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John Timpson with LIBBY PURVES including at
6.45* Prayer for the Day with THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
7.0. 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.30,8.30Newsheadlines
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Unknown:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Libby Purves
Unknown:
Richard Harries
Read By:
Peter Donaldson

Story: Five Little Pig* by HELEN PIERS
Read by Grace Hallworth Presenters JEAN ROGERS and TONY AITKEN
Written by JEAN ROGERS Producer JANET BOULDING long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Helen Piers
Read By:
Grace Hallworth
Presenters:
Jean Rogers
Presenters:
Tony Aitken
Written By:
Jean Rogers
Producer:
Janet Boulding

Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer A tremendous talent': Freddie Ross Hancock talks about her life with the comedian, TONY BAN -cock, who died 11 years ago.
A Bird on the Hand: RICHARD CARRINGTON recently spent a day at the Falconry Centre in Gloucestershire, and had his first lesson in being a falconer.
Lawrence Country: ANN TENNANT visits the area around Nottingham where D. H. Lawrence was born and brought up, and where he based many of his greatest works. BBC Birmingham Chelsea Child (9) written and read by ROSE GAMBLE long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Maureen Staffer
Talks:
Freddie Ross Hancock
Unknown:
Tony Ban
Unknown:
Richard Carrington
Unknown:
Ann Tennant
Unknown:
D. H. Lawrence
Read By:
Rose Gamble

by J.C.W. Brook
with

They say 'it takes two to tango'; this play presents two sides to a passing love affair which develops in unexpected directions ...
BBC Bristol

Contributors

Writer:
J.C.W. Brook
Director:
Brian Miller
Jean:
Deborah Paige
Basil:
Ian Thompson
Avis:
Alison Draper
Tony:
Gregory de Polnay
Harold:
Geoffrey Serle
Mrs Morris:
Mollie Petrie
Mandy:
Tracey Miller
Bus conductor/Mr Baldock:
Jack Holloway
Mrs Lowndes:
Daphne Neville
TV commentator:
Pavel Douglas

The Diminutive One George Wood , obe, died last February at the age of 83. He became a child star in Music-Hall by the time he was ten, and remained in the public eye for the rest of his life as variety performer, film actor, writer, and charity worker. Peter Cotes presents a tribute to the man known as ' the Peter Pan of Variety'. with the voices of DENNIS CASTLE
PAUL GANE
ADELAIDE HALL
DOLLY HARMER and SANDY POWELL
Producer BRIAN COOK

Contributors

Unknown:
George Wood
Unknown:
Peter Cotes
Unknown:
Peter Pan
Unknown:
Dennis Castle
Unknown:
Paul Gane
Unknown:
Adelaide Hall
Unknown:
Dolly Harmer
Unknown:
Sandy Powell
Producerproducer:
Brian Cook

Presented by Gordon Clough and Joan Bakewell
Editor DEREK LEWIS
1.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
1.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Presented By:
Gordon Clough
Presented By:
Joan Bakewell
Editor:
Derek Lewis

Ludovic Kennedy Germaine Greer lain Sproat, mp Jimmy Reid
Chairman David Jacobs from Aviemore, Invernessshire
Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sat at 1.10pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ludovic Kennedy
Unknown:
Germaine Greer
Unknown:
Jimmy Reid
Unknown:
David Jacobs

Nadine Gordimer , one of the best and most political of contemporary fiction writers, was born and bred in South Africa and continues to live there. Her first novel, The Lying Days, was published in 1953; her sixth, The Conservationist, was joint winner of the 1974 Booker Prize for Fiction; her seventh, Burger's Daughter, is published this week.
NADINE GORDIMER in COnrersation with Michael Billington.
Producer ANNE THEROUX

Contributors

Unknown:
Nadine Gordimer
Unknown:
Nadine Gordimer
Unknown:
Michael Billington.
Producer:
Anne Theroux

with David Jason. Bill Wallis
David Tate , Sheila Steafel and The David Firman Trio
Written by GUY JENKIN , JOHN LANGDON , RICHARD QUICK, ROGER WODDIS , JEREMY BROWNE , BARRY BOWES and GEOFFREY ATKINSON Producer ALAN NIXON
(Repeated: Sat 5.25 pm) Woddis on ...: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jason.
Unknown:
Bill Wallis
Unknown:
David Tate
Unknown:
Sheila Steafel
Unknown:
David Firman
Written By:
Guy Jenkin
Written By:
John Langdon
Unknown:
Roger Woddis
Unknown:
Jeremy Browne
Unknown:
Barry Bowes
Unknown:
Geoffrey Atkinson
Producer:
Alan Nixon

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