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Presented by John Timpson
With LIBBY PURVES
6.45* Prayer for the Day with SISTER MARTINAHAYDEN
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by JOHN MARSH preceeded by Hail the day that sees him rise
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
plus Dr Anthony Clare , Russell Davies , Fran Mor rison in Edinburgh, and Gerry Monte in Cardiff. A live talk show that each week features a celebrity birthday interview and the intriguing personal story or unusual views of other studio guests.
Live musical interludes and punctuations by THE BOWLES BROTHERS
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NEM, pp 152, 39-41; The eternal gates lift up their heads (BBC HB 131); Psalm 24; Philippians 2, vv l-ll (Av); Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem (BBC HB 123)
Stranger to the City bySHEILA YEGER
Read by Ann Arts
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Story: The Giant's Birthday Present by VAL ANNAN long wave only
Presenters Sue Cook and George Luce
JILL TODD helps you save money with the latest food news and prices.
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Presented by Robin Day
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor
From Flappers to Big Sister: with the help of The Golden Bond spectacular revue The National Union of Townswomen's Guilds celebrates its Golden Jubilee.
Reading Your Letters.
King of the Gulf: PAT ROWE talks tO ELIZABETH KING about life in the Gulf of Mexico. Beware of Pity by STEFAN ZWEIG translated by PHYLLIS and TREVOR BLEWITT abridged and read in 12 parts byGABRIEL WOOLF (12) (Music: Gliere's The Bronze Horseman) long wave only
The weekend's listening on Radio 4UK
Live from the House of Commons
The Sense of Touch
An invitation to join Elizabeth Jane Howard in an exploration.
Producer NATALIE wheeh
(Series 2) from All Souls Church, Langham Place, London
Celebrant: THE REV COLIN SEMPER , Head of Religious Programmes, Radio Assisted by other members of the Religious Broadcasting Department Preacher: THE REV ELWYN JONES , Religious Broadcasting Producer, Bangor Lessons: Daniel 7, vv 13-14 (AV); Acts 1, w 1-11 (AV)
Gospel: Luke 24, w 44-53 (AV)
Hymns (from the Anglican Hymn Book): Hail the day that sees him rise (203); The Lord ascendeth up on high (211); Christ, above all glory seated (198)
Anthem: Above all praise and majesty(Mendelssohn) Service sung to Stanford in G
BBC SINGERS directed by JOHN poou OrganistBARRY ROSE
Mrs 'Arris (4)
Presented by Robert Williams and Susannah Simons
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Written by KEITH MILES (Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
First Impressions
The poet Jenny Joseph presents the second of two selections of the poetry which fired her imagination in her formative years. Readers
John Franklvn Bobbins and Frances Horovitz Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester
direct from
Monmouth School for Boys Nigel Kennedy (violin)
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, leader
CHRISTOPHER WARREN-GREEN conducted by Moshe Atzmon
Part 1 Mozart Overture: Idomeneo; Violin Concerto No 4, in D (K 218)
That was the stage name of Bill Campbell , son of the British Communist leader, J. R. Campbell. who lived for over 40 years in the Soviet Union and became a clown in the State Circus.
In the first of four talks he describes arriving in Leningrad as a young lad, with his bicycle and ukulele, and finding work in an aviation factory.
Part 2
Beethoven Romance in r, for violin and orchestra
Mozart Symphony No 40, in g minor (K 550)
(Public concert given in association with the Welsh Arts Council) BBC Wales
Three years after the death of Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery,
John Laffin. the military historian, feels free to talk about ' Monty ' as he knew him. John and the Field-Marshal were close friends and when the two men met they discussed Monty's strategy in the North African campaigns of the 1939-45 war, and Monty gave John his own assessment of some of his wartime comrades and critics.
Producer MARLENE PEASEpeasi
Cannes 79
The film festival's main competition opened two weeks ago with the exuberance of Milos For-man's Hair and closed last night with the British entry, James Ivory 's controversial adaptation of Henry James 's The Europeans. In between were new films by Fellini, Wajda and Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited treatment of the Vietnam War - Apocalypse Now.
Tony Palmer has been talking to critics, directors and actors in Cannes and brings news of the awards which are announced tonight.
Producer CARROLL MOORE
Douglas Stuart reporting
A selection of listeners' letters continuing the discussion in last Friday's Any Questions? Introduced by David Jacobs
ProducerCAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
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