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Between 1965-67, the UKgovernment issued
3.519 work permits to qualified teachers from India and Pakistan. But many found it easier to find work on the buses than in a classroom. Geeta Guru-Murthy hears how their experiences and aspirations compare to those of today's newly qualified British-Asian teachers. Producer Sarah Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Geeta Guru-Murthy
Producer:
Sarah Taylor

The last episode in the comedy series by Patricia Hannah. 3: Shadow Melodies. The embalmed body of Lenin has ended up on the island of Tost. He enjoys the company of Henrik Ibsen while Angela tries to work out what to do with him.
Director/producer Gaynor Macfarlane (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Hannah.
Unknown:
Henrik Ibsen
Producer:
Gaynor MacFarlane
Vera:
Julie Austin
Lenin:
James Bryce
Sadie:
Carol Ann Crawford
Ola:
Stella Forge
Angela:
Vicki Liddelle
Boris:
Steven McNicoll
Nancy:
Ann Scott-Jones
Boris:
Steven McNicoll
Pete:
Paul Young
Ibsen:
Paul Young

Another round of the panel game that reveals the lighter side of life around the despatch box. Joining Steve Richards , Roy Hattersley and Sir Patrick Cormackthis week are Ann Taylor and Matthew ParriS. Producer Simon Nicholls

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve Richards
Unknown:
Roy Hattersley
Unknown:
Sir Patrick CormacKthis
Unknown:
Ann Taylor
Unknown:
Matthew Parris.
Producer:
Simon Nicholls

By William Golding , dramatised in three parts by Michael Bakewell.

Blinded by adolescent desire as he imposes himself upon Evie, Oliver fails to notice that she too has her own very real problems.

Contributors

Author:
William Golding
Dramatised by:
Michael Bakewell.
Pianist:
Bredan Piercey.
Violinist:
Anna Darvas.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Oliver:
Simon Scardlfield
Evie:
Claire Skinner
Father:
Terrence Hardiman
Mother:
Joanna David
Adult Oliver:
Robert Glenister
Robert:
Oliver Milburn
Henry:
Mark Lewis Jones
Sgt Babbacombe:
Simon Treves
Little Oliver:
Thomas Glenister
Little Robert:
Thomas Anderson

Magician and reporter Hugh Levinson uncovers the secret history of the anonymous card shark's manual, The Expert at the Card Table, still the classic text on the subject 99 years after it was written. Could the author have been America's most wanted man - a triple murderer who died in a suicide pact? Producer Hugh Levinson (R)

Contributors

Reporter:
Hugh Levinson
Producer:
Hugh Levinson

This week Laurie Taylor talks to Professor Jane Lewis from Oxford University about her new book The End of Marriage? Is marriage really declining as a result of our increasing individualism and selfishness, and what sort of relationships are evolving to replace it? Producer Marya Burgess. E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Talks:
Laurie Taylor
Unknown:
Professor Jane Lewis
Producer:
Marya Burgess.

At the moment they're born, children are given a once-over to make sure they're healthy. Dr Graham Easton examines whether there's any evidence that these checks really do pick up hip conditions, or problems with vision and hearing, early enough to make a difference.
(Repeated from yesterday at 9pm)

Another chance to hear Sean Lock 's comic crawl along the urban underbelly. 2: Sean is called Sean. Howeverthe family of his friend Billy Two Nans think differently. Starring Sean Lock , Dan Mersh , Tracy-
Ann Oberman , Paul Putnerand Rob Rouse. Written by Sean Lock. Additional material by Martin Trenaman and Robert Fraser-Steele . Producer Chris Neill (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Lock
Unknown:
Sean Lock
Unknown:
Dan Mersh
Unknown:
Ann OBErman
Written By:
Sean Lock.
Written By:
Robert Fraser-Steele
Producer:
Chris Neill

By Maggie Allen. 8.

With the Edinburgh Hospital for Women and Children established, Sophia Jex-Blake turns her attention to establishing a medical school for women in Edinburgh. But her first intake of students are not as obedient as she would wish.
For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Writer:
Maggie Allen

Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which
Ian Hargreaves , Peter Hitchens , Janet Radcliffe-Richards and Harvey Thomas cross-examine "witnesses" with passionate views on one of the week's moral dilemmas. Producer David Coomes. Rptd Saturday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Peter Hitchens
Unknown:
Janet Radcliffe-Richards
Unknown:
Harvey Thomas
Producer:
David Coomes.

In the last of his series on being an MP,
Gyles Brandreth looks at life at the top. Nobody really wants to be an MP - everyone wants to be a minister. But how do you manage the Commons, the constituency, the ministry, the Civil Service and the endless red boxes while still trying to maintain some vestige of a family life? And what are the perks of the job?
Brandreth explains howto have it all without looking like a slacker. Producer Chris Bond. Rptd from Sunday at 10.45

Contributors

Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Producer:
Chris Bond.

A series of drama-documentaries that explore the metaphors of illness. 2: Battle Cry- Parkinson's
Disease. A drama written by Nicholas Mclnerny with documentary from Dr Ray Chaudhuri and Emma Bennion. In the war room, a campaign is being planned. But then things begin to go awry.
Producers Rosie Boulton and Sara Conkey

Contributors

Written By:
Nicholas McLnerny
Unknown:
Dr Ray Chaudhuri
Unknown:
Emma Bennion.
Producers:
Rosie Boulton
Producers:
Sara Conkey
Commander:
John McArdle
Sgt Boyd:
Anton Lesser
Sgt Brown:
Tom George

Comedy series. Tonight, the world's most socially aware theatre company tackles racist bigotry head on, then gets sidetracked into petty in-fighting. With Dave Lamb , Jim North , Nick Walker and Richie Webb. Producer Gareth Edwards (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Lamb
Unknown:
Jim North
Unknown:
Nick Walker
Unknown:
Richie Webb.
Producer:
Gareth Edwards

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