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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25 ,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rabbi Lionel Blue.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Garry Richardson.
Unknown:
Lionel Blue.

3/6. In San Francisco's opera house exactly 60 years ago the United Nations was founded. Led by the victorious Second World War Allies, 50 countries met to set up an organisation which it was hoped would prevent the great wars of the past century. Do failures in Rwanda, Srebrenica and Iraq suggest the institution is no longer able to cope with the conflicts of the world? Gavin Esler explores the past ana futureof the UN. Producer Elaine Thomas Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Gavin Esler
Producer:
Elaine Thomas Shortened

2/2. Kevin Bocquet uncovers the detective breakthroughs that have changed police work for ever. Today he discovers how offender profiling moved from being a derided distraction to becoming recognised as a valuable tool in finding serious criminals. Producers Ian Bent and Steve Taylor

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Bocquet
Unknown:
Steve Taylor

4/4. Girl Guides and Caves. Could Miles have found love with a local Girl Guide leader? A weekend camp proves fateful for the troop. Producer/Director Sally Avens

Contributors

Director:
Sally Avens
Miles:
Kim Wall
Jason:
Louis Dunsford
Dawn:
Emma Amos
Steve:
Barnaby Power
Garth:
Dave Lamb
Jenny:
Rachel Atkins

By Marianne Carey. Marlene encourages her best tneno Kay to spend a weekend at a spiritual health centre in the country. They're doing it to help Bianca, who needs a full course to make her career-change a success. But what do Marlene and Kay need? Will self-exploration and soul-searching help them ring changes in their lives. Producer/Director David Ian Neville

Contributors

Unknown:
Marianne Carey.
Director:
David Ian Neville
Kay:
Fletcher Mathers
Marlene:
Irene MacDougall
Julian:
Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Rose:
Sheila Donald
Actor:
Bianca Monicagibb
Dennis:
Steven McNicoll

1/5. Dusky Ruth. At the close of a cold, wet April day a traveller seeks refuge at a Cotswold inn. He sees a beautiful dark-haired girl sitting by the fire and both are struck with a passion neither can deny. Read by Anton Lesser abridged by Roy Apps. Producer/Director Joanna Green

Contributors

Unknown:
Dusky Ruth.
Read By:
Anton Lesser
Abridged By:
Roy Apps.
Director:
Joanna Green

1/5 it's a teeming ecosystem of natives and exotic aliens, full of grazers and scavengers, predators and parasites. Welcome to London. Matthew Parris explores the capital's fauna and flora at street level. Producer Jeremy Grange

Contributors

Producer:
Jeremy Grange

9/13. 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 Janet McLarty

Contributors

Unknown:
Ernie Rea
Producer:
Janet McLarty

8/9. Joining chairman Nicholas Parsons in Edinburgh for the devious panel game this week are Clement Freud , Paul Merton , Owen O'Neill and Bill Bailey.
Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Owen O'Neill
Unknown:
Bill Bailey.
Producer:
Claire Jones

6/15. The 1960s bestseller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
New York, January 1946. Anne, Jennifer and Neely move in together. Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.
Director Claire Grove Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Jacqueline Susann.
Dramatised By:
Yvonne Antrobus.
Director:
Claire Grove
Anne:
Madeleine Potter
Neely:
Barbara Barnes
Kevin:
Kerry Shale
Jennifer:
Julia Ford
Henry:
Stuart Milligan
Tony:
John Sharian
Ted:
Wayne Foskett
John:
Ian Porter
Shirley/Carmen:
Coleen Prendergast
Lyon:
Jamie Glover
Irma/Miriam:
Susan Jameson
Mel:
Harry Myers
Studio head:
Nathan Osqood

2/4. A Right Royal Affair. The investigative history series continues. This week, the trail of a royal will that bears the hallmarks of unspeakable scandal. It belonged to Prince
Francis of Teck who died in 1911. Soon after, his sister, Queen Mary, won the right to seal his will. No reason was ever given and this mysterious privilege is still granted to royals today. Mike Thomson uncovers evidence of adulterous royal affairs and battles over precious gems. Producer Tom Alban

Contributors

Unknown:
Mike Thomson
Producer:
Tom Alban

At the outbreak of the Second World War at RAF Uxbridge, a London Irish former boxer realised that the best service the country's classical musicians could offer the war effort was to keep on playing in the uniform of the RAF.
Sarah Walker traces the story of Squadron Leader RP O'Donnell and the symphony orchestra he formed with many of the finest instrumentalists of the day. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Walker
Producer:
Alan Hall

Birds do it, bees do it.... even apes and elephants do it. If you thought liking the odd tipple was purely a human trait, think again. Dr Gillian Rice meets the boozers and bingers of the animal world and investigates the evolution of their taste for alcohol, which might shed light on our own cravings. Producer Brett Westwood

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Gillian Rice
Producer:
Brett Westwood

6/10. By Paul Bowles , read by John Sharian. in the aftermath of the Second World War, three Americans set out to travel in North Africa. The Moresbys leave Bou Noura for El Ga'a, but Port's health steadily worsens. Producer Gaynor Macfarlane Abridged by Alison Joseph RT DIRECT: This book is available for EB.99 including pSp. Call [number removed]042 (national rate)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Bowles
Read By:
John Sharian.
Unknown:
Bou Noura
Producer:
Gaynor MacFarlane
Abridged By:
Alison Joseph

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