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From the world of sport and leisure Tony Lewis presents a magazine programme that highlights the personalities in the news and the issues that matter, including the final Saturday of League football, the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final, International tennis, and the 2,000 Guineas.
Plus up-to-the-minute coverage of the other events at home and abroad.
A Radio Sport and ob production
8.45 Today's Papers

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Lewis

The Campaigners
In the United States it's razzmatazz while in some eastern bloc countries a leader can get a
99.99 per cent vote in his favour. With Britain's General Election campaign now concluded, a look at how election campaigns are conducted around the world.
A Radio News production by RICHARD ANTHONY BAKER (Postponed from 2S April) long wave only

Contributors

Production By:
Richard Anthony Baker

For the winner of the race to Downing Street the Election may be over. but the business of forming a new government and tackling the problems discussed during the campaign is just beginning.
Matthew Coady talks about what happens next with The Rt Hon Peter Shore Norman St John Stevas and Lady Seear
The winner of the Destination Downing Street Election results competition is announced.
Producer ALAN MACDONALD long wave only

Contributors

Talks:
Matthew Coady
Unknown:
Rt Hon Peter Shore
Unknown:
Norman St John Stevas
Producer:
Alan MacDonald

In this magazine edition - tails and the uses made of them - floodlighting and its effects on wild animals - the mystery sound competition - and an admission about migratory frogs, Introduced by Derek Jones
Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
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Contributors

Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
John Harrison

The last seven days put in a questionable way by Barry Took to Alan Coren Richard Ingrams Bridget Rowe Henry Kelly
Newsreader JOHN MARSH
Compiled and produced by ALAN NIXON and DANNY GREENSTONE
12.55 Weather; programme news: long wave only

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Unknown:
Barry Took
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Richard Ingrams
Unknown:
Bridget Rowe
Unknown:
Henry Kelly
Unknown:
John Marsh
Produced By:
Alan Nixon
Produced By:
Danny Greenstone

John Cole
Arianna Stassinopoulos Tom Jackson
John Greenborough
Chairman David Jacobs from Ramsgate
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
John Cole
Unknown:
Arianna Stassinopoulos
Unknown:
Tom Jackson
Unknown:
John Greenborough
Unknown:
David Jacobs

Alice by KAY MCMANUS with Thelma Whiteley
Plans - they're what Alice always lacked. Things happened to her and although she married and had children, nothing worked out as she had hoped. She ends up as a rather batty old lady, living in an isolated cottage on the Yorkshire moorss and the despair of her family. But an unexpected contact brings her fresh expectations.
Directed by JANE MORGAN long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Kay McManus
Unknown:
Thelma Whiteley
Directed By:
Jane Morgan
Alice:
Thelma Whiteley
Renee:
Kathleen Helme
Madge:
Eva Stuart
Bill:
Roger Brierley
Sandra:
Janet Maw
Jack:
Henry Knowles
Girlfriend:
Tammy Ustinov
Paula:
Susan Brown

The last of eight programmes
The guests in today's programme, which was recorded at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, are the Pontarddulais Male Choir, conductor NOEL DAVIES , accompanist ERIC JONES. They include music by Daniel Protheroe , William Mathias , Randall Thompson and also spirituals. Presented by John Huw Davies
Written by JEN POSTON Producer
HUW TREGELLES WILLIAMS BBC Wales long wave only

Contributors

Conductor:
Noel Davies
Accompanist:
Eric Jones.
Music By:
Daniel Protheroe
Music By:
William Mathias
Music By:
Randall Thompson
Presented By:
John Huw Davies
Written By:
Jen Poston
Unknown:
Huw Tregelles Williams

Sheridan Morley introduces a selection from the books, films, plays, music and other arts reviewed during the past week.
Editor ROSEMARY HART long tcave only
Sheridan Morley on Films: page 23

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheridan Morley
Editor:
Rosemary Hart
Unknown:
Sheridan Morley

Richard Baker offers a recipe of popular classics on records; the mixture leavened occasionally by the unfamiliar, with the added ingredient of listeners' requests.
Producer RAY ABBOTT
(Rev rpt: Friday 9.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Baker
Producer:
Ray Abbott

by Frederick Bradnum
with Ian Holm and Jack May
'I know the English are good at concealing their feelings, but you can't really be so cold-blooded about your wife's death as you seem. Can you, sir?' However,- no one did care much about Julia's death...
(First broadcast in 1977)

Contributors

Writer:
Frederick Bradnum
Director:
Jane Morgan
Det Chief Insp Butler:
Ian Holm
Capt William Kent, RN:
Jack May
Det-Sgt Rogers:
Elizabeth Bell
Mary Cookham:
Frances Jeater
Charles Cookham:
David Savile
Jimmy 'Jonah' Jenkins:
Philip Bond
Mrs Batty:
Katherine Parr
Hilda:
Gladys Spencer
[Actor]:
Alaric Cotter
[Actor]:
Neville Jason

Derek Cooper travels around the coastline to visit just a few of the 1,000-plus inhabited islands that make up the British Isles. 2: Eriskay
'We live a life that's physically tough. The gales, the raki, the wind ... these are great things: they naturally cleanse.'
On a tiny strip of land only three miles long, the islanders of Eriskay, in the Outer Hebrides, dive in a tight-kndt community under the guidance of their Catholic priest, and buffeted by the Atlantic weather.
Producer JOCK GALLAGHER BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Cooper
Producer:
Jock Gallagher

A nine-part series in which Jeremy Siepmann follows the changing fortunes of the orchestra. 3: The Pit and the Pendulum
He looks at the changing role of the orchestra in opera and finds that the drama is seldom confined to the stage.
Producer ARTHUR JOHNSON gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Siepmann
Producer:
Arthur Johnson

A series of plays for late-night listening
The Enemy in the Garden by JOAN O'CONNOR
'This place has never accepted Martha. She's a New Englander - but she's a Yankee
The American Civil War, a divided country and a divided family.
Directed by IAN COTTERELL

Contributors

Garden By:
Joan O'Connor
Directed By:
Ian Cotterell
Judge Birnham:
Ramsay Williams
Hartley Birnham:
John Bay
Martha Birnham:
Helen Horton
Cindy:
Hilda Kriseman
Amos:
Adrian Egan
Confederate Soldier:
William Roberts

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