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Presenters John Timpson and Wendy Jones
6,45. Prayer for the Day with SISTER MARTINA
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN martin
7 30, 8.30 News headlines 7,45. Thought for the Day

Contributors

Presenters:
John Timpson
Presenters:
Wendy Jones
Read By:
Bryan Martin

of Saturday Night
' How did you spend last Saturday night? How will you be spending this morning? y Listening to this programme ... OK?
(Sir Ian Trethowan ,
Director-General, BBC) starring David Jason Sheila Steafel and, Jon Glover
Script by LAURIE ROWLEY
ANDY HAMILTON , GUY JENKIN COLIN BOSTOCK-SMITH , RORY MCGRATH. CHARLIE ADAMS and BOB SINFIELD
Music by NICK BICAT
Lyrics by ALISTAIR BEATON Producer JIMMY MULVILLE (Repeated: Tues 10.30 pm)
12.55 Weather;' programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Ian Trethowan
Unknown:
David Jason
Unknown:
Sheila Steafel
Unknown:
Jon Glover
Script By:
Laurie Rowley
Script By:
Andy Hamilton
Unknown:
Jenkin Colin Bostock-Smith
Unknown:
Rory McGrath.
Unknown:
Charlie Adams
Unknown:
Bob Sinfield
Music By:
Nick Bicat
Unknown:
Alistair Beaton
Producer:
Jimmy Mulville

introduced by Sue MacGregor including during the week some Talking Point discussions, Your Letter* and other items.
Among those today
Collecting: advice and anecdotes from DAVID BENEDICTCSa
Give a Dog a Bad Name!: RON ALLDRIDGE reassesses some animal reputations. 1: The Bat
Kidnapped (8)
Editor WYN KNOWLES

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Ron Alldridge
Editor:
Wyn Knowles

A new series of the antidote to panel games. The long-awaited rematch between Tim Brooke-Taylor and Willie Rushton and Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer for the 1981 Golden Dustbin Award.
Accompanied by COLIN SELL
Chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton
Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
Willie Rushton
Unknown:
Graeme Garden
Unknown:
Barry Cryer
Accompanied By:
Colin Sell
Unknown:
Humphrey Lyttelton
Producer:
Geoffrey Perkins

A Man in the Garden by RACHEL WYATT with Who is the man who comes to the bottom of the garden and stares up at the cottage? Inside,
Caroline remembers her father: did he really kill her mother? When
Rosemary and Michael come for their comfortable weekend, they too are uneasy, their routine disturbed by Caroline's obsession.
Directed by MICHAEL HEFFERNAN
(Repeated: Sun 2.30 pm)

Contributors

Garden By:
Rachel Wyatt
Directed By:
Michael Heffernan
Rosemary:
Maureen O'Brien
Caro:
Rosalind Ayres
Michael:
James Laurenson
Geoff:
Liam Neeson
Man in the garden:
Allan McClelland
Maggs:
Elizabeth Proud
Joe:
David Timson
Prison official:
Spencer Banks
Women in the bar:
Katherine Parr
Women in the bar:
Patience Tomlinson

includes Outland, a new film starring
SEAN CONNERY , which has been described as ' High Noon in outer space '! ; and Patrick Caulfield ,
Paintings 1963-1981, selected by the artist himself, at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
Presenter Chris Powllng Producer RICHARD DUNN Editor ROSEMARY HART

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Connery
Unknown:
Patrick Caulfield
Presenter:
Chris Powllng
Producer:
Richard Dunn
Editor:
Rosemary Hart

Black Mischief by EVELYN WAUGH abridged in ten parts by BARRY CAMPBELL Read by Nigel Hawthorne (1)
Seth, Emperor of Azania, BA (Oxon), hires Basil Seal as Minister of Modernisation; and into the melting-pot of this ancient, independent African kingdom
Basil stirs his own, outrageous ingredients. Producer
PAMELA HOWE
BBC Bristol long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Barry Campbell
Read By:
Nigel Hawthorne
Unknown:
Pamela Howe

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