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The issue of remembrance in Northern Ireland's post-Troubles landscape is, inevitably, a contentious one. The debate over plans to redevelop the site of the former Maze Prison has exposed the absence of an agreed history of the conflict. As Kevin Connolly reports, how Northern Ireland interprets its past will be vital to its future. Producer Owen McFadden

Contributors

Unknown:
Kevin Connolly
Producer:
Owen McFadden

2/6. Duck and Cover. Starring Penelope Keith. Still reeling from the death of their curate, the inhabitants of Carsely decide on a village fete to cheer themselves up. But it is unlikely to go smoothly while the killer is still among them. Dramatised by David Semple from the novel by MC Beaton .
Producer Carol Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Penelope Keith.
Dramatised By:
David Semple
Novel By:
Mc Beaton
Producer:
Carol Smith
Agatha:
Penelope Keith
James:
Malcolm Sinclair
Richard:
Nicky Henson
Mrs Bloxby:
Liza Sadovy
Mrs Wendle:
Tina Gray
DC Wong:
Stephen Hoqan
Roy:
James Holmes
Miss Partie:
Ella Smith
Mr Boggle:
Gerard McDermott

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar, a thoughtful comedy by Emma Reeves that takes a rather unorthodox look at one of Britain's great heroes. Lord Nelson finds he has company on his column.
Producer/Director Gilly Adams

Contributors

Comedy By:
Emma Reeves
Director:
Gilly Adams
Jim:
Richard Mitchley
Alice:
Elizabeth Ann O'Brien
Lazarus:
Jonathan Floyd
Pericles:
Laurence Allan
Lord Nelson:
Nigel Watson

Five explorations of the relationships that make up family. 1/5. Steven's Baby. A woman puts off telling her husband she is pregnant for fear of destroying his dreams of owning a chip shop. By Dann Cresswell , read by Lisa Coleman. Producer Lis Edwards

Contributors

Unknown:
Dann Cresswell
Read By:
Lisa Coleman.
Producer:
Lis Edwards

16/90. The England of James I and VI. Trade was one motive for colonisation; another was the chance to start a new life. By Christopher Lee. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson. Readings by Rob Brydon , Robert Powell and Mark Heap. Producer Pete Atkin
RT DIRECT: The hardback book of This Sceptred Isle is available for E18.00 (RRP E20.00) including p&p. Call [number removed]042, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Lee.
Unknown:
Juliet Stevenson.
Unknown:
Rob Brydon
Unknown:
Robert Powell
Unknown:
Mark Heap.
Producer:
Pete Atkin

6/9. Exchanging favourite quotations and anecdotes are satirist Alistair Beaton , broadcaster Sue MacGregor , journalist Andrew Mueller and comedian Simon Munnery. The reader is William Franklyn. Nigel Rees is the host. Producer Tilusha Ghelani Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Alistair Beaton
Unknown:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Andrew Mueller
Unknown:
Simon Munnery.
Unknown:
William Franklyn.
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Producer:
Tilusha Ghelani

1/5. Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena. The two forged an extraordinary relationship. Drawn from contemporary accounts, this drama by Julia Blackburn recreates the meeting of innocence and a great burden of experience. As Betsy is the only one to speak French, she takes the role of intermediary between the Emperor and the islanders. But the Count de Las Cases does not trust her.
Producer/Director Mary Ward Lowery Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Betsy Balcombe
Unknown:
Napoleon Bonaparte
Unknown:
Julia Blackburn
Director:
Mary Ward Lowery
Napoleon:
Alex Jennings
Betsy:
Michelle Tate
Balcombe:
Ian McNeice
Las Cases:
Rupert Wickham

1/2. Legend and Context. Two hundred years after Nelson died at Trafalgar, historian Colin White explores the changing fortunes of the posthumous career of "England's Darling" from the minutes after his death to the latest discoveries and reappraisals of his life and tactics. Contributors for the first programme include Adam Nicholson , Roger Knight and Vice Admiral Sir
James Burnell-Nugent . Plus a new poem from Andrew Motion , the poet laureate. Producer Tim Dee

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin White
Unknown:
Adam Nicholson
Unknown:
Roger Knight
Unknown:
James Burnell-Nugent
Unknown:
Andrew Motion
Producer:
Tim Dee

3/9. Yemen. Since 2002, Judge Hamoud al-Hitar has been visiting Yemeni prisons and Muslim extremists, challenging their justification for violence. Tim Whewell meets him and some of the prisoners, and asks what lessons can be learned here in Britain. Repeated from Thursday

Contributors

Unknown:
Judge Hamoud Al-Hitar
Unknown:
Tim Whewell

5/9. Deep Sea, New Horizon. In the deep ocean, marine life adopts certain colours to avoid becoming dinner: red, black, silver, or just transparent and invisible. John Ruthven joins the research vessel New Horizon to trawl the depths of the San Clemente basin off the coast of California to watch some of these bizarre marine creatures. Producer Sheena Duncan Repeated tomorrow at 11am

Contributors

Unknown:
John Ruthven
Producer:
Sheena Duncan

6/10. Arthur Conan Doyle is in love with another woman but determined to remain faithful to his dying wife. George Edalji, meanwhile, is free but disgraced and in need of a champion. By Julian Barnes, abridged by Katrin Williams , read by Clive Merrison. Producer jill waters
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Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Conan Doyle
Unknown:
George Edalji
Unknown:
Julian Barnes
Abridged By:
Katrin Williams
Read By:
Clive Merrison

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