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Make Yourself at Home
Programme for Asian listeners
7.45 Bells; programme news
7.50 Sunday Reading from
The English Bible - from Wy cliff to William Barnes , by Peter Levi. Read by PETER FETTES
7.55 Weather. programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
William Barnes
Unknown:
Peter Levi.
Read By:
Peter Fettes

Religious news and views presented by GERALD PRIESTI. AND
Reporter DOUGLAS BROWN Producer DAVID WINTER
8.50 Programme news
8.55 Weather

Contributors

Presented By:
Gerald Priesti.
Reporter:
Douglas Brown
Producer:
David Winter

from the Assembly of God, Maidstone, Kent: conducted by REV KEITH W. MUNDAY Reading: Psalm 145
Introit: The ransomed of the Lord (Ruth Lake)
Hymns (Redemption Hymnal): Tell the whole wide world (747); 1 will sing the wondrous story (612): In ese, the closing days of time (770). Anthem: God is sending Pentecost Pianist TIM PARFITT
Organist DAVID HEWSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith W. Munday
Pianist:
Tim Parfitt
Organist:
David Hewson

Romsey Abbey
CLIFF RICHARD appeals for funds to restore this 900-year-old Norman Abbey. He is introduced by the patron of the appeal, EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA, KG.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: Cliff Richard. [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Norman Abbey.
Unknown:
Cliff Richard.

Talkabout ... a discussion between members of the North Berkshire Motor Cycle Club; the MG Auto Club: and HARRY louis, journalist and manager,
Speedway Control Board: MURRAY WALKER , motor SpOrt commentator: and MICHAEL KEMP , motoring correspondent of the Daily Alail. Chairman JIM PESTRIDGE.
Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43* the latest traffic report

Contributors

Unknown:
Murray Walker
Unknown:
Michael Kemp
Unknown:
Jim Pestridge.
Producer:
John Haslam

A Dead Man On Leave
The Life, Times and Death of Eugen Levini , 1883-1919 by FREDERICK BRADNUM with music by TERENCE ALLBRIGHT 'We Communists are dead men on leave. I do not know if you will extend my leave....' Cyril Shaps as Eugen Levins Producer
JOHN TYDEMAN
(With acknowledgement to Letting the Life of a Revolutionary by Rosa Levine-Meyer )

Contributors

Unknown:
Eugen Levini
Unknown:
Frederick Bradnum
Music By:
Terence Allbright
Unknown:
Cyril Shaps
Unknown:
Eugen Levins
Unknown:
John Tydeman
Unknown:
Rosa Levine-Meyer
Singer:
Nicolette Roeg
Narrator:
Sam Dastor
Ernst Toller:
David March
Karl Liebknecht:
John Hollis
Rosa Levine:
Shirley Cooklin
Rosa Luxemburg:
Margaret Robertson
Emmanuel Dort:
John Foley
The Kaiser:
Alan Dudley
Mama:
Betty Huntley-Wright

In the fifth of seven weekly programmes about archaeology in Britain today, Peter Fowler considers recent work on Roman towns: he talks to MICHAEL GRIFFITHS at Exeter, CHRISTINA COLYER at Lincoln, DR GRAHAM WEBSTER and PHILIP BARKER at Wroxeter, and PETER LEACH at Uchester.
Producer ROY HAYWARD (Bristol)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Fowler
Unknown:
Michael Griffiths
Unknown:
Dr Graham Webster
Unknown:
Philip Barker
Unknown:
Peter Leach

The Importance of Being Damp Seashore animals don' really belong to the land but to the sea: they breathe the oxygen held in solution in sea water, and if they were to dry out at low tide they would die.
On this Radio Nature Trail JOHN BARRETT shows US how seashore animals flourish by keeping themselves damp. Introduced by DEREK JONES
Producer DILYS BREESE (Bristol) (Repeated: Wednesday, 9.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Barrett
Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
Dilys Breese

Terry Wogan invites personalities from showbusiness. sport, literature to talk about themselves, and everything from cabbages to kings.
Guests Christopher Lawrence Ann Moore , Mary Peach Producer JOCK GALLAGHER
(Rptd: Thursday. 11.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Terry Wogan
Unknown:
Christopher Lawrence
Unknown:
Ann Moore

London v Scotland (Round 4) London.
Anthony Quinton (chairman) with Irene Thomas
Professor John Mays who grasp something fairly ancient and prickly which has 16 companions. Its Sassenach equivalent is even older., larger. but comes lower down. Scotland:
JackLongland (chairman) with Robin Duff. William Carrocher who pluck one admiral out of the air. and find another who ruled a country without a coastline between the wars. Producer TREVOR HILL
(Repeated: Wednesday, 9.0 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Professor John Mays
Unknown:
Robin Duff.
Unknown:
William Carrocher

Introduced by SHEILA TRACY
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA led by HUGH BRADLEY conducted by CHRISTOPHER ADEY
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Tchaikovsky (reconstructed by Bogatyrev) Symphony in E flat major

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sheila Tracy
Leader:
Hugh Bradley
Conducted By:
Christopher Adey

by EVELYN WAUGH : dramatised in 11 parts by BARRY CAMPBELL Part 6 with Hugh Dickson Jennifer Hilary
Nigel Anthony , Philip Bond Norman Shelley
Timothy Bateson and Hugh Burden as Narrator
Heroes are urgently required to boost civilian morale. You'll see pages about the Commandos in the papers soon. But not about your racket, Guy. They just won' do, you know. Delightful fellows, heroes too. I dare say, but hopelessly upper class.' Guy Crouchback HUGH DICKSON
With PETER BALDWIN
DIANA BISHOP, SAM DASTOR
ALAN DUDLEY. DAVID SINCLAIR Producer JANE GRAHAM
(Repeated: Tuesday, 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Evelyn Waugh
Unknown:
Barry Campbell
Unknown:
Hugh Dickson
Unknown:
Jennifer Hilary
Unknown:
Nigel Anthony
Unknown:
Philip Bond
Unknown:
Norman Shelley
Unknown:
Timothy Bateson
Unknown:
Hugh Burden
Unknown:
Crouchback Hugh Dickson
Unknown:
Peter Baldwin
Unknown:
Sam Dastor
Unknown:
Alan Dudley.
Tommy Blackhouse:
Stephen Thorne
Trimmer:
Nigel Anthony
Virginia Troy:
Jennifer Hilary
Jumbo Trotter:
Norman Sheiley
Major Graves:
Paul Chapman
Dr Glendenning-Rees:
Talfryn Thomas
Ivor Claire:
Michael Pennington
Ian Kilbannock:
Philip Bond
General Whale:
Alan Lawrance
Major Hound:
Timothy Bateson
Julia Stitch:
Christina Greatorex
Kerstie Kilbannock:
Colette O'Neil

' The First Book in the Whole Universe '
Grave Sam. and great Sam, and solemn Sam, and learned Sam, all these he has appeared over and over. Now I want to show him as gay Sam. agreeable Sam, pleasant Sam.
An account of the writing and reception of Boswell's Life of Johnson with and Narrator DAVID MARLOWE Other parts RONALD HARVI DAPHNE OXENFORD
GRAHAM ROBERTS. PAUL WEBSTER Script by NORMAN LONGMATE
Producer STANLEY WILLIAMSON (Manchester)

Contributors

Narrator:
David Marlowe
Unknown:
Ronald Harvi
Unknown:
Daphne Oxenford
Unknown:
Graham Roberts.
Unknown:
Paul Webster
Script By:
Norman Longmate
Boswell:
Bryden Murdoch
Johnson:
Wilfred Harrison

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