PATRICK GARLAND reads from The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis
7.55 Weather; programme news
8.10 Sunday Papers
9.5 Sunday Papers
(from Birmingham)
9.30-10.30 VHF Open University
from Ballyclare Presbyterian Church. Co Antrim conducted by the Minister THE REV HAROLD ALLEN , OBE
Hvmns (RCH): Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (22); God who hath made the daisies (81): All my hope on God is founded (448)
Metrical Psalm 91. vv 1-6: He that doth in the secret place Organist JACK ADAMS
Introduced by JIM PESTRIDGE
Better Driving: an investigation by NEVILLE POWLEY. 1: The Institute of Advanced Motorists Look Out! There are danger signs, says ANGELA PAIN
The Insurance of Foreign Cars: by RONALD BEALE
What! No Gloves: by C. GORDON CLOVER together with topical news and at 11.43* the latest traffic report Producer ARTHUR PHILLIPS
On an average day that is the number of 'consumers' of BBC Radio. Viewed from Broadcasting House in London it seems a reassuring figure, but considered ' from the grass roots' what do listeners actually think of what they hear?
BBC Audience Research provides much helpful information. but the aim of this special summer ' grass roots ' series is to establish some of the sensitive areas that may concern a lot of listeners and to ventilate your views directly. 1: In your own write
This first of six programmes deals with the topics listeners write about to BBC Radio and how the massive correspondence is handled.
Presenter John Tusa
Produced by Michael EMBER † (If this series succeeds in arousing your continuing interest please write and tell us what you think about BBC Radio, addressed in this case to BBC Radio, Room 4066. Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA)
Michael Billington takes a look at what's going on in the arts this week including:
Hamlet, with Ian McKellen , at the Cambridge Theatre, London; The Moscow State Circus at Wembley on its first visit to Britain since 1961; and Dan-ton's Death, the latest National Theatre production, at the New Theatre, London.
Producers ROSEMARY HART and ALAN HAYDOCK
12.55 Weather; programme news
leads off this 60-minute up-to-the-minute report presented by Nicholas Woolley
Editor HARRY BROWN
A year of Gardeners' Question Time
(Repeated: Tuesday. 4.0 pm)
A family saga by JACK JONES adapted by WILLIAM INGRAM Ray Smith as Harry Tewdwr 3: Reunions with Old Friends
All nonsense it is with women in the long run ... Nell. Flo, Angela, Lucy and Connie, too ... but from my eyes to my head. and there it stops now.'
Producer CHRISTOPHER VENNING
by j. B. PRIESTLEY : arranged in 13 episodes by NEVILLE TELLER Reader Wilfred Pickles 6: The Black Week
Producer TREVOR HILL
A series of six programmes about archaeology today. 1: Urban Archaeology
Much important evidence about our historical past has yet to be discovered beneath the buildings. pavements and streets of our towns and cities. Introduced by PETER FOWLER Site reports by BRIAN GEAR Producer ROY HAYWARD (from Bristol)
(Radio Times People: page 5)
Out for the Count
Sorry, Wrong Number: a report on new developments in telephone switchboards that could affect blind operators. Introduced by DAVID SCOTT BLACKHALL
Producer THENA HESHEL
(Extended version: Wed, 7.30)
5.55 Weather; programme news
A novel-sequence (1914-1968) 21: The Next Thing. 1956
with JACOB DE VRIES
Cricket: John Player League
Racing from France: today's racing at Deauville including the Prix Jacques Le Marois
6.56* Cricket Scoreboard Producer JOHN FENTON
Think on These Things 2: Your Family
FR FELIX AGNEW conducts the service in Blessed - Oliver Plunkett School, Belfast
Organist THOMAS MCGRATTAN
MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE appeals on behalf of The Molesey Venture of the Sons of Divine Providence
This organisation plans to further its work of caring for the mentally handicapped by building a non-denominational home/hostel for retarded youths at East Molesey.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to [address removed]
March in D major (WoO 24)
Polonaise in d major (WoO 21) Ecossaise in D major (WoO 22) March in c major (WoO 20)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WIND ENSEMBLE
7.46* Fantasia in c minor JULIUS KATCHEN (piano)
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS conducted by PIERINO GAMBA gramophone records
PERCY BARNES of Tenterden recalls the days well over half a century ago when he worked with oxen on a Kent farm.
His memories are introduced by ANTHONY THOMAS.
Symphony No 9, in D minor (Choral)
ELIZABETH HARWOOD (soprano) YVONNE MINTON (contralto) WERNER HOLLWEG (tenor) THOMAS STEWART (bass)
MILAN CHORUS AND SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA OF ITALIAN RADIO conducted _by KAFAEL KUBELIK
(Recording made available by courtesy of Italian Radio)
Dame Margery Perham. author of many books on Africa, recalls some of her personal adventures in four talks
4: Tanganyika: The Buffalo Hunt
' Suddenly Merikabor stopped. In the silence I seemed to hear the beating of my heart. I was afraid. Then Merikabor pointed - 1 saw the angle of a creature's quarters deep in the green - the flick of a tail ..."
by George Rylands , Shakespearean scholar and producer ' Not Shakespeare from the Dress Circle, nor the other side of the footlights, the Shakespeare of Garrick and Gielgud. To most of us it must mean the begetter, the creator of companions: a multitudinous host who never vex or fatigue us, who know just what to say and exactly how to say it.'
With illustrations from George Rylands 's Marlowe Society productions on gramophone record and readings by RICHARD JOHNSON
Producer RICHARD KEEN
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