BBC Radio Plays, radio 4, 1996

General notes: The BBC's listings on this page are from the BBC's Genome project, which is constructed from scans of Radio Times using OCR. The version of Genome currently online is far from complete, and it contains reading errors, so this is my 'digest', compiled and corrected by hand, of the drama entries broadcast in the afternoons, including weekends. The list is now complete.

Nigel Deacon.

1 Jan 96:The Death of Ivan llyich
Anton Lesser stars in Leo Tolstoy's tale. Dramatised by Nicholas Mclnemy. With Anton Lesser, Ivor Roberts and Julie Higginson. Pianist Tim Riley. Producer Alison Hindell. Rpt. Gerassim .......Jack James, Praskovya ...... Dinah Stabb, Schwartz ...... Ric Jerrom, Piotrlvanovich ...... Dominic Letts.

2 Jan 96:Thirty Minute Theatre: The Priest Hole
In Alun Owen 's last play, a stately house on the outskirts of Liverpool is the place to discover that a rainbow isn'tjust beautiful - it's also lucky. Producer: Enyd Williams, Davies: John Hartley, The Voice: Caroune Strong, Mrs Glover: Paula Jacobs.

3 Jan 96: Overheard
In Tony McHale 's thriller, Abbie is worried by what she overhears of her husband's phone conversations. With Tara Dominick , Ian Masters , Jilly Bond , Peter Yapp and Don McCorkindale Producer: Matthew Walters. Rpt. Abbie: Annabel Mullion, Patrick: David Antrobus.

4 Jan 96: Late in the Day
By Moya O'Shea. Since moving to their retirement home in Shell Cove, Western Australia, Myra has felt redundant, but then a call goes out on the radio to help with the rescue of a number of stranded whales. With Federay Holmes , Dominic Letts. Trevor Gare, Juliet Prew, Daniel O'Grady and Becky Hindley. Producer Tracey Neale. Myra: Lyn Ashley, Dan: John Turnbull, Tony: Stefan Dennis, Jeannie: Julie Balloo.

5 Jan 96:The Classic Serial: The Barchester Chronicles
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

6 Jan 96: Saturday Playhouse: Kind Hearts and Coronets
Adapted for radio by Gilbert Travers Thomas from the Eating Comedy screenplay by Robert Hamer and John Dighton. With Michael Kitchen as Louis Mazzini and Harry Enfield as the D'Ascoyne family. with Zulema Dene, Geoffrey Whitehead , David Timson , Jonathan Keeble , Ross Livingstone , John Hartley , Tracy Wiles , Jane Whittenshaw. Roger May, David Collings and Stephen Critchlow. Music by Barrington Pheloung. Producer: Andy Jordan.

7 Jan 96: The Classic Serial- The Barchester Chronicles
Barchester Towers: The second in a series of dramatisations of all six of Anthony Trollope 's Barchester books. Adapted in three episodes by Martyn Wade. 3 .. The romantic goings on at Barchester reach fever pitch at a garden party. With Alec McCowen as Septimus Harding , Juliet Aubrey as Eleanor Bold, Simon Russell Beale as Slope and Rosemary Leach as Mrs Proudie. Rest of cast: Belinda Lang , Michael Cochrane , Margaret Courtenay , Jilly Bond , Jonathan Keeble , Zulema Dene , Patience Tomlinson, Stephen Critchlow , Geoffrey Whitehead, Roger May, Stephen Moore, David Horovitch, Clive Francis.

8 Jan 96: Reaching for the Sky
By Dave Dixon. The year is 1956 -the time of the Suez Crisis. Two 14-year-old boys build model aeroplanes and dream of flying with the RAF. With Peter Tuddenham , Tom Bevan , Paul Panting , Don McCorkindale , David Jarvis , George Parsons and Peter Yapp. Producer Tracey Neale. Rpt. Paul: David Holt, Younger Paul: Richard Pearce, Graham: Richard Kill, Clive: Sean Harris, Mr Baxter: Ian Masters, Mrs Baxter: Kristin Millward, MrsArmitage: Elizabeth Proud,

9 Jan 96:Thirty Minute Theatre: Funny Valentine
By John Bond. Valentine's Day sees teenagers Ellie and Alyson preparing a surprise meal for their parents. But will a meal heal the rift between their mother and father? Producer Michelle Matherson Frederick. Susan: Becky Hindley, Graham: John Hartley, Ellie: Jessica Dawes, Alyson: Lucy Kent.

10 Jan 96: The Monkey House
A three-part serial by Ted Moore. 1: Hanging the Monkey. According to local legend, a monkey was washed ashore on Hartlepool beach during the Napoleonic wars, and was tried and hung by villagers as a French spy. Schoolteacher Maisie Boyd stages a community play based on the event. Producer Michael Fox. Maisie: Carol McGuigan, Stan: Graham Martin, Jarvis: Christian Rodska, Sally: Maria Carrigan, Emma: Pauline Moriarty.

11 Jan 96: Blood Sugar
By Lee Hall. Jill is 14, overweight and obsessed with food. Her mum is disappointed in Jill and about to embark on a relationship with Billy. Producer Kate Rowland. Jill: Sharon Percy, Mum: Charlie Hardwick, Billy: Trevor Fox, Grandma: Elizabeth Kelly.

12 Jan 96: The Classic Serial: The Barchester Chronicles
Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope. The second episode of Martyn Wade 's three-part adaptation. Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

13 Jan 96: Saturday Playhouse: The Ladykillers
Bruce Bedford's adaptation of the Ealing comedy screenplay by William Rose. The perfect crime. With John Hartley. Ross Livingstone , Stephen Critchlow , David Timson , David Collings , Zulema Dene , Patience Tomlinson, Tessa Worsley and Jonathan Keeble. Producer Andy Jordan. The Professor: Edward Petherbridge, The Major: Donald Sinden, Louis: Gary Waldhorn, Harry: Daniel Peacock, One Round: Martin Hyder, Mum: Margot Boyd, Parrot: Johnny Morris, Sgt MacDonald: ..Stratford Johns

14 Jan 96:The Classic Serial- The Barchester Chronicles
Barchester Towers, adapted by Martyn Wade. Ep.3 ... The romantic goings-on heat up. With Alec McCowen as Septimus Harding , Juliet Aubrey as Eleanor Bold, Simon Russell Beale as Slope and Rosemary Leach as Mrs Proudie. Belinda Lang , Michael Cochrane , Margaret Courtenay , Jilly Bond , Jonathan Keeble , Zulema Dene Patience Tomlinson, Stephen Critchlow , Geoffrey Whitehead and Roger May. Producer: Cherry Cookson. Rptd Fri 2.00pm. DrGrantly ...... Stephen Moore, Sally Carter .......... Maria Carrigan, Roscoe Carter .......... Mark Benton, Winnie .......... Judi Earl.

15 Jan 96: The Dolphinarium
By Steve Walker. Kill every living dolphin, we are told, and you destroy human individuality and solve mankind's problems at a stroke. With Briony Glassco, Eiji Kushara , Avril Clarke , Helen Horton. Renu Setna , Kristin Milward , Andrew Branch , Michael Tudor Barnes and David Antrobus. Tixover: Michael Cochrane, MacNab: Bill Paterson, Jiddu Dutt: Madhav Sharma, Senator Muldoon: Ed Bishop. Producer Gordon House.

16 Jan 96: (not a drama) Journeys Into Space
New series: Space Fictions, Expanding Horizons. In the first of a four-part series, Dr John Gribbin explores the diverse fictional universes of lain M Banks, Doris Lessing , Brian Aldiss and Gregory Benfold and discovers why space, once purely imaginative territory for H G Wells and Jules Verne , continues to fascinate and inspire contemporary writers. Producers Sara Davies and Sally Marmion.

17 Jan 96: The Monkey House
Three-part serial by Ted Moore.Ep 2: The Mermaid Rock. Stan and Sally enjoy an idyllic summer on the beach, until an injured footballer comes to stay at the boarding house, desperate to get fit and reclaim his former glory. With Bill Price. Producer Michael Fox. Stan Simmons: Graham Martin, Jarvis Simmons: Christian Rodska, Sally Carter: Maria Carrigan, Skinner: Bill Fellows, Frieda: Elizabeth Estensen.

18 Jan 96:Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
By Peter Ling. The most constant and adored companion in the life of the celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell was her little dog Moonbeam. With Roger May, Mark Montgomerie, Geoffrey Whitehead, Patience Tomlinson, Ross Livingstone , Andrew Branch , Stephen Critchlow and Joshua Towb. Producer Enyd Williams. Mrs Patrick Campbell: Imelda Staunton, Egypt: Sarah Badel, Madame Lescaux: Zulema Dene, Mrs Whittall: Jilly Bond, DorothyWhittall: Oona Beeson, George Cornwallis West: David Collings, Harrington Bayley: John Hartley.

19 Jan 96:The Classic Serial . The Barchester Chronicles
Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope. Ep. 3 of 3, repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

20 Jan 96:Saturday Playhouse - Passport to Pimlico
Adapted by John Peacock from the screenplay by T E B Clarke. A bomb goes off, and Arthur Pemberton discovers a crater full of treasures. With Teresa Gallagher, Jonathan Tafler, Gavin Muir, David King, Matthew Marsh, Vivian Pickles, Tom Bevan, David Collings, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley, Paul Jenkins, Jonathan Keeble, Ross Livingstone and Linda Regan. Producer Celia de Wolff. Arthur Pemberton ..... George Cole, Connie Pemberton ..... Diana Coupland, Shirley Pemberton ..... Louise Lombard, Sebastien ..... Michael Maloney, Frank Huggins ..... Ian Redford, PC Spiller ..... John Junkin, Edie Randall ..... Joan Sims.

21 Jan 96: Classic Serial: Sunset Song
In 2 parts. Dram. by Brian McCabe of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel about a girl growing up in pre-war Kincardineshire. Music played by Norman Chalmers (melodeon) and lain Fraser (fiddle). Producer Patrick Rayner. Chris Guthrie: Vicki Masson, John Guthrie: Bill Riddoch, Jean Guthrie: Isabella Jarrett, Will: Keith Hutcheon, Chae: Peter Raffan, with John Buick, Ann Scott-Jones, Rose McBain, Derek Anders, James Bryce, Ian Briggs, Kevin McKidd, Gillian Thomas, Bob Docherty.

22 Jan 96:Making Up
David Goodland 's play is set against the background of the Old Queen gay club in Bristol. Darcy White is a drag queen whose act needs inspiration. With Richard Pearce. Music by Colin Campbell and Gerry Freeman. Director Sue Wilson. Rpt. Darcy: Ronald Pickup, Dennis: John Duttine, Doreen: Constance Chapman, The MC: David Monico.

23 Jan 96: (not a drama) Space Fictions
Calling Mission Control. In the second of four programmes, Dr John Gribbin looks at the figure of the space traveller, from Jules Verne 's French gentlemen tourists to the heroes and heroines of current fiction. Producers Sara Davies and Sally Marmion.

24 Jan 96: The Monkey House
Final episode of Ted Moore 's three-part serial. Jarvis is dead and Maisie has returned with plans to turn his house into a museumlay by the late Peter Luke tells the true story of how the Papal Swiss Guard came into being. Pope Gregory XVI: Stratford Johns, Contessa Stephanori: June Tobin, Rabbi Moise Beer: Cyril Shaps, Carl Rothschild: Andrew Branch, Heidi Rothschild: Tracy Wiles; with Geoffery Whitehead, David Collings, Sean Barrett, John Turner, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley and David Timson. Director Glyn Dearman.

25 Jan 96:Strangers on a Train
Craig Warner's adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith. When two young men meet on a train, there's nothing they fear to say. They'll never see each other again. With Roger May, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley and Andrew Branch. Music by Craig Warner. Producer Andy Jordan. Charles Bruno: Anton Lesser, Guy Haines: Michael Sheen, Anne Haines: Saskia Reeves, Gerard: Bill Nighy, Elsie Bruno: Jane Whittenshaw, Alex: Denys Hawthorne.

26 Jan 96: Classic Serial .. Sunset Song
Lewis Grassic Gibbon 's novel about a girl growing up in Kincardineshire, dramatised in two parts by Brian McCabe. Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

27 Jan 96: Saturday Playhouse: Stars in Their Eyes
A radio musical by John Lovat and Tim Riley. In Jimmy Dollar's club, up the valley, Brian's 50th birthday celebrations take a turn for the worse. With Rhodri Hugh, Aimee Thomas, Giles Taylor and Basienka Blake. Music performed by Henry Johnson, Simon Kingman, Tim Riley and Jonathan Thomas. Producer Foz Allan. Jimmy Dollar: Brian Hibbard, Brian Hopper: Sion Probert, Anne Hopper: Di Botcher.

28 Jan 96:Classic Serial: Sunset Song
Conclusion of Brian McCabe 's two-part dramatisation of L.G Gibbon's novel about a girl growing up in Kincardineshire. Vicki Masson as Chris Guthrie, with Ann Scott-Jones, Rose McBain. Derek Anders and Isabella Jarrett. Music played by Norman Chalmers (melodeon) and lain Fraser (fiddle). Producer Patrick Rayner. Ewan: Kevin McKidd, John Guthrie: Bill Riddoch, Chae: Peter Raffan, Long Rob: John Buick, Will: Keith Hutcheon. Rptd Fri 2.00pm.

29 Jan 96: An Odd Body
Four-part series by Sue Rodwell.Annette Badland as Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury of East Suffolk Police Headquarters, Gudrun Ure as Joan Danbury and John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs. 1: Past Imperfect. With David Jarvis, Marc Wilson and Martin Davey. Producer Glyn Dearman, rpt. Superintendent Phillips: John Rye, Mrs Banks: Tina Gray, Dr Edward Barker: Terence Alexander, Virginia Barker: Margaret John, Stuart Barker: Jonathan Tafler, Lennox: Peter Whitman, BenMeen: Peter Tuddenham, Dr Bull: Don McCorkindale.

30 Jan 96:(not a drama) Space Fictions
Take Me to Your Leader. In the third of four programmes, Dr John Gribbin discusses the paradoxes of creating a convincing alien. With writers of space fiction including Doris Lessing, Gwyneth Jones, Paul McAuley and Lisa Tuttle. Producers: Sara Davies and Sally Marmion.

31 Jan 96:Kaleidoscope
By Ray Bradbury, dram. by the author. As the spaceship Venturer lifts off from Earth, few members of the crew are able to contemplate the perils of space as they will experience them.A short story from 'The Illustrated Man'. Tom Watson, Finlay Welsh, Neil Shackleton, John Adam Baker, Lynn Bains, Hollis: Tom Watson, Applegate: Finlay Welsh, Stone: Rebecca Hawking, Stimson: John Yule, Lespere: Stuart McQuarrie. Producer: Hamish Wilson.Rpt.

1 Feb 96:Letters to Mam
William Ingram 's thriller,based on a true-life case. Davie, a young lad from the Welsh mountains, is accused of murdering the wealthy and kindly Lady White. With John Telfer and Terry Dauncey. Music by Andy Price. Producer Foz Allan. Rpt. Lady White: Barbara Hicks, Bolt: Christian Rodska, Davie: Hywel Morgan, Gwendoline: Rachel Smith, Inspector Cross: Andrew Hilton.

2 Feb 96: Classic Serial: Sunset Song
Conclusion of Brian McCabe 's dramatisation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel about a girl growing up in Kincardineshire before the Great War. Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

3 Feb 96:Saturday Playhouse - Absolute Beginners
Christopher Hawes's dramatisation of the book by Colin Maclnnes. The Absolute Beginner of the title is out for kicks, as he gets to know what is happening in London in 1958. With John Culshore , Laura Richmond , Nicolas Moss , Sarah Nixon , Taff Girdlestone , John Bramwell , Ray Emmet Brown and Leroy Golding. Music composed and played by Keith Jafrate with David Pitt (bass) and Paul Hession (drums). Producer Nandita Ghose. AB .......... Andrew Tiernan, Suzette .......... Alison Darling, Wiz .......... Philip Glenister, Mum .......... Jilly Meers, Dad .......... Christopher Hancock, Mr Cool .......... Don Gilet, Hoplight .......... Richard Pearce, Henley .......... Jimmy Hibbert.

4 Feb 96: Classic Serial: Glitter of Mica
Anne Downie 's dramatisation of Jessie Kesson 's story, set in a small Scottish farming community in the 1950s, when traditional ways clash with the changing postwar world. With John Yule , Astrid Wilson , Stuart McQuarrie and Donalda Samuel. Producer Andi Ross. Rptd Friday at 2.00pm. Fleming: Michael Elder, Hugh Riddel: Stuart Hepburn, Helen Riddel: Pauline Knowles, Charlie Anson: Finlay Welsh, Maude: Jan Wilson, Celia: Sheila Donald.

5 Feb 96: An Odd Body
our-part series by Sue Rodwell, with Annette Badland as Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury, Gudrun Ure as Joan Danbury and John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs. 2:A Slim Chance. With Mark Straker, Sean Barrett, Patti Holloway, Neville Jason,Lyndam Gregory. Producer Glyn Dearman. Superintendent Phillips: John Rye, Mrs Banks: Tina Gray, Eleanor Gedding: Frances Jeater, Georgina: Siriol Jenkins.

6 Feb 96: (not a drama) Space Fictions
Conquering Cyberspace. In the last of the series, Dr John Gribbin 's adventures move from outer space to cyberspace in the company of the writers who are mapping out this fictional frontier. Producers Sara Davies and Sally Marmion.

7 Feb 96: Paupers and Pig Killers
The diary of William Holland, a Somerset parson, dramatized in three episodes by Eric Pringle. 1: At the turn of the 18th century, William began his diaries of life in a small West Country community; a unique picture of a wonderful collection of characters and the things which happen to them. William Holland was played by Ronald Pickup. With Andrew Branch, John Hartley , Stephen Critchlow and Jane Whittenshaw. Mary Holland: Rosemary Martin, Robert: Gavin Muir, Mr Amen: Gordon Gostelow, Miss Dodwell: Tessa Worsley, Farmer Morle: David Collings, William Frost: David Timson. Producer: Cherry Cookson.

8 Feb 96: Ananda Sananda
By Tanika Gupta. Madhu and her friend Eva visit the Ananda Hotel in Puri, India, at her father's request. But where are the other guests? Jogu Bhasker, with Shireen Shah. Urbi Basu and Madhukar Kothare. Producer Tanya Nash. Ananda Sananda: Rosh Anseth, Madhu SHAH: Een Khan, Eva: Josephine Welcome, Baba: Rehan Sheikh.

9 Feb 96:Classic Serial - Glitter of Mica
Anne Downie 's dramatisation of Jessie Kesson's story, set in a Scottish farming community in the 1950s. Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

10 Feb 96:Saturday Playhouse - The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
Colin Dexter 's Inspector Morse faces a puzzling trip into the world of deaf people with the murder of an invigilator in a foreign Oxford exam syndicate. Inspector Morse .......... John Shrapnel, Sergeant Lewis .......... Robert Glenister, DrBartlett .......... Richard Pasco, Monica Height .......... Meg Davies, Donald Martin .......... Stephen Critchlow, Philip Ogleby .......... David Timson, Dr Roope .......... John Hartley, with Roger May, Lyndam Gregory. Alix Refaie, Denys Hawthorne, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jane Whittenshaw, Caroline Strong, Patience Tomlinson, Tracy Wiles, Zulema Dene, David Holt, Ahmed Mustapha and Alice Arnold. Dramatised by Guy Meredith. Producer Ned Chaillet.

11 Feb 96: Classic Serial: His Masterpiece
Jane Beeson 's two-part dramatisation of Emile Zola's novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne. The play depicts the struggle for recognition of an impoverished young painter. Claude Lantier: Rob Edwards, Christine: Tracy Wiles, Narrator: Geoffrey Whitehead, Sandoz: Charles Simpson, Young Claude: Richard Pearce, Young Sandoz: David Antrobus, Bongrand: John Baddeley, with Daniel Philpott , Jonathan Tafler , Paul Panting , Melinda Walker and Zulema Dene Producer Matthew Walters. Rptd Fri 2.00pm.

12 Feb 96:An Odd Body
By Sue Rodwell. Annette Badland as Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury, Gudrun Ure as Joan Danbury and John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs.Ep.3: A Sheltered Life. Joan goes into sheltered accommodation. Superintendent Phillips: John Rye, Larry Eaves: John Moffatt, Emily Porter: Hilda Braid, Arthur Lambert: Godfrey Kenton, Hessett: Don McCorkindale; with Tom Bevan, Rachel Atkins, Peter Kenny and Diana Payan. Producer Glyn Dearman. Rpt.

13 Feb 96: (not a drama) The Amherst Myth
A portrait of Emily Dickinson, Known in her own lifetime as "the Amherst myth". Emily Dickinson, America's first lady of poetry, guarded her privacy to such an extent that many things about her remain a mystery. Poet Simon Armitage goes to Amherst to find out more about the writer. With American poet Mary Jo Salter , Professor David Porter and Ann Wilkinson, guide at the Emily Dickinson Homestead. Producer Susan Roberts.

14 Feb 96:Paupers and Pig Killers
The parson's diaries continue, dramatised in three episodes by Eric Pringle. With Ronald Pickup as William Holland. Ep. 2:The Fruits of the Earth. William resolves to collect the tithes due to him. Mary Holland: Rosemary Martin, Robert: Gavin Muir, Mr Amen: Gordon Gostelow, Miss Dodwell: Tessa Worsley, Farmer Landsey: David Timson, with Andrew Branch, David Collings, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley, Jane Whitenshaw and Caroline Strong. Producer Cherry Cookson.

15 Feb 96:A Popish Plot
Set in the middle of the last century, this play by the late Peter Luke tells the true story of how the Papal Swiss Guard came into being. Pope Gregory XVI: Stratford Johns, Contessa Stephanori: June Tobin, Rabbi Moise Beer: Cyril Shaps, Carl Rothschild: Andrew Branch, Heidi Rothschild: Tracy Wiles; with Geoffery Whitehead, David Collings, Sean Barrett, John Turner, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley and David Timson. Director Glyn Dearman.

