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2/2 Jolyon Jenkins concludes his investigation of the Windsor Fellowship, a charitythat grooms youngsters from ethnic minorities for life in the upper reaches of British management. This week, he looks atthe personal enhancement programme" but he finds experts sceptical as to whether such Schemes can really work. Producer Jolyon Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Jolyon Jenkins
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins

5/6. Christopher Lee 's comedy drama set in the Ministry of Defence.
England Expects. If no one can say exactly what the Future Rapid Effects System is going to comprise, how can anyone be sure of what it's going to cost?
And will there be enough left over for a hair trimmer?
Producer Rosalind Ayres Director Pete Atkin

Contributors

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

1/5. A week of stories by leading travel writers on the theme of Poste Restante, the international system that allows travellers' letters to be held until collected at a designated post office.
The Mombasa Mail Flag by Sara Wheeler , read by Rupert Graves. McDonnell, an expatriate farmer in Kenya, dreams of finally impressing his statesman father. Producer Gaynor Macfarlane

Contributors

Unknown:
Sara Wheeler
Read By:
Rupert Graves.
Producer:
Gaynor MacFarlane

1/5. Tales of extraordinary scientific phenomena that delighted our scientific forefathers and are now relevant to 21st-century medical science.

A jellyfish that gives off an eerie glow is the key to a revolutionary new diagnostic tool in medicine.

Contributors

Producer:
Louise Dalziel

Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives. Producer Rosemary Dawson

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernie Rea
Producer:
Rosemary Dawson

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious panel game from the University of Dundee where the panellists this week are Fred Macaulay , Maria McErlane , Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth.
Producer Chris Neill Repeated on Sunday
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Fred MacAulay
Unknown:
Maria McErlane
Unknown:
Nick Revell
Unknown:
Gyles Brandreth.
Producer:
Chris Neill

Mark Lawson with arts news and interviews, plus the verdict on Sylvia, a new film about the short life of the poet Sylvia Plath , with Gwyneth Paltrow in the title role. Producer Thomas Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Lawson
Unknown:
Sylvia Plath
Producer:
Thomas Morris

6/15. By Arnold Bennett , dramatised in 15 parts by Stephen Wyatt. Sisters Sophia and Constance grow up above a thriving drapery business in the Potteries in the 1860s.
The Elopement. Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales.
Producer/Director Claire Grove Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Arnold Bennett
Unknown:
Stephen Wyatt.
Unknown:
Gerald Scales.
Director:
Claire Grove
Sophia:
Katy Cavanagh
Gerald:
Nicholas Boulton
Narrator:
Philip Jackson
Chirac:
Tom Smit
Saleswoman:
Rachel Atkins
Maria:
Rachel Atkins
Mme Foucault:
Rachel Atkins
Englishman:
Chris Moran
Constance:
Gillian Kearney
Samuel:
Ian Dunn
Daniel:
Declan Wilson
Mr Critchlow:
Stephen Critchlow
Monsieur Niepce:
John Rowe

On the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day,
Gareth Armstrong investigates an enduring anti-Semitic myth -that Jews ritually murder Christian children and use their blood to make the unleavened
Passovermatzo bread. He traces the waythis lie has resonated over the centuries and uncovers a new manifestion of the libel - in the newspapers and on the bookstalls of the Arab world. Producer Hugh Levinson

Contributors

Unknown:
Gareth Armstrong
Producer:
Hugh Levinson

Bright lights, tunnels, meetings with dead relatives and life reviews are all features of new death
- experiences. This programme hears from those who have had these experiences and from scientists and theologians undertaking new research to understand these strange phenomena. Producer Amanda Hancox

Contributors

Producer:
Amanda Hancox

Respect Your Elvers. The number of young eels returning to our rivers from the Sargasso Sea has fallen dramatically over the past 20 years. Lionel Kelleway finds out whether it is because of man's intervention orjust part of a natural cycle. Producer Joanne Stevens Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Kelleway
Producer:
Joanne Stevens

6/10. John le Carre continues to read from his latest novel, which follows the fortunes of two friends from the political unrest of the 1960s through to the end of the Cold War and on to the world of terrorism since 9/11. Abridged by Katrin Williams. The Berlin Wall comes down and Mundy's life as a double agent ends. Producer David Blount

Contributors

Unknown:
John Le Carre
Abridged By:
Katrin Williams.
Producer:
David Blount

3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 2 (ages 6-7) 3.15
Alphabet Time (ages 4-6) 3.30 Stories and Rhymes (ages 5-7)
3.40 Hopscotch (ages 5-7) 3.55 Hop, Skip and Jump (ages 5-7)
4.10 Stop, Think, Wonder: Judaism (ages 7-9) 4.25 Scottish Secondary 4.45 Time for Drama (ages 7-9)

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