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In the first of a new series Olivia O'Leary meets two mercenaries who have made their living fighting brutal civil wars in Africa and survivingjungle warfare in the remotest parts of South America. Producer Karen Gregor Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivia O'Leary
Producer:
Karen Gregor

Conservationist Dr Carl Jones goes in search of "intelligent" birds. On his travels he discovers that some birds are as intelligent as primates and finds the Einstein of birds "nesting" in an American university. Producer Martin Kurzik

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Carl Jones
Producer:
Martin Kurzik

Geoffrey Wheelertravelsto Eastbourne , where he meets staff and supporters of the Royal Hippodrome Theatre. Built in the 1880s and acclaimed at the time as one of the most luxurious variety theatres in the country, its stage has seen everything from light operetta to music hall and stand-up, producer Libby cross

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Wheelertravelsto Eastbourne

Hattie Naylor 's drama is a contemporary reworking of a text written by Josephus in the 1st century AD, played by a mixture of actors and real news reporters. Eleazar and a band of rebel Jews have taken refuge in the hilltop fortress of Masada, but the Roman army's superior hardware proves more than a match fortheirdefences. Will the rebels surrender? Director Kate McAII

Contributors

Unknown:
Hattie Naylor
Rachel:
Valerie Jones
Miriamme:
Shireen Shah
Julia, the producer:
Dee Sadler
Traffic:
Nicola Smythe
Mat, the presenter:
Peter Jefferson
Studio manager:
Jamie Ballard
Eleazar:
Mark Meadows
Jonathan, reporter:
Rupert Ward-Lewis
Marcus, reporter:
Brian Gear
Vespasian:
Paul Nicholson
Commander:
John Telfer

2: Schroedinger's Cat. If you can't see a cat in a box, is it alive, dead or both? Ian Peacock talks to novelist Philip Pullman and playwright Michael Frayn , who have both used Schroedinger's conundrum in their writing. If an audience can't see a play, does it exist? For details see yesterday

Contributors

Talks:
Ian Peacock
Unknown:
Philip Pullman
Unknown:
Michael Frayn

Heather Payton and guests return with a new series about the world of business. In the first programme they look at the concept of Ideopolis - the city of ideas. But wouldn't the worker of the future prefer to live in the countyside?

Contributors

Presenter:
Heather Payton
Producer:
Paul O'Keeffe

Sue MacGregor and her guests Esther Rantzen and Oliver James entertain an audience in the Barn at
Dartington Hall, where they discuss three of their favourite paperbacks.
Producer Viv Beeby Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Esther Rantzen
Unknown:
Oliver James
Producer:
Viv Beeby

The fourth episode of the sitcom starring Milton Jones , set in his house.
Written by Milton Jones and James Cary Producer David Tyler

Contributors

Unknown:
Milton Jones
Written By:
Milton Jones
Unknown:
James Cary
Producer:
David Tyler
Susan:
Olivia Colman
Ian:
Nigel Lindsay
Aunt Dilys:
Rosemary Leach
Anton:
Tom Goodman-Hill

By Emily Bronte. 12: A Haunting Takes Many Forms Heathcliff reveals his plans to Nelly Dean , while
Cathy tries to make sense of the family relationships she encounters on a visit to Wuthering Heights.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Emily Bronte.
Unknown:
Nelly Dean
Heathcliff:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Cathy:
Annabelle Dowler
Edgar:
Jonathan Keeble
Hareton:
Danny J Burns
Linton:
Christopher Kelham
Nelly:
Deborah McAndrew
The house:
Tracy-Ann OBErman

How does a black woman raise her son? Given the alarming statistics weighted against African and Afro-Caribbean boys growing up in the UK, black mothers need hope, inspiration and support. Connie St Louis meets black women who are meeting the challenge of raising their sons in a story which is also her own. Producer Mary Ward Lowery Repeated Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Producer:
Mary Ward Lowery

Dr Raj Persaud asks whether there is a link between cannabis and psychosis. Using volunteers under the influence, new research is under way to map the human brain to see how the drug affects the mind.
(Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Dr Raj Persaud
Producer:
Katy Hickman

By Annie McCartney. Another chance to hearthis four-part comedy drama about the bohemian residents of Marlborough Road, Belfast, who are saved from their own chaos by Sally, their cleaning lady. 1: The Feminine Thrust
Director Tanya Nash

Contributors

Unknown:
Annie McCartney.
Director:
Tanya Nash
Sally:
Stella McCusker
Clare:
Marcella Riordan
Evie:
Katy Gleadhill
Trevor:
Des McAleer
Tony:
Robert Patterson
Fidelma:
Alne McCartney
Anna:
Hannah R Gordon
Simon:
Patrick Gleadhill

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