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They turned central London upside down. There were more than 150 arrests and chaos reigned until the early hours. And all because London University couldn't hold a Guy Fawkes procession. Alan Dein retraces the student demonstrations of November 1953. Retired judges, naval officers and teachers who took part recall their experiences. Producer Matthew Dodd

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Dein
Producer:
Matthew Dodd

By William Cooper. Continuing this four-part dramatisation of the ground-breaking comic novel, exploring the lives and loves of a schoolmaster and his friends in prewar Leicester. 2: Not as Good as a Play. Joe and Tom are planning to emigrate to
America but Myrtle and Steve have other ideas.
Director David Blount

Contributors

Unknown:
William Cooper.
Director:
David Blount
Joe:
David Thorpe
Myrtle:
Alison Pettitt
Tom:
Jonathan Keeble
Steve:
Robert Harper
Bolshaw:
Keith Drinkel
Frank:
Clive Standen

More puzzles from Chris Masianka and the panel.
This week's guests are crossword editor Val Gilbert , mathematican Rob Eastaway and author and puzzle compiler Philip Carter.
Send in puzzles and answers to puzzle.paneiebbc.co.uk or Puzzle Panel, BBC Radio 4. London W1A 1AA Producer Clare Csonka

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Masianka
Editor:
Val Gilbert
Unknown:
Rob Eastaway
Unknown:
Philip Carter.
Producer:
Clare Csonka

A rerun of the four-part series of David Ashton 's popular detective stories, set in Victorian Edinburgh. 1: A Good Walk Spoilt. A body is found on Leith Links on the eve of a major golf championship. McLevy is no fan of the game and soon finds himself deep in the rough.
Director Patrick Rayner (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
David Ashton
Unknown:
Victorian Edinburgh.
Director:
Patrick Rayner
James Levy:
Brian Cox
Mistress Brash:
Slobhan Redmond
Mullholland:
Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Lt Roach:
David Ashton
Jessie:
Tracy Wiles
Rab:
John Bett
Pastor Nesbitt:
David McKail
Sarah:
Carolyn Bonnyman
Tarn:
David Bannerman

Another programme in a series from Cape Town. 4: Policing.During apartheid, the police were in many ways the agents and enforcers of an oppressive ideology. In the post-apartheid era, how does the police force function? Laurie Taylor goes to the Cape Town black townships of Guguletu and Khayelitshato look at research into non-state policing. Producer Tony Phillips

Contributors

Unknown:
Cape Town.
Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Producer:
Tony Phillips

Graham Easton explores the world of burns medicine, visiting a unit in East Grinstead that has pioneered plastic surgeryfor victims, and looks at the evidence for and against the use of ever more potent sun creams. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Easton

By Amanda Murphy.

It's crunch time for Cassie, who's decided that having her dad live with her is no bed of roses. More importantly, she hears what her heart has been trying to tell her for a while.
Director Graham Frost (R)

Contributors

Writer:
Amanda Murphy
Director:
Graham Frost
Cassie:
Debra Stephenson
Pete:
Dave Lamb
Dad:
Mike Grady
Mother:
Brigit Forsyth
Jenny:
Mika Simmons
PJ:
Brendon Burns

Tonight, the Football Association: impotent governing body or trusted guardian of English football? Edward Stourton chairs a debate from
Notts County, England's oldest professional club, between FA board member David Sheepshanks and journalist David Conn , with an invited forum of experts.
Producer Jim Frank Repeated on Satuday at 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Stourton
Unknown:
David Sheepshanks
Unknown:
David Conn
Producer:
Jim Frank

In the first part of a series about political rivalries, Brian Walden examines the mix of friendship and feuding between Roy Jenkins and Tony Crosland when they were leading Labourfigures.
Producer Martin Rosenbaum Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Walden
Unknown:
Roy Jenkins
Unknown:
Tony Crosland
Producer:
Martin Rosenbaum

New series Heather Couper uncovers the mysteries of Mars. 1: Approaching Mars. Why are we so fascinated by our neighbouring planet, and what would it be like to go there? With readings by Michael Perceval-Maxwell . Producer Monise Durrani A Mars a day: page 31

Contributors

Unknown:
Heather Couper
Unknown:
Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Producer:
Monise Durrani

Comedy written by Niall Clark about a hapless human who is changed into a fish by creatures from another civilisation and sent on a satirical undersea quest. 2: Stuck as a Fish. Ronan nearly winds up as a permanent exhibit in an underwater museum.
Producer Maria Esposito

Contributors

Written By:
Niall Clark
Producer:
Maria Esposito
Ronan:
Alex Lowe
Dramco:
Adjoa Andoh
Jeblutt:
Tom Urie
Spiro:
Phil Nice
The collector:
David Holt
Creatures ofthe deep:
Marj Hogarth

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