16 Feb 96:Classic Serial- His Masterpiece
Two-part dramatisation of Emile Zola 's powerful novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne. Pt. 1, repeated from Sunday.

17 Feb 96:Saturday Playhouse: Aesop's Astronauts
Tony Mulholland's play answers the question - what did happen to the animals that were sent up into space in the early days of the space race? Ginzberg: Philip O'Brien, Whitman: Don Fellows, Sylvia: Marian Kemmer, Josh: Jim Christian, Von Essen: Christian Rodska, Mona: Toyah Willcox, Benyman: Ed Bishop, Austin: Ron Berglas, Jethro: Paul Birchard, Satan: Christopher Rozycki, Ivan: Yuri Stephanov, with Valentina Yakunina, Rad Lazar, Lewis Hancock, Buffy Davis, Michael Elliot, Alisha Dean and Martin Cookson. Original music written and played by Jeff Meams. Producer Brian Lighthill.

18 Feb 96: Classic Serial: His Masterpiece
Jane Beeson 's two-part dramatisation of Emile Zola 's novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne. 2: The struggling painter Claude Lantier has returned to Paris. Claude Lantier: Rob Edwards, Christine: Tracy Wiles, Narrator: Geoffrey Whitehead, Sandoz: Charles Simpson, Bongrand: John Baddeley, with Melinda Walker, Jonathan Tafler, Paul Panting, Daniel Philpott, Robin Browne and Zulema Dene. Producer Matthew Walters. Rptd Fri 2.00pm.

19 Feb 96:An Odd Body
The Hostages. Final episode of the detective series by Sue Rodwell. D I Gwen Danbury: Annette Badland, Joan Danbury: Gudrun Ure, OS Henry Jacobs: John Duttine, Superintendent Phillips: John Rye, with Tina Gray, Paul Panting, Elaine Claxton, Susannah Corbett, Crawford Logan, Matthew Morgan, Gavin Muir and David Hott. Producer Glyn Dearman. Rpt.

20 Feb 96:(not a drama) Ode to Hilversum
Listening right across the dial to poems inspired by radio. Why do the airwaves set poets alight? With Brendan Kennelly , Gillian Clarke , Robert Crawford , Kathleen Jamie , John Hartley Williams , Ken Smith , Hugo Williams and Alistair Elliot. Producer Tim Dee.

21 Feb 96:Paupers and Pig Killers
Diary of Somerset parson, con't. Ronald Pickup as William Holland. 3: Pastoral. William is busy dealing with the problems amongst his parishioners. Mary Holland: Rosemary Martin, Robert: Gavin Muir, Mr Amen: Gordon Gostelow, Miss Dodwell: Tessa Worsley, MrsSouthcomb: Margaret Courtenay, William Frost: David Timson, Mr Lewis: Andrew Branch, with John Hartley, Stephen Critchlow, Jane Whittenshaw David Collings and Caroline Strong. Producer Cherry Cookson.

22 Feb 96: The Conversion of Jack Tupper
By Geoffrey Parkinson. Jack Tupper has promised not to get drunk, beat up his girlfriend or steal fags from the comer shop when he gets out of prison. Jack: Christian Rodska Kitty: Jenny Funnell, Eddie: Steve Hodson, Thurgood: Bill Wallis, Mr.Hilton: Simon Carter, with June Barrie, Renu Setna, William Eedle, Cornelius Garrett and Paul Webster. Producer Shaun MacLoughlin.

23 Feb 96:Classic Serial .......... His Masterpiece
Concluding episode of Jane Beeson 's two-part dramatisation of Emile Zola 's novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne. Repeated from Sunday.

24 Feb 96: Saturday Playhouse: Campion's Ghost
By Garry O'Connor. Set amid the religious strife in Elizabethan England, Paul McGann stars as the poet John Donne who rejects his Catholic upbringing to seek preferment at Court. Sir Jasper Underhill: Timothy West, Kate: Hilary MacLean, Sylvia: Marian Kemmer, Topcliffe: Pip Donaghy, Queen Elizabeth I: Janet Dale, O'Hearne: Kim Durham, Pembroke: Fred Denno, Oxford: Mark Finn, Burghley: Christian Rodska, Sphacto: Gerry Hinks, with Alex Jones, Terry Pearson, Martin Cookson, Sean Connolly and Graham Colclough. Producer Brian Lighthill.

25 Feb 96: Classic Serial: Bonjour Tristesse
Shelagh Stephenson 's dramatisation of Frangoise Sagan's novel from the 50s. Cecile is 17 and is upset by the arrival of a new woman in her father's life. Cecile: Emily Mortimer, Anne: Lindsay Duncan, Raymond: David Collings, Elsa: Helen Baxendale, Alain: Roger May, with Ian Masters and Linda Regan. Producer Eoin O'Callaghan. Repeated Friday at 2.00pm.

26 Feb 96:The Piano
Michelene Wandor 's three-part dramatisation of the book of the film by Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger. At the age of six, Ada McGrath takes a vow of silence and learns to express herself through her piano. 1: Scotland.Ada McGrath: Stella Gonet, YoungAda: Susan Sheridan, Deiwar: John Duttine, Alisdair Stewart: David Bannerman, Wyston: Robert Robertson, Mr MacGregor: Andrew Melville, with Eileen Nicholas, Jan Shand and Kim Durham. Original music by Anthea Gomez played by the composer and Christian McKay Producer Sue Wilson.

27 Feb 96:Anthony Trollope, the Chronicler of Barsetshire
By Martyn Wade. A personal view of Anthony Trollope 's life and work - and the world he created in his novel series The Barsetshire Chronicles - through the novelist's own words.Young Trollope: Toby Jones, Reader: David Timson, Barney: Denys Hawthorne, Post Mistress: Patience Tomlinson, Londman: David Collings, With Martin Jarvis as Anthony Trollope. Producer David Hitchinson. Rpt.

28 Feb 96: The Magic Caravan
By Tim Green. The story of pioneering Welsh film-maker William Haggar and the struggle to make his vision come true. Haggar: Tony Robinson, Savage: Robert Pugh, Sarah: Christine Pritchard, Harris: Iestyn Jones, with Robert Harper and Alison Coles. Music by Andy Price. Producer Foz Allen.

29 Feb 96: How to Murder Your Husband
Jean Alexander stars as Flo, and Bill Dean as Frank, in Julie Rutterford's play. Murder is on the menu when Flo finds out her husband is taking early retirement. Fran: Julie Riley Tim: Terence Mann, Carmella Schwartz: Lorelei King, Jim/Cab driver: Jimmi Hibbert, with Melissa Jane Sinden, John Culshore and Janet James. Director Nandita Ghose. Rpt.

1 Mar 96: Classic Serial: Bonjour Tristesse
Francoise Sagan 's fifties novel dramatised by Shelagh Stephenson. Repeated from Sunday.

2 Mar 96:Saturday Playhouse - Death at Broadcasting House
By Val Gielgud and Holt Marvell. In Sue Rodwell's adaptation of the 1930s film, an actor is strangled during the live transmission of a play. Julian Caird .... John Moffatt, Detective Inspector Spears .... Peter Sallis, Producer General .... Graham Crowden, Rodney Fleming .... Jeremy Clyde, Guy Bannister .... Roger May, Leopold Dryden .... William Nighy, Isabel Dryden .... Diana Quick, Stewart Evans .... Julian Glover, Detective Sergeant Ring .... Nicky Henson, with Becky Hindley, Caroline Strong, Gavin Muir, David Holt and John Hartley. Producer Enyd Williams.

3 Mar 96: Classic Serial - The Roads to Freedom
By Jean-Paul Sartre. Dramatised in three parts by Nigel Gearing.
1: The Age of Reason. Paris, June 1938. Mathieu Delarue believes that one is free to do whatever one wants. Mathieu .... James Wilby, Brunet .... Miles Anderson, Lola .... Debby Bishop, Jacques .... James Fleet, Odette .... Stella Gonet, Daniel .... David Haig, Marcelle .... Nichola McAuliffe, Ivich .... Josette Simon, Boris .... Sebastian Harcombe, with Claudia McNulty, Jilly Bond, Becky Hindley and Graham Turner. Music by Julie Cooper, played by Mitch Dalton, Harold Fisher, Sophie Langdon, Andrew Lynwood, Steve McManus, Alasdair Malloy and Dave Roach. Producer Alby James. Repeated Friday 2.00pm.

4 Mar 96: The Piano
By Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger. A three-part dramatisation by Michelene Wandor. 2: A Foreign Land. Ada McGrath awaits the husband she has never met. Ada McGrath: Stella Gonet, Young Ada: Susan Sheridan, George Baines: Ian Hogg, Alisdair Stewart: David Bannerman, Aunt Morag: Jill Graham, Aunt Nessie: Tina Gray, with Robert James and Crawford Logan. Original music by Anthea Gomez , played by the composer and Christian McKay. Producer Sue Wilson.

5 Mar 96: (not a drama) Books and Company
John Walsh of the independent returns with a new eight-part series about books, the readers who read them and the writers who write them. 1:Smells Like Teen Fiction. Repeated from Sunday.

6 Mar 96: No Rights, Only Wrongs
This two-part play by Gillian Bevan, Helen Kluger and Tessa Peake-Jones explores the true story of Caroline Norton.Caroline Norton: Celia Imrie, George Norton: Robert Dows, Lord Melbourne: Hugh Ross, Lizzie: Hermione Norris, Helen: Barbara Horne, with Gareth Armstrong, Linal Haft,Tyler Butterworth, Christine Absalom, Doreen Andrew, Jay Villers and Guy Edwards. Producer Lesley Manning. A Tight Assets Theatre production.

7 Mar 96: Laurel and Hardy
Tom McGrath 's play stars Robbie Coltrane as Oliver Hardy and John Sessions as Stan Laurel. Stan and Ollie are trapped in a radio studio. Piano by John Scrimger. Producer Patrick Rayner. ( ....... just found a recording.)

8 Mar 96: Classic Serial - The Roads to Freedom
By Jean-Paul Sartre. Dramatised in three parts by Nigel Gearing. 1 - The Age of Reason. Paris, June 1938. Repeated from Sunday.

9 Mar 96:Saturday Playhouse: The Sheffield Picasso
Dave Sheasby's play is based on a real event. On a dark, cold November day in 1950, Pablo Picasso came to Sheffield for a World Peace Conference. Picasso: Olivier Pierre, Tomas: Sandor Eles, Barbara: Kathryn Pogson, John: Paul Copley, Irene: Julia Ford, Mr Lockridge: Ronald Herdman, Jackie: Danny Cunningham, Ken: Steve Hodson, with James Tomlinson, George A Cooper, Natasha Pyne, Derek Waring, Ian Masters, Becky Hindley and Jonathan Keeble. Producer: Janet Whitaker. Rpt.

10 Mar 96:Classic Serial - The Roads to Freedom
By Jean-Paul Sartre. Dramatised in three parts by Nigel Gearing. 2 - The Reprieve. 1938; Mathieu Delarue has escaped to the south of France. Mathieu ..... James Wilby Brunei ..... Miles Anderson, Lola .... Debby Bishop, Jacques ... James Fleet, Odette .... Stella Gonet, Daniel .... David Haig, Marcelle .... Nichola McAuliffe, Ivich .... Josette Simon, with Burt Caesar, Jane Campion, Sebastian Harcombe, Adrian Irvine, Becky Hindley, Robin Meredith, Shaun Parkes and James Taylor. Music by Julie Cooper, played by Mitch Dalton, Harold Rsher, Sophie Langdon, Andrew Lynwood, Steve McManus, Alasdair Malloy and Dave Roach. Producer Alby James. Rptd Fri 2.00pm.

11 Mar 96:The Piano
By Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger. The final episode of Michelene Wandor's adaptation. Home Again... Ada pays for the return of her piano. Ada McGrath: Stella Gonet, Young Ada: Susan Sheridan, George Baines: Ian Hogg, Alisdair Stewart: David Bannerman, Aunt Morag: Jill Graham, with Tina Gray, Crawford Logan. Original music by Anthea Gomez , played by the composer and Christian McKay. Producer Sue Wilson.

12 Mar 96:(not a drama) Books and Company
John Walsh presents the series about books, readers and writers. Repeated from Sunday.

13 Mar 96: No Rights, Only Wrongs
This two-part play by Gillian Bevan , Helen Kluger and Tessa Peake-Jones explores the true story of 19th-century heroine Caroline Norton. 2: Caroline splits from her husband. Caroline Norton: Celia Imrie, George Norton: Robert Daws, Lord Melbourne: Hugh Ross, Lizzie: Hermione Norris, Helen: Barbara Horne, Thrupp: Lionel Haft, with Tyler Butterworth, Jay Villers, Christine Absalom, Doreen Andrew, Gareth Armstrong and Guy Edwards. Producer Lesley Manning. A Tight Assets Theatre production.

14 Mar 96: Lost Fortnight
Based on a memoir by John Houseman, Ray Connolly 's play tells the story behind the making of the 1945 film The Blue Dahlia, during which a trust in an English public school background persuaded Raymond Chandler to risk his life. Chandler: Peter Barkworth, Cissie his wife: Helen Horton, Houseman: David Bannerman, Sally: Shelley Thompson, George Marshall: John Hartley, Frank Freeman: Bob Sherman, with Roger May, Jane Whittenshaw, Caroline Strong and Tracy Wiles. Producer Martin Jenkins.

15 Mar 96: Classic Serial - The Roads to Freedom
By Jean-Paul Sartre. Part 2. Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

16 Mar 96:Saturday Playhouse: The Charge of the Boys' Brigade
Ronnie Smith 's affectionate play is set in the early 1950s. Tommie: George Cole, Young Tommie: David Thorpe, Vi: Natasha Pyne, George: Brian Murphy, Gran: Joan Littlewood, Creamcake: David Holt, Eggo: Ross Livingstone, Sid: David Jarvis, Daph: Teresa Gallagher, Dor: Deborah Berlin, Lily: Becky Hindley, with John Hartley, James Taylor, Jenny Forsyth, Claira Mackie, Louisa Seddon, Suzanne Banks-Henegan, Ben Lemel, Eamonn Fleming, Paul Daintry and Daniel Philpott. Producer Enyd Williams.

17 Mar 96: Classic Serial: The Roads to Freedom
By Jean-Paul Sartre. Dramatised in three parts by Nigel Gearing. 3: With a Heavy Heart. Luberon/Chasseriau: Julian Battersby, Claire: Tamsin Cowell, Boris: Sebastian Harcombe, Philippe: Adrian Irvine, Old Farmer: Godfrey Jackman, Latex/Waiter: Mike Murray, Schneider/Doctor: Phil Nice, with Anthony O'Donnell and Oliver Senton. Music by Julie Cooper, played by Mitch Dalton, Harold Fisher, Sophie Langdon, Andrew Lynwood, Steve McManus, Alasdair Malloy and Dave Roach. Producer Alby James. Repeated on Friday at 2.00pm.

18 Mar 96:The Clearance of Audleystown
An account of a true story by Martin Lynch. One day in 1850, Lady Bangor decided that the hamlet of Audleystown must be removed. Major Nugent: Ian McElhinney, BBC Interviewer: Marie Jones, Felix: Birdy Sweeney, Chrissie: Sheila McGibbon, Barry Hinds: John Hewitt, Whitey Swail: Lalor Roddy, with Laura Hughes, J J Murphy, Waiter McMonagle, Peter O'Meara, Annie Farr, Peter Ballanoe, Conor Grimes, B J Hogg, Trevor Moore and Tim Loane. Producer Pam Brighton. Rpt.

19 Mar 96:(not a drama) Books and Company
John Walsh travels from Belfast to Dublin in search of the newest wave of Irish writing.Rpt.

20 Mar 96: Young PC
A three-part serial by Mark Davies Markham. 1: Passing Out. Paula Young, a newly qualified police constable, is posted to her home town. Paula Young: Julia Ford, Rene Young: Natasha Pyne, Arthur Young: Paul Copley, Jan Taylor: Becky Hindley, Dean O'Rourke: Vincent Davies, Sergeant Thompson: Geoffrey Whitehead, with Tim Dantay, Jo-Anne Knowles, Roger May, Richard Tate and Tessa Worsley. Producer: Michelle Matherson Frederick.

21 Mar 96: If the Snakes Don't Get You....
While tracing his ancestry, writer Paul Tomlinson stumbled across a 19th-century scandal which had resulted in the deaths of British subjects in the eastern cape of southern Africa. This docu-drama relates their untold story. Rev William Shaw: Matthew Scurfield, Jeremiah Goldswain: Ross Livingstone, Sophia Pigot: Tracy Wiles, Thomas Stubbs: Richard Claxton, with Nicholas Boulton, Peter Ellis, Penny Jones, Phil McKee, Michael Stroud and Stephen Thorne. Indie: A Goldhawk Radio production. Not sure of producer - possibly John Dryden?

22 Mar 96: Classic Serial: The Roads to Freedom
By Jean-Paul Sartre. Dramatised in three parts by Nigel Gearing. Last part: With a Heavy Heart. Repeated from Sunday.

23 Mar 96: Saturday Playhouse: Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy
Anne Caulfield's imaginative account of the lives of Elsie and Doris Waters. Larking about in a recording studio, they created the ebullient cockney characters Gert and Daisy. Doris Waters: Celia Imrie, Elsie Waters: Susie Blake, Gert: Tilly Vosburgh,Daisy: Tessa Peake-Jones, Older Elsie: Ann Beach, Older Doris: Barbara Atkinson, Sam: David Bradley, Young Sam: Chris Wright, Mother: Patience Tomlinson, Father: Geoffrey Whitehead, with Stephen Critchlow, Guy Edwards, David Timson, Jill Graham, Roger May and Zulema Dene. Pianist Colin Guthrie. Producer Marion Nancarrow.

24 Mar 96: The Classic Serial: All Things Betray Thee
By Gwyn Thomas, dramatised in three episodes by Alan Plater. 1: Moonlea. 1835. A travelling harpist arrives in the new iron town of Moonlea in search of his friend. Leigh: Ian Hughes, John Simon: Patrick Brennan, Helen: Melanie Walters, Lemuel: Ray Llewellyn, Katherine: Manon Edwards, Penbury: Bill Stewart, Jefferies: Laurence Allan, with Rhodri Hugh, Helen Gwyn, Hubert Rees, Kieron Self, Anwen Williams and Ric Jerrom. Music by Ruth Wall, played by the composer (harp) and Alison Frances (violin). Producer Alison Hindell.

25 Mar 96: The Inheritance
By Collin Johnson. Thomas is dying. He decides to record messages for his young son Peter. Thomas: Tim Piggott-Smith, Arthur: David Neal, Peter: George Parsons, Felicity: Jilly Bond, with Tom Lawrence, Collin Johnson and Jo Anderson. Producer Andy Jordan. Rpt.

26 Mar 96:(not a drama) Books and Company
John Walsh looks into the popularity of audio books. Repeated from Sunday morning.

27 Mar 96: Young PC
Mark Davies Markham's three-part serial about a new constable. 2: Ball of Confusion. A brick through the Youngs' window is meant as a warning to Paula and her family. Paula Young: Julia Ford, Rene Young: Natasha Pyne, Arthur Young: Paul Copley, Jan Taylor: Becky Hindley, Dean O'Rourke: Vincent Davies, Sergeant Thompson: Geoffrey Whitehead, Tony Charles: Tim Dantay, with Jo-Anne Knowles, Roger May and Penny Lindley. Producer Michelle Matherson Frederick.

28 Mar 96: One Moonlit Night
By Caradog Prichard. Translated and adapted by Philip Mitchell. An extraordinary and strange tale of an old man's return to his childhood village. The Man: Meredith Edwards, The Boy: Rhys Moore, Huw: Ian Pritchard Jones, Moi: Arwyn Rhys Jones, Queen of the Black Lake: Clare Jsaac, Jenny Topfield: Lowrie Mae, with Sara Harris-Davies, Manon Edwards, John Pierce Jones and Gareth Lewis. Music by Andy Price. Producer Foz Allan.

29 Mar 96: The Classic Serial - All Things Betray Thee
By Gwyn Thomas, dramatised in three episodes by Alan Plater. 1- Moonlea. 1835. A travelling harpist arrives in town. Repeated from Sunday.

30 Mar 96: Saturday Playhouse - The Final Twist
In Ken Whitmore and Alfred Bradley's comedy thriller, a world-famous actor/manager is about to star in his greatest role. Sir Merlin Foster .... Donald Sinden, Charlie Nicholson ..... Michael Troughton, Eden Dundee ..... Amanda Waring. Producer: Enyd Williams.

31 Mar 96:The Classic Serial: All Things Betray Thee
By Gwyn Thomas, dramatised in three episodes by Alan Plater. 2: Wild Music. The iron furnaces in Moonlea are about to be closed. Leigh: Ian Hughes, John Simon: Patrick Brennan, Katherine: Manon Edwards, Helen: Melanie Walters, Bannion: Rhodri Hugh, Lemuel: Ray Llewellyn, jefferies: Laurence Allan, Isabella: Helen Gwyn, Jabez: Hubert Rees, with Kieron Self, Dillwyn Owen and Ric Jerrom. Music by Ruth Wall, played by the composer (harp) and Alison Frances (violin). Producer Alison Hindell. Rptd on Good Fri, 2.00pm.

1 Apr 96: Talking
Another chance to hear this first play by actress Rachel Joyce, set in Sicily. "If I drew my town I'd do people with no faces. No ears, no eyes and no tongues." Anna: Sarah Jane Fenton, Michela: Jilly Bond, Judge: Kenneth Cranham, Isabella: Natasha Pyne, Pablo: Andrew Branch, Gino: Jonathan Keeble, with Tessa Worsley, John Hartley, Joshua Towb, Roger May and Sandra James-Young. Producer: Tracey Neale; rpt.

