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			BBC Radio Plays, radio 4, 1992
			SATURDAY PLAYHOUSE AND CLASSIC SERIAL are listed in chronological order immediately below. AFTERNOON PLAYS are listed lower down, M-T-W-Th-F. The Classic Serials appear in this list as a repeat on Friday afternoons, and Saturday Night Theatre appear as repeats on Monday afternoons. MONDAY PLAYS are listed at the bottom. (......... many thanks to Stephen Shaw who sorted out the difficulty I was having with the coding. The links now work!) ND / Aug 2020 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SATURDAY PLAYHOUSE AND CLASSIC SERIALS 14-30 - Radio 4 - 1992 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-04 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Angel of Rome Alessandro Moreschi was the last castrato and died in Rome in 1922. He sang as a soloist in the Vatican Choir and at all the important social and state functions. Neville Watchurst's play uncovers the triumph and the sadness of this short and unusual career. Choir boys - Jonathan Rudoe and Daniel Ison. Director .......... Sue Wilson. Alessandro Moreschi .......... John Duttine Alessandro, as a boy .......... Susan Sheridan Countess Sforza .......... Susan Sheridan Rosati .......... Ian Hogg Mustafa .......... David Monico Fabrizzio Moreschi .......... Terence Edmond Rosa Moreschi .......... Anna-Juliana Clare Sebostianelli .......... John Fleming Count Gondolfi .......... Peter Penry-Jones Mr Derby .......... Peter Penrv-Jones Fr Ettore .......... Norman Jones Dr Ferretto .......... Andrew Wincott Perosi .......... Andrew Wincott Tordoni .......... Matthew Sim Mazzini .......... Richard Pearce Enzo Tordoni .......... Richard Pearce Aldovari .......... Neil Roberts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-05 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse By Royal Appointment The third part of John Wyke 's Hanoverian trilogy. A young Welsh soldier crosses the rigid barriers of rank and class - and pays a heavy penalty. Director: Enyd Williams. Capt Charles Jones: Ioan Meredith Angharad (his sister): Eluned Jones Duke of Cumberland: John Rye Prince of Wales: Roger Hammond Princess Sophia: Danielle Allan Colonel Stevenson: Ian Lindsay Queen Charlotte: Elizabeth Kelly Princess Frederika: Jenny Howe Sir Henry Hatford: James Greene Lady Hertford: Joanna Myers Prime Minister: Timothy Carlton Sgt Creighton: Nigel Carrington Mrs Neale: Jane Whittnshaw Ned Gardner: James Simmons Riding Master: Andrew Wincott Coroner: Timothy Bateson Foreman of the Jury: Norman Jones Beadle: Terence Edmond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-07 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with cellists Alexander Baillie and Timothy Hugh Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-11 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Tarra Lengy Billy Leng 's a 13-year-old optimist who is certain he can better himself in wartime Manchester. By Frank White. Director: Tony Cliff. Lengy: Richard Pearce Todger: Michael Turner Todger'smum: Fay Blockey Mrs Hanson: Kathryn Hunt Mr Hanson: Brian Trueman Mrs Rodgers: Tricia Wilcock Derek Leng: Paul Loughran Betty Leng: Jane Hazelgrove Policeman: David Holt Vicar: Alan Sykes Bandmaster: Phil Hearn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-12 14:30 - Call the Controller: [number removed] Put your views on Radio 4 programmes and policy to the network's controller, Michael Green. Presented by Nick Ross Producer Nick Utechin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-14 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier and orchestral administrator Richard Lloyd , who talk about the life and work of the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast. Producer: Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-18 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Labyrinth Makers Another in the occasional series of dramatisations of Gold and Silver Dagger Award winning crime novels. Anthony Price's tale of treasure, treachery and unexpected romance stars John Stride as Dr David Audley and Paula Wilcox as Faith. Why are the KGB so interested in old, wrecked Dakotas, and what has the Schliemann Treasure to do with a ruined flak tower in Berlin? Dramatised by Nick McCarty Director .......... Hamish Wilson. Tierney .......... Alan Manson Sir Frederick .......... Peter D'Souza Morrison .......... Neil Packham Mr Jones .......... Ian Sexon MrsHarlin .......... Pat Williams Jenkins .......... Mark Coleman Roskill .......... Michael MacKenzie Butler .......... Raymond Ross Panin .......... Laurance Rudic Maclean .......... Sandy Neilson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-19 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Mad Dan John Scotney 's story of Dan Leno , the great music hall star whose short life brought happiness to all except himself. Clog dancing Lawrence Evans. Music - Michael Kilgarriff. Director: Gerry Jones. Dan Leno: Chris Emmett Herbert Campbell: Stephen Thorne Harry Randall: John Hollis Chairman: Michael Kilgarriff Archivist: Fraser Kerr Constance Collier: Helena Breck Bill Leno: Brian Miller Max Beerbohm: Danny Schiller Marie Lloyd/Lydia Leno: Elizabeth Mansfield King Edward VII: David King ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-21 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with repetiteurs David Syrus of the Roya) Opera and Martin Isepp of Gtyndebourne. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-25 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Roland's Afterlife Roland "dies" and comes back to life. Could it be a spiritual rebirth? In Frederick Bradnum 's dark-grey comedy, Roland's search for salvation leads to some strange encounters. Director .......... Glyn Dearman. Roland .......... Derek Fowlds Lorraine .......... Melinda Walker HidÃƒÂ© .......... Sheila Hancock Guy .......... Richard Vernon Leonoski .......... David March Nerdieff .......... Robert Eddison Sir Fingle Cameron .......... Henry Stamper Canon Clutterbuck .......... Eric Allan DrShaw .......... Irene Sutcliffe Truscott .......... Alan Barker Bishop .......... Peter Penry-Jones Mrs Denbigh .......... Ann Windsor Cordoba .......... Andrew Wincott Empoli .......... Colin McFarlane Edgehill .......... Fraser Kerr Bas-Rhinc .......... Brett Usher Lola .......... Joanna Myers Woman .......... Theresa Streatfeild ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-26 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Words Are Strange Tom is a radical teacher in a reactionary school, where the entrepreneurial spirit would consign poetry to the dustbin. Written by Robin Glendinning. Director: Eoin O'Callaghan TomFairfax: John Hewitt Principal: Tp McKenna Sally Fairfax: Eleanor Methven Alison: Heather McIlwaine Jonathon: Damian O'Hare Gary: Mark Lamb Vice Principal: John Keyes Jim: Wesley Murphy Arthur: Anthony Finigan Stuart: Bj Hogg SirRichard: Patrick Duncan Black: Robert Taylor Ursula: Galina Tanney Schoolboy: Mark Phelan Schoolgirl: Helen Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-28 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with the clarinettists Michael Collins and Anthony Pay. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-01 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Finger of Suspicion When a helicopter hoists the Epstein statue off Lewis's department store in Liverpool, Inspector Crust assumes it's just a student rag. But when the thieves start returning bits of the statue's anatomy, Crust has second thoughts. By Vincent McInerney. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin. Inspector Crust: James Ellis Minty: Bill Monks Pilot Lairds: Richard Pearce Colonel Rivers: David Bannerman Malcolm: Kim Wall James: Brendan Charleson Julia Lairds: Carolyn Backhouse Billy Lairds: Christian Rodska MrsRivers Lairds: Peggy Ann Wood ArthurFrank Lairds: Richard Tate Mandy Lairds: Cheryl Maiker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-02 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Stone Age Memories of the 60s and her university days have haunted Val for the last 20 years - until a return visit destroys them. By Carolyn Sally Jones. Director: Kay Patrick. Val: Jane Whiitenshaw Alun: Gareth Armstrong Rita: Danielle Allan Iris/Cassie: Pam Scobie Trevor/Mr Balham/Doctor: Keith Ladd Mr Pegg: Peter Wheeler Jenny: Henrietta Whitsun Jones Declan/Rod: John Capps Doug: Paul Downing MrsPrice: Ann Rye ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-04 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with organists Peter Hurford and Nicholas Danby. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-08 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Scarlet on Black Roger Danes 's fast-moving thriller is set in Paris. What is the link between the kidnap of Yvette Lalande and events in Algeria 30 years ago? Someone in authorityhas good reason to hamper Commissaire Grosset's investigations. Director: Glyn Dearman. Grosset: David Calder Corbil/ard: Peter Jeffrey Lenoir: Alex Jennings DeBeaugence: Charles Kay Lesueur: Natasha Pyne YvelteLalande: Patti Holloway Jeanne Lalande: Gudrun Ure Didier: Nicholas Murchie Pierre: Jonathan Tafler Davant: Ronald Herdman Tomasini: Eric Allan Marianne: Siriol Jenkins Ducrot: Theresa Streatfeild Giresse: Melanie Hudson Laverdure: Jonathan Adams Charles: Matthew Sim Bernard: Mark Straker Mariol: Peter Gunn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-09 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? A monologue by Peter Shaffer. With Judi Dench as Angela Parsons. Angela sits alone in the living room of her flat in Clapham, dictating a potentially scandalous memoir on to a cassette recorder. Director Glyn Dearman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-11 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with one of the first women to break into the notoriously male-dominated world of conducting, Iris Lemare Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-15 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Ratking The 1988 Gold Dagger award-winning crime novel by Michael Dibdin. Italian detective Aurelio Zen is charged with finding the truth about a kidnapping through a smokescreen of politics and money. Dramatised by Gregory Evans Director .......... Ned Chaillet. Aurelio Zen .......... Nicholas Le Prevost Palottino .......... Peter Gunn Pietro Miletti .......... Eric Allan CinziaMiletti .......... Joanna Myers GianiuigiSantucci .......... Richard Tate Silvio Miletti .......... Matthew Sim Ivy Cook .......... Ann Windsor AntonioCrepi .......... Keith Drinkel Di Leonardo .......... Ronald Herdman Lucaroni .......... Brett Usher Bartocci .......... John Webb RosellaForia .......... Joanna Wake Iovino .......... Jonathan Adams Mancini .......... John Church Major Volpi .......... Nicholas Murchie Duty officer .......... Melanie Hudson Ellen .......... Theresa Streatfeild Giorgio .......... David Learner Gilberto .......... Andrew Wincott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-16 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Song of the Bellman's Wife A marriage seems under threat in Julia Stoneham's play, until the wife meets a most unusual girl who changes her entire outlook. Director: Gerry Jones. Sally: Tara Dominick James: Shaun Prendergast MrsHenneker: Caroline John Sally's mother: Susan Sheridan A udioneer/Second diving technician: Donald Gee Fred the diver: Paul Downing Vince the diver/Librarian/ Television newscaster: Simon Treves Charles the diver/Doctor/First diving technician: John Bull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-18 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with David James , Gordon Jones , John Potter and Rogers Covey-Crump, four members of the Hilliard Ensemble. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-22 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The British Bulldog The war in Europe is over, and the regulars in the Wellington are planning how to celebrate the peace. It all turns out not quite as they expected. By Christopher Denys. Director: Tony Cliff. MrsCkadwick: Judith Barker Dora: Julie Corrigan Mrs Ryder: Ann Rye Harry: Paul Broughton Jim: Brian Southwood Arnie Badger: Ray Mort Gardener: Geoffrey Banks Wally: Alan Sykes Jackie: Robin Polley Benny: Brian Trueman Muriel Chadwick: Jenny Luckraft ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-23 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Part of the Furniture In Trevor Lloyd's play, a man comes to rent a room - somewhere quiet, airless and with a landlady who won't interfere. But what does he want it for? Director: Janet Whitaker John/Voice: Adrian Edmondson MrsX: Patsy Rowlands Second doctor: Shireen Shah Denise/Announcer: Jane Whittenshaw First doctor: Alan Barker Newsreader/Bingo caller: Ian Lindsay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-25 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with Donald Swann , still well known for his partnership with Michael Flanders , but whose musical life - before and since - has encompassed everything from Greek folk music to a pacifist requiem. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-29 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Something Like a Miracle In 1921 a Labour Council was voted in for the first time in the poverty-stricken borough of Poplar. They decided to break the law in order to help their voters. By Gerry Huxham. Director .......... Janet Whitaker. George Lansbury .......... John Church Sam March .......... Keith Drinkel Walter Green .......... Eric Allan Chas Chandler .......... Ronald Herdman George Cressali .......... Terence Edmond Edgar Lansbury .......... Mark Straker Minnie Lansiwry .......... Joanna Myers Susan Lawrence .......... Joanna Wake Nellie Cressall .......... Theresa Streatfeild Bessie Lansbury .......... Gudrun Ure LouChandler .......... Ann Windsor Virginia .......... Siriol Jenkins Bill Thompson .......... Neil Roberts JPSkeggs .......... Matthew Simm Sir Alfred Mond .......... Brett Usher Lloyd George, PM .......... Peter Penry Jones Edward Shortt .......... Andrew Wincott Herbert Morrison .......... Jonathan Adams William Gentry .......... Nicholas Murchie Governor of Brixion Prison .......... John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-01 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse A Scourge of Hyacinths Somewhere near Lagos the sinister Brigade Against Indiscipline are active. Miguel Domingo , who comes from an influential family, has been falsely arrested. Will he escape his fate? By Wole Soyinka , winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature. Director Richard Wortley. Miguel Domingo: Hakeem Kae-Kazim Mother: Carmen Monroe Augustine Etnuke: Tunde Babs Kolawole Adetiba: Colin McFarlane Chime/Warder: Nicholas Monu Superintendent: Louis Mahoney Military voice: Ben Onwukwe Newsvendor: Clarence Smith A irport announcer: Adjoa Andoh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-03 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with the early brass ensemble His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts Producer Tim Thorne. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-07 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Boy Bishop In Alick Rowe 's new play, there is keen competition among the choristers when news spreads that the ancient practice of electing a Boy Bishop is being revived. Director Shaun MacLoughlin Michael: Matthew Sim David: Richard Pearce Old David: David March The Dean: Andrew Hilton Father Melting: Christian Rodska Canon Briggs-Reed: Peter Copley The Precentor: Brian Gear The Headmaster: Stephen Thorne Philip: John Telfer Choirmaster: Bill Wallis Packman: Edward Jones Clifford: Tom Edgar Alistair: Charles Simpson TV director: Steve Hodson TV interviewer: Eric Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-08 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Last Castrato by Antony George. Premonitory dreams and obsessions draw an ordinary desk sergeant into an extraordinary crime. Director .......... Nigel Bryant Jack .......... John Duttine Grace .......... Kathryn Hurlbutt John .......... Richard Pearce Donald .......... Andy Hockley Mr Jones .......... Gerry Hinks Mr Mirth .......... Steve Hodson Mr Mirth 's brother .......... Garard Green Richard Dowel .......... Andrew Curry Newsreader .......... Brian Conway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-10 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with harpists Osian Ellis and Susan Drake , who talk about the instrument and introduce some of their recordings. Producer Michael Emery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-14 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Broken Butterfly Wally K Daly 's sequel to Butterflies Don 't Count. A murderer escapes from Dartmoor and, leaving bloody mayhem in his wake, heads north. His aim to kill a priest ... Director David Hitchinson. Tom: Kevin Whately Peter: Reginald Marsh Penitent: Tony Haygarth Kathleen: Marcella Riordan Sion: Sean Barrett Deelan: Des McAleer O'Hagan: Norman Rodway Vietnamese boy: Judy Bennett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-15 14:30 - Globe Theatre Five plays specially commissioned for 1992 and broadcast on Radio 4 and around the world on World Service. 1: A Sense of Things Moving Forward by Craig Warner. The true and historical tragedy of the Very Magnificent Lord Don Cristobal Colon, Grand Admiral of the Ocean Sea. Music Stuart Gordon Director: Andy Jordan Don Cristobal Colon: Ben Kingsley Isabella, Queen of Spain: Frances Barber Father Luis de Torres: Simon Russell Beale Martin Alonso Pinzon: Patrick Malahide Anacaona: Constance Chapman Guacanagari: Heoley Goodall Juan de la Sierra: John Telfer Vincente Pinzon: David Pummer Beatnz Perestrello: Denise Bryer Page: Craig Edwards Arawak woman: Juliet Prew ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-17 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with double bass players Chi-Chi Nwanoku and Rodney Slatford Producer Tim Thorne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-21 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Wench Is Dead Colin Dexter 's Inspector Morse tackles an unusual case in this dramatisation of the 1989 Gold Dagger Winner for best crime novel of the year. The RSC's John Shrapnel plays Morse, in a case that finds him hospitalised and probing a crime that occurred over a century before. Musical theme - Wilfredo Acosta. Dramatised by Guy Meredith. Director .......... Ned Chaillet. Inspector Morse .......... John Shrapnel Sergeant Lewis .......... Robert Glenister Colonel Deniston .......... Garard Green Christine Greenaway .......... Joanna Myers Waggie Greenaway .......... Peter Penry Jones Sister Maclean .......... Kate Binchy Nurse Fiona .......... Siriol Jenkins Consultant .......... John Church Inspector Mulvaney .......... Joe Dunlop WPC .......... Ann Windsor Houseman .......... Peter Gunn Prosecuting Counsel .......... John Samson Joanna Franks .......... Melinda Walker Donovan .......... Ken Cumberlidge Oldfield .......... Paul Copley Musson .......... David Learner Wooton .......... Neil Roberts Anna .......... Melanie Hudson Landlord .......... Jonathan Adams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-22 14:30 - Globe Theatre Five plays specially commissioned for 1992. 2: What Happened with St George by David Cregan. A man and a woman look at a statue of St George and the dragon in a Swedish cathedral. She's heard the myth. But what was the reality? The man knows.... and tells. Director: David Hutchinson The Man: Ian Holm The Woman: Kate Harper George: Peter Davison The Dragon: Kenneth Cranham Blessed Virgin Mary: Mary Wimbush The King: Christopher Benjamin The Queen: Jennifer Piercey Cleodolinda: Holly de Jong Alison: Amanda Root ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-24 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with composers Elizabeth Parker and Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Producer Tim Thorne. Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-28 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Understanding Women Naomi Wall poisoned three members of her family and disappeared. A researcher, working on a book about crimes committed by women, becomes obsessed by the case. By Melissa Murray. Director .......... Cherry Cookson. Daphne .......... Anna Massey Bollingham .......... Gary Waldhorn Ricky .......... Siriol Jenkins Harry .......... Robert Glenister Naomi .......... Elizabeth Kelly Ann .......... Anne Jameson Val .......... Theresa Streatfeild Ben .......... John Webb Claries .......... Peter Penry-Jones Janet .......... Eva Stuart Malcolm .......... Robert Portal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-29 14:30 - Globe Theatre Faith By Robin Glendinning. Granda fought the fascists in Spain, Alex is a revolutionary, and Anna is trying to escape across the border. Peter just wants to go to work and build baths, but today is the day the Communist regime collapses. Director: Jeremy Howe. Peter: Sean Barrett Boris: Leslie Grantham Alex:: Matthew Sim Anna: Liza Walker Karen: Joanna Myers Granda: Charles Simon Gilla: Jill Gascoine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-31 14:30 - The Politics of Choice What are the real choices on polling day? In a programme which promises no politicians, Robin Lustig asks the people of Britain which issues matter to them. And independent experts assess the parties' policies to see what is actually on offer. Today's issue is transport and the environment. Producer Gwyneth Williams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-04 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The San Rocco Mob Based upon actual events, Bruce Stewart 's play tells the story of an English priest who is sent incognito to discover whether a Franciscan monastery in Sicily has been taken over by the Mafia. Bruce Stewart Director: Martin Jenkins Anselmo: James Laurenson Carmelo: Norman Bird Gregorio: David Timson Bruno: Eric Allan Hilario: Nigel Anthony Graziella: Joanna Myers Claudia: Siriol Jenkins Miivia: Adjoa Andoh Padre Generate Defence Attorney: Brett Usher CiccoHni: John Church Tout/Moroni: Peter Gunn Magistrate: Peter Penry Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-05 14:30 - Globe Theatre The Theory and Practice of Rings by Marcella Evaristi. Rings for passion, rings for remembrance, rings for good fortune. Daniela's school project leads her back to her Italian past and deeper into her Glasgow present. Director: Hilary Norrish. Daniela: Kate Donnelly Chiara: Phyllis Logan Mark: Nick Reding Maria: Ida Schusta Dino: Carey Wilson Morag: Elaine Collins Taxi driver: Gordon Reid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-07 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with Anthony and Patricia Godwin , founders of the Palm Court Theatre Orchestra. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-11 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse An Old Fashioned Villain Terry Oldham is all set for celebrity status on his release from prison, but have the long years inside made him stir-crazy? By Mike Harris. Director Matthew Walters Terry Oldham: Trevor Peacock Beth: Oona Beeson Maureen: Anne Jameson Cliff: John Church Darren: Matthew Sim Kelly: Melanie Hudson Taylor: Eric Allan Wyllis: Jonathan Tafler Snape: Keith Drinkel Fairwell: Terence Edmond Sheila: Theresa Streatfeild Col: Ronald Herdman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-12 14:30 - Globe Theatre The last of five plays specially commissioned for 1992. Music and Silence By Rose Tremain. A story of love, the loss of love, music and silence. Set in 17th-century Denmark, and loosely based on the passionate friendship between a princess and her schoolfellow. Music arranged and conducted by Colin Sell and performed by Lowri Blake , Sophie Langdon , David Juritz , Stephen Stirling and Colin Sell Director Gordon House. King Christian IV .......... Timothy West Leonora .......... Janet Maw Sophie .......... Moir Leslie Jonata .......... Julia Ford Moritz .......... Mark Payton William .......... Sam Cameron Ulfeldt .......... Brett Usher Musician .......... David Learner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-14 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with composer John Tavener. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-18 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Legend of Robin Hood John Nettles stars as the great English hero in a radio adventure for all ages. Drawing on the original Robin Hood ballads, John Fletcher 's epic play takes Robin from May Day revels in Sherwood to crusading battles in the Holy Land - and back again to a life and death struggle with the Sheriff of Nottingham, and an even more sinister enemy.... With David Holt , Richard Mitchley and Pat Quayle. Music composed and performed by Vic Gammon. Director .......... Nigel Bryant. Robin Hood .......... John Nettles Little John .......... Gerry Hinks Sheriff of Nottinglwm .......... Norman Rodway Friar Tuck .......... Michael Tudor Barnes Will Scarlett .......... Peter Meakin Maid Marian .......... Carolyn Backhouse Alice .......... Tamsin Greig Wormley .......... Jonathan Wyatt Guy of Gisborne .......... Struan Rodger Tom .......... John Meakin Liza .......... Bethan Ganjavi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-19 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Wizard Who Worked Wonders (El Magico Prodigioso) by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, translated and adapted by David Turner. In third-century Antioch, where Christians are persecuted for their beliefs, Cyprian sells his soul to the Devil in order to attain the unattainable Justina. But in this version of the Faust legend, Satan is defeated as faith and chastity prevail. With Michael Tudor Bames, Mary Wimbush and Michael Goldie. Incidental music composed and conducted by David Cain. Director Margaret Etall Cyprian .......... David Buck Justina .......... Lisa Harrow The Devil .......... Patrick Troughton Moscon .......... Walter Hall Oarin .......... David Graham livia .......... Anne Rosenfeld Florus .......... Robert French Lelius .......... Michael Harbour Lysander .......... Lockwood West Aurelius .......... William Eedle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-21 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with Robert Salter , Benjamin Buckton and Jane Carwardine of the Guildhall String Ensemble. Producer Michael Emery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-25 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse .......... Ben Travers Double Bill The Dippers with Michael Williams and Judi Dench. 1989 Sony Award-winning dramatisation by Peter King from the novel by Ben Travers. If only Stella and Henry had realised that they were both going to be in Combe Puddy. If only Henry hadn't agreed to impersonate a professional dancer's wife. If only the dancer's wife hadn't been quite so lovely.... Music by David Chilton and Nick Russell-Pavier . Director .......... Peter King. Henry Talboyes .......... Michael Williams Stella Tavistock .......... Judi Dench Hank Upper .......... Colin Stinton Pauline Dipper .......... Melinda Walker Bandleader .......... John Samson Lord Mellingham .......... Freddie Jones Agent .......... Norman Bird Peter .......... Stephen Rashbrook Wattle .......... Trevor Nichols Helen Monk .......... Dorcas Morgan Minnie .......... Polly James Cowman .......... William Simons Party Guests .......... Eva Stuart Party Guests .......... Diana Olson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-26 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse: Ben Travers Double Bill A Cuckoo in the Nest Adapted from the novel and stage play by Peter King. In 1925 an innocent couple are mistakenly forced into a bed of shameful sin.... Music Ed Welch (piano) with Ron Aspery. Director: Peter King. Mrs Bone: Joan Hickson Major George Bone: Freddie Jones Peter Wykeham: Ian Lavender Margaret Hickett: Phoebe Nicholls Mrs Spoker: Margaret Tyzack Barbara: Yvonne Antrobus Hickett: Brett Usher Rev Sloley Jones: Ellis Dale George: James Kerry Alfred: Henry Stamper Noony: Timothy Bateson Gladys: Alex Marshall The Garage: James Bryce Newsagent: Maggie McCarthy Pans the Dog: Percy Edwards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-28 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with Roy Hudd and John Moffatt on the traditions and history of the very English institution, the music hall. Producer Michael Emery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-02 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Keystone Peter Lovesey 's thriller is set among the real stars of the silver screen in the heyday of silent movies. English actor Warwick Easton is hired as a Keystone Cop, but comedy swiftly turns to tragedy. Dramatised by Michael Z Lewin Director: Matthew Walters. Warwick Easton (Keystone): Mark Straker Amber: Jennifer Ehle Sennett: Roger Gartland Brennan: Kerry Shale Louise: Lorelei King Frank: Don Fellows Winnie: Ann Windsor Mrs Swatowska: Ann Windsor Slim: John Church Chester: Gordon Reid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-03 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Year of Miracle and Grief Leonid Borodin , a Russian dissident, tells a story of his childhood that many might regard as a fairy tale. Dramatised By: Nick McCarty Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Leonid: Steve Hodson Leon: Tom Lawrence Sarma: Mary Wimbush Ri: Carolyn Backhouse Baikolla: William Eedle Father: Brett Usher Mother: Joanna Myers Vassina: June Barrie Nessei: Neil Roberts Teacher: Phylllda Nash Grandad: Norman Jones Svetka: Lydia Robertson Nelka: Laura Hawkridge Genka: Edward Jones Valerka: Ross Wilkinson Yurka: Luke Robertson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-05 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes Tasmin Little and Lorraine McAslan talk about their experiences as young concert performers Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-09 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Lucky One Rosemary Davis 's dramatisation of Lucy Ching 's autobiography One of the Lucky Ones. Canton, 1945. Lucy, a young blind girl, is hidden away at home because of the ancient belief that the eyes are the root of all evil, and blindness is a punishment for the sins of the ancestors. When, by chance, Lucy hears a radio broadcast, her fate begins to take a dramatic turn. Director .......... Tracey Neale. Miss Schaeffer .......... Alison Reid Mrs Honicutt .......... Gudrun Ure Ah Wor .......... Elizabeth Kelly Younger Brother .......... Nicholas Shelton Father .......... Christopher Scott Mother .......... Melinda Walker Lucy as Narrator .......... Tessa Worsley Elder Brother .......... Matthew Sim Second Sister .......... Daisy Heath Lucy .......... Annie Roddam Ah Luk .......... Jill Lidstone Mrs Chan .......... Joanna Wake Doctor .......... Nicholas Murchie Third Uncle .......... Peter Penry Jones Grandmother .......... .Barbara Atkinson Po Yuk .......... Anna Brooks Kasteel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-10 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Adonis Bird "Nature never gives up." But it has left Harold in the lurch on "his" Greek island. Where will it leave Michael and Jessica? By Nigel Lewis. Director Richard Wortley Jessica: Shelley Thompson Michael: Bill Nighy Harold: James Greene Dmitri: Brian Miller Mr Kolokotronis: Ronald Herdman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-12 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with the eminent percussionist James Blades , now in his 90th year. Producer: Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-16 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Stardust On December 15th, 1945 the aircraft carrying Glenn Miller to Paris disappeared and a unique period in musical history came to an end. Since the Normandy Invasion, Miner's American Band of the AEF had travelled the length and breadth of the country. Roger Stennett 's new play brings to life those months and explores the lives of the aircrew of the B-17 Stardust Melody. Music played by Alan Ellis , Donovan Carpenter and Hank Starrs. Director .......... Adrian Bean. Major Glenn Miller .......... Ed Bishop Lieutenant Don Haynes .......... Wllllam Roberts Staff Sgt Elmer Perry .......... Kerry Shale Lieutenant Bob Duke Freeman .......... Stephen Hoye Lieutenant Colonel Norman Baessell .......... David Healy Helen Miller .......... Shelley Thompson TJ Sgt Ray McKinley .......... Christopher Ryan Sgt Paul Ducky .......... Matthew Morgan Sgt Johnny Desmond .......... Adam Henderson Staff Sgt Herman Trigger Alpert .......... Neil Roberts Staff Sgt Mel Powell .......... Jonathan Tafler Maurice Goreham .......... Peter Penry Jones Cecil Madden .......... Nicholas Murchie Josie .......... Alison Reid Jack Bishop .......... Vincent Marzello Franco Minelli .......... Mark Straker Jesus Mendoza .......... Peter Gunn Henry Drew .......... Clive Hill Eugene Roach .......... Terence Edmond Waitress .......... Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-17 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Flower of Blood by Bruce Stewart. In the desert of western Australia there grows a scarlet flower. The Spanish monks who settled there in the 1850s cherished both the flower and the Aborigines. Pianist John Bishop Singing director Richard Connolly Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Father Salvado: Michael Williams Father Serra: Christian Rodska Bilagoro: William Eedle Sister Ursula: Kate Binchy Bishop Brady: Peter Caffrey Teresa: Elizabeth Mansfield Weld: Brian Miller Burgess: Bruce Stewart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-19 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with folk musician Kathryn Tickell and the members of her band. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-23 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Second Mrs Tanqueray In Arthur Wing Pinero's tragic drama, Aubrey Tanqueray remarries and prepares to lose his friends. But his relationship with his daughter is also threatened by the ghosts of his wife's past. Adapted and directed by Sue Wilson. Aubrey Tanqueray: Gary Bond Paula: Michelle Newell Ekan: Joanna Myers Cayley Drummic: Keith Drinkel Mrs Cortelyon: Ann Windsor Lady Orreyed: Sunny Ormonde Sir George Orrcyed: Christopher Scott Capt Hugh Ardalc: Andrew Wincott Frank Misquith, QC: David Monico Gordon Jayne, MD: John Fleming ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-24 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Derby Day The last in the season of plays by Bill Naughton , who died earlier this year. Written in two parts, this was his final play, but is as full of vigour as his first. In it he went back to his roots to create a rich and evocative picture of Bolton on Derby Day 1921 1 .......... Off to a Flying Start With the boys and girls of Bolton School. Mouth organ and fiddle Mark Emerson Director .......... Jane Morgan. Sidney Sedwin .......... Barrie Rutter Fanny Brighouse .......... Stephanie Turner Ned Whittle .......... Bryan Pringle Maggie Whittle .......... Polly James Will Whittle .......... Emma Gregory Adam Whittle .......... Susan Sheridan Jack Hanvood .......... Jeff Rawle Polly Harwood .......... Carol Starks Lizzie Sedmn .......... Shirley Dixon Jimmy Sedwin .......... Stephen Garlick Sarah Kippax .......... Freda Dowie Beatty Kippax .......... Jane Whittenshaw Albert Kippax .......... Mark Straker Denny Baxter .......... Nigel Carrington Amy Baxter .......... Sara Richardson Joney .......... Terence Edmond Mrs Satterthwaite .......... Elizabeth Kelly Miss Satterthwaite .......... Jenny Howe Bob, the knocker-up/Pawnbroker .......... Timothy Bateson Detective Hawkins/ commentator .......... Ronald Herdman Detective Rice .......... Stephen Thorne Auntie Flo .......... Barbara Atkinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-26 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with the Delme String Quartet. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-30 14:30 - saturday Playhouse Kitty Wilkinson David Pownall 's play is set in Liverpool at the time of the great cholera epidemic of 1832. It examines the life and work of a woman who was driven by a compulsion to help her fellow men, and who was hailed by many as a "saint" - Kitty Wilkinson Songs composed and sung by Maddy Prior. Director: Martin Jenkins. Kitty: Maureen O'Brien Tom, her husband: Keith Drinkel John, her son: Peter Gunn Mam: Kate Binchy Dr OLera: Robert Glenister Dr Faraday: John Rowe Helen Faraday: Helena Breck Anne: Melanie Hudson Hannah: Melanie Hudson Deirdre: Veronica Quilugan Kathleen: Veronica Quilugan Kathleen: Siubhan Reid Jessy: Joanna Wake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-31 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Fen Story The Danish invasion of England in 892 was only the ill-planned enterprise of an army that had been defeated on the Continent. But a sentence in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle brings the chronicler, Brother John , into direct conflict with the King's Ealdorman. By Adam Thorpe. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle translated by G N Garmonsway. Music composed and played by Martin Best. Musician: Lucie Skeaping. Director: Jeremy Mortimer. Brother John: Mark Straker Brother Ignatius: Denys Hawthorne Ealdorman Sigwulf: Lan Hogg Edwin: Richard Pearce Woman: Tara Dominick Other parts played by Andrew Wincott. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-02 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with the international solo pianists Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe - who also find time to perform as a duet. Producer Tim Thorne. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-06 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller Jr. Six hundred years after the nuclear holocaust a group of monks struggle to preserve the remnant of humanity's scientific knowledge. Music by David Dorward , sung by Cappella Nova and directed by Alan Tavener. Dramatised by Donald Campbell Director: Hamish Wilson. Paido: Michael MacKenzie Ekazar: John Shedden Francis: Andrew Price Taddeo: Billy Riddoch Arkos: Alexander Morton Gault: Gordon Fulton Kornhoer: Alec Heggie Claret: Robert Carlyle Poet: Charles Kearney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-07 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Life After Death By Dave Dick. Old Willie has certainly had a bit of a life so far. But what is ahead for his assistant Charlie? Musician: Lucie Skeaping Director: Gerry Jones. Willie: Maurice Denham Charlie: Nigel Anthony linda: Jane Slavin Mce/Damien: Susan Sheridan Mrs Taylor: Elizabeth Mansfield Knacker: Danny Schiller Mrs Bradley: Jo Kendall Beefy Bill: Michael Kilgarriff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-09 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with carilloneur Ronald Leith , in the bell-tower of St Nicholas' Church in Aberdeen. Producer Michael Emery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-13 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse A View of the City from Westminster Bridge by Manny Draycott-Lai . Louise, a young idealistic architect, is commissioned to design a huge site development near the Thames. It is a make-or-break career move. Producer .......... Cherry Cookson. Isambard .......... Roger Allam Louise .......... Suzanna Hamilton Tom .......... Ralph Fiennes Damien .......... Hugh Ross Earlham .......... Stuart Milligan Kilmartin .......... Michael Tudor Barnes Hennessey .......... John Webb Nancy .......... Melinda Walker Politician .......... John Church Boardman .......... Jonathan Adams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-14 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Relative Strangers All her life, Anna has been suspicious of her father's past. She knows he fled Poland after the Second World War, but he refuses to talk about it. When she finally finds the courage to demand the truth, it is worse than she imagined. By Sue Ashby . Director .......... Kay Patrick Gregor .......... Peter Copley Anna .......... Anna Jaskolka Peter .......... Ken Drury Conran .......... Malcolm Hebden Marisha .......... Ruth Posner Young Anna .......... Gemma Wardle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-16 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with oboist and pianist Jeremy Polmear and Diana Ambacho , who are also husband and wife. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-20 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Death Drop When 12-year-old David is found dead while on a school outing, the headmaster claims it was a terrible accident. But David's father is convinced that it was murder. Dramatised by Jill Hyem from the novel by B M Gill. Director .......... Cherry Cookson. Fleming .......... Kenneth Cranham Brannigan .......... Peter Penry Jones Jenny .......... Jemma Churchill Alison .......... Irene Sutcliffe Hammond .......... Keith Drinkel Durrant .......... Marc Murphy Thirza .......... Melinda Walker Preston .......... Gordon Reid LessinglCorky .......... Terence Edmond Innis .......... David Learner David's Voice .......... Gary King Neville/Chris .......... Patrick Rosenfeld Mollie .......... Gudrun Ure ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-21 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Roscoe's Time Don Haworth 's evocative portrait of a family struggling to earn a living from the land, and of Roscoe - the man whose sudden appearance transforms their life. Director: Kay Patrick Roscoe: Kenneth Cranham Narrator (Harry): Russell Dixon Henry: Geoffrey Banks Jane: Ann Rye Tadger: Ronald Herdman Mrs Cormorant: Ann Aris Jack Bates: Stephen Thorne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-23 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with lutenist Robert Spencer and lute-maker Michael Lowe. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-27 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Walk or Die Burma 1942. The Japanese were 20 miles away. Thousands tried to escape through the jungle, over the mountains to India. David Gooderson's play draws upon the experience of survivors of this 250 mile trek. Director .......... Richard Wortley. Major Crowther RAMC .......... Michael Kitchen Captain Banks .......... Mark Straker Brigadier Wyatt .......... David King Captain Lewis .......... Trevor Cooper Corporal Wills .......... Nicholas Murchie Sergeant Bilson .......... David Goodland Colonel Dass .......... Renu Setna Lieutenant Hunter .......... Matthew Morgan Clive Popplewell .......... Paul Downing Sunny .......... Bhasker Neil West .......... David Learner Ian McHugh .......... Gordon Reid Rev Windrush .......... Eric Allan Private Jones .......... Keith Drinkel Sister .......... Kate Binchy Colonel from GHQ .......... Terence Edmond Staff officer .......... Jonathan Adams RAF mechanic .......... Jonathan Tafler Young Englishwoman .......... Alison Reid Indian woman .......... Melinda Walker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-28 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star Johnny Johnstone gets a guitar, a manager and then a record deal in a meteoric rise to fame - but disaster is just around the corner in Wendy Paterson 's black comedy. With David Bannerman. Emma Fielding , Siriol Jenkins , Fraser Kerr , Robert Portal and Mark Straker Music by Free Airways Radio Director: Marilyn Imrie Johnny Johnstone: Bobby Carlyle Maw: Elaine C Smith Paw: Alex Norton Jerry Logan: Alex Norton jockey Wilson: John McGlynn Mrs Flynn: Elaine Collins neighbour: Elaine Collins fat woman: Elaine Collins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-30 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with the world-famous baritone Thomas Allen Producer Michael Emery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-04 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. At the royal family Christmas gathering at Chinon in 1183 Henry II and his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine argue over which of their three sons should succeed to the throne of England. Director: Ian Cotterell. Henry II, King of England: John Turner Queen Eleanor, his wife: Barbara Jefford Richard Lionheart, the eldest son: Michael Cochrane Geoffrey, the middle son: Cuve Francis John, the youngest son: Gary Cady Philip, King of France: Geoffrey Burridge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-05 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Waterslain A romance by Sue Ashby , set in the Fens. Jess's emotions seem as frozen as the water in his beloved rivers, until Emma comes to work on the farm. Director: Michael Fox. Jess: Colin Kerrigan Emma: Kathryn Hunt Jim: David Fleeshman Dido: Jane Lancaster Snelly: Christine MacKie Mother: Dinah Handley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-07 14:30 - Tingle Factor Dudley Moore explains to Jeremy Nicholas why certain moments in music send a shiver down his spine Dudley Moore Jeremy Nicholas Producer: Andrew Mussett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-11 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Weir of Hermiston Robert Louis Stevenson 's unfinished novel, completed and dramatised for the first time on radio by Robert Forrest. A rich and dramatic story set in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders in 1813. Music Iain Johnstone (keyboards). With Mhairi Campbell (violin), Ron Shaw (cello) and Jack Evans (whistle. guitar). Director: Patrick Rayner. Louis: Paul Young Archie: Forbes Masson Kirstie: Wendy Seager Adam Weir: Tom Watson Older Kirstie: Ann Scott-Jones Frank bines: Liam Brennan Gienalmond: Ralph Riach Dand: Benny Young Clem: Ian Briggs Gib: Iain Agnew Hob: James Bryce Mrs Elliot: Isabella Jarrett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-12 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Singing and Dancing in Kanpur In a Kanpur nautch-house - where men go to enjoy the music and the favours of the young singers - Banu and her friends are determined to survive as their client and protector Inspector Baksh is ordered to supervise closure. By David Mowat. Music: Gauri Bapat, Barathi Sethi, V Chandran. Director: Peter Kavanagh. Banu: Sita Ramamurthy Nimmi: Mamta Kaash Ara: Rita Wolf Baksh: Madhav Sharma Ashwat: Tariq Yunus Mehta: Bhasker Shanvaz: Heather Emmanuel Various voices: David Bannerman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-14 14:30 - Tingle Factor Opera director David Pountney explains to Jeremy Nicholas why certain moments in music send a shiver down his spine. Producer Fiona Shelmerdine Director: David Pountney With Jeremy Nicholas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-18 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Death of a Mean Cornet By Michael McStay. Sergeant Astor can't accept the explanation given for the sudden death of an old friend and is determined to find out what really happened. Music by Alan Elsden, Randy Colville , Stan Greig and Peter Ind. Director .......... Jane Morgan. Sergeant Astor .......... Joe Dunlop Inspector Coleman .......... Stephen Thorne Buddy Brown .......... James Grant Pauline Brown .......... Kate Binchy Amy Brown .......... Maria Miles PC Young .......... Peter Gunn Inspector Harrison .......... John Forgeham Superintendent Bennett .......... Terence Edmond Dr Benskin .......... John Webb Dr Hodges .......... Matthew Sim Cass Green .......... Paul Barber Jack Reid .......... Tony Armatrading Henry Flood .......... Michael McStay Jason Ffloyd .......... Sidney Cole Doctor .......... David Learner Cabbie .......... Jonathan Tafler C/D .......... Mark Straker, C/D .......... Nicholas Murchie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-19 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Eating in Our Dreams A comedy by Shelagh Stephenson. London, 1645. Fear of the plague has set the capital in turmoil. But all Voluptua can think about is how she has been spurned by Sir Charles. Music: Mia Soteriou Director Jeremy Mortimer; Stereo Voluptua: Phoebe Nicholls Mrs Pinchbeck: Anna Massey Dora: Danielle Allan Sir Charles: Simon Treves Lord Flop: Vincent Brimble Lady Gripe: Auriol Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-21 14:30 - Tingle Factor John Drummond explains to Jeremy Nicholas why certain moments in music send a shiver down his spine. Producer Andrew Mussett. Stereo Contributors John Drummond Jeremy Nicholas Producer: Andrew Mussett. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-25 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Birthday Dawn French makes her radio debut in Michael Frayn 's comedy, as the heavily pregnant Jess who disrupts her sister Liz's 27th birthday. Adapted and directed by Matthew Walters. Stereo 9 DRAMA: page 5 Contributors Michael Frayn Director:: Matthew Walters. Liz: Deborah Rndlay Neil: Thomas Wheatley Willa: Liz Crowther Bernie: Peter Gunn Arthur: John Webb Jack: John Webb Student: Matthew Morgan Dr Hodges: Oona Beeson Nurse: Joanna Wake Sister Edwards: Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-26 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Reluctant Carnivores by Anna Clemence Mews. Derek's sister Mathie has a pet lamb called Sam. Derek works in an abattoir, and one day he realises that he has just stunned Sam ... Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Derek: Richard Pearce Mathie: Carolyn Backhouse Owen: William Eedle Nella: Jane Knowles Auctioneer: Christian Rodska Sybil: Jenny Funnell Jacko: Brendan Charleson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-28 14:30 - Tingle Factor Pianist Jacques Loussier explains to Jeremy Nicholas why certain moments in music send a shiver down his spine. Pianist: Jacques Loussier Jeremy Nicholas Producer: Andrew Mussett. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-01 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The King of the North Rides his Horse through the Sky By Adrian Mourby. A minute to midnight, 999 AD. Warlord Uhtred Oslacsorum vows to take Holy Orders if the Millennium passes. But he is tempted by military glory ... Music: Peter Howell Director: Michael Fox. Uhtred: Ian Hogg Bishop Aldhun: Trevor Peacock Ealdred: Billy Fellows Ecgfrida: Katharine Levy Sweyn Forkbeard: Ken Bones Knut: Russell Boulter Oslac: Shaun Prendergast Imnal: Christopher Walker Thurcetel: Arthur Blake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-02 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse To mark the bicentenary of Shelley's birth this month: Blood and Ice A tale of the creation of Frankenstein, by Liz Lochhead. In 1816, Mary Wollstonecraft eloped with her lover Percy Shelley to the shores of Lake Geneva; they moved into a villa close to Lord Byron.... Music: Robert Pettigrew Director: Marilyn Imrie. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Gerda Stevenson Percy Bysshe Shelley: Stephen Boxer Lord Byron: Jack Klaff Qaire Clairmont: Stella Gonet Elise: Tilly Vosburgh The Creature: Peter Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-04 14:30 - Tingle Factor Mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest. Producer Andrew Mussett. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-08 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Bound in with the Triumphant Sea by Tom Holland. In 1501 a mariner claims the British beat Columbus to the New World. Director: Claire Grove. Goodland: Brian Blessed Rosewell: Neil Dudgeon De Puebla: Roger Allam Newport: David Stevens Mrs Newport: Celia Ryder Henry VII: Keith Drinkel Magistrate: Nick Murchie Translator: Kate Binchy Sir Paul Holt: Terence Edmond Baldei: David Learner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-09 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Smart Boy Wanted By Colin Douglas. It is interview day for the post of senior registar at an Edinburgh hospital. Five nervous candidates steel themselves for the most gruelling afternoon of their careers. Director: Patrick Rayner. Sir John: Tom Fleming Dr Walker: Paul Young Dr Bell: Roy Hanlon Dr Roberts: Finlay Welsh Dr Watt: Craword Logan Ms MacMillan: Grace Glover Prof Nicholson: Martin Heller Dr MacSuit: Bill Murdoch Dr Choudry: Madhav Sharma Dr Boyd: Ann-Louise Ross Dr Duff: Sandy Welch Dr MacGrory: Sam Graham Dr Ratho: John Ramage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-11 14:30 - Tingle Factor Writer and jazz musician Barry Fantoni is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-15 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Rope Alan Rickman plays Rupert Cadell in Patrick Hamilton 's classic thriller. Director John Tydeman. Stereo (Hist broadcast in 1983) Wyndham Brandon: Adam Bareham Charles Granillo: Andrew Branch Sirjohnstone Kentley: Cyril Luckham Leila Arden: Moir Leslie Kenneth Raglan: Christopher Good ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-16 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Freeway by Peter Nichols. On a giant motorway in the not too distant future a monster traffic jam occurs. Les, comfortable in his motor home, is surrounded by motorists far less fortunate. Guardette Payne ..Melanie Revill Director: Philip Martin. Les: James Grout James: Jonathan Cecil Nancy: Mary Wimbush May: Joyce Gibbs Evelyn: Barbara Atkinson Wally: Peter Marinker Barry Potter: Roger Hume Grant: John Dixon Sastia: Hedlini Klaus Gilmore: David Learner Newsreader: Geoff Serle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-18 14:30 - Tingle Factor Soprano Sarah Walker is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-22 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Singer Peter Flannery 's play stars Antony Sher as Peter Singer , who survives Auschwitz, and makes a fortune as a slum landlord in England. But can he forget the past? Music composed by Ilona Sekacz Musicians .......... John Leach , Ray Warleigh and Simon Chamberlain Director .......... Michael Fox. Stefan .......... Mick Ford Manik .......... Malcolm Storry Chorus .......... Joe Melia Mirchuk .......... Jack Klaff Ruby .......... Amanda Harris Gloria .......... Joanna Myers Maria .......... Emma Fielding HartyjLord Bunty .......... Brett Usher Ailler/Sir Basil .......... John Church BlythlLord Earner .......... Fraser Kerr Mrs Daley .......... Irene Sutcliffe ShaHcross .......... Colin McFarlane Pepper .......... Andrew Wincott PokemanlButler .......... Mm Barker Ivanhoe .......... Clarence Smith Lucy/Lady Basil .......... Adjoa Andoh Lady Bunty .......... Melanie Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-23 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Singer The second part of Peter Flannery 's play, starring Antony Sher. The Journey Back . Singer searches for the man who terrorised him in Auschwitz. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-25 14:30 - Tingle Factor Michael Aspel is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-29 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse A Fake's Progress Roger Daltrey stars as Justin de Villeneuve , the man who discovered Twiggy, in Shaun Prendergast's musical adaptation of his life and writings. Music and lyrics by Justin de Villeneuve , Martin Christy and Hal Undes. Music played by Martin Christy and Mark Thwaite Director .......... Adrian Bean. Twiggy .......... Sophie Lawrence Shaun Prendergast .......... Shaun Prendergast Glyn .......... John Church TV Presenter .......... John Church Villain .......... John Church Barbara Thorbum .......... Jane Dolmmore Sue Woods .......... Jane Dolmmore Jan .......... Jane Dolmmore Ken Russell .......... Keith Drinkel Bernie Ecckstone .......... Keith Drinkel Nigel Dempster .......... Keith Drinkel Joe Shornfieldl .......... John Fleming QE2 Commis Chef .......... John Fleming Johnny Carson .......... Peter Penry Jones Dr Rock .......... Peter Penry Jones Uncle Gilbert .......... Peter Penry Jones Tim Hardin .......... David Learner Vidal Sassoonl .......... David Learner Tommy Roberts .......... David Learner KY Gordon .......... Matthew Sim Kevin .......... Matthew Sim Sophisticated Lady .......... Melinda Walker Judy .......... Melinda Walker Schoolgirl .......... Kerryann White model .......... Kerryann White Twiggy's Mum .......... Ann Windsor Air Stewardess .......... Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-30 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse A Movie Starring Me In David Edgar 's play, Michelle, a star of TV, agrees to appear in a London production of The Seagull. Tripper, a fan, decides this is the opportunity to make Michelle aware of his existence. The play is followed by a short interview with the writer. Director: Philip Martin. Michelle: Samantha Bond Alex: Kenneth Cranham Tripper: Mark Kilmurray Michael: Ed Bishop Massinger: Ed Bishop CeHa Salmon: Hedli Niklaus John: David Vann Assassin: David Vann Tripper's Mother: Tina Gray Sue: Georgia Greeph Nick Card: John Dixon McKinleyl/Francois: Simon Carter Speaking clock: Geoff Serle Konstantin: Andy Hockley DickHennessy: Alan Devereux Receptionist: Kimberley Hope Director/Gerry: Rob Swinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-01 14:30 - Tingle Factor Conductor Norman Del Mar is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-05 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Ballad of Johnny Reece By Nick Fisher. In 1958 Johnny is an idealistic young man working on the land. But by 1987 he is steeped in family life and haunted by disillusion, having over-stretched his ambition. Director .......... Richard Wortley. Johnny Reece .......... Mark Straker Mary .......... Elizabeth Mansreld Pat .......... Kathryn Hurlbutt Clare .......... Clare Travers-Deacon Ally .......... Paul Gregory Stevie .......... Matthew Morgan Trev .......... John Webb Marie .......... Joanna Wake Birdman .......... Matthew Sim Carrie .......... Melanie Hudson Sam .......... Eric Allan Brian .......... Neil Roberts Emslow .......... Terence Edmond Stan .......... Keith Drinkel Graham .......... Peter Penry Jones Nurse .......... Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-06 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Monument Alan Berrie's play in which Old Rosie Mahon opposes a monument to commemorate her bravery in an ambush before the Irish uprising of 1919. Other parts played by members of the cast Director: Sue Wilson. Old Rosie: Elizabeth Kelly Young ffosie: Sylvestra Le Touzel Fitzpatnck: Mark Lambert Paddy: David Bannerman Dan Mahon: James Ellis Canon Hayes: Denys Hawthorne Nita: Joanna Myers O'Brien: Nigel Anthony Scully: Sean Barrett O'Gorman: James Greene Savage: Malcolm McKee Power: Brian Miller Old Willy: Christopher Scott Georgie Gibson: Michael Vaughan Kitty Tyrell: Teresa Gallagher Liam: Nigel Carrington ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-08 14:30 - Tingle Factor Jazz singer George Melly is Jeremy Nicholas ' guest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-12 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Road to Munich By Douglas Livingstone. It's nearly 40 years since Roy last saw Mickey Batty and he'd have been happy never to see him again. They're both on their way to the October Bierfest, though with very different reasons for going and with totally different ideas of having a good time. With Jonathan Adams , Jill Graham , Melanie Hudson , Peter Penry Jones. Nicholas Murthte. Jonathan Tafler. Julian Rhind Tutt and Ann Windsor Director .......... Jane Morgan. Mickey .......... Nicky Henson Roy .......... David Collings Herman .......... John Reming Greta .......... Pauline Letts Jean .......... Anne Carroll Vilma .......... Sheila Reid Young Mickey .......... Ross Livingstone Young Roy .......... Matthew Sim Young Jean .......... Federay Holmes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-13 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Potter's Wheel By Albert Welling. Why did Potter choose the Mandalay? It's not a popular hotel, especially out of season, and it seems as if he didn't light upon it by chance. He is certainly a disturbing presence and his obsession with the story of Judas is very odd. Director: Jane Morgan. Potter: Eter Vaughan Father John: David Kelsey Mrs Burrows: Tessa Worsley Anna: Emme Gregory Mr Suji: Eiji Kusuhara Traces: Jane Whittenshaw Mr Palmer: Eric Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-15 14:30 - Tingle Factor Record producer George Martin is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-19 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Fields of Grey, Marching By Mike Walker. Set in 1916, after the battle of the Somme, this is a dark story of the power of memory and guilt, and fear and misuse of the world of the occult. Music by Jeremy Taylor Trumpet: Mike Harrison Director: Marilyn Imrie. julia: Julla Swift Colin: Robert Glenister Father: Ian Dury Ray: Ian Dury Letty: Elizabeth Kelly Dora: Elizabeth Mansfield Polly: Siriol Jenkins Hotel Qerk: Auriol Smith Landlady: Auriol Smith Waitress: Emma Relding Mrs Rouse: Ann Windsor Mr Rouse: Ronald Herdman Waiter: Clarence Smith Railway clerk: Terence Edmond Mr Pye: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-20 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Watching Over Israel by Nick Enright. Diana is a successful banking executive. Coming across Stacy, a young prostitute, Diana resolves to act selflessly for once and try to help her. But how? Choristers Nick Enright, Leonie Cambage, Heather Galbraith, Owen Nelson and Matthew Glasgow. Producers Richard Buckham and Jane Ulman. Diana Mackinson: Deidre Rubinstein Stacy: Angela Toohey Neil: Tony Sheldon Miss Wyatt: Jane Harders Raymond: Rhys McConnochie Mrs Kermode: Maggie Bunco Brett: Damon Herriman Michele: Rachel Ash Kim: Kelan Angel Warren: Ian Gilmour ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-22 14:30 - Tingle Factor Film director Ken Russell is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest. Director: Ken Russell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-26 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse - Quicksilver By James Douglas. When a multi-national opens a mercury soap plant in Donegal, the global consequences become too awful to contemplate. Director Eoin O'Callaghan. By: James Douglas. Tony Quinn: David Herlihy Nikki Fenton: Marcella Riordan Ray Youel: Joe Crilly Al Somers: Colin Carnegie Imelda Man: Roma Tomelty Cyril Otom/o: Sidney Cole Stephen Grant: Kevin Flood Liam Perry: Gerry McGrath Connie Regan: Margaret D'Arcy Fr Jimmy Blake: Dan Gordon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 -1992-09-27 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Campanology by Derek Lister. Rape: that is how Josef Bossowski sees the destruction of St Stephen's Church. It's too late to save the building, but what about the bell? Director: Jane Morgan. Josef Bossowski: Freddie Jones Alex: Emma Gregory The Recorder: Brett Usher DS Daly: Michael McStay Mother: Penelope Nice Foreman: David Sinclair Architect: Fraser Kerr Peter Vivian: Mark Straker Radio Presenter: Nigel Carrington Vicar: Alan Barker Bill Hughes: Alan Dudley Duty Officer: Angus Wright Brian: Milligan Himself Dottie: Helena McCarthy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-29 14:30 - Tingle Factor Dr Jonathan Miller is Jeremy Nicholas 's guest in the last programme of the series. