JOHN WESTBROOK chooses The Story of My Heart by Richard Jefferies
7.55 Weather; programme news
8.10 Sunday Papers
9.5 Sunday Papers
(from Birmingham)
9.30-10.30 VHF Open University: see column 5
from St George's Roman Catholic Church, Worcester
Celebrant Fr. Francis Kelly, SJ
Preacher Fr. Arnold Culshaw, SJ
Readings: Jeremiah 17, vv 5-8; 1 Corinthians 15, vv 12 and 16; Luke 6, vv 17 and 20-25
Music (Parish Hymn Book): Soul of my Saviour (22); Jesus, gentlest Saviour (193); Alleluia, sing to Jesus (108)
The action of the Mass described by Fr. John Stapleton
Introduced by Jim Pestridge
The Rusty Car: a discussion of the problem and its prevention
His and Hers: by Jennifer Barling
Advice for the Shorter Driver: by Donald Norfolk
together with topical news and at 11.43* the latest traffic report
A countrywide look at politics from outside Westminster
Presented from Manchester by GEORGE SCOTT
Produced by. MICHAEL GREEN
To telephone your comments during the programme ring [number removed]
Introduced by George Melly
A critic's choice of what's new and what's always around us in the arts - including a discussion with MARTIN ESSLIN about the National Theatre production of The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, and a personal look at variety in museum displays.
Produced by ROSEMARY HART and ALAN HAYDOCK
12.55 Weather; programmenews
leads off this 60-minute up-to-the-minute report: presented by David Jessel
Editor HARRY BROWN
Members of the Burnley (Lancashire) Horticultural Society put their questions to:
FRED LOADS, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL Question-master
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN
Produced by KENNETH FORD (Repeated: Tuesday, 4.0 pm)
by NIGEL DENNIS
Michael Bryant as the ' Prisoner ' in a reading of the novel with music composed by CARL DAVIES
'You cannot expect wars to continue for ever just to make you feel at home, or live your whole life under the protection of your enemies. And we have already suffered enough from your devotion.'
Arranged for radio and produced by H. B. FORTUIN
ARTHUR NEGUS and BERNARD PRICE discuss listeners' questions With HUGH SCULLY
Produced by PAMELA HOWE (from Bristol) +
Questions to Talking About Antiques, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
In the shadow of the slaaheaps This month's Radio Nature Trail visits an area in the Midlands. Introduced by DEREK JONES Produced by DILYS BREESE (from Bristol)
(Shortened version: Wed, 9.5 am)
A weekly magazine of special interest to blind listeners
' We don'want to send our little girl away to a special SChOOl GORDON AND BERYL FOSTERJOHN talk to GEORGE MILLER about their fight to get their 6-year-old blind daughter educated at a local school. Introduced by DAVID SCOTT BLACKHALL
Produced by THENA HESHEL
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited the Clifton district of Bristol
Produced by PHYLLIS ROBINSON (Extended version: Wed, 7.30)
by GEORGE ELIOT : adapted as a serial in 12 parts by HOWARD ACG with Angela Pleasence , Martin Jarvis Megs Jenkins. Anthony Bate and Ian Holm
8: The Dark Hours
Tonight: Rene Cutforth
Pretty fantastic people
Two young agnostics, RICHARD EXLEY and HELEN EXLEY , were commissioned recently by the Church Missionary Society to write a Report about white missionaries in modern Africa. They are questioned about their findings by ANGUS MCDERMID
KATIE BOYLE appeals on behalf of the National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children One in every hundred babies is born mentally handicapped. NSMHC is urgently in need of funds for their research into teaching aids and methods.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: [address removed]
A programme of recordings made available by courtesy of Soviet and Italian Radios Part 1
Sonata in A major. Op 101 EMIL GILELS (piano)
7.50* Mass in c major
JEANETTE PILOU (soprano) LUISELLA RICAGNO-CIAFFI (contralto)
LAJOS KOZMA (tenor) UGO TRAMA (bass)
TURIN CHORUS AND SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA OF ITALIAN RADIO conducted by MARIO ROSSI
BOB HOULTON gives the last talk on influences in his life
3: The National Service Time Flypast
' It nearly wrecked technical education for building apprentices. but at RAF Cardington. for the first time, I found it was possible to be objective about an environment.'
Part 2
Piano Concerto No 5, in E flat major (Emperor) EMU. GII.ELS
MOSCOW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by NEEME JÄRVI
A look at the present plight and the future shape of town and country: compiled and introduced by NICHOLAS TAYLOR The Families of Cublinpfon
However beautiful the Norman arches of Stewkley church, they can always be shipped to America if the third London airport overwhelms them.
The minority of affluent commuters. articulate and mobile. can also remove themselves without difficulty. But the majority of the population, the families of smallholders who have farmed the north Bucks villages for centuries, are not as mobile and the destruction of their way of life would be irremediable.
Produced by LEONIE COHN
(February 21: A national strategy for airports)
Ned Sherrin
A personal anthology of prose and poetry chosen and read by NED SHERRIN at his old school - Sexey's School, Bruton, in Somerset. He is joined there by ROBIN PHILLIPS who reads some of the pieces.
Produced by PAMELA HOWE
In the image of God
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