2 Apr 96: (not a drama) Books and Company
John Walsh looks at the literature of psychoanalysis. Repeated from Sunday.

3 Apr 96: Young PC
Part 3 of a three-part series by Mark Davies Markham. Beginning to See the Light. A threatening call tests Paula's integrity. Paula Young: Julia Ford, Rene Young: Natasha Pyne, Arthur Young: Paul Copley, Jan Taylor: Becky Hindley, DeanO'Rourke: Vincent Davies, Sergeant Thompson: Geoffrey Whitehead, with Tim Dantay, Jo-Anne Knowles, Roger May, Richard Tate and Caroline Strong. Producer Michelle Matherson Frederick.

4 Apr 96: The Two Sisters
David Ashton's humorous horror story has several "unsisterly" twists and turns. Henrietta: Barbara Jefford, Abigail: Joan Sims,with Robert Glenister. Producer Martin Jenkins.

5 Apr 96: The Classic Serial- All Things Betray Thee
Repeated from Sunday.

6 Apr 96: Saturday Playhouse - Moths
Ouida's novel of romance and society in 19th-century Europe, dramatised by Chrys Salt. Lady Dolly is horrified when her daughter arrives for the season. Lady Dolly Vanderdecken ..... Nicola Pagett, Vere Herbert .....Teresa Gallagher, Raphael de Correze ...Paul Rhys, Prince Zouroff .... Geoffrey Whitehead, with Adjoa Andoh, Lorelei King, Ann Beach, Zulema Dene, Kim Wall, Stephen Critchlow, Patience Tomlinson and John Hudson. Producer Janet Whitaker.

7 Apr 96: The Classic Serial: All Things Betray Thee
By Gwyn Thomas, dramatised in three episodes by Alan Plater. 3: The Verdict. The iron workers' uprising is mown down by soldiers. Leigh: Ian Hughes, John Simon: Patrick Brennan, katherine: Manon Edwards, Helen: Melanie Walters, Jefferies: Laurence Allan, Clark: Gerald James, Longridge: Sion Probert, Parr: Ian Rowlands, Jabez: Hubert Rees, with Bill Stewart, Ray Llewellyn and Ric Jerrom. Music by Ruth Wall, played by the composer (harp) and Alison Frances (violin). Producer Alison Hindell. Repeated Friday at 2.00pm.

8 Apr 96: Thackeray
By Olwyn Wymark and Barbara Clegg. Jim Thackeray is a renowned landscape gardener. He is also a first-class private detective. Thackeray: Michael Cochrane, George Field: John Moffatt, Shirley Field: Rosemary Leach, OsmanRifat: Nigel Anthony, With Mary Wimbush, David March, Richard Pearce, Irene Sutcliffe, Sean Barrett, Todd Boyce, Giselle Wolf, Michael Tudor-Barnes, John Rye, Simon Eastwood and Jane Whittenshaw. Directed by Glyn Dearman. Rpt.

9 Apr 96: (not a drama) Books and Company
Repeated from Sunday 11.45am

10 Apr 96: London Particulars
A two-part Victorian detective thriller by John Peacock. 1 - Young Kathleen Kelleher travels from Ireland to join her fiance in London.Todd Carty as Pip Shepherd and Elizabeth Spriggs as Dolly Jenks.Thomas Tedman .... Charles Simpson, Kathleen Kelleher .... Hilary Reynolds, Sarah Vermilloe ....Linda Polan, Robert Vermilloe ...Jonathan Adams, Toby ...Peter Kenny, Ethel ... Zulema Dene, with Becky Hindley, Tina Gray, Elizabeth Mansfield, Matthew Morgan, Denys Hawthorne, David Timson, Keith Drinkel and John Hartley. Pianist Neil Brand. Producer David Blount.

11 Apr 96: A Popish Plot This play by the late Peter Luke tells the true story of how the Papal Swiss Guard came into being. Pope Gregory XVI: Stratford Johns, Contessa Stephanori: June Tobin, Rabbi Moise Beer: Cyril Shaps, Carl Rothschild: Andrew Branch, Heidi Rothschild: Tracy Wiles, Cardinal Lambruschini: Geoffrey Whitehead, with David Collings, Sean Barrett, John Turner, Stephen Critchlow, John Hartley and David Timson.Producer: Glyn Dearman.

12 Apr 96:All Things Betray Thee
By Gwyn Thomas, dramatised in three episodes by Alan Plater. Repeated from Easter Day.

13 Apr 96:Saturday Playhouse - The Making of Napoleon
By Mike Walker. At the age of 15, Kevin Brownlow set out to find and restore Abel Gance 's lost 1927 film masterpiece 'Napoleon'. In 1980, after 25 years of dedicated work, the film was released. AbelGance .......... Jean-Claude Deret, Kevin .......... Jamie Glover, Young Kevin .......... Tom Lawrence, Virginia Brownlow .......... Justine Midda, Albert Dieudonne .......... Henri Serre, Carl Davis .......... Him Self, Kevin Brownlow .......... Him Self. with Geoffrey Banks, Herve Pauchon, Phillipe Mareuil, Elma Soiron, Kaline Carr, Erich Redman, Veronique Deroulede, Ann Beach, Keith Drinkel, Shelley Thompson, David Timson, Anthony Jackson, John Bluthal, Kim Wall, Ronald Femee, Jonathan Adams, Patience Tomlinson, Zulema Dene, Alice Arnold, John Hartley and Roger May. Producer: Andy Jordan.

14 Apr 96: The Classic Serial: The Constant Nymph #By Margaret Kennedy, dramatised in two parts by Louise Paige. 1: Sanger's Circus. Tessa, the daughter of bohemian composer Sanger, has given her heart to childhood friend Lewis. Tessa: Maria Miles, Rorence: Suzanna Hamilton, Lewis: Alan Cox, Sanger: John Stride, Charles: Richard Hope, Birnbaum: Jamie Glover, Antonia: Lena Headey, Kate: Sarah Redmond, with Steve Hodson, Lucy Davies, Anna Keaveney, Justin Webb, Danielle Del Guidice. Music by Errollyn Wallen, played by Guy Cowley (clarinet), Joanne May (percussion), Stephanie Rees (horn) and Joseph Spooner (cello). Producer: Nandita Ghose.

15 Apr 96: The Flowers of the Forest
By Donald Campbell. An account of one of the wars between Scotland and England. It's the 15th century and Henry of England is making war in Europe. France calls on James IV of Scotland to enter the fray. Rpt. King James IV: Michael MacKenzie, Lady Elizabeth Douglas: Monica Gibb, Sir William Douglas: Kern Falconer, Sergeant Tammas Duthie: James Bryce, with Jan Wilson, Bella Enahoro, Eileen McCallum, Martin Hellar, Robin Thomson and Mark McDonnell.Producer: Hamish Wilson.

16 Apr 96:Books and Company
(no drama)

17 Apr 96: London Particulars
By John Peacock. For those who don't know, a 'London Particular' was a very dense smog caused by the burning of coal to keep warm in the winter. This drama is a two-part Victorian detective thriller. Ep. 2: A Bow Street runner and a Peeler investigate the murder of an Earl. Dolly Jenks: Elizabeth Spriggs. Kathleen Kelleher: Hilary Reynolds. Sarah Vermilloe: Linda Polan. Robert Vermilloe: Jonathan Adams. with Todd Carty as Pip Shepherd and Charles Simpson as Thomas Tedman. with Peter Kenny, Becky Hindley, Tina Gray, Elizabeth Mansfield. Matthew Morgan, Denys Hawthorne and David Timson. Pianist Neil Brand. Producer: David Blount.

18 Apr 96:The Electric Angel
By Beatrice Colin. In the Planet Electric Cafe, a tired businessman considers how his life used to be in the very different Glasgow of 1967. Frank: Liam Brennan, Rosie: Deirdre Davis, Mrs Stuart: Anne Kristen, Kate: Louise Ironside, with Mark Cox, Margaret Clark and Owen Kavanagh. Producer: Patrick Rayner.

19 Apr 96: The Classic Serial - The Constant Nymph
Repeated from Sunday, 2.30pm.

20 Apr 96: Saturday Playhouse - Gracie
By Eric Pringle, in two parts.It is about the early life of Gracie Fields.
Ep. 1-Wish Me Luck. The story of Gracie Fields begins in Rochdale, 1905. Grace .......... Tracy Wiles, Archie .......... Paul Nicholas, Jenny .......... Paula Wilcox, Fred .......... David Timson, Young Grace .......... Emily Aston, Annie .......... Alice Arnold, with Patience Tomlinson. Stephen Critchlow, Jane Dolamore, Colleen Prendergast, Robert Harper, Geoffrey Whitehead, Denys Hawthorne, Keith Drinkel, Roger May, Kim Wall, Jonathan Adams, Ann Beach, Zulema Dene and Jane Whittenshaw. Director of music - Stuart Hutchinson. Producer: Tracey Neale.

21 Apr 96:The Classic Serial: The Constant Nymph
By Margaret Kennedy, dramatised in two parts by Louise Page. Ep.2: The Silver Sky. In England, the romance continues as Lewis marries. Tessa: Maria Miles, Florence: Suzanna Hamilton, Lewis: Alan Cox, Charles: Richard Hope, Birnbaum: Jamie Glover, Antonia: Lena Headey, with Lucy Davies. David Collings, Elaine Claxton and Justin Webb. Music by Errollyn Wallen, played by Guy Cowley (clarinet), Joanne May (percussion), Stephanie Rees (hom) and Joseph Spooner (cello). Producer: Nandita Ghose.

22 Apr 96:The Sisters of the Sciennes
Donald Campbell's new play tells the story of the women who were widowed by the Battle of Flodden Field. Prioress of the Sciennes .......... Eileen McCallum, Sister Jacquinta .......... Bella Enahoro, Sister Margaret .......... Jan Wilson, with Monica Gibb, Finlay Welsh, James Bryce, John Buick, Anthony Donaldson and Alexander Morton. Producer: Hamish Wilson. Rpt.

23 Apr 96:Books and Company
(no drama)

24 Apr 96: Miss Dynamite
By Guy Fitkin. Christopher Cazenove stars as 1930s sleuth Norman Conquest and Bonnie Langford as his partner Pixie in the first of a two-part crime-solving thriller. Williams: Richard Davies, Livingstone: Colin Spaull, Primrose: Linda Regan, Trevor: John Woodvine, with Lyndam Gregory, Anthony Jackson and Gavin Muir. Music by Robert Rigby. Director Adrian Bean. Indie: (Mr. Punch productions).

25 Apr 96: Judith Shakespeare
Continuing the tradition of Shakespeare-related plays on or around his birthday (21 Apr) ... a play by Nan Woodhouse. The story of Shakespeare 's youngest daughter. Set in the early 17th century. Judith feels herself to be very much an outsider and yearns to be a part of her father's life. Judith: Amanda Root, William: Michael Pennington, Anne: Melinda Walker, Henry Wriothesley: Anton Lesser, with Andrew Wincott, Jillie Meers, Stephen Critchlow, Ann Beach. Colleen Prendergast and Thomas Connor. Producer: Tracey Neale.

26 Apr 96: The Classic Serial - The Constant Nymph By Margaret Kennedy, dramatised in two parts by Louise Paige. Repeated from Sunday.

27 Apr 96: Saturday Playhouse: Gracie
By Eric Pringle. Gracie Fields, part 2. 'As You Wave Me Goodbye'. Will Gracie agree to marry Archie Pitt ? Grade: Tracy Wiles, Archie: Paul Nicholas, John Flanagan: Brendan Coyle, Jenny: Paula Wilcox, Sir Gerald du Maurier: Geoffrey Whitehead, Annie: Alice Arnold, Henry Savage: Kim Wall, Betty: Jane Dolamore, Roy: Robert Harper, Edie: Colleen Prendergast, with David Timson, Stephen Critchlow, Ann Beach, Zulema Dene. Patience Tomlinson, Jane Whittenshaw, Denys Hawthorne and Keith Drinkel. Director of music: Stuart Hutchinson. Producer: Tracey Neale.

28 Apr 96: The Classic Serial: Marriage
By Susan Ferrier. Comedy, dramatised in three parts by Patricia Hannah. 1: North. 1794-1796. Lady Juliana rejects her father's choice of a rich but ugly husband, and elopes instead. Lady Juliana: Fiona Francis, Henry Douglas: Stuart McQuarrie, Laird: Alexander Morton, AuntJacky: Ann Scott-Jones, Aunt Grizzy: Rose McBain, Aunt Nicky: Eliza Langland, with Alison Peebles, Crawford Logan, Simon Tait, Ali Walton, Martha Leishman, Susie Maguire, Shonagh Price and Jenny Ryan Producer: Patrick Rayner.

29 Apr 96: On Mayday
By Paul Copley. Paul was in the Soviet Union when the Chernobyl disastertook place. Radio 4 presents another chance to hear his play ten years on. Nancy: Natasha Pyne, Tom: Christopher Fairbank, Marta: Jan Winters, Eric: Bryan Pringle, with Garard Green, Daniel Kodicek, Wayne Howard, Peter Howell. Deborah Makepeace. Paul Gregory, Kim Wall, David Goodland, Stephen Hattersley, James Goode and Theresa Streatfield. Producer: Ned Chaillet. Rpt.

30 Apr 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Kerton's Story
By James Woolf. Romantic comedy. Two teachers discuss an exciting moment in the school's history when, during the filming of a documentary on the premises, a former colleague fell in love with the producer. Diane: Lesley Sharp, Godfrey: Stephen Moore, Kerton: Bill Nighy, Nathalie: Tessa Wojtczak, with David Timson, Andrew Branch and Zulema Dene. Producer: Cherry Cookson.

1 May 96: Killer Conquest
By Guy Fithen. Christopher Cazenove stars as 1930s sleuth Norman Conquest, and Bonnie Langford as his crime-solving partner Pixie in their greatest adventure yet - proving the Gay Desperado's innocence. Williams: Richard Davies, Livingstone: Colin Spaull, Mrs Herridew: Kerry Shale, Herridew: Neville Jason, Curator: Neville Jason, with Jonathan Tafler, Anthony Jackson and Gavin Muir. Music by Robert Rigby. Producer: Adrian Bean. Indie (Mr Punch productions).

2 May 96: Matt Black and Chrome
By Dominic Minghella. A mysterious female caller accuses Ronnie Rossi of ruining her life. Ronnie: Vincenzo Nicoli, James: David Holt, Anna: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Mother: Irene Prador, Father: Robert Rietty, Louise: Elaine Claxton, Laura: Susannah Corbett, with Peter Whitman, Nadine Ballantyne, Benedict Dooley, Vivienne Rochester and Cathy Sara. Producer: David Hunter. Rpt.

3 May 96: The Classic Serial: Marriage
Susan Ferrier's comedy dramatised in three parts by Patricia Hannah. Repeated from Sunday.

4 May 96: Saturday Playhouse: The Brahmin and the Lady
By Mike Harris. Love, passion and partition. The play is about the love affair of Edwina Mountbatten and Pandit Nehru, set against Gandhi and the chaos of India in 1947. Edwina Mountbatten: Celia Imrie, Nehru: Sam Dastor, Dickie Mountbatten: Julian Wadham, Gandhi: Renu Setna, Pat Mulligan: Gerard O'Hagan, Manu: Nisha K Nayar, Nihal: Nitin Chandra Ganatra, Suhrawardy: Bhasker Patel, with Kulvinder Ghir. Rashid Karapiet, Shiv Grewal, Patience Tomlinson and David Timson. Producer: David Hunter.

5 May 96: The Classic Serial: Marriage Susan Ferrier 's comedy, dramatised in three parts by Patricia Hannah. 2: South. 1813-1815. Twenty years on, Miss Mary Douglas arrives in London to meet the mother she has never known. Mary: Meg Fraser, Lady Emily: Fiona Francis, Charles Lennox: Dou Gallee, Lady Juliana: Vivienne Dixon, Adelaide: Harley Loudon, with Ann Scott-Jones, Rose McBain, Eliza Langland, Crawford Logan, Simon Tait, Ali Walton and Gregor Powrie. Producer: Patrick Rayner.

6 May 96: Dat's Love
By Leonora Brito. In 1950s Cardiff, factory-worker Grace sang in a trio. Grace: Suzanne Packer, Cleo: Sandra James-Young, Carmen: Sandra Yaw, Evelyn: Karin Diamond, Young Cleo: Lorraine Cole, with Treva Etienne, Don Warrington, Lee Farley, Manon Edwards, Helen Griffin and Chris Griffiths. Pianist Matthew Bailey. Producer Alison Hindell. Rpt.

7 May 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Footpowder
By Karen Brown. Young office worker Julie Quinn, played by Julia Ford, is fed up with the men who run the colliery. She bears the brunt of complaints from managers and miners alike, her nail varnish needs doing and what is all this fuss about footpowder anyway? Producer: Melanie Harris.

8 May 96: Max Carrados: The Ingenious Mind of Rigby Lacksome
By Ernest Bramah. In the first of two plays,the blind detective tangles with suffragettes and the Bard. Dramatised by Sue Rodwell. Rigby Lacksome: Stephen Tompkinson, Moya: Lynsey Baxter, Maisie: Oona Beeson, with Simon Callow as Max and Lionel Jeffries as Parkinson. Rest of cast: Ian Armstrong and Robert Oates. Music by Robert Rigby. Producer Alan Drury. Indie (Mr Punch productions).

9 May 96: Out of the Woods
By Olwen Wymark. Bertha and Sam are taking tentative steps towards friendship but their dreams are merging. Bertha: Harriet Walter, Sam: Kevin McNally, Rupert: Christian Burgess, Aunt B: Irene Sutcliffe, Bonnie: Claire Benedict, Stephen: Christopher Fairbank, with Geoffrey Whitehead, Zulema Dene, Alice Arnold. Patience Tomlinson, Keith Drinkel, Stephen Critchlow, David Ma and Janet Davey. Producer Gordon House.

10 May 96: The Classic Serial: Marriage
Susan Ferrier's comedy dramatised in three parts by Patricia Hannah. 2: South. 1813-1815. Repeated from Sunday.

11 May 96: Saturday Playhouse: I Capture the Castle
By Dodie Smith. This new dramatisation of her famous novel is broadcast to commemorate the centenary of Dodie Smith 's birth. Amanda Root and Helena Bonham Carter play sisters Cassandra and Rose Mortmain, living in complete poverty in a ruined castle in Suffolk. Topaz: Haydn Gwynne, Simon: William Dufris, Neil: Stuart Milligan, Stephen: Jamie Glover, Father: Geoffrey Whitehead, with Ann Beach, Robert Harper. Patience Tomlinson, Jonathan Adams and David Timson. Dramatised by Dawn Lowe-Watson . Producer Cherry Cookson.

12 May 96: The Classic Serial: Marriage
Susan Ferrier's comedy, dramatised in three parts by Patricia Hannah. 3: Union. 1815. Lady Juliana's choice of husband for her daughter is based on only one thing: money. with Eliz Langland, Alison Peebles, Crawford Logan, Harley Loudon, Simon Tait, Gregor Powrie, Ali Walton and Raymond Ross Producer - Patrick Rayner.

13 May 96: Cutting Edge
Tom Georgeson stars as jazz-loving DI Charlie Resnick in John Harvey 's three-part dramatisation of his own novel. 1: A young house doctor is attacked on a deserted hospital walkway. Millington: Sean Baker, Lynn: Kate Eaton, Dipak: Paul Bazeley, Kevin: Ben Porter, Mr Salt: Denys Hawthorne, Karen: Jane Whittenshaw, with Nicholas Boutton, John Simm. Adrian Scarborough, Don McCorkindale, Peter Kenny, Gillian Bevan. Alice Arnold. Patience Tomlinson and Colleen Prendergast. Song written by Liz Simcock and performed byTrevor Watkis and Gillian Bevan. Producer David Hunter.

14 May 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Flirting with Vincent
By Julia Stoneham. The death of a farmer forces Jean to re-examine her relationship with an old aquaintance. Jean Bailey: Ann Mitchell, Iris Thompson: Hilda Braid, Det Sergeant: David Timson, WPC: Colleen Prendergast, Producer David Blount.

15 May 96: Max Carrados: The Secret of Headlam Height
By Ernest Bramah. In the second of two plays, the blind detective battles with spies. Dramatised by Roger Danes. Simon Callow as Max and Lionel Jeffries as Parkinson, with Paul Panting and Brian Orrell . Music by Robert Rigby. Director Alan Drury; Producers Michael Cameron and Stewart Richards.

16 May 96: Charley Tango
By David Lan. A convoy is taking African children back to their families and Richard has hitched a ride - as photographer. Months later and thousands of miles away, his pictures shatter the peace of a summer afternoon. Richard Golding: David Antrobus, Frank Golding: David Calder, Penny Golding: Rowena Cooper, Josiah: Louis Mahoney, Father Nathaniel: T-Bone Wilson, Maxton Munangawa: Colin McFar Lane, Iris Moyo: Joan-Anne Maynard, Lucas: Ewen Cummins, with Cyril Nri, Claire Benedict, Otis Munyang 'iri, Jade Buckland, Danielle Fraser Boam, Ndumiso Mvula, Yvonne Scicluna and Desmond Taylor. Music by Felix Cross. Producer: Jeremy Mortimer. Rpt.

17 May 96: The Classic Serial: Marriage
The final episode of Susan Ferrier's social comedy, dramatised by Patricia Hannah. 3: Union. 1815. Repeated from Sunday.

18 May 96: Saturday Playhouse: Football Play for Girls
The first in Radio 4's football drama season, The Beautiful Game. By Stephen Butchard and Pat Anderson. Joan is about to divorce Vincent because he loves Liverpool FC more than her. Joanne is 17 and a supporter of Everton Football Club - a passion her parents do not understand. Joan: Anna Keavney, Vincent: Ken Jones, Joanne: Katy Carmichael, Joanne's Mum: Esther Wilson, Emma: Mandy Birmingham, Bouncer/Man: Chris Darwin, with Kate Cross and Helen Warder. With commentary by Alan Green from BBC Radio Sport. Producer Kate Rowland.

