Programme for Asian listeners BBC Birmingham
7.45 Sunday Programmes Bells and Sunday Reading
GEORGE ROBINSON reads from Seeds of Contemplation by THOMAS MERTON
7.55 Weather
8.10 Sunday Papers
Presented by CLIVE JACOBS Reporter Douglas BROWN Producer LESLIE MITCHELL BBC Manchester
8.50 Programme news
S.55 Weather
9.10 Sunday Papers
BBC Birmingham
Mattins from the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Battle, Sussex
Officiant and Preacher: VERY REV REX A. BIRD. Dean of Battle, assisted by REV G. E. DIAMOND First Lesson: Ezekiel 34, vv 11-16 and 23-24 (AV)
Second Lesson: Luke 19, vv 1-10 (av)
Hymns (A and M Rev): Lift up your voice, ye Christian folk (297); When all thy mercies, O my God (177); King of glory, king of peace (367); Praise to the holiest in the height (185) Psalm 111 (Hopkins in B flat)
Canticles: Venite (Camidge); Jubilate (Stanford in B flat) Organist and Choirmaster WARWICK RETALLICK
ANNA MATHESON , a student at the National Star Centre for Disabled Youth, appeals on behalf of this College of Further Education for severely handicapped school-leavers.
Donations to: [address removed]
Introduced by Jim Peslrldge
A Car in the Making - 1: Family Planning: a new series introduced by GEOFFREY HANCOCK The Humps in Haringey: Richard HUDSON-EVANS investigates a speed-control experiment.
Causing Obstruction: motoring lawyer CHARLES BRANDRETH explains a complicated offence.
Towing a Trailer:- the insurance position by JOHN GASELEE. Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43* the latest traffic report
Countrywide reactions to current political issues.
Presented from Glasgow by Kenneth Roy
Producer DONALD MONRO BBC Scotland
Ring [number removed]
Presented by George Luce
12.55 Weather. programme news
Presumed by Gordon Clough Editor HARRY BROWN
(Fur details see Tues 4.5 pm)
John Hurt. Judi Dench and David Buck in The Last Temptation translated and adapted in two parts from the novel by NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS , by ANDREAS STAVROU and HALLAM TENNYSON
'Jesus himself has shared fully in all our experience of temptation. except that he never sinned.' (HEBREWS 4, v 14) A powerful, human interpretation of the roles of Mary Mag dalene and Judas Iscariot in fulfilling Christ's destiny. 1: The Lion Within
Music specially composed by ELIZABETH POSTON and Conducted by ELGAR HOWARTH Produced and directed by RICHARD WORTLEY
(Part 2. next Sunday 2 30 pm)
A really remarkable achievement since it manages to assert the existence of New Testament figures and above all of Christ himself, as living, credible beings without, however. demystifying them ... a thoroughgoing composition for radio. (THs TIMES)
Last of three programmes presented by Malcolm MacEwen 3: Tensions in the Parks
Our National Parks are privately owned, and are run by County Council committees or, in two cases, by planning boards. Can this typical British compromise either satisfy the local people or protect the landscape where tens of millions flock for recreation?
MALCOLM MACEWEN in conversation with people from the Peak District, the Lakes, the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. Producer LEONIE COHN
(For details see Wed 9.5 ami
The Rights of the Disabled: TOM PARKER points out some international agreements. Introduced by DAVID SCOTT BLACKBALL Producer THENA HESHEL
Brian Johnston recently visited Mevagissey in Cornwall
BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Tuesday 11.5 am)
5.55 Weather, programme news
The true story of the Atlantic Wall in Normandy and the plot to destroy it by ROBERT BARR , adapted from RICHARD COLLIER 'S book Ten Thousand Eues
Garard Green as the Storyteller 6: The Last Map
Producer CHARLES MAXWELL
(Repeated: Thursday 11.5 am)
Sir John Betjeman introduces a selection of hymns, and talks about their writers.
With Geoffrey Shaw (soloist) and the London Emmanuel Choir conducted by Muriel Shepherd.
Records of excerpts from Verdi's opera with MONTSERRAT CABALLt FIORENZA COSSOTTO PLACIDO DOMINGO PIERO CAPPUCCILLI and NICOLAI GHIAUROV
CHORUS OF THE ROYAL OPERA
HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN
NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by RICCARDO HUTI
by Victor Hugo
15: The Great Leviathan
Five programmes about famous books and their authors. 1: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
' have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield. '
An account of the writing. and the autobiographical element, in Dickens's most popular novel. with John Franklyn Robbins as Dickens and Geoffrey Banks as David Copperfield Other parts read by: WILFRED HARRISON
ROSALIND KNIGHT , PAUL WEBSTER Narrator David Mahlowe
Written by STANLEY WILLIAMSON Producer HERBERT SMITH BBC Manchester
Devised and narrated by H. COLIN DAVIS
Music BBC SINGERS
preceded by Weather
