THE REV RICHARD HARRIU
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
Joyce Grenfell
A personal, autobiographical reminiscence, interspersed with recordings, verse and film which have contributed to her world-wide popularity.
Producer TRAFFORD WHITELOCK
5: The Forgiveness of Jesus by THE REV CARYL MICKLEM Producer PETER DE ROSA
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
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)
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
12.55 medium wave Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
Story: The Rat Princess by PENELOPE FARMER
Presenters AURIOL SMITH and JOHN BULL
Scripts by the producer JENYTH WORSLEY
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
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
The Real Charlotte by SOMERVILLE AND ROSS Read by KATE BINCHY (5)
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle with PM's reporting team Deputy editor DEREK LEWIS Editor ANDREW BOYLE
5.55 Weather, programme news
Adam Raphael presenting world news and views
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEBY Editor BRIAN BLISS
NANCY wise makes a personal selection of items from BBC Radio and TV.
Introduced by JOHN ELLISON Producer SHEILA ANDERSON
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
A professional broadcaster reflects on recent ideas and events which have caught his attention.
Tonight: Kenneth Matthews
9.29 Weather
Douglas Stuart reporting
Deputy editor VINCENT DUGGLEY Editor BRIAN BLISS
Mr Prohack by ARNOLD BENNETY Read by NEVILLE JASON (15)
A nightly review of the arts and science
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. Introduced tonight by Peter France. With at
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
With FR PETER LEVI , SJ
preceded by Weather