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6: Copenhagen. Archaeologist Julian Richards travels to Denmark's capital to uncoverthe story of pirates, bankruptcy and battles and to discover more about the ever-changing map of this one-time fishing village.
Producer Nichola West

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Richards
Producer:
Nichola West

Dramatised by Mike Walker. Renting a flat to elderly sisters in a converted dower house should be a simple job for an estate agent, but Kate finds Bernice anything but easy Then valuables start to disappear
Music composed and realised by Ben Wallfisch Director Jeremy Mortimer

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Mike Walker.
Unknown:
Ben Wallfisch
Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Bernice:
Rlchenda Carey
Carmela:
Joanna Monro
Kate:
Carla Simpson
Tim:
Richard Firth
Morag:
Joan O'Norman

By young writers from the Isle of Skye, the Lemon Tree Arts Centre in Aberdeen and the Traverse
Theatre in Edinburgh, this play was developed in collaboration with Tag Theatre Company, Glasgow. lain McLeod is leaving Skye to go to university in Aberdeen. He's looking forward to his independence and freedom, escaping the confines of home life. When university fails to live up to expectations and his parents' fragile relationship begins to crumble, lain is faced with some stark choices. Being responsible foryour own life is not as liberating as it seems.
Producer David Ian Neville Director James Brining

Contributors

lain:
Tom Freeman
Karen:
Eilidh MacDonald
Callum:
Matthew Zajac
Svetlana:
Pauline Knowles
Kimberley:
Helen McAlplne
Tom/Ronnie:
Brian Ferguson
Fiona/Rita:
Jennifer Dick

- The first in a week of stories that take a wry look at that timeless classic, the Little Black Dress.
1: What to Wear in the Absence of Light. By Hannah McGill , read by Jo James. Camilla opens her eyes to find she has not, as she hoped, achieved eternal peace, but rather appears to have landed in her very own personalised hell -the parental home. Producer Lu Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Hannah McGill
Read By:
Jo James.
Producer:
Lu Kemp

Brit Art tends to mean the headline-grabbing creations ofTracey Emin and Damien Hirst , but a culturally diverse generation of artists in this country is making its mark. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown visits five of them in their studios, where they talk about their work and the cultural forces thatinspire it. 1: Indian-born Saleem ArifQuadri 's sought-after paintings are profoundly influenced by his Sufi faith. Producer Clare Csonka

Contributors

Unknown:
Damien Hirst
Unknown:
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Unknown:
Saleem Arifquadri
Producer:
Clare Csonka

Nicholas Parsons is in Wimbledon this week for the final show in the current series. He is joined by Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Tony Hawks and Julian Clary.
Producer Claire Jones Repeated Sunday 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A selection of recordings from this show is available on five volumes of audio cassette at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Julian Clary.
Producer:
Claire Jones

A ten-part series by Christopher Denys , starring Nerys Hughes.
1: The Landlady and Her Lovers.It is the 1950s, the heyday of the Great British seaside holiday, and Llantwit-on-Sea is experiencing a boom. Recently widowed Eirlys Richards decides to take in a lover. Both of them are in for a surprise.
Director Sue Wilson Repeat of 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Denys
Unknown:
Nerys Hughes.
Unknown:
Eirlys Richards
Eirlys:
Nerys Hughes
Matthew:
Russell Boulter
Jenks:
Iwan Thomas
Arnold:
Christopher Scott
Cox'n Hughes:
Andy Hockley
Newsreader/Dad:
Ian Brooker
Mother:
Tina Gray

A new series highlighting major issues through the lives of people they affect. This week Jenny Cuffe gains unprecedented access to the work of an elite police unit leading Britain's cyber-war against child pornography. Editor David Ross

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenny Cuffe
Editor:
David Ross

Ukraine. Since independence, the pride of Ukraine's heavy industry are now working in appalling conditions in mines that have become deathtraps. George Arney asks why men continue to be sent to these mines.
ProducerTanya Datta Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
George Arney

The New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora is the first comprehensive audit of Britain's plant species for 40 years. From invasive aliens to the effects of agriculture, the picture this book paints of our native flora is not a happy one. Kerry ten Kate meets the botanists who are sounding the alarm for "shrinking violets" Of every species. Producer Jeremy Grange

Contributors

Producer:
Jeremy Grange

Brian Moore 's portrayal of an ordinary woman in the middle of her life, seized by love for a younger man.
I Abridged in eight parts by Doreen Estall and read by Zara Turner. 1: As Sheila Redden waits for her husband Kevin to join her on their second honeymoon a chance meeting sets her mind racing. Producer Susan Carson

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Moore
Unknown:
Doreen Estall
Read By:
Zara Turner.
Unknown:
Sheila Redden
Producer:
Susan Carson

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