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from St John 's Methodist Church, Bangor, Gwynedd Conducted by the Minister THE REV JOHN H. DAVIES
Hymns (MHB): With gladness we worship (11: Datchet); Friend of the home (753: Ffigysbren); For the beauty of the earth (35: Norlcum); Thou God of truth and love (716: St Godric)
Readings: Mark 10, vv 13-16; John 4, vv 7-16
Organist ANNE SHEARER BBC Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
St John
Unknown:
John H. Davies
Organist:
Anne Shearer

RICHARD BAKER appeals on behalf of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship, which aids schizophrenics and their families,and educates the public about this tragic illness.
Donations, preferably by crossed po or cheque, to: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker

Seven chapters of bookish pleasure, introduced by Amanda Theunissen
7: A Little Light Relief
Lord David Cecil , Jessica Mann and Arthur Marshall reveal the books which, for them, are sheer dog-eared delight... Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol

Contributors

Introduced By:
Amanda Theunissen
Unknown:
Lord David Cecil
Unknown:
Jessica Mann
Unknown:
Arthur Marshall

A year of Gardeners' Question Time
Ken Ford recalls some of the places visited, and some of the questions asked during the past year, with FRED LOADS, BILL SOWERBUTTS and ALAN GEMMELL. Producer KENNETH FORD BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Sowerbutts
Unknown:
Alan Gemmell.

medium only in The Wisest Fool by ROSE TRBMAIN
The date - 1623, two years before the death of James I and only 26 years before the execution of his son Charles I. The discontent which was to erupt into the English Civil War is already present - centering around the need of a lonely old man who happened to be King for the comfort of his Steenie - who happened to be the most ambitious man in England - the Duke of Buck ingham.
Directed by KAY PATRICK

Contributors

Unknown:
James I
Unknown:
Charles I.
Unknown:
Duke Of Buck Ingham.
Directed By:
Kay Patrick
James I:
Nigel Stock
Duke of Buckingham:
Michael Deacon
Lady Katherine:
Rosalind Shanks
Digby:
Peter Woodthorpe
Naunton:
Leslie Heritage
Cottington:
David Gooderson
Tailor:
Derrick Gilbert
Player:
Raymond Sawyer

Where Wales and England Meet The village we visit today has an interesting pub - its bar is half in England and half in Wales. But, for botanists, this border country holds a special interest: the richness of its flora. Plants found in the north and in the south, the east and the west of Britain, meet and grow together here in the Shropshire countryside.
Introduced by Derek Jones Producer DILYS BREESE BBC Bristol

Contributors

Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
Dilys Breese

To serve or not to serve - in this case on a jury? What exactly is the situation regarding blind people? JANE FINNIS finds out why blindness is considered an obstacle to jury service. Presented by David Scott Blackhall
Producer MICHELL RAPER

Contributors

Unknown:
Jane Finnis
Presented By:
David Scott Blackhall
Producer:
Michell Raper

A series of plays based on the novels Of GEORGES SIMENON
12: Maigret Takes the Waters adapted for radio by FREDERICK BRADNUM from the translation by EILEEN ELLENBOGEN
Maigret was sent to Vichy to rest and get fit again, but he finds himself particularly intrigued by ' The Lady in Lilac'.
Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING (Repeated: Wednesday 11.5 am) (Michael Gough is a National Theatre player)

Contributors

Author:
Georges Simenon
Adapted for radio by:
Frederick Bradnum
Translation:
Eileen Ellenbogen
Director:
Christopher Venning
Jules Maigret:
Maurice Denham
Georges Simenon:
Michael Gough
Mme Maigret:
Irene Sutcliffe
Inspector Lecoeur:
Rod Beacham
Sgt Dicelle:
Malcolm Edwards
Louis Pelardeau:
Richard Richardot
Francine Lange:
Diana Eden
Mme Dubois:
Shirley Dixon

-... to Dynamic Living
Tighten your ectoplasm, fill your pen with invisible ink and fill in your name here and you will have imparted to you Lesson 11: Journey Into the Unknown the Burkiss Way, with transcendental instruction from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees ,Chris Emmett and Fred Harris , an ethereal script by ANDREW MARSHALL and DAVID RENWICK and other-worldly production by SIMON BRETT

Contributors

[Actor]:
Jo Kendall
[Actor]:
Nigel Rees
[Actor]:
Chris Emmett
[Actor]:
Fred Harris
Script By:
Andrew Marshall
Script By:
David Renwick
Production By:
Simon Brett

IFOR JAMES (horn)
BBC WELSH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA led by BARRY HASKEY conducted by ARTHUR DAVISON Smetana Overture: The Bartered Bride
Strauss Horn Concerto No 1, in e flat
Beethoven Symphony No 8, in F (Given in the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, Cardiff, on 29 April before an invited audience) BBC Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Haskey
Conducted By:
Arthur Davison Smetana

by R.D. Blackmore
dramatised for radio in five parts by Brian Gear
Narrated by Jack Watson
Young John Ridd 's schooldays end abruptly one November day in 1673 with the arrival of John Fry bearing a fateful message...
BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Tuesday 3.05 pm)

Contributors

Writer:
R.D. Blackmore
Adapter:
Brian Gear
Directed By:
Brian Miller
John Ridd:
Cornelius Garrett
Young John Ridd:
Sarah Bennett
John Fry/De Whichehalse:
Brian Haines
Benita:
Elizabeth Bell
Sir Ensor Doone:
Leonard Maguire
Mrs Ridd:
June Barrie
Counsellor Doone/Reuben Huckaback:
Richard Grant
Lorna as a Child:
Heather Bell
Carver Doone:
Brian Jackson
Annie Ridd:
Petra Leah
Tom Faggus:
Alan Moore
Lizzie Ridd:
Paula Tinker
Snowe:
Douglas Leach

The third of three Inventions for radio by Barry Bermange in collaboration with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Over ten years have elapsed since these 're-creations in sounds and voices ' were first broadcast. They introduced a fresh genre to the medium and remain classics of radio technique. Producer DAVID THOMSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Bermange
Producer:
David Thomson

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