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Presenters Brian Redhead and Libby Purves
6.45* Prayer for the Day With CANON PETER COLEMAN
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
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A granite tor, the open moor, a valley filled with lichen-covered stunted oaks, and the River Dart, provide the setting for Ian Mercer to take Derek Jones along a Radio Nature Trail over Dartmoor.
BBC Bristol
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An occasional series of success stories
This week: John Storrs , who gave up a secure job as an engineer to run his own firm which makes kits of parts for early keyboard instruments. Now, from his workshop in converted battery hen sheds near Chichester, he sends his harpsichord, clavichord and spinet kits all over the world. Producer JANE MARSHALL BBC Birmingham long wave only
NEM. p 21; All ye who seek for sure relief (BBC HB 289): Psalm 1:
Matthew 17. vv 9-23 (AV); Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts (BBC HB 323) long ware only
Willingness by BRIAN THOMPSON
Read by Paul Webster Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
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We all have queries, quibbles and quandaries which we mean to resolve, but which always lie unanswered at the back of our minds.
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 W1A 4WW long wave only
Including JILL TODD and the BBC Shopping Basket Presenter Jenni Mills
A nationwide general knowledge contest in which listeners compete to become this year's Brain of Britain.
Chairman Robert Robinson 4: West of England James Munn
(retired army officer) Peter Walter (teacher) Philip Raby (driver) Robert Turpin
(research assistant)
Including Beat the Brains. Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN. Questions set by IAN GILLIES
Producer RICHARD EDIS
12.55 Weather: programme news
Presenter Robin Day
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Introduced by Sue MacUregor
Runes and Isms: FRANCES CAIRNCROSS explains a piece of economic jargon. Talking Point: opinions and ideas ...
' Acting is a dreadful passion ...': Deborah Kerr looks back on her stage and screen career in conversation with TONY BARNFIELD My Ideal Home
A Glass of Blessings by BARBARA PYM abridged in 12 parts by JANET QUIGLEY
Read by Heather Bell ' I closed my eyes and prayed for myself on this my 33rd birthday, for my husband Rodney, my mother-in-law Sybil. At the last minute I remembered to pray for a new assistant-priest to be sent to us, for Father
Thames had urged us in the parish magazine to do this.' (Music:
Reineckes Undine) long wave only
by EMILY BRONTE (3)
(Broadcast Sat 2.30 pm)
This week ' W ' is for women, whistling and wind. records
Frank Delaney introduces the magazine programme about the books you read, borrow and buy.
Producer BRIAN COOK
The Trumpet Major (14)
Presenters Robert Williams and Susannah Simons
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
including Financial Report
A chance to air your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions? Introduced by David Jacobs
Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
with Norman Tozer
(Repeated: Sat 7.50 am)
Written by DEBBIE COOK
(Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
The two women poets, whose work first excited Jeni Couzyn , were the Americans DENISE LEVERTOV and ANNE SEXTON. The theme linking their work in this programme is women in relation to men. Readers LIANE AUKIN. HUGH DICKSON and JANE KNOWLES Producer ALEC REID
leader MARTIN MILNER conducted by John Pritchard direct from the Free
Trade Hall. Manchester
Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Beethoven Symphony No 7, in A
by Anthony Smith
Part 2
Brahms, arr Schoenberg Piano Quartet No 1, in minor
BBC Manchester
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer TOM SUTCLIFFE
Anthony Howard reporting
The Night of the Funny Hats
A selection of short stories by ELSPETH DAVIE 2: The Bridge
Read by Jill Fenner
' " Better put on your other glove," said the man to his daughter. " or it'll blow down."
They were standing on a low, stone bridge over a river.' BBC Scotland long wave only
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Weather report: forecast long wave only followed by an interlude