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Presenters John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.45. Prayer for the Day With FR DESMOND WILSON
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7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by PETER DONALDSON
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
7.30, 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35' Yesterday in Parliament
8.57 Weather; travel
A series of weekly investigations into the problems of listeners, which can include being the victims of unfair dealings, sharp practice, injustice and even fraud. Presenter Roger Cook
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A magazine edition reflecting the changing world of plants and animals.
Presented by Peter France
BBC Bristol
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Shadows by NORRIE HEARN
Read by Denys Hawthorne A traditional story from Co Donegal for St Patrick's day.
' Ah you can call them lies if you like, but I wouldn't be so sure.
There was an old woman once that lived down at the shore ... wait now. and I'll tell you.'
Producer JUDITH ELLIOTT BBC Northern Ireland long wave only
from Leeds Parish Church led by CANON MICHAEL BOTTING with THE ST PETER 'S SINGERS Christ, our King before creation; Breathe on me. breath of God (BBC hb
148); John 17, vvi-13 (AV); Anthem: 0 Lord, give Thy Holy Spirit (Tallis) BBC Manchester
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Let Neil Landor , together with his specialist experts and the help of the BBC Reference Library, sort Iut your queries.
Producer DILLY BARLOW long wave only
Presenter Bill Breckon
Another chance to hear two of radio's great stars, the late Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley in their celebrated roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in a series of plays by michael HARDWICK , based on the short stories of SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
1 The Red-Headed League Under the Will of an eccentric American millionaire, Jabez Wilson is chosen for the strange task of copying out the Encyclopaedia Brtlanntca word by word. An uninteresting Job, but the pay is good; until his employment is abruptly terminated.
Directed by GRAEME GAULD
(First broadcast in 1964)
12.55 Weather; travel; programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day
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with Chris Mohr
How I See Life (2): NORMAN GOODING , stonemason, talks to JENNY CUFFE.
Fresh Voices: African writers introduced by EDWARD BLISIIEN.
For Freedom to be Equal by JEAN SPENDLOVE. abridged in seven parts by ELIZABETH BRADBURY
Read by Sarah Badcl (1) Louise Brindejonc is a young blind girl living in Rennes in the years immediately before the French Revolution. Like the French people as a whole, she wants the ' freedom to be equal '. (Music: Tomasi's
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River Sunday by GILL
LINSCOTT Rosemary Martin as Clara Sherrie Hewson as Hetty Edward de Souza as Jack David Timson as Jeremy
At the turn of the century, a Sunday morning train from Paddington carried people from the London music halls and theatres for a day out on the river at Maidenhead. These river Sundays would attract the titled. the rich, the famous and two of the others ...
Anthony... graham SEED Melinda. MIRANDA FORBES Col Tubbish EDWARD CAST Songs composed by DAVID TIM SON Directed by CHERRY COOKSON
Gallery Choice
Mary Burkett. Director of Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum at Kendal, talks to GLENYS MILES.
with Frank Delaney
Producer ANNE howells
Goldfinger
Part 3: Enemy Action
Ep 8: Crime de la Crime
Presenters Gordon Clough and Robert Williams on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
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With PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report
A new series of the nationwide general knowledge contest Chairman
Robert Robinson 1: London
Adrian Montgomery (teacher)
Dr John Milsom (goophysicist) Andrew Birch (cartoonist)
Julia Perren (Local Government officer)
The programme includes Beat the Brains in which listeners put their own questions to the contestants.
Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN
Questions set by IAN GILLIES
-Producer RICHARD EDIS
(Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm)
includes reviews of David Pountney 's new production with English National Opera of Rusalka by Dvorak at the London Coliseum; and the V and A's first extension in over 70 years - the Henry Cole Wing - which will display on five floors over a million works.
Presenter Paul Vaughan Producer CARROLL MOORE
direct from
St Nicholas' Cathedra!, Newcastle upon Tyne David Hastam (flute) Roger Winfield (oboe) Slnfonia Chorus chorus-master ALAN FEARON Northern Sinfonia of England, conducted by Vladimir Spivakov , who is also the violin soloist Part 1 Bach
Concerto in D minor, for oboe. violin and strings (bwv 1060)
Suite No 2, in B minor, for flute (bwv 1067)
Subjects raised in last week's Any Questions? with David Jacobs
Producer GEOFFREY JAMES
BBC Bristol
Part 2 Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor (BWV 1041); Mass in F (Bwv 233)
BBC Manchester
Gyn Freeman canvasses the views of youngsters in Liverpool.
BBC Manchester
9.59 Weather
John Morgan reporting
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