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| About A Dog | ...jane....BRIGIT FORSYTHe... |
| Always The Bridesmaid [drama] | ...By Noel Greig. At a wedding reception, two women meet and fall in love. With BRIGIT FORSYTH, Helen Schlesinger, Russell Dixon and Maxine Burth. Directed by Pauline Harris... |
| Audio Diaries | ...Unlike Bridget Jones, Beryl is in her 60s and lives in BLACKPOOL with her single women friends. But like Bridget Jones, she is beginning to think that it might be nice to wake up next to someone she hadn't met the night before - although 65 may still be too young for marriage. With BRIGIT FORSYTH, David Ross, Duncan Preston and Hilda Braid.... |
| Betrayal | ...Coral....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Birds Fall Down, The | ...By Rebecca West, dramatised in two parts by Melissa Murray. 1: At the turn of the century, 18-year-old Laura visits her aristocratic RUSSIAn grandparents in PARIS and unwittingly becomes embroiled in a plot to assassinate a notorious double agent. With Sarah-Jane Holm, Kenneth Cranham and John CARLISLE. Director Cherry Cookson. With Emilia Fox, David Threlfall and BRIGIT FORSYTH ... |
| Challenged | ...By Don Howarth. Set in a remote part of the Pennines, this atmospheric play charts the developing relationship between a widow, her son and a recently hired worker, Tom. The son, who has learning difficulties, is described by his school as challenged. With Tom's encouragement, the son learns more than he ever did at school. However, this new-found confidence brings its own conflict to the trio. With BRIGIT FORSYTH, Paul Copley and Matthew Booth. Director: Pauline Harris... |
| Cheri | ...madame peloux....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Christmas Card To One And All, A | ...By Penelope Lively, read by BRIGIT FORSYTH. Lizzie, doting mother and loving wife - or living nightmare and busybody extraordinaire - sends festive greetings to one and all.... |
| Crowded Street, The | ...... |
| Decameron | ...By Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by Jonathan Dryden Taylor, adapted in three parts by Don Taylor. 1: In 14th-century Florence, ten young aristocrats escape to the country to avoid the Black Death. To pass the time of their exile, they tell each other stories. With Roger Allam as Boccaccio, Rebecca Front as Pampinea, and John Grillo as Bernabo. Director Don Taylor. With Emilia Fox, David Threlfall and BRIGIT FORSYTH ... |
| Dennis Ockerby On Ice | ...By Debbie Oates Dennis Ockerby is going to the deep freeze but will his wife Viv be there when he thaws? A comic look at the bizarre implications that the pursuit of immortality could bring to an everyday relationship. Dennis Ockerby....David Neilson Viv Ockerby....BRIGIT FORSYTH Dr Devine....Anna Kirke Michael....Patrick Bridgman.... |
| Dinner Ladies | ...A six-part catering comedy drama series written and directed by Turan Ali. With Barbara Dickson, Jean Heywood, Liz Smith, Jack Smethurst and BRIGIT FORSYTH.... |
| Document Of Identity | ...Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka's play, commissioned by Radio 3 and BBC Radio Drama, Manchester, is an autobiographical account of events that took place in 1997 under the brutal regime of former Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha. Focusing on the author's daughter and son-in-law, it highlights the plight of refugees seeking political asylum. The action begins in Nigeria and continues in London. Cast: Paterson Joseph, Rakie Ayola, Oluwawemimo Oyelana, Ehizogie Odigie, Patrice Naiambana, Anthony Ofoegbu, Claire Benedict, Ron Berglas, BRIGIT FORSYTH, Martin Reeve, Israel Aduramo. Director: Pauline Harris ... |
| Eclipse 1999 | ...Mark Rylance, currently playing Cleopatra at the Globe, talks to Sheila McClennon about the challenges of female roles. Reading: `Eclipse 1999' (2/5). / Astronomer Heather Couper introduces five readings of poetry, prose and diary extracts to mark the end of the millennium. 2: Readings focusing on sunset, from writers as diverse as John Ruskin, George Eliot and Mitsuhashi Takajo. Readers BRIGIT FORSYTH, Lisa Eichorn, Denys Hawthorne, Mona Hammond and Derek Griffiths.... |
