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The third of four broadcasts during Lent on the theme of Reconciliation
3: Between the Races from Woodlands Methodist Church, Harrogate: conducted by Rev Trevor Bates

Readings: Ezekiel 37, vv 15-22; Acts 10, vv 9-15, 17-20, 24-28
Hymns: Christ from whom all blessings flow (MHB 720): Thou God of truth and love (MHB 716): When I needed a neighbour (Hymns and Songs 97); In Christ there is no East or West (HS 34)

Contributors

Service conducted by:
The Rev Trevor Bates
Organist:
Harold Swift
Conductor:
Brian Warrington

CLIFF MICHELMOREappeals on behalf of the Notting Hill Housing Trust which exists to provide badly housed and homeless people with decent homes at reasonable rents, in a district where housing problems are acute.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Cliff Michelmore

Introduced by jim PESTRIDGE
Motoring Legislation: NEIL CARMICHAEL .mp. Department of the Environment, talks about current parliamentary business.
Pre-driver Training: ARTHUR PHILLIPS on the British Insurance Association training kit.
The Problem of the Pumps: NEVILLE POWLEY talks about petrol pumps and prices. Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43* the latest traffic report

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jim Pestridge
Unknown:
Neil Carmichael
Unknown:
Arthur Phillips
Talks:
Neville Powley
Producer:
John Haslam

Presenter Derek Cooper
Water, Water, Everywhere-but is it boo dear to drink, or even in the right place? A discussion about urban and rural water rates, reservoirs, pipe-tines and things.
12.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

Presenter:
Derek Cooper

Scenes from Married Life by WILLIAM COOPER : adapted by MALCOLM BRADBURY AND ELIZABETH BRADBURY
Jack Carr as Joe Lunn
' It was 1949. I was 39, and a temporary Civil Servant. I wrote novels and was unmarried. You may wonder why. There are people who think marriage the natural human state: I felt as much about the unmarried one.'
Producer ANTHONY CORNISH

Contributors

Unknown:
William Cooper
Adapted By:
Malcolm Bradbury
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Elizabeth Bradbury
Unknown:
Jack Carr
Unknown:
Joe Lunn
Producer:
Anthony Cornish

Talking Point
Children's questions are often more difficult to answer than those from adults. Undaunted by this. the team visits an Oxfordshire school and tackles the questions put by the pupils. Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE
(Repeated: Wednesday 9.5 am)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
John Harrison
Producer:
Dilys Breese

Terry Wogan invites personalities from the world of literature, show business, sport and other fields to join him in conversation.
This week his guests are
Beryl Grey , Rt Hon Jo Grlmond , MP, and Erich von Daniken Producer JOCK GALLAGHER (Birmingham)
(Repeated: Thursday 11.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Terry Wogan
Unknown:
Beryl Grey
Unknown:
Jo Grlmond
Unknown:
Erich von Daniken
Producer:
Jock Gallagher

A cycle of 12 plays on The Life of Jesus Christ by Dorothy L. Sayers.
A new version adapted for stereo and produced by Raymond Raikes with music specially composed by Roberto Gerhard played by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Rae Jenkins.

Contributors

Writer:
Dorothy L. Sayers
Producer:
Raymond Raikes
Music composed by:
Roberto Gerhard
Musicians:
The English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor:
Rae Jenkins
The Evangelist (John Bar-Zebedee):
Gabriel Woolf
Friends:
of Jesus -
Martha:
Marjorie Westbury
Mary Magdalen:
Mary Wimbush
Lazarus:
Richard Hurndall
Jesus:
John Westbrook
James Bar-Zebedee:
John Glen
Simon Peter:
Stephen Jack
Nicodemus:
John Wyse
Shadrach:
Malcolm Hayes
Joseph of Arimathea:
Howieson Culff
Jacob Ben-Issachar:
Norman Shelley
Matthew:
Nigel Stock
Judas Iscariot:
Alan Wheatley
Caiaphas:
Heron Carvic

A story of Manchester life In the 1830s by MRS ELIZABETH GASKELL adapted for radio in five parts bv BERTHA LONSDALE w'ith
June Barry. Wilfred Pickles and Geoffrey Banks
After a disastrous trip to London with a trade union delegation. John Barton is out of work and embittered. Mary has turned down Jem's proposal of marriage, whilst her determination to finish with Carson turned to fury when she discovered he had no intention of marrying her. Meanwhile, although almost blind, Margaret Jennings has become a very successful singer. Part 3
Music composed by RAY STEADMAN -ALLEN
Producer TREVOR HILL
(Repeated: Tuesday 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell
Unknown:
John Barton
Unknown:
Margaret Jennings
Composed By:
Ray Steadman
Producer:
Trevor Hill
Mrs Gaskell/Sally Leadbitter:
Marah Stohl
Jane Wilson:
Rosalie Williams
Marv Barton:
June Barry
Alice Wilson:
Elizabeth MacKenzie
Will Wilson:
Peter Ellis
Job Legh:
Wilfred Pickles
Margaret Jennings:
Vida Paterson
Aunt Esther:
Paula Tilbrook
Jem:
Alan Rothwell
Harry:
Brian Trueman
PC Wilkins:
Graham Roberts
Spokesman:
John Baldwin
Mr Carson:
Ghaham Tennant
Slater:
Herbert Smith
John Barton:
Geoffrey Banks
Thomson:
Peter Bell
Sophy Carson:
Karen Petrie
Police Supt:
John Linstrum
Miss:
Simmonds Ellaatkinson
Overseer:
Tom Harrison

Jean Henri Fabre
The life-story of the great French entomologist who died 60 years ago: compiled by NESTA PAIN with Robert Eddison as Fabre
Narrator...............................JOHN RYE With BETTY HUNTLEY-WRIGHT
ALAN DUDLEY , TIMOTHY BATESON Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Henri Fabre
Unknown:
Robert Eddison
Narrator:
John Rye
Unknown:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Unknown:
Alan Dudley
Unknown:
Timothy Bateson
Producer:
John Theocharis

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