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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
John Eidinow 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,
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Sic Transit Gloria
Being a national leader is a far from secure occupation. But what does an unemployed emperor or president do after being forced out of office? Peter Day reviews the varied fortunes of yesterday's leaders.
A Radio News production by JOHN ALLEN long wave only
NEM, p 42; Jesu, the very thought of thee (BBC HB 322); Psalm 122;
Matthew 9, vv 14-26 (Av); Jerusalem, my happy home (BBC HB 247) long wave only
Treasures of Provence by T. V. NEWMARK
Read by David March ' For a cottage in Provence, the room was remarkably unattractive; poorly and sparsely furnished, everything old; dilapidated and dusty.'
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Presented by Wynford Vaughan Thomas A lady rat-catcher? JULIA HUME talks to KEITH ALLAN about her work. Birds in the Fens and birds on the perimeter of an airport - ERIC simms visits the wintering Bewick's swans at Welney and CLIVE PRICE visits a farmer/ birdwatcher at Ringway, Cheshire. HARRY SOAN paints a winter landscape in the Wye Valley and BOB DANVERS WALKER tastes food made from seaweed on the Gower Peninsula. JOHN BENNETT visits the Mountains of Mourne, while IRIS BRYCE watches the wildlife surrounding her narrow boat home. Producer RON CUBBA BBC Manchester
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' I peeped through the screening thorns and saw a weasel lying coiled round, snakewise, at the roots of the oak in a bed of dead leaves. He was grinning and chattering at the biids. his whole body quivering with excitement.'
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News, views and advice for consumers.
Presenter Jenni Mills
Devised by EDWARD j. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden
In the Chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE. Executive producer BOBBY JAYE
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Presenter Brian Widlake
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Introduced from Glasgow by Mary Marquis
Fashion Writer of the Year ANNE SIMPSON , of The Glasgow Herald, takes a look at clothing trends for 1981. ALISON MCLEAY takes a novel look at tire beautiful Scottish landscape ... by balloon! MURIEL CLARK extols the domestic virtues of sodium bicarbonate. BBC Scotland
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by Andrew Tyrrell
with T.P. McKenna as Quinn, Maggie Shevlin as Anne, Frank Grimes as Fadden, Sonia Fraser as Miss Walker
One's lonely, two's company, three's a crowd... Anne has come to London from her native Ireland with her baby son, hoping to make a fresh start.
Lonely and overwhelmed by the responsibilities of motherhood, her life is full of problems. The two other lodgers in the boarding house where she stays begin to take a keen interest in her - but they both have problems of their own.
The Facts and Fallacies of Dieting
Presented by Caroline Parsons
BBC Bristol
The Influential Americans Peter Porter , in the fifth of eight programmes on poetry in Britain since the war, considers the work of some American poets whose qualities have been found particularly attractive in this country:
Wallace Stevens , Robert Lowell , John Berryman ,
Allen Ginsberg , James Wright and John Ashbery.
Readers GARARD GREEN and the poets themselves
Producer PRUDENCE SMITH
The Towers of Trebizond 3: Abroad Isn't What It Was
Presenters Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough
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Half-an-hour of reports from BBC Newsmen around the world including Financial Report
bringing you stories behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport.
Producer STEPHEN PHELPS Editor GEOFF DOBSON
Written by JAMES ROBSON Cast for the week:
Dan Archer. EDGAR HARRISON
BBC Birmingham
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days. Producer PAT PRYOR
A personal portrait
(Repeated: Sat 4.40 pm)
Jimmy Reid lain Sproat,
Mr Richard Demarco Anna Soubry tackle the issues raised by an audience from Peterhead, Scotland
Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Listeners' views for use in Any Answers? on Thursday at 6.30 to: Any Answerst, BBC Bristol BS8 2LR
A nightly review of books, films, plays, broadcasting, music and exhibitions. Presenter
Michael Billington
Producer TOM SUTCLIFFE
with Alexander MacLeod
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news. with Bill Wallis , David Tate
Sheila Steafel , Jon Glover and music by DAVID FIRMAN Written by GUY JENKIN , JOHN LANGDON
RICHARD QUICK , ANDY WILSON JEREMY BROWNE
BOB SINFIELD , BRIAN BETHELL TONY SARCHET
PETER HICKEY
Producer JIMMY MULVILLE
The Worm Forgives the Plough
10: Beginning with the Plough
Read by ALAN BADEL
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