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The elegant French spa town of Vichy has never lived down the moment in 1940 when it became home to the wartime government of Marshal Petain which collaborated with the Nazis. In the first of two programmes, James Maw visits Vichy to investigate why commemorating what happened there is still controversial, and how the town is struggling to reinvent itselfthrough sport and spas. Producer Rob Ketteridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Marshal Petain
Unknown:
James Maw
Producer:
Rob Ketteridge

Angela Carter 's comic tale about the intertwining fortunes of two theatrical families is dramatised in four parts by Bryony Lavery.
1: Welcome to the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Dora and Nora Chance are the illegimate twin daughters of the great Shakespearean actor Sir Melchior Hazard. Disowned by the Hazard family, and, by extension, the whole "legitimate" theatre to which he belongs, the sisters embark on a career as chorus girls.
Director Claire Grove

Contributors

Unknown:
Angela Carter
Unknown:
Bryony Lavery.
Unknown:
Nora Chance
Director:
Claire Grove
Dora:
Marcia Warren
Nora:
Elizabeth Bell
Melchoir:
Terence Edmond
Peregrine:
Jon Strickland
Lady Atalanta:
Jennie Stoller
Tiffany:
Janice Acquah
Tristram:
Jonathan Keeble

It began as "a little something" on a Californian ranch, and ended up as "Hearst Castle", one of the most extravagant homes in the world, fruit of a three-decade-long collaboration between publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan. This drama documentary draws on their largely unpublished letters and telegrams, charting the growth of the "castle", with its cash-flow and labour problems, train loads of art and antiques, impossible deadlines and near bankruptcy.
Producer John Goudie (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
William Randolph Hearst
Unknown:
Julia Morgan.
Producer:
John Goudie
Hearst:
William Hootkins
Julia:
Gayle Hunnicutt

Ten tales written and read by Alan Bennett. With customary wryness, he reminisces about growing up in Leeds. 6: Proper Names Producer Liz Allard. Music George Fenton
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Alan Bennett 's Telling Tales is now available on cassette, CD, book and video from all good retailers and www.bbcshop.com as are many other Bennett titles, including Talking Heads. Call [number removed] for product enquiries.

Contributors

Read By:
Alan Bennett.
Producer:
Liz Allard.
Music:
George Fenton
Unknown:
Alan Bennett

Five features and audio diaries from the winners of Radio 4's competition to find young voices for the airwaves. Their mission is to tell us about their lives, loves and concerns and to show us the worlds they inhabit. 1: Lauren Coultard talks about the teenage drugs scene in Liverpool and Charlie Bennett reveals the more innocent pleasures of life on the Scilly Isles. Producer Bella Bannerman

Contributors

Talks:
Lauren Coultard
Talks:
Charlie Bennett
Producer:
Bella Bannerman

The antidote to panel games comes from the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield with Linda Smith joining regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. With chairman Humphrey Lyttelton and Colin Sell on the piano. Producer Jon Naismith. Repeated Sunday 12 noon
BBC Radio Collection: Six different audio cassettes of I'm Sorry Haven't a Clue are available from all good retail outlets and www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed] for product enquiries.

Contributors

Panellist:
Linda Smith
Panellist:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Panellist:
Barry Cryer
Panellist:
Graeme Garden
Chairman:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Pianist:
Colin Sell
Producer:
Jon Naismith

In a ten-part series, usingdiaries, journals, letters and poetry, Robin Brooks captures a gripping snapshot of the turbulent and passionate relationships in which Lord Byron was embroiled. 6: Lady Byron
Knowing he must somehow break off an incestuous relationship with his half-sister Augusta, Byron proposes to Annabella Milbanke again.
Director Clive Brill. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Brooks
Unknown:
Annabella Milbanke
Director:
Clive Brill.
Byron:
Joseph Fiennes
Annabella:
Emma Fielding
Augusta:
Emma Gregory
Hobhouse:
Stephen Mangan
Sir Ralph:
Michael Sheldon
Wallace:
Michael Sheldon
Ann:
Regina Freedman

A new series in which people on the receiving end of prejudice or discrimination find out what's behind it by meeting those they believe are responsible. Disability. With Colin Hughes , a BBC political producerwith muscular dystrophy. Producer Roger Childs

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Hughes
Producer:
Roger Childs

The series that shows listeners how to discover the hidden history of yourtown through the streets and buildings of today. St Andrews. Archaeologist Julian Richards discovers the hidden history of this
Scottish golfing town, exploring why war with the English and supporting the wrong pope led to the founding of Scotland's first university and why the one-time owners of the golf course decided to turn it into a rabbit Warren. Producer John Byrne (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
St Andrews.
Unknown:
Julian Richards
Producer:
John Byrne

Clean Beaches. Sea, sand, sun and.... strandline? With summer upon us, presenter Mark Carwardine visits Swansea Bay in South Wales and questions the desire for immaculate seaweed-free beaches and crystal clean seas when wildlife shuns them as sterile deserts.
Producer Laura Fudge. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature E-MAIL: nature@bbc.co.uk. Repeated tomorrow 11am

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Carwardine
Producer:
Laura Fudge.

Barbara Kingsolver's powerful tale about a southern Appalachian farming community is read in ten parts by Buffy Davis.

Lusa struggles to make a living from her dead husband's family farm, while Deanna, up on the mountain, tries to protect the coyote den from the man she has fallen in love with.

Contributors

Author:
Barbara Kingsolver
Reader:
Buffy Davis.
Abridged by/Producer:
Jill Waters

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