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6.45 Prayer for the Day REV JOHN CONGDON
The world this morning introduced by John Timpson and Robert Robinson
6.50
Travel news. What's on. and Keep Fit with EILEEN FOWLER
6.55 Weather, programme news
7.0 News and more of Today including at 7.25 Sportsdesk: at 7.35* Today's Papers
7.45 Thought for the Day
7.50 Travel news
7.55 Weather, programme news
8.0 News and more of Today including at 8.25 Sportsdesk; at 8.35* Today's Papers
by VICTOR CANNING
Read by BRIAN HEWLETT
7: A Change of Lodging*
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Buying Clothes
What decides the cost of a garmentr Why are so many cheap clothes marked ' Dry clean only 'How is it that when 1 try on two identical size 14 dresses, one fits and the other doesn't! Why don'all garments have clear cleaning instructions'
Put your questions to
Prudence Glynn, Fashion Editor of The Times, and Harry Shepherd. President of the Oxford Street Association. Sue MacGregor in the chair Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Call [number removed] from 8.0 am
NEM p 102; Who are these, like stars appearing (BBC HB 236); Canticle 10; St Mark 8, vv 1-13 (AV); The eternal gifts of Christ the King (BBC HB 234)
A Dill Pickle by KATHERINE MANSFIELD Read by Jill Balcon
' 1 remember the evening a party of us went for a picnic by the Black Sea.... And while we were eating the coachman came up: Have a dill pickle," he said
by ERIC TWINAME
During World War II, Moscow controlled a spy network that operated in the Nazi-occupied countries and in the heart of Germany itself. Called by the Germans the Rote Kapelle or Red Orchestra, it was the most extensive and daring intelligence network of the war. Rene Cutforth as narrator, Laurence Payne as Franz Fortner
TIMOTHY BATESON , JIGGY BHORE RICHARD CARRINGTON
JOHN FORREST , DAVID GOODERSON BRIAN HAINES , JOHN SAMSON Producer BRIAN MILLER (from Bristol)
Steve' Race chooses some interesting items from the Archive shelves.
Presenter George Luce Home and Family
Life at the Top: DES FAHY has been looking at some of the effects of high-rise living.
With other items and your letters in What's On Your Mind? Write to You and Yours, BBC. Broadcasting House, London WIA lAA
by P.G. Wodehouse
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster
with Ray Cooney as Tuppy Glossop, Jennie Goossens as Angela
Adapted by Chris Miller from the book "Right Ho, Jeeves"
(Repeated: Thursday. 6.15 pm)
(Richard Briers is in "Absurd Person Singular" at the Criterion Theatre, London)
12.55 Weather, programme news
and voices and topics in and behind the headlines introduced by William Hardcastle
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Focus on Fashion: do our young designers get a realistic training? LINDSAY MACKIE investigates.
2.0-2.2 News
Reading your letters.
Fresh from Brixton: one community's answer to rising food prices.
Talk of Books and Writers: a monthly browse at books old and new.
ANNA BARRY reads The Nightingale by RICHARD CHURCH (11)
Story: Harry's Haircut by DOROTHY EDWARDS
by ANTHONY TROLLOPE adapted for radio in 20 parts from six of his novels Book 6:
The Last Chronicle of Barset 17: Counter-Proposals dramatised by PETER RUSSELL
Executive producer NORMAN WRIGHT
Operation Midas by ANNE O'GRADY Read by TRADER FAULKNER (2)
The news magazine: presented by William Hardcastle and PM's reporting team
5.50 Stock Market report
5.55 Weather, programme news
Conceived. written and misread by Tim Brooke-Taylor
Barry Cryer. John Junkin With THE DENIS KING TRIO Producer DAVID HATCH
(Repeated: Wed. 1.30 pm)
Gerald Priestland presenting world news and views
'May I give you a warning? Guard your mind!'
Do we survive death? Will we see our loved ones again? A leading scientist cuts through the shrouds of mysticism, myth and sheer delusion to expose two basic principles. If they are true, we stand a chance of heaven. If not, then this life is all we have. Listen to the evidence, then telephone [number removed] with your reactions.
7.30 Scientist John Taylor is guided through the world of the occult by ouija-board expert George Tarleton, psychical and spiritual student Morris Frost, television's James Burke, medium Ena Twigg, psychic researcher Rosalind Heywood, and a five-year-old spirit.
Scientist Donald MacKay describes the one means by which life after death could be possible; theologian John Hick describes what form we would take; theologian Don Cupitt destroys our sentimental hopes: and minister John Stott rebuilds from the ruins.
8.30 Ring John Taylor in the studio to put your Questions direct to Rosalind Heywood of the Society for Psychical Research; John Hick, Professor of Theology at Birmingham University; and Rev John Stott of All Souls, Langham Place, London.
Telephone production Walter Wallich
Producer Laurie John
[number removed] (16 lines) will take questions from 7.0 pm onward until the end of the programme
Douglas Stuart reporting with voices and opinions from around the world
The Twelfth Mile
Read by STEPHEN THORNE (12)
A nightly review of the arts and science
People, ideas, events - opinion and discussion. Introduced tonight by Peter France
' It's a mighty sight to see - one huge symphony of sparks. flames, giant shadows, smoke. thirst and a feeling that you'll lick the job and not let it lick you ... ,
ARCHIE HILL gives the second of five talks on the men of the Black Country - their crafts, pastimes and character.
preceded by Weather
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