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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,-7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and Sean Curran.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Gavin Oldham.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Susan Hulme
Unknown:
Sean Curran.
Unknown:
Gavin Oldham.

The last in a series profiling Latin Americans who make an impact. Linda Pressly meets Rodolfo Coria , the dynamic palaeontologist who excavated
Argentina's biggest dinosaur find. producer Linda Pressiy

Contributors

Unknown:
Linda Pressly
Unknown:
Rodolfo Coria
Producer:
Linda Pressiy

A double-bill of short plays by JM Barrie, chosen for Armistice Day.
A Well-Remembered Voice. A couple have lost their son in the trenches. The young man's mother tries to speak to him through a seance, while his father simply reminisces, by himself. And yet in the process it is Mr Don , and not his wife, who is finally able to talk to their son, in a way he never could when the boy was alive.
Barbara's Wedding. The Colonel is in his dotage, and as his memory fades, past and present become intertwined. He is visited by his beloved grandson and the young man's fiance, Barbara. But are they really there? And who is it exactly that Barbara is marrying?
Director Julia McKenzie Producer Bruce Hyman
Julia McKenzie on JM Barrie: page 125

Contributors

Unknown:
Mr Don
Director:
Julia McKenzie
Producer:
Bruce Hyman
Producer:
Julia McKenzie
JM Barrie:
Bill Paterson
Mrs Don:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Laura:
Fiona Carew
Mrs Armitage:
Julia McKenzie
Mr Don:
Jim Broadbent
Dick:
Joseph Fiennes
JM Barrie:
Bill Paterson
The Colonel:
Derek Jacobi
Denng:
Martin Ball
Barbara:
Cathryn Bradshaw
Billy:
Jamie Glover
Karl:
Andy Henderson
Ellen:
Penelope Wilton

2: Craning Your Neck: Tower Cranes. What's it really like to spend your life in a tiny cab suspended hundreds of feet above a construction site? Dylan Winter explores the relationship between the driver of the huge tower crane and his banksman down below, who issues instructions and guidance. For details see yesterday (R)

Another chance to hear Christopher Lee's comedy drama set in the Ministry of Defence, where officers from each of the armed services find themselves uncomfortably under the command of civil servant Zelda, who struggles to stay one jump ahead of her brave boys.

In which we discover the connection between a proposed new bank holiday, George's mother-in-law, and the father-in-law of Moses.
(R)

Contributors

Writer:
Christopher Lee
Director:
Pete Atkin
Producer:
Rosalind Ayres
Zelda:
Fiona Shaw
Col George:
Martin Jarvis
Wing Commander Bryan:
Christopher Neame
Cdr Bill:
Christopher Godwin
Chief Petty Officer Grieves:
Peter Capaldi

By Colin Bytheway. 2: Aurora mustchoose between a secure future and her dream of becoming a poet.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Bytheway.
Aurora:
Helen McCrory
Romney:
Jamie Glover
Susan:
Cherie Taylor-Battiste
Aunt Laura:
Frances Jeater
Lady Waldemar:
Jane Slavin

When Jarvis pic pulled out of its railway track maintenance contracts last month it said it was doing so because of the risk to public confidence in the company. Gerry Northam looks at how good the company's reputation is in its other huge contracts under the Private Finance Initiative.
Producer Jenny Chryss Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerry Northam
Producer:
Jenny Chryss

Dr Raj Persaud continues his series on the current state of mental health for black people in the UK. This week Paul Grey reflects on the important role that work played in his own rehabilitation. PHONE: [number removed]
Producer Tony Phillips Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Raj Persaud
Unknown:
Paul Grey
Producer:
Tony Phillips

3: ScoobyDooby Don't. Mclntyre asks Danny and Jack to cut the grass in the bowling green. They discover a secret room in the bowling club hall and fear the locals may be part of a an elite league of super-pensioners with a sinister agenda.
Meanwhile, Alec is judging over-sized marrows-but doesn't realise that his winning decision may have devastating consequences. Producer Lucy Bacon (R)

Contributors

Producer:
Lucy Bacon

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