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| Absent Guest, The | ...... |
| 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... |
| A-minus | ...directed by.... PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Ammo | ...... |
| Animal Magic | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Atia - A True Story | ...From Mirpur, Pakistan, to Oldham, near MANCHESTER, Maya Chowdhry's drama tells the remarkable story of 18-year-old Atia Idrees and her determination to remain in Britain and to care for her 78-year-old grandmother. With indira varma, Adlyn Ross and Yasmin Sidhwa. Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Beat Goes On, The | ...`Luv Dancin'' by Trish Cooke. The second of four plays charting the musical lives of a black family from 1919 to the present day. Abraham and Annie Sabu have a daughter, Catherine. She is the light of Abi's life, but he can only be an onlooker as she learns the painful lessons of life and love. With Patrice Naiambana and Catherine Keane. Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Because You're Not | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Big Marrow, The | ...By Carina Rodney Dreams are encouraged in the Shelby household; showbiz stardom, ballroom dancing and the biggest and most beautiful marrow in all ENGLAND. But when prize winning vegetables are sabotaged, fat dancers rejected and ventriloquists beaten up, the only person that can hold it together is Mum. But Mum's got a deadly secret and nobody's listening. Mary....Barbara Marten Jimmy....Michael Hodgson Sonya....Jennie McAlpine Billy....Charlie Ryan Grandma....Ann Rye Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Blackpool Detective, The | ...By Peter Whalley. A young out-of-work actor comes back to his home town with his girlfriend to run his convalescing father's private investigation agency. A straightforward surveillance case turns out to be something far more serious. With Jason Done, Abigail Ramsay, Sarah Parks and Glenn Cunningham. Directed by PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Blood Wedding | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| 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 | ...directed by.... PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Cold In The Earth And Fifteen Wild Decembers | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Color Purple, The | ...directed by PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Crowded Street, The | ...directed by PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Day In The Death Of Joe Egg, A | ...produced, adapted & directed by PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Depth Of Field | ...By Matthew Dunster. Michael is an 18-year-old with an obsession with crisps and rock group Nirvana, and has a mild form of autism, known as Asperger's syndrome. The play explores how he copes with unexpected events: his best friend is pregnant, and he has witnessed a family deceit. With Lee Ingleby, Elizabeth Spriggs, Marsha Thomason and Russell Dixon. Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| 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 ... |
| Ears Wide Open | ...... |
| Enemy Within, The [drama] | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Fair Maids Are Shining | ...... |
| Gathering Of Old Men, A | ...Producer/Director PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Germinal | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Gilda And Her Daughters | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Haunt Of Swans, The | ...... |
| Haunting Of Frances Child, The | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Have I Enough | ...By Carmen Walton. A warm-hearted story exploring the cultural mix of a British-Iranian marriage, its difficulties and delights. Through letters, poems and diary extracts it tells of a surprise birthday party for an Iranian man living in Dorset with his British family. With Paul Bhattacharjee, Noreen Kershaw and Michelle Holmes. Director: PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Henry's Leg | ...The first in a two-part dramatisation of the award-winning children's novel by Ann Pilling. Dramatised by Eric Pilling. Eleven-year-old Henry Hooper's real love in life is junk. When he brings home a fashion dummy's leg, he quickly finds himself in the middle of a real-life thriller. With Adam Nagaitis and Robert Pollard. Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Hiding Leonard Cohen | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Hush Little Baby | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| If Music Be The Food Of Love, Mine's A Jam Butty | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| J'accuse | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Jerusalem | ...The first instalment of a three-part comedy drama by Simon Armitage, set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Jerusalem. John Edward Castle is confined to his bedroom and communicates with the village via his home-made transmitting device - Radio Castle. When the chance to stand as entertainment secretary at the social club arises, he feels confident of success. With Colin Welland and Tom Bell. Director PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| King Baabu | ...... |
