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4: Dr Rick Jolly spent the Falklands War treating bullet wounds and burns, and performing postmortems. Michael Nicholson hears how his experiences changed him and his family. Producer Sarah Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Rick Jolly
Unknown:
Michael Nicholson
Producer:
Sarah Taylor

The only programme that can bring you the combined pleasures of Sven-Goran Eriksson,
Tony Blair , Brian Perkins and Chris Eubank in the same show. More topical impressions-based sketches from the winners of the British Comedy Award. With Kevin Connelly , Jon Culshaw , Mark Perry and Jan Ravens. Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Blair
Unknown:
Brian Perkins
Unknown:
Chris Eubank
Unknown:
Kevin Connelly
Unknown:
Jon Culshaw
Unknown:
Mark Perry
Unknown:
Jan Ravens.

Nick Clarke chairs the debate from Winterslow in Salisbury. The panel includes the shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin and Bob Marshall-Andrews , Labour MP for Medway.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Unknown:
Oliver Letwin
Unknown:
Bob Marshall-Andrews
Producer:
Lisa Jenkinson

Lifelong friends Joe and Kel have always been into the movies. But Kel has moved away and now their friendship has drifted. Then Kel calls out of the blue. He's in deep trouble and the police are onto him. But the line goes dead before he can tell the whole story. Joe decides to leave it. But when Kel's sister Penny turns up imploring Joe to help, Joe finds himself immersed in a film noir of his own.

Contributors

Writer:
John Gradwell
Director:
Jim Poyser
Joe:
Matthew Dunster
Tommy:
David Crellin
Hardwick:
John Henshaw
Penny:
Jo Joyner
Sebastian:
Russell Dixon
Kel:
Russell Dixon
Eddie:
Terence Mann

Amps powered by car batteries, jitterbugging declared immoral by parish priests, bicycle clips as fashion accessories and a strange, crooked instrument called a saxophone. Gerry Anderson presents a portrait of early dancehall days in rural Northern Ireland. Producer Alison Finch

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Anderson
Producer:
Alison Finch

David Fincher , director of Fight Club and Seven, talks to Andrew Collins about his new film The Panic Room starring Jodie Foster. Producer Stephen Hughes

Contributors

Unknown:
David Fincher
Unknown:
Andrew Collins
Unknown:
Jodie Foster.
Producer:
Stephen Hughes

Tom Sutcliffe and guests give theirverdict on the film About a Boydirected by Chris and Paul Weitz , based on Nick Hornby 's novel and starring Hugh Grant and Rachel Weisz. Also, the first major London showing for Sam Taylor-Wood , an artist at the forefront of contemporary British Art. Producer Mohini Patel

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Paul Weitz
Unknown:
Nick Hornby
Unknown:
Hugh Grant
Unknown:
Rachel Weisz.
Unknown:
Sam Taylor-Wood
Producer:
Mohini Patel

Even today conscientious objectors are seen in a negative light and it is believed that they were uniformly ostracised by the majority of people who were supporters of the wars. Using the voices of witnesses to the times, social historian Georgina Boyes challenges this accepted view of conscientious objectors and the ways in which they were treated during the majorwars of the 20th century. She talks with witnesses from Birmingham, Yorkshire, the south of England and the United
States, who recall acts of sympathy and generosity from neighbours, prison warders and members of the armed forces. Producer David Corser

Contributors

Unknown:
Georgina Boyes
Producer:
David Corser

By Ivy Compton-Burnett. Dramatised in two parts by Maria Aitken. Written by one of English literature's most original and idiosyncratic authors, this is a dark comedy about filial devotion and maternal domination, of betrayal and the denial of love, and the misuse of power within a family. 1: Seeking a Companion
Music by Howard Davidson : Director Maria Aitken ; Producer Marilyn Imrie Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Maria Aitken.
Music By:
Howard Davidson
Director:
Maria Aitken
Producer:
Marilyn Imrie
Miranda:
Anna Massey
Julius:
Oliver Ford Davies
Rosebery:
Bill Nighy
Emma:
Joanna David
Hester:
Samantha Bond
Miss Burke:
Imelda Staunton
Bates:
Sarah Badel
Francis:
Ed Rice
Alice:
Lauren Bird
Adela:
Tracey Wiles

4: Trust and Transparency. Philosopher
Onora O'Neill ofNewnham College, Cambridge, delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from the Maritime Museum, Liverpool. Everything is supposed to be more open, but has the new order increased opportunities for disinformation and deception?
ProducerCharlesSigler: Editor Gwyneth Williams Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Onora O'Neill

In the face of grief, finding the words to express our loss can bring consolation. Frank Delaney presents a selection of poems to be read at funerals. The readers are Emilia Fox , Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Stevenson. Producer Kate McAll Repeated from Saturday 13 April BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Poetry Please, is available in two volumes of audio cassettes at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Unknown:
Emilia Fox
Unknown:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson.
Producer:
Kate McAll

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