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6: Runningon Empty. After decades of success the car industry is in global crisis. But there's no sign of an end to the worldwide appetite for the automobile. In the last of the series, Peter Day looks at the future of the machine that shaped the 20th century. Producer Neil Koenig Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Day
Producer:
Neil Koenig

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Garth Crooks looks back to the 1970s and recalls the impact of football's so-called Three Degrees - a pioneering trio of black West Bromwich Albion players who experienced pop-star celebrity and racial taunts in equal measure. Producer Chris Green

Contributors

Producer:
Chris Green

By Dan Anthony. The peace of a seaside caravan site is jangled by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. Dangerous emotions surface in the apparently civilised community... Producer Jane Dauncey Director Alison Hindell

Contributors

Unknown:
Dan Anthony.
Producer:
Jane Dauncey
Director:
Alison Hindell
Dr Lewis:
Philip Madoc
Leighton:
John Sparkes
Alex/Geoff:
Robert Chase
Christine:
Christine Pritchard
Sally:
Nickie Rainsford
Andrew:
Simon Ludders
Darren:
Gareth Piper

Five stories looking at life from the perspective of both young and old. 1: The Elephant's Foot Tray by Elizabeth Berridge , read by Deborah Findlay. Two sisters are moving their elderly aunts and their souvenirs. But will there be room for their memories? Producer Chris Walks Youth and age - poles apart?: page 119

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Berridge
Read By:
Deborah Findlay.

Panellists Paul Merton , Clement Freud and Julian Claryjoin Nicholas Parsons in Edinburgh. Producer Claire Jones Repeated Sunday 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Julian Claryjoin Nicholas Parsons
Producer:
Claire Jones

By Sybil Burr. Dramatised in five parts by Katie Hims. In 1958, 12-year-old Lisa starts a diary in the hope that schools in the future might feature it in their curricula, like "Samuel Peeps".
Director Janet Whitaker

Contributors

Unknown:
Sybil Burr.
Unknown:
Katie Hims.
Director:
Janet Whitaker
Lisa:
Victoria O'Donnell
Mother:
Liza Sadovy
Miss Carter:
Carolyn Jones
The Regular:
Shirley Dixon
Marge:
Alison Pettitt
Teacher:
Andrew Harrison
Egg:
Daniel Anthony

New series The investigative series returns in which Mike Thomson takes a document as a starting point to shed new light on past events. 1: Mosquito Wars When the Germans flooded Rome's Pontine Marshes a malarial epidemic followed that had devastating effects on the Allies and the locals. Was this an accident or an early case of biological warfare? Producer Paul Kobrak

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Thomson
Producer:
Paul Kobrak

New series A three-part series exploring the effect that certain birds have had on different people's lives. This week Eric Wilson , Joan Popek , Roy Dennis and Geoff Sample describe the encounters they've had With eagles. Producer Rosie Boulton

Contributors

Unknown:
Eric Wilson
Unknown:
Joan Popek
Unknown:
Roy Dennis
Unknown:
Geoff Sample
Producer:
Rosie Boulton

The first of three programmes in which Yvonne Ellis from the BBC Natural History Unit sets out to prove that reptiles are sophisticated creatures with a wide range of survival techniques. She starts by tracking down two of the world's most venomous snakes.
(Repeated tomorrow at 11am)

Contributors

Presenter:
Yvonne Ellis
Producer:
Brett Westwood

In her new novel Pat Barker explores the darker side to human behaviour and our ability to survive against the odds. Abridged in ten parts by Sally Marmion 1: Kate, a sculptor, recently widowed by a sniper's bullet in Afghanistan, meets her own nemesis and finds a way forward. Producer Di Speirs

Contributors

Unknown:
Pat Barker
Unknown:
Sally Marmion
Producer:
Di Speirs

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