| Effi Briest | ...To mark the centenary of the death of German novelist and journalist Theodor Fontane, his best-known novel is serialised here in three parts. It is a story of love and adultery in a Prussia dominated by a stifling aristocratic code. 1: Seventeen-year-old Effi receives a surprising proposal from her mother's former suitor. With Emilia Fox and David Threlfall. With Emilia Fox, David Threlfall and BRIGIT FORSYTH ... |
| Erewhon | ...Mahaina....BRIGIT FORSYTHe... |
| For The Love Of Strangers | ...By Susan Stern. Amidst the chaos of a family weekend, Jayne stumbles upon a dark and little-known episode in YORK's rich history - the 12th-century massacre of the city's Jewish population. With Kathryn Hunt, Robin Bowerman and BRIGIT FORSYTH. Director Toby Swift ... |
| Founders Day | ...By Vanessa Rosenthal. Mitzi Lucas and Meera Bhima are worlds apart - the middle-aged successful feminist writer and the 12-year-old environmentalist. What binds them is their school - when Mitzi returns to face her demons as honorary guest speaker, her encounter with Meera is an unexpected boost for both. With BRIGIT FORSYTH and Siara Mian. Director: Polly Thomas ... |
| Germs Apart | ...Vanessa Rosenthal's moving story of female bonding across the generation gap. Three women from different backgrounds are thrown together in hospital. Initially sparks fly, but as they open up, a real affection develops. An illicit trip across the road to watch `Emmerdale' cements this friendship - and has an unusual outcome. With Maggie Tagney, BRIGIT FORSYTH and Gillian Kearney. Director: Polly Thomas ... |
| Golden Notebook, The | ...Mrs Marks....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Heart - Attack | ...Heart tells the story of an ordinary middle class retired couple thrown into a nightmare that rocks their whole world. On the eve of their only son's 21st birthday he is arrested on suspicion of brutally murdering a young women. Mary....BRIGIT FORSYTH Bill....Paul Copley Hard....Sarah Parks Stone....Claude Close Smithy....Danny J Burns Directed by Kate Rowland ... |
| High In The Clouds | ...By Don Haworth. A humorous story of enterprise, aviation and friendship in a small Lancashire community in the last days of the 1930s - a time when innocence and hope flourished, only to be rudely shattered by the onset of the Second World War. With Stephen Thorne, Christian Rodska and BRIGIT FORSYTH. Director Polly Thomas ... |
| Hound Of The Baskervilles, The [drama] | ...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel is dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules. 1: `The Power of Evil'. An ancient legend and a terrifying demon plague a noble family. With Clive Merrison, Michael Williams, Judi Dench and Donald Sinden. Director Enyd Williams. With Emilia Fox, David Threlfall and BRIGIT FORSYTH.... |
| Jerusalem North West | ...By Vanessa Rosenthal. In this evocative play, a Jewish convert looks back over her life, remembering the man she once fell in love with... With Sarah Lancashire, David Fleesman and BRIGIT FORSYTH. Director Nandita Ghose.... |
| Jerusalem | ...A three-part comedy drama by Simon Armitage, set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Jerusalem. 2: One week to polling day and a special election debate soon turns to debacle as the entertainment secretary candidates battle it out. But can love win the day? With Tom Bell, BRIGIT FORSYTH and Julian Kerridge. Director Pauline Harris.... |
| Joseph Andrews | ...Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece is a riotous journey through the morals and manners of high and low society. 1: Joseph's special talents are spotted by Lady Booby, who employs him as her footman, forcing him to leave behind his country sweetheart and find his fortune in London. With Norman Roway, Matthew Dunster, Gabrielle Drake, BRIGIT FORSYTH and Trevor Peacock. Dramatised by Dominic Power. Director Michael Fox.... |
| L'assommoir | ...... |
| Little Lives | ...By Kate Atkinson. Award winning novelist Kate Atkinson's first radio play is a funny and moving monologue in which Alannah McKay from Edinburgh talks about retiring after 32 years of teaching. "My last week of teaching, the last ever. Fancy that. One minute you're just out of training college standing nervously in front of your first class and you turn around and....its all gone...Everything passes, that's what they say don't they. Cast: Alannah McKay....BRIGIT FORSYTH Directed by Pauline Harris.... |
