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On 14 February, 1956, the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev , convened the 20th Communist Party Congress, the first since Stalin's death three years earlier. On the final day, Khrushchev strode to the podium and claimed his moment in history with a four-hour speech against his predecessor and mentor. Tim Whewell examines why Khrushchev made this bold move and raises the question - is the speech still shaking the Kremlin and Russian politics today? Producer Leonida Krushelnycky

Contributors

Leader:
Nikita Khrushchev
Unknown:
Tim Whewell
Producer:
Leonida Krushelnycky

4/4. The Realm of Joy. A West End play is causing such a scandal that respectable Victorian theatre-goers can't keep away. By WS Gilbert , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Producer/Director Jenny Stephens

Contributors

Unknown:
Ws Gilbert
Dramatised By:
Stephen Wyatt.
Director:
Jenny Stephens
Gilbert:
Jonathan Coy
Quisby:
Jeffrey Harmer
Jellybag:
Alexander Delamere
MrScruby:
Tim Hudson
MrsScruby:
Jilly Bond
Mr Porter:
Stephen Hogan
Mrs Porter:
Bella Merlin,
MrsSpiff:
Charlotte West-Oram

Topical reports and consumer affairs, presented by John Waite and Winifred Robinson , series editor Andrew smith PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Presented By:
John Waite
Presented By:
Winifred Robinson
Editor:
Andrew Smith

Roger Bolton selects listeners' comments, queues and criticisms, redirecting them towards BBC radio programme and policy makers.
Producer Kathleen Griffin Repeated on Sunday at 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10T
Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Fax: [number removed] email: feedback@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Bolton
Producer:
Kathleen Griffin

A kindly comedy by Christine Marshall. Cissie Weaver doesn't feel very neighbourly towards her arch-enemy next door, Nora Siddall. But when the two warring septuagenarians decide to argue things out, they find themselves in a right pickle.
Producer/Director Jenny Stephens

Contributors

Comedy By:
Christine Marshall.
Comedy By:
Cissie Weaver
Unknown:
Nora Siddall.
Director:
Jenny Stephens
Cissie:
Tina Gray
Nora:
Ann Rye
Michael/Fireman:
Robin Simpson

5/5. Sustainable Housing. Dylan Winter explores whether it is possible to build affordable homes that can incorporate environmentally friendly practices to help reduce the negative impact that homes can have on the environment. Producer Sheena Duncan

Contributors

Producer:
Sheena Duncan

5/5. There's a Fine Line between an Elvis Suit and a Babygro Ellie is on a long-awaited trip to Manchester. She's relaxed, confident and looking forward to seeing her sister.
Everything would be perfect - if only the man in the seat opposite would calm down. By Denise Mina. Read by Gabriel Ouigley. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Babygro Ellie
Unknown:
Denise Mina.
Read By:
Gabriel Ouigley.

3/8. Simon Hoggart presides over the topical panel game. Producer Katie Tyrrell Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
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Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Hoggart
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

Tony decides to count his blessings.
For cast see page 37
Written by Carole Simpson Solazzo ; Director Julie Beckett ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]

Contributors

Written By:
Carole Simpson Solazzo
Director:
Julie Beckett
Editor:
Vanessa Whitburn

With Kirsty Lang , including an interview with controversial Danish film director Lars von Trier , whose new film Manderlay focuses on the legacy of slavery in the American South. Producer Thomas Morris

Contributors

Unknown:
Kirsty Lang
Director:
Lars von Trier
Producer:
Thomas Morris

5/5. An Honourable Man. Nina is called to be the interpreter to Mazher from Pakistan, who's very ill but doesn't appear to understand the serious nature of his condition. Her job is to help him to listen, but instead she gets him to talk about his life, his love and his sacrifice. By Anjum Malik. For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Anjum Malik.

8/13. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at Morley College in London puts questions to a panel that includes the Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne. Producer Lisa Jenkinson Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Dimbleby
Unknown:
Chris Huhne.
Producer:
Lisa Jenkinson

Julia was raped during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s and had a son, Zero. Five years on, she struggles to live with both the horror of his conception and the love she feels for the boy. When her husband Mesud finally returns from the fighting, he is confronted with a child that is not just a victim of war, but also an act of war. By Olivia Hetreed , adapted from the novel Music for the Third Ear by Susan Schwartz Senstad.
Other parts played by members of the cast and Ayesha Antoine Producer/Director Rosalynd Ward

Contributors

Unknown:
Olivia Hetreed
Unknown:
Susan Schwartz Senstad.
Unknown:
Ayesha Antoine
Director:
Rosalynd Ward
Julia:
Indira Varma
Mesud:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Anna:
Linda Bassett
Zero:
Jago Edyvean
Mr Markovic:
Gerard McDermott
Tanya:
Janice Acquah
Drago:
John Cummins
Midwife:
Carolyn Pickles
NGO worker:
Ella Smith
Bus official:
Delroy Brown

5/10. Money. Victoria Coren 's guests discussing filthy lucre are William Cash , the aptly named journalist who has set up a magazine for the very rich; Anna Raeburn , the agony aunt who has signed on for the jobseekers' allowance; and Jay Benedict , an actor who has been the voice Of a biscuit. Producer Miles Warde

Contributors

Unknown:
Victoria Coren
Unknown:
William Cash
Unknown:
Anna Raeburn
Unknown:
Jay Benedict
Producer:
Miles Warde

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