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-03 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Lost for Words by Ken Blakeson. Adam Lowell is a leading member of the Labour Party, and a man confidently tipped to be a future Prime Minister. But when Adam is struck down by an unpleasant and incurable illness - Motor Neurone Disease he finds himself facing a very uncertain future. Director: Gordon House. Adam: Nigel Anthony Adam's Computer Voice: Kerry Shale Penny: Elizabeth Mansfield Jack: Logan Murray Nurse O'Brien: Marcella Riordan Marjorie: Sandra Clark Andrew: Terence Edmond Speaker: Peter Penry Jones Delegate: Peter Penry Jones Delegate: Andrew Wincott Wendy: Theresa Streatfeild ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-04 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Englishman Abroad by Christopher Douglas. Douglas Jardine set out in the winter of 1932 with the avowed intent of destroying "those ruddy convicts" - the Australian cricket team. The tour became known as the Bodyline Tour and Jardine earned himself the hatred of every Australian. MCC Producer ..........Jane Morgan. Doughs Jardine .......... Michael Cochrane Gubby Allen ..........Robert East Bob Wyatt ..........Haydn Wood Nawab of Palaudi .......... Sam Dastor Harold Larwod .......... Michael Kitchen Bill Voce ..........David Threlfall Bill Bowes ..........Peter Joyce Maurice Leyland.......... John Church Prlham Warner.......... Robert Lang Perrin ..........Patrick Barr Higson .......... JohnBott Bill Woodfull.......... Edmund Pegge Don Bradman ..........Christopher Blake Jack Fingleton.......... Nick Tate Vic Richardson .......... Damon Sanders Stan McCabe .......... Peter Dahlsen Tim Wall .......... Graham Faulkner Oxlade .......... Philip Dunbar Jeanes .......... Gordon Reid Jack Ryder .......... Gordon Gostelow Allan Kippwc .......... Michael McStay Alf Noble .......... Martin Friend Gaumont British News .......... Christopher Douglas Arthur Can .......... Stephen Thorne Commander O'Sullimn .......... Michael Spice George V ..........Brian Haines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-06 14:30 - Mirrored in Music A series of six programmes in wnicn Andrew Green invites distinguished musicians to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of their native countries. In the first programme, pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy talks about Russia and its music. Producer Gillian Hush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-10 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse A Season of Clear Shining Nan Woodhouse 's story of a Quaker and a Catholic trying to reconcile their love and different beliefs in the intolerant world of 17th-century England. Director .......... Tony Cliff. Peg .......... Kathryn Hunt Nathaniel .......... Neil Roberts Margaret .......... Ann Rye George .......... Russell Dixon Priests .......... David Frederickson Priests .......... Neville Barber Justices .......... Gordon Rowe Justices .......... Christopher Wilkinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-11 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Man-Eater of Malgudi A dramatisation of R K Narayan's humorous novel, set in a small Indian town. Nataraj and his friends find their lives ruined by the arrival of the monstrous Vasu. Dramatised by William Ash Director: Kay Patrick. Nataraj: Sam Dastor Sm: Harmage Singh Kalirai Kavi: Rashid Karapiet Sastri: Kaleem Janjua Waste Paper Man: Amjad Saleem Muthujlnspector: Paul Bazely Kamala: Charubala Chokshi Mahout: Amerjit Deu Rangi: Shobu McAuley Superintendent: Tariq Alibai Ramaswami: Ayub Khan Din ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-13 14:30 - Mirrored in Music Andrew Green invites the conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of his native country, France. Producer Gillian Hush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-17 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse We Cast Four Shadows by RJ Gallagher. A football coach, sent on an unexplained mission to a leading club, stumbles upon a major scandal and a threat of murder. DSPascoe...Peter Wynne-Wilson. DC Cafferty. Jonathan Deverall. Director .......... Nigel Bryant. Richie .......... John Telfer Peter .......... Peter Meakin Joanne .......... Mary Jo Randle Ken Salthouse .......... Gerry Hinks Michael Lee .......... Peter Whitman Mark Morgan .......... Andy Hockley Hazel .......... Christine McGowan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-18 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Cello and the Nightingale by Patricia Cleveland-Peck . Introduced and with music performed on the cello by Julian Lloyd Webber. Starring Diana Quick as Beatrice Harrison. Re-broadcast to coincide with the BBCs anniversary celebrations, this play is about cellist Beatrice Harrison , who in 1924 became world famous for a BBC live broadcast of a nightingale in her garden acocmpanying heronthecelh Monica THERESA STREATFEILD Director Cherry Cookson. Sfereo (First broadcast on Radio 3) Contributors Patricia Cleveland-Peck Julian Lloyd Webber. Diana Quick Beatrice Harrison. Beatrice Harrison Monica Theresa Director .......... Cherry Cookson. Captain West .......... Geoffrey Whitehead Colonel Harrison .......... Garard Green Mrs Harrison .......... Maxine Audley Margaret .......... Kate Binchy Mr Eckersley .......... Jonathan Adams Cyril Scott .......... Kelth Drinkel Mr Reith .......... Gordon Reid Rex Palmer .......... Peter Penry Jones Listener-In .......... Eric Allan Child .......... Jill Lidstone Madame Melba .......... Joanna Wake Bates .......... John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-20 14:30 - Mirrored in Music Andrew Green invites the conductor Libor Pesek to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of his native country, Czechoslovakia. Producer Gillian Hush Stereo Contributors Andrew Green Conductor: Libor Pesek ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-24 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Touching the Rock John M Hull , Professor of Religion at Birmingham University, went blind at the age of 40 in 1980. This is his own account of the experience of blindness, dramatised by Jane Coles. Piano played by Stuart Hutchinson Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors John M Hull Dramatised By: Jane Coles. Played By: Stuart Hutchinson Director: Matthew Walters. John: Denis Lill Marilyn: Rosalind Thomas Mother: Madge Ryan Father: Jonathan Adams Thomas/Sue: Sue Sheridan Lizae/ABce: Melinda Walker Alec: John Fleming David: Michael Roberts Creswet: John Webb Thug/Whistler: David Holt Fairy tale reader: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-25 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Rabbit Hunt by Mike Walker. Steven idolises the local IRA members who have just returned from the Spanish Civil War. One summer afternoon he joins them for a rabbit hunt, but in his imagination he is fighting house-to-house in the streets of Barcelona. Recorded on location in the Dublin mountains. Music by Elizabeth Parker Director Shaun MacLoughlin A BBC/RTE co-production Stereo Contributors Mike Walker. Music By: Elizabeth Parker Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Steven: Hugh O'Connor Maire: Hilary Cahill Gran: Pegg Monahan Mick: Breandan O'Duill Frank: Liam O'Callaghan Father Burn: Ivan Hanly Girl: Collette Proctor Torrance: Jim Reid Tomas: Dan Reardon Ray: Garvan McGrath ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-27 14:30 - Mirrored in Music Andrew Green invites the conductor Vernon Handley to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of Great Britain Producer Gillian Hush ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-31 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Yaxley's Cat A play for Hallowe'en by Robert Westall. Nothing in Sepp Yaxley's cottage had been touched since the day he disappeared. For Rose and her children, a perfect place for a holiday adventure. Until the cat turned up. Director .......... Nigel Bryant. Rose .......... Kathryn Hurlbutt Jane .......... Susan Mann Tim .......... Richard Pearce Vicar .......... Jonathan Wyatt Miss Yaxky .......... Patience Tomlinson Nathan Gotobed .......... Peter Tudoenham Jack Sydenham .......... Graham Howes Shopkeeper/Doctor .......... Jo Kendall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-01 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The House at Number 9 Rue Fleurie by Jackie Kohnstamm. With Harry Towb as Mr Zilber who looks after Mrs Baum 's house in Monaco. One day he will have a proper family to look after. Director: Janet Whitaker. Jeanne: Jo Kendall Rosa: Frances Jeaters The Count: Harold Innocent Giovanni: Ronald Herdman Mario: Ben Onwukwe German Officer: Alan Barker Driver: Nigel Carrington Mrs Baum: Maxine Audley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-03 14:30 - Mirrored in Music Andrew Green invites the pianist Joaquin Achucarro to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of his country, Spain Producer Gillian Hush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-07 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Facts Speak for Themselves A thumbprint is all that stands between prison and freedom for Robert Holland , but can his barrister find an explanation which will satisfy the jury? Author Mark Leech , winner of an Arthur Koestler Award for writing from prisoners, brings his own experience to his first radio play. Director: Ned Chaillet. Michael Hamilton: Struan Rodger Robert Holland: Larry Dann Enyd Davies: Meg Davies Alan McDonald: Steve Hodson Valerie Palmer: Kate Binchy James Langley: Keith Drinkel Judge McGee: Eric Allan Paul Bates: Matthew Morgan Eric Jones: Philip Anthony David Logan: Nicholas Murchie Clerk of Court: John Webb Prison Officer: Jonathan Tafler Police Dispatch: Melanie Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-08 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Almost Always African by Anne Caulfield. Lenny Henry stars in this comedy about cultural cross purposes and the music industry. When Moses Biama , a Gambian musician, is invited to London to record an album with Frank, a fading English rock star; things don't develop in the way Frank had planned. Music: Dominique Le Gendre The Hit Single by Neil Arthur and Joe Hagan Director: Paul Schlesinger. Moses: Lenny Henry Frank: Bill Nighy Moses' Brother: Curtis Walker Binta: Joy Elias-Rilwan Fatima: Donna Croll Tara: Joanna Myers Jack: James Greene Journalist: Mark Straker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-10 14:30 - Mirrored in Music Andrew Green invites the conductor Leonard Slatkin to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of his native country, the United States of America. Producer Gillian Hush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-14 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Hay Fever The Bliss family are ultra-bohemian and have "weekends". This time they have each invited a guest without telling one another. Result .......... mayhem! Noel Coward 's famous comedy is introduced by Sheridan Morley. Director .......... Leslie Lawton. Judith Bliss .......... Judi Dench David Bliss .......... Michael Williams Richard Greatham .......... Geoffrey Palmer Myra Arundel .......... Celia Imrie Jackie Coryton .......... Patricia Brake Sandy Tyrell .......... Christopher Blake Simon Bliss .......... Patrick Pearson Sorel Bliss .......... Alison Reid Qara .......... Patricia Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-15 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Vampirella This gothic tale of Count Dracula's daughter was the first play written for radio by Angela Carter , who died earlier this year, and is one of three plays being broadcast this week in tribute to her. Director: Glyn Dearman. Ba 'athory: Anna Massey Count Dracula, Sawney Beane and Henri Blot: David March Hero: Richard O'Callaghan Mrs Beane: Betty Hardy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-17 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes In the first of a new series, with soprano Kiri te Kanawa. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-21 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Alibi for a Judge A comedy by Felicity Douglas and Henry Cecil from his book, with Basil Dawson. An attractive woman enlists the help of an elderly judge, who had convicted her husband of robbery, in an attempt to prove his innocence. It is not certain, however, how innocent her motives are. Directed by .......... John Tydeman. Mr Justice Carstairs .......... Andrew Cruickshank Lesley Burford .......... Amanda Grinung Thomas Empton QC .......... Aubrey Woods Mr Hunt .......... Jonathan Scott William Burford .......... Trader Faulkner Mr Bell .......... Peter Howell Supt Neale .......... Michael Shannon Ernest Mott .......... Clifford Norgate Mr Campbell .......... Hector Ross Mrs Campbell .......... Carole Boyd Joe .......... Michael Burlington Inspector Martin .......... Anthony Smee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-22 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Micky Just Smiles by Mark Power. Insurance assessment is what Micky does for a living. Taking risks in his own life is what he does for fun. One day it's no fun any more ... Director: Andy Jordan. Robbie: Clive Mantle Micky: Philip Aldridge Doug: Russell Boulter Joe: Norman Eshley Colly: Andrea Gibb Ruth: Janet Rawson Lisa: Alison Sterling Maggie: Caroline Harrington PC Grimes: Christopher Eshley Sergeant: Esmond Redeout PC: Ric Jerrom George: Ric Jerrom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 -1992-11-24 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with Julian Fifer and Martha Caplin - founder and leader of the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-28 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Randle's Scandals by Trevor Hoyle. After colliding with a Blackpool tram in his Lagonda, Lancashire's famous comedian, Frank Randle , was admitted to hospital ... for psychiatric observation. Hoyle's play follows sessions with his doctor which take Frank back to his childhood in Wigan. With Joseph Vickers , Paul Bray and Kelvin Fletcher Director .......... Tony Cliff. Frank Randle .......... Keith Clifford Queenie .......... Melissa Jane Sinden Gus Aubrey .......... Russell Dixon Peggy .......... Saskia Downes Doctor .......... Malcolm Raeburn Rhoda Hughes .......... Julie Corrigan Arthur Hughes .......... Richard Pattenden Tommy .......... Peter Groves Brennan .......... Alan Sykes John Capstack .......... John Branwell H Barnes Esq .......... John Jardine Magistrate .......... Glyn Morrow PC Gray .......... Colin Meredith Prosecuting Counsel .......... Michael Duggan Irish PC .......... James Quinn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-29 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse The Dollar Princess by Kate Parker. At the turn of the century, Consuelo Vanderbilt was forced to marry the Duke of Marlborough and spent years at Blenheim Palace pining for her American love. Director: Cherry Cookson. Consuelo: Shelley Thompson Sunny: Michael Cochrane Alva: Kate Harper Winthrop: Stuart Milligan Jacques: Peter Penry Jones Lady Blandford: Joanna Wake Dowager Duchess: Joan Mattheson Lucy/Gladys: Elizabeth Kelly Lady Paget/Sarah: Ann Windsor Miss Harper/Lilian: Theresa Streatpeild Bates/Roberts: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-01 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes on the subject of music for the dance, with ballet conductor Barry Wordsworth and repetiteur Philip Gammon. Producer Michael Emery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-05 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The Rector's Daughter - A dramatisation by Simon Gray of the novel by F M Mayor. With Julie Covington as Mary Jocelyn, Bernard Hepton as Canon Jocelyn and James Laurenson as Robert Herbert. Mary Jocelyn lived her life caring for others, and in particular for her widowed father. But she cried out for something more, and even those close to her were surprised by the depth of her emotions. Director Jane Morgan. Kalhy Herbert .......... Sophie Thompson Dora .......... Jane Whittenshaw Ruth .......... Siriol Jenkins Lady Meryton .......... Joanna Wake Clmtdia .......... Kate Binchy Mrs Herbert .......... Gudrun Ure Usbia .......... Melinda Walker Captain Stokes .......... Keith Drinkel With David Learner. Matthew Morgan. Alison Reid and Theresa Streatfeild. Pianist Mary Nash. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 -1992-12-06 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse - A Matter of Sex by Nick Stafford. James and Abigail lived an outwardly conventional married life in early 19th century London. On his death, James was found to be a woman and a public scandal followed. Director Claire Grove. James Allen: Anna Sawa Older Abigail: Patricia Hayes Younger Abigail: Diane Bull Peapok: Terence Edmond Matilde: Sylvester Morand Job: Colin McFarlane Colly Mutton: Gudrun Ure Maddy Ford: Joanna Myers Jimmy Giblet: Roger Watkins Tommy Twattle: Peter Gunn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-08 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes with two musicians for whom a creative partnership is also a family relationship: duo pianists Isabel Beyer and Harvey Dagul. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-12 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse The King's General The heroine of Daphne du Maurier 's classic love story set during the English Civil War is the beautiful Honor Harris, crippled in a riding accident, yet loved for ever by Sir Richard Grenville , the King's General in the West. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor Director: Cherry Cookson. Honor: Cathryn Harrison Sir Richard Grenville: Roger Allam Matty: Carolyn Pickles Robin Harris: Philip Sully Gartred: Geraldine Fitzgerald Young Dick: Gary King Older Dick: David Thorpe Jonathan Rashleigh: Peter Penry Jones Mary Rashleigh: Slly Edwards Lord Robartes: Jonathan Adams William Rashleigh/Colonel: John Fleming ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-13 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Grace and Favour Are you an unbeliever if you don't go to church? Grace doesn't think so, but in Richard Everett 's heart-warming play her faith is put to the test. Director: Glyn Dearman. Grace: Brenda Bruce Frances: Sarah Badel Liz: Siriol Jenkins Robert: Andrew Wincott Donald: Graham Crowden Young Grace: Victoria Carling Frank: Robert Portal Ruth: Ann Windsor Gran: Gudrun Ure ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-15 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes and looks at the world of English folk songs and its singers, with collector John Howson and archivist Malcolm Taylor. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-19 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse Martin Conisby 's Vengeance by Jeffery Farnol. Martin Conisby becomes involved with more pirates, more battles, jealousy, misunderstandings and an unexpected reconciliation. All packed into this adventurous dramatisation, a self-contained sequel to last Monday's Black Bartlemy's Treasure. Dramatised by Michael Bartlett. Director Glyn Dearman. Martin Conisby .......... Steven Pacey Adam Penfeather .......... Sean Barrett Joan Brandon .......... Julia Swift Joanna .......... Siriol Jenkins Sir Richard Brandon .......... John Mofatt Don Federigo .......... Nigel Anthony Resolution Day .......... John Baddeley Valdez .......... David Holt Job .......... David Thorpe Diccon .......... Philip Anthony Belvedere .......... John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-20 14:30 - Christmas Spirits Eight plays "to haunt thy days And chill thy dreaming nights" (Keats) 1: The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Charles Dickens ' last Christmas story, about a man tormented by his past. Dramatised by Jill Brooke; producer Glyn Dearman Director - Kay Patrick. Redlaw / Ghost: Michael Tudor Barnes Charles Dickens: John Moffatt Milly Swidger: Dilys Laye William Swidger: Ronald Herdman Philip Swidger: Godfrey Kenton George Swidger: Timothy Carlton Adolphus Tetterby: Timothy Bateson Sophia Tetterby: Maxine Audley Johnny Tetterby: Stuart Heath Adolphus Tetterby Jnr: Winston Eade Denham: Andrew Wincott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-22 14:30 - Richard Baker Compares Notes at Winchester Cathedral with David Hill - the cathedral organist - and choir members Francis Pott and James Goodman , as the cathedral prepares for its Christmas celebrations. Producer Michael Emery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-26 14:30 - Saturday Playhouse An Unsuitable Job for a Woman P D James's first novel to feature her female detective Cordelia Gray. An eminent scientist hires her to discover why his son committed suicide. Dramatised by Neville Teller. Director - Matthew Walters. Cordelia: Judi Bowker Miss Leaming: Anna Massey Sir Ronald: Robert Lang Inspector/Berne: Michael Turner Coroner: James Greene Eleanor Markland: Maxine Audley Mrs Markland/Mrs Gladwyn: Elizabeth Kelly Major Markland/Benskin: Ian Lindsay Miss Sparshott: Jenny Howe Sgt Marshall: Nigel Carrington Horsfall: Brett Usher Hugo: Andrew Branch Sophie: Joanna Myers Isabelle: Edita Brychta Nanny Pilbeam: Barbara Atkinson Bottley/Commissioner: Timothy Bateson Dalgliesh: Timothy Carlton Davie: David Bannerman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-27 14:30 - Sunday Playhouse Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 's 1931 masterpiece foresaw a world 600 years hence where procreation would be by test tube, and emotions drug-controlled. Dramatised by Stephen Mulrine. Music .......... Wilfredo Acosta Director Marilyn Imrie. The Savage .......... Gary Cady Mustapha Mond .......... Jack Klaff Lenina Crowne .......... Moir Leslie Bernard Marx .......... Jonathan Tafler Linda .......... Frances de la Tour Helmholtz Watson .......... Sean Pertwee Director of Hatcheries .......... Hugh Dickson Henry Foster .......... Nlgel Carrington Fanny Crowne .......... Jane Whittenshaw The President of Worship .......... Susan Sheridan Benito Hoover .......... Andrew Wincott The Headmistress of Eton .......... Petra Markham The Archsongster of Canterbury .......... Timothy Carlton Primo Mellon .......... Mark Straker The Nurse .......... Joanna Myers The Boy .......... Richard Pearce The Spanish Guide .......... Walter Acosta ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AFTERNOON PLAYS This includes the Monday afternoon repeat of SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE, listed after the Friday repeat of the 'CLASSIC SERIAL' entry. 14-00 - Radio 4 - 1992 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-01 14:00 - Marching How does a man manage when he has to bring up his young daughter alone? By Don Haworth. Director: Kay Patrick. Jenny: Susan Sheridan Arthur: Cliff Howells Sam Crabbe: Geoffrey Banks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-02 14:00 - Symphonic Variations Cesar Franck , the "saint" of French music, was an accomplished, conventionally married composer of organ works - until his 50s, when he met the young Irish composer Augusta Holmes. It was then that his music started to become profoundly sensual.... By Bruce Stewart. Piano Christopher Northam. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Franck: Nigel Anthony Felicite: Karen Ford Augusta: Carolyn Backhouse Saint SaÃƒÂ«ns: Bill Walus Gounod: Bruce Stewart Leclerq: Christian Rodska ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-03 14:00 - The Beach of Falesa Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of a South Seas trader who goes through hell and back to escape a devilish taboo. Dramatised by Robert Forrest Director: Patrick Rayner Wiltshire: Kenneth Cranham Case: Struan Rodger Randall: Neville Barber Uma: Anne Lacey Tarleton: Nicholas Gilbrook ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-06 14:00 - The Hunter and the Hill From engineering student to one of the great names in world literature.... Tom Wright 's play is based on the diaries and writings of Robert Louis Stevenson, of his mother and his wife Fanny. Director: Hamish Wilson Robert Louis Stevenson: Paul Young Mrs Stevenson: Colette O'Neill Fanny: Diana Olsson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-07 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Bamstaple In Neil McKay 's bitter-sweet comedy, Marion is haunted by lies. Driven by grief, she undertakes a journey that will force a confrontation with the truth. Director Susan Hogg. Marion: Gwen Taylor Jude: Alison Steadman Paul: Wayne Foskett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-08 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes I Six stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's immortal detective. 1: Silver Blaze The favourite for the Wessex cup has disappeared, and his trainer lies dead on Dartmoor. Dramatised by Bert Coules Director: Patrick Rayner. Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Colonel Ross: Jack May Insp Gregory: Terence Edmond Straker: Fraser Kerr Mrs Straker: Susan Sheridan Brown: Brett Usher Simpson: Nigel Carrington Ned: Mark Straker Edith: Petra Markham Violin Leonard Friedman. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-09 14:00 - A Matter of Sex An East End love story based on true events, By Nick Stafford. Starring Patricia Hayes. James and Abigail lived an outwardly conventional married life in early 19th-century London. But on his death, James was found to be a woman. A public scandal followed ... Director: Claire Grove. James Allen: Anna Savva Older Abigail: Patricia Hayes Younger Abigail: Diane Bull Peapole: Terence Edmond Mistress# (?): Sylvester Morand Job: Colin McFarlane Colly Mutton: Gudrun Ure Maddy Ford: Joanna Myers Jimmy Giblet: Roger Watkins Tommy Twattle: Peter Gunn # text in RT unclear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-10 14:00 - Classic Serial The Betrothed A four-part dramatisation of Alessandro Manzoni 's novel 1: The Wedding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-13 14:00 - A Day by the Sea In N C Hunter's 1953 play, the loves, hopes and fears of a Dorset family are explored over a few short hours. Adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh Director ..........Graham Gauld. Laura Anson ..........Wendy Hiller DrFarley ..........Michael Hordern Frances Farrar.......... Barbara Leigh Hunt Julian Anson.......... Richard Pasco David Anson ..........Alan Wheatley Miss Mathieson.......... Elizabeth Kelly William Gregson.......... Ronald Herdman Humphrey Caldwell.......... Fraser Kerr Elinor .......... JaneWhittenshaw Toby ..........Danielle Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-14 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Simon By Trevor Smith. Simon is a solicitor and cares for his clients. But who cares for Simon? This play was a winner in the 1990 Radio Times Drama Awards. Director: Alan Drury. Receptionist: Emma Fielding Nigel: Mark Straker Matron: Melanie Hudson Ivy: Siriol Jenkins Mr Homer: Brett Usher Tom: Colin McFarlane Fiona: Joanna Myers Mrs Wilmer: Auriol Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-15 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 2: The Yellow Face A hideous apparition at a window is ruining the lives of an otherwise happily married couple. Violin Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Gerry Jones (is this correct? - Ed) Director Enyd Williams. Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Grant Munro: Mark Straker Effie Munro: Helena Breck Mrs Hudson: Joan Matheson Maid: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-16 14:00 - Manikudlak and the Bear Part of Radio 4's Northern Lights festival. An old Inuit takes his sulky great-nephew hunting in the wilds of eastern Greenland. Their canoe journey becomes a mystic adventure. By Chris Galer. Manikudlak... Meredith Edwards. Director: Jane Dauncey. Boy: Marc Heatley Bajare: Islwyn Morris Mother: Peggy Mason Seamother: Ella Hood Sister: Anna Linstrum Danes: David Acton, David Bateson, Daniel Roddick. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-17 14:00 - Classic Serial The Betrothed A four-part adaptation of Alessandro Manzoni 's novel. 2: The Escape As Renzo and Lucia flee for safety, a furious Don Rodrigo demands to know how they could possibly have escaped from his clutches. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-20 14:00 - The Labyrinth Makers Another in the occasional series of dramatisations of Gold and Silver Dagger Award winning crime novels. Anthony Price's tale of treasure, treachery and unexpected romance stars John Stride as Dr David Audley and Paula Wilcox as Faith. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-21 14:00 - Thirty Minute Theatre Touchwood Tinderbox Newgate Jai[, 1666: two prisoners are condemned to death. Is there no escape? By Heten Slavin. Director - David Blount. Hony Chesterblade: Ian Targett Betty/Dan: Jane Slav!n JudgelFather: Brett Usher Clerk ofthe Court: John Church (name indecipherable)... Netl Roberts Rogue Kittredge/John Blair: Eric Allan Georgiana: Joanna Myers Jailer/Vicar: Ronald Herdman (name indecipherable): Anne Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-22 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Six stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyte. 3: The Stockbroker's Clerk A young clerk is offered a post beyond his wildest dreams.... Violin Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Denys Hawthorne. Producer: Enyd Williams Holmes: Clive Mermson Watson: Michael Williams Name indecipherable... Jonathan Tafler Name indecipherable Sean Barrett Insp Gabriel: Nigel Carrington ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-23 14:00 - The Music Teacher A new term and a new music teacher for Debbie - Mr Hall is young and exciting and makes her feel special. Could she be special to him? By Guy Slater. Piano Mary Nash. Director: Sue Wilson. Debbie: Joanna Myers Heather: Emma Gregory Mr Hall: Paul Clarkson Mrs Lewis: Auriol Smith MissCumming: Ann Windsor Mrs Eggar/Chairwoman: Elizabeth Kelly MissO'Brien: Katharine Barker Chief Education Officer: James Greene Sandy: Susan Sheridan Boy: Richard Pearce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-24 14:00 - Classic Serial The Betrothed A four-part dramatisation of Alessandro Manzoni 's novel. 3: The Capture ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-27 14:00 - O'Rourke's First Case John O'Rourke is made redundant at 40. So he applies to the Enterprise Allowance Board in Liverpool for a £40-a-week grant to set up in business as a private detective. In no time at all he is caught up in the world of modern art, drug dealing and shoot-outs on container ships. By Vincent Mc Inerney. Just Another Night - written and sung by Vincent McInerney, Steve Wright (guitar), Dave Dover (bass) and Steve Bartley (percussion). Director Shaun MacLoughlin John .......... Ken Cumberlidge MrO'Rourke .......... Richard Tate Chris .......... Maureen Obrien InspCrust .......... James Ellis Curly .......... Dominic Rickhards Mrs Rate .......... June Barrie RonnieRate .......... Eric Allan Bogger .......... David Goudge Minty .......... Bill Monks Captain .......... Jonathan Nibbs Bar person .......... Ian Targett Scratcher .......... David Learner Operator .......... Mary Onellor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-28 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Out of School The arrival of a new boy, Nadeem, brings to boiling point the tension and prejudice simmering in a school. By Diana Griffiths. Director: Jane Dauncey. Rachel: Siriol Jenkins Nadeem: Ranjit Krishnamma Diane: Lorraine Cole Miss: Erica Eirian Sajid: Neeraj Budhwani Asad: Andrew Lewis Class: Karin Jane Diamond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-29 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Six stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's immortal detective. 