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The Breaking of Bread
The third of five broadcasts during Lent, centred on the rite of Holy Communion and its meaning in various traditions of the universal Church.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is celebrated in-Armagh Road Presbyterian Church, Portadown, Northern Ireland
Service conducted and sermon preached by the Minister, REV WILLIAM MAGEE
Hymns (ch Third Edition): Psalm 24: The earth belongs unto the Lord .(566); Psalm 103: 0 thou my soul (351); 0 love that wilt not let me go (677); Thy hand, 0 God, has guided (424)
Reading: Romans 8, vv 29-39 Organist RODNEY SPENCE BBC Northern Ireland

Contributors

Unknown:
William Magee

SHEILA HANCOCK appeals on behalf of Cruse, a national organisation offering skilled counselling, practical help and the opportunity for social contact to all widows and their children in this country.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Sheila Hancock

Introduced by Jim Pestridge
The Older Driver: DONALD NORFOLK discusses insurance problems.
Car Washing - the Dos and Don'ts: by CYRIL PEARCE
Metals and the Motor Car: DICK MADDOCK talks to specialists at the Birmingham Metallurgical symposium.
Obligatory Insurance: an explanation by JOHN GASELEE. Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43* the latest traffic report

Contributors

Introduced By:
Jim Pestridge
Talks:
Dick Maddock
Unknown:
John Gaselee.
Producer:
John Haslam

visits Suffolk
Members of the Hadleigh and District Horticultural Society put their questions to
FRED LOADS, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL
Questionmaster MICHAEL BARRATT Producer KENNETH FORD BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Sowerbutts
Unknown:
Alan Gemmell
Unknown:
Questionmaster Michael Barratt

The Long Sunset by R. C. SHERRIFF with Stephen Murray
Pauline Letts and Julian Glover The Roman Empire is crumbling; the Occupation of Britain is at an end; the Legions are leaving; the surviving Romans are alone and unprotected. The play follows the fate of one such Roman family from their attempts to fight off the in-' vading Saxons to their final conversion to Christianity.
R. C. Sherriff , author of Journey's End, died on 13 November 1975.
Lugar, a servant EDWARD KELSEY Producer MARTIN JENKINS

Contributors

Unknown:
R. C. Sherriff
Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
Pauline Letts
Unknown:
Julian Glover
Unknown:
R. C. Sherriff
Unknown:
Edward Kelsey
Producer:
Martin Jenkins
Marcus, a Roman Tribune:
John Rye
Julian, a Roman landowner:
Stephen Murray
Serena, his wife:
Pauline Letts
Paula, their daughter:
Jane Knowles
Otho, their son:
David Spenser
Lucian:
Lockwood West
POrtiUS:
John Gabriel
Arthur:
Julian Glover
Gawaine, his nephew:
David Valla

Mud. mud. glorious mud ... and some sand and gravel too! The lowest tide of the year allows JOHN BARRETT to seek fanworms, heart urchins and an array of shellfish on this Radio Nature Trail at the bottom of the beach.
Introduced by DEREK JONES Producer JOHN HARRISON
Series producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
John Barrett
Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
John Harrison

Move Along, Please! : JANE FINnis joins the passengers on a South Yorkshire bus specially adapted to help disabled people.
Introduced by PETER WHITE Producer THENA HESHEL

Contributors

Introduced By:
Peter White
Producer:
Thena Heshel

The quiz game about what famous people said and what Peter Cook. John Wells
Richard Boston. Jo Kendall think they ought to have said instead. Quotations read by Ronald Fletcher
Devised and presented by Nigel Rees. Producer JOHN LLOYD

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Cook.
Unknown:
Jo Kendall
Read By:
Ronald Fletcher
Presented By:
Nigel Rees.
Producer:
John Lloyd

JANET HILTON i clarinet)
BBC NORTHERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, leader BARRY GRIFFITHS conducted by WALTER SUSSKIND
Mozart Symphony No 35. in D major (Haffner) (k 385)
8.19* Weber Clarinet Concerto No 2, in E flat major
8.43* Strauss Symphonic Poem: Till Eulenspiegel BBC Manchester

Contributors

Leader:
Barry Griffiths
Conducted By:
Walter Susskind

by THOMAS HARDY dramatised for radio in six parts by DESMOND HAWKINS
6: Remember ...Remember.... ' Mrs Yeobright 's death seemed to be the outcome of Eustacia's heartlessness - a heartlessness connected in some way with the mysterious man who was visiting her at the time.... Every detail pointed accusingly at Eustacia ... ' Producer BRIAN MILLER
BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Desmond Hawkins
Unknown:
Mrs Yeobright
Producer:
Brian Miller
Eustacia Vye:
Susan Penhaligon
Diggory Venn:
Patrick Mower
Clym Yeobright:
Richard Warwick
Wildeve:
Alan Moore
Thomasin:
Susan Bovell
Captain Vye:
Donald Bisset
Actor:
Charleyjohn Curry
Joan/Rachel:
Jacqueline Morgan
Christian:
Douglas Leach
Oily Dowden:
Pauline Letts
Fairway:
Robert Brown
Sam:
John Barker
Granfer Cantle:
Hedley Goodall

Antony Hopkins had the good fortune to be born on Bach's birthday. He selects and plays some of his favourite Bach music, including Jesu. Joy of Man's Desiring and part of the St Matthew Passion.
Producer PETER DE ROSA

Contributors

Unknown:
Antony Hopkins
Producer:
Peter de Rosa

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