Presented from Scotland by ALLAN WRIGHT BBC Scotland
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John Timpson with WENDY JONES
6.45" Prayer for the Day with THE REV R. T. BROOKS 7.t. 8.0 Today's News Read by JOHN MARSH
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
by DAVID GARNETT abridged in five parts by MADGE HART. Read by Michael Hordern (1) (RpO
Richard Baker and his regular team help find out how we'll be remembering the 70s when we're into the 80s, by talking to some of the personalities of the last ten years.
NEM p 75; All poor men and humble (Oxford Book of Carols 34); Psalm 112; John 1, w 14-28 (AV); saw three ships (OBC 18)
5: Lessons
A View Across the Year Written and narrated by Frederick Bradnum with the BBC DRAMA REPERTORY COMPANY
1880 - The year the Conservatives lost the election and the Liberals regained power. Gladstone replaced Disraeli, to the Queen's displeasure. Lytton Strachey was born and George Eliot died and the first test match was played between England and Australia. with PATRICK BARR , JOHN BOTT , JOHN CHURCH. MARTIN FRIEND, BRIAN HAINES , GODFREY KENTON. JOSIE KIDD ROWENA ROBERTS , DANNY SCHILLER , EVA STUART and DAVID TIMSON
Additional research by SUSAN GROSSMAN. MUSIC arranged and played by TFHENCE ALLBRIGHT
Directed by IAN COTTERELL (Repeated: New Year's Day at 8.30 pm)
Buyer Beware - The Growth of Consumer Power
Norman Tozer looks at the rise of the consumer movement from the 1950s. Producers ANGELA PARSONS and JOHN SKRJNE
by Dorothy L. Sayers, adapted in six parts by Chris Miller starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey with and
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Presenter Brian Widlake
(Broadcast Friday 7.5 pmi
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Sue MacGregor presents her selection of the Famous, the Funny, and the Fascinating contributions to the year's programmes Children in the House (3)
Story: Little Grey Donkey Finds a New Friend by BERENICE ROBBINS
The Happiest Bays of Your Life by JOHN DIGHTON, adapted for radio by GILES COOPER starring Margot Boyd and Roger Hammond
Every schoolboy knows that the last time peace broke out in England was in 1945. Not so many schoolboys perhaps know about the war that broke out soon afterwards in the wilds of Hampshire. except, of course, the ones that were lucky enough to be at Hilary Hall School for Boys at the time. It was the start of the summer term ... Hilary Hall School for Boys:
Directed by IAN COTTERELL
Seascape by OONAH CUMING Read by Shirley Dickson Producer MITCH RAPER
with Gordon Clough and Joan Bakewell
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including Financial Report
(Details: Wed 10.30 pm)
(Repeated: New Year's Day at 1.40 pm)
What have been the most interesting developments in science, technology, and medicine in the past year? Some of the regular contributors discuss their choices with Peter Evans and Geoff Watts. Producer DAVID PATERSON
You Never Can Tell
A comedy by BERNARD SHAW with Prunella Scales Denys Hawthorne and Freddie Jones
. Directed by BETTY DAVIES (first broadcast in 1971)
Off the Rostrum Andre Previn , who has just relinquished his 11-year post with the London Symphony Orchestra, talks to Michael Oliver about his attitude to conducting, the trials of touring and the peculiarities of British concert audiences.
Producer JOHN BOUNDY
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Peter Paterson reporting
Tony Lewis looks at the past 12 months of sport.
Joining him at the dinner table - Brian Clough , outspoken and controversial manager of European football champions NOTTINGHAM FOREST; John Arlott , doyen of BBC's cricketing commentary team; TV personality David Coleman and Rachael Heyhoe-Flint , former captain of the ENGLAND women's cricket team. Enjoy their personal memories of 1979 - the year of Sebastian Coe 's triple world record; the Kerry Packer compromise in cricket; the British boxing revival: spearheaded by new world champions Jim Watt and Maurice Hope ; the record-breaking feat of Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon and the magnificent Derby victory of Willie Carson on Troy.
(Highlights: turn 1.30 R2)
The Week Ending team look back over the past year's news with their usual critical and irreverent eye, with Bill Wallis David Tate. Sheila Steafel Chris Emmett and THE DAVID FIRMAN TRIO Written by GUY JENKIN , RICHARD QUICK , JOHN LANG -DON, ANDY WILSON , JEREMY BROWNE , and ROGER WODDIS Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES (A ghost story by Roger Woddis and Peter Brookes page 19)
and Meditation For The New Year
Watchnight Service from the studio in Belfast Conducted by FR DESMOND WILSON
BBC Northern Ireland