19 May 96: The Classic Serial: A Handful of Dust
By Evelyn Waugh. Dramatised in two parts by Bill Matthews. 1: Brenda Last embarks on an affair which is the talk of London society. Tara Fitzgerald as Brenda and Jonathan Cullen as Tony, with Dariel Pertwee, Kim Wall, Jane Whittenshaw. Colleen Prendergast, Patience Tomlinson, Alice Arnold, Keith Drinkel and Ann Beach. Producer Sally Avens. Rptd Fri 2.00pm.

20 May 96: Cutting Edge
Tom Georgeson stars as jazz-loving 01 Charlie Resnick in John Harvey 's three-part dramatisation of his own novel. 2 - A male nurse is viciously attacked. Millington .......... Sean Baker, Lynn .......... Kate Eaton, Dipak .......... Paul Bazeley, Kevin .......... Ben Porter, Mr Salt .......... Denys Hawthorne, Carew .......... Nicholas Boulton, Dr Fletcher .......... John Simm, William .......... James Taylor, with Zulema Dene, Don McCorkindale, Peter Kenny, George Parsons, Philip Weaver. Gillian Bevan, Alice Arnold, Colleen Prendergast, Stella Duffy, John Hartley, Roger May and Ann Beach. Song written by Liz Simcock and performed by Trevor Watkis and Gillian Bevan. Producer: David Hunter.

21 May 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Untitled
An untitled play by Sam McCartney. Sam: George Parsons, Helen: Tessa Worsley, Produce -r Tracey Neale.

22 May 96: My Way
A three-part play by Georgia Pritchett . 1: St Paul's Boys' Choir. Margaret and Bill arrive on their daughter Victoria's doorstep - much to her surprise. "Well, you are getting married tomorrow," says Margaret. Victoria: Caroline Strong, Margaret: Lynda Baron, Bill: Richard Tate, Jane: Anastasia Mulrooney, Peter: Gary Parker, with Ann Beach, Alex Lowe, Helen Guthrie and Eleanor Carruthers. Producer - Tracey Neale.

23 May 96: One Day I'll Fly Away
By Helen Kluger. With her career in crisis, Jackie Amos has hit rock bottom - until she meets a zoologist. Jackie: Christine Kavanagh, Selwyn: Jack Ellis, Ussa: Kerry Fox, Cal: Douglas Hodge, with Tessa Peake-Jones, Helen Kluger and James Fleet. Producer - Sally Avens.

24 May 96: The Classic Serial: A Handful of Dust
By Evelyn Waugh. Dramatised in two parts by Bill Matthews. Repeated from Sunday.

25 May 96:The Beautiful Game: Saturday Playhouse: The Fourth Foreigner
Michael Duke 's play follows the fortunes of a star Scottish goalkeeper in the glamorous Italian league. Danny Maxwell leaves Dundee with a lucrative contract and high hopes. Danny: Peter Grimes, Jack: John Buick, Craig: Kevin McKidd, Fiona: Molly Innes, Hazhir: Tom Smith, with Richard Greenwood, Michael MacKenzie. Rosaleen Pelan, Richard Low and Paul Nivison. Producer Patrick Rayner.

26 May 96: The Classic Serial: A Handful of Dust
By Evelyn Waugh. Dramatised in two parts by Bill Matthews. 2: Tony's life is shattered by Brenda's revelation. With Tara Fitzgerald as Brenda and Jonathan Cullen as Tony. Beaver: Ronan Vibert, Jock: James Simmons, Milly: Dariel Pertwee, Mrs Beaver: Sally Grace, DrMessinger: Robert Glenister, Rosa: Vivienne Rochester, MrTodd: Jackk Laf, Teddy Last: Daniel Philpott, with David Timson, Kim Wall, Jane Whittenshaw, Colleen Prendergast, Denys Hawthorne, Patience Tomlinson, Geoffrey Whttehead, Jade Williams and Alice Arnold. Producer - Sally Avens.

27 May 96: Cutting Edge
Tom Georgeson stars asjazz-loving DI Charlie Resnick in John Harvey 's three-part dramatisation of his own novel. 3 .... The brutal death of a ward sister intensifies Resnick's search for the hospital assailant. Millington .......... Sean Baker, Lynn .......... Kate Eaton, Dipak .......... Paul Bazeley, Kevin .......... Ben Porter, Mr Salt .......... Denys Hawthorne, Carew .......... Nicholas Boulton, Dr Fletcher .......... John Simm, Elaine .......... Jennie Stoller, Silver .......... Don McCorkindale, with George Parsons. Philip Weaver, Gillian Bevan, Patience Tomlinson, Adrian Scarborough. Colleen Prendergast and Ann Beach. Song written by Liz Simcock and performed by Trevor Watkis and Gillian Bevan. Producer David Hunter.

28 May 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Baby on Board
By Alison Joseph. Gillian has just been promoted and is the most senior woman in the company. What with her new company car, nothing can blight her triumph now - or can it? Gillian: Jane Whittenshaw, Debbie: Lisa Geoghan, David: Stephen Critchlow, Jake: Kim Wall, with Victoria Alcock, Robert Harper, Alice Arnold and Colleen Prendergast. Producer Tracey Neale.

29 May 96: My Way
A series of three plays. 2: Sid Vicious. By Sue Teddern. Tip, an unkempt reminder of Patricia's punk past, turns up on her doorstep. Patricia: Gillian Bevan, Pete: Charles Simpson, Tip P: Eter Kenny, Jase: Robert Harper, Trace: Colleen Prendergast, with Keith Drinkel. Producer David Hunter.

30 May 96: The Beautiful Game: A Game of Three Halves
By Stan Hey and John Fletcher. You've had the beautiful game.... this is the ugly game. A hilarious and scathing satire on the present state of football. Beth Stringer: Helen Baxendale, Sydney Lipchak: Tom Georgeson, Vemon Roper: Anthony Head, HooYaSung: David Yip, with Darrell D'Silva, Claire Marchionne, Patrick Brennan and Richard Nichols. Music by Andy Price. Producer Foz Allan.

31 May 96: The Classic Serial - A Handful of Dust
By Evelyn Waugh. The concluding episode of a two-part dramatisation. Repeated from Sunday.

1 Jun 96: Saturday Playhouse: The Race of the Dugout Canoes
By Richard Edmunds. The scene is a village in Papua New Guinea. In one canoe sit men from the logging company, in the other a group called Rainforest Rescue. Sarah: Adjoah Andoh, Seth: Raad Rawi, Nakafu: Earl Cameron, Belyor: Mary Wimbush, Alphonse: Jonathan Keeble, Waso: Junix Inocian, Yawi: Kulvinder Ghir, Kilo: Don Gilet, Noah: Madhav Sharma, Emanuel: Aaron Pemberton, Ani: Jessie Andoh, with Nina Wadia, Sandra James Young, Geoffrey Whitehead and Tessa Worsley. Director Andy Jordan. Rpt.

2 Jun 96: The Classic Serial: The Tin Drum By Gunter Grass. Abridged in two parts by Mike Walker. With Phil Daniels as Oskar and Kenneth Cranham as Matzerath. 1: Germany 1930. Hitler rises to power. Three-year-old Oskar decides to stop growing and stop talking. Instead he plays his tin drum. Agnes: Lesley Manville, Jan: Stephen Critchlow, Gretchen: Kristin Milward, Bebra: David Collings, Roswitha: Jane Whittenshaw, Marcus: John Turner, with Tessa Worsley, John Hartley and Paul Jenkins. Percussion by Unmen. Producer - Peter Kavanagh. Rptd Fri, 2.00pm.

3 Jun 96: The Beautiful Game: If It Wasn't for That Graham Taylor
John Saithouse stars in his own play about a footballers' agent. Charlie Dawson: John Salthouse, Vishal: Lyndam Gregory, Ronnie Josephs: Jonathan Tafler, Sir Fred: George Parsons, Tracie: Emma Chambers, Gloria: Eve Shickle, Samantha Dawson: Rebecca Lacey, with Gavin Muir, Wolf Kahler, Don Warrington, Yemi Ajibade, Anthony Milner, Joy Elias-Rilwan, Peter Yapp, Ciara Janson, George Allonby and Paul Keating. Director Claire Grove. Rpt.

4 Jun 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: The Queen of Revenge
By Tove Granqvist, translated by Lotte Troup. A child's fairy tale merges with reality. Sessa: Naomi Kerbel, Queen: Kathryn Hunt, King: Malcolm Hebden, Psychologist: David Fleeshman, Henrik: John Jardine, Beata: Laura Richmond, Teacher: Laura Richmond, with Kay Purcell. Producer Nandita Ghose.

5 Jun 96: My Way
The last of a series of three plays. The Gypsy Kings. By Sue Teddern. One package holiday. Two couples. Three's a crowd? Pauline: Anita Dobson, Claire: Lisa Coleman, Geoff: Alex Norton, Stewart: Douglas Henshall, Eddie: John Hartley, Donna: Colleen Prenderghast, Salvador: Christopher Pavlo, Barbara: Zulema Dene, Waiter: Robert Harper, Director Marion Nancarrow.

6 Jun 96: Soup
Written and performed by Michael Mears. Winner of the Scotsman Fringe First Award at last year's Edinburgh Festival, this moving and frequently funny play is about a small community of homeless people. Producer Enyd Williams.

7 Jun 96: The Classic Serial - The Tin Drum
By Gunter Grass. Abridged in two parts by Mike Walker. 1 .......... Germany 1930. Hitler rises to power. Repeated from Sunday.

8 Jun 96: Saturday Playhouse: The Tiger
By John Fletcher. Saeed Jaffrey stars as Zahir-ud-Din Muhammed, a descendant of Ghengis Khan and Tamburlaine, also known as Babur the Tiger and founder of the Mogul Empire. Khwaja: Rehan Sheikh, Isun: Charubala Chokshi, Gulbaden: Sudha Bhuchar, Bibi: Soussan Farroukania, Kasim: Rashid Karapiet, Ali Dingdong: Kriss Dosanjh, with Nizwar Karanj, Nitin Chandra Ganatra. Dhirendra, Ashwin Bolar, Sachin Duggal, Anuj Tanden and Nitin Duggal. Musical advisor Colin Sell. Producer Kristine Landon-Smith.

9 Jun 96: The Classic Serial: The Tin Drum
By Gunter Grass. Abridged in two parts by Mike Walker. With Phil Daniels as Oskar. 2: World War II is raging. Oskar, on the run, discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Matzerath: Kenneth Cranham, Maria: Tracy Wiles, Bebra: David Collings, Roswitha: Jane Whittenshaw, Klepp: Nigel Anthony, Lankes: Jonathan Keeble, with Geoffrey Whitehead. Patience Tomlinson, David Timson, Andrew Branch and John Hartley Percussion by Unmen. Director Peter Kavanagh Repeated Friday at 2.00pm.

10 Jun 96: Mr Solowei and the Unicorn
By Helen Buhaenko. They say in Byelorussia that if it rains for long enough the unicorn will come. Mr Solowei: Cyril Shaps, Cara: Clare Isaac, Giovanni: Steve Hodson, with Greg Ashton, Lyndam Gregory, Lynne Seymour, Robert Harper, Rolant Prys and Manon Edwards. Director Alison Hindell. Rpt.

11 Jun 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Twinkletoes
By Jennifer Johnston. A woman returns from the wedding of her pregnant 17-year-old daughter. Her husband is not with her. He is in jail for life. With Brid Brennan as Karen. Director David Blount.

12 Jun 96: Legal Affairs
A five-part drama series about the lives of three partners in a firm of solicitors in the Warwickshire town of Stourbury. 1: Colin and all the other staff at Lang and Stafford have to come to terms with the new partner Helen. Colin Stafford: Graham Padden, Natasha Bhandari: Meera Syal, Helen Shepherd: Julia St John, Sanjeev: Ravi Kapoor, Sarah Stafford: Nina Thomas, Clive Morton: Kim Durham, with John Rowe, Norman Bird, Freda Dowie, Andrew Robinson, Emma Rees, Marian Kemmer and Tom Aldwrincle. Written by Chris Thompson. Producer - Brian Lighthill.

13 Jun 96: With a Little Help from My Friends
Frances McNeil 's play tells the story of Brian Epstein during the hectic, turbulent years of his relationship with the Beatles. Brian Epstein: Jonathan Keeble, Jackie Parris: Laurel Lefkow, John Lennon: Tim Whitnall, Queenie Epstein: Ann Beach, Harry Epstein: Christopher Scott, Liam: Robert Harper, with Kim Wall, Alex Lowe, Kerry Shale, Alice Arnold, Chris Pavlo, Shirley Dixon, Elaine Pyke and Niven Boyd. Producer - Andy Jordan.

14 Jun 96: The Classic Serial - The Tin Drum
By Gunter Grass. Abridged in two parts by Mike Walker. Repeated from Sunday.

15 Jun 96: Saturday Playhouse: A Small Country
By Sian James. July 1914: Tom comes home for the summer vacation to find his father has left their Carmarthenshire farm to live with the schoolmistress. Tom: Jack James, Josi: Dewi Rhys Williams, Miriam: Sharon Morgan, Nano: Olive Michael, Catrin: Deborah Procter, Rachel: Helen Griffin, Edward: Robert Harper, Lowri: Rhian Jones, Dr Andrews: Geraint Griffiths, Mrs Thomas: Anwen Willams, with Phil Rowlands. Director Alison Hindell.

16 Jun 96:The Summer Serial: On the Eve
Turgenev's romantic novella dramatised in two parts by Michael Crompton, with Amanda Root as Elena and Philip Franks as Insarov. 1: Who will Elena fall in love with, the artist Shubin or the philosopher Bersyenev? Shubin: John Lloyd Fillingham, Bersyenev: Mark Chatterton, Anna: Jane Cox, Nikolai: Russell Dixon, Uvar: Alan Partington, Zoya: Saskia Downes, with Keith Clifford, Martin Oldfield,John Griffin and Stephen Tomlin. Producer - Michael Fox. Rpt.

17 Jun 96: Coleman and Astor
A three-part series featuring Michael McStay 's popular detectives. With Stephen Thorne as Inspector Coleman and Joe Dunlop as Sergeant Astor. 1: Death of a Hooligan. Music by Stephen Warbeck. Director: Jane Morgan. Benjamin: Dominic Curtis, Adams: Tom Bevan, Jackson: Peter Kenny, Craddock: Paul Panting, PC Trench: Nicholas Boulton, with James Taylor, James Kerry, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Gareth Armstrong, Diana Bishop, Frances Jeater.

18 Jun 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Beached
By Robert Glendenning. When an old ex-minister looks to return to politics, something strange happens. With Peadar Lamb as John and Kevin Rood as Tom. Producer - Roland Jaquarello

19 Jun 96: Legal Affairs
By Graham Harvey. A five-part drama series about the lives of three partners in a firm of solicitors in the Warwickshire town of Stourbury. 2: A difficult encounter for Helen and Colin and an unwelcome gift for Natasha. Helen Shepherd: Julia St John, James Shepherd: James Warrior, Natasha Bhandari: Meera Syal, Kamlesh Bhandari: Jamilla Massey, Sanjeev: Ravi Kapoor, Colin Stafford: Graham Padden, Sarah Stafford: Nina Thomas, Leanne Stafford: Emma Rees, with John Rowe, Marian Kemmer, Michael N Harbour, Sylvia King, Kim Durham and Clive Marlowe. Producer: Vanessa Whitburn.

20 Jun 96: Wayne, a Growth Industry
The world of public relations can use some dubious tactics, but in John Dixon and Charles Nicklin's comedy, an employee neatly turns the tables. Shirley .......... Jillie Meers, Wayne .......... Alex Jones, Mr Wright .......... Terry Molloy, Darren .......... John Webb, Simone .......... Marian Kemmer, with Tina Grey, Christopher Scott, Lois Burgess, David Holt and John Dixon. Producer - Sue Wilson.

21 Jun 96: The Summer Serial: The True Story of Martin Guerre
Dramatised in two parts by Guy Meredith from the trial notes of the 16th-century judge Jean de Coras. Ep. 1. Music By .......... Philip Pickett, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Tom Finucane, Stephen Henderson. Jean de Coras .......... Olivier Pierre, Sanxi Guerre .......... Alex Norton, Pierre Guerre .......... Andrew Melville, Andreu de Rols .......... John Church, Mme de Rols .......... Jill Graham, Priest .......... John Webb, Jean de Loze .......... Jonathan Adams, Jean d'Escorneboeuf .......... Keith Drinkel, Sean Bean as Martin Guerre and Lesley Dunlop as his wife Bertrande. With Siriol Jenkins, John Fleming, Steve Hodson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jo Kendall. Federay Holmes, Peter Penry Jones, Eric Allan, Peter Gunn, Henry Power and Anna Abrahams. Produced by Janet Whitaker. Rpt.

22 Jun 96: Saturday Playhouse: Stars in Their Eyes
A radio musical by John Lovat and Tim Riley. Brian's 50th birthday celebrations take a turn for the worse. Jimmy Dollar: Brian Hibbard, Brian Hopper: Sion Probert, Anne Hopper: Di Botcher, Geraint Stubbs: Rhodri Hugh, with Aimee Thomas, Giles Taylor and Basienka Blake. Music performed by Henry Johnson, Simon Kingman, Tim Riley and Jonathan Thomas. Producer: Foz Allan. Rpt.

23 Jun 96: The Summer Serial: On the Eve
The conclusion of Turgenev's romantic story dramatised in two parts by Michael Crompton, with Amanda Root as Elena and Philip Franks as Insarov. with Jane Cox. Russell Dixon. Alan Partington, Saskia Downes, Keith Clifford, Ann Rye, John Griffin, Martin Oldfield, Stephen Tomlin, Pauline Alston and Rosamund Barker. Producer- Michael Fox.

24 Jun 96: Coleman and AstOr
A three-part series by Michael McStay. Stephen Thorne as Inspector Coleman and Joe Dunlop as Sergeant Astor. 2: A Day at the Races. Sergeant Astor falls amongst thieves. Margaret: Diana Bishop, Superintendent Beauchamp: Frances Jeater, PC Trench: Nicholas Boulton, Jamie Bell: Larry Dannwith, with John Hartley, McCartney Brown, Breffni McKenna, Gareth Armstrong, David Jarvis, David Sinclair, James Taylor and Don McCorkindale. Music by Stephen Warbeck. Producer - Ned Chaillet. Rpt.

25 Jun 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Touching Lampposts
By Tasmin Oglesby. Avoiding the cracks in the pavement is something we've all done at some point, but even such minor compulsions can have a disturbing effect when they take hold of an entire family. Michael: Peter England, Kathy: Harriet Walter, Jim: Stephen Boxer, Gilly: Joanna Munro, Father John: Denys Hawthorne, David: Toby Jones, The Bishop: Sean Baker, Producer - Eoin O'Callaghan.

26 Jun 96: Legal Affairs
By Chris Thompson. Drama series about three partners in a firm of solicitors. 3: Morton is stalking Natasha and knows where she lives. Colin Stafford: Graham Padden, Sarah Stafford: Nina Thomas, Adam Stafford: Andrew Robinson, Natasha Bhandari: Meera Syal, Helen Shepherd: Julia St John, James Shepherd: James Warrior, Tim Shepherd: Tom Aldwrincle, Laura Shepherd: Fiona Johnston, with Marian Kemmer, Kim Durham, Michael N Harbour, Dan Allen, Graham Colclough and Martin Cookson. Producer - Brian Lighthill.

27 Jun 96: A Hard Time to Be a Father
By Fay Weldon. Comic satire set in the casualty department of a large city hospital. A young man is treated for couvade - a custom of the South Sea Islands whereby the father of a newborn child is put to bed and cared for as if he were physically affected by the birth. The Young Man: Robert Glenister, Nurse: Hilary MacLean, Delia: Carolyn Backhouse, Triage Nurse: Janet Dale, Caring Woman: June Barrie, MrsOliphant: Phyllida Nash, Receptionist: Jenny Funnell, Rugby Player: John Telfer, Al: Clarence Smith, with Christian Rodska, Cornelius Garrett and Jessica Jones-Berney . Music by Andy Price. Producer - Shaun MacLoughlin.

28 Jun 96: The Summer Serial: The True Story of Martin Guerre
Dramatised in two parts by Guy Meredith from the trial notes of the 16th century French judge Jean de Coras. Ep. 2: Martin Guerre 's wife Bertrande bears him two further children and then accuses him of being an impostor. Martin .......... Sean Bean, Bertrande .......... Leslie Dunlop, Jean de Coras .......... Olivier Pierre, Bertrande's Mother .......... Jill Graham, Pierre Guerre .......... Andrew Melville, Sanglas .......... Steve Hodson, Mme Sanglas .......... Geraldine Fitzgerald, Francoise .......... Jo Kendall, Carbon Barrrau .......... Peter Gunn, Guillem .......... Eric Allan, with John Fleming, Peter Penry Jones, Federay Holmes, John Church. Keith Drinkel, Jonathan Adams. John Webb and Siriol Jenkins. Music by Philip Pickett, played by Pavlo Beznosiuk, Tom Fmucane and Stephen Henderson. Producer - Janet Whitaker.

29 Jun 96:Saturday Playhouse: Tarn O'Shanter
Catherine Czerkawska 's play tells the story of the birth of Tam O'Shanter, one of Robert Burns 's best-known poems, which was written at Ellisland in Dumfries towards the end of his life. Robert Burns: Liam Brennan, Jean Armour: Gerda Stevenson, Robbie: Sheila Donald, Helen MacTaggart: Sheila Donald, Tam O'Shanter: Kern Falconer, Duncan Graham: Kern Falconer, with Billy Boyd and Alyxis Daly. Music played by Jo Miller. Steve Sutcliffe. Norman Chalmers and Mike Katz.Producer - Hamish Wilson.

30 Jun 96: The Summer Serial: The Piano
Michelene Wandor's three-part dramatisation of the book of the film by Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger. 1: Scotland. At the age of 6, Ada McGrath takes a vow of silence. Ada McGrath: Stella Gonet, Young Ada: Susan Sheridan, Delwar: John Duttine, Alisdair Stewart: David Bannerman, Wyston: Robert Robertson, Mr MacGregor: Andrew Melville, with Eileen Nicholas, Jan Shand and Kim Durham. Music by Anthea Gomez, played by him and Christian McKay. Producer - Sue Wilson, rpt.

