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Presenters John Timpson and Hugh Sykes
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45' Thought for the Day
8.57 Weather: travel; continental travel
The first of two programmes.
Last year Dr John Parkinson , fearless astronomer from
University College,
London, determined to fulfil the ambition of a lifetime, to observe the total eclipse of the sun. 1: Travelling Hopefully Producer ALISON RICHARDS long wave only
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War Correspondent
First of two programmes. In a BBC career of more than 25 years,
Ronald Robson reported on war and conftict all over the world, from Suez to
Nicaragua. Now. as the BBC celebrates 60 years of broadcasting. he talks to Angus McDermid about his experiences as a radio and television correspondent.
A Radio News production by JOHN ALLEN long wave only
NEM, p 75; Thy kingdom come (BBC HB 27); Psalm 112; Acts 8, vv 5-13 (RSV); Christ is alive! (BP 8) long wave only
The Birthday by It. E. BATES Read by Anna Sharkey
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in With Great Pleasure Recorded shortly before her death and re-broadcast today In response to a great many requests.
Readers DAVID DAVIS and ROSALIND SHANKS from The Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol long wave only
The starling is often despised for its arrogant, aggressive and argumentative ways, yet It is these very qualities that make it the world's most successful bird.
Introduced by Jim Flegg BBC Bristol long wave only
Presenter Jennl Mills
12.55 Weather; travel; programme news
Presenter Brian Wldlake
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from Bristol with Jenni Murray
A Midsummer Night's
Dream: will be performed by Bristol Intimate Opera. BOB PRIZEMAN examines this energetic amateur company in their tenth anniversary year.
Children and Health: a new international centre for child studies is planned for Bristol. PROF NEVILLE BUTLER talks about dts aims and objectives. Producer SARAH PITT BBC Bristol
Morgan's Passing (2) long wave only
Once More with Feeling by ANDREW WESTINGTON When Denis Mason is singing with his friend Hotlegs or talking to his Grandad he's happy and forgets that his girlfriend's left town, he hates his job and he doesn't get on too well with his parents. But how long can he go on forgetting?
Directed by TONY CLIFF BBC Manchester
as enjoyed by Michael Leapman
The last of a five-part series.
Members of the Punjabi, Pakistani, Bengali and Gujarati communities in Britain discuss with Towyn Mason their continuing links with the places from which they have come.
5: A discussion between speakers from these four areas.
Producer JOAN GRIFFITHS
with Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather: programme news
including Financial Report
with Clive Jacobs bringing you the stories behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport, including the continental travel information.
Tom Boswell tests the Citroen Visa.
Producer STEPHEN PHELPS Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Mon 1.40 pm)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days. Producer PETER HOARE
A personal portrait
Ken Livingstone
Nicholas Winterton , mp Gillian Reynolds and Dipak Nandy tackle the issues raised by the audience in EastDidsbury, Manchester Chairman David Jacobs Producer CAROLE stone BBC Bristol -
includes reviews of Marry Me a Little, a new show based on the songs of Stephen Sondhcim , directed by the theatre critic Robert Cushman at the King's Head,
Islington; and Dreyfus by Jean-Claude Grumberg at the Hampstead
Theatre. Set in Poland in 1930, this is a comedy about the trials and tribulations of an amateur acting group rehearsing a play about Dreyfus, the Jewish captain in the French army who was wrongly accused of spying.
Presenter Sheridan Morley Producer JOHN POWELL
John Morgan reporting
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with Bill Wallis. David Tate Sheila Steafel and Chris Emmett
Written by BOB SINFIELD TONY SARCHET ,
JAMES HENDRIE , JOHN LANGDON RICHARD QUICK,
ALISTAIR BEATON , PETER HICKEY , JOHN REVELL , DAVE DIXON , ANDREA SOLOMONS and others Producer
PAUL MAYHCW-ARCHER
Domestic Manners of the Americans
5: Observations on Social Customs and Slavery long wave only
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Weather report; forecast followed by an interlude
