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Presented by John Timpson
With LIBBV PURVES Including at
6.45* Prayer for the Day
With THE REV
RICHARD HARRIES
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by COLIN DORAN
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presented By:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Richard Harries
Read By:
Colin Doran

The Walls of the Tent by PETER HAWKINS
Read by Alan Rothwell
' He didn't even bother to turn when the small girl asked over his shoulder what he was doing. He sat aloof, cross-legged, intent on his sewing.' Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Hawkins
Read By:
Alan Rothwell
Producer:
Gillian Hush

Story: The Higgledy-Piggledy House by EUGENIE SUMMERFIELD
PresentersPATRICIA LEVEN-TON and MICHAEL DEACON
Written by MOIRA HERITAGE Producer JANET BOULDING long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Eugenie Summerfield
Presenters:
Patricia Leven-Ton
Presenters:
Michael Deacon
Written By:
Moira Heritage
Producer:
Janet Boulding

Introduced from Glasgow by Mary Marquis
Within these Walls: AGNES CURRAN talks to ANNE BROWN about her recent appointment to the unique post as Governor of * men's prison.
Father of the Documentary: LINDA MYLES , Director of the Edinburgh Film Festival, looks back at the life of Dr John Grierson with his biographer, FOR-SYTH HARDIE.
The Running of Manderston: KEITH ALLEN Visits the Berwickshire home of Cornelia and Adrian Pal mer described by experts as the finest example of an Edwardian mansion in Britain. BBC Scotland The Hiding Place (5) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Mary Marquis
Unknown:
Anne Brown
Unknown:
Linda Myles
Unknown:
Dr John Grierson
Unknown:
Syth Hardie.
Unknown:
Keith Allen
Unknown:
Adrian Pal

Perfect Pitch by TOM GALLACHER
Will Elsie 's remarkable talent enable her to overcome her background, and environment, and become an opera star?
And with the singing voice Of KATHLEEN LIVINGSTONE
Directed by STEWART CONN BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Gallacher
Unknown:
Will Elsie
Unknown:
Kathleen Livingstone
Directed By:
Stewart Conn
the Narrator and Bill:
Patrick Malahide
Frank:
Finlay Welsh
Elsie:
Wilma Duncan
Ada:
Jennifer Angus
Mrs Thompson:
Joanna Tope
Eric Delber:
Keith Bratt

At some time during the 4th or 5th century, Christ. ianity came to Ireland. While Barbarians swept over Europe, and the Roman Empire collapsed, the monasteries of Ireland intertwined Christ-ianity with classical and native law, and fused them into a culture that was to blossom across Europe. This programme on the eve of St Pat rick's Day looks at the monasteries and men that made Ireland a flower of learning in the darkness of Europe.
Narrator Alan McClelland Reader HAROLD GOLDBLATT Producer
TONY KNOX
BBC Northern Ireland
(First broadcast on Radio Ulster)

Contributors

Unknown:
St Pat
Narrator:
Alan McClelland
Reader:
Harold Goldblatt
Unknown:
Tony Knox

Presented by Gordon Clough and Susannah Simons Sequence editor DEREK LEWIS
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Gordon Clough
Presented By:
Susannah Simons
Editor:
Derek Lewis

A spontaneous discussion by Patricia Hewitt Woodrow Wyatt Michael Clayton
The Rev Roy Trevivian
Chairman David Jacobs from Northern Ireland Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Patricia Hewitt
Unknown:
Woodrow Wyatt
Unknown:
Michael Clayton
Unknown:
Roy Trevivian
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Producer:
Carole Stone

An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with David Jason , Bill Wall
David Tate. Sheila Steafel and the David Firman Trio Written by GUY JENKIN , JOHN LANGDON , RICHARD QUICK ,ROGER WODDIS , JEREMY BROWNE and BARRY BOWES
Producer
JONATHAN JAMES-MOORE
(Repeated: Sat at 5.25 pm) Woddis on ... page 10

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Bill Wall
Unknown:
David Tate.
Unknown:
Sheila Steafel
Unknown:
David Firman
Written By:
Guy Jenkin
Written By:
John Langdon
Written By:
Richard Quick
Written By:
Roger Woddis
Written By:
Jeremy Browne
Written By:
Barry Bowes
Unknown:
Jonathan James-Moore

Wide Sargasso Sea by JEAN RHYS abridged for radio in ten parts by DONALD BANCROFT Read by JANE LAPOTAIRE and IAN HOLM (10)
Producer CHERRY COOKSON (Jane Lapotaire is a member of the RSC) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Rhys
Unknown:
Donald Bancroft
Read By:
Jane Lapotaire
Read By:
Ian Holm
Unknown:
Jane Lapotaire

Someone to Talk To by MICHAEL JUDGE
It's been five years since Emma and Bea's brother died, and Mrs Kelly isn't the only one who thinks the couple are going a little queer. So, in an attempt to break out of their rut, they decide to open up their brother's bedroom and advertise for a lodger ...
Directed by ROBERT COOPER BBC Northern Ireland

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Judge
Unknown:
Mrs Kelly
Directed By:
Robert Cooper
Bea:
Elizabeth Begley
Emma:
Catherine Gibson
Amanda:
Margaret D'Arcy

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