| Kon Tiki 2 Expedition, The | ...By Richard Cameron A group of adults from a mental health residential home plan an escape from the difficulties of the real world. Inspired by the exploits of the first Kon Tiki expedition, Kon Tiki 2 is built. The intrepid crew sail some 100 yards across the lake that lies just outside the home and their exploits form a tragi-comic story of adventure. John....Peter Armitage Mick....Charles Dale Russell....David Fleeshman Paulie....Lee Ingleby Billie....Katy Cavanagh Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| L'assommoir | ...... |
| Leona Cash | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Lessons For The Loveless | ...... |
| Life's A Sport | ...By Mick Martin. Gerard Clarke, rugby player and one of the finest ever forwards, is on the brink of international stardom. After a medical in preparation for the British tour of Australia, he discovers that he has contracted HIV. With his existence under threat, will he stop at nothing to protect his dream? With Ralph Ineson and Andy Cryer. Director PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Listen To Your Parents | ...Benjamin Zephaniah's drama portrays domestic violence as seen through the eyes of a football and poetry-loving boy. The story of a ten-year-old boy from BIRMINGHAM who lives with a violent father, coping only with the aid of his talents for poetry and football. With James Smith, Charlie Ryan, Flo Wilson and Burt Caesar. Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| 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.... |
| Lives And Loves Of Lorenzo Da Ponte, The | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Living And The Dead, The | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Lover, The | ...Teacher....PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Lullaby Of Shadows | ...directed by.... PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Madame Bovary [drama] | ...producer/director PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Man Of All Work | ...by Richard Wright Just how far will a man go to provide for his family? Richard Wright's bitingly funny play centres on Carl, a black man in 1950s America struggling to make ends meet for his family. Turning on its head the view held by some whites that 'blacks all look the same', Carl adopts the name of his wife, Lucy, and poses as a female maid, securing a position in a white family. The performance is all too convincing for the father of the house, who tries to make Carl submit to the sexual advances that have driven away his predecessor. Through the wife's outrage, which turns to violent retribution, Carl identifies the articulation of race and gender that characterises this period of America's history. Carl....Paterson Joseph Dave....John Sharian Lucy....Nicola Hughes Rosie....Josie Kook-Clark Henry....Anton Rice Anne....Barbara Barnes Revised for radio by Lavinia Murray. Produced by PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Marble Woman, A | ...By Louisa May Alcott, dramatised by Lavinia Murray. Sexual repression, opium addiction and love collide in this gothic tour de force. Recently orphaned Cecilia Stein turns up at the door of brilliant sculptor Bazil YORKe. Jilted by the child's mother many years ago, YORKe decides to use the daughter to punish the sins of the mother. With Bill Paterson, Amanda Root and John Mcardle. Director: PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Memento Mori | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Missing Wife, The | ...A play by thriller writer Peter Whalley. A man's wife goes missing... Has she walked out on him, or has she come to harm...? Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Murder In The Afternoon - The Longest Journey | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS... |
| Nightmares | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| North South East West | ...A double bill of new drama from Gurpreet Bhatti and Tanika Gupta, with linking poetry by Shamshad Khan. 1. Mera Des By Gurpreet Bhatti Believing all her life that her mother died shortly after she was born in India, Jinder, a young British Asian woman discovers the startling truth. Set over 24 hours this comic and poignant new drama explores integrity, identity and self awareness. Jinder....Parminder Nagra Sunny....Baddi Uzzaman Mary....Sorcha Cusack Mandy....Nisha Nayar Dawn....Patsy Palmer Directed by PAULINE HARRIS 2. A Second Chance By Tanika Gupta When 16 year old Raz is sent to stay with his grandfather Shafiq following his release from a young offenders unit, they both get more than they bargained for. A Second Chance explores cross-generational conflict and the anguish of disaffected youth. Raz....Nabil Elouahabi Shafiq....Vincent Ebrahim Laila....Lolita Chakrabarti Iqbal....Shiv Grewal Munera....Asha Kahlon Ola....Chris Jackson Ali....Emil Marwa Saff....Sean Cernow Zubin....Asif Seth.... |
