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Presenters Brian Redhead and John Timpson
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV
7.0. 8. Today's News
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7.45* Thought for the Day
8.57 Weather; travel
Zephyrs. Breezes and Rarely is the air still. when the winds blow fiercely, they can damage plants and cause problems for animals, but many organisms can take advantage of more moderate winds. Presenter
Caroline Parsons
Producer JOHN Harrison BBCBristol
Nigel Rees continues his investigation into the workings of local government. He asks what local councils do and how well they're doing it and, by talking to councillors, officials and ratepayers, discovers there's more to democracy than emptying dustbins. This week: What About the Worker sr
Reporter Kevin Mulhern Producer MAGGIE REDFERN
NEM, p 46; 0 thou in all thy might (BBC HB 312); Psalm85; John 18, vv 1-11 (rsv); Jesu, thou jov of loving hearts (BBCHi323) long wave only
Written and narrated by Michell Raper
The 'masterpiece' in question is one of the greatest films made in the 'silent' era. Michell Raper describes the extraordinary events which occurred when its director, Sergei Eisenstein, visited London in the 1930s... events which to this day, remain unexplained.
followed by travel
Major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad.
Producer
MAX EASTERMAN
BBC Manchester
We all have queries, quibbles and quandaries which we mean to resolve but which always lie unanswered at the back of our minds.
Let Neil Landor , together with his specialist experts and the help of the BBC Reference Library, sort out your queries.
Producer simon ELMES
Questions on a postcard, to: Enquire Within, BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 4WW
News, views and advice for consumers
Presenter Bill Breckon
12.55 Weather: travel; programme news
Presenter Robin Day with voices and topics in and behind the headlines
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor , including Signposts: divorce is increasingly common and can throw up a host of financial problems. LORNA BOURKE describes the main pitfalls.
Speeding the Seed:
PETER BLACKBL 'RNE-MAZE explains to JANE FINNIS the pros and cons of fluid sowing of seeds. The Upas Tree (6)
followed by travel
The Other Side of the Coin by J. C. W. BROOK
They say ' It takes two to tango this play presents two sides of a passing love affair which develops in unexpected directions ...
Directed by BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol
A weekly look at some of the people and places that don't alwavs make the national headlines.
Frank Delaney introduces the magazine programme about the books you read, borrow and buy, both new and old, from classic to comics.
Producer RAY ABBOTT
The Last Resort (7)
Presenters Susannah Simons and Robert Williams on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather; programme news
including Financial Report
Your views on some of the subjects raised in last week's Any Questions? Introduced by David Jacobs
Producer CAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Norman Tozer with how to get the best value for your hard-earned cash. (Repeated: Sat 7.50 am)
Written by MARY CUTLER (Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham
direct from the Barbican Centre, City of London London Symphony Orchestra leader michael DAVIS conducted by Mark Elder Part 1
Roy Harris Symphony No 3
Bernstein Symphonic
Dances (from West Side Story)
Fritz Spiegl tests G.B.S.'s comment on England and America, and examines some of the curious consequences of America's linguistic mixture.
BBC Manchester
Part 2
Ives Two movements from the Holiday Symphony
Gershwin An American in Paris
Written and narrated by Michell Raper
The River Axe flows through West Country hills to the sea. George Pulman , a 19th-century newspaper-founder and fisherman, made it the theme of his book The
Book of the Axe: a book of legends, local history and, above all, a hymn of praise to the sport of ' angling.
includes reviews of a new rsc production of Macbeth at Stratford-upon-Avon, with Bob Peck and Sarah Kestelman ; and John Cranko 's ballet Romeo and Juliet performed by Scottish Ballet at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer JOHN BOUNDY
Charles Wheeler reporting
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