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2/2. The country's only dedicated Family Court, Wells Street London, has lifted its ban on reporting and allowed Jenny Cuffe inside. She meets district judge Nicholas Crichton , who deals With cases Of Child custody. Producer Smita Patel

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenny Cuffe
Unknown:
Nicholas Crichton
Producer:
Smita Patel

4/4. The writer's memoirs, adapted by his daughter Amy.

Jack Rosenthal recounts his experiences of working with Barbra Streisand, sparring with Hollywood and saving the family tortoise from certain death. He is now established as an award-winning writer and a household name.

Contributors

Author:
Jack Rosenthal
Adapted by:
Amy Rosenthal
Producer:
Bruce Hyman
Director:
Maureen Lipman
With [Director]:
Dirk Maggs
Maureen Lipman:
null Herself
Jack Rosenthal:
Stephen Mangan
Reptile specialist/George Best:
Rupert Degas
Angie:
Rebecca Front
Amy:
Antouk Hyman
Intercom voice/Executive/Hobo:
Toby Longworth
Barbra Streisand:
Jessica Martin
Adam Rosenthal:
null Himself
Zelma/Amy:
Amy Rosenthal
Head of Drama:
Kerry Shale
Beth:
Amy Shindler
Trucker:
Colin Shindler
Adam (child):
Ceallach Spellman
Other characters played by:
Members of the cast

2/6. The cryptic treasure hunt, hosted by David Stafford. Guest panellists Hilary Kay , David Edwards and Simon Fanshawe race against the clock to locate a treasure where X marks the spot. Producer Sarah Rowlands Rptd Sat 11pm

Contributors

Unknown:
David Stafford.
Unknown:
Hilary Kay
Unknown:
David Edwards
Unknown:
Simon Fanshawe
Producer:
Sarah Rowlands Rptd

What happens when you've no child to hand your stones on to? It's Katherine's 39th birthday. At a crossroads in life, she walks the streets where she grew up and is drawn back to an earlier, more eventful, birthday. By Frances Byrnes Pianist Heidi Rolfe ; Producer/Director Gary Brown

Contributors

Pianist:
Frances Byrnes
Pianist:
Heidi Rolfe
Director:
Gary Brown
Young Katherine:
Lucy Worrall
Older Katherine:
Caroline Small
Mrs Fernie:
Gillian Waugh
Mrs Horrax:
Sue Kelly
Mr Cook:
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Mrs Cook:
Olwen May
Miss Lord:
Rita May
Girl:
Hayley Hunt

1/5 The Milly Ming. Award-winning author Jane Gardam 's beguiling account of a parish home for unmarried mothers. Read by Sarah Badel. The start of a second series of brand-new stories by well-known authors. producer Martin Jarvis

Contributors

Unknown:
Milly Ming.
Unknown:
Jane Gardam
Read By:
Sarah Badel.
Producer:
Martin Jarvis

5/11. With Paul Merton , Julian Clary , Clement Freud and Pauline McLynn , and chairman Nicholas Parsons. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Merton
Unknown:
Julian Clary
Unknown:
Clement Freud
Unknown:
Pauline McLynn
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons.
Producer:
Claire Jones

6/10. A Solitary Birthday. Haunted by the murder of Jugnu and Chanda, Shamas and Kaukab neglect each other. By Nadeem Aslam ; adapted by Rukshana Ahmad.
Producers Shabina Aslam and David Hunter Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Nadeem Aslam
Adapted By:
Rukshana Ahmad.
Producers:
Shabina Aslam
Producers:
David Hunter
Kaukab:
Sameena Zehra
Shamas:
Amerjlt Deu
Mah-jabin:
Lena Kaur
Ujala:
Aslf Khan
Jugnu:
Nick Khan
Charag:
Marc Elliott
Matchmaker:
Shobu Kapoor
Amy:
Tracey Wiles
Suraya:
Pooja Ghal
Chada:
Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahldl
Tariq:
Muzz Khan
Chanda's mother:
Jamlla Massey
Chanda's father:
Kish Sharma
Chanda's brother:
Sanjiv Hayre
Poorabji:
Renu Setna
Sergeant:
Damian Lynch
Inspector:
Sam Hale

New series 1/3. Martin Sixsmith examines the relationship between artists and the authorities in Soviet Russia. From the October Revolution of 1917 until after the death of Stalin in 1953, a poem, as Boris Pasternak observed, could "explode with the force of a bomb". Sixsmith reveals how writers and musicians who stayed in Russia, such as Pasternak, Anna Akhmatova , Osip Mandelstam and Dmitri Shostakovich , used their creative work to challenge the regime. Including contributions from Pasternak's son
Yevgeni and Shostakovich's widow Irina. Producer Alan Hall

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Sixsmith
Unknown:
Boris Pasternak
Unknown:
Anna Akhmatova
Unknown:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Producer:
Alan Hall

8.30 Faultlines - Lebanon
In the light of the recent events in the Middle East,
Allan Little revisits a programme first broadcast in May. Lebanon sits among some of the strongest cross-currents of history that have pulled the country over the years into a vortex of war and mayhem. Allan Little examines why its beguiling cultural and religious pluralism has dragged it towards destruction once more. What are the faultlines that have again become battle lines? Producer Jane Beresford (Revised rpt)

Contributors

Unknown:
Allan Little
Unknown:
Allan Little
Producer:
Jane Beresford

3/3. China: Rejecting the Bicycle. Mark Stephen makes an intimate journey through Beijing, meeting those whose lives have been tied to the bicycle for generations, and discovering that the bicycle is now at the very heart of a new environmental threat. Producer Kate Bissell

Contributors

Unknown:
Mark Stephen
Producer:
Kate Bissell

1/5. The Willows. Two travellers camped in the wilderness encounter malevolent forces beyond their understanding. Abridged by Fiona McAlpine. Producer Clive Brill
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Contributors

Abridged By:
Fiona McAlpine
Producer:
Clive Brill
Stories Of:
Algernon Blackwood

1/5. Actress Tamsin Greig hosts five nightly reflections for the top of the year with the music of the sleeping body, unreguited passion on a late-night platform and the circadian charms of the Third Eye. Producers Simon Elmes and Adam Fowler

Contributors

Unknown:
Tamsin Greig
Producers:
Simon Elmes
Producers:
Adam Fowler

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