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3/4. Breaking Down the Borders. Allan Little analyses Margaret Thatcher 's complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with Europe. With contributions from Geoffrey Howe and Douglas Hurd. Producer Jane Beresford Repeated at 9.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Allan Little
Unknown:
Margaret Thatcher
Unknown:
Geoffrey Howe
Unknown:
Douglas Hurd.
Producer:
Jane Beresford

3/4. Why do some people never seem to get the promotion or the job they are seemingly well able to do?
Michael Rosen continues his exploration of what being inferior actually means by examining situations in the Workplace. Producer Paul Kobrak

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Paul Kobrak

Against a backdrop of war in Iraq and troops in Afghanistan, more soldiers are being signed up from Birmingham than anywhere else in the UK. Ten per cent of the British army is made up from the West Midlands. With exclusive access to the army, Rajesh Mirchandani examines the ethics and morals behind the success of the West Midlands recruitment drive. producer Fran Barnes

Contributors

Unknown:
Rajesh Mirchandani
Producer:
Fran Barnes

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2/2. Can't See for Looking. A witness to an arson attack thinks she saw a rhinoceros throwing a petrol bomb. Forensic psychologist Dr Joe Aston tries to discover what she really saw. By David Napthine. Producer Toby Swift ; Director Mary Peate

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Joe Aston
Unknown:
David Napthine.
Producer:
Toby Swift
Director:
Mary Peate
Dr Aston:
Jeremy Swift
DC Patten:
Paul Brennen
Dl Reynolds:
Janet Dibley
Donna:
Sharon Percy
Billy:
Michael Imerson
Alison:
Colleen Prenderqast
Steve:
Wayne Foskett
Asif:
Shiv Grewal
Mickey:
Michael Hodgson

6/10. Attica is under siege from the East - and from the Amazon Moon Maidens. Mary Renault's classic reworking of the legend of Theseus continues. Abridged by Keith Darvill and read by Robert Glenister. Producer Christine Hail

Contributors

Abridged By:
Keith Darvill
Read By:
Robert Glenister.
Producer:
Christine Hail

1/5. Can dance heal people who've been tortured and have fled their homelands? Sebastiao Mpembele Kamalandua and an African woman, who cannot give her name, met at Dublin's Spirasi, the centre for the care of the survivors of torture. With the choreographer John Scott. Producer Frances Byrnes

Contributors

Unknown:
Sebastiao Mpembele
Unknown:
John Scott.
Producer:
Frances Byrnes

1/5. Germans at Meat and Frau Fischer. A week of stories from Katherine Mansfield 's first collection, written in 1910 and capturing the world of the German Spa and the plight of a very modern woman. Adapted by Deborah Levy.
Producer Di Speirs Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Unknown:
Frau Fischer.
Unknown:
Katherine Mansfield
Adapted By:
Deborah Levy.
Producer:
Di Speirs
Englishwoman:
Claire Skinner
Frau Hartmann:
Emma Fielding
Frau Fischer:
Eleanor Bron
Herr Ratt:
Andrew Sachs
Herr Hoffmann:
Chris Moran

Robert Beckford examines the history of The Voice, Britain's most successful black newspaper, now in its
25th year. He speaks to former editors, journalists and commentators, including Trevor McDonald , Bill Morris ,
Diane Abbott , Gina Yashere , Tony Sewell and Mike Phillips. Today The Voice claims it is still the number one black newspaper, but with the rise of New Nation, and more broadsheets covering black issues, is there still a need for a black paper? Producer Emily Jeal

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Beckford
Unknown:
Trevor McDonald
Unknown:
Bill Morris
Unknown:
Diane Abbott
Unknown:
Gina Yashere
Unknown:
Tony Sewell
Unknown:
Mike Phillips.
Producer:
Emily Jeal

7/9. Mumbai. On 11 July seven bombs exploded during rush hour on Mumbai's main commuter rail network. Some 200 people were killed and hundreds more injured. Anu
Anand goes to Mumbai to meet the people affected by the disaster and asks why India's financial capital has once again become the target for terrorist bombers. Repeated from Thu

2/3. Fruit Fly. Max Levitan , who has studied the gene adaptations of the humble fruit fly for nearly 60 years, shows Julian Hector what his research indicates about how a species can adjust to climate change. Producer Jamie Merritt

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Levitan
Unknown:
Julian Hector
Producer:
Jamie Merritt

1/10. A dark and gripping contemporary pyschological thriller about Scottish drifter Jack McCall that travels from the ski slopes of France to a Spanish wilderness as dry and as hot as hell. Written and abridged by Ron Butlin. Read by Simon Donaldson. Producer Kirsty Williams
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Contributors

Unknown:
Jack McCall
Abridged By:
Ron Butlin.
Read By:
Simon Donaldson.
Producer:
Kirsty Williams
Unknown:
Ron Butlin

Through interviews and archive recordings,
Debbie Kilbride reconstructs The Favourite, a small Irish music pub in north London that was demolished to make way for Arsenal's new Stadium. Producer Alison Vernon-Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Debbie Kilbride
Producer:
Alison Vernon-Smith

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