4: The "Gloria Scott " Holmes's first case, from his undergraduate days: a cruel tale of blackmail and mutiny at sea. Violin Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Vincent Me Inerney Director: Patrick Rayner. Sherlock Holmes Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Victor: Simon Treves Trevor: Terence Edmond Armitaie: Nigel Carrington Captain: Charles Millham Hudson: Eric Allan Rev Wilson: Mark Straker Prendergast: Alan Barker Doctor: Fraser Kerr Maid: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-30 14:00 - Australian In Donegal An Australian discovers the real story of his ancestors 150 years before. By Harry Barton. Director: Eoin O'Callaghan. John GeorgeAdair: Jp McHenna Cornelia Adair: Aine McCartney Donald: Gordon Fulton Mrs Murray/Man: Stella McCusker Rankin: Walter McMonagle PoliceSgt: Michael Gormley Rector: Anthony Finigan James McSweeney: Joe McPartland Father McFadden: Lalor Roddy Constable: Stuart Graham Workman: Aidan Hamilton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-31 14:00 - Classic Serial The Betrothed The last of a four-part dramatisation of Alessandro Manzoni 's novel. The Plague ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-03 14:00 - A Date in September Schoolteacher Brendan Bell decides to turn the clock back 50 years when he sets out on a quest to find the childhood gang of his evacuation days in the Lakes. By Alex Ferguson. Director: Dave Sheasby. Brendan: Colin MacLachlan Marian: Eileen George Gary: John Basham Chambers: Adrian Stokes Patterson: Norman Mills Mrs Parker: Anne Jameson Sister: Jean Southern Drummond: Art Davies Vanessajohnson: Anne Orwin Hannah Brady: Valm Clane Fireman: David Begg Lawrence: Simon Henderson Nutty: Catherine Stobbart Spider: Darren Watkin Brengun: Anthony Morley Billie Lewthwaite: Christopher Ashton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-04 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Fishing Rights Guess who's coming to dinner. Eddie Cook , self-made man, and his wife Jenn believe just their neighbours - the Beaumonts. However, they are taken by surprise when unexpected visitors arrive. By Roderick Graham. Director Tracey Neale. Stereo Contributors Eddie Cook By: Roderick Graham. Director: Tracey Neale. Eddie: Terence Edmond Jem: Theresa Streatfeild Jojo: Christopher Villiers Mag: Joanna Myers Mick: Charles Millham Dill: Siriol Jenkins Charles: Brett Usher Marjorie: Irene Sutcliffe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-05 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Six stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's immortal detective. 5: The Musgrave Ritual Holmes recalls one of his earliest cases, involving a ritual which has been in a noble family since the 17th century. Violin Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Peter Mackie Director Enyd Williams. Stereo Contributors Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Musgrave Ritual Violin: Leonard Friedman. Dramatised By: Peter MacKie Director: Enyd Williams. Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Reginald Musgrave: Robert Daws Brunton: David Bannerman Rachel: Eluned Jones Sgt Harriss: Michael Kilgarriff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-06 14:00 - Is There Anybody There? In Gerry Jones 's play a man returns home to a strangely empty house and finds that his world has suddenly crashed around him. What will he do? Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Gerry Jones Director: Martin Jenkins. John: Ronald Pickup Susan: Carole Boyd Alan: Eric Allan Mark: Terence Edmond Alice: Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-07 14:00 - Classic Serial Under Western Eyes A two-part dramatisation of Joseph Conrad 's novel. l:St Petersburg, 1911. Revolutionary activity is on the increase and, much against his will, Razumov is drawn into the thick of it. Stereo Contributors Joseph Conrad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-10 14:00 - Scattering Day Two young Irish singers meet: Aidan is part of the folk-rock revival and Joe is a traditional singer from Sligo. There's friendship and respect until their careers and affections diverge. By Patrick Carroll. Guitarist for songs AlanCooke. Additional music (trad) Arty McGlynn , Cathal Hayden and Donna Hewson. Director Pam Brighton Stereo Contributors By: Patrick Carroll. Arty McGlynn Cathal Hayden Donna Hewson. Director: Pam Brighton Aidan: Adrian Dunbar Joe: John Keegan Maurice: Tony Doyle Nandy: Gerard McSorley Patsey: Sean Rocks Annie: Jane Whittenshaw Colin: Eric Allan Davidge: Alan Barker Dr Booth: David Bannerman Megan: Joanna Myers Compere: Richard Pearce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-11 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Man in the Paper Mask Helen, a young widow with twin stepchildren, wants to start a new relationship but the devious pair plan otherwise. By David Marshall. Director Richard Wortley Stereo Contributors By: David Marshall. Director: Richard Wortley Alastair: Richard Pearce Caroline: Siriol Jenkins Helen: Joanna Myers Jim: Paul Greenwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-12 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The last of a series of six stories featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's immortal detective. The Reigate Squires Burglary and violent death among the Surrey gentry, as Holmes tries to convalesce from overwork. Leonard Friedman (violin) Dramatised by Robert Forrest Director Patrick Rayner Stereo 0 CASSETTES: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. from retailers Contributors Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Violin: Leonard Friedman Dramatised By: Robert Forrest Director: Patrick Rayner Sherlock Holmes. Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Insp Forrester: Peter Davison Mr Cunningham: Roger Hammond Alec Cunningham: Struan Rodger Acton: Terence Edmond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-13 14:00 - Grace and Favour Are you an unbeliever if you don't go to church? Grace doesn't think so, but in Richard Everett 's heart-warming play, her faith is put to the test. Director Glyn Dearman , Stereo Contributors Richard Everett Director: Glyn Dearman Grace: Brenda Bruce Frances: Sarah Badel Liz: Siriol Jenkins Robert: Andrew Wincott Donald: Graham Crowden YoungGrace: Victoria Carling Frank: Robert Portal Ruth: Ann Windsor : Gran Gudrunure ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-14 14:00 - Classic Serial Under Western Eyes A two-part dramatisation of Joseph Conrad 's novel. 2: Geneva, 1911: Razumov is forced to spy on a group of exiled revolutionaries, among whom he meets the sister of the man he betrayed. Stereo Contributors Joseph Conrad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-17 14:00 - Ratking The 1988 Gold Dagger award-winning crime novel by Michael Dibdin. Stereo Contributors Novel By: Michael Dibdin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-18 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Reasons for Dancing A comedy by Neil McKay. Grace, known as "Disgrace" to most people, is an outrageous 74-year-old. She decides to take young Colin under her wing - with hilarious consequences. Producer Susan Hogg Stereo Contributors Comedy By: Neil McKay. Producer: Susan Hogg Grace: Brenda Bruce Colin: Wayne Foskett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-19 14:00 - The Gloriana Murder Mystery No wonder the lifestyle of Elizabeth I was an enigma! As in a medieval tabloid, Mortice Deadlock now tells all.... By Michael Payne. Director Enyd Williams. Stereo Contributors By: Michael Payne. Director: Enyd Williams. MorticeDeaalock: David Thorpe Lucia: Danielle Allan Dona Lopez: Alexandra Bastedo Don Lopez: Norman Jones Magistrate: Preston Lockwood Pike: Eric Allan Earlof Essex: Robert Portal Kit Marlowe: Ronald Herdman Frazer: Terence Edmond Rosie: Auriol Smith Historical expert: Peter Penry Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-20 14:00 - Today We'll Finish Keats Teaching in Room 5 is Mr RT ("Tinker") Bell, going in his idiosyncratic way through the Great Poets; meanwhile, in the outside world, the Suez crisis looms. By Colin Douglas. Director Patrick Rayner Stereo Contributors By: Colin Douglas. Director: Patrick Rayner Mr Bell: Paul Young Maclean: Leonard O'Malley Morton: Kenneth Glenaan Trotter: Simon Donald BossMacBean: John Buick Carol: Hilary MacLean Hislop: Martin McCardie MacNaughton: David MacKay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-21 14:00 - Classic Serial Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-24 14:00 - Last Call A trawler is heading for almost certain disaster. The crew are given the chance to say goodbye to families and loved ones. By Geraldine McCaughrean. Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors By: Geraldine McCaughrean. Director: Tony Cliff. Skipper: David Calder Bedells JOHN: Graham Cavies Sparks: Neale McGrath Sally: Nita Gale White Horse: Robin Polley Allan: Mark Spalding Thomas: David Williams Paul/Priest: Paul Downing Milosch: Malcolm Raeburn Cathal: Martin Buchan Harry: Edward Peel Ruth: Barbara Marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-25 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Jesus Man Jenny and Martin don't object to their central-heating repair man trying to convert them. But they draw the line at him trying to convince Jenny that Martin is an adulterer. A moral comedy by David Stafford. Director Peter Kavanagh Stereo Contributors Comedy By: David Stafford. Director: Peter Kavanagh Jenny: Geraldine Fitzgerald Martin: Keith Drinkel Henry Sloper: John Webb Paula: Jenny Howe Captain Buckeridge: Jonathan Adams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-26 14:00 - Fair Exchange In Wally K Daly 's comedy, Paul and Bunny undergo a mind-boggling transformation following a clash of heads at a wedding reception. Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Wally K Daly Director: Martin Jenkins. Paul Hardwick: Nigel Anthony Bunny: Shelley Thompson David (her husband): David Bannerman Greta (a medium): Rosalie Crutchley Faye: Norma Ronald Managing director: Norman Jones Doreen: Joanna Myers Peter: Andrew Wincott James: Eric Allan Hotel manager: Fraser Kerr Proctor: Brett Usher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-27 14:00 - The Raspberry Garden Peter is a compulsive philanderer challenged only by Fanny, the young daughter of his current lover, who has strange experiences in the Raspberry Garden. By Judith Armstrong. Music Stuart Gordon. Director Andy Jordan. Stereo Contributors By: Judith Armstrong. Music: Stuart Gordon. Director: Andy Jordan. Fanny: Jane Hartoch Peter: Steve Hodson Moira: Jane Slavin Woman: Amanda Redman Father: Ronald Herdman Kiddle PETER: Penry Jones Nurse: Angela Newmarch Young Peter: Ben Wood Youngboys: Zamon Connis Youngboys: Lian Connis, Youngboys: Ross Butler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-28 14:00 - Classic Serial Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family The second of a six-part adaptation of Thomas Mann 's novel. Stereo Contributors Thomas Mann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-02 14:00 - Unman, Wittering and Zigo In Giles Cooper 's play, John Ebony , a keen new teacher, is informed by his sinister young charges that they have murdered his predecessor. Director Richard Wortley Stereo Contributors Giles Cooper John Ebony Director .......... Richard Wortley John Ebony .......... Geoffrey Collins Nadia Ebony .......... Miriam Margolyes Cary Farthingale .......... Robert Lang Headmaster .......... Hugh Dickson Cuthbun (a clever little boy) .......... Paul Hawkins Cloistermouth (a good little boy) .......... John Holmes Orris (a boy who is good at French) .......... Mark Straker Bungabine (a buffoon of a boy) .......... Michael Jenner Unman (a tiresome boy) .......... Alex Bullion Lipstrob (a lout of a boy) .......... Adam Godley Aggeridge (an athletic boy) .......... Stephen Garlick Terhew (an interesting boy) .......... Michael O'Keeffe Wittering (a wretched little boy) .......... Hayden Parsey Trinik(aflyboy) .......... Andrew O'Brien Mr Winstanley .......... William Eedle Mrs Winstanley .......... Ellen McIntosh Inspector .......... Jon Strickland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-03 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Quick, the Dead and the Undecided Starkey has always been the perfect butler. But recently, his standards have been slipping - to a dangerous degree. A comedy by R Jones. Director Jane Dauncey Stereo Contributors Comedy By: R Jones. Director: Jane Dauncey Starkey: John Warner Madam: Elizabeth Morgan Sir: Bernard Latham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-04 14:00 - My Uncle Freddie Alex Ferguson 's second trilogy set in Jarrow in the hungry 30s. It starts with the sad story of how an American business offer to rescue Jarrow is spurned by Stanley Baldwin , and how Uncle Freddie rescues a baby called Scargill for a future in history. Director Dave Sheasby Stereo Contributors Alex Ferguson Stanley Baldwin Director: Dave Sheasby Lecky: Simon Henderson Alex: Alex Ferguson Uncle Freddie: Art Davies Auntie Bella: Belinda Chapman Mam: Val McLane Dad: Rod Arthur TVosperSalt: John Graham Davies MrBell: Peter Bell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-05 14:00 - The Frightful Thing A woman learns to face tragedy when in vitro fertilisation goes wrong and her baby son is born with a genetic disease. By Neil Shenton. Director Michael Fox. Stereo Contributors By: Neil Shenton. Director: Michael Fox. Dave: Russell Dixon Anna: Amelia Bulmore Newman: John Branwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-06 14:00 - Classic Serial Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family Thomas Mann 's novel, adapted in six episodes. 3: The firm of Buddenbrooks has been shaken by a misfortune which cost it 80,000 marks at one blow. The Consul has no sooner made good this situation than he learns that his daughter's husband, Grunlich, is insolvent. Stereo Contributors Thomas Mann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-09 14:00 - Arcady Amid the frenzy of gathering new wealth in the 1980s, Malcolm and Liz also acquire a vast old house infested with strange, inexplicable sounds and voices. By Guy Meredith. Director Ned Chaillet Stereo Contributors By: Guy Meredith. Director: Ned Chaillet Liz: Harriet Walter Malcolm: Michael Kitchen Karen: Jan Winters Nick: Ben Onwukwe Paul: Angus Wright Security Guard/Billy: Terence Edmond Curate: James Greene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-10 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Jacob's Folly The virgin and the whore; the wife and the mistress. Is the age-old divide a real one? By Juliet Ace . Piano played by Mary Nash. Director Penny Gold Stereo Contributors By: Juliet Ace Played By: Mary Nash. The Wife: Jennie Linden The Mistress: Paola Dionisotti The Husband: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-11 14:00 - My Uncle Freddie Alex Ferguson 's second trilogy set in Jarrow in the hungry 30s. 2: Young Lecky, in search of a present for his mam's birthday, gets into trouble over a missing sixpence. Running away from home, he finds refuge at Annie Stayshere 's chip shop and she, being a Romanov princess, has the very thing he's looking for. Director Dave Sheasby. Stereo Contributors Alex Ferguson Annie Stayshere Director: Dave Sheasby. Lccky: Simon Henderson Alex: Alex Ferguson Uncle Freddie: Art Davies Auntie Ma: Belinda Chapman Mam: Val McLean Dad: Rod Arthur Mrs Richardson: Alex Hall Norman Richardson: Ross Dean Annie Stayshcre: Christine Cox ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-12 14:00 - Butterflies Don't Count Father Tom faces an agonising dilemma. A murderer pours out a tormented confession - but the secrets of the confessional can't be told. By Wally K Daly. Director David Hitchinson. Stereo (Sequel on Saturday at 2.30pm) Contributors By: Wally K Daly. Director: David Hitchinson. Tom: Kevin Whately Peter: Reginald Marsh Penitent: Tony Haygarth O'Neil: T P McKenna May: Jill Shilling Doctor: John Church Mr James: Terence Edmond Mrs James: Kate Binchy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-13 14:00 - Classic Serial Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family Thomas Mann 's novel adapted in six parts. Part 4. Stereo Contributors Thomas Mann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-16 14:00 - Market Forces In Christopher Denys 's comedy, craftsmanship and pride in good work are taking a hammering from income tax and VAT - but the eponymous Wally is at hand. Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors Christopher Denys Director: Tony Cliff. Ches Croft: Geoffrey Banks Ern Bradshaw: Keith Clifford Joe Clegg: Graham Colclough Dorothy Croft: Lesley Nicol Wally Clegg: Russell Dixon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-17 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Wooden Pear Gillian Plowman 's play uses prison as a metaphor to explore the lives of two people. Dan finds himself a free man, his debt to society paid. Madeleine, however, is trapped in the kind of prison from which she can never be released. Director Sue Wilson Stereo Contributors Pear Gillian Plowman Madeleine: Anna Massey Dan: Paul Slack David: Timothy Carlton Dan's Mother: Danielle Allan Andrew: Andrew Wincott Helen: Joanna Myers Little Dan: George Rousso ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-18 14:00 - My Uncle Freddie In the last part of Alex Ferguson 's trilogy, Uncle Freddie steals a tram to treat the poor folk to a seaside trip. On the way back they are joined by Leon Trotsky , in exile on Tyneside with his head full of revolution.... Director Dave Sheasby. Stereo Contributors Alex Ferguson Leon Trotsky Director: Dave Sheasby. Lecky: Simon Henderson Alex: Alex Ferguson Uncle Freddie: Art Davies Auntie Bella: Belinda Chapman Mam: Val McLane Dad/ Briall: Rod Arthur Trammy Gordon/Barry: David Begg Bronstein: Christopher Kent Christina: Chloe Newsome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-19 14:00 - Seven Years' Solitary In 1949 Dr Edith Bone , aged 64, who had spent 30 years abroad, returned to her native Hungary. She was condemned to solitary confinement as a British spy - an experience she survived through an indomitable will and humour. British ambassador...PETER COPLEY Dramatised from Edith Bone 's autobiography by Jonathan Smith. Director Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo Contributors Dr Edith Bone Edith Bone Jonathan Smith. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Edith: Maureen O'Brien Hippo: Steve Hodson Major: Bill Wallis Colonel: Christian Rodska Miklos: Jonathan Tafler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-20 14:00 - Classic Serial Buddenbrooks:The Decline of a Family Part five of a six-part adaptation of Thomas Mann 's novel. Stereo Contributors Thomas Mann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-22 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-23 14:00 - The Wench Is Dead Colin Dexter 's Inspector Morse tackles an unusual case in Guy Meredith's dramatisation of the 1989 Gold Dagger Winner for best crime novel. The RSC's John Shrapnel plays Morse, in a case that finds him hospitalised and probing a crime that occurred over a century before. Director Ned Chaillet. Stereo Contributors Colin Dexter Director: Ned Chaillet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-24 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Whispers Dave Simpson 's play explores the life of a politician with a wife and - discreetly - a mistress. When the mistress becomes pregnant, will it spell ruin? And how will the wife and the mistress react? Director Kay Patrick Stereo Contributors Dave Simpson Director: Kay Patrick Peter: Edward de Souza Maureen: Ann Windsor Amanda: Barbara Marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-25 14:00 - Bat and Ball In Peter Stafford 's domestic comedy, young Lizzie spends hours locked in the garden shed. It's hard playing the greats of world cricket, even in your head, but it's even harder growing up in stifling small-town England. Director Dave Sheasby. Stereo Contributors Peter Stafford Director: Dave Sheasby. Lizzie: Judy Brooke Bill: Russell Dixon Marge: Fenella Norman Sarah: Lucia Laratonda Ozae: Gerry Kersey Jim: John Branwell Keith: Matthew Sim Mrs Bandy: Brenda Elder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-26 14:00 - Three-Way Split Close neighbours Karen and Dougie would seem to have little in common. The truth proves bizarrely different. By Rona Munro , recent winner of the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award. Director Stewart Conn. Stereo Contributors By: Rona Munro Director: Stewart Conn. Karen: Caroline Paterson Dougie: Sandy Morton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-27 14:00 - Classic Serial Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family The last of six episodes adapted from Thomas Mann 's novel. Stereo Contributors Thomas Mann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-30 14:00 - Plain Facts in a Country Dress In a small Cotswold village two stories of innocence versus corruption are interwoven one set 160 years ago and one today. By R E T Lamb. Director Shaun MacLoughiir) Stereo Rpt; Contributors 7M: McHard Pearce Mary: Susie Brann Will: Brendan Charleson Tom: Dom!n!c Taylor Ezra: Anthony Jackson Rector: Paul Nicholson Sir Edmund: Peter Copley Chapman: William Eedle Roberts: Nigel Carrington Benning: Ian Lindsay Curlidge: Andrew H!lton Carol: Phyllida Nash Downing: Eric Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-31 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre High Flyer Who'd guess that high-flyer salesman Phil had such a long way to fall? By Craig Warner. Director Richard Wortley. Stereo Contributors By: Craig Warner. Director: Richard Wortley. Phil Brown: Mick Ford Buster: William Hope Mrs Zelski: Irene Sutcliffe Fin: David Sinclair Nikos: Clarence Smith Harry: Robert Portal Des: David Bannerman Pauline: Ann Windsor Jackson: Terence Edmond Hilda: Emma Fielding Evening Standard Voice: Joanna Wake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-01 14:00 - After Icarus Stephen Greenhorn 's play touchingly draws together a woman's hopes for her 70th birthday, and her lingering memories of her first love - killed in action in 1942. Director Stewart Conn Stereo Contributors Stephen Greenhorn Director: Stewart Conn Alice: Eileen McCallum Joyce: Barbara Rafferty Kate: Wendy Seager Alex: Kenneth Glenaan Young Alice: Rachel Ogilvy Eric: James Convey Mags: Carolyn Bonnyman Pilot/Frank: Eric Barlow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-02 14:00 - A Secret Journey Following the death of his wife, the author Frederick Bradnum wrote this as a recollection of her in order to put his grief on a less personal plane. Philip Voss and Maria Charles play the husband and the wife. With Paul Downing , Sheila Grant , Roger Hammond , Jenny Howe , Liz Mansfield , Ben Onwukwe and John Rye. Director John Tydeman Stereo Contributors Frederick Bradnum Philip Voss Maria Charles Paul Downing Sheila Grant Roger Hammond Jenny Howe Liz Mansfield Ben Onwukwe John Rye. Director: John Tydeman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-03 14:00 - Classic Serial Tess of the d'Urbervilles The first of three episodes dramatising Thomas Hardy 's novel. Contributors Thomas Hardy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-06 14:00 - Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers. With Gary Bond as Lord Peter Wimsey and John Cater as Bunter. A body is found and a body is lost - but whose body has appeared in a bath in Battersea, and where is the body of famous financier Sir Reuben Levy who simply disappeared? Dramatised by Michelene Wandor Director Vanessa Whitburn Stereo. Contributors Dorothy L Sayers. Gary Bond Lord Peter Wimsey John Cater Reuben Levy Dramatised By: Michelene Wandor Director: Vanessa Whitburn Mr Parker: Roger Rowland Sir Julian Freke: Michael Graham Cox The Duchess of Denver: Veda Warwick Mr ThippslDr GrimboldlWaiter: Kim Durham John P Milligan/Inspector Sugg/Gerald, Duke of Denver: Terry Molloy Mr CrimpleshamlForemanlSexton: Christopher Benjamin Sir Reuben LevylGraves/Coroner: Geoff Serle Freddie ArbuthnotlCummings: Tim Brierley Gladys HonocksjLady Levy: Charlotte Martin Mr Piggott: Alex Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-07 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Fitting Kevin Wong 's gentle comedy about what it is like to be a young Hong Kong Chinese girl arriving in England to marry. Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors Kevin Wong Director: Tony Cliff. Minister: Russell Dixon Wei Chin: Pui Fan Lee Uncle: K C Leong Yuk San: David Yip Shop assistant: Ann Rye ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-08 14:00 - Ghosts from the Past A series of four I plays in which people are haunted ... 1: Black Stockings and Broken Mirrors In Bemadette Crosthwaite's first play for radio, a tragic accident and the events leading up to it return to haunt Christine when she meets her new next-door neighbour. "Go 'Way from My Window" sung by Melanie Hudson. Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Sung By: Melanie Hudson. Director: Martin Jenkins. Christine: Maureen O'Brien Mrs Falkener: Margot Boyd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-09 14:00 - Sunshine Sally Zane 's first radio play is a comedy. It was runner-up in last year's Radio Times script competition. The play opens in family therapy at the local hospital. Jo, Tim and Tessa's only son, has stolen from the shop where he's started his first job, to finance his local pirate radio station. Director Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo Contributors Sally Zane Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Tessa: Anna Massey Tim: Stephen Thorne Jo: Richard Pearce Rowan: Carolyn Backhouse Dr Merinium: June Barrie Greenham Teenager: Juliet Prew Greenham WomanjCB girl: Carole Jahme ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-10 14:00 - Classic Serial Tess of the d'Urbervilles The second of three episodes dramatising Thomas Hardy 's novel. Stereo Contributors Thomas Hardy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-13 14:00 - Whoresheugh David Bean 's comedy about a man retreating to the peace of the Borders turns to drama when he finds dark forces beneath the surface calm. Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors David Bean Director: Tony Cliff. Chater: David Brierley Old Stoddart: John Jardine Cloud: Kathryn Hunt Meg: Joyce Sibbs Tom: John Branwell Harry: Robin Polley Dick: Laurence Kenny McGivern: Malcolm Raeburn Alec Stoddart: John Graham Davies Mr Probert: Geoffrey Banks Nixon: Ronald Herdman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-14 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Have a Nice Day In Rod Beacham 's black comedy Simon is disturbed to find, on return from holiday, that everything at work from personnel to paperwork is strangely different. Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Rod Beacham Director: Matthew Walters. Simon: Brian Miller Erica/Jean: Kate Binchy Security man: David Learner Norman/Bobby: Peter Gunn Helen/Mother: Theresa Streatfeild Milsom: Rod Beacham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-15 14:00 - Ghosts From the Past Four plays in which people are haunted ... 2: The Boat Hook In Sheila Hodgson 's play, a distinguished university academic is terrified by the appearance of a small boat. Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Sheila Hodgson Director: Martin Jenkins. MR James: Michael Williams Masterman: Brett Usher Sorenson: Peter Tuddenham Mrs Craddock: Joanna Wake Prof Anders: David King Caroline: Siriol Jenkins Mrs Vickers: Gudrun Ure Nielson: Eric Allan Students: David Learner Students: Neil Roberts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-16 14:00 - The Passion Play From the entry into Jerusalem to the Resurrection - an adaptation of the best of the medieval mystery plays from Coventry, York and Wakefield. Music arranged from traditional sources and played by John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris. Director Nigel Bryant. Stereo Contributors Played By: John Kirkpatrick Played By: Sue Harris. Director: Nigel Bryant. Jesus: Steven Granville Judos/Pilate: Steve Hodson Peter/Soldier/Centurion: Terry Molloy Scribe/Soldier: William Simons Pharisee / Simon: Roger Rowland Caiaphas: Simon Carter John/Soldier: Chris MacDonnell Mary Magdalene: Ellie Haddington Philip/Solidier: John Dixon Mary: Mary Wimbush Mary jacobi: Susan Mansell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-17 14:00 - Classic Serial Tess of the d'Urbervilles The last ofthree episodes dramatising Thomas Hardy 's classic novel. "We spent five days - days of blissful sweetness - in that house...." Stereo Contributors Thomas Hardy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-20 14:00 - Dickens' Women Miriam Margolyes has been nominated for the 1992 Best Actress Sony Award for this programme, in which she introduces and plays the characters from her West End success, as well as giving us an insight into the life of the great writer. Accompanied at the piano by Michael Haslam. Script devised by Miriam Margolyes and Sonia Fraser. Director Enyd Williams. Stereo Contributors Miriam Margolyes Michael Haslam. Miriam Margolyes Sonia Fraser. Director: Enyd Williams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-21 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Happy Returns Ann hasn't seen her father for many years but it's his 70th birthday coming up. Time to take an initiative. After all, she's an adult now.... By Nan Woodhouse. Director Tony Cliff Stereo Contributors By: Nan Woodhouse. Father: Benjamin Whitrow Ann: Joan Walker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-22 14:00 - Ghosts From the Past Four plays in which people are haunted ... 3: Mortmain In John Metcalfe 's story, a honeymoon couple are trapped in a bizarre nightmare world of possession. Dramatised by Rebecca Wilmshurst Director Martin Jenkins Stereo Contributors John Metcalfe Dramatised By: Rebecca Wilmshurst Director: Martin Jenkins John: Robert Glenister Humphrey: David March Salome: Helena Breck Occy: Ann Windsor Edward: Ronald Herdman Heather: Gudrun Ure Andrew: Jonathan Adams Tom: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-23 14:00 - Who Stole Your Scone? Maggie has become increasingly confused and as her daughter Jean looks after her they come to fully know each other. A powerful love story by Marion Brechin. Director Claire Grove. Stereo Contributors Story By: Marion Brechin. Director: Claire Grove. Maggie: Gudrun Ure Jean: Maureen Morris Lucy: Lynne Verrall Alke: Joanna Wake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-24 14:00 - Classic Serial Carmen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-26 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-27 14:00 - Missing Woman Confronted within an hour by two murderers, Albert Samson , Michael Z Lewin 's off-beat private eye, wonders if it isn't time to hang up his gumshoes. Music by Thomas Johnson , performed by David Mowat and Pete Rosser Director Andy Jordan Stereo Contributors Albert Samson Michael Z Lewin Music By: Thomas Johnson David Mowat Pete Rosser Director: Andy Jordan Albert Samson: Colin Stinton Elizabeth Staffer: Catherine Nix Jeanna Dunlap: Diana Ricardo Sharon Doans: Tara Dominick Dave Hogue: Denys Hawthorne Frank Pynne: Simon Cook Dean Caldwell: Mel Taylor Woman friend: Liza Ross First woman: Wendy Miller Secretary: Wendy Miller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-28 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre A Different Woman By Perry Pontac. "You'd look, I'm sure, quite lovely, without your glasses, your nose, those particular teeth and with the body reshaped." Thus spoke the plastic surgeon, but the redesigned Miss Dinnage develops controversial ideas. Director Richard Wortley Stereo Contributors By: Perry Pontac. Director: Richard Wortley Melda Dinnage: Alison Steadman Dr Bratcher: Peter Jeffrey Dr Wardle: Ronald Herdman Dr Markham-Crombie: Andrew Wincott Dr Sythe: Peter Penry Jones Dr Mossman: Fraser Kerr Dr Foxwell: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-29 14:00 - Ghosts From the Past The last of four plays. A Warden for AU Saints In H S Bhabra's story, the undead are stalking the corridors of Oxbridge. Dramatised by Gerry Jones Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Dramatised By: Gerry Jones Director: Martin Jenkins. James Montague: Benjamin Whitrow Simon Evans: John Rowe Reporter: David Learner Waiter: Eric Allan Ainsley: Eric Allan LordMedway: Brett Usher Leo Dart: John Webb Mathew Moore: Keith Drinkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-30 14:00 - A Red Car in the Fountain by Phillip Corker. Inspector George Wright confronts a mystery that doesn't seem to have any answers. Director Andy Jordan. Stereo Contributors Phillip Corker. George Wright Director: Andy Jordan. Insp George Wright: David Ryall Mary Wright: Diana Coupland Foster: Christian Rodska Jean: Polly March Margaret: Judy Holt Police Chief: Brett Usher Carol: Melanie Hudson TV Reporter: David Beames Driver: Anthony Donovan PCI Mr Barnes: Neil Roberts Newsreader: Judith Sidney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-01 14:00 - Classic Serial Carmen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-03 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-04 14:00 - 84 Charing Cross Road Adapted from Helene Hanff s novel by James Roose-Evans . The true story of a love affair between two people who never meet. Director Hilary Norrish (first Broadcast on World Service) 0 DRAMA: page 5 Contributors Helene Hanff Novel By: James Roose-Evans Director: Hilary Norrish Helene Hanff: Miriam Karlin Frank Doel: Frank Finlay Cecily: Sarah Woodward Maxine: Charmian May Megan: Marilyn Findlay Mary Boulton: Elizabeth Bradley Nora: Anna Nygh Bill: Robert Portal George: Peter Penry Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-05 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre There's a Car Park in Witherton Witherton is a Cotswold village, so unspoiled that it doesn't even have a car park. But what, author David Halliwell asks, if a place like this discovers it can make a fortune from an unearthed medieval relic? Director Peter Kavanagh. Stereo Contributors David Halliwell Director: Peter Kavanagh. Ashbrook: Nigel Anthony Mr Carnill: Nigel Anthony Narrator: Peter Penry Jones Gazeley: Peter Gunn Eames: Peter Gunn Frere: Keith Drinkel Dodson: Jonathan Adams Bellinger: Brett Usher Priscilla Gazeley: Eliza Buckingham Mavis Carnhill: Siriol Jenkins Barmaid: Alison Reid Chief Constable: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-06 14:00 - Cod Wars Gilly Fraser 's two-part serial set in Hessle Road, Hull, once the heart of the fishing community. Hilda lives in the past but her granddaughter, Kelly Turpin , needs to break free from the traditions and taboos that have ruled her family for generations 1: Moving Out Music composed and played by Anthea Gomez. Director Sue Wilson. Stereo Contributors Gilly Fraser Kelly Turpin Played By: Anthea Gomez. Director: Sue Wilson. Hilda Armitage: Pauline Letts Thora Turpin: Shirley Dixon Kelly Turpin: Alice Arnold Aud, the deep-minded: Ann Beach Tom Parker: Nicholas Murchie Josie: Sunny Ormonde Joyce: Sunny Ormonde Elsie Tyson: Ann Windsor Sigurdur: Michael Onslow Stan: Eric Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-07 14:00 - Natural Selection by Colin Scott. Caroline and Raphael do not know each other, but are drawn together when he wins a place at RADA and she at the Royal Academy of Music. Director Tracey Neale. Stereo Contributors Colin Scott. Director: Tracey Neale. Bernard: Nicholas Murchie Jill: Melanie Hudson Raphael: Paul J Medford Caroline: Siriol Jenkins Gillian: Melinda Walker Richard: Jonathan Adams Cora: Joan-Ann Maynard Susan: Jenny Funnell Harry: Gordon Reid Receptionist: Jane Whittenshaw Colin Burnside: Terence Edmond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-08 14:00 - Classic Serial The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker by Tobias Smollett. Parti. Contributors Humphrey Clinker Tobias Smollett. