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3/8 Joan Bakewell takes a look at the Seven Deadly Sins and asks whether sins are that sinful any more. Gluttony. "A minute on the lips means a lifetime on the hips." Vanessa Feltz , AC Grayling and Matthew Fort discuss the most delicious of sins. Producer Cathie Mahoney Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Bakewell
Unknown:
Vanessa Feltz
Unknown:
Matthew Fort
Producer:
Cathie Mahoney

3/5 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Do you still love the person to whom you're married? Clare Short ,
Stephanie Caiman and others confess the truth about love and relationships in the middle years. Producer Sara Conkey

Contributors

Unknown:
Clare Short
Unknown:
Stephanie Caiman
Producer:
Sara Conkey

The slave trade was not only about the sale of human beings; they were given away too. These "gifts" were often very young because small, black pageboys were prized as fashion accessories in the stately homes of 17th- and 18th-century England. Michelle Williams tells the remarkable story of some of these boys and what happened When they grew up. ProducerHeatherForrester

3/6. Ryan seems out of sorts but neither Doug or Molly know why Is there something going on at school that's troubling him? Kaz has some answers but not the full storv Trying to be mature and adult, Doug and Mollyjoin forces to help their son, but will they succeed? Written by Paul Mendelson. Susan Samantha Spiro
Director David Ian Neville

Contributors

Written By:
Paul Mendelson.
Written By:
Susan Samantha Spiro
Molly:
Rebecca Lacey
Doug:
Paul Venables
Kaz:
Soumaya Keynes
Ryan:
Jessie Sullivan
Dawn/Susan:
Samantha Spiro
Annie/Waitress:
Marlene Sidaway
Ansel/Steve/Stallholder:
Richard Firth

In 1826, Coleridge'sdaughterstoppedoffonacoach journey to London and, on the spur of the moment, decided to stay on in her inn room indefinitely, leaving her husband and children to fend forthemselves. She had very good reasonsforthisdecision. By Melissa Murray.
Director Cherry Cookson

Contributors

Unknown:
Melissa Murray.
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Sara Coleridge:
Sophie Thompson
Henry:
Scott Handy
Coleridge:
Clive Merrison
Mrs Wren:
Carolyn Pickles
Doctor:
David Timson
Tom:
David Holt
Mary:
Sarah Paul

3/5. Joan Armatrading meets pop artist Peter Blake , Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed and Paul McCartney at the current Art and the 60s: This Was Tomorrow exhibition at Tate Britain to discuss the relationship between music and art. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Joan Armatrading
Artist:
Peter Blake
Artist:
Martin Creed
Artist:
Paul McCartney

3/6. Marriage. A sketch show in which anything is possible. This week, a couple are forced to put an exact price on love. With Robert Webb , Beth Chalmers , Catherine Shepherd , Steven Kynman , Abigail Burdess and Chris Pavlo. Written by James Cary. Producer Adam Bromley

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Webb
Unknown:
Beth Chalmers
Unknown:
Catherine Shepherd
Unknown:
Steven Kynman
Unknown:
Abigail Burdess
Unknown:
Chris Pavlo.
Written By:
James Cary.
Producer:
Adam Bromley

Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which
Melanie Phillips , Ian Hargreaves , Claire Fox and Michael Gove cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on one of the week's news stories.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Ian Hargreaves
Unknown:
Claire Fox
Unknown:
Michael Gove
Producer:
David Coomes

2/3. Dinah Lammiman travels with the chairwoman of the transport committee, Gwyneth Dunwoody , and her colleagues on some rural railways. They talk to passengers and officials aboutjust how bad the trains can be. So what do they propose to do about it? Producer Dinah Lammiman Repeated from Sunday at 10.45

Contributors

Unknown:
Dinah Lammiman
Unknown:
Gwyneth Dunwoody
Producer:
Dinah Lammiman

5/6. The Design of British Sea Power. Even though this country is an island, Britain has only recently been able to tap into the sea as a source of clean energy. Quentin Cooper investigates the technology that is finally allowing Britannia to rule both the waves and the tides. Producer Julian Mayers

Contributors

Unknown:
Quentin Cooper
Producer:
Julian Mayers

4/6. Not-entirely-true autobiography, as Jack "Sunglasses" Ramsey reads from his personal account of life in the 1960s criminal underworld. With Michael Fenton Stevens, Rebecca Front, Mel Hudson, Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell. By Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell. Producer Lucy Armitage

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Unknown:
Rebecca Front
Unknown:
Mel Hudson
Unknown:
Alex Lowe
Unknown:
Dan Tetsell.
Unknown:
Danny Robins
Unknown:
Dan Tetsell
Producer:
Lucy Armitage

3/4. Pea-Green Boat. Written and performed by Stewart Lee. The owl from Edward Lear 's The Owl and the Pussycat paints a considerably less jolly picture of events at sea than that depicted in the poem. Producer Liz Webb

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Lee.
Unknown:
Edward Lear
Producer:
Liz Webb

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