| Old Wives' Tale, The | ...Constance is anxious about her husband Samuel's health, as he campaigns relentlessly for the release of his imprisoned cousin, Daniel. Constance....Gillian Kearney Samuel Povey....Ian Dunn Daniel Povey....Declan Wilson The Narrator....Philip Jackson Mr. Critchlow....Stephen Critchlow Maria Inshull....Rachel Atkins Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| On The Rocks | ...By Helen Kluger. Sizzling Sydnee Sachell, fading American diva, steps out of Hollywood into Porthant Bay. Can the locals cope as filming begins? Or, more to the point, can they act? With Lorelei King and Tristan Sturrock. Director PAULINE HARRIS (1/5).... |
| Pig Paradise | ...The bizarre, the beautiful and the brutal converge in Kitty Fitzgerald's poignant tale. Jack Plum, a 35-year-old man with special needs, delights in the paradise for pigs he has created in the cellar of his home. But nothing lasts for ever, and he and his friend Holly Lock battle for survival in a world not ready for outsiders. With Christopher Eccleston, Becky Simpson and Sue Johnston. Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Prodigal Fraudster, The | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Prospect, The | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Pursuits Of Darleen Fyles, The | ...... |
| Rain Of Stones, A | ...... |
| Running To Paradise | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Save The Last Dance For Me | ...By Bill Morrison. The true story about the song-writing collaboration between polio victim Doc Pomus and his much younger partner Mort Shuman. NEW YORK in the 50s. Doc and Mart team up when a new phenomenon changes popular music for ever - the teenager. The pair go on to write extensively for Elvis, Dion and The Belmonts, and The Drifters. With Lou Hirsh and Kerry Shale. Director: PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Sharp Focus | ...Directed By PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Singer, The | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Single Plus One | ...One-off sitcom about a black British single mother, Kiona, and her son, Joseph, who would like to find her a boyfriend to get her off his hands. When Paul, an old school friend of Kiona, turns up out of the blue, Joseph thinks that his search might be over. With Jacqueline Kington, Robbie Gee, Kieron Ramsden and Michael Begley. Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Sting In The Tale | ...By Natalia Power. A chilling short drama. Are the pressures of her job the reason Sally is hearing the voice of a child which no-one else can hear? Or is she being haunted? Sally....Jaimi Barbakoff Voice....Jessica Crossley Laura....Rachel Atkins Receptionist....Frances Jeater Stacey Wilson....Ioan Meredith Simon....David Thorpe Pianist and Musical Director: Clement Power Director: PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Test, The | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Therese Raquin | ...... |
| Thermal Inversion | ...... |
| Those Old Metal Things | ...By Trish Cooke. Jamaican born Auntie Mu scrubs and cleans at her pots and pans until they gleam. When Rachel, her niece, calls for help, it seems they do not understand each other. A play exploring marriage, relationships and the similarities and differences between different generations of women. With Mona Hammond, Cathy Tyson and Claire Benedict. Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Tiny Chaos | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Tyger Hunt, The | ...... |
| Unprotected | ...Associate Producer PAULINE HARRIS.... |
| Walking De Niro | ...By Carmen Walton. Ex-social worker Jools, now a professional dog walker, can manage dogs and read their owners like easy books. When she meets Jeff, the spitting image of her screen idol, Robert De Niro, her world takes on a brighter hue. With Emma Wray, John Griffin, John Lloyd Fillingham and Andrew Schofield. Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Where'er You Walk | ...By Alan Pascoe. A love story and mystery which unfolds against Handel's timeless music and Alexander Pope's poetry. When two music students begin the search for a missing Handel manuscript, they discover the truth about their own relationship. With Robert Pickavance, Alison Darling, Adam Sunderland and Kathryn Hunt. Directed by PAULINE HARRIS. / By Alan Pascoe. A love story and mystery which unfolds against Handel's timeless music and Alexander Pope's poetry. When two music students begin the search for a missing Handel manuscript, they discover the truth about their own relationship. With Robert.... |
| Woman's Hour (summary) | ...Director PAULINE HARRIS ... |
| Woman's Hour | ...Directed by PAULINE HARRIS ... |