1 Jul 96: Coleman and Astor
The final part of Michael McStay's detective series. No Harm Done. Inspector Coleman finds the Gantry Estate to be an alien land. Inspector Coleman .......... Stephen Thorne, Sergeant Astor .......... Joe Dunlop, Reid .......... Dexter Fletcher, Girl .......... Deborah Berlin, Welch .......... Simon Schatzberger, Ma Baker .......... Pauline Letts, Blackman .......... Sidney Cole, with Toby Jones, Tony Osoba, Elaine Claxton, Peter Acre, Matthew Morgan, Nicholas Boulton, Frances Jeater, David Jarvis, Diana Bishop, Gavin Muir, Susannah Corbett and Danny Schiller. Music by Stephen Warbeck. Producer - Jane Morgan, rpt.

2 Jul 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Sad
By Sheila Goff. Twenty-five years ago today, Kay quit as "Honey Sweet K J Jones" and exchanged country singing stardom for a company car. Now she is visited by the all-too-familiar Jay, the original rhinestone cowgirl. Kay: Sheila Hancock, Jay: Alice Arnold, Adrian: Sean Baker, song by Sheila Goff and Polly Hewett, performed by Alice Arnold, Polly Hewett and Margo Sagov. Producer - David Hunter.

3 Jul 96:Legal Affairs
Drama series about the lives of three partners in a firm of solicitors. 4: Work and domestic life threaten to collide for Helen Shepherd. Helen Shepherd: Julia St John, James Shepherd: James Warrior, Laura Shepherd: Fiona Johnston, Natasha Bhandari: Meera Syal, Kamlesh Bhandari: Jamilla Massey, Angie Dalton: Sylvia King, Sanjeev: Ravi Kapoor, Colin Stafford: Graham Padden, Sara Stafford: Nina Thomas, Leanne Stafford: Emma Rees, with Marian Kemmer. Michael N Harbour, Michael Cochrane, Christian Rodska and Geoff Serle. Written by Graham Harvey. Producer - Vanessa Whitburn.

4 Jul 96: Firefly Summer
Maeve Binchy's novel, dramatised in six parts by Jane Cassidy, with David Soul as Patrick O'Neill. 5: After 18 months in New York, Rachel Fine has been called back to Ireland. Kate Ryan: Anna Healy, John Ryan: Lorcan Cranitch, Rachel: Susan Slot, Fergus: Dan Gordon, Kerry O'Neill: Luke Griffin, Grace O'Neill: Mellssa Smith, Dr White: Denys Hawthorne, Costello: John Keegan, with Julia Deardon, Ray McBride, Conleth Hill, Gordon Fulton and Audrey Dempsey. Music by Jane Cassidy. Performed by Rod McVey and Kate O'Brien. Kate Ryan: Anna Healv John Ryan: Lorcan Cranitch Rachel: Susan Slot Fergus: Dan Gordon Kerry O'Neill: Luke Griffin Grace O'Neill: Mellssa Smith Dr White: Denys Hawthorne Costello: John Keeganroducer - Pam Brighton.

5 Jul 96: The Summer Serial: The French Lieutenant's Woman
By John Fowles. Dramatised in three episodes by Frederick Bradnum. 1: On a wild day in 1867, Charles Smithson sees a woman gazing out to sea at the Cobb at Lyme Regis. Sarah Woodruff: Amanda Redman, Charles Smithson: David Threlfall, The Writer: Norman Rodway, Emestina: Teresa Gallagher, Sam Farrow: Jason Flemyng, Mrs Poulteney: Margaret Courtenay, with Jill Graham, Jillie Meers, Steve Hodson, Oona Beeson, Barry J Gordon and Rachel Atkins. Pianist Mary Nash. Soloist Elizabeth Mansfield. Producer - Janet Whitaker. Rpt.

6 Jul 96:Saturday Playhouse - Nicholas II
Royce Ryton 's historical drama; a moving portrait of Russia's last tsar. Tsar Nicholas .......... Ioan Meredith, Tsarina Alexandra .......... Alexandra Bastedo, Tsarina Marie .......... Dorothy Tutin, Tsar Alexander .......... David Timson, Grand Duchess Olga .......... Deborah Berlin, Queen Victoria .......... Morar Kennedy, Count Toistoy .......... John Woodnutt, Count Stolypin .......... David King, with Kathleen Helme, James Cohen, Peter Rankin, Zuiema Dene, Patience Tomlinson, Becky Hindley, Jonathan Adams, Stephen Critchlow, Robert Harper, Jessica Hodson, Toby Jones and Jonathan Kitchens. Producer - Enyd Williams.

7 Jul 96:The Summer Serial: The Piano
Michelene Wandor's three-part dramatisation of the book of the film by Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger. 2: A Foreign Land. Ada McGrath awaits the husband she has never seen. Ada McGrath: Stella Gonet, Young Ada: Susan Sheridan, George Baines: Ian Hogg, Alisdair Stewart: David Bannerman, with Jill Graham, Tina Gray, Robert James and Crawford Logan. Music by Anthea Gomez, played by the composer and Christian McKay. Producer - Sue Wilson.

8 Jul 96: Top Story
A four-part drama series in which the reporters at a West Midlands news agency battle it out to get the stories of the day before anyone else. 1: Life and Death Matters. Gwen: Shirley Stelfox, Edwards: Geoffrey Freshwater, Jason: Don Gilet, Karen: Sunny Ormonde, Sinclair: Lewis Hancock, Sarah: Jo Rafferty, with David Bowen, Denys Hawthorne, Miles Cherry, Richard Derrington, Christian Rodska, Janet Dale, Neil Reidman, Jim Pyke and Nicole Arumugam. Music by Jeff Meams. Written by Rod Dungate Producer - Vanessa Whitburn.

9 Jul 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Holding Hands
By Helen Kluger. When Pat and Maurice qualify for a bridge tournament in Bournemouth, neither is prepared for the secrets that surface as they revisit the town where they honeymooned. Pat: Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Maurice: Richard Pasco, Eileen: Gillian Bevan, Rita: Heather Tobias, Arthur: Peter Gunn, Gilbert: Paul Hegarty, producer: Tessa Peake-Jones.

10 Jul 96: Legal Affairs
The final episode of the drama series about a firm of solicitors in a Warwickshire town. Two months have elapsed since the public hearing which will have far-reaching effects. Colin Stafford: Graham Padden, Sarah Stafford: Nina Thomas, Natasha Bhandari: Meera Syal, Sanjeev: Ravi Kapoor, Helen Shepherd: Julia St John, James Shepherd: James Warrior, Tim Shepherd: Tom Aldwrincle, Laura Shepherd: Fiona Johnston, Rosalind Whittaker: Marian Kemmer, with John Rowe, Michael N Harbour, Kim Durham, Terry Pearson and Rob Swinton. Written by Chris Thompson. Producer: Brian Lighthill.

11 Jul 96: The Wireless Lady
Peter Tinniswood 's celebration of the great days of radio, with Billie Whitelaw. Eighty-year-old Winifred Leslie, the grande dame of radio drama, lives alone and thinks she is forgotten. Her only companion in life is an old Bakelite wireless, which answers her back (played by Christian Rodska). But then she is offered a part by a young producer.... Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin.

12 Jul 96: The Summer Serial: The French Lieutenant's Woman
By John Fowles. Dramatised in three episodes by Frederick Bradnum. 2: Against his better judgement, Charles Smithson has agreed to hear Sarah Woodruff's story of the French lieutenant. Sarah Woodruff: Amanda Redman, Charles Smithson: David Threlfall, The Writer: Norman Rodway, Ernestina: Teresa Gallagher, MrsPoulteney: Margaret Courtenay, with Jason Flemyng, Tilly Vosburgh, Jill Graham. Jillie Meers, Steve Hodson, Oona Beeson and John Baddeley. Producer - Janet Whitaker. Rpt.

13 Jul 96: Saturday Playhouse .......... Satchelmouth
Paul Winfield plays the jazz musician and entertainer Louis Armstrong in David Pownall 's play written to mark Satchmo's death 25 years ago. Young Louis .......... Ashley Brown, The Mouthpiece .......... Alison Sealy-Smith, Daisy .......... Michelle Moffat, King Oliver .......... Phil Akin, Baby Dods .......... Jeff Jones, Mayann .......... Salome Bey, Lil Hardin .......... Michelyn Emelle, with Jackie Richardson, Herbert Johnson, Brian Warren, Richard Chevolleau, Karen Leblanc, David Collins, George Buza, Dennis O'Connor, Robert Pasons, Ian D Clarke, Aron Tager, Rachel Luttrell and John McLeod. Producers: Martin Jenkins and John Peel, the well-known DJ.

14 Jul 96: The Summer Serial: The Piano
The final part of Michelene Wandor's dramatisation of the book by Jane Campion and Kate Pullinger. 3: Home Again. Ada McGrath: Stella Gonet, Young Ada: Susan Sheridan, George Baines: Ian Hogg, Alisdair Stewart: David Bannerman, with Jill Graham, Tina Gray and Crawford Logan. Music by Anthea Gomez, played by the composer and Christian McKay. Producer Sue Wilson; rpt.

15 Jul 96: Top Story
By Mick Martin. A four-part drama series set in a West Midlands news agency. 2: Team Games. Sinclair is trying to blow wide open the private life of England rugby player Garry Bould. With Marc Finn , Susan Jeffrey. Marian Kemmer , Kim Durham , Alex Jones. Tamsin Heatley and Anne-Marie Francis. Music by Jeff Meams. Producer Brian Lighthill.

16 Jul 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: Song of the Whale
By Steve Henessey. Tom, a schoolboy, hatches a plan to run away from home to watch whales in their native waters. But his plans go awry when he meets two sinister characters who compete for his friendship. With Robert Whelan, John Jardine, Guy Bingley and Russell Parry. Producer: Michael Fox.

17 Jul 96: The Curiosity Cabinet
A three-part play by Catherine Czerkawska. 1: The Brown Swan. Still trying to recover from the loss of her husband, Sophie visits an exhibition of paintings in an Edinburgh gallery. With Ceit Kearney , John Buick , Kenneth Glenaan , Monica Gibb , William Trotter , Meg Fraser , Bob Docherty and Finlay McLean. Whistle played by Mike Katz. Director Hamish Wilson.

18 Jul 96: Inside Outlander
By Carol McGuigan. Not a drama as far as I can tell.... Uprooted from the teen culture of seventies Newcastle by her father's desire for a new life in South Africa, Carol McGuigan creates a vivid portrait of her adolescent longings for the music of T-Rex and Donny Osmond , maxi coats and Jackie. All voices by Carol McGuigan. Director Michael Fox.

19 Jul 96: The Summer Serial .......... The French Lieutenant's Woman
By John Fowles. Dramatised in three episodes by Frederick Bradnum. 3: Charles is heading for Nemesis in Exeter- is it marriage to Ernestina or exile with Sarah? With Jill Graham , Oona Beeson , John Baddeley , Geraldine Fitzgerald , John Fleming , Barry J Gordon and Rachel Atkins. Pianist Mary Nash. Director -Janet Whitaker. Rpt.

20 Jul 96: Saturday Playhouse: Look Back in Anger
ByJohn Osborne. Contemporary drama premiered in 1956. Jimmy Porter: Nicholas Gecks, Cliff Lewis: Alun Lewis, with Susan Penhaligon , Suzanne Bertish and Cyril Luckham. Director Glyn Dearman.

21 Jul 96: The Classic Serial .......... The Barchester Chronicles
By Anthony Trollope. Dr Thorne ... The third in a dramatised series of all six of Anthony Trollope 's Barchester books. Adapted in three parts by Martyn Wade. Starring John Wood as Dr Thorne, Leo McKern as Sir Roger Scatcherd and Amanda Root as Mary Thorne. 1 .......... The story revolves around the touching relationship between Dr Thorne and his "niece" Mary, the circumstances of whose birth have caused much heartache. With Jane Whittenshaw , Jillie Meers , Tessa Worsley , Stephen Critchlow , David Timson and Jonathan Adams. Director Cherry Cookson. Repeated on Friday at 2.00pm.

22 Jul 96: Top Story
By Mick Martin. A four-part drama series set in a West Midlands news agency. 3: Nothing Like a Dame. Sinclair is trying to prove that there are late night sex, drugs and drink parties at the local radio station. With Graham Colclough , Rob Swinton , Lise Stuart. Kerry Stacey, Cornelius Garrett and John Dixon Music by Jeff Mearns. Director Brian Lighthill.

23 Jul 96: Thirty Minute Theatre: One Fine Day
By Leonora Brito. Twenty-five years after playing the squealing maid, Prissy, in Gone with the Wind, Butterfly McQueen revisits Atlanta with an axe to grind. With Alice Arnold and Christian Rodska. Director Alison Hindell.

24 Jul 96: The Curiosity Cabinet
A three-part play by Catherine Czerkawska. 2: The Mute Swan. In the 18th century, Henrietta has been kidnapped and taken to Garve. With Bob Docherty , Finlay McLean , Monica Gibb and Kenneth Glenaan. Whistle played by Mike Katz. Director Hamish Wilson.

25 Jul 96: Volcano
By Peter Wolf. Juliet Stevenson stars as Constance Hawke , a mill-owner's wife in Victorian England who embarks on a journey to climb a volcanic mountain in New Zealand, the imminent eruption of which is a metaphor for her own inner turmoil. With Jill Graham. Keith Drinkel , Patience Tomlinson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jonathan Keeble, Jane Whittenshaw and Alice Arnold. Music by Jason Wingate. Director Cherry Cookson.

26 Jul 96: The Classic Serial: The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Thorne. Repeated from Sunday.

27 Jul 96: Saturday Playhouse: Good Behaviour
By Molly Keane. Dramatised by Shelagh Stephenson. In 1920s Ireland, the St Charles family hit hard times. With Dermot Crowley, Kate Binchy, Jonathan Kitchens, Rosie Kellagher, Robert Harper, Alice Arnold. Elaine Pyke, Denys Hawthorne, Joan Meredith and Sean Baker. Director Eoin O'Callaghan.

28 Jul 96: The Classic Serial .......... The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Thorne. The third in a dramatised series of all six of Anthony Trollope 's Barchester books. Adapted in three parts by Martyn Wade. Ep. 2 .......... Mary has been banished from Greshamsbury so that Frank can concentrate on finding an heiress to marry and thus resolve his father's debts. With Jillie Meers, Colleen Prendergast, Jane Whittenshaw, Tessa Worsley, David Timson, Stephen Critchlow and Jonathan Adams. Director Cherry Cookson. Repeated on Friday at 2.00pm.

29 Jul 96: Top Story
By Mick Martin. Final episode of the drama series set in a West Midlands news agency. Jason cracks his big story. With Neil Reidman, Janice Connolly, Joyce Gibbs, Rebecca Wright, Eric Allan, Rina Mahoney. Alison Beibin and David Vann. Music by Jeff Mearns. Director Brian Lighthill.

30 Jul 96: no drama

31 Jul 96: The Curiosity Cabinet, 3
By Catherine Czerkawska, final episode. The Swan on the Lake. When Henrietta's fate in 18th-century Garve looks set for a happier ending, Sophie and Ben's holiday has to come to an end. With Kenneth Glenann, Monica Gibb, Eliza Langland, Stella Forge and Paul Samson. Whistle played by Mike Katz. Director Hamish Wilson.

1 Aug 96: The Beauty of Bone
By Bridget Lawless. Josephine Chambers wrote a novel in the 1940s which took England and America by storm. But her second novel bombed and she has never published another. Josephine Chambers: Stephanie Cole, Beatty Morgan: Freda Dowie, Michael Connell: Denys Hawthorne, Phyllis Mandeville: Gillian Goodman, with Buffy Davis , Jack Allen. Marc Finn , Marian Kemmer, Sunny Ormonde and Paul Webster. Music by Malcolm McKee. Director: Vanessa Whitburn.

2 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Barchester Chronicles
Dr. Thorne. Repeated from Sunday.

3 Aug 96: Saturday Playhouse: Hotel Du Lac
Anita Brookner's novel, dramatised by Ayshe Raif. The Hotel Du Lac is an unlikely setting for a romance. Director: Claire Grove; Edith: Barbara Flynn, Mr Neville: Jack Klaff, Iris Pusey: Joan Sims, with Siddiqua Akhtar. Lynne Verrall. Ian Masters , Shirley Dixon , Ioan Meredith , Colleen Prendergast and Robert Harper.

4 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: the Barchester Chronicles
Dr Thome. Adapted by Martyn Wade. In this final episode, Dr Thorne wants to tell Mary she might become an heiress. Dr Thorne: John Wood, Mary Thorne: Amanda Root, Lady Arabella: Eleanor Bron, Frank Gresham: Michael Higgs, Squire Gresham: Christopher Benjamin, Miss Dunstable: Selina Cadell, Louis Scatcherd: Adrian Lukisand, with Tessa Worsley , Steve Hodson. Colleen Prendergast , Stephen Critchlow and Jonathan Keeble. Director: Cherry Cookson .

5 Aug 96: Pioneers, Oh Pioneers
Nigel Gearing's play is based on a short story by Jean Rhys. In Dominica, at the turn of the century, the newly arrived Mr Ramage shies away from the British community, marries a local girl and lives in a remote part of the island. Dr Cox: Richard O'Sullivan, Mrs Cox: Jilly Bond, Mr Ramage: Mark Anstee, Mr Eliot: Geoffrey Whitehead, Mrs Eliot: Becky Hindley, Myra: Judith Jacob, Isla: Trish Cooke, Miss Lambton: Linda Regan, Rosalie: Ciara Janson, with Katy Crawford, Gavin Nestor , John Evitts. Jean Lender . Eddie Nestor and Gregory Francis. Director: Michelle Matherson Frederick.

6 Aug 96: No drama.

7 Aug 96: Forest Tales
A three-part drama by Colin Haydn Evans. In the mysterious Forest of Lussac, five travellers fleeing plague and war tell tales to dispel the night shadows. Ep.1 .......... Tristan and Iselda. Melusine .......... Manon Edwards, Dame Ghislane .......... Christine Pritchard, Joan .......... Nia Davies, Constance .......... Eluned Jones, with John Webb , Michael Povey, Richard Elfyn and Julie Higginson. Director .......... Alison Hindell

8 Aug 96: Riding with Buffalo Bill
By Tim Rhys. The bizarre and wonderful tale of two men separated by 90 years who have both lost their homeland. Director: Foz Allan; John Wood: Giles Thomas, Big Elk: Don Warrington, Judith: Christine Morris, with Iestyn Jones , Rhodri Hugh , Phil Rowlands, Rob Lane and Rachel Scorgie.

9 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: the Barchester Chronicles
Dr Thorne. Repeated from Sunday.

10 Aug 96: Saturday Playhouse: The Stones of Muncaster CathedralBy Robert Westall. In the spire of Muncaster Cathedral, a malevolent gargoyle wields its evil power. Joe Clarke: Peter Meakin, Sergeant Allardyce: Terry Molloy, Reverend Morris: John Webb, Billy: David Holt, Kevin Clarke: Tim Black, Barbara Clarke: Sunny Ormonde, with Richard Mitchley , Gillian Goodman , Zita Sattar and Anthony Pedley. Director: Rosemary Watts

11 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Aran Islands
By J M Synge. Dramatised in two parts by Sean McCarthy. 1: The Irish writer comes in for several dramatic surprises. Synge: William Houston, Michael: Tom Murphy,Marie: Lesley Maguire, with Niall O'Brien. Jason Barry, Mario Rosenstock , Kevin Flood and Ann Marie Horan. Traditional Irish music played by Andy Dickson. Director: Roland Jaquarello.

12 Aug 96: True Blue
By Jez Simons and Jyoti Patel. A single-minded Indian woman has a dream: she wants to be an MP - for the Tory party. Susheila: Sudha Bhuchar, Ashwin: Aftab Sachak, Michael: William Boyd, Mrs Stevenson: Vanessa Rosenthal, with Nizwar Karanj , Nina Wadia, Sakuntala Ramanee, Kulvinder Ghir and Fiona Kerr. Music composed and played by Harjinder Boparai. Director: Nandita Ghose.

13 Aug 96: No drama.

14 Aug 96: Forest Tales
Continuing the three-part drama by Colin Haydn Evans. In the Forest of Lussac, five travellers fleeing plague and war tell tales to dispel the night shadows. But outside the firelight, someone else is listening. 2 .......... A Tale of Three Beds. Melusine .......... Manon Edwards, DameGhislane .......... Christine Pritchard, Joan .......... Nia Davies, Constance .......... Eluned Jones, with John Webb , Michael Povey , Keiron Self , Rolant Prys, John Hartley, Lynn Hunter and Lynne Seymour. Director .......... Alison Hindell.

15 Aug 96: The Road to Paradise
By Julia Pascal. When war breaks out, a young Jewish refugee finds herself evacuated to Guernsey. Rosa: Tracey Wiles, Eric: John Jardine, Young Eric: Terence Mann, Esther: Vanessa Rosenthal, Hilde: Melissa Sinden, David: Russell Dixon, with Martin Reeve , John Griffin , Nicola Reynolds , Sarah Nixon , Stephanie Jones and William Haigh. Director: Nandita Ghose.

16 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Aran Islands By J M Synge. Dramatised in two parts by Sean McCarthy. Repeated from Sunday.

17 Aug 96: Saturday Playhouse: Hindle Wakes
Stanley Houghton's classic Lancashire comedy, written in 1911. It is Wakes Week in Hindle and Fanny Hawthorn has gone to Blackpool with her friend Mary. At least, that's what she tells her parents. Mr Jeffcote: Ewan Hooper, Mrs Jeffcote: Sue Johnston, Chris Hawthorn: Colin Prockter, Fanny Hawthorn: Sophie Stanton, AlanJeffcote: Nicholas Gleaves, Mrs Hawthorn: Bridget Turner, Sir Timothy Farrar: Brian Rawlinson, Beatrice Farrar: Trilby James, Ada: Sarah Kirkman. Director: Kate Rowland.

