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3/4. The Blackest Day? Evan Davis charts the controversial rise of the comprehensive school. In the 1970s the battle over comprehensives entered the classroom, with arguments about "mixed ability" teaching. Was this the natural conclusion of the "comp" revolution or the final descent into trendy madness? Davis revisits his old school to relive the excitement and turmoil of "going Comp" in 1976. Producer Phil Tinline Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Evan Davis
Producer:
Phil Tinline

4/4. Fatima Gerashi. The youngest competitor at the Sydney Games was a 12-year-old girl from Bahrain, Fatima Gerashi. She'd never entered a swimming competition before and trained for just a month. Diane Modahl travels to the Middle East to meet the Gerashi family and hears how Fatima gained her wildcard entry to the Games. Producer Rebecca Sandles

Contributors

Unknown:
Fatima Gerashi.
Unknown:
Fatima Gerashi.
Unknown:
Diane Modahl
Producer:
Rebecca Sandles

What links a dying palaeontologist in 1847 with a young girl and a woman stranded on the beach in 2005? Set in Lyme Regis, this play by Fiona Mackie links three women s doubts, fears and obsessions over the centuries.
Producer/Director Sally Avens

Contributors

Play By:
Fiona MacKie
Director:
Sally Avens
Mags:
Susan Jameson
Jodie:
Ella Smith
Mary:
Gillian Bevan
Young Mary:
Catherine Butler
Young Mary's father:
Gerard McDermott

New series 1/10. Stewart Henderson presents the interactive problem-solving programme for those intriguing questions from everyday life. Producer Emily Williams
EMAIL: [email address removed] Phone: [number removed] from 1.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Stewart Henderson
Producer:
Emily Williams

New series 1/6. "Britain's funniest Milton" bestrides the globe as an expert in his field - with no ability whatsoever. This week, he is a world-famous visionary architect. Starring Milton Jones. With Debbie Chazen , Tom Goodman-Hill , Steven Kynman and Lucy Montgomery. Written by Milton Jones and James Cary. Music by Guy Jackson ; Producer David Tyler

Contributors

Unknown:
Debbie Chazen
Unknown:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Unknown:
Steven Kynman
Unknown:
Lucy Montgomery.
Written By:
Milton Jones
Written By:
James Cary.
Music By:
Guy Jackson
Producer:
David Tyler

4/5. The Watergaw. By lain F Macleod. The last day of term.... the last 15 minutes of school that Todd will ever need to attend. There's just one last thing to be sorted out before he leaves school for ever. A darkly comic tragedy about taking revenge.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Todd:
Robert Jack
Fletcher:
John Kielty
Johnny:
Grant O'Rourke
Jamie:
Lesley Hart
Miss McClay:
Louise Ludgate

There are some poverty-stricken pensioners living in Zimbabwe who have been stranded by inflation of 600 per cent. Some are scraping crumbs from the supermarket bread cutter to survive, others have lost all their savings. Adam Fowler uncovers the plight of these elderly people who still have some allegiance to Britain and asks if Britain should feel responsible for them.
Producer Anna Scott-Brown

Contributors

Unknown:
Adam Fowler
Producer:
Anna Scott-Brown

2/9. Scared New World. War and conflict usually spell
"money" - money being made and money being lost. To whom does one turn to when one wants to steer an honest path through the conflict zone to do business? A veritable army of advisers has grown up to show the way. The programme investigates this new industry of risk control. Producer Amir Amirani Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Contributors

Producer:
Amir Amirani

2/10. Why are some adults able to appreciate the subtleties of Bulgarian folk rhythms while to others it all sounds the same? Researchers at the University of Toronto now believe it has something to do with listening habits in the early months of infancy. This and other science news With Geoff Watts. Producer Anna Buckley

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts.
Producer:
Anna Buckley

2/5. Armando lannucci introduces a golden look back to earlier this year when his superlative series dealt with such thorny issues as when Britain went sudoku crazy, the Great BBC Weather Map Controversy and, of course, trivia like the general election. With special guests. Producer David Tyler

Contributors

Introduces:
Armando Lannucci
Producer:
David Tyler

Christopher Frayling travels across London to assess the legacy of that master of light and colour, Henri Matisse , who died 50 years ago. Contributors include Will Alsop and Zandra Rhodes. Producer Kate Bland

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Frayling
Unknown:
Henri Matisse
Unknown:
Will Alsop
Unknown:
Zandra Rhodes.

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