Programme for Asian listeners BBC Birmingham
7.45 Sunday Programmes Bells and Sunday Reading
MARTIN ISRAEL reads the second of three extracts from his book Precarious Living.
8.10 Sunday Papers
Presented by CLIVE JACOBS Reporter DOUGLAS BROWN Producer DAVID WINTER
8.50 Programme news
8.55 Weather
9.10 Sunday Papers
BBC Birmingham
from St Andrew 's United Reformed Church, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, conducted by the Presiding Minister REV WILLIAM MCCRORIE
Preacher REV VERNON SPROXTON Readings: Psalm 137, vv 1-6; Deuteronomy 8, vv 11-20; John 2, vv 7-17 (RSV)
Hymns (Church Hymnary, 3rd Edition): Rejoice, the Lord is King (296): Father who on man dost shower (515); Blest be the everlasting God (530); Lord, it belongs not to my care (679)
Choirmaster ERIC MACDONALD Organist ISLA TAIT
THE RT REV TREVOR HUDDLESTON , Bishop of Stepney, appeals on behalf of the North London Rescue Commando, a voluntary life-saving unit of men and boys, based by the Regent's Canal in the East End of London. Donations to: [address removed]
Introduced by Jim Pestridge
A Car in the Making - 4: Getting it Together. GEOFFREY HAN-COCK visits the first stage of the assembly-line production at Vauxhall's in Luton.
Commercial Motor Show: a visit to Earls Court to learn about new developments.
Spark-Plug Sense: the story of a component by ALAN BAKER. Motor Insurance Renewal: RONALD BEALE talks about ' sins of omission '.
Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43* the latest traffic report
Presented from Birmingham by George Scott. Producer DAVID SHUTE. BBC Birmingham Ring [number removed]
Presented by Derek Cooper
12.55 Weather, programme news
Presented by Gordon Clough Editor HARRY BROWN
Maureen O'Brien in Diana. of the Crossways by GEORGE MEREDITH adapted by DENIS CONSTANDUROS ' A woman has two alternatives, in my opinion, either she must accept the role that society has made for her; or else she must resist to the last - and fight: ' Produced and directed by MARGARET ETALL
Last of seven programmes Introduced by Professor Colin Renfrew 7: The New World
When the Spaniards first visited Peru and Central America in the 16th century, it was obvious that Mayan and Aztec people were highly civilised. But their civilisation owed nothing to the Old World. DR WARWICH BRAY discusses this with PROFESSOR IGNACIO BERNAL , Director of the National Museum of Mexico, and DR NORMAN HAMMOND. Who has recently been excavating early Mayan sites in Belize. Producer ROY HAYWARD
BBC Bristol
The Whys of Whelks
If you've been wandering along the beach this summer collecting shells, you may have wondered at the amazing variety they show. Take whelks, for example: how old are they? Where on the beach do they live? Was their life hard or easy? All these things you can discover by looking at their shells - you may even be able to trace back a whelk to a single beach from the whole coastline of Britain.
Introduced by Peter France Producer dilys BREESE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Wednesday 9.5 am)
The Games People Could Play: KATE SHELLEY with suggestions about converting games for blind players' use. Introduced by DAVID SCOTT BLACKHALL Producer THENA HESHEL
5.55 Weather, programme news
The Rt lion. the Lord Robens of Woldingham
' The longer I live. the more convinced I have become of the importance of environment. particularly the early environment, on a person's character; his likes and dislikes.'
Before an invited audience Lord Robens illustrates how his early life in Manchester has shaped his taste in prose and poetry.
Reader WILFRED PICKLES
Producer FRANCES DONNELLY
(Repeated: Thursday 11.5 am)
Final programme in the 1976 series:
London v West of England London:
Anthony Quinton (Chairman) with Irene Thomas and Professor John B. Mays
West of England:
Jack Longland (Chairman) with Lord Foot and Professor Richard Gregory ANTHONY QUINTON declares the winners of the 1976 Round Britain Quiz contests. Producer TREVOR HILL. BBC Manchester
(Revised repeat: Wed 11.5 am)
The second of two programmes written and presented by Gerald Priestland about religion and the American way of life. The last century has seen new religions, new movements ... and new problems.
Dramatic episodes written by FRANK CHARLES , with the voices Of JOHN BYRON , CASS ALLEN and PATRICK BARR.
Producer DAVID WINTER
RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. FRANKFURT conducted by ERICH LEINSDORF
Beethoven Symphony No 6, in r (Pastoral)
(Hess Radio recording)
by ANTHONY TROLLOPE dramatised in eight parts by D. G. BRIDSON with Jeremy Clyde
HOLT: It's good to have your lady back with us again at the Manor, Squire.
CALDIGATE: Thank you, Holt. It's certainly a relief for me to have her back again.
HOLT: Now it's all over, I don't mind telling you that some of us were planning to go over to the Grange to set Mrs Caldigate free ourselves ... but we can all be glad it wasn't necessary in the end. 6: Restitution
Uncle
Babington JAMES THOMASON
Produced and directed by DAVID H. GODFREY
(Repeated: Tuesday 3.5 pm)
Donald Trelford. Editor of the Observer, recalls his first foreign assignment - at the age of 25 - as Editor of the Malawi Times, when that country was in the heady throes of achieving its independence. But the dream turned sour.
I was glad to leave in the end. I had seen the country develop from a colony through Independence into a republic that was well on the way to dictatorship. The sense of expectation had given way to the most primitive fear - a land in fear of the knock in the night.'
Producer WALTER WALLICH
(Repeated: Friday 11.5 am)
before the Feast of St Michael and All Angels
Devised and narrated by H. COLIN DAVIS
MuSiC BBC SINGERS
preceded by Weather
