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Traffic wardens have never been popular, but things nave never been as nasty on the streets as they are now. Sierra
Leonean broadcaster Ade Daramy spends a week on the streets of Kensington and Chelsea with West African parking attendants. Producer Anna Raphael

Contributors

Unknown:
Ade Daramy
Producer:
Anna Raphael

1/4. Johnny Street and Arthur Lane are a pair of Yorkshire builders in a white van - "Up your Street, Down your Lane" - who battle out their partnership and their future as they tackle a plethora or household repairs. This week it's a patio job at the home of warring couple Christine and Tom Rose.

Contributors

Director:
David Hunter
Johnny Street:
Nick Lane
Arthur Lane:
Fine Time Fontayne
Christine Rose:
Becky Hindley
Tom Rose:
Richard Katz
Great northern man:
Gerard McDermott

Presented by Winifred Robinson. including at
12.30 Face the Facts
5/6. In one year south Lincolnshire police investigated two murders and an organised heroin ring. But millions or pounds of tax-payer's money was wasted as each case collapsed - not through lack of evidence, but because of police wrongdoing. A programme that examines the world of covert surveillance.
Series editor Andrew Smith Face the Facts repeated on Sunday at ypm PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyoursi5bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Presented By:
Winifred Robinson.
Editor:
Andrew Smith

3/7. Lucy Ash looks at how radio stations report on housing and architecture; from the harrowing stories of house-burning and evictions in Zimbabwe to the Celtic musicians of Ireland describing the relationship between music ana architecture. Producer Daniel Tetlow Repeated on Sunday at 8pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Lucy Ash
Producer:
Daniel Tetlow

8/9. Charita Jones cooks up soul food for Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks and answers listeners' calls.
Producer Paula McGinley
PHONE: [number removed]Lines open from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregg Wallace
Unknown:
Charlie Hicks
Producer:
Paula McGinley

5/5. BBC Paris correspondent Allan Little introduces extracts from some of the most memorable writing ot the Second World War. Anthony Howell reads from
Australian-born Alan Moorehead 's dispatches, including an account of Field Marshal Montgomery taking the German surrender.

Contributors

Introduces:
Allan Little
Unknown:
Anthony Howell
Unknown:
Alan Moorehead

5/5. Richard Collins encounters the region's long tradition of radicalism in a chance interview with eco-warrior Jose Bove. After hearing from an expert how to dismantle a fast-food restaurant in broad daylight, he tracks the final leg of the migration as the sheep finally arrive at their summer resort on Mount Aigoual. The sight and sounds of the flock careering about for sheer joy is a rewarding end to an arduous trek.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Collins
Unknown:
Jose Bove.

1/2. Another chance to hear the Dead Ringers team in an Edinburgh Festival special from 2002. With Jan Ravens ,
Jon Culshaw , Kevin Connolly , Mark Perry and Phil Cornwell. Producer Bill Dare Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jan Ravens
Unknown:
Jon Culshaw
Unknown:
Kevin Connolly
Unknown:
Mark Perry
Unknown:
Phil Cornwell.

Eddie sees how the other half live.
For cast see page 41
Written by Nawal Gadalla ; Director Rosemary Watts ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Nawal Gadalla
Director:
Rosemary Watts
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn

5/5. The End of Summer. Etsuko, now the widowed
Mrs Sheringham , tries to talk to her English daughter Niki about her past, and put the suicide of her elder daughter into perspective, coloured by her shifting memories. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Sheringham

4/6. Debate on issues of perennial interest, chaired by Nick Clarke in front of a specially invited audience.
Listeners can vote on the motion: "Best medical practice must include complementary treatments". From Nuffield Theatre, University of Southampton.
Producer Nick Utechin Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
To vote YES dial [number removed]0311 To vote NO dial [number removed]0322
Calls cost lOp Lines are open after 8.50pm until 2.20pm tomorrow

Contributors

Unknown:
Nick Clarke
Producer:
Nick Utechin

On a cheap package holiday in Crete, Annie and Ray are looking forward to a quiet week by the hotel pool. They discover that travel broadens the mind whether you want it to or not. By Simon Block.
Director Mary Peate

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Block.
Director:
Mary Peate
Annie:
Annette Badland
Ray:
Peter Wight
Mattie:
Nicolas Tennant
Holidaymaker:
Carl Prekopp
Barman:
Carl Prekopp
Frances:
Annabelle Apsion
Paul:
Ben Onwukwe
Michael:
Calum Callaqhan
Man at front:
Bunny Reed

5/11. A Nudge and a Wink. Is there too much frivolity in our lives, or is having a laugh the only way to survive? Matthew Parris makes a plea for more gravity in public life, in the company of Arabella Weir , Martin Newell and Dave Cohen. As all three make a living from poking fun at whatever targets they can find, his request is likely to fall on deaf ears.
Producer Miles Warde

Contributors

Unknown:
Matthew Parris
Unknown:
Arabella Weir
Unknown:
Martin Newell
Unknown:
Dave Cohen.
Producer:
Miles Warde

How should the work and reputations of writers be protected after their death? Martin Wainwright seeks enlightenment from Amanda Conquy , Andrew Motion and Michael Holroyd. With contributions from the late Humphrey Carpenter. Producer Merilyn Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Wainwright
Unknown:
Amanda Conquy
Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Unknown:
Michael Holroyd.
Unknown:
Humphrey Carpenter.
Producer:
Merilyn Harris

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