18 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Aran Islands
By J M Synge. Dramatised in two parts by Sean McCarthy. 2: The Irish writer comes into contact with the darker side of the islands. Traditional Irish music played by Andy Dickson. Synge: William Houston, Michael: Tom Murphy, Maire: Lesley McGuire, Eoghan: Kevin Flood, Joe: Niall O'Brien, Red John: Jason Barry, Martin: Mario Rosenstock, Cathleen: Ann Marie Horan. Director: Roland Jaquarello.

19 Aug 96: Laurel and Hardy
Tom McGrath 's play about cinema's greatest-ever comedy duo stars Robbie Coltrane as Oliver Hardy and John Sessions as Stan Laurel. Stan and Ollie are trapped in a radio studio - it's anotherfine mess, but when the red light goes on the boys rise to the occasion. Piano by John Scrimger. Director Patrick Rayner.

20 Aug 96: No drama.

21 Aug 96: Forest Tales
The last of a three-part drama by Colin Haydn Evans. In the mysterious Forest of Lussac, five travellers fleeing plague and war tell tales to dispel the night shadows. But someone else is listening. 3 .......... The Story of Melusine. Melusine .......... Manon Edwards, Dame Ghislane .......... Christine Pritchard, Joan .......... Nia Davies, Constance .......... Eluned Jones, Guy .......... John Webb, Gerard .......... Michael Povey, Raymond .......... Geraint Owen, Director .......... Alison Hindell.

22 Aug 96: Wilde Belles
A modern Gothic fairy tale by Rosemary Kay. Seven-year-old Letti lives with her mother, grandmother and various mice in a run-down old house in the Lancashire hills. Letti: Vicky Connett, Pam: Sue Johnston, Eileen: Elizabeth Bradley, Fishman: Malcolm Hebden. Director: Kate Rowland.

23 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Aran Islands
Repeated from Sunday's 2.30 broadcast.

24 Aug 96: Saturday Playhouse: Keyboard Skills
Lesley Bruce 's sharp comedy about erring politicians, their peccadilloes and the wives who stand by them. Caroline: Deborah Findlay, Bernard: Jonathan Coy, Miss Gainsborough: Marcia Warren, with Jason Watkins , Julian Rhind Tutt , Oona Beeson and Geoffrey Whitehead. Director: Claire Grove.

25 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Seafarer Don Taylor's play, based on the anonymous Anglo-Saxon poem. The Poet/Brother Aidan/Abbot.....Steve Hodson, The Seafarer: Bob Peck, Brother Cuthbert: Oliver Ford Davies, Eadwulf: Michael N Harbour, Oswy/Oldman: John Baddeley, with David Collings , Kristin Milward , Ellen Dryden and Stuart Mogford. Director Don Taylor. Repeated Friday 2.00pm. One episode only so not really a serial.

26 Aug 96: The One before the Last Colin Firth stars as Rupert Brooke in Katherine Parker's play about the English poet Rupert Brooke who died during the First World War. It explores one of his most enduring but complex relationships with women. Ka Cox: Emma Piper, Mrs Brooke: Janet Henfrey, Francis Comford: Michael Tudor Barnes, Frances Comford: Susie Brann, Noel: Deborah Makepeace, Young Man: Jonathan Tafler, Statesman: Peter Howell, Director: Cherry Cookson.

27 Aug 96: No drama.

28 Aug 96:The Cinderella Service
By Julia Stoneham. Samantha Bond stars as Alice in this three-part series. 1 ...Devon, April 1943. Alice Todd has separated from her husband but with 10-year-old son Edward-John to care for, she needs to find a job. Edward-John .......... James Coben, Rose .......... June Barrie, Annie .......... Tilly Vosburgh, Mabel .......... Cathy Murphy, with Becky Hindley. Deborah McAndrew. Rachel Lewis, Elaine Claxton , Annabel Mullion , Teresa Gallagher. Tessa Worsley, Peter Yapp , Andrew Wincott , Bill Wallis, Ian Masters, David Collings and Jilly Bond. Director .......... Tracey Neale.

29 Aug 96: That Silent Sea
By Jonathan Myerson. Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1966, two rowing boats set off from the coast of America. The vastness of the Atlantic, the isolation, lack of food and sleep, and constant fear took the crews of these small craft to the limits of endurance. Chay Blyth: Tony Curran, JohnRidgway: Nick Dunning, David Johnstone: Douglas Hodge, Producer: Nick Russell-Pavier.

30 Aug 96: The Classic Serial: The Seafarer
Repeated from Sunday.

31 Aug 96: Saturday Playhouse: The Insider
By Grant Sutherland. A senior banker at a top firm finds his life blown apart when his colleague is found murdered. Grahame Carlton: Tim McInnerney, Karen Haldane: Alice Arnold, Sir John: Robert Lang, Lord Belmont: Richard Johnson, with Sean Baker , Chris Pavlo , Janet Maw , Elaine Pyke , Ciara Janson , Mark Bonnar and Christopher Scott Director: Andy Jordan.

1 Sep 96:The Classic Serial ..Dombey and Son
Michael Bakewell 's six-part dramatisation of Charles Dickens 's story about a man undone by pride. 1 .......... A Funeral and a Christening with Robert Lang. Douglas Livingstone , Jane Whittenshaw , Avril Elgar. Rowena Cooper , Stephen Thome. Deborah Berlin. Alexander Massey. Brett Usher. David Bannerman. Mark Straker , Alison Reid and pupils of Dulwich College. Charles Dickens .......... Simon Russell Beale, Mr Dombey .......... Ian Hogg, Louisa .......... Nichola McAuuffe, Miss Tox .......... Angela Pleasence, Paul .......... Edward Michie, Florence .......... Lucy Whybrow, Florence as a child .......... Anna Lukis, Walter Gay .......... Samuel West. Director .......... Jane Morgan.

2 Sep 96: Out of the Woods
By Olwen Wymark. Bertha and Sam are taking tentative steps toward friendship; but their dream lives are merging in an altogether more dangerous manner. Bertha: Harriet Walter, Sam: Kevin McNally, Rupert: Christian Burgess, Aunt B: Irene Sutcliffe, Bonnie: Claire Benedict, Stephen: Christopher Fairbank,with Geoffrey Whitehead , Zulema Dene. Alice Arnold , Patience Tomlinson, Keith Drinkel, Stephen Critchlow , David Ma and Janet Davey. Director: Gordon House.

3 Sep 96: No drama.

4 Sep 96: The Cinderella Service
By Julia Stoneham. Samantha Bond stars as Alice Todd in this three-part drama series. 2: Early summer, 1943. A tragic incident threatens to jeopardise Alice's new found contentment. with Peter Yapp , Andrew Wincott. Bill Wallis , Walter Van Dyk. David Antrobus , Ian Masters and Mattthew Morgan. Edward-John: James Cohen, Rose: June Barrie, Annie: Tilly Vosburgh, Mabel: Cathy Murphy, Manan: Becky Hindley, Winnie: Deborah McAndrew, Martha: Rachel Lewis, Taffy: Elaine Claxton, Georgina: Annabel Mullion, Nora: Abigail Docherty, Margery Brewster: Tessa Worsley. Director: Tracey Neale.

5 Sep 96: The Whistle-Blowers
By Greg Cullen. A school teacher who has been touched by tragedy makes a stand following an oil tanker disaster. Jenny: Nickie Rainsford, Geordie: Christian Rodska, Huw: Simon Harris, Mrs Bradley: Christine Pritchard, Frank: Gareth Morris, with Kathryn Dimery , Tom Cullen , Leanne Sadler and Phillippa Thomas. Director: Alison Hindell

6 Sep 96: The Classic Serial: Dombey and Son
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm.

7 Sep: Saturday Playhouse: Up and Running
By Colin Haydn Evans. A youngjoyrider is confronted with a new way of life when his antics leave him paralysed. Tim Corley: Tat Whalley, Gary Corley: Gary Waldhorn, Doreen Corley: Amelda Brown, Cate: Nisha K Nayar, Val Tate: Kate Lonergan, with Joanna Monro. Robert Harper and Sean Baker. Director Sally Avens.

8 Sep: Classic Serial:Dombey and Son
Michael Bakewell 's six-part dramatisation of Charles Dickens's story. Ep.2: Old Fashioned. "At times Paul looked like one of those terible little Beings in the Fairy Tales, who at 150 or 200 years of age, fantastically represented the children for whom they have been substituted." Charles Dickens .......... Simon Russell Beale, Paul .......... Edward Michie, Mr Dombey .......... Ian Hogg, Florence .......... Lucy Whybrow, Louisa .......... Nichola McAuliffe, Miss Tox .......... Angela Pleasence, with Norman Rodway. Gerard Murphy, Samuel West. Robert Lang, Douglas Livingstone, Stephen Thorne, Deborah Berlin, Ross Livingstone. Rowena Cooper, Christopher Benjamin, Thelma Whiteley, Monica Dolan, Anne Carroll, Alexander Massey, Matthew Morgan, David Timson and pupils of Dulwich College. Director Jane Morgan.

9 Sep: The Last September By Elizabeth Bowen. Dramatised in two parts by Nigel Gearing. 1: 1920, Danielstown, County Cork. Lois is poised on the brink of womanhood. She dances and flirts with English officers, but they do not always return from patrols. Lois: Anna Healy, Gerald: Greg Wise, Lady Myra: Carmel McSharry, Sir Richard: Denys Hawthorne, Marda: Frances Tomelty, Hugo: Billy Boyle, Francie: Janet Maw, Livvy: Anna Livia Ryan, David: Robert Harper, Laurence: J D Kelleher, Daventry: Dorian Lough, Director: Claire Grove.

10 Sep: No drama

11 Sep: The Cinderella Service
By Julia Stoneham. Samantha Bond stars as Alice Todd in the final part of the series. 3: Late summer, 1943. Six months have passed and Alice and her son, Edward-John, have settled into their life at the Land Army hostel. But now Alice has arranged to meet her estranged husband to talk about the future. Edward-John .......... James Cohen, Rose .......... June Barrie, Annie .......... Tilly Vosburgh, Mabel .......... Cathy Murphy, Marian .......... Becky Hindley, Winnie .......... Deborah McAndrew, Martha .......... Rachel Lewis, Taffy .......... Elaine Claxton, Georgina .......... Annabel Mullion, Margery Brewster .......... Tessa Worsley, Roger Bayliss .......... Peter Yapp, Christopher Bayliss .......... Andrew Wincott, Ferdie.......... Bill Wallis, with David Jarvis. Eva Stuart, David Antrobus and Ian Masters. Director Tracey Neale. Repeat.

12 Sep: A Civil War
By R J Gallagher. The story of the making of John Huston 's film The Red Badge of Courage. Gottfrid Reinhardt: David Haig, John Huston: Rolf Saxon, Dore Schary: Christian Rodska, Albert Band: Richard Harrington, Silvia Reinhardt: Hilary Lyon, Louis B Mayer: Michael Drew, Harold Rossen: Norman Cooley, Nick Schenk: John Nicholas, Margaret Booth: Lawmary Champion. Music by Andy Price. Director: Foz Allan.

13 Sep: Classic Serial, rpt. from last Sunday.

14 Sep: Saturday Playhouse - House of the Sun
By Meira Chand, dramatised by Sudha Bhuchar. A tale of two generations of Hindu refugees who have fled from Pakistan to begin a new life in Bombay. Music composed by .......... Sarvar Sabri, Mrs Hathiramani .......... Charubala Chokshi, Mr Hathiramani .......... Saeed Jaffrey, Raju .......... Dinesh Shukla, Rokha .......... Shaheen Khan, Lakshmi .......... Suchitra Malik, Mrs Bagwandas .......... Surendra Kochar, Mrs Samtani .......... Leena Dhingra, with Nitin-Chandra Ganatra, Sudha Bhuchar, Nina Wadia, Ameet Chaana, Adlyn Ross, Monica Patel, Rina Mahoney, Shobu Kapoor, Archie Panjabi, Amardeep Kaushal, Rehan Seikh, Bhasker Patel and Kriss Dosanjh. Producer: Kristine Landon-Smith.

15 Sep: Classic Serial - Dombey and Son
By Charles Dickens. Dramatised in six parts by Michael Bakewell. 3:Father and Daughter. "Did he see before him the successful rival of his son, in health and in life? Did he look upon his own successful rival in that son's affection?" Charles Dickens .......... Simon Russell Beale, Mr Dombey .......... Ian Hogg, Florence .......... Lucy Whybrow, Edith Granger .......... Sylvestra Le Touzel, Mrs Skewton .......... Jill Balcon, Mr Carker .......... Gerard Murphy, Major Bagstock .......... Norman Rodway, Walter Gay .......... Samuel West, Sol Gills .......... Robert Lang, Captain Cuttle .......... Douglas Livingstone, with Nichola McAuliffe, Angela Pleasence, Avril Elgar, Toby Jones, Ross Livingstone, Deborah Berlin, Anne Carroll, David Sinclair, Mark Straker, Stephen Ventura and Max Engel. Director Jane Morgan. Repeated Friday at 2.00pm.

16 Sep:The Last September
By Elizabeth Bowen. Dramatised in two parts by Nigel Gearing. 2: 1920, County Cork. Lois and Marda face a gunman in the deserted mill. Cast - see last Sunday. Director Claire Grove.

17 Sep: No drama

18 Sep: Cinderella D-Day
A second series which continues the story of a group of Land Army girls during the Second World War. 1:Spring 1944. Alice is busy running the Women's Land Army Hostel, as well as beginning to develop a relationship with farm owner Roger. But the girls in her care are finding that life in wartime does not run smoothly. Alice .......... Samantha Bond, Rose .......... June Barrie, Georgina .......... Louise Lombard, Christopher .......... Adrian Lukis, Roger .......... Ioan Meredith, Edward-John .......... Sam Collings, Annie .......... Tilly Vosburgh, Marian .......... Becky Hindley, Winnie .......... Deborah McAndrew, Taffy .......... Elaine Claxton, Martha .......... Rachel Lewis, Mabel .......... Cathy Murphy, With Bill Wallis, David Antrobus,Robert Harper, Tessa Worsley, Alex Lowe, Ann Beach, Joanna Monro. Janet Maw and Elaine Pyke. Producer .......... Tracey Neale.

19 Sep: Dangerous Samples
By John Pilkington. An illuminating insight into the life, hopes and fears of the remarkable Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel: Robin Soans, Immanuel Nobel: John Hartley, Caroline Nobel: Shirley Dixon, Young Alfred: Jonathan Kitchens, Young Ludwig: Pascoe Sabido, Hel: Alice Arnold, Old Sailor: Trevor Peacock, with Chris Pavlo. Raquel Cassidy, Jonathan Adams. Keith Drinkel, Robert Harper, Joanna Monro, Christopher Scott. Sean Baker and Amanda Gordon. Director Cathryn Horn.

20 Sep: Classic Serial: Dombey & Son
Repeated from last Sunday.

21 Sep: Saturday Playhouse: Meredith
By Peter Roberts. Billy Meredith was a footballing genius who wanted nothing to do with the professional game. This is his true story. Billy: Andy Hockley, JCCIegg: Peter Jeffrey, Jim: David Holt, Old Jim: Geoffrey Banks, Sandy: Gilbert Martin, Albert: Martin Head, with Peter Meakin, Abigail Roberts, Richard Mitchley, Terry Molloy, William Simons, Graham Colclough and Jonathan Wyatt. Producer: Nigel Bryant.

22 Sep: The Classic Serial: Dombey and Son
By Charles Dickens. Dramatised in six parts by Michael Bakewell. 4: The Wooden Midshipman Goes to Pieces. "It would be a good match for both sides; for she had beauty, blood and talent, and Dombey had fortune; what more could any couple have?" Charles Dickens: Simon Russell Beale, Mr Dombey: Ian Hogg, Edith: Sylvestra Letouzel, Florence: Lucy Whybrow, MrCarker: Gerard Murphy, Mrs Skewton: Jill Balcon, Major Bagstock: Norman Rodway. with Jonathan Cecil, Nichola McAuliffe, Angela Pleasence Stephen Thorne, Douglas Livingstone, Ross Livingstone, Deborah Berlin, Avril Elgar and Emma Gregory. Director: Jane Morgan.

23 Sep: 1 Am a Doughnut
By Mike Bradwell. Ricky Fisher is given the job of teaching former East German communists how to be western style capitalists. The first of two parts. Ricky: William Hootkins, Conni: Haydn Gwynne, Dean: Garren Givens, Pookie: Kristin Marks, Sally: Amanda Gordon, Detlef: Loan Meredith, Dr Neumann: Keith Drinkel, Patti: Alice Arnold, Bettina/Monika: Helen Cooper, Tom/Mr Ginsberg: Stuart Milligan, with Chris Pavlo. Mike Traynor , Mark Bonnar , Denys Hawthorne , Reed Williams, Erin Williams and Matthew Givens. Director Eoin O'Callaghan.

24 Sep: No drama

25 Sep: Cinderella D-Day
By Julia Stoneham. The second of a three-part story about Land Army girls during the Second World War. With Samantha Bond as Alice Todd. Rose .......... June Barrie, Georgina .......... Louise Lombard, Christopher .......... Adrian Lukis, Taffy .......... Elaine Claxton, Marian .......... Becky Hindley, Winnie .......... Deborah McAndrew, Annie .......... Tilly Vosburgh, Martha .......... Rachel Lewis, Mabel .......... Cathy Murphy, Ferdie .......... Bill Wallis, Roger .......... Ioan Meredith, Edward-John .......... Sam Collings, James .......... David Jarvis, Dave .......... Dominic Taylor, Margery .......... Tessa Worsley, Beryl .......... Janet Maw, Joan .......... Elaine Pyke, Kiwi .......... Joanna Monro, Producer .......... Tracey Neale.

26 Sep: Lost
By Bob Hescott. 1950 - and four Jewish teenagers remember the night they were rounded up in Prague and kept in the town hall until they could be transported to Auschwitz. Miriam: Nadia Sparham, Esta: Kerry Stacey, Stefan: Jeremy Colton, Miklos: Purshotam Rai, Guard: Rob Swinton, With members of the Nottingham Central Junior Workshop. Director: Brian Lighthill.

27 Sep: Dombey & Son, rpt. from last Sunday

28 Sep: Saturday Playhouse: The Great Subterranean Adventure
By Joe Turner. A comedy tale of epic proportions set in South Wales's only underground theme park. Frank Morgan: Glyn Houston, Professor Norman Jones: Anthony O'Donnell, David Morgan: Richard Harrington, Malcom Davies: Iestyn Jones, Richard Howells: David Sibley, Peter Grant: Ian Gelder, Rachel Turner: Gillian Elisa, Jason Willcocks: Ashley Birdwith Patrick Brennan, Clare Isaac. Russell Gomer, Manon Edwards, Francis Hellyer and Alun Benjamin. Director: Foz Allan.

29 Sep:The Classic Serial: Dombey and Son
By Charles Dickens. Dramatised in six parts by Michael Bakewell. 5: The Thunderbolt. "Mr Dombey was resolved to show his wife that he was supreme. There must be no will but his". Charles Dickens: Simon Russell Beale, Mr Dombey: Ian Hogg, Edith: Sylvestra Le Touzel, MrCarker: Gerard Murphy, Florence: Lucy Whybrow, MrsSkewton: Jill Balcon, Mrs Brown: Avril Elgar, with Emma Gregory, Norman Rodway, Douglas Livingstone, Ross Livingstone, Toby Jones. Rowena Cooper, Deborah Berlin and David Sinclair. Director: Jane Morgan.

30 Sep:I Am a Doughnut
By Mike Bradwell. As American entrepreneur Ricky attunes to the East German pace of life, he finds the hard-nosed business tactics of his colleagues increasingly repugnant. The second of two parts. Ricky: William Hootkins, Conni: Haydn Gwynne, Dean: Garren Givens, Pookie: Kristin Marks, Sally: Amanda Gordon, Detlef: Ioan Meredith, Dr Neumann: Keith Drinkel, Patti/Guard: Alice Arnold, Bettina: Helen Cooper. Tom/Mr Ginsberg/Executive.....Stuart Milligan, with Chris Pavlo, Mike Traynor, Mark Bonnar and Denys Hawthorne. Music: Neil Brand. Director: Eoin O'Callaghan.

1 Oct: No drama

2 Oct: Cinderella D-Day
By Julia Stoneham. Samantha Bond stars as Alice Todd in the final part of the series set during the Second World War. 3:August 1944. Edward-John .......... Sam Collings, Georgina .......... Louise Lombard, Christopher .......... Adrian Lukis, Rose .......... June Barrie, Eleanor .......... Abigail Docherty, Martha .......... Rachel Lewis, Taffy .......... Elaine Claxton, Annie .......... Tilly Vosburgh, Marian .......... Becky Hindley, Winnie .......... Deborah McAndrew, with Cathy Murphy. Bill Wallis, Tessa Worsley, loan Meredith, Janet Maw. Dominic Taylor, Alex Lowe, Deny Hawthorne. Chris Pavlo and William Howard. Producer .......... Tracey Neale.

3 Oct: Blood of the Ring Finger
By Jane Cassidy. A widow finds herself the victim of a witch hunt in County Down at the turn of the century. Based on a true story. Johanna Donnan: Marie Jones Agnes Donnan: Nora Mullan, John: Des McAleer, Margaret: Stella McCusker, Michael: Robert Donovan, Patrick: Brendan McNally, Fr Connolly: Jj Murphy, Mr Brady: Bj Hogg, MrsSloane: Susy Kelly, Mary Brady: Abigail McGibbon, Mr Morgan: Niall Cusack, Mr Cassidy: Trevor Moore, Woman at Wake: Margaret D'Arcy, Music composed by Jane Cassidy. Performed by Jane Cassidy and Neil Martin. Director: Pam Brighton.

