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3: Munich. Once the land of lederhosen and beer gardens, Munich is now celebrated as Germany's Silicon Valley, where young entrepreneurs are attracted by the financial breaks on offer, as well as the ski resorts in the Alps, a short trip down the autobahn. Uwe Westphal asks whether the Munich model could be the way forward for the rest of Germany. Producer Tim Mansel

Contributors

Unknown:
Uwe Westphal
Producer:
Tim Mansel

In the first of a new series, Jamie Bernstein , daughter of Leonard Bernstein , talks candidly about the joys and challenges of having a father who could be simultaneously a musical genius and a monster, a secret homosexual and also an ecstatically happy familyman. Producer Bill Lloyd

Contributors

Unknown:
Jamie Bernstein
Talks:
Leonard Bernstein
Producer:
Bill Lloyd

Hitler planned the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as a vast propaganda exercise. In John Burrows's thriller, two British athletes lift the lid on one of the 20th-century's greatest confidence tricks.

Contributors

Writer:
John Burrows
Director:
David Blount
Commentator:
Keith Drinkel
Whitlock:
Nicholas Boulton
Coleman:
Ben Crowe
Sir Reginald:
David Collings
Martha:
Rachel Atkins
William:
David Jarvis
SS officer:
Stephen Critchlow
Sir Eric:
John Evitts

Richard Daniel presents the programme in which listeners follow up their environmental concerns.
Producer Nick Patrick Write to: [address removed] Email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Daniel
Producer:
Nick Patrick Write

2: The Index Finger- the Communicator. Claudia Hammond reveals that pointing is one of the first forms of communication we learn - babies accomplish the action forthemselves within their first year. It's an accurate predictor of language acquisition and, unlike nodding, it's a universal gesture that has the same meaning wherever you travel. For details see yesterday

Contributors

Unknown:
Claudia Hammond

Rosie Boycott is joined by the author Sam Llewellyn and thejournalist Lynne Truss to discuss their favourite paperbacks. Producer Peter Everett RptdSunllpm

Contributors

Unknown:
Rosie Boycott
Unknown:
Sam Llewellyn
Producer:
Peter Everett Rptdsunllpm

By Johnny Vegas, Tony Burgess and Tony Pitts.

Anne suffers the loss of her beloved dog under her son's taxi and decides to cremate him (the dog, that is). The kiln is then put to an unconventional use, under the sympathetic guidance of pottery teacher Johnny. But some of the class need a little persuasion.

Contributors

Writer:
Johnny Vegas
Writer:
Tony Burgess
Writer:
Tony Pitts
Music performed and arranged by:
Paul Heaton
Music performed and arranged by:
Tony Robinson
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Producer:
Helen Chattwell
Producer:
Bruce Hyman
Johnny:
Johnny Vegas
Sandra:
Rebecca Front
Carol:
Nicola Stephenson
Paul:
Tony Pitts
Kieran:
Tony Burgess
Chloe:
Lyndsey Marshal
Anne:
Gwyneth Powell
Nathan:
Christian Knowles
Ken:
Adrian Manfredi
Rebecca:
Fiona Carew

n Missing Bits. Millions of people have lost one, or more, of their body parts at the hands of the medical profession. Dr Graham Easton hears from patients about the ups and downs of life without a gall bladder, spleen, gut, breasts and even parts of the brain. Producer Paula McGrath E-MAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk Repeated Wednesday 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Graham Easton
Producer:
Paula McGrath

By Karl Minns. Determined to get Chester's writing career kick-started, the REM decide to perform a "failing dream" in which he will leap from a very tall building and find himself able to fly - to make him realise that success can be his. However, they hadn't bargained for the fact that their stunt man refuses to make the jump.
Music composed by the Neutrinos producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Unknown:
Karl Minns.
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Chester:
Martin Freeman
Narrator:
Chris Langham
Butterworth:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Meryl/Suzie:
Tracy-Ann OBErman
Tiberius:
Kim Wall
MissMaury:
Beth Chalmers
Coalin:
Chris Pavlo
Hives/Popkin:
Martin Hyder
Marlowe:
Owen Evans
Floyd:
Karl Minns

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