with Peter Jefferson
Brian Redhead in Manchester John Sergeant in London
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A chance to hear from local and regional broadcasting, selected and presented by Francis Matthews.
Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham
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Charles Fox gossips about half a century of popular music. Producer DEREK DRESCHER
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neu, p 106; Dear Lord and Father of mankind (BBC HB 351); Psalm 95; Acts 3, vv 1-16 (NEB); How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (BBC HB 142)
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Fall in the House of Gruber Written and read by Valerie Georgeson
Marguerita is determined to become the top beauty consultant in the country, but her promotion depends on the sale of a jar of cream which is extremely expensive, BBC Manchester
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Presenters Nancy Wise and Bill Breckon
12.55 medium only
Weather and programme news
Introduced by Gordon Clough
medium only from 2.0
Introduced from Manchester by June Knox-Mawer
A Thousand Bricks: MART AND HENRY HOLT talk about their unusual collection.
2.1-2.2 News
Going East: ELSIE FIELDEN went to live in Taiwan.
Eternal Optimist: in the ungrateful world of showbusiness, GLADYS AMBROSE has never given up her hopes of stardom. BBC Manchester
Quartet in Autumn by BARBARA PYM abridged In 12 parts by EVANGELINE BANKS Read by BRENDA BRUCE (12)
(Music: Alwyn's Second Elizabethan Dance)
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Story: Hamish and Grizelda Grimithistle by MOIRA HERITAGE Presenters PATRICIA LEVENTON and MICHAEL DEACON
Written by MOIRA HERITAGE Producer JENYTH WORSLEY
A comedy by Anita Bronson.
[starring] Rosemary Leach as Maudie Jones and Anton Rodgers as Murdoch
Maudie and Murdoch's divorce would seem to most of their friends to be the end of their marriage, but, in fact, it could turn out to be something completely different.
(First broadcast in 1976)
(Stereo)
from Cashel Byron to Gene Tunney
'A poet friend of mine, who, like all poets, delighted in combats, insisted on my sharing his interest in pugilism, and took me about to all the boxing competitions of the day. I was nothing loath; for, my own share of original sin apart, anyone with a sense of comedy must find the art of self-defence delightful.'
Benny Green tells the little-known storv of Bernard Shaw's fascination with boxing and drawing upon the writings of GBS, shows just how. much of a connoisseur of the ' noble art' Shaw was. Producer
JOHN KNIGHT
Eagles Near the Carcase 5: E! Rocio
Presented by Gordon Clough
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 query onto Nell Landor and let the BBC Reference Library and other experts find the answer for you.
Questions - on postcards - to: Enquire Within, BBC, London WlA 4WW
Producer DENYS GUEROULT
5.55 medium only
Weather and programme news
Barry Norman returns to the controversial world of travel, Producer GEOFF DOBSON Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Monday 1.30 pm)
Margaret Howard 's selection Producer SIMON ELMES
(Repeated: Saturday 10.30 am)
The Demolishers
The face of a city is constantly changing as old buildings come down and new ones go up. This programme explores some of the tensions and feelings that accompany this process of change in Glasgow. Poems by Edwin Morgan Producer ROBIN MALCOLM BBC Wales
Clive Jenkins
Dr Janet Morgan Lord Mancroft Alan Coren
Chairman David Jacobs from Hereford. Producer CAROLE STONE. BBC Bristol
Presenter Michael BiUington Producer JOHN BOUNDY
9.59 Weather
John Tusa reporting
with David Jason , Bill Wallis David Tate , Sheila Steafel and the keyboards of Bill McGuffie
Written by ANDY HAMILTON BARRY PILTON , JOHN LANGDON and RICHARD QUICK
Producer DOUGLAS ADAMS
(Repeated: Saturday 5.30 pm)
Geoffrey Wheeler describes one of the pleasures of life. BBC Manchester
Twenty Years A-Growing by MAURICE O'SULLIVAN abridged in ten parts by ANN REES-JONES
Read by p. G. STEPHENS (10)
Producer MAURICE LEITCH
(Starting on Monday: A Fearful Joy by Joyce Cary )
followed by an interlude
Weather report and forecast followed by an interlude
