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Presenters John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.45. Prayer for the Day THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
6.55, 7.55 Weather forecast 7 0. 8.0 Today's News
Read by PAULINE BUSHNELL
7.25*. 8.15' Sport
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45' Thought for the Dav

Contributors

Presenters:
John Timpson
Presenters:
Brian Redhead
Unknown:
Richard Harries
Read By:
Pauline Bushnell

Written and compiled by GERALD ROBERTS
Narrator BRIAN MATTHEW For hundreds of years
In India a sinister secret society thrived. Millions died at its hands. Early in the 19th century, a young English officer in the Bengal Armv.
Captain William Sleeman. began his fight against the horrifying cult of thuireee. This is an account of his struggle and the evil he overcame. with SIMON HEWITT , SAEED JAFFREY , FRANCES JEATER. ZIA MOHYEDDIN. ALBERT
MOSES, ANTHONY NEWLANDS , STUART ORGAN. JIM REID. RENU SETNA and Jeremy Sleeman
Directed by JOHN CARDY
(Bernard Hepton is in ' Seasons Greetings ' at the Apollo Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerald Roberts
Unknown:
Captain William Sleeman.
Unknown:
Simon Hewitt
Unknown:
Saeed Jaffrey
Unknown:
Frances Jeater.
Unknown:
Anthony Newlands
Unknown:
Jim Reid.
Unknown:
Jeremy Sleeman
Directed By:
John Cardy
Unknown:
Bernard Hepton
William Sleeman:
Bernard Hepton

The tale of the adelie penguin,that
' determined little bird ' from the Antarctic.
Huddled together with these penguins through blue skies and grey, Bernard Stonehouse recalls adelie life with these birds, and how he came to be accepted as anegglessmemberof their community.
Producer MELINDA BARKER BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Stonehouse
Producer:
Melinda Barker

from Bristol with Jenni Murray
A Life Among Antiques: ARTHUR NEGUS talks With BERNARD PRICE.
From Classics to Pop ... a report on the tenth Salisbury Festival in Wiltshire which attracts numerous international artists to this cathedral city.
Producer SARAII PITT BBC Bristol
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page (4)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jenni Murray

by Andrew Tyrrell
[Starring] Patrick Magee

Una's mother died when she was 10 - since when she has been cared for by her stepfather Lalo, In the remote Irish village where she was born. A highly disturbed and emotional man, he is totally dependent on her.

(John Rogan is a member of the RSC)

Contributors

Writer:
Andrew Tyrrell
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Una:
Felicity Hayes-McCoy
Michael:
Frank Grimes
Fr. Gilbert:
John Rogan
Old woman:
Anna Wing
Young woman/Second Schoolgirl:
Maggie Shevlin
Priest:
John Bott
First schoolgirl:
Clare Travers-Deacon

Six programmes on specialwar correspondents Narrated by Rene Cutforth 2: Russell of The Times' by DANIEL FARSON
Many politicians thought Russell's outstanding despatches from the Crimean War caused a mischief amounting almost to high treason.
Delane hugh DICKSON other parts played by CRAWFORD LOGAN ,
ANTHONY NEWLANDS and PETER TUDDENHAM
Directed by BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Rene Cutforth
Unknown:
Daniel Farson
Unknown:
Delane Hugh Dickson
Played By:
Crawford Logan
Played By:
Anthony Newlands
Directed By:
Brian Miller
William Howard Russell:
James Kerry

The last of six programmes in which current and controversial Issues are put on trial before Chairman Geoffrey Robertson and an audience of jurors. Today's motion: Astrology has no factual or scientific basis.
Proposer Patrick Moore
Opposer Martin Freeman
Two advocates will each call suporting witnesses to be questioned and cross-questioned: and the jury will vote at the beginning and end of the trial.

Contributors

Chairman:
Geoffrey Robertson
Proposer:
Patrick Moore
Opposer:
Martin Freeman
Producer:
Colin Lewis

Michael Oliver and Paul Allen continue their progress through the Edinburgh
Festival with visits to the spectacular Antonio Gades Ballet Company from
Madrid, Peter Ustinov 's new comedy The Marriage, and the mixed blessings of the Fringe ranging from a Pinsso world première to Hello Dali. Producer
RICHARD CANNERMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Oliver
Unknown:
Paul Allen
Unknown:
Peter Ustinov
Unknown:
Richard Cannerman

All join hands, knees and bumps-a-daisy for a rousing chorus of 'Auld Lang Syne' for this, the last programme of the present series (no flowers please). With Denise Coffey, Alison Steadman, Susan Dennker and David Jackson Young

Contributors

Performer:
Denise Coffey
Performer:
Alison Steadman
Performer:
Susan Dennker
Performer:
David Jackson Young
Writer:
Eddie Canfor-Dumas
Writer:
David Jackson
Writer:
Janey Preger
Writer:
Andrea Solomons
Writer:
James Hendrie
Writer:
Bob Sinfield
Writer:
Guy Jenkin
Writer:
Nick Symmons
Writer:
Sandi Toksvig
Writer:
David Kind
Writer:
Ian Hislop
Writer:
Robin Sieger
Lyrics:
Fran Landesman
Music and accompaniment:
Steve Edis
Producer:
Jan Ravens

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