from the Isles of Scilly
Introduced by DAPHNE HUBBARD
An early breath of Spring:
Early daffodils and narcissi are the main export of the island-at its peak at the moment. PEGGY ARCHER hears from islanders about the past, the present and the future of the industry
Away from it all: The economic future or the islands may well depend on tourism. ROLAND STEPHENSON , a hotelier, and member of the islands' Hotel and Guest House association, discusses the industry with TOM SALMON
Keeper's wife: AUDREY FEARN , the wife of the Principal Keeper of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse, talks of her life on St. Mary's
The sea all round: JACK HICKS is an ' off islander ' from St. Agnes, who has spent his life with the sea around him
District Nurses in gumboots: MARJORIE BINDING and RONA THOMAS are the two district nurses for the islands of Scilly who visit the sick and elderly by boat-whatever the weather tUp at the Abbey: TOM SALMON talks with the lessee of Tresco, LT.-CMDR. THOMAS DORRIEN SMITH
For Love of a Rose
Written and read by ANTONIA RIDGE
First of ten instalments