The Foolishness of God read by the author, JOHN AUSTIN BAKER 2: Man in the presence oj God
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8.10 Sunday Papers
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(from Birmingham)
A series of services during Advent
3: Judas Maccabeus, the Soldier Preacher FR THOMAS CORBISHLEY SJ, from the Bar Convent. York. Readings: 1 Maccabees 3, vv 1-9: Revelation 19. vv 11-16
Hymns: 0 God of earth and altar (EH 562); Hark the glad sound (EH 6)
Choirmaster ANDREW CARTER Organist CHARLES MACDONALD
JIMMY SAVILE appeals on behalf of The Haemophilia Society which has just launched a £50.000 appeal for research in hospitals specialising in this disease.
Donations. preferably by crossed po or cheque, to [address removed]
Introduced by JIM PESTRIDGE
Roads Today-The Annual Conference of the Institution of Highway Engineers: by ROBIN RICHARDS
The H(;v Driver - a driving test with a difference: by GEORGE FOX
Motoring Books for Christmas reviewed by PAT GREGORY , ERIC TOBITT and JEAN ROBINSON together with topical news and at 11.43* the latest traffic report Producer ARTHUR PHILLIPS
A countrywide look at politics from outside Westminster
Presented from Manchester by GEORGE SCOTT
To telephone your comments during the programme ring: [number removed]
Producer MICHAEL GREEN
With a leisurely morning behind you, and Sunday dinner ahead. Cliff Michelmore invites you to liven up the midday scene. Ring him on ... [number removed]and put vour question on any subject under the sun. bar politics, to test the wit, wisdom, learning or special interests of his guests.
With him this week are:
Jonathan Miller , author, stage director and Research Fellow, History of Medicine
Andrew Shonfteld. economist and social scientist
Andrew Sinclair , historian and author of The Breaking of Bumbo and other books
To promote your questions [number removed]16 lines) will take calls from 11.0 am onward as well as while the programme is on the air. If you prefer, send your question in advance, on a postcard with your telephone number to ' Whatever You Think,' Room 4066. Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA
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leads off this 60-minute up-to-the-minute report presented by Jonathan Dimhleby Editor HARRY BROWN
visits Chaddesley Corbett. near Kidderminster
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Today's Afternoon Theatre stars Sylvia Symsthe Princess of France
His companions
Her ladies
Scene: The King of Navarre s park. 1597
Music by GERALD FINZI (originally composed for a radio production in 1946): played by THE LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA leader LIONEL BENTLEY conducted by ANTHONY BERNARD Producer RAYMOND RAIKES
ARTHUR NEGUS and RERNARD PRICE discuss listeners' questions with HUGH SCULLY
Producer PAMELA HOWE
Questions to Talking about Antiques, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
IN a country churchyard
(Repeated: Wed. 9.5 am)
A weekly magazine of special interest to blind listeners
Caring for Millions: JOHN WILSON , who has been blind since he was 12, talks about his work as Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, which he founded-21 years ago."
Introdtrced by DAVID SCOTT BLACKHALL
Producer THENA HESHEL
Ashbourne. Derbyshire
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Jean Metcalfe introduces questions posed by listeners including: ' My two older children. girls aged 9 and 7, really hate each other. Taken on their own they are both sweet little girls, but put together their relationship is far more intense than the usual sisterly rivalry. What can I do? '
Panel: DIANA COOPER
DR WENDY GREENGROSS
DR JAMES HEMMING , PETER TIMMS Producer THENA HESHEL (Repeated: Thurs, 9.5 am)
in which
Ken Dodd ' talks to Barry Took about his lifo and views in the world of comedy. Illustrated with excerpts from BBC and commercial recordings
Producer JOHN BROWELL
From Frensham Heights near Farnham, Surrey, the students put their questions about religion to a distinguished panel of their own choice.
UTO UGHI ( violin)
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA leader COLIN STAVELEY conducted by JOHN ELIOT GARDINER Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in F. minor
Symphony No 4 in A (Italian)
by CHARLES DICKENS adapted and produced in seven episodes by CHARLES LEFEAUX
4: Kate and Smike in danger
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Themes and Variations from the History of the People in Britain, based upon their own words.
4.: Horsemen
The medieval knight comes over with Norman William. He has courage and power: he can be hero and gangster.
Composed and produced by MICHAEL MASON under the direction of Maurice Keen, Fellow and Tutor of Medieval History, University of Oxford, who also speaks the commentary. Speakers for the People
W. G. HOSKINS. WILLIAM BUCKING-HAM, ERIC LOWE. PETER WARHAM. MICHEL CANTIN , ALFRED KOENIG. MR SANDFORD. ANDREW CHARNLEY-SMITH, BRIAN PEARSON , ENRIQUES JARERO, MANUEL LAZARENO. ROGER KING. JONATHAN WOOD. RICHARD HAMILTON , RAY GOSLING . LAURENCE BURGOIN , ALAN HANCOX. TERENCE BARLOW. TERENCE RIGHT .
BRUNO TURNER , J. EDWARDS , B. SPENCE. R. BAGNALL-OAKELEY . REG GAMBLE. GLYN MORGAN. JOHN ELEY , KEN-NETH RIVET . GWEIRYD THOMAS , JOHN BARRETT , BRIAN UNDERWOOD Producer for the voices of the People CHARLES PARKER , assisted by JOHN MERSON and JON CROOK
Special music, sound composition and orchestration by DAVID CAIN , assisted by NORMAN MCLEOD and LLOYD SILVERTHORNE
THE EARLY MUSIC CONSORT directed by DAVID MUNROW Readers TREVOR MARTIN
DAVID VALLA , GERALD CROSS
CLIFFORD NORGATE , JANE KNOWLES Additional commentary by JACQUETTA HAWKES , MICHAEL DRAKE The series of 2ti programmes created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by MICHAEL MASON
Behold. he shall come
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