4 Oct: Classic Serial repeated from Sunday

5 Oct: Saturday Playhouse: The Trials of Oscar Wilde
By Christopher Fitz -Simon. 2.30pm. Simon Russell Beale as Oscar Wilde and Nigel Davenport as the Marquis of Queensberry. 1: Between the Bark and the Tree. The Marquis is hounding Wilde for corrupting his son. The celebrated author can either ignore his taunts or risk the scandal of a lawsuit. Director Peter Kavanagh.For cast, see part 2.

PART 2: 10.15pm. The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name.
Wilde starts out confidently in front of a packed courtroom - but has he underestimated Queensberry? Lord Alfred Douglas .......... Alex Lowe, Edward Carson .......... Nathaniel Parker, Robert Ross .......... Richard Pearce, Sir Edward Clarke .......... Peter Sallis, Frank Harris .......... Gerard Murphy, George Bernard Shaw .......... Jim Norton, Charles Gill .......... Kim Wall, Seymour Hicks .......... Robert Harper, Charles Parker .......... Chris Pavlo, French receptionist .......... Colleen Prendergast, Brookfield .......... Christopher Scott, Lady Wilde .......... Shirley Dixon, Sir Frank Lockwood .......... Ioan Meredith, Justice Charles .......... Jonathan Adams, Justice Wills and Andre Gide .......... Sean Baker, The Rev Stewart Headlam .......... Mark Bonnar, with Elaine Pyke. Janet Maw, Keith Drinkel and Joanna Monro. Director .......... Eoin O'Callaghan.

6 Oct: The Classic Serial - Dombey and Son
By Charles Dickens. The final episode of Michael Bakewell 's dramatisation. 6: The Fugitives. Charles Dickens .......... Simon Russell Beale, Edith .......... Sylvestra Le Touzel, Mr Carker .......... Gerard Murphy, Mr Dombey .......... Ian Hogg, Florence .......... Lucy Whybrow, Walter Gay .......... Samuel West, Captain Cuttle .......... Douglas Livingstone, with Robert Lang, Avril Elgar, Emma Gregory, Toby Jones. Nichola McAuliffe, Angela Pleasence, Norman Rodway, Jonathan Cecil, Ross Livingstone, Deborah Berlin, Rowena Cooper. Jane Whittenshaw, Anna Lukis, Edward Michie, Matthew Morgan and Trevor Nicholls. Director .......... Jane Morgan.

7 Oct: Wasted Years
Tom Wilkinson stars as jazz-loving DI Charlie Resnick in the first of a two-part dramatisation of John Harvey's novel. Two violent robberies force Resnick to relive painful memories of ten years ago. Millington .......... Sean Baker, Elaine .......... Jennie Stoller, Ruth .......... Gillian Bevan, Kevin .......... Daniel Ryan, Lynn .......... Kate Eaton, Rains .......... Stephen Critchlow, Rylands .......... John Turner, Loma .......... Melanie Hudson, Keith .......... Tom Bevan, Darren .......... Gavin Abbott, Prior .......... John Hartley, Pam .......... Sandra James-Young, Mary .......... Becky Hindley, Marjorie .......... Zulema Dene, Barrister .......... Andrw Branch, Christine .......... Jilly Bond. Director .......... David Hunter.

8 Oct: No drama

9 Oct:Hulme Stories
By Bill Taylor. Gritty, real-life stories and memories of a Manchester community are embedded in the fictional lives of the Harrington family. 1 - Something in the Air. George .......... John McCardle, Susan .......... Jane Hazelgrove, Brian .......... Keith Ladd, Pamela .......... Christine MacKie, Beryl .......... Romy Baskerville, Stanley .......... John Bramwell, Maggie .......... Alison Darling, Rowan .......... John Lloyd Fillingham, Caunton .......... Russell Dixon, Broadley .......... Malcolm Hebden, Producer .......... Michael Fox.

10 Oct: Late in the Day
By Moya O'Shea. Since moving to their home in a small resort on the coast of Western Australia, Myra has felt redundant. But then some false killer whales are stranded on the beach ... Myra: Lyn Ashley, Dan: John Turnbull, Tony: Stefan Dennis, Jeannie: Julie Balloo, Bernie: Federay Holmes, Greg: Dominic Letts, with Trevor Gare, Juliet Prew. Daniel O'Grady and Becky Hindley. Director: Tracey Neale.

11 Oct: Classic Serial, repeated from Sunday

12 Oct: Saturday Playhouse: The Compromise
By Istvan Eorsi, rpt. Zoltan's magnum opus Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Hungarywill be published - but only if he makes certain changes. With Juliet Stevenson as Maria, John Hurt as Borsi, Bernard Hepton as Comrade Foldes, Ronald Pickup as Zoltan, and Hugh Dickson as Comrade Verebes. Translated from the Hungarian by Ria Julian and Anthony Vivis. Director - Patrick Rayner. 90m.

13 Oct: Classic Serial: The Mysteries of Udolpho
By Ann Radcliffe. Dramatised in two parts by Catherine Czerkawska. 1: Young Emily St Aubert finds herself in the terrible Castle of Udolpho. Emily: Deborah Berlin, St Aubert: Ioan Meredith, Valancourt: Robert Glenister, with Tina Gray, Keith Drinkel, Christopher Scott. Rachel Atkins. Ann Beach. Shirley Dixon and Stephen Thorne. Director: David Blount.

14 Oct: Wasted Years
01 Charlie Resnick (Tom Wilkinson ) continues to investigate two violent robberies. Dramatised by John Harvey from his novel. Millington .......... Sean Baker, Elaine .......... Jennie Stoller, Ruth .......... Gillian Bevan, Kevin .......... Daniel Ryan, Lynn .......... Kate Eaton, with Stephen Critchlow, John Turner, Deborah Berlin, Melanie Hudson, Tom Bevan. Gavin Abbott, John Hartley, Sandra James-Young . Andrew Branch, David Timson and Jonathan Keeble. Director .......... David Hunter.

15 Oct: No drama

16 Oct: Hulme Stories
By Bill Taylor. 2: Out of Order. A family tragedy forces Susan to reassess her Passive acceptance of her life. Susan: Jane Hazelgrove, Brian: Keith Ladd, Whitton: Russell Dixon, Denise: Jane Cox, Jeff: Vincent Davies, with Romy Baskerville, John Lloyd Fillingham, Finetime Fountayne. Christine Mackie. Jade Campbell. Joe Troop. Damian Zuk and Stephen Hall. Producer: Michael Fox.

17 Oct: The Joke
By Stephen Mollett. When Hungarian-born Adam returns to Budapest after a 40-year absence, he is forced to confront both his career and the repercussions of a joke he passed on as a schoolboy. Adam: John Nettles, Jules: Colleen Prendergast, Eszter: Pauline Letts, Max: Denys Hawthorne, Pista: Joan Meredith, Young Adam: Jonathan Kitchens, Student: Chris Pavlo, Adam's mother: Joanna Monro, Adam's father: Sean Baker, Director: David Hunter.

18 Oct: Classic Serial: The Mysteries of Udolpho
By Mrs Ann Radcliffe. Dramatised in two parts by Catherine Czerkawska. Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm. No details of cast.

19 Oct: Saturday Playhouse - The Lost Stradivarius
By John Meade Falkner. Paul Rhys stars as John Maltravers in this Gothic horror story. The discovery of an Italian composition and a priceless violin, coupled with the appearance of a ghost, begin a startling chain of events in the life of John Maltravers. Sophia .......... Patience Tomlinson, Constance .......... Colleen Prendergast, Mrs Temple .......... Joanna David, William .......... Nicholas Boulton, Edward .......... Alex Lowe, with Christopher Scott. Sean Baker, Chris Pavlo, Joanna Monro and Shirley Dixon. Dramatised by Jeremy Front . Original music by Ilona Sekacz Musicians Wilf Gibson and Tony Stenson. Director .......... Tracey Neale.

20 Oct: Classic Serial: The Mysteries of Udolpho
By Ann Radcliffe. Dramatised in two parts by Catherine Czerkawska. 2: Will Emily escape the clutches of the sinister Montoni? Emily: Deborah Berlin, Valancourt: Robert Glenister, Montoni: Keith Drinkel, Madame Montoni: Tina Gray, Annette: Rachel Atkins, with Jill Graham. Shirley Dixon, Ann Beach, Julian Parkin, Denys Hawthorne, Mark Bonnar, Chris Pavlo, Colleen Prendergast and Stephen Throne. Director: David Blount.

21 Oct: Hand in Glove
1: A Good Shaking. Stephen Mulrine 's new series is set in Stirling in the 1920s. When Dr Wallace, the town's chief pathologist, is called upon to examine the body of a three-month-old child, his daughter Barbara is drawn into the chain of events that follows. DC Curran: Liam Brennan, Wallace: Martyn James, Mrs Dwyer: Alyxis Daly, Mr Dwyer: Owen Kavanagh, Mrs Wallace: Jan Moffatt, with Meg Fraser, Grace Glover, Louise Beattie and Sybil Wintrope. Director: Hamish Wilson.

22 Oct: No drama

23 Oct: Hulme Stories
By Bill Taylor. 3: Dog Days. Old family conflicts are ignited when Clare's cousin Paul visits, hoping to experience life on the wild side. Susan: Jane Hazelgrove, Paul: Matthew Dunster, Brian: Keith Ladd, Clare: Julia Ford, Angel: Julie Riley, Ezra: Andy Burke, with Amanda Fleming, Finetime Fontayne and Jane Cox. Producer: Michael Fox.

24 Oct: The Piano Tuner's Wives
William Trevor 's new play, set in County Cork, tells of young piano tuner Owen Dromgould, blind since birth, setting out on a marriage he hopes will be for life. Owen Dromgould: Denys Hawthorne, Younger Dromgould: Kilian McKenna, Belle/Josie: Kate Binchy, Violet: Marcella Riordan, Reverend Mother: Carmel McSharry, Johnnie Higgins: Sean Barrett, Lighthouse Man: James Berwick, Mrs Grenaghan: Janet Maw, Younger Clergyman: Chris Scott, Nun: Joanna Monro. Director: David Hitchinson.

25 Oct: Classic serial, rpt. from Sunday

26 Oct: Saturday Playhouse: The Castle of Otranto
By Horace Walpole. When Prince Manfred's only son is killed on the morning of his wedding, the Prince decides to marry the bride himself, and only the castle ghost seems to stand in his way. Father Jerome: David Burke, Prince Manfred: Gerard Murphy, Princess Hippolita: Alphonsia Emmanuel, Princess Matilda: Susannah Corbett, Princess Isabella: Silvestra Le Touzel, Theodore: Patrick Robinson, with David Fleeshman, Robert Whelan, Jason Done and Kathryn Apanowicz. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor. Original music by Andy Roberts. Director: Chris Wallace.

27 Oct: Classic Serial - Women in Love
DH Lawrence's novel, dramatised in four parts by Elaine Feinstein. 1 - Springtime. Gudrun returns to Beldover intending to join her sister Ursula teaching. At a society wedding, the sisters attract the attention of Gerald Critch and Rupert Birkin. Ursula .......... Clare Holman, Gudrun .......... Stella Gonet, Gerald .......... Douglas Hodge, Rupert .......... Nicholas Farrell, Hermione .......... Geraldine Fitzgerald, Pussum .......... Sunny Ormonde, with John Webb. Simon Carter, Ann Beech. Tracey Wills, Robert Harper, Peter Meakin, Richard Curnow, David Timson, Zoe Ganjavi, Bethan Ganjavi. Stephanie Luxton and Steven Blakeley. Music composed by Anthea Gomez. Director .......... Sue Wilson.

28 Oct: Hand in Glove
By Stephen Mulrine 's series set in Stirling in the 1920s. 2: Fast and Loose. Two mysterious deaths, one in Glasgow and one in Stirling, occupy the Drs Wallace. Mrs Wallace: Jan Moffatt, Lady Archer: Eliza Langland, Barbara: Meg Fraser, Wallace: Martyn James, Kennedy: Kern Falconer,with Liam Brennan, Grace Glover, Billy Boyd, Louise Beattie, Maria Miller, Elaine Ellis and Barry Hunter. Director: Hamish Wilson.

29 Oct: Thirty Minute Theatre: Head
By Lucy Gough. A fairy tale journey through the darker side of love, mischievously based on Keats's classic romance Isabella, or the Pot of Basil. Isabella: Liza Sadovy, Enzo The Head: Tom Hollander, Wolfskin: Sean Baker, The Poet: Mark Bonnar, Director: Jonquil Panting.

30 Oct: Hulme Stones
By Bill Taytor .Seduction.Final part. Asa party of 40 Chinese town planners are inspecting the new Hulme, C!are sees an opportunity to impress her boss. Clare: Juua Ford, Susan: Jane Hazelgrove, Dai Xiaoping: Min Yee Lai, Brian: Keith Ladd, with Jane Cox, David Fleesham. Andrew Burke. Katheryn Hunt and Judith Barker, Producer: Michael Fox.

31 Oct: Russian Roulette Gerry Huxham's play is based on events in the life of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dostoyevsky: David Troughton, Anna: Amanda Gordon, Gregory: Keith Drinkel, Alexis: Robert Harper, Polina: Elaine Pyke, Grandmama: Shirley Dixon, General!: Denys Hawthorne, Stellovsky: Stephen Thorne, Dubarry: Christopher Scott, with Ioan Meredith. Chris Pavio. Colleen Prendergast and Mark Bonnar. Director: Janet Whitaker.

1 Nov: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday

2 Nov: Saturday Playhouse: Northern Lights
By Clare Bayley. Susie pursues a Scottish truck driver up the motorway. Laura falls in love with a Kurdish refugee seeking political asylum. How are the two connected? Laura: Elaine Pyke, Susie: Elaine Claxton, Pamir: Mozaffar Shafeie, Robbie: Garry Robson, Karen: Becky Hindley, Sylvie: Colleen Prendergast, Home Office official: Sean Baker, Adjudicator: Mark Bonnar, Mr Ergen: Chris Pavlo, Motorway ladies: Joanna Monro, Director: David Hunter.

3 Nov: Classic Serial: Women in Love
DH Lawrence's novel dramatised in four parts by Elaine Feinstein. 2: Water Games. Gerald's brutality excites Gudrun, while Ursula finds herself drawn to Rupert. Ursula: Clare Holman, Gudrun: Stella Gonet, Gerald: Douglas Hodge, Rupert: Nicholas Farrell, Hermione: Geraldine Fitzgerald, MrCritch: Norman Bird, Winnie: Tracey Wiles, Mr Brangwen: Christopher Scott, with Gillian Goodman. Lennox Greaves and Shirley Dixon. Music composed by Anthea Gomez. Director: Sue Wilson.

4 Nov: Hand in Glove
Stephen Mulrine's series set in Stirling in the 1920s. 3: Rights and Wrongs. Dr Wallace is a witness in a malpractice case. Lorrimer: Paul Young, Wallace: Martyn James, Barbara: Meg Fraser, Mrs Wallace: Jan Moffatt, Mrs Hamilton: Grace Glover, Sheriff: Andrew Conlan, Dr Randolph: Alec Heggie, Considine: Michael Perceval Maxwell, with Alex Harvey, Raymond Short, Bob Docherty and Louise Beattie. Director: Hamish Wilson.

5 Nov: Thirty Minute Theatre: Burn
By the poet, Ted Walker. A compassionate portrait of Nicky, an unruly 12-year-old whose father is locked away in prison. Nicky: Simon Cook, Master of Ceremonies: Anthony Jackson, Peter: Richard Pearce, with David Collins. Director: Shaun MacLoughiin.

6 Nov: The Sons of Molly
A three-part drama by John P Rooney. Set in the Pennsylvania coal mines in the 1870s when the Irish miners, having fled the Irish Famine, find the living and working conditions impossibly harsh. They resist by forming the "Molly Maguires". 1: The Detective. Music: Gerry O'Connor, Music: Cathal Hayden, McPartlan: Des McAleer, Kehoe: Andrew Connolly, Priest: Ian McElhinney, Gowen: Luke Griffin, Linden: Sean Campion, with Pat Laffan, Garrett Keogh. Ger Ryan, Phelim Drew, Noel McGee, B J Hogg, John Keegan and Robert Donovan. Music Gerry O'Connor and Cathal Hayden. Director Pam Brighton.

7 Nov: A Breath of Fresh Air
By Graeme Fife. When death stalked the streets of Paris at the time of the French Revolution, no-one was safe - not even the greatest chemist of his day. Lavoisier: Henry Goodman, Anne: Helena Breck, Marat: Anton Lesser, Joseph Priestley: Keith Drinkel, Fourcroy: Robert Harper, Simonne: Colleen Prendergast, Gaoler: John Hollis, De PauIze: Michael Tomlinson, Police agent: Chris Pavlo, Delgate: Kim Wall, Apache: Alex Lowe, Director: Martin Jenkins.

8 Nov: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday

9 Nov: Saturday Playhouse: On the Edge of the World
By Mike Dorrell. Ness: Manon Edwards, King John: Peter Yapp, Pope Innocent III: Stephen Thorne, JohnofTynemouth: Jonathan Tafler, Hubert Walter: John Hartley, Castellan: Simon Ludders, Albano: Brendan Charleson, Clive Merrison as Gerald of Wales, with Richard Nichols, Dafydd Wyn Roberts. Brinley Jenkins and Jason Hughes. Director: Alison Hindell.

10 Nov: Classic Serial: Women in Love
DH Lawrence's novel dramatised in four parts by Elaine Feinstein. 3: Moonlight. Rupert and Gerald move towards a climax in their relationship, while Ursula is tormented by Hermione. Ursula: Clare Holman, Gudrun: Stella Gonet, Gerald: Douglas Hodge, Rupert: Nicholas Farrell, Hermione: Geraldine Fitzgerald, MrBrangwen: Christopher Scott, MrsBrangwen: Gillian Goodman, Winnie: Tracey Wiles, MrCritch: Norman Bird, MrsCritch: Ann Beech, with Shirley Dixon, Rebecca Wright and Robert Harper. Music composed by Anthea Gomez. Director: Sue Wilson.

11 Nov: Saint Overboard
Leslie Charteris 's square-jawed hero pursues blondes, baddies and boodle in the Europe of the 1930s. The Saint: Paul Rhys, Loretta: Patsv Kensit, Roger: Charles Simpson, Orace: John Hollis, with Geoffrey Whitehead, Jonathan Keeble, Joshua Towb and David Timson Dramatised by Neville Teller. Director: Matthew Walters.

12 Nov: Thirty Minute Theatre: After Albert
In Perry Pontac 's irreverent comedy, the death of the Prince Consort leads Queen Victoria to summon Benjamin Disraeli to the royal presence. Far from dwelling on the past, Her Majesty is brimming over with ideas and plans. Queen Victoria: Miriam Margolyes, Benjamin Disraeli: Peter Jeffrey, Lady Muriel: Ann Beach, Director: Marion Nancarrow.

13 Nov: The Sons of Molly
A three-part drama by John P Rooney. 2: The Organisation Man. Music: Gerry O'Connor and Cathal Hayden. McPartlan: Des McAleer, Kehoe: Andrew Connolly, Priest: Ian McElhinney, Gowen: Luke Griffin, Linden: Sean Campion, Pinkerton: Pat Laffan, Dormer: Garrett Keogh, Rose: Ger Ryan, Lawler: Phelim Drew, Mary: Nora Mullan, Kerrigan: Sean Rocks, Director Pam Brighton.

14 Nov: Homeboys
Commissioned as part of BBC radio's Young Writers' Festival, Roy Williams 's new play is about teenage rebellion that threatens to tear two families apart. Dev: Don Gilet, Rosie: Vivienne Rochester, Kevin: Akim Mogaji, Lester: Burt Caeser, Ash: Seun Shote, Trevor: Eddie Osei, Marie: Amanda Gordon, Director: Pam Fraser Solomon.

15 Nov: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday.

16 Nov: Saturday Playhouse: Ethan Frome
In Edith Wharton 's classic love story a new arrival in Starkfield observes the stooped and lame figure of a man called Ethan Frome and is determined to find out what happened to him. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor. Ethan Frome: John Sharian, Matty Silver: Barbara Barnes, Zena: Lorelei King, Narrator: Stuart Milligan, Mrs Hale: Ann Beach, Powell: Stephen Thorne, Harman: Stephen Thorne, Denis Eady: Kim Wall, Director: Cherry Cookson.

17 Nov: Classic Serial: Women in Love
DH Lawrence's novel dramatised in four parts by Elaine Feinstein. 4: Mountain Snows. Gerald and Gudrun embark on a dangerous journey of sexual self-destruction and Rupert finally makes a decision. Ursula: Clare Holman, Gudrun: Stella Gonet, Gerald: Douglas Hodge, Rupert: Nicholas Farrell, Loerke: Keith Drinkel. with Christopher Scott. Gillian Goodman. Ann Beech , Sunny Ormonde, John Webb. Stephen Critchlow and Robert Harper. Music composed by Anthea Gomez. Director: Sue Wilson.

18 Nov: The Saint Closes the Case
Leslie Charteris 's hero is confronted by arch-villain Rayt Marius in a deadly struggle to save the world. The Saint .......... Paul Rhys, Patricia .......... Kim Thomson, Roger .......... Charles Simson, Norman .......... Joshua Towb, Marius .......... Sandor Eles, with John Hollis , John Baddeley , John Turner , Geoffrey Whitehead , David Timson , Ross Livingstone , Linda Regan. Jonathan Keeble , Paul Jenkins and Stephen Critchlow. Dramatised by Roger Danes. Director .......... Matthew Walters.

19 Nov: Thirty Minute Theatre: Sex, Spies and Laverbread
By Tracy Spottiswoode. Wales has become an independent republic, and the English are taking no chances as they train special agent Bronwen Jones. Bronwen: Di Richards, Control: Mark Straker, Morgan: Richard Elfyn, M: Tracy Spottiswoode, Director: Alison Hindell.

