with Peter Jefferson
English Regions; see column 5
6.52 VHF Regional news; weather
Nigel Rees in London
Brian Redhead in Manchester
with Peter Jefferson
7.52 VHFRegionalnews; weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester Nigel Rees in London
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
(A shortened version of Saturday's broadcast at 7.30)
A series of talks for Holy Week by THE REV AUSTEN WILLIAMS 4: Love's Freedom
HM The Queen distributes Maundy gifts to 52 men and 52 women, the number of years of her age, at the Service in Carlisle Cathedral.
Order of Service:
Hymn: Praise my soul, the King of Heaven
Prayers and Responses
Psalm 138 (W.G. Alcock ): I will give thanks unto Thee, 0 Lord with my whole heart
Anthem: Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake (anon, 16th century)
Lesson: John 13, vv 1-14 Read by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
During the first Distribution the choir sings:
Wash me throughly (S.S. Wesley)
Many waters cannot quench love (John Ireland)
Lesson: Matthew 25, vv. 31-45
During the second Distribution the choir sings:
Let justice and judgment (Handel)
Zadok the priest (Handel) Prayers
Hymn: Praise to the holiest in the height
National Anthem
The Blessing
(Stereo)
Including today the BBC Shopping Basket. Presenters
Nancy Wise and Bill Breckoa
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Brian Widlake
Introduced by =Sue MacGregor Talk till Two.
2.1-2.2 News
Touchstones: phrases and sayings that ease life's little irritations - 4: JOYCE GRENFELL Starting from Scratch: FRANCES PERRY advises BRIAN HELLENS AND KAY HELLENS on how to plan an easy-to-maintain garden from their plot on a new housing estate.
Short stories by URSULA LE GUIN Read by STEPHEN MURRAY
2: The Word of Unbinding
Story: Pottle Pig's Easter Egg byNANCY NORTHCOTE
Presenters JEAN ROGERS and GARY TAYLOR
Written by JEAN ROGERS
Producer JENYTH WORSLET
by Gregory Lyons
Amidst the dunes of a desert planet, an alien race is dying. They can only pray to the gods for help. When a crippled spacefreighter lands, men, all unknowing, become gods.
Producer SUSAN SNAILUM
4.1-4.5 News
The Buffalo Soldiers (9)
Presented by Brian Widlake
Fritz Spiegl and his A-Z of Musical Curios
X is not only for xylophone Producer ANDREW MUSSETT
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather
Chairman Robert Robinson 4: Home Counties (2)
CAPTAIN MIKE GOSTICK (Kent), Royal Engineers; ADELE BROWN -STEIN (Essex), teacher; ARTHUR douch (Kent), schoolmaster; FRANK SULLINGS, (Middlesex), aeronautical engineer
Including Beat the Brains Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN , Who, with IAN GILLIES , sets the questions. Producer MARTIN FISHER
Written by Brian HAYLES
(Repeated: Good Friday 1.30 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
A weekly investigation into accusations of unfairness, fraud and injustice.
Presented by Roger Cook Editor DENNIS LOWER
Five features for radio, written by LEO KNOWLES and narrated by Duncan Carse
5: The Ship that Wrecked a City based on The Town that Died by MICHAEL J .BIRD
In 1917 the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia was a tightly-knit town of 50.000 people, grouped around a narrow channel. On 6 December the ammunition ship Mont Blanc, carrying 5,000 tons of high explosives, steamed up that channel. Coming the other way, on the same side, was another ship, the Imo. The conditions were perfect for the worst disaster in naval history.
Technical supervision by DAVID FLEMMING-WILLIAMS assisted by MARGARET RICHMOND and JOHN CLARK
Producer ROBERT COOPER BBC Manchester
Rhodesia - Will the Internal Settlement Work?
' The kind of settlement we are agreed upon has the merit to dissuade whoever was fighting for the liberation of this country to lay down their arms.' (BISHOP ABEL MUZOREWA ) ' The agreement is completely bogus and leaves both political and military power in the hands of the settler minoritv.'
(PATRIOTIC FRONT STATEMENT)
John Tusa chairs an international discussion.
Producer HARRY SCHNEIDER
Presenter Michael Schmidt Producer JOHN BOUNDY
Douglas Stuart reporting
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Esther Waters (9)
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
