TO: [address removed] E-MAIL: making.history@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Presented By:
Sue Cook.
Producers:
Ivan Howlett
Producers:
Nick Patrick

2: The Water Bird, written and read by Emily Perkins. " you were given the choice of living only in this country, or you could travel the world but never return home, which would you choose?" For details see yesterday

Contributors

Read By:
Emily Perkins.

The comedy series setjust before the American
Revolution, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses . 5: Mary is wooed by a newly arrived Captain. Little does she know he has recently been named "Cad of the Year" by the Bounder's Gazette.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer

Contributors

Written By:
Andy Hamilton
Unknown:
Jay Tarses
Producer:
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Samuel:
Jay Tarses
Ezekiel:
Hugh Dennis
McGurk:
Andy Hamilton
Cora:
Penelope Nice
Brimshaw:
James Fleet
Joshua:
Tony Maudsley
Mary:
Jan Ravens
Dashmount:
Michael Fenton Stevens

Tim Jackson 's drama investigates Darwinism from a woman's perspective. 7: Kate treks once more between her office and the hospital, but Charles and Emma Darwin refuse to be banished from her thoughts. For details see yesterday. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Jackson
Unknown:
Emma Darwin

Britain's treatment of mentally-ill offenders is facing fundamental challenges under new European human-rights legislation. Lawyers say it should lead to a more humane treatment for those who no longer pose a threat - but could it also bring freedom for potential killers? Presented by Jenny Cuffe.
(Repeated Sunday 5pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenny Cuffe
Producer:
Sarah Lewthwaite
Editor:
David Ross.

Open Wide. Whether you have ulcers or a furry tongue, your mouth can tell a doctor a lot about your health. By peering inside the mouth, oral medicine specialists can diagnose anything from skin rashes to gut problems. Presented by Dr Graham Easton . Producer Paula McGrath. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk Repeated tomorrow 4.30pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Dr Graham Easton
Producer:
Paula McGrath.

Living with Genius. Two parents talk to Olivia O'Leary about their experiences of bringing up "gifted children", the battles they have had to overcome and the challenges they have yet to face. Producer Sera Lefroy-Owen

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivia O'Leary
Producer:
Sera Lefroy-Owen

Jim Eldridge 's comedy in which ex-convict and loveable con man, Terry King , battles to breathe new life into the Grove Hill Farm community centre. Just One Night Terry is walking on air after a night of romance with Sandra, but then he has a visit from an old flame.
Director Marilyn Imrie. Music Harvey Brough and Jaqueline Dankworth (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jim Eldridge
Unknown:
Terry King
Unknown:
Grove Hill
Director:
Marilyn Imrie.
Music:
Harvey Brough
Music:
Jaqueline Dankworth
Terry:
Karl Howman
Sandra:
Phyllis Logan
Steve:
Ben Crowe
Mr Preston:
David Holt
Warren:
Clinton Mullings Dodson
Annie:
Alison Pettitt
Mavis:
Tilly Vosburgh
Gail:
Jennifer Wheelan

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