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Presenters John Timpson and Wendy Jones
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV WILF WILKINSON
7.6, 8.9 Today's News
Readbylauriemacmillan
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day

Part 4

Is the law of the land at a loss when it comes to underwater claims? A sunken ship may yield pieces of eight and lose its archaeological value at the same time. Alison McLeay investigates the confusion surrounding the rights and wrongs of marine salvage.
Producer JOHN ARNOTT BBC Scotland

Anne Catchpole spent last Christmas in Nepal. In this Hindu kingdom, which was also the birthplace of Buddha, she celebrated the birth of Jesus with a group of Nepalese Christians in an unlikely setting - the grounds of Katmandu zoo. In this programme she brings together the contrasting sounds and attitudes of three of the world's great religions.
Producer DAVID WINTER

nem, p 25; All poor men and humble (obc 34); Psalm 27, part 1;
Philippians 2, w 1-11 (rsv); Sing lullaby!
Lullaby baby (Carols for Choirs 2: 41) long wave only

A Posthumous Tale by KEN WIUTMORE
Read by David Mablowe Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester

with Nell Landor
Producer simon ELMES

On the last day of International Year of Disabled
People, You and Yours reveals the results of a Gallup survey on whether our attitudes to disability have changed at all. Jenni Mills and Kevin Mulhearn report on whether disabled people are now better or worse off. Producer DAVID HARDING

12.55 Weather; programme news

Presenter Peter Huff

by the Liberal Party

1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only

Sue MacGregor with wild, whimsical, comic, controversial, touching, pragmatic. lyrical and illogical illustrations from this years programmes. A Start in Life (2)

The Terror by Arthur Machen dramatised by Pat Hooker During the First World War, a child s sudden and inexplicable death disturbs the peace of a quiet Welsh community. But the death of the child is only the beginning of a terror that will strike not only at the village, but nature itself.
All other parts played by members of the cast
Directed by Gerry Jones

A weekly look at some of the people and places that don't always make the headlines.

The Lamp-Post Marauders (3)

5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news

including Financial Report

Les Dawson invites you to join him in listening to some entertainers and comedians who make him laugh: including the voices Of JACK BENNY, ROBB WILTON, TONY HANCOCK, NORMAN EVANS, GERARD HOFFNUNG and w. c. FIELDS.
Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON

with Norman Tozer

A chance to enjoy again the celebrations in London on the day of the marriage of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the Lady Diana Spencer. Cliff Morgan chooses some of his favourite moments from radio's coverage of the Royal Wedding. with RICHARD BURTON ,
TERRY WOGAN , WYNFORD
VAUGHAN-THOMAS, SUSANNAH SIMONS , ALUN WILLIAMS , SUE MACGREGOR,
ROLF HARRIS , LORRAINE CHASE , PETER JONES ,
BRIAN JOHNSTON , ROBERT HUDSON Producers BRYAN TREMBLE and PATRICIA EWING

David Coleman chairs a lively after-dinner conversation on some of the outstanding sporting events of 1981. Angela Rippon. Sebastian Coe , Michael Parkinson , Willie Carson and Ron Atkinson talk about the amazing Test series against Australia.
England's reprieve in the World Cup, a summer of athletic records, personalities like McEnroe and Nicklaus - and many other topics across the sporting calendar. A Radio Sports unit production

in which Gerald Priestland looks nervously into the New Year and consults the precedents. For example, if you add up the figures 1+9+8+2 they eventually add up to two, which according to Pythagoras (who should know) is an extremely lucky number. And as for what happened in AD 982 ...
9.59 Weather

John Morgan reporting including Financial Report

David Bellamy with his choice of poetry and prose. with Dinsdale Landen and Michele Dotrice
Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol

The Week Ending team look back over the year's news with their usual critical and irreverent eye with Bill Wallis
David Tate , Sheila Steafel Chris Emmett , and the mUSiC Of DAVID FIRMAN Written by GUY JENKIN JOHN LANGDON , RICHARD QUICK, JEREMY BROWNE
BOB SINFIELD , TONY SARCHET and PETER HICKEY
Producer JIMMY MELVILLE

and meditation for
The New Year led by The Rev John Morgan BBC Birmingham