| L-shaped Room, The | ...... |
| Madame Bovary [drama] | ...Madame Bovary Sr....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Manchester Crime Wave | ...Read by BRIGIT FORSYTH ... |
| Misanthrope, The | ...By Moliere, translated and adapted by Tony Harrison. Alceste is the original misanthrope: he rants against human hypocrisy and saves his most pointed attacks for those around him. Whether friend or foe, he is determined to be honest, no matter what it costs. But Alceste is in love with Celimene, who does not appear to be as pure and virtuous as she seems. With David Schofield, Alan Cox, Maria Miles, Randel Herley, BRIGIT FORSYTH and Michael Begley. Director Nandita Ghose.... |
| Paradise Radio | ...By Dominic Power. When a musician and his market-trader wife accept an invitation to buy the stage costumes of a 70s pop legend, they become trapped in a Gothic underworld where both the living and the dead are too close for comfort. With Mick Ford, Kathryn Hunt and BRIGIT FORSYTH. Director Michael Fox.... |
| Poor Echo | ...By Matthew Dunster. Three women overhear the same story in the hairdresser's and react in very different ways. With Emma Atkins, Colum Convey, BRIGIT FORSYTH, Katy Cavanagh ... |
| Run For Home | ...Marie....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Safety Catch | ...angela....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Second To Midnight, A | Cast and Crew |
| Shirley | ...Charlotte Bronte's novel, dramatised by Jane Rogers. With Adrian Bower, Emma Cunliffe, Deborah Mcandrew and BRIGIT FORSYTH. Directed by Susan Roberts.... |
| Sirens Of Fleet Street | ...by Felicity Goodall. Mea Allan (1909-1982) was the first female war correspondent to be permanently accredited to the British Forces and the first female news editor in Fleet Street. With Siobhan Redmond and BRIGIT FORSYTH. Director Felicity Goodall.... |
| Tainted Love - A Guide To Vampire Romance | ...Sharon....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Thebans, The | ...Chorus....BRIGIT FORSYTH, Deborah Mcandrew, James Nickerson, Sarah Parks, Stuart Richman and Declan Wilson... |
| They Are A Married Couple | ...Katherine....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Three Ivans, Two Aunts And An Overcoat | ...Mrs Podtochkin....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Time For Mrs Milliner | ...Mrs Milliner is busy dazzling London with her new collection of staggering hats and Susan is in heaven watching it - until her Auntie Pat turns up with alarming news about a very scary cat. Will Susan ever find out what Gerald did to turn Mrs Milliner against him? Mrs Milliner....Jane Asher Susan....Caroline Harker Gerald....Jonathan Coy Auntie Pat....BRIGIT FORSYTH Elsie....Beth Chalmers ... |
| Top Girls | ...Isabella....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| We | ...u....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Weird Tales From The Slip Road Of Urban Paranoia | ...`The Report'. The third of Martin Jameson's darkly satirical dramas. At British Bolt Conglomerates, the management is about to be hit by the latest terrifying tool in the downsizing war. It's dangerous, it's ruthless - and it's in your head. With James Fl / `The Report'. The third of Martin Jameson's darkly satirical dramas. At British Bolt Conglomerates, the management is about to be hit by the latest terrifying tool in the downsizing war. It's dangerous, it's ruthless - and it's in your head. With James Fleet, Helen Atkinson Wood and BRIGIT FORSYTH ... |
| West Pier, The | ...With Michael Sheen, Alison Pettitt and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Director Richard Wortley. With Emilia Fox, David Threlfall and BRIGIT FORSYTH.... |
| Whole 'nother Story, A | ...It's crunch time for Cassie, who's decided that having her Dad live with her is no bed of roses, even if he is an expert on compost. And more importantly, she finally hears what her heart has been trying to tell her for a while. Cassie....Debra Stephenson Pete....Dave Lamb Dad....Mike Grady Mother....BRIGIT FORSYTH Jenny....Mika Simmons PJ....Brendon Burns ... |
| Woman's Hour | ...Mrs Marks....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Writing The Century - Darkening Sky | ...Gertie....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |
| Writing The Century | ...Gertie....BRIGIT FORSYTH... |