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-10 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-11 14:00 - Jacobowsky and the Colonel The 1940s Broadway hit by Franz Werfel , adapted by S N Behrman. An aristocratic Polish colonel needs help to flee to London through occupied France with secret documents and his young French sweetheart. Music composed and realised by Eldad Lidor Adapted for radio and directed by Eran Baniel. Stereo Contributors Franz Werfel Director: Eran Baniel. The Colonel: Jonathan Hyde Jacobowsky: Jon Glover Marianne: Abigail McKern Gestapo Man: David Ashford Szabuniewicz: Timothy Bateson Warden/Dice player: Vincent Brimble Solly: Paul Downing Szycki: Danny Schiller Tragic gentleman: Donald Gee Chauffeur/Old man: John Bull Lieutenant: David Goudge Brigadier: John Moffatt PMj Papa Clairon: David King Serouilk: Garard Green Old lady/ Town woman: Mary Allen Young girl: Elizabeth Mansfield Madame Bouffier: Carol Gillies Cosette: Moir Leslie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-12 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Disconnected By Anthony George. An unusual occurrence on a train near Chelmsford puts Peter's mobile phone at a premium. But as power in the batteries drains away, the voices on the line become more ghostly. Director Nigel Bryant. Stereo Contributors By: Anthony George. Director: Nigel Bryant. Peter: John Nettles Nan: Mary Wimbush Grace: Kathryn Hurlbutt Nancy: Susan Mann Simon: Edward Long Joe: Richard Avery Terry: Peter Meakin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-13 14:00 - Cod Wars Moving On. The conclusion of Gilly Fraser 's two-part serial set in Hessle Road, Hull, once the heart of the fishing community. Kelly is in Iceland and Thora and Hilda are learning to cope without her. Music composed and played by Anthea Gomez. Director Sue Wilson. Stereo Contributors Gilly Fraser Played By: Anthea Gomez. Director: Sue Wilson. Hilda Armitage: Pauline Letts Thora Turpin: Shirley Dixon Kelly Turpin: Allce Arnold Aud, the deep-minded: Ann Beach Tom Parker: Nicholas Murchie Joyce: Sunny Ormonde Elsie Tyson: Ann Windsor The Keeper: Michael Onslow Stan: Eric Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-14 14:00 - The Frightful Thing A woman leams to face tragedy when In Vitro Fertilisation goes wrong and her baby son is bom with a genetic disease. By Neil Shenton. Director Michael Fox. Stereo Contributors By: Neil Shenton. Director: Michael Fox. Dave: Russell Dixon Anna: Amella Bullmore Newman: John Branwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-15 14:00 - Classic Serial The Expedition of Humphry Clinker A four-part dramatisation of Tobias Smollett 's boisterous tour by coach and four around Georgian Britain, in search of curatives, clean air and conjugal bliss. 2: From Bristol to Bath. Stereo Contributors Humphry Clinker Tobias Smollett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-17 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-18 14:00 - A Portrait of Elmbury Adapted from the Brensham Trilogy novels by John Moore. A celebration of life in an English market town between the two world wars, performed by the Worcester Theatre Company and adapted for radio from an original production staged at the Swan Theatre, Worcester. Music arranged and directed by Simon Walter Dramatised by David Goodland Director Pat Trueman. Contributors John Moore. Director: Simon Walter Dramatised By: David Goodland Director: Pat Trueman. William Hart: David Beames The Colonel: Willoughby Gray BardolphjGeneral Bouverie: Lennox Greaves PÃƒÂ®stol/Mr Rendcombe: Simon Walter Nym/Mr Bowles: Robert Locke Miss Benedict: Maureen Flynn Mr Chorlton: Rob Swinton John Moore: Kim Durham Pheemy: Julia Winwdod Narrator/Mr Jeffs: David Goodland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-19 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre I Say, I Say, I Say Gerald and Dai are the famous comedy double-act "The Belvadere Brothers" in William Ingram 's new comedy. Well, they were, once upon a time. But you've never heard of them? No - sadly, neither has anyone else. Director Enyd Williams. Stereo Contributors William Ingram Director: Enyd Williams. Gerald: Gerald James Dai: Aubrey Richards Club Chairman: John Hartley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-20 14:00 - Mother! or the Unwise Son Adrian was adopted as a young child, and he and Alison feel they should know more about his real mother before planning a family. But, as Frederick Bradnum shows, this is one sleeping dog they should have let lie. Director Peter Kavanagh. Stereo Contributors Frederick Bradnum Director: Peter Kavanagh. Alison: Samantha Bond Janice: Pauline Letts Oliver: Clive Rowe Mrs WUbury: Ann Windsor Debbie: Siriol Jenkins Mrs Pettigrew: Gudrun Ure Adrian Stukeley: Keith Drinkel General: Ronald Herdman Mr Blown: John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-21 14:00 - Return Ticket In Vince Foxall 's play, Jack, an CAP and steam train enthusiast, meets Pat, a streetwise teenager. The incident is to change their lives and their perceptions of each other's generation. Director Sue Wilson. Stereo Contributors Vince Foxall Director: Sue Wilson. Jock: Peter Vaughan Pat: Tilly Vosburgh Grace: Gudrun Ure Kai: Penny Layden Ray: John Hollis Jean: Elizabeth Kelly Joan: Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-22 14:00 - Classic Serial The Expedition of Humphry Clinker A four-part dramatisation of Tobias Smollett 's boisterous tour by coach and four round Georgian Britain, in search of curatives, clean air and conjugal bliss. 3: From Bath to London. Stereo Contributors Humphry Clinker Tobias Smollett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-24 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-25 14:00 - Derby Day Bill Naughton 's last play for radio, in which the people of Cotton Street, Bolton, wait to find out the winner of the Derby in 1921. 2: The Final Finish. Contributors Bill Naughton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-26 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Yours Fondly Zeek Baxter Author Renny Krupinski used to be part of a pack of autograph hunters when he was a teenager. Director Janet Whitaker. Stereo Contributors Renny Krupinski Director: Janet Whitaker. Zeek Baxter: Henry Power Mrs Baxter: Miriam Karlin Big Al: William Hootkins Dopey John: Renny Krupinski 8mm Jim: Terence Edmond Screamin' June: Theresa Streatfeild Greasy Thelma: Ann Windsor Karen: Emma Fielding Lawrence Grant: Alan Barker Mandy: Joanna Myers Steve McQueen: Phil Cornwell Judy Garland: Jessica Martin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-27 14:00 - Introducing Fagan When Fagan , "just Fagan", finishes his night's work as a club entertainer and goes home with two women, the results are hardly what he expects. By Maurice Leitch. Musician Mia Soteriou Director Ned Chaillet. Stereo Contributors When Fagan By: Maurice Leitch. Musician: Mia Soteriou Director: Ned Chaillet. Fagan: T P McKenna Alma: Anita Dobson Sharon: Robin Weaver M C: Gordon Reid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-28 14:00 - Judgement Days George and Christina Wright arrive in the Middle East after their son's murder. By Ann Hawker. Director Claire Grove. Stereo Contributors Christina Wright By: Ann Hawker. Director: Claire Grove. Christina Wright: Auriol Smith George Wright: Norman Jones Stephen Lamb: Eric Loren Farhoild: Mozaffer Shafeie Isliaq Moghal: Harmage Singh-Kalirai Mary Lamb: Elain Ives-Cameron Dr Azziz: Raad Rawi Omar Ali: Adam Albari Hussein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-29 14:00 - Classic Serial The Expedition of Humphry Clinker The final part of Tobias Smollett 's boisterous tour by coach and four round Georgian Britain, in search of curatives, clean air and conjugal bliss. Stereo. Contributors Tobias Smollett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-31 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-01 14:00 - Sort of a Hero A thriller by Eric Pringle set against the exciting test of endurance known as the Bob Graham Round of the Fells. Jeffrey Cotterell retraces his late brother's attempt on the 42 mountains of the Lake District Edward Cotterell died. Was it an accident or something more sinister? Producer Kay Patrick. Stereo Contributors Eric Pringle Bob Graham Jeffrey Cotterell Edward Cotterell Producer: Kay Patrick. Jeffrey: Christian Rodska Edward: John McCardle Gilbert: Martin Reeve Wendy: Diane Whitley Vicky: Sue Jenkins Agatha: Sue Jenkins John: Keith Ladd Robert: John Branwell Stan: Tom Bowles Walter: John Basham Jeffrey as child: Karl Anthony Bonworth Edward as child: Michael Turner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-02 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Bodyline A journalist calls to interview an old man about his glorious cricketing past. But he wants much more than a simple article. By Herbert Williams. Commentator....MARTYN COLBORN Director Jane Dauncey Stereo Contributors Herbert Williams. Commentator: Martyn Colborn Director: Jane Dauncey Tom: Geoffrey Banks Geoff: Geraint Owen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-03 14:00 - The Garden Affair In Robert Lord 's comedy, three genteel bridge-playing Edinburgh ladies have their noses fairly put out of joint by the arrival of the spirited - and unmarried - Iris. Director Stewart Conn Stereo Contributors Robert Lord Director: Stewart Conn Iris: Anne Downie Lilian: Edith MacArthur Cyrene: Diana Olsson Agnes: Sheila Latimer Tony: Crawford Logan Mr Moncrieff: Crawford Logan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-04 14:00 - A Slice of Life by Robert East. Connie is at a crisis point in her life. The last thing she needs is an old admirer from 30 years ago turning up on her doorstep. Mr Osbome ..PETER PENRY JONES Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Robert East. Mr Osbome Peter Penry Director: Matthew Walters. Connie: Brenda Bruce Don: Denis Lill Thelma: Auriol Smith Mandy: Alison Reid Nurse: Alison Reid Roger: Robert East Derek: Peter Gunn Margaret: Cherith Mellor Brian: John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-05 14:00 - Castle of the Star "There are those who can read the desert and understand. And others see nothing and are appalled." Colin Haydn Evans ' two-part serial tells the true story of the enigmatic Lawrence of Arabia. 1: The Arab Revolt Stereo Contributors Colin Haydn Evans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-07 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-08 14:00 - The Culper Tapes By Bruce Stewart. In the early 60s Felix Culper , a Third Programme producer, recorded some startling information about the end of the world, but the programme was never made. Now features producer Clare Cassidy is determined to make the programme. Other parts played by Simon Treves and Daniella Allan. Music by Richard Connolly. Singer Margaret Small. Producer Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo Contributors Bruce Stewart. Felix Culper Producer: Clare Cassidy Played By: Simon Treves Played By: Daniella Allan. Music By: Richard Connolly. Singer: Margaret Small. Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin Clare: Imogen Stubbs Culper: Bill Wallis Gwenda: Julia Hills Giles: Bruce Stewart Sister Hedwig: Phyllida Nash Rabbi Omstein: Clive Swift Father Wilfred: Peter Copley Professor Townley: Bradley Laveae Miss Gopal: Shireen Shah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-09 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Shooting for the Stars Dave Sheasby 's comedy about two gamblers, a schoolmaster and his star pupil. Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors Stars Dave Sheasby Director: Tony Cliff. Whittaker: Nigel Anthony John: Peter Rylands Karen: Lucia Laratonda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-10 14:00 - Secret Gardens A trilogy of plays by Humphrey Carpenter exploring moments in the lives of three great children's writers. 1: In a Hole in the Ground There Lived a Tolkien 1924. A young professor of Anglo-Saxon is obsessed with language and has a passion for dragons. He is on the brink of an amazing creation.... Director Nigel Bryant Stereo Tolkien: Jonathan Wyatt Young Tolkien: Edward Long His Mother: Charlotte West-Oram Danby: Michael Tudor Barnes Vice-Chancellor: Graham Padden Smithers: Andy Hockley Jackson: Chris MacDonnell Roberts: David Holt Man on Tram: Graham Colclough ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-11 14:00 - Revenge Wilf Bailey is an old-fashioned Eastender and proud of it. Under threat from local tearaways he takes matters into his own hands. By Ayshe Raif. Director: Claire Grove. Wilf Bailey: Trevor Peacock Flo Bailey: Brenda Bruce Lee Kirby: Matthew Sim Jean: Joanna Wake Reg: -John Church Eva: Gudrun Ure PC Jeff: Mark Straker PC Alan: Peter Gunn Chris: Terence Edmond Logan: David Learner Dean: Neil Roberts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-12 14:00 - Castle of the Star Colin Haydn Evans' two-part serial tells the true story of the enigmatic Lawrence of Arabia. 2: " Lawrence wants his Arabs to take Damascus - wants them there first." Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-14 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-15 14:00 - Shuttlecocksand Socialism Richard Dawson and his family have been active in local politics for two generations and now the chance has come of a Parliamentary nomination. Has the local boy got what it takes? By Chris Thompson. Director Tony Cliff. Richard: Russell Dixon Alison: Noreen Kershaw Joanne: Victoria Finney George: Graham Roberts Martin: Robin Bowerman Emma: Joan Walker Mike: John Griffin Mrs Douglas: Delia Corrie Bob: Ray Ashcroft Ronnie: Peter Wheeler Nicky: Kathryn Hunt David: David Birrell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-16 14:00 - Thirty-MinuteTheatre Dried Flowers A punchy story within a story by Gerry Jones , involving the world of boxing and thwarted love. Director Martin Jenkins Harvey: Jonathan Tarer Joe: Keith Drinkel Billy: Jonathan Adams Tommy: Jonathan Adams Sam: Matthew Sim Taffy: Mark Straker Referee: Mark Straker Linda: Joanna Myers Melody: Melanie Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-17 14:00 - Secret Gardens A trilogy of plays by Humphrey Carpenter exploring moments in the lives of three great children's writers. 2: Mr McGregor 's Garden 1933. Two young journalists drive to the Lake District to sneak an interview with the creator of the immortal Peter Rabbit. But round the end of a cucumber frame, they meet something far more alarming than Mr McGregor 's rake. Director Nigel Bryant Beatrix Potter: Mary Wimbush Gwen: Lisa Bowerman Reggie: Daniel Strauss William: Geoffrey Banks Landlord: Geoffrey Banks Joe: Gerry Hinks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-18 14:00 - Running Out of Sky This year is the 50th anniversary of the American entry into the Second World War, and all over eastern England nostalgic Americans are returning to revisit their bases. Margaret Stewart 's play concerns the story of one of those men and an English doctor who was a small boy in 1942. Both men, unknown to each other, return to Lincolnshire to revive old memories, and find instead the ghosts of their unfinished relationships. Director Sue Wilson Tom Mason: William Gaunt Earl Grant: Garrick Hagon Young Tom: Tom Wright Mrs Mason: Sunny Ormonde Jenny: Jenny Lee Janet Grant: Euzabeth Kelly Eddie: David Bannerman Johnnie: Angus Wright Bob: Paul Downing Jim: Andrew Wincon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-19 14:00 - Classic Serial Still Life A four-part serialisation of award-winning writer A S Byatt's novels The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life dramatised by John Harvey. 1: A New Elizabethan Age. Yorkshire: 1952. Frederica and Stephanie Potter share a passion for the beautiful Alexander Wedderbum , teacher at Blesford Ride Boys' School, and author of Astraea, a new verse drama celebrating the first Elizabethan Age. In spite of strong competition, Frederica intends to be his Queen. Stereo. Contributors Dramatised By: John Harvey and Stephanie Potter With Alexander Wedderburn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-21 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-22 14:00 - Wltchwood by John Buchan , adapted by John Scotney. The year is 1644. Montrose has embarked on his battles to conquer Scotland, and the newly ordained David Semphill has taken up his first parish, not far from Edinburgh. The lives of the two men become intertwined as Semphill finds that the souls of many of his villagers stand at risk of eternal damnation. Piper Robert Wallace Director Alec Reid David Semphill .......... Paul Young James Fordyce .......... Tom Fleming Andrew Shillinglow .......... Iain Cuthbertson Katrine Yester .......... Gerda Stevenson Isobel Veitch .......... Mary Riggans Montrose .......... Crawford Logan Mark Kerr .......... Alexander Morton Mungo Muirhead .......... Robert Trotter Ebeneezer Proudfoot .......... John Shedden Ephraim Caird .......... Martyn James Griiel Hawkshaw .......... Eileen MacAllum Jean Caird .......... Rose McBain Amos Ritchie .......... Ian Agnew Pricker .......... Martin Black Will .......... James Twaddale Ritchie Smail .......... Ronald Simon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-23 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Belongings by Julia Stoneham. Jean believes moving into 14 Lavender Road is a new beginning, but the past lingers on, in more ways than one. Producer Tracey Neale. Stereo Freddie: Shaun Prendergast Jean: Tara Dominick Rose: Irene Sutcliffe Annie: Emma Helding Mr Reynolds: Terence Edmond Mum: Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-24 14:00 - Secret Gardens A trilogy of plays by Humphrey Carpenter exploring moments in the lives of three great children's writers. 3: An Expotition to the North Pole. 1914. A brain-storming weekend for the staff of Punch inspires their young deputy-editor, AA Milne , to the stirrings of a famous, immortal idea. Director: Nigel Bryant. Seaman: Maurice Denham AA Milne: Michael Lumsden Miss T: Pooky Quesnel Morrow: Michael O'Connor Lucas: Michael Tudor Barnes Knox: Geoffrey Banks Bradbury: Charles Collingwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-25 14:00 - Over the Rainbow In this comedy by Colin Morton and Harry Sear , chaos descends on the Crumley household when Alma is approached to appear on TV. Director: Martin Jenkins. Alma: Siriol Jenkins Jack: Roy Barraclough Doris: Judith Barker Granny: Paula Tilbrook Doreen: Jane Hazlegrove Stuart: Peter Gunn Aziz: Dennis Conlon TV Producer: Keith Drinkel Production Assistant: David Learner Bunny Stonehurst: Melanie Hudson Auditionee: Bryonie Pritchard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-26 14:00 - Classic Serial Still Life A four-part serialisation of award-winning writer A S Byatt's novels The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life dramatised by John Harvey. 2: The Virgin in the Garden Stephanie's wedding is to go ahead, in spite of her father's opposition. Rehearsals for Alexander's play, and Alexander himself, are occupying her sister Frederica's attention, while her younger brother Marcus is undergoing a series of increasingly dangerous psychic experiments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-29 14:00 - The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan 's classic shocker, dramatised for radio by Peter Buckman. With David Rintoul as Richard Hannay. Only one man stands between Europe and a terrible war. Also with Jimmy Chisholm , Michael Elder , Crawford Logan , David McKail , Alexander Morton , Sandy Neilson and John Shedden. Director Patrick Rayner. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-30 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Death and Taxes in Venice Alison Leonard 's play is set in the courtyard of the Doges' Palace in the summer of 1990. Helen and Franta meet. Though from different cultures, different worlds, they find a common bond. Director Kay Patrick Helen: Maxine Audley Franta: Christopher Rozycki ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-01 14:00 - Landlocked A devised drama by Tessa Gearing, Greg Cullen and Adrian Mourby. When Ellen tries to keep the news of Karl's desertion from Phil, all the lies that have kept this family together surface. Producer: Adrian Mourby. Ellen: Tessa Gearing Phil: Greg Cullen Karl: David Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-02 14:00 - Islands Fiona Shaw stars as Beatrice, the leader of a Hebridean convent in AD 500, in Judith Warner's retelling of the myth of the mermaid who lost her voice after falling in love with a man. Director Michael Fox. Maire: Kate Lonergan Manus: Colin Kerrigan Iain: John Branwell Conn: Kieran Cunningham Crimthan: James Quinn Micheil: Robert Calvert Rachel: Saskia Downes Harpist: Clifford Lantaff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-03 14:00 - Classic Serial Still Life A four-part serialisation of A S Byatt's novels The Virgin in the Garden and StiU Life dramatised by John Harvey. 3: A Simple Ritual. Stephanie gives up teaching in anticipation of the birth of her first child. Her sister Frederica's horizons, however, are expanding as she finally realises one of her long-cherished ambitions. Stereo Contributors Dramatised By: John Harvey. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-05 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-06 14:00 - Straight Down the Middle A golfing comedy by Robert East in which good sportsmanship is forgotten in the heat of battle. Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Comedy By: Robert East Director: Matthew Walters. Frank: Dinsdale Landen Ronnie: Robert East Olive: Liz Crowther Melanie: Cherith Mellor Del: Mark Straker Ted: John Baddeley Wardle: Hayden Jobleed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-07 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Cold in Coventry Set in 1914, in a training institution for orphan girls, where Emma Gartley has returned in disgrace. By Jessie Kesson. With girls from St Albans High School for Girls. Director Marilyn Imrie Stereo Contributors Emma Gartley By: Jessie Kesson. Director: Marilyn Imrie Emma Gartley: Jane Slavin Agnes Bradley: Kelda Holmes Madam Superintendent: Jenny Lee Cook: Joanna Wake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-08 14:00 - Anniversary A two-part drama by Robin Miller. 1: It is 50 years since America joined the war. Tyler, an American pilot, is stationed at a Suffolk airbase to prepare for the anniversary air display. Debra, his wife, joins him but their idyllic cottage seems to hold secrets which threaten both their relationship and the 50th anniversary celebrations. Director Sue Wilson Stereo 0 DRAMA: page 4 Contributors Robin Miller. Director: Sue Wilson Tyler: Joris Stuyck Debra: Jennifer Ehle Jen: Buffy Davis Mo: Peter MacQueen Tom: John Webb Joy: Theresa Streatfeild Ruby Nunn: Jill Graham Rev Bird: Malcolm McKee Rita: Sandra James-Young Angie: Sandra James-Young ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-09 14:00 - Pilgrims Ray Ball 's romantic comedy on two wheels. Len, Colin and Denis take their annual cycling holiday, but a widow joins the party and changes everything. Director Tony Cliff Stereo Contributors Ray Ball Director: Tony Cliff Denis: Christian Rodska Len: Brian Glover Coin: Brian Southwood Val: Jane Collins Landlord: Christopher Wilkinson Policeman: Derek Hicks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-10 14:00 - Classic Serial Still Life byASByatt. 4: The Rainbow Comes and Goes Stephanie is determined to find time for her own studies, despite the demands of her family. Stereo Contributors Goes Stephanie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-12 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-13 14:00 - A Stranger in the Tea Leaves by William Ingram. A Welsh comedy inspired by Nikolai Gogol's classic Russian play, The Government Inspector. Because some things are the same the world over. Original music by Laurie Scott Baker. Director Jane Dauncey. Stereo Contributors William Ingram. Music By: Laurie Scott Director: Jane Dauncey. Mayor Roberts: Ray Smith Myfanusy Roberts: Myfanwy Talog Rowena Roberts: Carys Gwilym Kelsey: Brendan Charleson Cob: John Biggins Magistrate Davies: Brinley Jenkins Iestyn Griffiths: Howell Evans Little Billy: Philip Howe Teluylh Teg: William Ingram ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-14 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Bagel Philosopher Ruth works nights in a bakery. Simon faints at her feet, and a quirky romance begins. By Kate Stems. Director Claire Grove Stereo Contributors By: Kate Stems. Director: Claire Grove Ruth: Lesley Sharp Simon: Simon Russell Beale Brendan: Owen John O'Mahony Irenee: Joanna Wake Grandma: Gudrun Ure Announcer: Jonathan Tafler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-15 14:00 - Anniversary The second and last episode of Robin Miller 's drama. Tyler, an American pilot, excitedly prepares for the air display celebrations which mark the 50th anniversary of the Americans joining the war. But Debra, his wife, is terrified by premonitions she experiences and by the warnings of a strange woman who haunts their Suffolk cottage. Director Sue Wilson Stereo Contributors Robin Miller Director: Sue Wilson Debra: Jennifer Ehle Tyler: Joris Stuyck Jeri: Buffy Davis Mo: Peter MacQueen Joy: Theresa Streatfeild Shirley: Theresa Streatfeild Ruby Nunn: Jill Graham Tom: John Webb Commentator: John Webb Rev Bird: Malcolm McKee Bandleader: Malcolm McKee Steve: John Church Rita: Sandra James-Young Angie: Sandra James-Young ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-16 14:00 - The Case of the Vanishing Lamp The further adventures of private eye Dick George. Written in the style of a Hollywood comedy/thriller of the 1930s by Sarah Maxwell. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo Contributors Dick George. Sarah Maxwell. Director: Glyn Dearman. Dick: Francis Matthews Dora: Margaret Robertson Blore, the butler: Edward de Souza Pasta, the dog: Ronald Herdman Mugsy Moran: Harry Towb Loretta Raine: Liza Ross Hurry Loomis: Ed Bishop Jonathan Dane: Peter Whitman Marie Celeste: Nicky Croydon Central Casting: Bonnie Hurren ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-17 14:00 - Classic Serial La Peste by Albert Camus. Part 1. Stereo Contributors Albert Camus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-19 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-20 14:00 - French Without Tears Terence Rattigan 's timeless light comedy, set in the South of France. A group of men are trying to learn French - hindered by a man-hunter called Diana. Director Gerry Jones. Stereo Contributors Terence Rattigan Director: Gerry Jones. Kenneth Lake: Andrew Branch Brian Curtis: Peter Wickham Hon Alan Howard: Neville Jason Marianne: Susie Brann M Maingot: Manning Wilson Lt Cdr Rogers: Geoffrey Beevers Diana Lake: Kathryn Hurlbutt Kit Neilan: Peter Sowerbutts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-21 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Shadows in the Doorway In Peppy Barlow's play about reincarnation, a single parent in present-day England is transported to another life in 12th-century France, where she meets a woman in a similar predicament. Director Cherry Cookson Stereo Contributors Pen: Deborah Findlay Francis: Patrick Drury Amelia: Janet Maw Sarah: Kate Binchy Olild: William Wortley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-22 14:00 - The Peggers and the Creelers A series of three plays by Catherine Czerkawska. 1: Salt Sea Strawberries. The year is 1905. The fisherfolk (the Creelers) of the Ayrshire village of Dunure sell their harvest in the village of Maybole where the bootmakers (the Peggers) live and work. Socially, the two communities are not good neighbours. Incidental music by John McCusker Director Hamish Wilson. Stereo Contributors Catherine Czerkawska. Music By: John McCusker Director: Hamish Wilson. Sarah McCrindle: Sybil Wintrope Agnes: Sheila Donald James/Spectator: Joey Cooper AnniefMaisie Gemmell/Juliet: Rachel Ogilvy Johnnie Gemmell: Stuart McQuarrie DaviejHugh GemmelllRomeo: Frank Gallagher Mary: Jean Faulds Gillian: Isabel Wright ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-23 14:00 - The Astounding Joseph Darby John Edgar 's play tells the true story of a celebrated Black Country hero - the Spring Jump Champion of the World. Director Nigel Bryant Stereo Contributors John Edgar Director: Nigel Bryant Young Joe: Alex Jones Sarah: Kimberly Hope Old Joe: Gerry Hinks Norah: Sheila Kelley George/Hartshorne: Richard Avery Abraham: Kim Durham Joe's Mother: Jenny Ashfield Payne: Phillp Weaver Hughes: Simon Carter Fillingham: Steven Granville John Taylor: Jonathan Wyatt Alderman Walker/Higgins: Geoffrey Banks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-24 14:00 - Classic Serial La Peste by Albert Camus. 