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The stories of six refugees from three continents who were forced to leave their homeland to seek a new life in a new land. 2: Exodus. Having already faced war unspeakable atrocities and famine in Somalia, Vietnam and Bosnia, they now face a humiliating and often precarious trip with shipwrecks, beatings, imprisonment, alienation and rejection How did they cope and why did they stay in their new home? Presented byJatinderVerma. Producer Neil George

Contributors

Producer:
Neil George

Lynne Truss 's comedy drama, starring Jane Asher.
3: Mrs Milliner has secured a contract to be the sole provider of boaters for the 1928 British Olympic team, but to her annoyance most of the straw workers have been imprisoned after a general strike. Susan is determined to watch this episode but is again interrupted by a rather forceful charity worker.
Producer Dawn Ellis

Contributors

Unknown:
Lynne Truss
Unknown:
Jane Asher.
Unknown:
Mrs Milliner
Producer:
Dawn Ellis
Mrs:
Milliner Janeasner
Susan:
Caroline Harker
Gerald:
Jonathan Coy
Wendy:
Matilda Ziegler
Elsie:
Beth Chalmers
Joe:
Stephen Critchlow

Over the next four days, Peter White investigates whether society is becoming more disability-friendly. Today he addresses the question of access on public transport. He asks why wheelchair-user
Ann Bates had to go 60 miles out of her way to attend a meeting, and why the Strategic Rail Authority can t guarantee to meet the legal requirement to make railway stations fully accessible by October of next year. With Liz Barclay.

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter White
Unknown:
Ann Bates
Unknown:
Liz Barclay.

Written by John B Keane , dramatised by Kerry Lee Crabbe, and starring Ardal O'Hanlon. This play, about Jim Conlon 's fervent attempts to cure his hypochondriac mother, is being broadcast on what would have been the Irish author's 75th birthday to commemorate his death last year.
Director Gemma McMullan

Contributors

Written By:
John B Keane
Dramatised By:
Kerry Lee
Unknown:
Ardal O'Hanlon.
Unknown:
Jim Conlon
Director:
Gemma McMullan
Jim:
Ardal O'Hanlon
Maggie:
Doreen Keogh
Nice Nualla:
Tina Kellegher
Doc:
Frank Kelly
FrFogarty:
Jim Norton
Matt:
Pat Laffan
Paddy:
Don Wycheriey

The first of five new stories about fathers and adolescents. 1: Gentleman's Relish. By Patrick Gale , read by Robert Bathurst. Frank prepares himself for a difficult man-to-man conversation with his youngest son. Producer Emma Harding

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Gale
Read By:
Robert Bathurst.
Producer:
Emma Harding

I In five programmes this week, Martin Plimmer discovers the truth about lies. 1: Little Liars. Are we born liars? Why do children lie so enthusiastically?
Can the brain reveal the secrets of our lying ways? Producer Brian King

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Plimmer

From Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, with Nicholas Parsons and panellists Tony Hawks, Jenny Eclair , Ross Noble and Clement Freud.
Producer Claire Jones Repeated Sunday 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Jenny Eclair
Unknown:
Ross Noble
Unknown:
Clement Freud.
Producer:
Claire Jones

Mark Lawson presents the arts show and meets
Hollywood director Joel Schumacher , whose latest film tells the story of Veronica Guerin , the Irish journalist assassinated after she investigated organised crime in Dublin. Producer EkeneAkalawu

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Director:
Joel SchumacHer
Unknown:
Veronica Guerin

By Emily Bronte , dramatised in 15 parts by Lucy Gough. 6: A Beast Prowls the Fold. Heathcliff, having returned afterthree years, catches the eye of Edgar's sister, Isabella. This, and his behaviour towards Catherine, brings him into conflict with Edgar.
Director/producer Peter Leslie Wild
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Contributors

Unknown:
Emily Bronte
Unknown:
Lucy Gough.
Producer:
Peter Leslie Wild
Catherine:
Cathryn Bradshaw
Heathcliff:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Edgar:
Jonathan Keeble
Isabella:
Fritha Goodey
Nelly:
Deborah McAndrew
Lockwood:
Mark Carey
The house:
Tracy-Ann OBErman

The second in a series relating the stories of those who have risked their lives for love. Mississippi in the 1960s was a society at war. As civil rights workers poured into the state to fight segregation, white racists went on the attack in an explosion of violence. Interracial relationships - always taboo in the American South - became more dangerous than ever. Linda Pressly hears the stories of those who dared to love across the divide. Producer Tanya Datta

Contributors

Unknown:
Linda Pressly
Producer:
Tanya Datta

Lucy Ash investigates the human cost of India's dowry system. She meets India's unlikely heroine, Nisha Sharma , who recently called off her wedding afterthe groom demanded an extra$25,000 in dowry payment. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucy Ash
Unknown:
Nisha Sharma

Protecting the Roof of Europe. 1: The Alpine region is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe, attracting ten million visitors every year. In the first of a new series, Lionel Kelleway finds out about the threats to Alpine landscapes and wildlife and asks how we can protect the unique mountain fauna and flora yet at the same time allow this scale of tourism and leisure to continue. Producer Sheena Duncan

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

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