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Presenters John Timpson and Libby Purves
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON 7 30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
by Anthony Smith
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BBC correspondents around the world cast their collective eye over a contemporary issue.
A Radio News production by ADAM RAPHAEL long ivave only
NEM. p 84; Lord Christ. the Father's mighty Son (BP 51); Psalm 51; Genesis 32, vv 22 to 23, v 4 (RSV) 0 for a heart to praise my God (BBC HB 334)
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Old Mother Mustard by FRED URQUHART
Read by Fraser Kerr Another story of Alice Burhan - babysitter extraordinary.
Producer MITCH RAPER
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Even if your horizons reach no further than the building just outside your window, you will still be within earshot of a singing bird - be it a sparrow or a robin.
Jim Flegg helps you get more from the songs of our birds by identifying the songsters and telling something of their lifestvle.
This week the bird of the week is one of the smallest and perhaps loudest of our small birds - the wren. BBC Bristol long wave only
News, views and advice for consumers
Presenter Jenni Mills
12.55 Weather: programme news
Presenter Brian Widlake
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Introduced from Manchester by Marjorie Lofthouse who meets PROFESSOR CARY COOPER , head of Britain's largest university department of Management Science and an authority on executive stress in men and women. ' Men will never totally accept their women pursuing separate careers until we have a whole generation of males raised by professional working mothers.' Ten million senior citizens have received an increase in the state pension this week. In 1938. when the Federation of OAPS was formed in Manchester, the weekly rate was ten shillings, GYN FREEMAN discovers that the voice of the pensioner, as strong as ever, is still fighting for a better deal.
Producer DIANA STENSON BBC Manchester
The Night She Died (9) long wave only
Only Goodnight by MAUREEN DUFFY withand
Somerville and Ross wrote many books together, including The
Reminiscences of un Irish RM and The Real
Charlotte. In this play
Edith Somerville. now an old woman, looks back over her life and talks to her much-loved and long-dead cousin, Violet Martin , who wrote the books with her under the name of Ross. other characters played by MICHAEL TUDOR BARNES
JILL LIDSTONE
JOHN LIVESY and THERESA STREATFEII. D
Directed by DAVID SPENSER
A series of six programmes
3: Are Natural Things Really All That Safer Robert Eagle talks to herbalists about their work, and the law which governs what they can or cannot prescribe.
He also looks at the rise of comfrey and the demise of cannabis, once a very popular herb prescribed by herbalists. Producer JUDE HOWELLS Book (same title), £2.50 from retailers
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (5)
Presenters
Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather: programme news
including Financial Report
Clive Jacobs goes behind the scenes of travel and transport, and Tom Boswell tests the Lancia HPE.
Producer STEPHEN PHELPS Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Mon 1.40 pm)
with Margaret Howard
Producer JEREMY BIRCHALL
(Repeated; Sat 3.30 pm)
Lord Mancroft
Professor Brian Morris and John Palmer tackle the issues raised by the audience at Chepslow, Gwent
Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
with Michael Billington Producer JANE STENNING
John Morgan reporting
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news, with Bill Wallis, Sheila Steafel, David Tate, Chris Emmett and the music of David Firman
The Poor Mouth (5) long wave only
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Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