2: While doctors Rieux and Castel urgently seek a remedy for the plague, Tarrou has his own ideas about what needs to be done. Stereo Contributors Albert Camus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-26 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-27 14:00 - Settling with the Indians The first English settlement in Virginia is the setting for Mick Mangan 's story of Ben Mellors , a man appalled by the colonial mentality. His friendship with the captive princess Pocahontas triggers his defection to the Indians - with tragic consequences. Director Dave Sheasby Stereo Contributors Mick Mangan Ben Mellors Director: Dave Sheasby Ben Mellors: Mark Spalding Sam Hall: John Basham Opecancanough: Dominic Hingorani Pocahontas: Eileen George Gaoler: Norman Mills Councillor: Norman Mills Minister: Robin Polley Guard 2: Robin Polley Dale: Chris Wilkinson Guard 1: Chris Wilkinson Woman prisoner: Elizabeth Osborne Jenny: Brenda Elder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-28 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Diminishing Returns By Katie Campbell. Jane tries to end an illicit affair, but can she survive alone? Director Claire Grove. Stereo Contributors By: Katie Campbell. Director: Claire Grove. Jane: Lorelei King Jake: Robert Jezek Vi: Melanie Hudson Charlie: Jonathan Tafler Anna: Liza Ross Mother: Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-29 14:00 - The Peggers and the Creelers A series of three plays by Catherine Czerkawska. 2: The Water's Wide. It is now 1906. Sarah has married Johnnie and has left her Dunure home. Installed in her own house in Maybole, she is happier than she believed possible. There are rumours of the failure of the Maybole boot industry, but Johnnie is a skilled man and the future seems secure. Incidental music by John McCusker Director Hamish Wilson. Stereo Contributors Catherine Czerkawska. Music By: John McCusker Director: Hamish Wilson. Sarah: Sybil Wintrope Agnes: Sheila Donald James: Joey Cooper Guard: Joey Cooper Annie: Rachel Ogilvy Johnnie: Stuart McQuarrie Duncan McIntyre: Colin Gourley Teresa: Carolyn Bonnyman Mary: Jean Faulds Gillian: Isabel Wright ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-30 14:00 - Winning In the Olympics winning is everything, but just how far will an athlete go? In his play Tom McNab , himself a top coach, explores the role of drugs in sport. Director Matthew Walters Stereo Contributors Tom McNab Director: Matthew Walters Hugh Rioch: Brian Cox Cathy Weir: Alison Reid Eleanor Weir: Jenny Lee Camrose: Jonathan Taaer Alec: Gordon Reid Flacke: James Greene Hall: Peter Penry Jones TV Presenter: Terence Edmond Jim: David Learner Paula: Siriol Jenkins Sheila: Melanie Hudson Simon: Peter Gunn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-31 14:00 - Classic Serial Claudius 1: /, Claudius Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-01 14:00 - Wilko's Weekly In the first of six reports on the regional press, Tony Wilkinson drops in on the Ross-shire Journal, where the big news is the threat of unemployment on local salmon farms. Producer Julian Hale. Stereo Contributors Tony Wilkinson Producer: Julian Hale. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-02 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-03 14:00 - Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov , the father of modem science fiction, died earlier this year. As a tribute this is a repeat of his classic SF detective thriller set in New York in the distant future. The murder of a "spacer" creates a crisis that could destroy the earth. Technical presentation by Tim Sturgeon and Wilfredo Acosta Dramatised by Bert Coules Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Isaac Asimov Presentation By: Tim Sturgeon Presentation By: Wilfredo Acosta Dramatised By: Bert Coules Director: Matthew Walters. Elijah Bailey: Ed Bishop Darnel: Sam Dastor Enderby: Matt Zimmerman Jessie: Beth Porter Fastolfe: Christopher Good Joe: Vincent Brimble R Sammy: Ian Michie Shopkeeper: Brian Miller Ben: Boris Hunka Coussarr: Elizabeth Mansfield Announcements: Susan Sheridan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-04 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Wishing Well by Sally Worboyes. A chilling tale of what happens to Sarah after she breaks down on the motorway and takes shelter with a couple who have sinister designs on her. Director Cherry Cookson. Stereo Contributors Sally Worboyes. Director: Cherry Cookson. Grace: Rosemary Leach Sarah: Kate Buffery Kenneth: Norman Bird Man: Alan Barker Policeman: Robert Portal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-05 14:00 - The Peggers and the Creelers A series of three plays by Catherine Czerkawska. 3:The World's III Divided.It is 1913 and some time since Johnnie went to Canada leaving Sarah to look after their daughter and to help out with Annie's education. The years have passed and Johnnie remains gone, but not forgotten. Incidental music played by John McCusker Director Hamish Wilson Stereo Contributors Catherine Czerkawska. Played By: John McCusker Director: Hamish Wilson Sarah: Sybil Wintrope Mary (as a child): Carolyn Bonnyman Duncan mother: Carolyn Bonnyman Teresa: Carolyn Bonnyman Agnes: Sheila Donald Annie: Rachel Ogilvy Mrs Pankhurst: Rachel Ogilvy Johnnie: Stuart McQuarrie Duncan McIntyre: Colin Gourley Policeman: Andrew Conlan Mary: Jean Faulds Gillian: Isabel Wright ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-06 14:00 - Synchro! by Helen Kluger. Synchronised swimming requires strength and a vivid imagination. The Swans of Winchester may not be Olympic standard, but when Courtney Wilding bursts into their lives there is an explosion of creative energy! Synchronised swimming by The Rushmore Swimming Club Directed in association with Tight Assets Theatre by Jeremy Mortimer. Stereo Contributors Helen Kluger. Courtney Wilding Jeremy Mortimer. Fiona Savage: Helen Kluger Trudie Langton: Gillian Bevan Zarina Tabbard: Tessa Peake-Jones Lana Swanscott: Richenda Carey Babette Wigley: Siriol Jenkins Paul Burdett: Douglas Hodge Courtney Wilding: Simon Green Howard Sturton: Peter Gunn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-07 14:00 - Classic Serial Claudius 2: Claudius Caesar Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-08 14:00 - Wilko's Weekly In the second of six reports on the regional press, Tony Wilkinson drops in on the Barnsley Chronicle at a time when the last pit has just closed. The Japanese are building a factory on a former colliery site, and a 140 million regeneration grant may be on offer. Producer Tony Wilkinson. Stereo Contributors Tony Wilkinson Producer: Tony Wilkinson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-09 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-10 14:00 - Voyage of the Swallow Swallows and Amazons was By "the man who hated children". Richard Briers and Susannah York star as Arthur Ransome and his wife, Evgenia, in Eric Pringle 's play about the writing of a children's classic. Music by Steafan Hannigan and Simon Care Director Adrian Bean. Stereo Contributors Richard Briers Susannah York Arthur Ransome Eric Pringle Music By: Steafan Hannigan Simon Care Director: Adrian Bean. Ivy: Ann Davies Cyril Ransome: Max Harvey Young Arthur: Nicholas Shelton Susan: Daisy Heath Titty: Annie Roddam Nancy: Kate Ryan Roger: Simon Radford Tabitha: Siriol Jenkins Ted Scott: Vincent Brimble CP Scott: Michael Kilgarriff Ernest Altounyan: Philip Sully Dora Altounyan: Theresa Streatfeild Trotsky: Philip Beckwith Doctor: Philip Beckwith Molly: Adjoa Andoh Young Billy: Neil Roberts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-11 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre It's Better to Travel Marianne Carey 's first play for radio is all about finding the right recipe for romance, as Lizzie slaves in the kitchen to spice up her marriage to stick-in-the-mud Ron. Director Patrick Rayner Stereo Contributors Marianne Carey Director: Patrick Rayner Lizzie: Grace Glover Ron: Andy Gray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-12 14:00 - Little Yellow Bird Pieter Rogers ' "Edwardian thriller" for radio reveals the truth behind the respectable facade of Charles Warren , art dealer and devoted husband - to several wives. Piano played by Terence Albright Director Glyn Dearman Stereo Contributors Pieter Rogers Charles Warren Played By: Terence Albright Director: Glyn Dearman Charles: Nickolas Grace Lucy: Polly James Maudie: Sarah Badel Amy: Ann Windsor Stanley Wills: Matthew Morgan Miss Wills: Kate Binchy Letty: Melinda Walker Mrs Bilton: Irene Sutcuffe Mrs Lofting: Jill Graham Dr McGregor: Keith Drinkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-13 14:00 - Looking at the Sun In Barry Hines 's new play, redundant miner Stewart gets a job at a nuclear power station and has great hopes for a new beginning. But when his wife Lisa picks up their daughter from school, there's an incident which starts her off on a nightmare journey. Director Dave Sheasby. Stereo Contributors Barry Hines Director: Dave Sheasby. Stewart: Chris Brailsford Lisa: Gillian Waugh Mr Ellis: Gerry Kersey Clayton: Robin Polley Janice: Belinda Chapman Melanie Lee: Barbara Dryhurst Japanese photographer: Fenella Norman Sharland: Christopher Kent Martyn: Peter Bell Colin: Nick Spurr Kevin: Colln Meredith Alison: Caitlin Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-14 14:00 - Classic Serial Claudius 3 .......... Claudius the God Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-15 14:00 - Wilko's Weekly In the third of six reports on the regional press, Tony Wilkinson visits the Milton Keynes Citizen. Executive Producer Julian Hale Stereo Contributors Tony Wilkinson Producer: Julian Hale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-16 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-17 14:00 - The Event of the Season A nuclear war might have a disastrous effect on a society lady's garden party.... By Perry Pontac. Director Richard Wortley Contributors By: Perry Pontac. Director: Richard Wortley Lady Wulfruna Pendley: Geraldine McEwan Miss Blaines: Maureen Lipman Bransbury: Richard Kane Dr Gastrell: George Baker General Sir Filton Sheccks: Stephen Thorne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-18 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre A to B and Back Again Love and Flo are vegetarians and New Agers and are thinking of moving to where the air is purer and where there is inner silence. But their friends Kev and Cassandra - like Madonna - are into overunderwear, and have new ideas for Love and Flo. By Nick Pullin. Director Shaun MacLoughlin. Stereo Contributors By: Nick Pullin. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin. Love: Christian Rodska Flo: Liz Goulding Cassandra: Susie Brann Kev: Mark Straker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-19 14:00 - Who Sings The Hero? Six stories of unsung individual or group heroism. I: "Dr Barry" Jean Binnie tells the story of "Dr Barry" who in the 19th century, disguised as a man, rose through the ranks of the army; challenged the appalling conditions; had a baby; and performed a caesarian operation without anaesthetic. Narrator Maggie McCarthy. "Dr Barry"...VERONICA QUILUGAN Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Jean Binnie Narrator: Maggie McCarthy. Director: Martin Jenkins. Erskine/Leper assistant: Gordon Reid Welksley/Aaron: Jonathan Tafler Somerset: John Fleming Dantzen: Burt Caesar Munnik: Richard Earthy Dr HaUIThomas: John Webb Florence Nightingale: Joanna Wake Jacob EliotlOeote: Matthew Morgan McGrigor/Bigge: Jonathan Adams Colonel: Nicholas Murchie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-20 14:00 - The Song of My Father by Paul Herzberg. Ray Kemp is haunted by his betrayal of a friend. Twenty years later, in another country, fate offers the chance of redemption. Director Andy Jordan. Stereo Contributors Paul Herzberg. Ray Kemp Director: Andy Jordan. Ray Kemp: Michael Maloney Clive Mendelouiitz: Allan Corduner Johnny Kruger: Paul Herzberg Colin Kemp Don: McCor Indale Shorty Josana: Vincent Ebrahim Jurgen Brandt: Christopher Wells Dave Skinner: David Learner Rita Mendelouritz: Naomi Buch Kommandant Nel: Henry Goodman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-21 14:00 - Classic Serial Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret Oliphant. 1: Lucilla's Revolution Stereo Contributors Margaret Oliphant. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-22 14:00 - Wilko's Weekly In the fourth of six reports on the regional press, Tony Wilkinson visits Londonderry and the local unionist paper, the Londonderry Journal, and the city's nationalist Deny Journal. Executive Producer Julian Hale Stereo Contributors Tony Wilkinson Producer .......... Julian Hale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-23 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-24 14:00 - A Woman of No Importance Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis play the leading roles in Oscar Wilde's devastating social comedy. Violin played by Alexander Balanescu Adapted and directed by Adrian Bean. Stereo Contributors Diana Rigg Martin Jarvis Played By: Alexander Balanescu Director: Adrian Bean. Mrs Arbuthnot: Diana Rigg LordMngworth: Martin Jarvis Lady Hunstanton: Annette Crosbie Lady Caroline Pontefract: Irene Sutcliffe MrsAlbnby: Susan Sheridan Lady Stutfield: Auriol Smith Gerald Arbuthnot: Dominic Letts Hester Worsley: Teresa Gallagher Archdeacon Daubeny: David King Sir John Pontefract: Geoffrey Chater Mr Kelvill, MP: Jack Klaff Alice: Adjoa Andoh Lord Alfred Rufford: Peter Penry Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-25 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Dream Factory Hollywood, murder, psychoanalysis, infidelity and screenwriting are the themes of Roger Hall 's new comedy, with John Guerrasio as Benny and Lee Montague as the Hollywood producer Marvin Landor. Director Ned Chaillet. Stereo Contributors Roger Hall John Guerrasio Lee Montague Producer: Marvin Landor. Director: Ned Chaillet. Thelma: Buffy Davis Fritz Shulman: Keith Drinkel Bert: Matthew Morgan Vance: Peter Gunn Psychiatrist: Peter Penry Jones Miss Oaymore: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-26 14:00 - Who Sings The Hero? Six stories of individual or group heroism. 2: Never Mind, I Stopped My Train! In 1898, following a boiler explosion, a GWR driver and fireman succeeded in saving the lives of their passengers. Martin Sorrell recreates the background to this story which acts as a tribute to all railwaymen. Narrators Martin Jarvis , Joanna Myers. Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Martin Sorrell Narrators: Martin Jarvis Narrators: Joanna Myers. Director: Martin Jenkins. David Evans: Peter Penry Jones Atlwood: John Church Edmund Mears: Nicholas Murchie Ada Peart: Ann Windsor John Hodges: Jonathan Tarer Eiza Dean: Siriol Jenkins Armstrong: John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-27 14:00 - The Image In the PR business truth is a flexible commodity, especially if it threatens the public image. By Dorothy Gharbaoui. Director Eoin O'Callaghan. Stereo Contributors By: Dorothy Gharbaoui. Director: Eoin O'Callaghan. Clare McConnell: Libby Smyth Hugh Posnett: Mark Mulholland Rita Henderson: Stella McCusker Edward O'Neill: John Hewitt Greg Mawhinney: Robert Patterson Sirjoseph: Maurice O'Callaghan Janet: Aine McCartney Leonard Boyd: Niall Cusack Arnie Henderson: Derek Halligan Magistrate: John Keyes Young boy: Duncan Gleadhill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-28 14:00 - Classic Serial Miss Marjoribanks 2: Skirmishes Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-29 14:00 - Wilko's Weekly Tony Wilkinson visits The South London Press. Executive Producer Julian Hate Stereo Contributors Tony Wilkinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-30 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-31 14:00 - Bertie and the Seven Bodies Peter Lovesey 's unusual detective, the Prince of Wales, finds his life endangered at a country house party. Dramatised by Geoffrey M Matthews Director Matthew Walters Stereo Contributors Peter Lovesey Dramatised By: Geoffrey M Matthews Director: Matthew Walters Bertie: Robert Lang Alix: Marcia King Isabella: Susannah Fellows Amelia: Joan Moon Queenie: Siriol Jenkins Jerry: Timothy Carlton Rev Pagel: Terrence Edmond Holdfast: Norman Jones Moira: Auriol Smith Wilfred: Alan Barker Marcus: Kim Wall Claude: Nigel Carrington Sweeney: James Greene Colwell: Fraser Kerr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-01 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Ghost in the Jungle Donald Jonson 's comedy has the unusual setting of a jungle in Papua New Guinea. A survivor of a Second World War operation is ordered to return on an unlikely and hazardous mission. Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Donald Jonson Papua New Director: Matthew Walters. James Waller: John Horsley Pilot: Peter Craze SgtKinamu: Terence Edmond Narrator: Eric Allan Maynard: Eric Allan Muriel: Gudrun Ure Capt Stacey: Keith Drinkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-02 14:00 - Who Sings The Hero? Six stories of individual or group heroism. 3: The Man Who Came Back Many stories of wartime heroism have become legendary, but the men who manned The Shetland Bus were very special. Matthew Solon retells the story of the Norwegians who braved the North Sea during the Second World War. Narrator John Rowe. Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Matthew Solon Narrator: John Rowe. Director: Martin Jenkins. David Howarth: Keith Drinkel Ok Grotle: Eric Allan LeifLarsen: Ralf Beck ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-03 14:00 - What Became of Peter Wish? Frederick Bradnum 's speculation as to what might have happened to a young man who disappeared on the afternoon of 11 October 1919. Director Jane Morgan Stereo Contributors Frederick Bradnum Director: Jane Morgan Writer: John Webb Peter Wish: Neil Roberts Lydia Sainte-Helene: Melinda Walker Jack Wish: Keith Drinkel Inspector Dragger: Richard Tate Roger: Jonathan Donne Rachel: Alison Reid Earl of X: Terence Edmond King: Gordon Reid Queen: Joanna Wake Alex Plantagenet-Finn: David Learner Fawcett: Philip Sully Foreign Secretary: David Sinclair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-04 14:00 - Classic Serial Miss Marjoribanks 3: Lucilla's Luck Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-05 14:00 - Wilko's Weekly In the last of six reports on the regional press, Tony Wilkinson visits the Lake District. August Bank Holiday Monday .......... a body has been found floating on Coniston Water, but the local paper, The Westmorland Gazette, has little interest in the death of tourists. It is preoccupied with agricultural shows, the celebration of its founder, the poet William Wordsworth , and the progress of its own trailhound - The Gazzer. Executive producer Julian Hale Stereo Contributors Tony Wilkinson William Wordsworth Producer .......... Julian Hale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-06 BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-07 14:00 - The Kingfisher A comedy by William Douglas Home. Starring Wendy Hiller as Evelyn, Michael Hordern as Sir Cecil and Robert Eddison as Hawkins. When Cecil kissed Evelyn under a beech tree 50 years ago, his impulsiveness frightened her away. Now, under that same tree half a century later, they are to meet again. Director Graham Gauld. Stereo (First broadcast in 1985) Contributors Comedy By: William Douglas Home. Wendy Hiller Michael Hordern Robert Eddison Director: Graham Gauld. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-08 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre In Another Life In Robert Stuart Tyler 's thriller a young man under hypnosis says he was treated by Sigmund Freud in a previous life. When another patient makes the same claim, Dr Von Aspe embarks on a fascinating and dangerous journey. Director Adrian Bean. Stereo Contributors Robert Stuart Tyler Sigmund Freud Dr von Aspe Director: Adrian Bean. Von Aspe: William Roberts Tanya: Hetty Baynes Walter: Anthony Taylor Mrs Hayes: Elizabeth Kelly Otto: Brett Usher Dr Unger: John Church Helen: Siriol Jenkins Patient: Matthew Sim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-09 14:00 - Who Sings the Hero? Six stories of individual or group heroism. 4: A Misfortune at Seaham Mining disasters produce many heroes. Graeme Fife recounts the story of the Seaham Colliery explosion in Seaham, Durham, in 1880. Director Martin Jenkins. Stereo Contributors Director: Martin Jenkins. Burt: Nigel Anthony Cummings: Tim Stone Drainer: Tim Stone Fifel Wright: Geoffrey Andrews Fletcher: Paul Copley Hindson: Peter Gunn Mrs Hindson: Siriol Jenkins Marley: Geoff Lawson Hutchinson: Geoff Lawson Riley: Michael Cuckson Robson: David Learner Jones: David Learner Stratton: John Fleming Dixon: John Hollis Harrison: John Hollis Mrs Dixon: Margaret Heery Mrs Lawson: Margaret Heery Mrs Stokoe: Sheila Tait Young boy: Christopher Whittaker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-10 14:00 - The Dream Maker A comedy by Alex Shearer. Stuart and his widowed mother live in a Devonshire village, lost in time. A stranger appears, claiming to be able to dream the future. Director Andy Jordan. Stereo Contributors Comedy By: Alex Shearer. Director: Andy Jordan. Stuart Bullen: Andrew Howard The Professor: Bill Paterson Rosa Bullen: Tina Gray Mikey Moors: James Lailey Mrs Hallett: Andrea Gascoigne Farmer Boulding: John Surman Billy McCrystal: Rio Fanning Harry Monroe: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-11 14:00 - Classic Serial Miss Marjoribanks 4: The Battle Lost and Won Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-14 14:00 - Means Test Man Walter Brierley 's story of unemployment in the 30s. Dramatised by Charles Ryder Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors Walter Brierley Dramatised By: Charles Ryder Director: Tony Cliff. Jack: Christian Rodska Jane: Joan Walker John: Judy Bennett Ben: Christopher Wilkinson Jinks: Malcolm Raeburn Mrs Cook: Lorraine Peters Mrs Cullen: Christine Cox Bus Conductor: Keith Clifford Mr Cook: Gerry Kersey Club Secretary: Richard Cole Means Test Man: Robin Polley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-15 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Food of Love Joanne Maguire's play takes a light-hearted look at the problems of dieting. Does Donny love food more than Rick and will her size come betweem them? Director Sue Wilson. Stereo Contributors Director: Sue Wilson. Donny: Jenny Funnell Rick: Peter MacQueen Stellal Waitress: Melinda Walker Elaine: Joanna Wake Marion Waitress: Lois Burgess Barbara: Theresa Streatfeild ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-16 14:00 - Who Sings The Hero? Six stories of heroism. 5: A Righteous Gentile In 1938, Gertrude Wijsmuller defied Adolf Eichmann , securing permission to take hundreds of Jewish children out of Vienna. Barry Turner and Harry Towb recount the story of this virtuallv unknown Dutch heroine. Director Eoin O'Callaghan. Stereo Contributors Gertrude Wijsmuller Adolf Eichmann Harry Towb Director: Eoin O'Callaghan. Gertrude Wijsmuller: Sarah Badel Moshe Landau: Harry Towb Adolf Eichmann: Jonathan Tafler Norman Benlivich: Matthew Morgan Fred Dunstan: Nicholas Murchie The Dutch Consul: John Webb Radio Interviewer: Ann Windsor Mrs Goldberg: Joanna Wake Mr Wijsmuller: Eric Allan Young girl refugee: Sian Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-17 14:00 - Some Kind of Justice by Derrick Geer. A series of arson attacks on Welsh holiday cottages seems easy to explain till a body turns up and Pryce and Rees are taken off the case. Director Alison Hindell. Stereo Contributors Derrick Geer. Director: Alison Hindell. Pryce: Sion Probert Rees: Philip Howe Or Jones: Ella Hood Willis: Howell Evans Mary: Julie Higginson Richard: John Gannon Lewis: Terry Victor Eaglesham: Steve Botcher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-18 14:00 - Classic Serial Pere Goriot Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-21 14:00 - The Angel of Rome Alessandro Moreschi was the last castrato and died in Rome in 1922. He sang as a soloist in the Vatican Choir and at all the state functions. Neville Watchurst's play uncovers the triumph and the sadness of this short and unusual career. Choir boys Jonathan Rudoe and Daniel Ison Director Sue Wilson. Stereo Contributors Alessandro Moreschi Jonathan Rudoe Daniel Ison Director .......... Sue Wilson. Alessandro Moreschi .......... John Duttine Alessandro (boy) .......... Susan Sheridan Countess Sforza .......... Susan Sheridan Rosati .......... Ian Hogg Mustafa .......... David Monico Fabrizzio Moreschi .......... Terence Edmond Rosa Moreschi .......... Anna-Juliana Clare Sebastianelli .......... John Fleming Count Gondolfi .......... Peter Penry Jones Mr Derby .......... Peter Penry Jones Fr Ettore .......... Norman Jones HabÃƒÂ¶ck .......... Norman Jones Dr Ferretto .......... Andrew Wincott Perosi .......... Andrew Wincott Tordoni .......... Matthew Sim Mazzini .......... Richard Pearce Enzo Tordoni .......... Richard Pearce Aldovari .......... Neil Roberts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-22 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Answering Back by Connal Orton. Trevor's wife has left him but, to the world, he smiles. His friends Alan and Jan help to take care of him. But when Trevor projects his anger onto Jan, things take a nasty twist. Director Andy Jordan. Stereo Contributors Connal Orton. Director: Andy Jordan. Trevor: Henry Goodman Alan: Christopher Ryan Jan: Melinda Walker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-23 14:00 - Who Sings The Hero? The last of six stories of heroism. Saving of the Saluto In 1911, the crew of the Newlyn lifeboat undertook a rescue which is still remembered as an act of extreme courage. Melville Jones recounts the story of the saving of the Saluto. Narrated by Keith Drinkel and Siriol Jenkins. Director Gerry Jones. Stereo Contributors Keith Drinkel Director: Gerry Jones. Thomas Vingoe: Raiph Arliss Mrs Vingoe: Dione Inman Pascoe: Matthew Morgan Breck: Jonathan Tafler Olsen: Eric Allan Tom: Peter Gunn Murphy: Roger Winslet Mrs Klish: Annette Holland Mrs Harvey: Ruth James The Editor: Jonathan Adams Old Fisherman: Peter Porteous Young Kliski: Julian Rhind-Tutt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-24 14:00 - Dealing with Clair by Martin Crimp. For Mike and Liz, selling their London home is an irksome business. When James, the perfect buyer, is interested in the house their problems seem solved. But for young estate agent Clair the problems are only beginning and the nightmare starts. Director Hilary Norrish. Stereo Contributors Martin Crimp. Director: Hilary Norrish. Clair: Karen Ascoe James: Bob Peck Liz: Julia Hills Mike: Michael Maloney Anna: Emma Gregory Toby: Jonathan Cullen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-25 14:00 - Classic Serial Pere Goriot 2: The Spur Stereo Contributors Pere Goriot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-28 14:00 - Totally Gutted By Alick Rowe. A local football team is faced with its bizarre new management a one-legged, middle-aged goalkeeper and a young hairdresser. Director Richard Wortley Stereo Contributors By: Alick Rowe. Tonuno 'Thomas: _timothy Bateson Cyril Lamb: Geoffrey Mathews 'Shafler'Janis: Terence Edmond ftr Denzil Pugh: Stephen Thorne Beth: Tessa Worsley Eunice: Elizabeth Kelly Nudger' Noakes: Norman Jones Tarquin: Richard Pearce Darren Lamb: Paul Downing Christine: Alice Arnold Drew Peacock: Mark Straker Don: Nigel Carrington Geoff: David Bannerman Paul: Stephen Garlick Wayne: Nicholas Gilbrook Keeper: James Simmons Peterham Player: Alan Barker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-29 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Making Do by Tracey Aston. Joyce isn't sure if Howard will be a good boyfriend or not. But he's trying very trying! Director Clive Brill Stereo Contributors Tracey Aston. Joyce: Miranda Richardson Howard: Jim Broadbent Mother: Pauline Letts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-30 14:00 - Mum's the Word by Brian Miller. With Patricia Hodge as Jessica and Maxine Audley as Aunt Herbacia. It is well known that sooner or later all husbands outlive their usefulness. Jessica is bored with hers and takes decisive action. But she and Aunt Herbacia discover that they are part of a world-wide conspiracy of women.... Director Alec Reid. Stereo Contributors Brian Miller. Patricia Hodge Maxine Audley Aunt Herbacia. Aunt Herbacia Director: Alec Reid. Grantham: Gordon Reid Geraldine ,: Mellnda Walker Detective Sergeant: Eric Allen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-01 14:00 - The German Summer A family drama by Ewart Hutton. Helen's teenage son has run away with his 16-year-old girlfriend. Can they be trusted with freedom? Director Jane Dauncey. Stereo Contributors Ewart Hutton. Director: Jane Dauncey. Helen: Alice Arnold TuRoch: John Gannon Betsy: Nicola Goodchild Mark: Mark Pitt Annika: Ruth Jones Mike: Mike Morton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-02 14:00 - Classic Serial Pere Goriot 3: Only Ambition. Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-05 14:00 - Tarra Lengy by Frank White. Billy Leng 's a 13-year-old optimist who's certain he can better himself in wartime Manchester. But he's reckoned without the strains of life on the Home Front. Director Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors Frank White. Billy Leng Director: Tony Cliff. Lengy: Richard Pearce Todger: Michael Turner Todger's Mum: Fay Blockey Mrs Hanson: Kathryn Hunt Mr Hanson: Brian Trueman Mrs Rodgers: Tricia Wilcock Derek Leng: Paul Loughran Betty Leng: Jane Hazelgrove Policeman: David Holt Vicar: Alan Sykes Bandmaster: Phil Hearn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-06 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Byline Gail Linwood died in a fight, aged 15. One journalist, a year after her death, believes there are still elements of her story left untold, ashes to be raked over, and questions to be asked. In Louise Page 's play Bill Paterson is Gavin, the investigative journalist, and Ann Windsor is Mrs Beverley Linwood. Director Marilyn Imrie. Stereo Contributors Gail Linwood Louise Page Bill Paterson Mrs Beverley Director: Marilyn Imrie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-07 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Five further exploits of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's immortal detective. 1 .......... The Crooked Man The regimental honour of the Royal Mallows is at stake when an officer is found dead. Dramatised by Bert Coules Violinist Leonard Friedman Director Patrick Rayner. Stereo 0 POSTCARDS .......... for a set of 11 Holmes postcards featuring original Strand Magazine illustrations, send £3.50 (cheques only, payable to British Broadcasting Corporation) to .......... [address removed]. Enclose an A5 sae (with 36p stamp) Contributors Arthur Conan Doyle Dramatised By .......... Bert Coules Violinist .......... Leonard Friedman Director .......... Patrick Rayner. Sherlock Holmes Postcards. Holmes .......... Cllve Merrison Dr Watson .......... Michael Williams Henry Wood .......... Brian Blessed Maj Murphy .......... James Greene Col Barclay .......... Terence Edmond Nancy Barclay .......... Ann Windsor Anne Morrison .......... Christabelle Dilks Jane .......... Joanna Myers Peter .......... Nigel Carrington Barman .......... Andrew Wincott Rebel .......... Amerjit Deu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-08 14:00 - Travel Over Spanish Sighs Foreign travel on the cheap can be a strain, as Val and Trev discover in Douglas Esson 's fraught comedy. Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Douglas Esson Director: Matthew Walters. Val: Melanie Hudson Trev: Matthew Morgan Guilhume: Gregory de Polnay Sane driver: Arturo Venegas Crazy driver: John Moreno Woman clerk: Kate Binchy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-09 14:00 - Classic Serial Pere Goriot 4: Falls on the Other, Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-12 14:00 - Something Like a Miracle by Gerry Huxham. In 1921 a Labour council was voted in for the first time in the poverty-stricken borough of Poplar. They decided to break the law in order to help their voters. Director Janet Whitaker. Stereo Contributors Gerry Huxham. Director .......... Janet Whitaker. George Lambury .......... John Church Sam March .......... Keith Drinkel Walter Green .......... Eric Allan Chas Chandler .......... Ronald Herdman George Cressall .......... Terence Edmond Edgar Lansbury .......... Mark Straker Minnie Lansbury .......... Joanna Myers Susan Lawrence .......... Joanna Wake Nellie Cressall .......... Theresa Streatfeild Bessie Lansbury .......... Gudrun Ure Lou Chandler .......... Ann Windsor Virginia .......... Siriol Jenkins Bill Thompson .......... Neil Roberts JP SkeggS .......... Matthew Sim Sir Alfred Mond .......... Brett Usher Lloyd George .......... Peter Penry Jones Edward Shortt .......... Andrew Wincott Herbert Morrison .......... Jonathan Adams William Gentry .......... Nicholas Murchie Governor ofBrixton Prison .......... John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-13 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Great Orange Outing by Sony Comedy Award winner Alick Rowe. An innocent small girl prays that certain people should wake up with orange ears.... Narrator Melinda Walker. Director Shaun MacLoughlin. Stereo Contributors Alick Rowe. Narrator: Melinda Walker. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin. James: Christian Rodska Paul: Tony Robinson Jill: Carole Jahme PC Davison: Cornelius Garrett Jane: Laura Hawkridge Col Fisher: John Abineri Jason: Dave Fishley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-14 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Five further exploits of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's immortal detective. 2: The Resident Patient Mr Blessington has settled young Dr Trevelyan in a good practice, with himself living upstairs. All goes well until the arrival of a Russian Count and his son. Dramatised by Peter Ling Violinist Leonard Friedman Director Enyd Williams. Stereo Contributors Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Mr Blessington Dramatised By: Peter Ling Violinist: Leonard Friedman Director: Enyd Williams. Sherlock Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Dr Trevelyan: Clarence Smith Alfred Blessington: Robert Lang Count Orlovshy: David Kossoff Stefan Orhvsky: George Winter Inspector Lanner: Eric Allan Maria: Adjoa Andoh lady of the Night: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-15 14:00 - The Ridge By Roy MacGregor. Andy is a pacifist. His brother Mark, a soldier in the Gulf, is dead. In their home, rootless Kathy finds the family she never had. Director David Hunter Stereo Contributors By: Roy MacGregor. Director: David Hunter Elizabeth: Barbara Leigh-Hunt Kathy: Adie Allen Jim: Donald Gee Andy: Jonathan Firth Emma: Melanie Hudson Mark: Matthew Morgan Gordon: Gordon Reid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-16 14:00 - Classic Serial The Scarlet Letter Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-19 14:00 - A Frozen Stream Called Wounded Knee by John Pilkington. In 1890, in South Dakota, a dream was shattered. In 1990, Luta confronts the truth about a people who faced extinction. This play recounts their refusal to die out. Music: Stuart Gordon Authentic Lakota music performed by Steve, Maz and Dave Ratty , Dave Giles and Sally Broome Director Andy Jordan. Stereo Contributors John Pilkington. Dave Ratty Dave Giles Sally Broome Director: Andy Jordan. Luta: Kerry Shale Cutter: William Hope Joseph Thunder: Harry Towb Wichasha: Lee Montague Amy Rosen: Shelley Thompson Winona: Laurel Lefkow Policeman 1: John Guerrasio Policeman 2: Jonathan Tafler Youth: Neil Roberts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-20 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Say Something Happened by Alan Bennett. With Thora Hird as Mam, Brian Wilde as Dad, and Imelda Staunton as June. "Old People's Wardens will be appointed to keep track of those who are at risk." "Oh, it's 'at risk', is it? There never used to be that. It's all 'at risk' now. Battered babies, battered wives. Are you sure you won't have a scone?" Director Matthew Walters Stereo Contributors Alan Bennett. Thora Hird Brian Wilde Imelda Staunton Director: Matthew Walters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-21 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Five further exploits of Conan Doyle 's detective. 3: The Greek Interpreter Holmes introduces Watson to his brother, Mycroft, at the Diogenes Club and is put in touch with one of his most sinister cases. Dramatised by Gerry Jones Violinist Leonard Friedman Director Enyd Williams. Stereo Contributors Conan Doyle Dramatised By: Gerry Jones Violinist: Leonard Friedman Director: Enyd Williams. Sherlock Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Mycroft Holmes: John Hartley Mr Melas: Peter Polycarpou Inspector Gregson: Ronald Herdman Mr Latimer: Peter Wickham The Laughing Man: Gordon Reid The Greek Man: Neil Roberts Sophy: Joanna Myers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-22 14:00 - Hot Rubber or Death on the Motorway By John Fletcher The year: 2025. The setting: the 20-lane relief sub-orbital motorway of the ten-lane relief sub-orbital motorway of the M25. Our heroine: Madge. She's rough, she's tough. She is behind the wheel and she has a mission. Producer Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo Contributors By: John Fletcher Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin Madge: Natasha Pyne George: Tom Lawrence Jiggery: Carole Jahme Pokery/Old Woman: Patricia Hayes Shuttle/Demolition man: Brelt Usher Cock/Estate Agent: Chris Harris Reg: Bill Wallis Harry/Riccardo/Gerry: Christian Rodska Perry: David Lerner Annie: Emma Cullimore Lazzie: Laura Hawkridge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-23 14:00 - Classic Serial The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Dramatised in two parts by Greg Snow. 2: The simplest of shapes - the letter "A" - is the portent seen in the sky. There are those who believe it stands for "Angel". Arthur Dimmesdale , the Puritan community's own special angel, is striving to bury a secret deep in his heart, but there is someone who has already discovered it. Stereo Contributors Nathaniel Hawthorne. Greg Snow. Arthur Dimmesdale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-26 14:00 - Companeros In Mike Walker 's play set in Nicaragua, four people meet and decide to make a journey into the heart of the country, but when they happen upon a group of trigger-nervous Contras their nightmare begins. Music: David Chilton and Nick Russell-Pavier . Director Peter King. Stereo Contributors Mike Walker Music: David Chilton Music: Nick Russell-Pavier Director: Peter King. Kyle: Derek Newark Anna: Angharad Rees Richmond: Trevor Nichols Simon: Colin Stinton Tom Burke: Stuart Milligan Commandor Condor: Arturo Venegas Littk Fish: Francisco Morales Manager: Alan Dudley Border Official: Michael Deacon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-27 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Legs That Came In from the Cold by Karoline Leach. Just when you thought it was safe to order a tofu casserole ... This new comedy is based on a true - and wholly incredible - event. Director Nigel Bryant Stereo Contributors Karoline Leach. Director: Nigel Bryant Vic: David Holt Tony: Peter Meakin Lucius: Simon Carter Thistledown: Daniel Strauss His Secretary: Hedli Niklaus Saffron: Kathryn Hunt Ken: Terry Molloy Oovis: Andrew Wincott Simon: Graham Padden Wickham: William Chubb Guard: Jonathan Wyatt Tipman: Jonathan Owen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-28 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Five further exploits of Conan Doyle 's detective. 4: The Naval Treaty Watson's old schoolfriend faces certain ruin if a secret government document cannot be found. Dramatised by David Ashton Violinist Leonard Friedman Director Patrick Rayner. Stereo Contributors Conan Doyle Dramatised By: David Ashton Violinist: Leonard Friedman Director: Patrick Rayner. Holmes: Clive Merrison Dr Watson: Michael Williams Percy Phelps: Patrick Malahide Annie: Joanna Myers Joseph: Stephen Tompkinson Lord Holdhurst: Brett Usher Insp Forbes: David Bannerman Tangey: Norman Jones Miss Tangey: Petra Markham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-29 14:00 - Creative Writing In Martyn Wade 's black comedy, Leonard's redundancy at work and at home (his family are only interested in God) force him to enrol in a creative writing course.... Director Cherry Cookson Stereo Contributors Martyn Wade Leonard: Peter Jeffrey Phyllis: Eva Stuart Dean: David Timson Verity: Vicky Ireland Frank: Alan Dudley Ms Sacofsky: Wendy Murray Timothy: David Gooderson Jane: Jilll Idstone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-30 14:00 - Classic Serial The True Story of Martin Guerre Dramatised in two parts from the trial notes of the 16th-century French judge, Jean de Coras. When Martin Guerre returned home to his Pyrenean village after eight years he was charged with being an impostor. But the trial left many questions unanswered, stereo Contributors Jean de Coras. Martin Guerre ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-02 14:00 - Add Life to Years By Rib Davis. Andrea runs an NHS Health Education Unit team. When a marketing director is appointed to sell community care, Andrea finds her job under threat. Director Philip Martin. Stereo Contributors By: Rib Davis. Director: Philip Martin. Andrea: Moir Leslie Sebaslian: John Dixon Dr Carr: Gerry Hinks Fiona: Patricia Gallimore Geoff: Andy Hockley Brian: Geoff Serle Stephanie: Susan Mansell Tan: David Holt Dr Jones: Terry Molloy John: Alex Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-03 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Onward and Upward Kevin McGee 's play was first broadcast as part of last year's Young Playwrights Festival. The perfect betting scam looks as if it is a "beaten docket" until a late runner changes things. Director Eoin O'Callaghan. Stereo Contributors Upward Kevin McGee Director .......... Eoin O'Callaghan. Eugene .......... Eamonn Hunt Donal .......... Bj Hogg Mrs Cook .......... Grainne McCann Mr Cook .......... Noel McGee Jonathan .......... Robert Patterson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-04 14:00 - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The last of five further exploits of Conan Doyle 's immortal detective. The Final Problem The culmination of his life's work is at hand and Holmes prepares to meet his fate and his greatest adversary. Dramatised by Bert Coules Violinist Leonard Friedman Director Enyd Williams. Stereo 0 POSTCARDS .......... for a set of 11 Sherlock Holmes postcards featuring original Strand Magazine ilustrations, send a cheque for £3.50 (payable to British Broadcasting Corporation) to .......... [address removed] Please Enclose A5 sae (36p stamps). 0 BBC CASSETTES .......... The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Vols I - III) available from retailers. Contributors Conan Doyle Dramatised By .......... Bert Coules Violinist .......... Leonard Friedman Director .......... Enyd Williams. Slwbck Holmes .......... Clive Merrison Dr Watson .......... Michael Williams Professor Moriurty .......... Michael Pennington Colonel Moran .......... Frederick Treves Inspector Patterson .......... Sean Arnold Mrs Collier .......... Ann Windsor Sir George .......... Norman Jones Steiler .......... Terence Edmond Walmsley .......... Alan Barker Jenny .......... Jane Whittenshaw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-05 14:00 - Morris on the Somme Mick Jones 's unusual play blends music, fact and dream to tell the story of the Rowscott Morris , an Oxfordshire Morris side who dance together, enlist together - and find themselves attacking together in the opening days of the Battle of the Somme. Dances performed by the Wheatley Morris Men Music: John Kirkpatrick Director Nigel Bryant. Stereo Contributors Mick Jones Rowscott Morris Music: John Kirkpatrick Director: Nigel Bryant. Harry: Ian Targett Bumper: Richard Avery Ginger: Martin Weedon Jackie: Philip Weaver Tom: Andrew Callaway Wilfrid: Martin Hyder Ma: Charlotte West Oram Granfer: Gerry Hinks Stretcher Bearers: David Holt Stretcher Bearers: Jonathan Wyatt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-06 14:00 - Classic Serial The True Story of Martin Guerre Second of a two-part dramatisation from the trial notes of the 16th-century French judge, Jean de Coras. Stereo Contributors Jean de Coras. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-09 14:00 - The Fight for Barbara D H Lawrence 's comedy, written in 1912, is based on his elopement with Frieda. Robert Wesson and his lover Barbara have fled to Tuscany, where they are pursued by Barbara's family. Barbara is racked with guilt when she meets her unstable husband. Director Michael Fox Stereo Contributors D H Lawrence Robert Wesson: Paul Copley Barbara Tressider: Abigail Bond Lady Charlotte: Delia Corrie Sir William Charlcote: Geoffrey Banks Dr Frederick Tressider: Christopher Ravenscroft ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-10 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Rhino and the Love Pavilion In Donald Jonson 's comedy of colonial life, Lt Cartwright finds himself in as much danger from man-eating ladies as from man-eating lions. Director Matthew Walters Stereo Contributors Donald Jonson Old Cartwright: Richard Vernon Young Cartwright: Robert Portal Sir George: Reginald Marsh Lady Erica: Melinda Walker Beaumont: Philip Anthony Governor: Jonathan Adams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-11 14:00 - Ordination of Women Debate Continued live coverage of the debate and the vote of the Church of England's General Synod on the ordination of women. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-12 14:00 - The Monkey Trap by Martin Worth. A businessman is faced with the choice of leaving the country for a year to save himself a huge tax bill or staying to try and rescue his marriage. Cello played by Gabriel Amherst Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors Martin Worth. Played By: Gabriel Amherst Director: Matthew Walters. Derek: Peter Penry Jones Karen: Federay Holmes Pamela: Melinda Walker Anna/Sarah: Oona Beeson Philip: Richard Pearce Murray/Keith: Keith Drinkel Dave/Lt Trench: Julian Rhind-Tutt Clare: Kate Binchy Joy/Mrs Robins: Geraldine Fitzgerald Sgtl Mr Robins: John Fleming Mrs Stevens: Barbara Atkinson Mr Higgs: Jonathan Adams Mrs Higgs: Jill Graham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-13 14:00 - Classic Serial The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov 's masterly novel, dramatised in four parts. I: Jesus and the Critic Stereo Contributors Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-16 14:00 - Puss in Boots This second play in the short season of Angela Carter 's work is a strictly adult version of the well-known nursery story. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo (First broadcast in 1982) Contributors Angela Carter Director: Glyn Dearman. Puss: Andrew Sachs Hero: Mick Ford Heroine: Jill Udstone The Hag: Doris Hare Pantaleone: Alan Melville Tabs: Frances Jeater Undertaker: Stephen Thorne Gambler: Peter Arne atom's Wife: Madi Head ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-17 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre The Faithful Frank once dreamed of creating gleaming towers that would change the face of Irish architecture. In James Bourke 's new play he plans his revenge. Director Claire Grove Stereo Contributors James Bourke Frank: Billy Boyle Grandfather: Norman Rodway Paul: Kilian McKenna Dermot: Rio Fanning Mary: Kate Binchy Mayor: Keith Drinkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-18 14:00 - The Psychedelic Spy A thriller in five parts by Andrew Rissik , set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies. With James Aubrey as Billy Hindle , Gerald Harper as Sir Richard Snark and Lisa Rowe-Beddoe as Marianne. 1: Running Scared Hindle has given up killing. Then Snark turns up. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo Contributors Andrew Rissik James Aubrey Billy Hindle Gerald Harper Sir Richard Snark Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Director: Glyn Dearman. Mr Mason: Paul Downing Mr Prendergast: Malcolm Gerard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-19 14:00 - The Company of Wolves To end the series of plays by Angela Carter , a macabre re-working of Little Red Riding Hood. Storytelkr JOHN WESTBROOK With Peter Baldwin , Eve Karpf, Elizabeth Rider , Jeremy Booker , Emma Kate Davies Director Glyn Dearman Stereo (First broadcast 1980) Contributors Angela Carter Storytelkr John Westbrook Peter Baldwin Elizabeth Rider Jeremy Booker Emma Kate Davies Director: Glyn Dearman Red Hood: Elizabeth Proud The Werewolf: Michael Williams Granny: Katherine Parr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-20 14:00 - Classic Serial The Master and Margarita 2 .......... The Magic Theatre Stereo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-23 14:00 - However Al Hunter 's comedy of love and war is set in the Russo-Japanese war. Andrei's job is to write reports about fictional successes from the front. When these are believed at home, he accidentally becomes a hero overnight. Director Adrian Bean Stereo Contributors Al Hunter Director: Adrian Bean Andrei: John Gordon Sinclair Czar: Willie Rushton Princess Elisaveta: Alison Dowling Piotr: Graham Seed Trigorin: David Richard-Fox Yeltsin: Timothy Carlton Lady Karenina: Avril Clark Brezhnev: Timothy Bateson Kosygin: Shaun Prendergast Gorbachev: Shaun Prendergast Andropov: Norman Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-24 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Just Another Case by Richard Dixon. The girl is innocent. She didn't steal L200. But it would be simpler if she pleaded guilty. Director Glyn Dearman Stereo Contributors Richard Dixon. Director: Glyn Dearman Girl: Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Defence Counsel: John Rye Prosecution: Eric Allan Judge: John Moffatt Policeman: Matthew Morgan Solicitor: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-25 14:00 - The Psychedelic Spy A thriller in five parts by Andrew Rissik. With , Lightbom, Snark, and 2 .......... Mondays Are Hell Hindle has not only given up killing, he has also had to give up Marianne. Director Glyn Dearman Stereo Contributors Andrew Rissik. Director .......... Glyn Dearman Billy Hindle .......... James Aubrey Tara .......... Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn .......... Charles Gray Sir Richard .......... Gerald Harper Maurice Browning .......... Robert Eddison Marianne .......... Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Stella Goltbng .......... Tara Dominick Hugo Bailey .......... Nigel Carrington Duncan Taylor .......... Fraser Kerr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-26 14:00 - Fragments in a Vulgar Tongue by David Zane Mairowitz. Recorded on location in Avignon, Provence and Islington, London, this is the story of an obsessive man. His marriage is on the rocks, his obsession is for Petrarch, the medieval scholar and poet who fantasised about a girl called Laura. Petrarch sonnet read in Italian by Luciana Castellucci Director Richard Wortley. Stereo Contributors David Zane Mairowitz. Luciana Castellucci Director: Richard Wortley. D: Struan Rodger dotllde: Carolle Rousseau Annie: Annie Legault Tutor: Geoffrey Matthews Cardinal: Geoffrey Matthews Judge: Geoffrey Matthews Tour Guide: Geoffrey Matthews Shrink: Geoffrey Matthews ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-27 14:00 - Classic Serial The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov 's satire on 1930s Russia, dramatised in four parts. With ; and 3: The Devil Entertains Margarita takes to the air, the Master's novel reveals the guilt of Pontius Pilate , and Professor Woland's magic act astonishes the Variety Theatre audience! Stereo Contributors Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov Pontius Pilate Woland: Daniel Massey the Master: Michael Maloney Margarita: Geraldine James ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-30 14:00 - The Silver King The classic melodrama by Henry Arthur Jones. John Duttine plays Wilfred Denver , brought to his ruin by drinking and gambling, and Frances Barber his devoted and faithful wife, Nelly. Music by Trevor Allan Adapted and directed by Adrian Bean. Stereo Contributors Henry Arthur Jones. John Duttine Wilfred Denver Frances Barber Music By .......... Trevor Allan Director .......... Adrian Bean. Jaikes, the Denvers' servant .......... Frank Middlemass Skinner, a burglar .......... Peter Jeffrey Geoffrey Ware .......... Nigel Anthony Baxter, a detective .......... Ian Hogg Corkett, Ware's clerk .......... Jonathan Moore Eliah Coombe, a Fence .......... John Hollis Cripps, a safecracker .......... Brian Miller TubbslGaffer Pottle .......... Norman Jones Mrs LeakerjMrs Gammage .......... Ann Windsor Tabitha Durden .......... Irene Sutcliffe Susy, a barmaid .......... Adjoa Andoh Olive Skinner .......... Auriol Smith Cissy/Ned .......... Jane Whittenshaw Selwyn/Teddy/Newsboy .......... Matthew Sim Mr Parkyn .......... John Church Brownson/Servant .......... Nigel Carrington Bilcher/Inspector/Cabby .......... Peter Penry Jones Binksi Second detective .......... Fraser Kerr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-01 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Accidental Murder by Frank McCormick. To lose one wife may be bad luck, but to nearly lose two in quick succession may be more than an accident.... Director Shaun MacLoughlin Stereo Contributors Frank McCormick. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Arnold: Christian Rodska Kawalski: Bill Wallis TipsfMonique: Carole Jahme Candy: Margaret Robertson Jasper: Ed Bishop Jos: Jonathan Tafler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-02 14:00 - The Psychedelic Spy A thriller in five parts by Andrew Rissik. 3: Plastic Assasin Hindle is alone on Temptation Island. His brief: to kill Jack Lightbom 's wife. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo Contributors Andrew Rissik. Assasin Hindle Jack Lightbom Director: Glyn Dearman. Billy Hindle: James Aubrey Tara Lightborn: Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn: Charles Gray Marianne: Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Larry Cosgrave: Michael Cochrane Alex Linstrom: Ed Bishop Manola: Ben Onwukwe Engineer: Paul Rosebury ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-03 14:00 - A Rainbow in the Night By RJ Gallagher. Paris, 1837. "The blind need to be liberated by one of their own. They need the inspiration, the self-respect. They don't need the truth." Was Louis Braille right to hide the truth in the name of duty? Pianist Tim Riley Director Alison Hindell. Stereo Contributors Pianist: Tim Riley Director: Alison Hindell. Celine Barbier: Suzanne Burden Louis Braille: Simon Harris Charles Barbier: James Greene Father Martignac: James Frank Benson Young Braille: Spike Hood General: Robert Page Girl: Alix Burgin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-04 14:00 - Classic Serial The Master and Margarita The final part of Mikhail Bulgakov 's novel. The Fifth Dimension The dead rise to greet Queen Margarita at the Ball of the Spring Moon. But will she save her beloved Master? The devilish tale concludes. Stereo Contributors Mikhail Bulgakov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-07 14:00 - Stardust by Roger Stennett. On 15 December 1945, the aircraft carrying Glenn Miller to Paris disappeared and a unique period in musical history came to an abrupt end. Since the Normandy Invasion, Miller's American Band of the AEF had travelled the length and breadth of the country, playing at airbases, hospitals and on the radio. Music played by Alan Ellis , Donovan Carpenter and Hank Starrs Producer Adrian Bean. Stereo Contributors Roger Stennett. Glenn Miller Played By .......... Alan Ellis Played By .......... Donovan Carpenter Played By .......... Hank Starrs Producer .......... Adrian Bean. Major Glenn Miller .......... Ed Bishop Lieutenant Don Haynes .......... William Roberts Staff Sgt Elmer Perry .......... Kerry Shale Lieutenant Bob Duke Freeman .......... Stephen Hoye Lt Col Norman Baesselt .......... David Healy Helen Miller .......... Shelley Thompson TI Sgt Ray McKinley .......... Christopher Ryan Sgt Paul Dudley .......... Matthew Morgan Sgt Johnny Desmond .......... Adam Henderson Staff Sgt Herman Trigger Alpert .......... Neil Roberts Staff Sgt Mel PoweU .......... Jonathan Tafler Maurice Goreham .......... Peter Penry Jones Cecil Madden .......... Nicholas Murchie Josie .......... Alison Reid Jack Bishop .......... Vincent Marzello Franco Minelli .......... Mark Straker Jesus Mendoza .......... Peter Gunn Henry Drew .......... Clive Hill Eugene Roach .......... "terence Edmond Waitress .......... Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-08 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Big Boys Don't Cry by David Bowker. The New Age will never be the same after Maurice, a plain-speaking butcher from Buxton, joins a Men's Encounter Group in the mistaken belief that "Action Men" means ping-pong and rock climbing. Director Philip Martin Stereo Contributors David Bowker. Maurice: Terry Molloy Michael: Graham Padden Gordon: Rob Swinton Alec: David Holt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-09 14:00 - The Psychedelic Spy A thriller in five parts by Andrew Rissik. 4: Orange Juice and Sugar Instead of murdering Tara, Hindle has made love to her. Jack is dying of cancer and Hindle has no taste for more killing. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo Contributors Andrew Rissik. Director: Glyn Dearman. Billy Hindle: James Aubrey Tara Lightbom: Joanna Lumley Jack Ughtborn: Charles Gray Marianne: Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Alex Lindstrom: Ed Bishop Duncan Taylor: Fraser Kerr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-10 14:00 - The High Cost of Travel In Eric MacDonald 's play a middle-aged man's visit to his grandmother in hospital conjures up the mosaic of his life and loves. Director Stewart Conn Stereo Contributors Eric MacDonald Director: Stewart Conn Ian Temple: Crawford Logan Sue: Sarah Collier Grandmother: Sheila Donald Woman: Kay Gallie Nurse: Alyxis Daly Moira: Biythe Duff John: Ronnie McCann Soldier: Simon McCallum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-11 14:00 - Classic Serial The Wrong Box The first of two stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. A comedy of misunderstandings in which a stubborn corpse refuses to take it lying down. Stereo Contributors Stories By .......... Robert Louis Stevenson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-14 14:00 - Black Bartlemy's Treasure Jeffery Farnol 's swashbuckling novel of pirates, vengeance, love and death, set in England and on a desert island, in an action-packed dramatisation. Dramatised by Michael Bartlett Director Glyn Dearman Stereo Contributors Jeffery Farnol Dramatised By: Michael Bartlett Director: Glyn Dearman Martin Conisby: Steven Pacey Joan Brandon: Julia Swift Adam Penfeallier: Sean Barrett Black Bartlemy: Sean Arnold Tressady: Ronald Herdman Smiler: Colin McFarlane Joel: Fraser Kerr Abner Mings: Mark Straker Sir Rupert: Andrew Wincott Marjorie: Theresa Streatfeild ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-15 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Eavesdropping by David Cregan. Simon, a radio drama producer, accidentally eavesdrops on his actor friends and learns what they really think of him. Director Shaun MacLoughlin. Stereo Contributors David Cregan. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin. Simon: Nigel Anthony Judy: Melinda Walker Fay: Joanna Wake Hugh: Bill Wallis Harry: Christian Rodska ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-16 14:00 - The Psychedelic Spy Concluding the thriller by Andrew Rissik. 5: Everyone's Been Burned Marianne has been shot. Hindle is going to put Jack down forever - but nothing is as it seems. Director Glyn Dearman. Stereo Contributors Andrew Rissik. Director: Glyn Dearman. Billy Hindle: James Aubrey Tara Lightborn: Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn: Charles Gray Sir Richard Snark: Gerald Harper Maurice Browning: Robert Eddison Marianne: Lisa Rowe Beddoe Jill Vardy: Jane Whittenshaw Interrogator: Brian Miller Qech Defector: David Bannerman Code Room Girl: Elizabeth Mansfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-17 14:00 - Closed to Visitors by Dawn Lowe-Watson . Reedbeck Hall was once an artists' colony, now it is run as a museum. One afternoon, when the Hall is closed, a young man turns up asking to be shown around. The curator, Sally, is apprehensive but he is very persuasive. Sally lives to regret her decision.... Director Cherry Cookson. Stereo Contributors Dawn Lowe-Watson Reedbeck Hall Director: Cherry Cookson. Sally: Deborah Findlay Frank: John Duttine Crispin: Jill Lidstone Pat: Ann Windsor Policemen: Steve Hodson Policemen,: John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-18 14:00 - Classic Serial The Suicide Club The second of two stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. In this melodrama, the gallant Prince Florizel of Bohemia swears vengeance on an evil gaming establishment. Stereo Contributors Stories By: Robert Louis Stevenson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-21 14:00 - Crisp and Even Brightly by Alick Rowe. What is the true story behind Good King Wenceslas? Director Shaun MacLoughlin. Stereo Contributors Alick Rowe. Director: Shaun MacLoughlin. Good King Wenceslas: Timothy West The Page: James Holland Queen Grandmother: June Barrie Sigmund: Christian Rodska Otto: William Eedle Maria: June Tobin Harry the Spy: Michael Tudor Barnes Vlad: David Barnes Tunna: Bill Wallis Gomon: John Baddeley Woman Inside: Polly James Man Inside: Andrew Hilton Ragman: Anthony Jackson Kermit: Michael Deacon Nice Man: Paul Nicholson Synthesizer Player: Andrew Christie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-22 14:00 - Thirty-Minute Theatre Sweet Tooth Richard Griffiths is the Rum Baba in Mel Caiman 's comedy about life and death on the pastry shelf. The on/off love affair between George and Alice is his constant threat. Director Ned Chaillet. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio 3) Contributors Richard Griffiths Mel Caiman Director: Ned Chaillet. George: Denis Lawson Alice: Morag Hood Waitress: Julie Berry Eclair: Melinda Walker Danish: Steven Harrold Strudk: Steve Hodson Almond Slice: Tim Reynolds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-23 14:00 - The Fox at the Manger Wendy Hiller narrates a magical and unusual retelling of the Christmas story by PL Travers, the author of Mary Poppins. Dramatised by Brian Sibley Music: David Hewson Producer Glyn Dearman Director Kay Patrick. Stereo Contributors Wendy Hiller Mary Poppins. Dramatised By: Brian Sibley Music: David Hewson Producer: Glyn Dearman Director: Kay Patrick. Fox: Alec McCowen The Mother: Jenny Howe The Child: Richard Pearce The Ass: Ronald Herdman The Cow: Maxine Audley The Sheep: Danny Schiller The Dove: Danielle Allen Children: Sebastian Brennan Children: Ben Dell Children: Dominic Gerrard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-24 14:00 - The Lintel by Albert Welling. A "perfect" Christmas is interrupted. Director Jane Morgan. Stereo Contributors Albert Welling. Director: Jane Morgan. Howard: Steve Hodson Vicky: Marian Diamond Joseph: Jeremy Spriggs Mary: Federay Holmes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-25 14:00 - Christmas Spirits 2: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Starring Dramatised by Christopher Denys Music: Elizabeth Parker Director Janet Whitaker. Stereo (Third play tomorrow 7.50pm) Contributors Charles Dickens. Dramatised By: Christopher Denys Music: Elizabeth Parker Director: Janet Whitaker. Ebenezer Scrooge: Michael Gough Narrator: Freddie Jones Ghost of Marley: Robert Eddison Scrooge's Nephew: Douglas Hodge Mrs Dilbur: Anna Wing Ghost of Christmas Past: Elizabeth Lindsay Ghost of Christmas Present: Peter Woodthorpe Bob Cratchit: Danny Schiller Mrs Cratchit: Vivian Pickles Mr Fezdwig: Timothy Bateson Mrs Fezawig: Maxine Audley Young Scrooge: Andrew Wincott Scrooge's Niece: Petra Markham Tiny Tim: Hugo Mendez ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-26 14:00 - The Rabbit's Tale Neil Walker tells the story of how the wild rabbit was introduced into Britain centuries ago, the industries it created and the love-hate relationship it inspired among the people who shared its land. Producer Emma Kingsley. Stereo Contributors Neil Walker Producer: Emma Kingsley. