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The world on Good Friday morning introduced by Robert Robinson , Douglas Cameron
6.50 medium wave Easter travel news, What's on, and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER
6.55 Weather, programme news There is a green hill far away
7.0 News and more of Today including at 7.25 Sportsdesk
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 medium wave Easter travel news
7.55 Weather, programme news There is a green hill far away
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.25 Sportsdesk
Deputy editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE Editor MARSHALL STEWART
Regional VHF: see last column

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
Douglas Cameron
Unknown:
Eileen Fowler
Editor:
Alastair Osborne
Editor:
Marshall Stewart

from The Temple Church, London: conducted by the Reader of the Temple
THE REV W. D. KENNEDY-BILL Litany (Tallis, five-part)
Epistle: Hebrews 10, vv 1-25 Gospel: St John 19, vv 2-37 Creed (Darke in F)
Hymns (EH): Drop, drop, slow tears (98); 0 sacred head sore wounded (102)
Organist and choirmaster GEORGE THALBEN-BALL

Contributors

Unknown:
St John
Choirmaster:
George Thalben-Ball

LONDON STUDIO ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD LEOPOLD conducted by JOHN CAREWE including Weber's Invitation to the Dance and Bizet's Carmen, Suite No 1
ALAN JONES (baritone) sings Schubert and Julius Harrison , and ' Where'er you walk ' by Handel: WILFRID PARRY (piano)

Contributors

Leader:
Reginald Leopold
Conducted By:
John Carewe
Conducted By:
Julius Harrison

George Luce presents a special holiday edition including:
Do You Take This Woman ... and other disasters: COLIN REID and his wife PEARL discuss his book and their marriage.
Away From It All - on a cargo boat: how does the dream fare in 1973? Editor DENNIS LOWER

Contributors

Unknown:
George Luce
Unknown:
Colin Reid

A Good Friday meditation in words and music from
Christ's College, Cambridge conducted by THE REV NIGEL MCCULLOCH Readings by members of the College
Music sung by the College Choir PETER BULLETT (choir leader) DAVID JONES (oboe)
Organist and Director of Music ANDREW PARNELL
Hymns (English Hymnal): When I survey the wondrous Cross (107): There is a green hill (106); Praise to the holiest (471); Just as I am (316); Drop. drop, slow tears (98); It is finished (118); My song is love unknown (A and M Rev 102); Ave verum corpus; Jesu, joy of man's desiring; Kum ba yah; Cherubic hymn

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Bullett

Selected for Friday No Fixed Abode by CLIVE EXTON with Lee Montague , Jack MacGowran and Cyril Snaps
The action takes place in a dormitory of a common lodging-house on a winter's night. and while not autobiographical is based in some measure on an experience the author had after a theatrical repertory disaster.
Producer CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Unknown:
Clive Exton
Unknown:
Lee Montague
Unknown:
Jack MacGowran
Producer:
Charles Lefeaux
Governor:
Wilfrid Carter
Grandpa:
Cyril Shaps
LOfty:
Paul Dawkins
Corp:
Lee Montague
TiCh:
Jack MacGowran

A spontaneous discussion by The Bishop of Crediton
Rt Hon Edward du Cann. up Baroness Stocks. Ned Sherrin Chairman David Jacobs Producer MICHAEL BOWEN from Old Cleeve, Somerset
(Repeated: Saturday, 1.15 pm) Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? should be addressed to Any Answers?, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward du Cann.
Unknown:
Ned Sherrin
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Michael Bowen

BILL WALLIS. NIGEL REES CHRISTOPHER EMMETT and bill MCGUFFIE at the piano take a late night look back over the week's news and illustrate the funny side. Script by PETER SPENCE and CHRIS MILLER
Producer SIMON BRETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Wallis.
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Christopher Emmett
Script By:
Peter Spence
Script By:
Chris Miller
Producer:
Simon Brett

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