with Peter Jefferson
English Regions: sec column 5
6.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Brian Redhead in Manchester Nigel Rees in London
with Peter Jefferson
7.52 VHF
Regional news and weather
Nigel Rees in London
Brian Redhead in Manchester Editor MIKE CHANEY
8.35 News headlines, weather, papers and sport
by ROGER MASON (5)
A chance for network listeners to hear some of the material from local and regional broadcasting. selected and presented by Francis Matthews Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham
Charles Fox gossips about half a century of popular music on both sides of the Atlantic, from ragtime and music-hall, to dance music and jazz. Producer DEREK DRESCHER
NEM, p 50; 0 King enthroned on high (BBC HB 158); Psalm 139; Ephesians 2, vv 11-22 (NEB); To thee 0 comforter divine (BBC HB 164)
Operation Pie by PHILIP RAPER Read by Roger Hume
" Action stations, lad." This was it then. the boy felt a thrill of excitement tighten his shoulderblades.'
Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham
Introduced by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Bruce Calderwood sees the gardens of an Ayrshire castle prepared for the tourist season, while Martin Muncaster hopes to see a Sussex island return to the wild.
Tim Heley finds the season an active one for a Yorkshire village bobby, and Eric Simms for the birds of Lancashire's Martin Mere. Mollie Harris asks 'Where have all the wall-flowers gone?' and Paul Humphreys follows the horses at a Herefordshire point-to-point.
(B'cast on Easter Day at 10.15)
People in the British Isles and abroad tell of the doings and concerns of their own parts of the world.
Producer PADDY O'KEEFFE
Presenters Sue Cook and George Luce
Editor DENNIS LOWER
A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge
Ian Wallace and Denis Norden
In the Chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE
BBC Birmingham
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news and weather
Introduced by Gordon Clougb Editor DEREK LEWIS
Introduced from Bristol by Jenni Murray
People and Language: BILL DAVIES finds out how immigrants can overcome communication difficulties.
2.6-2.2 News
Making Your Own Cosmeticst: it's not quite that easy, as CRESTA NORRis discovers.
Look Nice for Ninepence!: SUSAN CARLTON 'S answer to the rising cost of children's clothing. BBC Bristol In The Frame (4)
Story: Lucy and the Bananas by LUCY HUDDLESTON
Presenters ALISON MCMORLAND and SAM KELLY
Written by RACHAEL BIRLEY Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
Baa Baa by CHRIS BARLAS
' If Man is determined to eat meat he should be prepared to do the killing,' says Tom, a college lecturer, who comes home one day with a young lamb in tow. He intends to fatten it up in the garden and do the deed himself, but finds it's easier said than done.
Directed by ALFRED BRADLEY BBC Manchester
In May 1946 a hard-up assistant stage manager called Charlotte Mitchell wrote to Walter de La Mare enclosing some of her own poems. From then until his death in 1956. a correspondence and a friendship grew up between the two, which this programme celebrates. with Charlotte Mitchell and Carleton Hobbs as Walter de la Mare
Producer piers PLOWRIGHT
The Reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill arranged in four parts by TERENCE COOPER
Read by BETTY HARDY (4) Producer PAMELA HOWE BBC Bristol
Presented by Gordon Clough and PM's reporting team Editor DEREK LEWIS
We all have niggling little questions in the corners of our minds that we mean to follow up some day.... when we have the time. Now you can unload your queries on to Neil Landor and let the BBC Reference Library and other experts find the answers for you.
Questions - on postcards - to: Enquire Within, BBC, London W1A%WW
Producer DENYS GUEROULT
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news VHF Regional news; weather
Half-an-hour of reports from BBC Newsmen around the world
with Barry Norman
A programme for people on the move that tries to give you more miles for your money. With up-to-the-minute news of what to avoid if you are on the move this weekend.
Producer ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Margaret Howard's selection Producer DENYS GUEROULT
(B'cast on Easter Day at 1.40)
A spontaenous discussion by Lord Oaksey Cyril Smith. MP Woodrow Wyatt
Dr Oonagh McDonald MP ,Chairman David Jacobs from Southport. Merseyside Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Saturday 1.15 pm)
Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? (Thursday at
10.30 pm) to: Any Answerst, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Presenter Sheridan Morley Producer JOHN BOUNDY
Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with David Jason. Bill Wallis
David Tate , Sheila Steafel and the keyboards of Bill McGuffie
Written by ANOY HAMILTON BARRY PILTON and others
Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES
(Repeated: Saturday 5.30 pm)
Chris Barlas describes one of the pleasures of life. BBC Manchester
Esther Waters by GEORGE MOORE abridged for radio in 15 parts by ALLAN MCCLELLAND
Read by JOAN PLOWRIGHT (15) Producer DAVID JOHNSTON
(Joan Plowright is in ' Filumena ' at the Lyric Theatre,
London)
(Starting on Monday: The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux )
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
