Programme for Asian listeners BBC Birmingham
7.45 Sunday Programmes Bells and Sunday Reading
MARTIN ISRAEL reads the last of three extracts from his book Precarious Living.
7.55 Weather
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
Parish Eucharist comes from St Patrick's Parish Church, Ballymoney, Co Antrim Celebrant and preacher
REV DR JOHN GREER , assisted by the Rector, REV ROBERT STEWART Organist CATHERINE TOMLINSON
Readings: Galatians 2, v 20 to 3. v 9; Luke 7, vv 1-10
Hymns (ich): God of mercy, God of grace (417); Come, risen Lord (220); Hear, 0 my Lord (226); Hallelujah! SingtoJesus! (370). BBC Northern Ireland
Catherine cookson appeals on behalf of the Jarrow Trust. which helps to maintain the church of the Venerable Bede. and cares for the archaeological finds in Jarrow Hall. Donations to: [address removed]
Talkabout ...
A discussion of motoring matters between keen motorists in Hitchin and District, and Christopher HALL , Director of the Council for the Protection of Rural England; GEORGE Bisnop , motoring writer; HUGH FERGUSON , of the New Civil Engineer.
Chairman Jim Pestridge
. Producer JOHN HASLAM at 11.43* the latest traffic report
Presented from Manchester by George Scott. Producer CIIRIStopher GRAHAM. BBC Manchester Ring [number removed]
Presented by Derek Cooper
12.55 Weather, programme news
Presented by Gordon Clough Editor HARRY BROWN
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Last Summer by LESTER powell
' For months, we've been looking forward to this holiday-I know I have: yet here we are, on our first morning. arguing the toss.'
Produced and directed by harry catlin
(Penelope Keith is in ' Donkeys Years ' at the Globe Theatre. London)
Is it old? ts it genuine? What is it? ARTHUR NEGUS and BERNARD PRICE discuss listeners' questions with hugh SCULLY. Producer PAMELA HOWE
BBC Bristol. Questions to: 'Talking about Antiques', BBC, Bristol BSS 2LR
Talking Point: listeners' queries and comments about wildlife and the countryside. Introduced by Derek Jones. Producer DILYS BREESE. BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Wednesday 9.5 am)
JANE finnis reports on the uses of close-circuit television systems to partially sighted people. Introduced by PETER WHITE. Producer thena HESHEL
5.55 Weather, programme news
Princess Grace of Monaco in the company of Richard Kiley and Richard Pasco , presents an anthology of American poetry from 1650 to today. Devised and directed by JOHN CARROLL
(A shortened version of the performance given in St Cecilia's Hall during the 30th Edinburgh International Festival)
Producer ROSEMARY HART
(Repeated: Thursday 11.5 am)
A choice of operatic highlights. In this new series the singer Nigel Douglas takes a light-hearted lock at some of the predicaments of operatic lovers in and out of marriage. 1: Operatic Brides
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
traces the religious dimension in books and music.
Presenter Gerald Priestland
Producer monica FURLONG
with ALFRED BRENDEL (pia.no) AMSTERDAM CONCERTGEBOL'W ORCHESTRA
Schubert Ballet Music No 2 (Rosamunde) conducted by BERNARD HAITINK
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1, in D minor: conducted by HANS SCHMIDT-ISSERSTEDT : records
by ANTHONY TROLLOPE , dramatised in eight parts by d g. bridson hester: You will keep up your courage, John? caldigate: I'll try. darling.
HESTER: I'm going to keep up mine. I'll never fail - for your sake and little Daniel's ... To be your wife and his mother will be enough to support me - even if you were torn from both of us. 7: The Trial
Produced and directed by DAVID H. GODFREY
(Repeated: Tuesday 3.5 pm)
A Tribute to a Miscellaneous Man
When A. P. Herbert died in 1971, The Times said he had done ' more than any man of his day to add to the gaiety of the nation.'
Basil Boothroyd honours this humorist, novelist. librettist, Member of Parliament, and social reformer who wrote more than 70 books, contributed to Punch for over 50 years, and persuaded The Times to print more than 1,000 of his letters. Readers GARY WATSON
GARARD GREEN and SHIRLEY DIXON
Producer PETER DE ROSA
(Repeated: Friday 11.5 am)
on the Ere of the Feast Dav of St Francis. Devised and narrated by H. COLIN DAVIS
Music BBC singers
preceded by Weather
