News, weather, papers and sport
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Presenters Brian Redhead and Libby Purves including at
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
Anna Raeburn takes up your comments about BBC programmes and policy with producers and management.
Producer JOHN SKRINE
(Repeated: Sun 5.0 pm)
Please send questions, criticisms or praise about radio or television, to: Feedback, BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW, or phone [number removed], Friday to Sunday 7.0 to 9.0 pm long wave only
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The Urban Future
The world's cities are almost out of control-growing so quickly that by the year 2000, they will contain more than half the Earth's total popUlation. But can they cope with the strain of such a staggering increase?
Brian Saxton examines the future of the city and the concerns of the planners.
A Radio News production by JOHN ALLEN long wave only
nem, p 79; My God, my King, thy various praise (BBC HB 13); Canticle 6 pt 2: Jeremiah 17, vv 5-14 (av); Praise, 0 praise our God and King (BBC HB 441) long wave only
Edge of Darkness, Edge of Light by R. c. SCRIVEN abridged in ten parts by zoË BAILEY Read by MICHAEL HORDERN (10) Producer PAMELA howi BBC Bristol
(Monday: Towards, the End of the Morning, by Michael Frayn )
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The Promised Land?
A report out this week highlights a big increase in the number of people turned back by suspicious immigration officers at Britain's ports and airports. In the last few months, authorities have been mounting so-called ' fishing expeditions ' to search for illegal immigrants living here. One reason for this tightening up of the rules, is a significant change in the interpretation of the law. Roger Cook reports on growing concern among the immigrant community that people who have every right to live here are being affected, and that race relations are being harmed.
Research SHARON BANOFF and TREVOR BARNES
Producer JOHN SMITHSON long wave only
Tom Pooley chooses the Crocodile.Producer
ROY HAYWARD. BBC Bristol long wave only
Presenter Bill Breckon
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Presenter Brian Widlake
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Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer One Million People Injured: the yearly casualty figures for accidents in the home make grim reading. GILL PYRAR investigates the causes and asks: how can home safety be improved?
New Life for Old Lines: many railway tracks have fallen into disuse, but there is much to interest the railway rambler. ANN TENNANT reports.
With Tinsel and Holly (4): you can turn sweets and savouries into favourite presents. SALLY TARRANT WILLIS and NATALIE WHEEN have some more suggestions. BBC Birmingham Unreliable Memoirs (3) long wave only
Prodigies by DAWN LOWE-WATSON
Isolda is a gifted young cellist studying at a specialist school and working towards an important competition. Her life is dominated by music. Her father is a well-known concert pianist; her mother has sacrificed her own career for the sake of her family. But the marriage is going through a difficult phase. Isolda is caught in the cross-fire, and begins to feel there's more to life than being a digy
STUART HUTCHINSON (piano) Directed by CHERRY COOKSON
Six programmes
5:VeraWilkinsontalks to Keith Allan about her early life in a County Durham pit village. BBC Manchester
Last of six programmes The Manipulators
Back pain costs Britain about a million pounds a day in time off work and sickness benefits, yet only a few doctors working in the National Health Service offer manipulative treatment.
Robert Eagle finds out how effective manipulation is in treating bad backs, and asks the Minister of Health if it isn't time that osteopaths and some other alternative practitioners were brought into the NHS.
Producer JANE WOOD
Hell Hath no Fury.... by PADDY BATESON
Read by Denys Hawthorne Producer JUDITH ELLIOTT BBC Northern Ireland
Presenters Gordon Clough and Janet Cohen
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including Financial Report
Stories behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport.
Producer DEBORAH CHRISTIE Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Mon 1.40 pm)
Cast for the week: [see below]
BBC Birmingham
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC programmes over the past seven days. Producer HELEN FRY
(Rptd: tomorrow 10.45 am)
Professor Sir Alfred Ayer ,
Freddie ' to his friends, is 70 this week. Einstein called him that clever young man '. Considered by many to be a revolutionary heretic in the 1930s, he is now recognised as the foremost living British philosopher. Producer
GWYNETH WILLIAMS
The Rt Hon Denis Healey , MP, Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien, Sir John Junor and Ann Burdus tackle the issues raised by an audience from Chiswick. Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sat 1.10 pm)
Presenter Sheridan Morley Producer CLARE SELERIE
Sheridan's Films: page 23
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Stephen MiUlgan reporting
An irreverently critical look back with David Jason , Bill Wallis
David Tate , Sheila Steafel Music by DAVID FIRMAN
Written by GUY JENKIN , JOHN LANGDON , RICHARD QUICK, ANDY WILSON , BOB SINFJELD , BRIAN BETHELL , JEREMY BROWNE , CHRIS STRATFORD, DAVE MORLEY
Producer JIMMY MULVILLE (Repeated: Sat 5.25 pm)
The Franchise Affair by JOSEPHINE TEY abridged in 15 episodes by NEVILLE TELLER
Read by FRANK DUNCAN (15) Producer PETER KING long wave only
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Emlyn Williams gives his own version of The Signal-man, the well-known spine-chilling tale written by CHARLES DICKENS
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Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