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-28 14:00 - Christmas Spirits 4 .......... The Exorcism by Don Taylor. Everything was set for "the great festival of the belly"... Music .......... Herbert Chappell Director Don Taylor. Stereo Contributors Don Taylor. Music .......... Herbert Chappell Director .......... Don Taylor. Rachel .......... Susan Fleetwood Margaret .......... Sara Kestelman Edmund .......... Kenneth Haigh Dan .......... Norman Rodway Newsreader .......... Peter Penry Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-29 14:00 - Christmas Spirits 5: Blithe Spirit Noel Coward 's farce of the spirit world, set in the living-room of the Condomines' house in Kent. Director Glyn Dearman Stereo Contributors Noel Coward Director: Glyn Dearman Charles Condomine: Paul Eddington Ruth Condomine: Julia McKenzie Elvira: Anna Massey Madame Arcati: Peggy Mount Dr Bradford: Richard Pearson Mrs Bradford: Jane Wenham Edith: Jill Lidstone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-30 14:00 - Christmas Spirits 6: Jonas by J C W Brook. Two couples innocently toy with a ouija board, but the board is cursed. Director Ian Cotterell. Stereo (First broadcast in 1975) Contributors Director: Ian Cotterell. Max Brown: Julian Holloway Julie Brown: Anna Cropper Hugo Stevens: John Rye Pat Stevens: Prunella Scales Mohammet Asif: David March ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-31 14:00 - Christmas Spirits 7: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde. Hiram B Otis has bought Canterville Chase - complete with ghost. Piano played by David Dorward Dramatised by Nick McCarty Director Hamish Wilson. Stereo (Final play tomorrow) Contributors Oscar Wilde. Hiram B Otis Played By: David Dorward Dramatised By: Nick McCarty Director: Hamish Wilson. Simon: Edward Petherbridge Mrs Otis: Gwyneth Guthrie Stripes: Eileen McCallum Stars: Mary Riggans Mrs Umney/Lady Kenelm: Rose McBain Lord Canterville/Station Master: Raymond Ross Hiram B Otis: Angus MacInnes Cheshire/Servant: Anthony Cochrane Lord Bilton/Rev Dampier/Policeman: John Buick Virginia: Annemarie Zola Washington: Paul Birchard Anniej/Lady Cheshire: Ali Walton Mary/Lady Sinclair: Pene Herman Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MONDAY PLAY (Back to top) Monday Play - Radio 4 - 1992 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-06 20:00 - The Monday Play The Miser Moliere's comedy stars Michael Hordern as a greedy old skinflint who tries to dash his children's wedding plans and fill the money box he keeps at the bottom of the garden.... Translated by Miles Malleson Director: Peter Kavanagh Harpagon: Michael Hordern Frosine: Eleanor Bron Seigneur Anselm: T P McKenna Elise: Julia Swift Valere: Nicholas Farrell Clotilde: Jonathan Tafler La Flotilde: Shaun Prendergast Jacques: Christopher Godwin Mariane: Elaine Caxton Justice: Peter Woodthorpe Mr Simon: Ronald Herdman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-13 20:00 - The Monday Play Pygmies in the Ruins Radio Theatre 1992 .......... the first of an occasional series of radio plays presented in association with leading theatres. Ron Hutchinson 's play, which opened last November at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, is set simultaneously in Belfast of 1991 and 1871. Harry Washburn is a police "scene-of-the-crime" photographer, for whom 20 years of visual carnage has meant increasing mental instability and a compulsion to uncover the truth behind a murder that occurred 120 years before. Harry Washburn SEAN SCANLAN Boy soprano: Niall Keatley Music: Stephanie Hughes Director .......... Eoin O'Callaghan. DrMulcahy .......... Harry Towb Mrs McAteer .......... Stella McCusker Sergeant Reid .......... John Keegan Nuala Washburn .......... Aine McCartney Ciara McCabe .......... Ali White Sean McCabe .......... Gerard Crossan Shawney .......... Walter McMonagle Committee member .......... Brendan Coyle Mrs McCabe .......... Barbara Adair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-20 20:00 - The Monday Play One-Way Ticket to Palookaville It's late summer, 1990, and for shipyard welder Billy Hamsen it's a memorable one. Billy is a "traditional" working-class "commie", 1. and across the world there are serious changes to a system he has revered all his life. By Michael Chaplin. Billy Hamsen. ... CHRISTIAN RODSKA Director Dave Sheasby. Margaret Hamsen: Val McLane Alexei: Karl Boyd Rosa: Tracey Wilkinson Jack: Rod Arthur Ellis JOHN: Graham Davies Ivanov: Christopher Campbell Dad: Art Davies Jimmy: James Thackwray Gavin: Trevor Todd Harry: Peter Wheeler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-01-27 16:05 - Kaleidoscope Natalie Wheen discusses a new recording of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony conducted by Sian Edwards ; remembers the singing talents of Sandy Denny ; and welcomes actress Frances Barber to the studio. Producer Anthony Denselow Stereo (Revised repeat at 9.30pm) (Frances Barber stars in The Monday Play at 8.00pm) Contributors Natalie Wheen Conducted By .......... Sian Edwards Sandy Denny Frances Barber Producer .......... Anthony Denselow Frances Barber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-03 20:00 - ' The Monday Play Add Life to Years Andrea runs an NHS Health Education Unit team. When a marketing director is appointed to sell community care, Andrea finds her job and beliefs under threat. By Rib Davis. Director: Philip Martin. Andrea: Moir Leslie Sebastian: John Dixon DrCarr: Gerry Hinks Fiona: Patricia Gallimore Geoff: Andy Hockley Brian: Geoff Serle Stephanie: Susan Mansell Tim: David Holt Dr Jones: Terry Molloy John: Alex Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-10 20:00 - The Monday Play Laura Singer Harriet Walter plays Laure, a middle-class French girl forced by her father to marry a peasant much older than herself. David Zane Mairowitz 's lyrical play shows how passionate feeling leads Laure to song rather than argument. Director: Peter Kavanagh. Laure: Harriet Walter Francis: Tp McKenna Cesar: Trevor Peacock Julian: Sean Arnold Madame Barrie: Ann Windsor Armand: Alex Goodman Doctor: Keith Drinkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-17 20:00 - The Monday Play The Birth Machine Zelda's labour is to be induced by a wonderful new machine. As things go wrong, Zelda's imagination takes over. An adaptation by Elizabeth Baines of her own satirical novel. Director - Michael Fox Zelda: Barbara Marten Roland: Robert Ptckavance Prof Quirk: David Fleeshman Mother: Sue Jenkins Father: John Branwell Houseman: Bryan Reynolds Nursing sister: Clare Beck Hilary: Jane Hazelgrove Rick: Mark Chatterton Arleen: Kathryn Hunt Staff nurse: Kay Purcell Child Zelda: Laura Medforth Annie: Natalie Casey Charlie: Robert Curley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-02-24 20:00 - The Monday Play Mary Morgan A serving-girl is tried for murder in 1805. How can her lover lead the jury that condemns her? By Greg Cullen, based on a true story. Director: Jane Dauncey. Mary Morgan: Sarah Michael Walter: Patrick Brennan Wilkins: David Garfield George III: Tony Leader Hardinge: Ric Jerrom Earl: Ivor Roberts Catherine/Bethan: Tessa Gearing Maggie: Pam Hopkins Hefina: Menna Trussler Molly: Manon Edwards Betty: Sian Summers John/Martin: Neil Royston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-02 20:00 - The Monday Play The Key to My Father's House When the Scud missiles of Saddam Hussein start to fall on Jerusalem, George, with an Arab mother and a British father, has to decide where his true loyalties lie. By Leslie Stewart. Director .......... Philip Martin. George .......... Ken Colley Hannah .......... Francesca Brill Jamal .......... Adam Hussein Hani .......... Judy Bennett George's mother .......... Gillian Goodman George'sfather .......... Susan Mansell Gerry .......... Dominic Taylor Dr Subhi .......... Graham Padden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-09 20:00 - The Monday Play A Clergyman's Daughter George Orwell 's novel about the scandal which rocked a small town when, following an encounter with an elderly free thinker, the clergyman's daughter suddenly disappeared. Adapted By: John Peacock Director: Celia de Wolff. Dorothy: Amanda Redman Charles: Hugh Dickson EOen: Marion Diamond Warburton: Glyn Grain Nobby: John Salthouse Flo: Jane Whittenshaw Charlie: David Bannerman Miss Creavy: Frances Jeater Sir Tom: Stephen Thorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-16 20:00 - The Monday Play Fields of Grey, Marching Set in 1916 after the battle of the Somme, this is a dark story of the power of memory and guilt, and of the fear and misuse of the world of the occult. By Mike Walker. Music by Jeremy Taylor. Trumpet Mike Harrison. Director: Marilyn Imrie. Julia: Julia Swift Colin: Robert Glenister Father/Ray: Ian Dury Letty: Elizabeth Kelly Dora: Elizabeth Mansfield Polly: Siriol Jenkins Hotel Qerk/LandJady: Auriol Smith Waitress: Emma Fielding Mrs Rouse: Ann Windsor Mr Rouse: Ronald Heroman Waiter: Clarence Smith Railway clerk: Terence Edmond Mr Pye: John Church ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-03-23 20:00 - The Monday Play Darling Peidi The true story of Edith Thompson who, with Freddy Bywaters , was charged with the murder of her husband Percy in October 1922. By: Shelagh Stephenson. Director: Jeremy Mortimer Edith Thompson: Rachel Joyce Freddy Bywaters: Charles Simpson Percy Thompson: Peter Wight Avis Graydon: Theresa Streatfeild Mr Graydon: Norman Bird Mrs Graydon: Gudrun Ure Rose/Wardress: Siriol Jenkins Elsie Wardress: Joanna Myers Mr Stern: David Learner Henry Curtis-Bennett: Mark Lambert Thomas Inskip: Brett Usher Mr Justice Shearman: Jonathan Adams Clerk/Chaplain: Nicholas Murchie Foreman/Officer: Peter Gunn Prison Governor: Keith Drinkel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-06 20:00 - The Monday Play Hereafter A story about parenthood, death and the art of living, by Jonathan Myerson. Director: Marilyn Imrie Sam: Douglas Hodge Clare: Marcella Riordan Linda: Barbara Leigh Hunt Tanya: Joanna Myers Liz: Gillian Bevan Bert: Stuart McGugan Clare's mother: Maggie Shelvin Nurse: Melanie Hudson Ward sister: Gudrun Ure Vanessa: Theresa Streatfeild Mrs Reddington/SCO nurse: Joanna Wake Eddie Fentiman: Peter Penry Jones Mr Justice Storey: John Church Voice: Sean Arnold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-13 20:00 - The Monday Play The Snatch In Gillian Richmond 's play Kate and Tina are both expecting babies. Complete strangers, their lives will soon be linked and changed forever. Director: Sue Wilson. Kate: Kate Buffery Tina: Siriol Jenkins Nick: Mark Straker Phil: Andy Hockley Sally: Sunny Ormonde Annette: Joanna Wake Paul: John Webb Fay: Jilly Bond Photographer /Newsreader: Keith Drinkel Newscaster: Peter Penry-Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-20 20:00 - The Monday Play Are Friends Electric In Cystic Fibrosis week, Lesley Davies ' play - based on a real case - traces the last few weeks in the life of a 15-year-old boy bravely fighting against this hereditary genetic disease. Director Cherry Cookson Stereo Contributors Lesley Davies Ben: Richard Pearce Ann: Jennie Linden David: John Rowe Gene: Peter Whitman Barry: Mark Straker Rick: David Learner Janice: Joanna Myers Chas: Owen Booth Alex: Siriol Jenkins Hospital Consultant: Peter Penry Jones Family Doctor: Jonathan Adams Claire: Melanie Hudson Policeman: John Webb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-04-27 20:00 - The Monday Play Eden Must Go Martin Worth's play comes from his experiences of going up to Cambridge in 1945, and examines the effect of war on young men. Director: Jane Morgan. Stephen Pym: Charles Simpson Alan Wicks: Keith Drinkel Alister Gray: Andrew Wincott Netoil Hadley: Mark Straker Ivor Rossiter: David Learner Elizabeth Noble: Victoria Carling Dr Noble: Terence Edmond Mrs Noble: Ann Windsor PauIDarcy: Brett Usher Dawkins: Ronald Herdman Ted Baines: Matthew Long Amanda Baines: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-04 20:00 - The Monday Play Rutherford and Son A bullyingTyneside factory owner is locked into conflict with his own children in Githa Sowerby 's 1912 classic stage play. Director: Michael Fox. Rutherford: Bryan Pringle John Rutherford: Nigel Hastings Janet Rutherford: Barbara Marten Richard Rutherford: Dan Maxwell Mary: Melanie Thaw Martin: Martin Oldreld Aunt Ann: Avril Elgar Mrs Henderson: Gillian Goodman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-11 20:00 - The Monday Play A Frozen Stream Called Wounded Knee In 1890 in South Dakota, a dream was shattered. In 1990 Luta confronts the truth about a people who faced extinction. John Pilkington 's play recounts the refusal of the Lakota people to die out. Music: Stuart Gordon Producer: Andy Jordan. Luta: Kerry Shale Cutter: William Hope Joseph Thunder: Harry Towb Wichasha: Lee Montague Amy Rosen: Shelley Thompson Winona: Laurel Lefkow Policeman 1: John Guerrasio Policeman 2: Jonathan Tafler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-18 20:00 - The Monday Play A Cruel Madness dramatised by Colin Thubron from his own novel. A nightmare quest begins when Daniel Pashley sees a white-dressed woman in the grounds of the mental hospital where he teaches. Psychiatrist.....Peter Penry Jones Dram. Colin Thubron Daniel Pashley Peter Penry Director: John Theocharis. Pashley: Robert Glenister Sophia: Harriet Walter McQuitty: Jonathan Adams Nisbet: Keith Drinkel Orgill: David Bannerman Director John Theocharis. Stereo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-05-25 20:00 - The Monday Play Heretics by Alison Leonard. Keith, Gavin and Julie all want to be priests. But Gavin is gay, Maggie's a woman and Keith is attracted to Julie. Director: Jane Dauncey. Maggie: Maggie McCarthy Gavin: Huw Garmon Julie: Manon Edwards Keith: Tony Leader ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-01 20:00 - The Monday Play Unreasonable Behaviour Faced with a political and sexual scandal, an ambitious local councillor finds his marriage and career on the brink of collapse. A new play by Christopher Reason. Director Marilyn Imrie. Alan McAndrew: Russell Dixon Judy Morrison: Siriol Jenkins Steve Malone: Keith Drinkel Joanne Malone: Gillian Bevan Mary Douglas: Melanie Hudson Joanne's solicitor: Theresa Streatfeild Ruth: Joanna Wake Colin Sanders: Peter Gunn Harry Greenwood: Eric Allan Councillor Curtis: John Church Councillor Hunt: Jonathan Adams Alan's solicitor: David Learner Prison officers: Peter Penry Jones Prison officers: Gordon Reid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-08 20:00 - The Monday Play Who Killed Palomino Molero ? Mario Vargas Llosa 's adult crime story, set in Peru in 1954, turns up the underbelly of class and corruption in a communtiy dominated by the military. With John Bull, Gordon Reid , Nicholas Murchie , John Church and Jonathan Adams. Musician Mia Soteriou Translated and dramatised by Bronwen Phizackerly Director Ned Chaillet. Lieutenant Silva: Charles Simpson Sgt. Utuma: Ray Fearon Colonel Mindreau: Steve Hodson Alicia: Melanie Hudson Lieutenant Dufo: Jonathan Tafler Dona Asunta: Linda Marlowe Dona Adriana: Jo Kendall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-15 20:00 - The Monday Play Short the Season Bert Boford refuses to give up his job as Kennel Huntsman despite intense pressure from his family, until his wife steps in to precipitate a crisis for the Hunt. By Mike McGrath. Director Michael Fox Stereo Contributors Bert Boford Kennel Huntsman By: Mike McGrath. Director: Michael Fox Bert Boford: James Laurenson Olive Boford: Ann Rye Hilda Sutton: Charmian May Ted Boford: Colin Kerrigan Devla Flannery: Saskia Downes Flan: James Quinn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-22 20:00 - The Monday Play Taking the Devil's Advice Not many plays can claim to deal with philosophy and the poisoning of a shameless hussy with a blackcurrant tart. Dramatised for radio by Mike Walker from the novel by Anne Fine. Director David Benedictus. Stereo 0 DRAMA .......... page 5 Contributors Mike Walker Novel By .......... Anne Fine. Director .......... David Benedictus. Oliver Rosen .......... Richard O'Callaghan Constance Rosen .......... Jenny Agutter Alasdair Huggett .......... John Church Bonnie Rosen .......... Anna Abrahams Stella Huggett .......... Melanie Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-06-29 20:00 - The Monday Play Exit/Entrance In Aidan Mathews ' play, a middle-aged Charles and Helen are bidding adieu to their world, while next door, their younger selves begin life together. Charles is played by Norman Rodway and Dermot Crowley. Helen, his wife, by Maureen O'Brien and Marcella Riordan. Director Marilyn Imrie. Stereo Contributors Aidan Mathews Played By: Norman Rodway Played By: Dermot Crowley. Maureen O'Brien Marcella Riordan. Director: Marilyn Imrie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-06 19:45 - The Monday Play Going Under A love story set in Stalinist Russia. Two writers discover much about themselves and the system under which they live in Ken Whitmore 's dramatisation of the novel by Lydia Chukovskaya. Director Martin Jenkins Stereo Contributors Ken Whitmore Novel By: Lydia Chukovskaya. Director: Martin Jenkins Nina: Annette Crosbie Bilibin: Graham Crowden Matron: Tessa Worsley Sablin: John Webb Veksler: Cyril Shaps Klokov: Brett Usher Finnish girl: Melanie Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-13 19:45 - The Monday Play Chucky, the Lucky Leprechaun Frank Moore has spent his life as the voice of Chucky, an ill-fated cartoon character. Looking back over his life spent squeaking in a fake Irish accent, he wonders what it all means. James Ellis stars as Frank in this new play by Thomas McLaughlin. Director Pam Brighton. Stereo Contributors Frank Moore James Ellis Play By: Thomas McLaughlin. Director: Pam Brighton. Nurse: Catherine Brennan Hannah: Susan Slot Clark: Lalor Roddy Vladimir: Niall Cusack Delores: Marie Jones Bottle: Thomas McLaughlin Michael: John O'Hara Lola: Brigid Erin Bates Frances: Sarah Jane Gibson Young Frank: Ryan Marshall ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-20 19:45 - The Monday Play Piper At The Gates How do you switch between the hard world of the rig deck and the real world of the house and shopping centre? George Gunn 's first play for radio is set in the North Sea oil industry. Director Hamish Wilson. Stereo Contributors George Gunn Director: Hamish Wilson. Al: John Buick Jane: Eliza Langland Stella: Vari Sylvester Johnno: Neil Shackleton Louis Larsen: Bill Riddoch Jamie: Gilbert Martin Scooter: Mark Coleman Rig Super: Angus MacInnes Tom Grounds: Michael MacKenzie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-07-27 19:45 - The Monday Play Runaway From the age of ten, Gail has been running away ... Michael Wall 's play adapted and revised by Lizzie Slater. Director Peter Kavanagh Stereo Contributors Michael Wall Lizzie Slater. Director: Peter Kavanagh Charles: Jim Carter Gail (aged 10): Rebecca Cullum Gail (aged 18): Charlotte Coleman Gail (aged 45): Maureen O'Brien Marek: Henry Goodman Calderwood: Jonathan Adams Marsh: Jonathan Adams Susan: Melinda Walker Indian man: Peter Gunn Julie: Siriol Jenkins Esther: Siriol Jenkins Rob: Matthew Morgan Sam: Matthew Morgan Ace: Matthew Morgan Sophie: Alison Reid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-03 19:45 - The Monday Play The Blasphemer George Rosie 's play, set in Edinburgh in 1701, about a blasphemy charge brought against Thomas Aitkenhead. Director Stewart Conn. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio Scotland) Contributors George Rosie Thomas Aitkenhead. Meldrum: Allan Sharpe Margaret: Wendy Seager Mungo Craig: Sean Hay Aitkenhead: Stevie Hannan Spence: Lewis Howden Sir James Stewart: Charles Kearney Lord Polwarth: Robin Thomson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-10 19:45 - The Monday Play The New Party In the early 1930s the friendship between Oswald Mosley and Harold Nicolson intensified when the two men joined forces to launch a new political party. But Mosley's extreme views were to jeopardise both their political and personal alliance.... By Martyn Wade. Starring Christopher Cazenove as Harold Nicolson. Director Cherry Cookson. Stereo Contributors Oswald Mosley Harold Nicolson By: Martyn Wade. Christopher Cazenove Harold Nicolson. Director: Cherry Cookson. Oswald Mosley: Roger Allam Vita: Kate Buffery Cimmie: Joanna David Christopher: Alan Barker Beaverbrook: Paul Maxwell Strachey: Brett Usher Cheyney: Eric Allan Young: Charles Millham Salmon: Mark Straker Sarfatti: Ann Windsor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-17 19:45 - The Monday Play Mermaid Sandwich Henry creates children's books featuring Molly the Mermaid. When a real-life woman emerges from the sea, she threatens his relationship with his friend and business partner Mark, who shares his rambling house on the beach. By Phil Willmott. Director Richard Wortley Stereo Contributors By: Phil Willmott. Director: Richard Wortley Henry: Andrew Wlncott Mark: Charles Simpson Caroline: Emma Fielding Sophie: Joanna Myers Storyteller: Tessa Worsley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-24 19:45 - The Monday Play Opening Up "This is not a morbid story. Nobody dies. At least not yet. I'm here to tell you the tale of a patient and his surgeon, the virtuoso of the gastrointestinal unit." By Jeremy Paul. Director Matthew Walters. Stereo Contributors By: Jeremy Paul. Director: Matthew Walters. Roche: Damel Massey Newkwy-Burden: Oliver Ford Davies Francesco: Sasha Paul Heather: Amanda Garwood Hardisty: Gordon Reid Vellacott: Peter Penry Jones Colin: Jonathan Adams Alex: Matthew Morgan Ann: Melinda Walker Moira: Joanna Wake Nina: Michelle Joseph Lucy: Siriol Jenkins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-08-31 19:45 - The Monday Play In The Native State Tom Stoppard 's prizewinning play set in 1930 India and present-day England. With Peggy Ashcroft giving her last dramatic performance as Mrs Swan , and Felicity Kendal who won the 1992 Sony Award for Best Actress as Flora Crewe. Excerpt from Up The Country by Emily Eden. read by Auriol Smith Producer John Tydeman. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio 3) Contributors Tom Stoppard Peggy Ashcroft Mrs Swan Felicity Kendal Emily Eden. Read By: Auriol Smith. Producer: John Tydeman. NimdDas: Sam Dastor Anish Das: Lyndam Gregory The Rajah: Saeed Jaffrey David Durance: Simon Treves Mr Pike: William Hootkins Coomaraswami: Renu Setna The Resident: Brett Usher Nazrul: Amerjit Deu Francis Swan: Mark Straker Nell: Emma Gregory ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-07 19:45 - The Monday Play Allan's Horse Marilyn Morris 's compelling story of a woman fighting with her sister-in-law for her brother's affections. Producer Tony Cliff. Stereo Contributors Marilyn Morris Producer: Tony Cliff. Allan: Richard Pearce Katlieen: Barbara Marten Louise: Brionie Pritchard Robert: Stuart Richman Mr Payne: Peter Rylands Mason: Malcolm Raeburn May Banks: Jane Lowe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-14 19:45 - The Monday Play The Fatherland An adaptation by Murray Watts of his own award-winning stage play. Josh Mabhena was imprisoned for life for anti-apartheid activities and his four children have grown up in Soweto without him. The news of his release both thrills and terrifies them. Music Cleo Dorcas Director Jane Dauncey. Stereo Contributors Murray Watts Josh Mabhena Director: Jane Dauncey. Maki: Natasha Williams Reuben: Geff Francis Fritz: Leo Wringer Lefty: Ewen Cummins Mattea: Cleo Dorcas Peggy: Jeillo Edwards Freddie: Eddie Thengani Zulu: Jabu Mbalo Nlinu: Sibongile Nene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-21 19:45 - The Monday Play Diplomatic Wives By Louise Page. Christine is a "diplomatic wife" - the mainstay of her husband's career. When she is offered a career opportunity of her own she has a hard choice to make. Director Marilyn Imrie. Stereo Contributors By .......... Louise Page. Director .......... Marilyn Imrie. Chris Melbourne .......... Janet Maw John Melbourne .......... James Wilby Libby Webster .......... Maureen O'Brien Kit Melbourne .......... Henry Power ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-09-28 19:45 - The Monday Play A Bit of Berlin Howard Wakeling's play is set in Berlin, a city with a history of deviant sex, violence and bigotry. With the Wall coming down, have things changed or is history repeating itself? Director Janet Whitaker. Stereo Contributors Director: Janet Whitaker. Vic Willis: James Grout Barbara Willis: Rowena Cooper MarkiYoung Vic: Julian Rhind-Tutt janet: Federay Holmes Dieter: Walter Van Dyk Anna: Maggie McCarthy Old Man: Heinz Bernard Bobby: Nicholas Murchie Herbert: David Holt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-05 19:45 - The Monday Play Blossom before Essence by Dave Conway. Itored with traditional labels in the cliche that is "Riot-torn Belfast", Jean and Blossom decide upon a revolution with a difference. Director Eom O'Callaghan. Stereo Contributors Dave Conway. Director: Eom O'Callaghan. Blossom: Helen Trew Jean: Catherine MacK Sinead: Eleanor Methven Daniel: Robert Taylor Bunny: Michael McKnight Wallace: Lalor Roddy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-12 19:45 - The Monday Play My Girl Barrie Keeffe 's comedy about a social worker whose professional caring threatens to destroy his family. With Karl Howman as Sam and Cathy Tyson as his wife Anita. Director Ned Chaillet. Stereo Contributors Barrie Keeffe Karl Howman Cathy Tyson Director .......... Ned Chaillet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-19 19:45 - The Monday Play From Morning Sun Till Dine by Angus Graham Campbell. Chris , the son of wealthy, middle-class Scots, shares a flat in his parents' house with fellow student Paul, a working-class Irishman. Tension mounts between the two when Paul suspects his friend is hiding anorexia. Director: Richard Wortley Chris: Samuel West Paul: Ian Shaw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-10-26 19:45 - The Monday Play Bad Blood by Griselda Gambaro. The 19th-century drawing room of a wealthy family is the setting for this modem Argentinian tragedy of power, fear and perversion. The tyranny of the father is subverted by his daughter Delores, who pursues her love for the hunchback tutor, Raphael. Translated by Marguerite Feitlowitz Music Peter Heyward Violinist: Diane Hamilton Adapted and directed by Kate Rowland. Delores: Alex Kingston Father: Peter Marinker Mother: Marion Bailey Raphael: John Padden Fermin: Kevin O'Donohoe Juan Pedro: Louis Hilyer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-02 19:45 - I The Monday Play The Fatherland by Murray Watts. Josh Mabhena was imprisoned for life for anti-apartheid activities, and his four children have grown up in Soueto without him. Music: Cleo Dorcas Director Jane Dauncey Stereo (Postponed from 14 September) Maki: Natasha Williams Reuben: Geff Francis Fritz: Leo Wringer Lefty: Ewen Cummins Matka: Cleo Dorcas Peggy: Jeillo Edwards Freddie: Eddie Thengani ; Zulu: actor nk (send details if you know) Nunu: Sibongile Nene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-09 19:45 - The Monday Play Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In the golden valleys of California, two itinerant workers struggle to sustain their dream. The story of a friendship put to a terrible test. Dramatised by Penny Leicester Director: Richard Wortley. George: Peter Whitman Lennie: Kerry Shale Candy: Harry Towb Slim: James Aubrey Crooks: Colin McFarlane Curley: Nicholas Murchie Curley's Wife: Roberta Sausville Carlson: David Holt Whit: Matthew Morgan Boss: Eric Allan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-16 19:45 - The Monday Play Larry the Lamb by Peter Thomson. Based on stories by Franz Kafka. When Larry turns up at an audition saying that he's a hunger artist, Johnny Johnson forgets the talking dog and knows that he has struck gold. Larry: Samuel West Johnny Johnson: Barry Foster Mary: Carolyn Backhouse June: Alice Arnold Beeder Barking: James Grout Alphonse: Matthew Sim, With Keith Drinkel , Terence Edmond. Peter Gunn, David Learner , Matthew Morgan. Alison Reid , Theresa Streatfeild , Melinda Walker and John Webb. Director Jane Morgan. Stereo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-23 19:45 - The Monday Play The Colony John Rooney 's play takes place in the west of Ireland, the last unpolluted coastline in Europe. The Germans love it, the locals think they are gaining jobs, but what are they losing? A young man from Belfast, from outside, thinks too much is being lost. Music Neil Martin Director: Pam Brighton. Kurt: Brendan Gleeson Connor: George Shane Helga: Lynn Cahill Tom: Tim Loane Father: Trevor Moore Mother: Marie Jones Hans: Niall Cusack Mary: Linda Wray Clare: Anita Reeves Pat: Gerry McGrath ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-11-30 19:45 - The Monday Play Deborah's Daughter A new play by Pam Gems starring Prunella Scales. A romance played out on the battlefield of third-world politics and first-world interests. Deborah Pedersen , a rich oil widow, visits a North African state to make a donation for development. Colonel Hassan is on the verge of initiating a coup against the old and repressive monarch. In the personal and political chaos that ensues, Deborah finds it hard to know if she is an honoured guest or a hostage. Director Sue Dunderdale Producer .......... Claire Grove. Deborah Pedersen .......... Prunella Scales Steplianie Pedersen .......... Federay Holmes Rhoda Wiggins .......... Elizabeth Spriggs Eric Bellairs .......... Keith Drinkel Hassan Sa'id .......... Raad Rawi Ali Madur/Arabic adviser .......... Adam Hussein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-07 19:45 - The Monday Play Anacaona by Michele Celeste. Anacaona is Queen of the peace-loving Tainos on the island of Haiti, in 1503. She has never known the curse of hatred, until the ! Spanish Army comes looking for gold. Music composed and played by Mia Soteriou Director .......... Michael Fox. Anacaona .......... Mia Soteriou Hugeymota .......... Naomi Wirthner Guaora .......... Dhobi Oparei Old Maid .......... Isabelle Lucas Maid .......... Kay Purcell Ovando .......... Wyllie Longmore Rodrigo .......... James McMartin Diego .......... Malcolm Raeburn Tona .......... Joe Speare ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-14 19:45 - The Monday Play At Sea on Inya Lake In Guy Slater 's play, Ben, now a successful journalist, returns to Burma to search for not just a story but his past. Thirty years ago Ben was 18 and left Burma and Sally, his first love, when they were forced apart by the revolution. Music: Anthea Gomez Director: Sue Wilson. Ben: Ralph Fiennes Saly Win Mawg: Samantha Bond Ted: Philip Anthony AnnajSanda: Jill Graham Philip: Kenneth Gilbert SimonlBa Tan: David Holt Tin Oo/Driver: Richard Rees Min Sein/Narrator: John Webb Ko Kyin/Officer: Kwong Loke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio 4 - 1992-12-21 19:45 - The Monday Play Gondal. with Diana Quick and Janet Maw. Martyn Wade 's play about Emily Bronte parallels her life at Haworth with a reconstruction of Gondal, her fantasy world set on a Pacific island, from which the ideas for Wuthering Heights evolved. With John Webb , Jillie Meers and Siriol Jenkins Music by Elizabeth Parker Director: Cherry Cookson. Augusta: Diana Quick Emily: Janet Maw Lord Eldred: John Rowe Fernando: Nathaniel Parker Alfred: Clive Francis Tabitha: Linda Polan Angelica: Moir Leslie Alexander/Douglas: David Thorpe Pany/Julius: Keith Drinkel Young Emily: Annabel Lanyon Gerald: Eric Allan Young Charlotte/ Young Augusta: Bernadette Windsor Young Branwell: Jill Lidstone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to top
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