News, weather, papers and sport
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Presenters John Timpson and Brian Redhead
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
Tom Vernon confronts producers and management with your criticisms and comments about BBC radio and television.
Producer SUSAN SNAILUM (Repeated- Sat 4.15 pm) long wave only
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BBC correspondents around the world cast their collective eye over a contemporary issue.
A Radio News production by RICHARD ANTHONY BAKER long wave only
nem, pll4; The Lord will come (BBC hb 479);
Psalm 29; I Corinthians 12, v 31 and 13, vv 1-13 (AV); Rejoice. 0 people (BBC iib 181) long wave only
Desire by LESLIE halward Read by Richard Ilurndall
' For several months now Ronald Morbray had wanted to go with a girl. In the beginning he had been conscious only of a momentary inclination, a feeling not unlike the fancy for something nice to eat. But gradually the desire grew stronger, until he could find no escape from it.'
Producer mitch RAPER
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The Percy out of Northumberland
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The mistle thrush can be heard singing defiantly into the teeth of a winter's gale, thusearning itself the alternative name of storm-cock.
Introduced by Jim Flegg BBC Bristol long wave only
presenter Jenni Mills
12.55 Weather; programme news
Presenter Brian Widlake
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Introduced from Birmingham by Maureen Staffer
Noises in the Head: some are annoying, some puzzling, some very distressing. But where do the sounds come from? MARGARET HORSFIELD investigates.
New Angles on an Old Skill: ANN TENNANT discovers that the ancient art of dowsing is alive and well, with many modern uses.
Producer PETER WINDOWS BBC Birmingham
An Owl Came to Stay (2) long wave only
by Douglas Slater
with Timothy West as Sir Edward Elgar and Pauline Letts as Lady Elgar.
In 1934 Elgar supervised the last recording of his work from his sickbed in Worcester, by telephone line to the orchestra many miles away in London. A few days after the recording was completed, the composer was dead. This play tells the story of that last recording and looks at incidents in Elgar's earlier life.
A series of four programmes
1: Who Are the Victimst Every day we read in our newspapers about some sensational crime How much do we need to fear for our own safety?
Margaret Percy finds out who is most likely to become a victim - and the answers are surprising. Producer
KATHLEEN CHEESMOND
An Old Captivity by NEVIL SHUTE abridged in ten parts by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by COLIN STARKEY (10) Producer DAVID JOHNSTON
Presenters Gordon Clough and Susannah Simons on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
Clive Jacobs brings you travel and transport stories, and Tom Boswell tests the Vauxhall Astra. Producer geoff dobson Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Mon 1.40 pm)
Margaret Howard presents he." selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days. Producer jeremy birchall (Repeated: Sat 10.45 am)
Rosemary Hartiil reports on this week's meeting of the Church of England's General Synod.
Producer JOHN NEWBURY
Patrick Moore Erin Pizzey
Paul Boateng and The Very Rev John Lang , Dean of Lichfield tackle the issues raised by the audience at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire
Chairman David Jacobs Producer caroi.e STONE BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Sat 1.10 pm)
includes a report from the International Berlin Film Festival; and an exhibition of the work of German graphic artist Kiithe Kollwitz at the ICA in London. Presenter
Michael Billington
Producer JOHN BOUNDY
9.59 Weather
John Morgan reporting
with Bill Wallis
Sheila Steafel , David Tate and Chris Emmett
Written by rob SINFIELD TONY SARCHET ,
JAMES IIENDRIE , JOHN LANGDON RICHARD QUICK, PETER hickey and others
Producer GEOFFREY PERKINS (Repeated: Sat 5.25 pm)
by Michael Korda abridged in ten parts by Keith Darvill
Read by Daniel Massey (10)
(Daniel Massey is a National Theatre player)
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Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
