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4/4. Mr Chips of Chitral. At 87, Major Geoffrey Langlands is the only British resident remaining in the Chitral valley of Pakistan. He has been teaching in the country since independence, for much of the time in remote tribal areas, and has been kidnapped and held hostage by tribesmen. Aidan Hartley meets a remarkable man.
Producer Jolyon Jenkins

Contributors

Unknown:
Aidan Hartley
Producer:
Jolyon Jenkins

1/6. For Tom, Mike and Roger, their 40s should be a time of security, contentment and long hours spent on the golf course. But when Mike's marriage implodes and Roger's new relationship explodes, Tom finds himself as the world's most reluctant agony aunt.
Written by David Spicer.
Tony Slattery eyes up a Pringle sweater: page 113

Contributors

Writer:
David Spicer.
Producer/Director:
Liz Anstee
Unknown:
Tony Slattery
Roger:
Danny Webb
Tom:
Tony Slattery
Mike:
Tony Gardner
Jules:
Polly Frame
Jules:
Jo Brookes
The Kid Tom:
Raphael Eaves

Thelma is in love. She's 70 years old and the man she's in love with is 26 years her junior. They had a brief affair eight years ago and Thelma still can't get him out of her mind. Can psychotherapy cure her magnificent obsession? Adapted from the case notes of psychotherapist Dr Irvin Yalom by Rachel Joyce.
Producer/Director Kate McAII

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Irvin Yalom
Unknown:
Rachel Joyce.
Director:
Kate McAii
Thelma:
Katherine Helmond
Matthew:
Kevin Miner
Therapist:
Harry Hamlln

1/5.WhatDidEinsteinEverDoforTopherQuigley?
The first of five stories to mark the lOoth anniversary of Einstein's announcement of the theory of relativity. Car park attendant Topher Quigley shares a packet of ginger nuts and personal philosophy with a time-travelling
Einstein. Read by Paul Young. Producer Kirsteen Cameron

Contributors

Read By:
Paul Young.
Producer:
Kirsteen Cameron

1/5. Dr Joy Browne 's syndicated show has made her the fourth most listened-to broadcaster in America.
She is the first of five radio psychiatrists and psychologists from around the world talking to
Dr Raj Persaud this week. Producer Simon Jacobs --

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Joy Browne
Unknown:
Dr Raj Persaud
Producer:
Simon Jacobs

5/6 This edition of the godfather of all panel shows comes from the New Theatre, Oxford. Regulars
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by special guest Harry Hill , running the gamut of chairman Humphrey Lyttelton 's ridiculous suggestions. Colin Sell attempts musical accompaniment. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC AUDIO: Highlights from more than 21 years of this award winninq quiz show, including I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Clue, are available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. or by calling [number removed].

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Unknown:
Harry Hill
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Producer:
Jon Naismith

1/10. A rare chance to hear one of Edith Wharton 's most accomplished yet neglected novels. It reveals the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters. Today an unexpected obstacle begins a beguiling adventure. Dramatised by Penny Leicester .
Producer/Director Di Speirs Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Edith Wharton
Dramatised By:
Penny Leicester
Director:
Di Speirs
Anna:
Teresa Gallagher
Sophie:
Jodhi May
narrow:
Ben Miles
Owen:
Julian Ovenden
Narrator:
Sian Thomas

2/2. Crosscurrents. Simon Groom visits the set of the glamorous Cambodian soap opera Taste of Life to meet Cambodians who were born after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and contrasts their outlook with the older generation he met last week. Is the trauma of the past being meted out painfully to the children of today? producer Jane Ray

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Groom
Producer:
Jane Ray

7/8. The Soft Estate. These are the thousands of hectares of roadside verges that edge the motorways and trunk roads in England. Relatively undisturbed, they are proving to be vital refuges for many rare species. Brett Westwood explores these significant habitats and finds out whether the organisations responsible for their maintenance are able to manage them for the benefit of wildlife whilst taking into account road construction and safety. Producer Sheena Duncan Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
Brett Westwood
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

1/10. It's 1948, and the Boff Brothers have top billing at the Birmingham Welsh Club. Mam says "You're a good little pianist, Cledwyn, but that's all you'll ever amount to. Selwyn's a true performer, he gives his all." Laurie Graham 's rags-to-riches showbiz saga is read by Michael Fenton Stevens. Producer Viv Beeby

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Graham
Read By:
Michael Fenton Stevens.
Producer:
Viv Beeby

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