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First-Time Blues. Property prices have never been higher and it's proving almost impossible for first-time buyers togetthatfirstfooton the ladder. Nurse Vikki Smith joins Lesley Curwen to investigate her chancesofeverowningherownhome Producer Louise Greenwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Vikki Smith
Unknown:
Lesley Curwen
Producer:
Louise Greenwood

Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that takes a wry look at past events. With guests Linda Smith , Simon Brett , Gyles Brandreth and Lewis Shaffer. Repeated from Fnday

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Anderson
Unknown:
Linda Smith
Unknown:
Simon Brett
Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth
Unknown:
Lewis Shaffer.

The third of six debates, chaired by Nick Clarke.
3: "The benefits of organic farming have been vastly overrated." From East Mailing, Kent. Listeners can also vote by phone. Tovote YES dial [number removed] To vote NO dial [number removed] (Lines open until 2.20pm. Maximum call cost lOp.) Rptdfrom Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke.

By Alison Sutcliffe.

The marriage in 1866 of Harriett Moncrieffe to Sir Charles Mordaunt of Walton Hall, Warwickshire, was beset with problems from the start. Her involvement with the Prince of Wales and members of his set, as well as the dubious parentage of her child, led to one of the most notorious divorce cases of the 19th century.

Contributors

Writer:
Alison Sutcliffe
Pianist:
Paul Herbert
Producer/Director:
Peter Leslie Wild
Harriett:
Fritha Goodey
Sir Chades:
Jonathan Keeble
Jessie:
Catherine Kanter
Reynolds/Prince:
Richard Derrington
Mrs Hancox:
Gillian Goodman
Ballantine/Dudley:
Ian Brooker
Mrs Carruthers:
Marian Kemmer
Dr Orford/Sir Thomas:
Robert Lister
Henry/Dr Priestley:
James Howard

How could a radical German school survive in England right through the Second World War? Incredibly, the Herrlingen School did just that. Fleeing Nazi persecution, it transferred lock, stock and barrel to Kent. Despite losing many of its staff and older boys to "enemy alien" camps, it continued until 1948. Matthew Reisz, whose mother was one of the few English children there, meets some of its former pupils.
Producer Matthew Dodd

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Reisz
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the latest in a long line of swashbuckling pirate pictures. Chris Tookey takes a look at the peaks and troughs of the pirate on film. And as Respiro, a new film set in Sicily, triggers a rush for the island, the programme looks at movie holiday destinations.

Contributors

Presenter:
Chris Tookey
Producer:
Sally Spurring

Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Susan Jeffreys , Peter Kemp and Burt Caesar discuss the cultural events of the week, including Jane Smiley 's novel Good Faith, and The Straits - -the new play by Gregory Burke , author of Gagarin's Way. Producer Zahid Warley

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Sutcliffe
Unknown:
Susan Jeffreys
Unknown:
Peter Kemp
Unknown:
Burt Caesar
Unknown:
Jane Smiley
Play By:
Gregory Burke
Producer:
Zahid Warley

Gardens of Violence. Malachi O'Doherty , writer and commentator on Northern Irish affairs, draws from his own experiences of seeing men fighting in suburban Belfast, in an English town and near the Red Fort in Delhi. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Malachi O'Doherty

Another chance to hear an edition of the programme first broadcast last year. From war rations to vitamins and fad diets, scientists have told us what we should and should not eat. Nutritionist Jane Clarke visits the archives of the Imperial War Museum, the Nutrition Society and Good Housekeeping magazine to investigate the history of her profession. Producer Erika Wright (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Clarke
Producer:
Erika Wright

The last of three plays by Mike Walker drawing on Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius. Was Caligula the evil man history has painted him?
(Repeated from Sunday)

Contributors

Writer:
Mike Walker
Producer/Director:
Jeremy Mortimer
Gaius Caligula:
David Tennant
Caligula as a boy:
Joe Prospero
Drusilla:
Priyanga Elan
Cassius Chaerea:
Neil Dudgeon
Mnester:
Stephen Critchlow
Macro:
Andrew Harrison
Tiberius:
George Baker
Livia:
Susan Engel
Agrippina:
Liza Sadovy
Germanicus:
Bruce Purchase
Gemellus:
Ben Crowe
Doctor:
Scott Brooksbank

Michael Buerk chairs another debate in which Claire Fox , Steven Rose , Michael Gove and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting moral views. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Unknown:
Michael Gove
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves

The first in a new series on poetry and place begins with a visit to Bangor Public Library where Jackie Kay meets the librarians - avid poetry enthusiasts - and three local poets, Pamela Greene , Moyra Donaldson and Stephen Hanson. Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Jackie Kay
Unknown:
Pamela Greene
Unknown:
Moyra Donaldson
Unknown:
Stephen Hanson.

A re-run series of short stories in which writers explore classical myths in a contemporary setting. 4: Craftworkby Mary Jones. Penelope is a powerful woman who does far more at home than sit and wait for Odysseus's return. Read by Patricia Hodge. Producer Hilary Dunn (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Jones.
Read By:
Patricia Hodge.
Producer:
Hilary Dunn

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