1/5. Will Randall was a disenchanted supply teacher in a London school when a chance meeting took him to India and changed his life. His funny and touching account of the summer he spent teaching English to orphans in a slum is read by Paul Bhattacharjee and abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths . A Sparkle in the Sand. The extraordinary Maria-Helena von WCirfelwerfer takes Will to the Indian city of Poona, where he finds that teachers are highly respected. Producer Us Edwards Repeated at 12.30am
Contributors
Read By:
Paul
Bhattacharjee
Abridged By:
Lauris
Morgan-Griffiths
Unknown:
Maria-Helena
von Wcirfelwerfer
PC Simon Towers isn't an ordinary sort of police officer. His patch - Chipping Norton School in Oxfordshire - isn't a usual kind of beat. One of a pioneering breed of school-based police officers, he is a friend, confidante, advisor even teacher as well as a law enforcer. This programme follows PC Towers in ajob that may call on him to deal with violence, vandalism and petty crime -but is more likely to involve anything from helping pupils cope with the death of a classmate to catching an escaped South American rhea from a local farm. Producer Sara Parker
6/6. Bed and breakfast for beginners. A comedy series by Sue Limb, starring Denise Coffey ,
Miriam Margolyes and Joss Ackland. Men Misbehaving but Only Slightly. Birthday celebrations for Father.
Producer Jonathan James-Moore
Contributors
Writer:
Sue
Limb
Producer:
Jonathan
James-Moore
Alison:
Denise
Coffey
Maud:
Miriam
Margolyes
Father:
Joss
Ackland
Mr Mullet:
Chris
Emmett
Leslie:
Nlckolas
Grace
Bernard:
Geoffrey
Whltehead
Ned Sherrin hosts another edition of the eclectic music quiz, from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at llpm
New series 1/4. Chief Inspector Maigret last met Ernestine when he was a young policeman and she refused to put her clothes on so he could arrest her.
But now he must choose to believe her story about a murdered woman discovered by her thief husband or believe the respectable dentist who denies there ever was a burglary. Written by Georges Simenon , dramatised by Alison Joseph and translated by Alice Hart.
Music by Lucinda Mason Brown , performed by the Viper's Dream Quartet Producer/Director Ned Chaillet
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Contributors
Written By:
Georges
Simenon
Dramatised By:
Alison
Joseph
Translated By:
Alice
Hart.
Music By:
Lucinda Mason
Brown
Director:
Ned
Chaillet
Maigret:
Nicholas
Le Prevost
Simenon:
Julian
Barnes
Mme Maigret:
Julie
Legrand
Ernestine:
Rachel
Atkins
MmeSerre:
Jill
Johnson
Guillaume:
Philip
Franks
Janvier:
Tom
George
Ironmonger's lad:
Scott
Brooksbank
MmeOosting:
Jennie
Stoller
Moers:
Philip
Fox
1/5. Ian Sansom reads from his book about the sad and wonderful everyday events of small-town life.
The Seventh Son. Davey Quinn returns home after 20 years away. Producer Sara Davies
Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
Sansom
Unknown:
Davey
Quinn
Producer:
Sara
Davies
1/5. Lawrence Pollard gets on his bike and discovers the part that the bicycle played in women's liberation as he retraces the route of the novel The Golf Lunatic and His Cycling Wife. The book, by Mrs Edward Kennard , isn't well known now but was a bestseller at the end of the 19th century and very popular with "new women". Producer Stephen Hughes
Adam Hart-Davis preaches pedal power: page 13
Contributors
Unknown:
Lawrence
Pollard
Book By:
Mrs Edward
Kennard
Producer:
Stephen
Hughes
Producer:
Adam
Hart-Davis
Do We Need Haute Cuisine? Sheila Dillon questions whether haute cuisine has any impact on the food most of us eat most of the time.
Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
Joining Nigel Rees are Mark Lawson , Joanne Harris , Sheena McDonald and Robert Hewison. The reader is William Franklyn.
Producer Carol Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Contributors
Unknown:
Nigel
Rees
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
Joanne
Harris
Unknown:
Sheena
McDonald
Unknown:
Robert
Hewison.
Unknown:
William
Franklyn.
Producer:
Carol
Smith
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the verdict on the second part of Quentin Tarantino 's tale of a vengeful bride, Kill Bill Vol 2. Producer Emily Jones
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Lawson
Unknown:
Quentin
Tarantino
Producer:
Emily
Jones
1/5. Since she joined the Missing Persons Burean, Sue Manson has caught one serial killer and now she thinks there could be another at large. So far three people have disappeared for no apparent reason. Written by Bill Murphy.
Producer/Director Tanya Nash Repeated from 10.45am
Contributors
Unknown:
Sue
Manson
Written By:
Bill
Murphy.
Director:
Tanya
Nash
DS Sue Manson:
Annie
Farr
DS Torrey:
Patrick
Robinson
Insp Phillips:
David
Thome
Mags:
Alison
Pettit
Raymond/Andrew:
Tom
George
Elizabeth/receptionist:
Jennifer
Hill
FrRaphoe:
Des
McAleer
3/4. What if the Chinese Authorities had not sent tanks into Tiananmen Square in June 1989?
Professor Christopher Andrew and his guests consider how China might look today if democracy had been allowed to flourish 14 years ago. With Steve Tsang , Jonathan Mirsky and Humphrey Hawksley. Producer Isobel Eaton
Contributors
Unknown:
Professor Christopher
Andrew
Unknown:
Steve
Tsang
Unknown:
Jonathan
Mirsky
Unknown:
Humphrey
Hawksley.
Producer:
Isobel
Eaton
Mexico. Kidnapping is big business in Mexico. More money is paid in kidnap ransoms there than anywhere else in the world. With very little trust in the police, many people turn to a private kidnap negotiator. Charlotte Davis is given a rare chance to witness a kidnap negotiation as it's happening. Will the kidnappers return the victim unharmed? Repeated from Thursday
3/3. Grant Sonnex meets Ted Green , the man who transformed our understanding of ancient trees. His passion and dedication grew out of tragic childhood events that led him to take refuge among the ancient oaks of Windsor Great Park. Producer Grant Sonnex
Contributors
Presenter:
Grant
Sonnex
Subject:
Ted
Green
Producer:
Grant
Sonnex
11/15. Anne-Marie Duff continues reading Charlotte Bronte's bold and passionate love story. Abridged by Sally Marmion. Jane must examine her conscience and decide on the right course even if at the cost of her happiness and that of her lover's. Producer Di Speirs
Contributors
Unknown:
Anne-Marie
Duff
Abridged By:
Sally
Marmion.
Producer:
Di
Speirs
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