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Presenters John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV NEIL HEAVISIDES 7 0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL 130 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presenters:
John Timpson
Presenters:
Brian Redhead
Read By:
Pauline Bushnell

Our gardens at this time of year resound to the calls of blue tits, great tits and other titmice an feeding on bags of nuUbut are they the same birds that return day after day? Chris Mead and Peter France investigate. producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
{Broadcast Sun 4.30 pm) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Mead
Unknown:
Peter France
Producer:
John Harrison

An occasional series of success stories. This week:
Michael Bignold
From his home at Briston in Norfolk,
MICHAEL BIGNOLD runs his one-man Wildlife Rescue Service, offering both treatment and breeding facilities.
He has also established a network of 'foster homes' for injured birds. He talks about his work to David Self.
Producer PETER WINDOW. BBC Birmingham long wave onlu

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Bignold
Unknown:
Michael Bignold
Unknown:
David Self.

Poor Aunt Emma by PHYLLIS ANDERSON Read by Christine Pritchard
' The trouble with Aunt
Emma began when Uncle Idris died suddenly of a coronary. She became, almost overnight, one of those helpless " little me " type of women.
" What am I going to do, my dears? I can't go on living here on my own . . . ",'
Producer HERBERT WILLIAMS BBC Wales

Contributors

Unknown:
Phyllis Anderson
Read By:
Christine Pritchard
Producer:
Herbert Williams

Let Neil Landor , together with his specialist experts and the help of the BBC Reference
Library, sort out your, queries.
Producer SIMON ELMES
Questions, on a postcard please, to: Enquire
Within, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 4WW long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Neil Landor
Producer:
Simon Elmes

With Chris Mohr
Talking Point: opinions and ideas. . .
Runes and Isms: FRANCES CAIRNCROSS explains a piece of economic jargon. By Road, Rail or Air:
HELEN FITZWILLIAM looks at the range of cheap travel opportunities within the United Kingdom. Reading Your Letters.
Growing the Best (4): onions - tips from BILL TAYLOR.
The Crimson Chalice (I) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Chris Mohr
Unknown:
Frances Cairncross
Unknown:
Bill Taylor.

An Occasional Day by PETER TINNISWOOD
Heather and Larry are teachers, married but separated. On their occasional days off from school they meet. This is one of them.
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Tinniswood
Directed By:
Tony Cliff
Narrator:
Christopher Benjamin
Heather:
Liz Goulding
Larry:
David Troughton

Written by HELEN LEADBEATER
(Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Written By:
Helen Leadbeater
Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Peggy:
June Spencer
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Pat:
Patricia Callimore
Phil:
Norman Painting
Jill:
Patricia Greene
Shula:
Judy Bennett
David:
Nigel Carrivick
Christine Barford:
Lesley Saweard
George:
Graham Roberts
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Carol Tregorran:
Anne Cullen
John:
Roger Hume
Jack Woolley:
Arnold Peters
Eddie Grundy:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie Larkin:
Heather Bell
Nell Carter:
Brian Hewlett
Caroline Bone:
Sara Coward
Robin Catchpole:
Edward McCarthy

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