Presented from the North by Ken Ford
BBC Manchester
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Presenters John Timpson and Libby Purves
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV ALEC GILMORE
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by JOHN MARSH
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
A look ahead with Laurie Macmillan
Part 4
- well for 1980. You can join Richard Baker and some of those who will be entertaining you in 1981. Producer PETER ESTALL
nem. p 89; He smiles within his cradle (BBC HB 84); Psalm 130; Matthew 2. vv 13-23 (AV); Unto us a boy is born (BBC HB 92) long wave only
Tom's Midnight Garden (2)
' At the moment, I don't see a lot of future for circus in Britain. unless something different comes along.' (CIRCUS IMPRESARIO) 'I honestly don't believe that people don't want to come and see the circus any more. Circus has taken its toll this year; but it's a way of life and we just love what we're doing.' (CIRCUS OWNER) Since its origins over 200 years ago. modern circus has travelled millions of miles, played before millions of people the world over, and yet its essentials have changed very little. But. today, in Britain, the huge travelling show appears to be in decline.
Through the voices of circus people of today and the past. Henry Kelly tells the story of circus and asks wiil it survive? Producer SIMON ELMES
Presented by Dannie Abse Readers DOUGLAS LEACH and FRANCES HOROVITZ Producer BRIAN PATTEN
BBC Bristol
Each day this week examines a major area of public provision which has changed significantly during 1980.
Today a focus on transport and the changes faced in 1981. Producer SUSAN SNAILUM Editor DAVID HARDING
Barry Took with Michael McClain and Marie Sutherland.
Today, the letter 'H' which includes Kenneth Horne, Bob Hope and Tony Hancock, plus the programme's special guest Simon Hoggart.
12.55 Weather; programme news
Presenter Brian Widlake
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor
Entertainment Round-up: TONY BARNFIELD reporting. Talking Point : opinions and ideas....
Think I'll Open a School: CHERYL ARMITAGE meets VERONICA GRIFFITHS who plans to do that and finds out what's involved. A. J. Wentworth , BA by H. F. ELLIS abridged in ten parts by PAT MCLOUGHLIN
Read by Arthur Lowe (1) 'My name is Arthur James Wentworth. I am unmarried and I am, by profession, an assistant master at Burgrove Preparatory school.'
(Music: Gardner's Theme and Variations)
New York. Thursday 14 November 1874
Wallack's Theatre: appearance of the Irish dramatist and comedian Mr Dion Boucicault in an entirely new and original play in three acts, illustrative of Irish life and character entitled The Shaughraun
The action of the play takes place in County Sligo. Time: The present
During the evening the band, under the direction of Mr Cyril Ornadel, will perform Aires, composed by Mr Ornadel
(from the North of Ireland)
(Broadcast Sat 8.30 pm)
Climber and explorer Hamish MacInnes shares the pleasure of a favourite walk through the spectacular country of Glencoe to the lost valley hidden in the mountains. BBC Scotland
A Seat on the Train by JOAN LANG
Read by David March
Presenter Gordon Clough
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5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
(Details on New Year's Day at 10.2 am)
(Repeated: Tucs 1.40 pm)
The Achurch Letters by DON TAYLOR withand
' Her name is Janet Achurch and she's currently ravishing London with the most disgustingly abandoned tarantella in Ibsen Doll's House! '.
Shaw first saw her on stage on 16 June 1889 - and thereafter began the first of a series of involvements with leading actresses of the day: this time with tragic consequences....
With MARGOT GUNN , MICHAEL BATZ and JOHN HARTOCH
Directed by BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol (Norman Rod way is an associate artist of the RSC)
Overnight success, instant flop, critics' choice or box-office disaster. How many of the books, plays, films, exhibitions, radio or television productions can you recall over the past year?
Sheridan Morley tests the memories and wits of Paul Vaughan , Michael Oliver , John Baxter. Robert Buckman , Anne Karpf and Sue Mac Gregor. Producers RICHARD DUNN and PAUL CAMPBELL Editor ROSEMARY HART
Sheridan's Films: pp 116/7
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Douglas Stuart reporting Editor ALASTAIR OSBORNE
Presented by Peter Evans Producer RICHARD ELLIS
My Apprenticeships by COLETTE translated by HELEN BEAU -CLERK and abridged for radio in five parts by JOAN HART (1)
Read by Rosemary Leach An autobiographical account of this famous French novelist's life in Paris at the turn of the century, and of her unhappy but eventful first marriage.
Producer CHERRY COOKSON
A sequence of Viennese music
The composers: Schubert and Franz Schmidt The performers:
CLAIRE WATSON (soprano) ANN SCHEIN (piano)
MAURICE COLE (piano) THEA KING (clarinet)
Members of the ENGLISH
STRING QUARTET
Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
