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Percy Edwards recreates the sounds of his home county, Suffolk - the abrasive call of the rook returning to its nest, the bark of a deer by the lakeside, the broad Suffolk accent mingling with the soft tick of the grandfather clock and the whine of a sleeping dog. Producer MICHAEL FORD BBC Birmingham

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Unknown:
Percy Edwards
Source: Radio Times
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The traditional ceremony in which The Queen, Lords and Commons come together for the Government's intentions for the new session of Parliament to be announced.
Peter Jones describes the Royal Procession in the Chamber of the House of Lords and the summoning of the House of Commons by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. The Speech from the Throne by Her Majesty The Queen is followed by an assessment of its political implications,.

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Unknown:
Peter Jones
Source: Radio Times
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medium only from 2.0
Introduced by Sue MacGregor Talk Till Two.
2.0-2.2 News
My Style of Dress: GAYLE HUNNI-CUTT talks to SERENA SINCLAIR.
Good an' Cheap - 4: ideas for Christmas presents to make yourself; FRANCES PERRY on miniature gardens.
Collectors and their Enthusiasms: EDNA WHITESON talks about the fascination of modern first editions.
Jalna by MAZO DE LA ROCHE (6)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Frances Perry
Source: Radio Times
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Freaks by STUART DOUGHTY with Christopher Scoular and Kevin Moore
1 I've not suggested my play is actually a Christian one ... It's just telling a story which if it occurred tomorrow we would find totally inexplicable, puzzling - even miraculous ... I'm just offering a modern myth, which hopefully will make people think a bit ... '
But the ' new look ' nativity play performed in a small Somerset village does a lot more than that.
Directed by PIERS PLOWRIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
Stuart Doughty
Unknown:
Christopher Scoular
Unknown:
Kevin Moore
Directed By:
Piers Plowright
The Rev Nicholas Strawson:
Christopher Scoular
Stephen Jones:
Kevin Moore
Mrs Stokes:
Sheila Butler
Mr Pargitter:
Leonard Woodrow
Tom Bulstrode:
Michael Goldie
Arthur/Bishop:
William Eedle
Joan/Mrs Duffel:
Joan Matheson
Journalist/cuthbertston:
Alaric Cotter
Peter Tomlinson/Village actor:
John Foley
Doreen Davies/Sandra:
Anne Rosenfeld
David Jacobs:
Himself
Source: Radio Times
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... the happy knack of making unexpected and delightful discoveries - applied each Thursday by Fritz Spiegl in his A-Z of Musical Curios.
E is for echoes, eunuch flutes, etc. Producer ANDREW MUSSETT
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather

Contributors

Unknown:
Fritz Spiegl
Producer:
Andrew Mussett
Source: Radio Times
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Written by KEITH MILES
(Repeated: Friday 1.30 pm)
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Written By:
Keith Miles
Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Pat Archer:
Patricia Gallimore
Philip Archer:
Norman Painting
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Shula Archer:
Judy Bennett
Christine:
Lesley Saweard
Paul Johnson:
Leslie Dunn
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Martha Woodford:
Mollie Harris
Joby Woodford:
George Woolley
Gordon Armstrong:
Tom Coyne
George Barford:
Graham Roberts
Adamson:
Richard Carrington
Harry Booker:
Gareth Armstrong
Source: Radio Times
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"Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly encountered, given and transmitted from the past." (Karl Marx)

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Few Soviet citizens now remember the events of 1917 which culminated in the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks. But Lenin, the Bolshevik leader, is still revered by millions as the architect of the Revolution - an almost god-like figure. The Russians, as much as anyone, are the prisoners of their history. So what does the Revolution mean today? How do the Communists of the Soviet Union see themselves, their system of government and their way of life in 1977? Erik de Mauny, a former BBC correspondent in Moscow, has been back to find out Whatever Happened to the Revolution?

Contributors

Presenter:
Erik de Mauny
Producer:
Peter Bell
Source: Radio Times
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My Government will seek.....
A new session of Parliament - in today's Queen's Speech an outline of the Government's legislative intentions. Analysis examines the measures proposed and asks to what extent do they reflect the recent cross-currents in British politics? And what clues do they give to the Prime Minister's election intentions?
Presenter Mary Goldring
Producer GREVILLE Havenhand

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Goldring
Producer:
Greville Havenhand
Source: Radio Times

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