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DAME PEGGY ASHCROFT appeals on behalf of The Piccadilly Advice Centre, a charitable project working in the West End of London offering help to young newcomers to the city.
Donations, preferably by crossed PO or cheque, to: Dame Peggy Ashcroft , The Piccadilly Advice Centre,
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8.55 Weather; programme news
8.59 Continental Travel Information

Contributors

Unknown:
Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Unknown:
Dame Peggy Ashcroft

from the Salvation Army at Staple Hill, Bristol
Service led by MAJOR JOHN PRINCE. Preacher
MAJOR JAMES DORMAN
Reading (rsv): Isaiah 40, vv 25-31. Hymns (Salvation Army
Songbook): 0 for a thousand tongues (47); God's love to me is wonderful (33); Praise my soul (11); There's a friend (arr Mallett); He found me (Davies); God so loved the world
(Stainer). Bandmaster HERBERT DUNSTER Songster Leader JOHN WORDLEY
Singing Company Leader JOYCE COTTY. BBC Bristol

Contributors

Leader:
John Wordley
Leader:
Joyce Cotty.

Introduced by June Knox-Mawer , who talks to wildlife photographer Hugo Van Lawick about his life in the Serengeti, and some of the animals he has filmed in Tanzania, East Africa; and presents highlights from Woman's Hour.

Contributors

Introduced By:
June Knox-Mawer
Unknown:
Hugo van Lawick

by J. R. R. TOLKIEN prepared for radio in 26 episodes by BRIAN SIBLEY starring and 17: The Window on the West with and and SEAN ARNOLD and ALAN DUDLEY. MUSiC composed and conducted by SlEPHEN OLIVER
Directed by JANE MORCAN (Repeated: Wed 10.30 pin) (Gerard Murphy is a member of the Royal
Shakespeare Company)

Contributors

Unknown:
J. R. R. Tolkien
Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Unknown:
Sean Arnold
Unknown:
Alan Dudley.
Directed By:
Jane Morcan
Unknown:
Gerard Murphy
Frodo:
Ian Holm
Gandalf:
Michael Hordern
Aragorn:
Robert Stephens
Sam:
William Nighy
Gollum:
Peter Woodthorpe
Gimli:
Douglas Livingstone
Pippin:
John McAndrew
the Narrator:
Gerard Murphy
Faramir:
Andrew Seear
EOWyn:
Elin Jenkins
Halbarad:
Martyn Read

In the last of the present series, Michael Smith draws on the knowledge and experience of Michael Bateman , Jane Grigson and Evelyn Rose to answer questions on food and drink.
Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Smith
Unknown:
Michael Bateman
Unknown:
Jane Grigson
Unknown:
Evelyn Rose

visits West Sussex, where Pulborough Horticultural and Vegetable Produce Association put their questions to Clay JoneS Bill Sowerbutts and Professor Alan Gemmell Questionmaster Ken Ford BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Clay Jones
Unknown:
Bill Sowerbutts
Unknown:
Professor Alan Gemmell
Unknown:
Questionmaster Ken

Kenneth Matthews talks about the dozens of new hymn books that are appearing. He's found that if there's one subject that can compete with football and cookery for public interest, it's hymns - and he comments on the debate between lovers of the old and champions of the new in hymn-making.

Contributors

Talks:
Kenneth Matthews

Round Two
Republic of Ireland t> England Ireland:
Anthony Quintoit (Chairman) with Ian Fox , Tony O'Riordan England:
Gordon Clough (Chairman) with Irene Thomas and John Julius Norwich Question researcher BERNICC COUPE
Producer TREVOR HILL BBC Manchester long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Quintoit
Unknown:
Ian Fox
Unknown:
Gordon Clough
Unknown:
Irene Thomas
Unknown:
John Julius Norwich

A garden is a lovesome thing ... especially for the butterflies and birds, bugs and beetles that call it home. A radio nature trail through Michael Chinery 's garden. Introduced by Derek Jones
Producer JOHN HARRISON BBC Bristol
(Rptd: Thurs 9.30 am) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Chinery
Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Producer:
John Harrison

Brian Johnston visits
Crowthorne, Berkshire Producer ANTHONY SMITH BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Tues 12.20 pm) long wave only
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Johnston
Producer:
Anthony Smith

A six-part series
3: Civil Servants are Incompetent, Cautious, unoriginal, hostile to change, inefficient in running their departments - common descriptions of senior civil servants. Are there too many brilliant paper-pushers, too few men of action? Hugo Young talks to senior civil servants and ministers.

Contributors

Presenter:
Hugo Young
Producer:
Anne Sloman

An end-of-term teaser testing the wits of Richard Adams Hilary Spurting Nigel Rees and Martvn Goff
Chairman Frank Delaney Questions by LIBBY SPURRIER
Producers HELEN FRY and JEREMY BIRCHALL

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Adams
Unknown:
Hilary Spurting
Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Martvn Goff
Unknown:
Frank Delaney
Unknown:
Libby Spurrier
Producers:
Helen Fry
Unknown:
Jeremy Birchall

A dramatisation in six parts by FREDERICK BRADNUM of The Valley of Bones, The Soldier's Art and The Military Philosophers, from ANTHONY POWELL 'S sequence of 12 novels. with and 3: The Soldier's Art (1) Ge
Title music composed by ANTONY MIALL
Directed by GRAHAM GAULD

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick Bradnum
Unknown:
Anthony Powell
Composed By:
Antony Miall
Directed By:
Graham Gauld
Nicholas Jenkins:
Noël Johnson
the younger Nicholas:
Gareth Johnson
Charles Stringham:
Simon Cadell
Widmerpool:
Brian Hewlett
Moreland:
Sion Probert
General Liddament:
Richard Hurndall
Bithel:
Anthony Hall
Hogbourne-Johnson:
Frank Duncan
BiggS:
Roger Snowdon
Soper:
Martin Friend
Finn:
Brian Haines
Pennistone:
Philip Sully
Audrey Maclintick:
Jenny Lee
Chips Lovell:
John Levitt
Priscilla:
Penny Brownjohn
Odo Stevens:
John Baddeley

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