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Parish Mass from St Mary. Star of the Sea, Portstewart, County Londonderry
Celebrant and Preacher
FR JAMES SKELLY
Choirmistress and organist SISTER BASIL WARD , OP
Isaiah 56, vv 1 and 6-7; Romans 11. vv 13-15 and 29-32; Matthew 15. vv 21-28
Hymns: Give me joy in my heart (New Life. Galliard); Reap me the earth as a harvest to God; Sons of God, hear his holy word: Glory to thee, Lord God (Praise the Lord)

Contributors

Unknown:
St Mary.
Unknown:
Fr James Skelly
Organist:
Sister Basil Ward

BRIAN JOHNSTON talks to the Secretary of the Mental After Care Association. MRS JACKIE MOORE , and appeals for funds on its behalf.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque. to: [address removed]

Contributors

Talks:
Brian Johnston
Unknown:
Mrs Jackie Moore
Unknown:
Brian Johnston

Talk About ...
Road users from the London Borough of Bexley discuss motoring matters.
Michael Simons. MRCVS , British Horse Society
Murray Walker. Motor and Motor Cycle Sporting Commentator
Leslie Duckworth , countryside and environmental journalist Chairman Jim Pestridge
Recorded at The Black Prince Hotel. Bexley
Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43' the latest traffic report

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Simons. Mrcvs
Unknown:
Leslie Duckworth
Unknown:
Jim Pestridge
Producer:
John Haslam

The Fallen Idol by GRAHAM GREENE , adapted from his film story by CHARLES HATTON
Richard Pasco , Rachel Gurney and Judi Dench with 'Macgregor! He isn't there. It's Mrs Baines. ... she killed him. I hate her. She killed Macgregor ... I wish she was dead too.'
An Embassy in London
Producer RONALD MASON

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Greene
Story By:
Charles Hatton
Story By:
Richard Pasco
Story By:
Rachel Gurney
Story By:
Judi Dench
Unknown:
Mrs Baines.
Producer:
Ronald Mason
Felipe:
Jean England
Secretary:
Rolf Lefebvre
Baines:
Richard Pasco
Ambassador:
Geoffrey Wincott
Mrs Baines:
Rachel Gurney
Mrs Barrow:
Gudrun Ure
Mrs Patterson:
Beth Boyd
Harry:
Nicholas Edmett
Julie:
Judi Dench
Policeman:
David Brierley
Sergeant:
Victor Lucas
Rose:
Barbara Mitchell
Dr Fenton:
Lockwood West
Ames:
Peter Baldwin
Det-Insp Hart:
Michael Deacon
Chief Det-Insp Crowe:
John Wyse

Peter Fowler visits sites and current excavations to find how new evidence is changing our understanding of the part. Capital Archaeology
Two years ago there was only one field archaeologist to deal with the last remaining archaeological opportuni'ties in the City of London that faced destruction by large-scale re-development. Now the City has a full-scale Urban Archaeological Unit.
Series producer ROY HAYWARD

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Fowler
Producer:
Roy Hayward

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
1 think it's sad today that people don't play the better part of my father's music ... his orchestration was superb. I doubt whether many composers today could orchestrate in the way that he did.
(AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR)
ROBIN RUSSELL tells the composer's story and introduces records of his music.
Solo pianist CHRISTINA WARD Producer RONALD COOK i Repeated: Tuesday 11.5 am)
(His Clarinet Quintet: Wed R3
4.5)
5.55 Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Robin Russell
Pianist:
Christina Ward
Pianist:
Pruducer Ronald Cook

London v Wales (Round 3) London:
Anthony Quinton (Chairman) Irene Thomas
Professor John B. Mays who remember when a slip on a polished floor resulted in a proposal - yet have difficulty with the bridegroom's name. Wales:
Jack Longland (Chairman)
Dr Mostyn Lewis , Fred Nicholls who continue their lead and become quite vocal when identifying the insistently negative daughter of a Spanish mariner, and that of a valley in the Appalachian region. Producer TREVOR HILL

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Quinton
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
Professor John B. Mays
Unknown:
Jack Longland
Unknown:
Dr Mostyn Lewis
Unknown:
Fred Nicholls
Producer:
Trevor Hill

NORMA FISHER (piano)
BBC WELSH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by URI SEGAL
Beethoven Overture: Leonora No 3
8.16* Liszt Piano Concerto No 2, in A
8.38* Mozart Symphony No 25. in G minor (k 183)
(Given in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, Llandaff, on 9 May)

Contributors

Piano:
Norma Fisher
Conducted By:
Uri Segal

ALEXANDER CORDELL 'S best-selling novel dramatised for radio iH four parts by ELAINE MORGAN with Ray Smith. Sion Probert Christine Pritchard Margaret John
3: The Mark of the Scab The Mortymers:
Producer LORRAINE DAVIES
(Repeated: Tuesday 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexander Cordell
Unknown:
Elaine Morgan
Unknown:
Ray Smith.
Unknown:
Sion Probert
Unknown:
Christine Pritchard
Unknown:
Margaret John
Producer:
Lorraine Davies
Dad:
Ray Smith
Mam:
Margaret John
Morfydd:
Christine Pritchard
Edwina:
Carole Hopkin
Iestyn:
Siôn Probert
Jethro:
Huw Owen
Mari Dirion ,:
Marged Esli
Tomos Traherne:
Dillwyn Owen
Idrrs Foreman:
Frank Lincoln
Dafydd Phillips:
John Ogwen
Owen Howells:
Bryn Williams
Big Rhys:
Ray Handy
Moesen:
John Prior

Six programmes on the impact of white ' civilisation ' on native cultures.
4: The Islands of Fiji Christopher Venning , who lived in Fiji for years, has written and narrates this programme on Fiji. its customs, and the influence of the white man.
Producer GERRY JONES
An extract from this programme will be printed in The Listener ' dated 21 August

Contributors

Unknown:
Fiji Christopher Venning
Producer:
Gerry Jones
Blingh/Bellingshausen:
Geoffrey Matthews
Tobin/James:
Nigel Lambert
Derrick:
Trader Faulkner
Seeman:
John Hollis
Voioe/Pritchard:
Alan Rowe
Calvert:
Paul Gaymon
Alfred St Johnston:
Michael Deacon
Victorian lady:
Eva Haddon
Fijian:
Isoa Gavidi

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