20 Nov: The Sons of Molly
The last of a three-part drama by John P Rooney. The Hanging Day. Music: Gerry O'Connor, Music: Cathal Hayden, McPartlan: Des McAleer, Kehoe: Andrew Connolly, Priest: Ian McElhinney, Gowen: Luke Griffin, Linden: Sean Campion, Pinkerton: Pat Laffan, Dormer: Garrett Keogh, Rose: Ger Ryan, Lawler: Phelim Drew, Mary: Nora Mullan, Kerrigan: Sean Rocks, Judge: Anthony Finigan, Defence Barrister: Patrick Fitzsymons. Director Pam Brighton.

21 Nov: Change of Heart
By Robin Kelly. Broadcast as part of the Young Writers' Festival. Simon Day stars as Tom, who cryogenically freezes his girlfriend Marie after an accident. But when she comes back to life, having been given a new heart, she is not the woman he fell in love with. Marie: Suzanne Packer, Jim: Steve Da Costa, Sue: Zita Sattar, Director: Kristine Landon-Smith.

22 Nov: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday.

23 Nov: Saturday Playhouse: 1926
Joe Dunlop 's large-scale drama-documentary play tells the remarkable story of Britain's only general strike. Winston Churchill: William Hootkins, Stanley Baldwin: Christopher Scott, Josh: Bill Fellows, Maggie: Alice Arnold, Ernest Bevin: Ioan Meredith, Walter Citrine: Sean Baker, Jimmy Thomas: Chris Pavlo, Sammy Lawrence: Mark Bonnar, with Robert Harper , Denys Hawthorne , Kim Wall , Stephen Thome , Elaine Pyke , Shirley Dixon and Colleen Prendergast. Director: Andy Jordan.

24 Nov: Classic Serial: My Brilliant Career
Miles Franklin 's novel, dramatised in two parts by Lavinia Murray. 1: My Unladylike Behaviour. Sybylla attempts to realise her dream of becoming an author by starting work on her autobiography. Sybylla: Nicola Quilter, Harold: Stefan Dennis, Aunt Gussie: Judy Corwell, Mother: Judy Corwell, Frank: Louis Hilyer, with Margaret Robertson, Kate Blackham, Darryl Forbes-Dawson , Terence Mann , Eilis Hetherington , Hugh Paterson , Robert Lindsay and Brenna Paterson. Pianist David R Smith. Director: Kate Rowland.

25 Nov: The Saint Plays with Fire
In the last of the series, Leslie Charteris 's hero uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power in France. The Saint .......... Paul Rhys, Valerie .......... Fiona Fullerton, Patricia .......... Kim Thomson, Peter .......... Jonathan Keeble, Orace .......... John Hollis, with John Baddeley , John Turner , John Hartley , Geoffrey Whitehead , David Collings , David Timson , Roger May and Andrew Branch. Dramatised by Neville Teller. Director .......... Matthew Walters.

26 Nov: Thirty Minute Theatre: Feathering the Nest
Beryl's cat Big Striper and Pippsy the budgie comment on her search for a husband in Daphne Glazer's crazy comic strip of loss, lust and capitulation. Beryl: Jillie Meers, Big Striper: David Holt, Pippsy: Malcolm McKee, Eddie: John Webb, Stan: Terry Molloy, Nicky: Lorna Laidlaw, Stu: Alex Jones, Director: Sue Wilson.

27 Nov: Victoria Station II
A four-part series by Steve Chambers set in Victoria Station, Bridgford, exactly a century ago. 1: Goods Perishable. Wednesday 27 November 1896 ... a day notable for an expeditious recovery and a recovered expedition. Joe Braddock: Sean Baker, Cripps: Gavin Muir, Tidmarsh: Christopher Scott, Fred Roberts: Iohn Hartley, with Tom Bevan, Pauline Letts, Becky Hindley, Colleen Prendergast, Robert Harper, Chris Pavlo, Keith Drinkel, Alex Lowe, Mark Bonnar, Shaun Prendergast, Ioan Meredith, Amanda Gordon and Shirley Dixon. Director: David Hunter.

28 Nov: My Darling, My Darling, My Life and My Bride
By Aileen la Tourette. The story of Edgar Allan Poe's last days. Edgar Allan Poe: James Aubrey, Annie: Janet Maw, Jack: Sean Baker, William: Christopher Scott, Richard: Chris Pavlo, Dr Carter: Michael Onslow, Man: Kim Wall, Nathan Brooks: Denys Hawthorne, John: Robert Harper, Eliza Poe: Alice Arnold, with loan Meredith. Alex Lowe , Joanna Myers and Colleen Prendergast. Director: Ned Chaillet.

29 Nov: Classic Serial, rept. from Sunday.

30 Nov: Saturday Playhouse - Velma and Therese
By Bryony Lavery. Dubbed Britain's Thelma and Louise, two elderly ladies and a tortoise take off in a "borrowed" car. Velma .......... Marlene Sidaway, Therese .......... June Barrie, with Ann Beach , Denys Hawthorne , Robert Harper. Adjoa Andoh , Janet Maw, Sean Baker , Colleen Prendergast, Mark Bonnar and Alexis Edyvean. Director .......... Claire Grove.

1 Dec: Classic Serial: My Brilliant Career
Miies Franklin 's classic Australian novel, dramatised in two parts by Lavinia Murray. 2: Daughter of the Southern Cross. Sybylla meets the man of her dreams. Sybylla: Nicola Quilter, Harold: Stefan Dennis, AuntGussie/Mother: Judy Corwell, Frank: Louis Hilyer, Granny: Margaret Robertson, with Kate Blackham , Darryl Forbes-Dawson , Terence Mann, Eills Hetherington , Hugh Paterson , Robert Lindsay and Brenna Paterson. Pianist David R Smith. Director: Kate Rowland.

2 Dec: Wallis - the Life and Legends of Wallis Simpson
By Elizabeth Proud. 1 - A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody. It is ten years since Wallis Simpson died a lonely and miserable death, a virtual prisoner of her obsessive lawyer, Maitre Blum. But what was Wallis really like? Mrs.Wallis Simpson .......... Stockard Channing, Maitre Blum .......... Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Win Spencer .......... Lewis Hancock, Ernest Simpson/Commander Lewis Little .......... Stephen Thorne, Bessie Merriman .......... Helen Horton, AnnaWarfleld/Foxle .......... Jill Graham. with Chris Emmett , Ed Bishop , Sara Coward , Susan Bovell , Teresa Gallagher , Peter MacQueen and William Dufris. Pianist Harold Rich. Director .......... Sue Wilson.

3 Dec: Thirty Minute Theatre: Song of the Whale
By Steve Hennessey. Tom, a schoolboy, hatches a plan to run away from home to watch whales in their native waters. But his plans go awry when he meets two sinister characters who compete for his friendship. Tom: Guy Bingley, Robbo: Russell Parry, Terry: Robert Whelan, Teacher: John Jardine, Director: Michael Fox.

4 Dec: Victoria Station
A four-part series by Steve Chambers set in Victoria Station, Bridgford, exactly a century ago. 2: Tickets Please. Wednesday 4 December 1896 ... a day notable for painful impositions and necessary extractions. Braddock: Sean Baker, Tidmarsh: Christopher Scott, Cripps: Gavin Muir, Fred Roberts: John Hartley, Josie Braddock: Colleen Prendergast, with Chris Pavlo , Tom Bevan. Becky Hindley , Robert Harper , Keith Drinkel , Alex Lowe, Michael Tudor Barnes , James Daley , Ashley Moore. Ann Beach. Alice Arnold , Ioan Meredith and Kim Wall. Director: Marion Nancarrow.

5 Dec: A Breath of Fresh Air
By Graeme Fife. When death stalked the streets of Paris at the time of the French Revolution, no one was safe - not even the greatest chemist of his day. Lavoisier: Henry Goodman, Anne, his wife: Helena Breck, Marat: Anton Lesser, Joseph Priestley: Keith Drinkel, Fourcroy: Robert Harper, Simonne: Colleen Prendergast, with John Hollis , Michael Tomlinson , Chris Pavlo , Kim Wall and Alex Lowe. Director Martin Jenkins. Graeme Fife also wrote the three monologues, entitled Surviving Wagner, which Radio 3 broadcast during its live relays from Covent Garden on 26 and 28 October and 2 November. Director: Martin Jenkins.

6 Dec: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday.

7 Dec: Saturday Playhouse: Crown Matrimonial
The action of Royce Ryton 's play takes place in Queen Mary's private drawing room at Marlborough House, London, in 1936. She is still the Queen, because her eldest son, King Edward VIII , as yet has no wife. Queen Mary: Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, King Edward VIII (David): Peter Barkworth, Duke of York (Bertie): Martin Jarvis, Duchess of York (Elizabeth): Jane Wenham, Mabell, Countess of Airlie: Rachel Kempson, Hon Margaret Wyndham: Hilda Schroder, Princess Royal (Mary): Rosalind Shanks, with Deborah Paige , Peter Howell , Anthony Smee and Alvar Lidell. Director: Ian Cotterell. Rpt.

8 Dec: Classic Serial: Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand 's classic play, translated by Anthony Burgess and broadcast in surround sound.In the first of two episodes, Cyrano fights a duel, saves a poet from certain death and falls desperately in love. Cyrano: Alex Norton, Roxane: Emma Fielding, Christian: Jonathan Cullen, LeBret: Lorcan Cranitch, De Guiche: Kenneth Cranham, Ragueneau: David Ross, Carbon: Struan Rodgers, with Dominic Letts, Sean Baker. Chris Pavlo, Alice Arnold , Mark Bonnar, Kim Wall , Keith Drinkel , Janet Maw and Amanda Gordon. Music: Matthew Scott. Director: Hilary Norrish.

9 Dec: Wallis - the Life and Legends of Wallis Simpson
By Elizabeth Proud. 2: Tea for Two. Whilst Maitre Blum increases her control over Wallis, memories return of her marriage to Ernest Simpson and her manipulation of London society in order to meet the Prince of Wales. Wallis: Stockard Channing, Prince of Wales: Christopher Cazenove, Maitre Blum: Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Ernest Simpson: Stephen Thorne, Perry: Christopher Scott, Douglas: David Monico, Aunt Bessie: Helen Horton, with Sara Coward , Susan Bovell , Sunny Ormonde, William Dufris and Teresa Gallagher. Pianist Harold Rich. Director: Sue Wilson.

10 Dec: Thirty Minute Theatre: I Should Be So Lucky
By Lesley Whiteley. In this comic play Rosetta wants to be just like Kylie, but escape's not that easy when you've got a dead end job and a downbeat boyfriend. Rosetta: Sunetra Sarker, Terry: Andrew Schofield, Sandra: Melissa Sinden, Dave: Jamie Greer, Elvis: Claude Close, Director: Nandita Ghose.

11 Dec: Victoria Station
A four-part series by Steve Chambers set in Victoria Station, Bridgford, exactly a century ago. 3: Express Desire. Wednesday, 11 December 1896 ... a day notable for ancient passion and modern excitement. Joe Braddock: Sean Baker, Cripps: Gavin Muir, Fred Roberts: John Hartley, Syd: Tom Bevan, Aunt Ada: Pauline Letts, Phoebe Scullion: Becky Hindley, Josie Braddock: Colleen Prendergast, Porter Robson: Robert Harper, Jackson: Chris Pavlo, Wheeler: Keith Drinkel, Hancock: Alex Lowe, Bishop: James Taylor, Bert: Peter Gunn, Holbrooke: Ioan Meredith, Flora: Tracy Wiles, Janet: Joanna Monro, Ridley: Stephen Thorne, Director: David Hunter.

12 Dec: Like That
By Anne Caulfield. With Linus Roache as Mark and Lenny Henry as Tony. When two childhood friends are reunited, their friendship begins to crack under the strain of secrets and lies. Lauren: Adjoa Andoh, Mrs Wilson: Maureen Hibbert, Mrs Taylor: Janet Maw, Social Worker: Joanna Monro, Tony a child: Louis McKenzie, Mark a child: Carl D'Souza, Arnie: Christopher Scott, Director: Sally Avens.

13 Dec: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday

14 Dec: Saturday Playhouse: Theo
By Moya O'Shea. A rare cinnamon plush bear with boot-button eyes discovers he is Lot No 107, and the auction is about to begin. Theo: Martin Jarvis, Little Tom: Thomas Connor, Tom: Ross Livingstone, MrLonsdale: David Colungs, MrsLonsdale: Jilly Bond, Jessie: Becky Hindley, Hannah: Caroline Strong, Mrs Tyler: Zulema Dene, MrMckee: Jonathan Keeble, with Linda Regan , George Allonby , Jack Allonby , Jane Whittenshaw , Sandra James-Young , Gary Bryden , Stephen Critchlow , Henry Cormack , Jonathan Praeger , Alexis Edyvean , Paul Jenkins and John Turner. Director: Tracey Neale.

15 Dec: Classic Serial: Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand 's classic play, translated by Anthony Burgess. Broadcast in surround sound. In the second of two episodes, Cyrano masquerades as his rival to woo the woman of his dreams, and goes to war. Cyrano: Alex Norton, Roxane: Emma Fielding, Christian: Jonathan Cullen, LeBret: Lorcan Cranitch, De Guiche: Kenneth Cranham, with David Ross , Struan Rodger , Sean Baker , Alice Arnold , Dominic Letts. Mark Bonnar , Keith Drinkel , Chris Pavlo , Kim Wall , Janet Maw and Amanda Gordon Music Matthew Scott. Director: Hilary Norrish.

16 Dec: Wallis - the Life and Legends of Wallis Simpson
By Elizabeth Proud. 3: The Melody Lingers On. Wallis begins to understand what her marriage to the ex-King will mean. Wallis: Stockard Channing, Duke of Windsor: Christopher Cazenove, Maitre Blum: Barbara Leigh Hunt, Churchill/Georges: Chris Emmett, Foxie: Jill Graham, Nancy: Sunny Ormonde, Noel Coward/Von Stohrer/: John Webb, Nurse Christine: Sara Coward, Nurse Dominique: Susan Bovell, Penelope Ross/Lady Mosley: Joanna Monro, Douglas: David Monico, Stanley/Von Ribbentrop: Keith Drinkel, Major Gray Phillips/BBC announcer: Tim Meats, Embassy official: David Holt, Pianist Harold Rich. Director: Sue Wilson.

17 Dec: Thirty Minute Theatre: Too Many Crooks
By Donald E Westlake. Dramatised by Ed Thomason. Robbers enter a bank vault only to find it full of people. Dortmunder: William Hope, Andy Kelp: Andy Lucas, May: Alice Arnold, 1st robber: Ray Shell, 2nd robber: Steven Crossley, 3rd robber: Mark Bonnar, Policeman: Sean Baker, Director: Andy Jordan.

18 Dec: Victoria Station
The last of a four-part series by Steve Chambers set in Victoria Station, Bridgford, exactly a century ago. 4: Silent Night Train. Wednesday 18 December 1896 ... a day notable for rescued promise and hopeful delivery. Braddock: Sean Baker, Tidmarsh: Christopher Scott, Cripps: Gavin Muir, Fred Roberts: John Hartley, Josie Braddock: Colleen Prendergast, with Chris Pavlo. Pauline Letts, Tom Bevan, Becky Hindley , Keith Drinkel, Alex Lowe, Mary Roscoe , Adjoa Andoh , Shirley Dixon , Joanna Monro , Peter Gunn and Stephen Thorne. Director: Marion Nancarrow.

19 Dec: Potted History
By Andrew Dallmeyer. Ruben has invented a machine to listen to pots. Now he needs someone from the museum to steal some for him. with John Buick. Eliza Langland, John Ramage and Ann-Louise Ross. Anna Hewison: Irene MacDougall, Ruben Chomsky: Tom Watson, Patrick Selby-Wright: Crawford Logan, Alice: Michael Perceval-Maxwell, Director: Finlay Welsh.

20 Dec: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday.

21 Dec: Saturday Playhouse .......... A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett 's classic children's story. When wealthy Sara Crewe is forced into poverty, she discovers that her imagination and her warm heart are the only things she has left. Miss Minchin .......... Julia McKenzie, Captain Crewe .......... Nicky Henson, Sara Crewe .......... Ellie Beaven, MrCarrisford .......... Robert Glennister, with Ravin J Ganatra. Fenella Norman , Anthony Jackson. Timothy Morand, Jilly Bond, Ali Hames, Emma Copeland , Danielle Nelson, Lucy Kent, Becky Simpson. Sasha Hannau. Sara Macdonald, Max Wrottesley and Carla Prosser. Music composed by Robert Rigby. Dramatised by Dave Simpson. Director .......... Martin Jameson.

22 Dec: Classic Serial - Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll 's whimsical adventure, dramatised in two parts by Hattie Naylor. Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole. Alice .......... Sarah-Jane Holm, White Rabbit .......... David Bamber, Caterpillar .......... Ron Cook, Mad Hatter .......... Roy Hudd, Duchess .......... Deborah Findlay, Gryphon .......... Ken Campbell, with Geoffrey Whitehead. loan Meredith, Christopher Scott, Shirley Dixon, Kim Wall, Keith Drinkel , Alex Lowe, Joanna Monro, Chris Pavlo , Toby Longworth, Robert Harper, Colleen Prendergast, Mark Bonnar, Janet Maw , Stephen Thorne, Denys Hawthorne, Ann Beach and Mary Wimbush. Music: Elizabeth Parker. Director Sally Avens.

23 Dec: The Twelve Days of Christmas
By Bryony Lavery, rpt. Twelve-year-old Kayley Iannucci lives at the end of the pier. Her parents, the famous battling Iannuccis, run an ice-cream parlour, and have occasional skirmishes with the Rowbottoms, who run the rock shop next door. Will the spirit of Christmas bring peace to the pier? Kayley Iannucci: Jane Dawson, Ricky Rowbotton: Joseph Vickers, DJ: Lemn Sissay, Santa Claus: Robin Soans, Massimo Iannucci: Gavin Muir, Maria Iannucci: Nicola Kathrens, Ronald Rowbottom: Neil Dudgeon, Granny Rowbottom: Margaret John, with David Shaw , Kay Purcell , Linda Dobell , Ian Masters. Michael Tudor Barnes and Jilly Bond. Director: Claire Grove.

24 Dec: Thirty Minute Theatre: Baboushka
By Nick Warburton. When the Three Kings seek shelter at Baboushka's home, a tragic story of loss unfolds. But their visit also brings salvation. Baboushka: Ann Mitchell, Casper: Michael Maloney, Michael: Alun Armstrong, Katya: Tracy Wiles, Joram: Simon Treves, Balthazar: James Taylor, Director: Sally Avens.

25 Dec: No afternnon play
But there was a morning drama, part 1 of a 6-part serial: The Old Curiosity ShopBy Charles Dickens , dramatised by Elizabeth Proud. 1 - Mysteries and Secrets. Dickens meets Little Nell. Charles Dickens .......... Denis Quilley, Qui|p .......... Tom Courtenay, Grandfather .......... David Bradley, Little Nell .......... Teresa Gallagher, Dick Swiveller .......... Michael Maloney, with Barbara Leigh-Hunt , Michael Mears, Rowan Stuart , Fiona Christie, Keith Drinkel, Terry Molloy, David Vann, David Timson , Sunny Ormonde, Ann Beach, Richard Pearce, Kim Wall, Jean Perkins, Rebecca Wright, Simon Carter, Charmian Eyre, Richard Curnow, Geoffrey Whitehead, Alex Jones, John Dixon, Elizabeth Proud, James Thackwray, Lennox Greaves, Norman Bird and Geoffrey Serle. Music composed and played by Malcolm McKee with Audrey Douglas, Steve Roberts and Paul Arden Taylor. Director .......... Sue Wilson.

26 Dec: A Wizard of Earthsea
In Ursula Le Guin 's fantasy novel, Ged, a young wizard, releases an evil shadow into the world. Narrator: Judi Dench, Ged/Shadow: Michael Maloney, Dragon of Pendor: Richard Johnson, with Emma Fielding, loan Meredith. Robert Harper , Chris Pavlo , Sean Baker. Ann Beach, Abigail Docherty. Keith Drinkel , Jonathan Adams, Christopher Scott, Kim Wall , Colleen Prendergast, Mark Burrows and Tom Felton. Music: David Chilton and Nick Russell - Pavier. Dramatised by Bert Coules. Director: Janet Whitaker.

27 Dec: Classic Serial, rpt. from Sunday.

28 Dec: Saturday Playhouse: The Nutcracker Christmas
By Nicholas Mclnerny. With Bernard Hepton as Igor and Stella Gonet as Anna. It's Christmas in Moscow and Natalia finds she can bring the story of The Nutcracker alive at home. Tchaikovsky's music realised by Matthew Bailey and Stewart Lucas. Natalia: Siriol Jenkins, Young Igor: Ashley Bird, Clara: Deborah Berlin, Boris: Patrick Brennan, Dmitri: Richard Pearce, Victoria: Melanie Walters, Grigori: Richard Tate, Drosselmeyer: Ivor Roberts, Mouse King: David Bannerman, Director: Alison Hindell.

29 Dec: Classic Serial: Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll 's adventure, dramatised in two parts by Hattie Naylor.2: Alice has found her way into the magic garden where more surprises await her. Details and cast - see entry for 22 Dec.

30 Dec: Box of Delights
By John Masefield. A two-part dramatisation by John Peacock , with music by Neil Brand. 1 - When the Wolves Were Running. Schoolboy Kay Harker is caught at the centre of a battle between good and evil. Abner Brown .......... Donald Sinden, ColeHawlings .......... Lionel Jeffries, Kay Harker .......... Alastair Sooke, Sylvia Daisy Pouncer .......... Celia Imrie, Joe .......... Simon Treves, Charles .......... David Holt, Police Inspector .......... Geoffrey Matthews, Rat .......... David March, with Chris Emmett, Gavin Muir, Richard Tate, Sandra James Young, Jane Whittenshaw , Jill Graham , David Collings, Jonathan Keeble, Benjamin Guy, Kimberley Staines, Elisa Mason, Holly Vote, Paul Jenkins , Zulema Dene, Roger May and John Hartley. Director .......... David Blount.

31 Dec: Box of Delights
By John Masefield. 2: Under the Chester Hills. With Spike Milligan as Arnold of Todi. Rest of cast - see yesterday.

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