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The Bearded
Bishop Dr. Leonard Wilson , Bishop of Birmingham and one of the Church's most colourful characters, talks to BARNEY BAMFORD about his experiences in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp and about his faith
Produced by James Gallagher

Contributors

Unknown:
Bishop Dr.
Unknown:
Leonard Wilson
Produced By:
James Gallagher

DR. J. J. TOBIAS , lecturer in the Police College at Bramshill, talks about two young prostitute-thieves, and what they told the Chaplain of Sal-ford Gaol in 1837 before they were transported to Australia
Readers: Patricia Gallimore and Frances Jeater
Produced by Patrick Harvey

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr. J. J. Tobias
Readers:
Patricia Gallimore
Readers:
Frances Jeater
Produced By:
Patrick Harvey

The Good Neighbour by Heather Stevens
'Intolerant, neurotic, and self-centred she may be, but she's a good neighbour ... so long as nothing upsets her.'
Produced by Guy VAESEN followed by an interlude

Contributors

Unknown:
Heather Stevens
Produced By:
Guy Vaesen
Mrs Gower:
Anne Jameson
Mrs Henderson:
Vivienne Chatterton
Amy:
Madi Hedd
Charles:
Hector Ross

from Beverley Minster
Introit: Alle psallite (anon, 13th cent.)
Responses (Smith of Durham)
Psalm 106 (Coward in A flat;
Turie in C minor; Goss in C minor)
Lessons: Judges 14; Hebrews 10, vv. 1-18
Canticles (Moeran in D)
Anthem: God is gone up (Finzi)
The Head that once was crown'd with thorns (A. and M. 301)
Organist and Master of the Choristers, ALAN SPEDDING
Assistant Organist, Ian Sharp

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Spedding
Organist:
Ian Sharp

A family magazine introduced by TIM GUDGIN and including:
Dame Maggie Teyte: DEREK PARKER talks to the eighty-one-year-old prima donna about her life with music
At Your Invitation: Robin Day, the television interviewer, chosen by listeners as this month's guest, answers questions they have sent in Magnificent Monsters: MAURICE BURTON looks at a new book about whales
A memory on every page: ALAN LIMBURG thumbs through this week's RADIO TIMES-of thirty years ago

Contributors

Introduced By:
Tim Gudgin
Talks:
Derek Parker
Unknown:
Maurice Burton

My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin abridged into ten episodes by Peter Bartlett
Read by CHARLES LENO
Produced by John Cardy
6: More fame-and my first marriage
Broadcast as a morning serial in September 1968

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Chaplin
Unknown:
Peter Bartlett
Read By:
Charles Leno
Produced By:
John Cardy

The Gypsies escaped with one of the nails they had made for the Cross ... and the Gentiles have been looking for that nail ever since
Some of the Gypsies of Britain and their friends talk about Romany customs and traditions: compiled and introduced by JOHN SEYMOUR with the voices of: GORDON BOSWELL
PROFESSOR WALTER STARKIE RICHARD WADE , MIKE KIRBY and various ' Travellers '
Produced by Hallam Tennyson and Douglas Cleverdon
' The Fourth Nail ' is condensed from a series of three programmes originally broadcast in the Third

Contributors

Introduced By:
John Seymour
Unknown:
Gordon Boswell
Unknown:
Professor Walter Starkie
Unknown:
Richard Wade
Unknown:
Mike Kirby
Produced By:
Hallam Tennyson
Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon

The News
Background to the News
People in the News followed by LISTENING POST
† Leslie SMITH introduces this edition of a series designed to reflect listeners' own views on current topics. Letters on public affairs and issues of policy are specially welcome.
For either the weekday or Sunday editions, send your letters to: Listening Post, BBC, London, [Postcode removed]. For very late letters you can ring (01)-[number removed], extension 3030, and dictate your message.

Contributors

Introduces:
Leslie Smith

BBC Radio 4 FM

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