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With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rhidian Brook.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Montague
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Rhidian Brook.

2/2. For 18 years Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was one of the two most powerful men on Earth. His bushy eyebrows and stern appearance became known to millions around the globe. Yet history seems to have passed him by. Miles
Kington reassesses his life and asks how much heart attacks and strokes affected his judgement. Did someone else give the order to invade Afghanistan? And why did he kiss the cowboy actor Chuck Connors ? Producer Neil George

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
Unknown:
Chuck Connors
Producer:
Neil George

The Black Widows of Liverpool caused a national sensation in 1884. Catherine Flanagan and her sister, Margaret Higgins, were front-page news; there were questions in Parliament and their images were in Madame Tussaud's. So how did these ordinary women come to accept murder at the heart of their community? Written by Chrissie Gittins.

Contributors

Writer:
Chrissie Gittins
Director:
Claire Grove
Catherine:
Sorcha Cusack
Ellen:
Gillian Kearney
Mrs Hoare:
Jan Ravens
Margaret:
Anny Tobin
Thomas:
Stephen Hogan
Patrick:
Nicholas Boulton
Insp Keighley:
Robert Hastie
Dr Whitford:
Hugh Dickson
Mrs Stanton:
Susan Jameson

It is arguably the greatest tale of child abduction ever told: the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin has been part of German folklore for centuries. But who was the colourful figure who led first, the plague of rats and then the children, away forever from the town of Hamelin? Michael Rosen takes a Journey through the medieval streets of Hamelin via rat-infested London, ancient German pagan ritual, and the whispering silence of Eton College library. He finally uncovers the truth behind the legend that should never again be thought of as just a fairy tale. Producer Lizz Pearson

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Lizz Pearson

Prunella Scales and the poet laureate Andrew Motion are among those who choose their favourite albums from the vast archive of the pioneering record label, Argo. Alan Dein tells the story of the company and its founder Harley Usill , who brought poetry and Shakespeare - performed by the stars of the future - to homes and schools across the country in the 1950s and 60s. Until its demise, Argo assembled an impressive catalogue, including the complete Shakespeare,
Richard Burton reading Under Milk Wood, Philip Larkin performing his own works.... and a comprehensive collection of steam locomotive recordings. producer Laurence Grissell

Contributors

Unknown:
Prunella Scales
Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Harley Usill
Unknown:
Richard Burton
Unknown:
Philip Larkin
Producer:
Laurence Grissell

2/6. The Budding Grove. Continuing his retrospective journey through his early years, the writer recalls the awakening of passion and his painful transition from boy to man. Dramatised by Michael Butt from the series of novels by Marcel Proust.
Perdie Gibson and Ellie Loaring
Producer/Director John Taylor Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Michael Butt
Unknown:
Marcel Proust.
Unknown:
Perdie Gibson
Director:
John Taylor
Proust:
James Wilby
Baron de Charlus:
Corin Redgrave
Charles:
Julian Wadham
Odette:
Imogen Stubbs
Marcel as a boy:
Steven Williams
Marcel as a youth:
William Green
Marcel as a young man:
Jonathan Firth
Gilberte:
Penelope Rawlins
Albertine:
Zoe Waites
Robert:
Julian Ovendon
Marcel's father:
Nicholas Farrell
Marcel's mother:
Deborah Findlay
Grandmother:
Margaret Tyzack
Andree:
Rebecca Smart
Mrs Verdurin:
Lynn Farleigh
Elstir:
Paul Goodwin

4/10. A debate, chaired by Michael Buerk , in which
Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Clifford Longley and Rosie Boycott cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Buerk
Unknown:
Melanie Phillips
Unknown:
Steven Rose
Unknown:
Clifford Longley
Unknown:
Rosie Boycott

1/12. Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins , representing the south of England, face Philippa Gregory and Diana Collecott for the north of England in the fiendishly cryptic quiz. With Nick Clarke in the chair. Repeated from Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Fred Housego
Unknown:
Marcel Berlins
Unknown:
Philippa Gregory
Unknown:
Diana Collecott
Unknown:
Nick Clarke

The poet John Hegley celebrates last week's Valentine's Day with his own snippets about love. Using spoken word, song and even real life, we hear of Hegley's love of Pat, pets, family members, and Luton Town football club. His feelings for Jane, a classroom sweetheart from primary school, whom he hasn't seen for 38 years, are updated in a recent encounter between them. With Andrew Bailey and Karen Tweed.Â

(Repeated from Sunday)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Hegley
Unknown:
Andrew Bailey
Unknown:
Karen Tweed

Jumping for
Joy by Bernard Farrell. When Martin Ryan , a widower in his 50s, falls in love with 20-year-old Joy McFadden , his son, Cormac, and his daughter, Fiona, become quite concerned. But then something happens that makes him think about his lover's motives

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Farrell.
Unknown:
Martin Ryan
Unknown:
Joy McFadden

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