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Everwondered what it's really like to be a rock star or a national heartthrob? Evan Davis talks to his guests about the high life from the inside out. Producer Charlie Taylor Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Talks:
Evan Davis
Producer:
Charlie Taylor

Comedy by Paul Mendelson. 2: Molly and Doug are determined to prove they can have a life without each other. And maybe they would if it wasn ttor
Doug's elderly mum misbehaving. c.Hiivan
Director David Ian Neville

Contributors

Comedy By:
Paul Mendelson.
Director:
David Ian Neville
Molly:
Rebecca Lacey
Doug:
Paul Venables
shopkeeper:
Paul Venables
Kaz:
Soumaya Keynes
Ryan:
Jessie Sullivan
Dawn:
Rebecca Front
Scarlet:
Rebecca Front
Annie:
Marlene Sidaway
Ansel:
Richard Firth

3: Franklin's Kite. In 1751 Benjamin Franklin risked his life to prove that lightning is electrical, when, in the middle of a thunderstorm, he flew a kite with a metal rod attached to it. Ian Peacock talks to Victoria Glendinning about her novel Electricity, and to Joyce Snyder , who chose Franklin as the subject for her fiction debut. Plus new research which suggests that Franklin may have faked his famous experiment. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Benjamin Franklin
Talks:
Ian Peacock
Unknown:
Victoria Glendinning
Unknown:
Joyce Snyder

Laurie Taylor talks to Duncan J Watts , one of the principal architects of "network theory", which explores our social networks, why they matter and how they work, and the implications for the spread of disease, political upheavals and market behaviour. Producer Jacqueline Smith

Contributors

Talks:
Laurie Taylor
Unknown:
Duncan J Watts
Producer:
Jacqueline Smith

Dr Raj Persaud asks whether there is a link between cannabis and psychosis. Using volunteers underthe influence, new research is underwayto map the human brain to see how the drug affects the mind. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Raj Persaud

By Amanda Murphy. The tale of Cassie and Pete, who'd make a great couple if they weren't too busy being friends. 2: Cassie, Simon, Pete and Jenny are now acting like a happyfoursome. Or so Pete hopes.
Director Graham Frost

Contributors

Unknown:
Amanda Murphy.
Director:
Graham Frost
Cassie:
Debra Stephenson
Pete:
Dave Lamb
Dad:
Mike Grady
Mother:
Brigit Forsyth
Jenny:
Mika Simmons
Simon:
Shaun Dooley
PJ:
Brendan Burns

John Wilson presents the arts show and meets the writer Paul Morley , whose latest book claims to offer an obsessive journey into music from the second century BC to the present day. producer Nicola Holloway

Contributors

Unknown:
John Wilson
Unknown:
Paul Morley
Producer:
Nicola Holloway

By Emily Bronte. 13: No Coward's Soul
As Heathcliff's plans begin to come to fruition, Cathy reveals she has inherited some of her mother's fighting spirit.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Emily Bronte.
Heathcliff:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Cathy:
Annabelle Dowler
Linton:
Christopher Kelham
Nelly:
Deborah McAndrew
The house:
Tracy-Ann OBErman

Michael Buerk chairs another live debate in which Michael Gove , Claire Fox , Ian Hargreaves and Steven Rose cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views on the issues raised by one of the week's news stories. Producer David Coomes Repeated Satuday at 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Michael Gove
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Producer:
David Coomes

In the last programme in his series on how to survive in Parliament, Gyles Brandreth offers advice on scandal - how to see it coming, how to avoid it, how to apologise and how to recoverfrom it. Contributors include Edwina Currie , Jonathan Aitken , Matthew Parris and Baroness Boothroyd.
Producer John Turnbull Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Unknown:
Edwina Currie
Unknown:
Jonathan Aitken
Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Producer:
John Turnbull

Down the Pan. With increasing pressure to clean up our beaches and save water, a fundamental change is needed in the approach to human waste. Quentin Cooper investigates how scientists are redesigning the traditional sewage-treatment works. Producer Alison Ayres

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Alison Ayres

Comedy written by and starring Dave Lamb , Jim North and Nick Walker. 2: Keith of Daventry. The team see a prison quiz night as an ideal opportunity to plan their escape. Meanwhile, Keith is visited by God in a dream and told that his suffering has a divine purpose. It's just not clear what that purpose is. With Richie Webb. Producer Gareth Edwards

Contributors

Unknown:
Dave Lamb
Unknown:
Jim North
Unknown:
Nick Walker.
Unknown:
Richie Webb.
Producer:
Gareth Edwards

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