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7.10 Sunday Papers long wave only
7.15 Apna HI Ghar Samajhiye
BBC Birmingham long wave only
7.45 Bells: long wave only
7.50 The Shape of God with THE YEN PAUL BARBER Matthew 20, vv 1-16 long wave only
7.55 Weather; travel; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Barber

SIMON BATES appeals on behalf of the National
Schizophrenia Fellowship, which helps schizophrenia sufferers and their families, and sponsors research into the cause of the illness.
Donations, by cheque or PO, to: Simon Bates ,
National Schizophrenia Fellowship, [address removed]
8.55 Weather: travel; programme news: continental travel

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Bates
Unknown:
Simon Bates

from the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Conducted by the Vicar. THE REV DAVID HUTCHINSON Hymns (A & M R): Let all the world in every corner Sing (375); Eternal Father (487); 0 praise ye the Lord'. (376)
Psalm 124: Readings; 1 Chronicles 29, vv 1-9; Philippians 1, vv 1-11
Organist and choirmaster JEREMY CULLUM
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
David Hutchinson
Choirmaster:
Jeremy Cullum

Introduced by Chris Mohr who hears from a nursing officer and a sister about the challenges and the rewards of working in a busy NHS teaching hospital; plus some highlights from Woman's Hour.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Chris Mohr

By popular request, another chance to hear some of the most successful comedy shows from the BBC Light Entertainment Radio Department.

First of 13 programmes starring Kenneth Horne with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee
Announcer DOUGLAS SMITH THE FRASER HAYES FOUR THE HORNBLOWERS conducted by EDWIN BRADEN Written by BARRY TOOK and MARTY FELDMAN
Producer JOHN SIMMONDS (First broadcast in 1966)

Contributors

Unknown:
Kenneth Horne
Unknown:
Kenneth Williams
Unknown:
Hugh Paddick.
Unknown:
Betty Marsdcn.
Unknown:
Bill Pertwee
Announcer:
Douglas Smith
Unknown:
Fraser Hayes
Conducted By:
Edwin Braden
Written By:
Barry Took
Written By:
Marty Feldman
Producer:
John Simmonds

DIY tips and techniques to save time and money from David Holloway , Editor of Handyman
Which', Jane Sheard of the Good Housekeeping Institute and Lionel Baxter , City and Guilds Leisure Course Director, responding to questions from DIY enthusiasts from BROMLEY AND
DISTRICT CONSUMERS' GROUP at BROMLEY CIVIC CENTRE.
In the Chair Libby Purves Producer CLIVE RICHE Editor jim BLACK
12.55 Weather: programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
David Holloway
Unknown:
Jane Sheard
Unknown:
Lionel Baxter
Unknown:
Libby Purves

The Butcher, the Baker by JONATHAN SMITH
Heydrich was effectively head of the Nazi secret police and the organiser of the Final Solution.
In 1941 he was appointed Protector of Bohemia and Moravia in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. Benes was President of the Czechoslovak
Government in Exile in London, In 1942 he ordered the assassination of Heydrich.
Violinists DIANA DIXON and PETER TANFIELD Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN. BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Jonathan Smith
Violinists:
Diana Dixon
Violinists:
Peter Tanfield
Directed By:
Shaun MacLoughlin.
Eduard Benes:
Barry Foster
Reinhard Heydrich:
David Buck
Jan Masaryk:
John Franklyn-Robblns
Colonel Moravec:
Stephen Thorne

First of ten programmes
BanChiang-Thailand From excavations in a remote village in north-east Thailand have come bronze and iron objects that are thought to be the earliest examples of metal working in the world. Malcolm Billings visits Ban Chiang with Professor Charles Higham - a specialist in Thailand archaeology - to evaluate the claims that have been made.
Producer ROY HAYWARD BBC Bristol long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Charles Higham

In the first of three programmes,
Philip Crowe looks at the belief In life after death which is common to many of the world's faiths, and asks if such a belief is necessary for people today.
'Isthebeliefthatthis life is all there is, and we'd better make the most of it. a temporary curiosity in human history, or a new stage in our development and maturity? '
Producers
MICHAEL SHOESMITH and HUGH FAUPEL BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Crowe
Unknown:
Michael Shoesmith

Eight programmes
5: Duck Soup on the Black Sea
Continuing his Russian adventures Joseph Hone takes a Soviet cruise liner across the Black Sea - a trip where the presiding Marx-ist spirit turns out to be not that of Karl. but Groucho.
7.0 Travel; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Joseph Hone

Professor Alan Gemmell presents his personal choice of poetry and prose. Readers JOHN CAIRNEY and DOUGLAS BLACKWELL ' I recommend to any donnish people that they sit down and try to select 15 pieces of literature they like. This is most self-revealing ...' Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Professor Alan Gemmell
Readers:
John Cairney
Readers:
Douglas Blackwell
Producer:
Brian Patten

Six programmes
2:ChildhoodWonder
Keith Clements , tutor at Bristol Baptist College, presents a selection of Traherne's Meditations about the freshness of childhood vision and the value of life.
Readers FRANK DUNCAN and PATRICK MALAHlDE Producer PETER FIRTH BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Clements
Readers:
Frank Duncan

2: Nepal - Rooftop of the World
Nepal with its smiling peoples and its arresting physical beauty is also one of the poorest countries in the world.
In the second of a series of seven travellers' tales', Anne Catchpole recalls a visit to this tiny Hindu kingdom. She set out as a tourist but returned with much much more than glossy snapshots for the holiday album.
Producer HELEN FRY

Contributors

Unknown:
Anne Catchpole
Producer:
Helen Fry

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