6.25 Shipping forecast long wave only
Presenters Brian Redhead and Graham Leach
6.45* Prayer for the Day With PAMELA EGAN
6.55, 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
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
Entertainment with the ordinary, extraordinary, celebrated and outrageous. Libby Purves celebrates with today's birthday guest.
Producer PETER ESTALL
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Ken Ford invites Geoffrey Smith
Dr Stefan Buczackl and Don Hoyle to answer questions sent In by post.
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The Sunday Zeppelin by WILLIAM SAROYAN
Read by Peter Craze long wave only
from st George's Church, Brandon Hill , Bristol NEM p 97: Lord. thy word abldeth (BBC HB 190); Psalm 119, vv
105-112; I Thessalonians 5. vv 1-11 (GNB): Blessed Jesus at thy word (BBC HB 257)
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RichardBakerpresents a blend of musical entertainment on record. Producer RAY ABBOTT long wave only
Presenter Jenni Mills
A serial in nine parts by Stephen Barlay
Starring Ian Hendry as Maxon and Toby Robins as Jacqueline.
with George Coulouris as Ellsberg, Carl Duering as Kowalski and Alan Tilvern as Locke.
(Broadcast Sun 7.2pm)
12.55 Weather; travel; programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day
by the Labour Party
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
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Introduced by Sue MacGregor including
Guest of the Week: author of the award-winning drama series
Boys from the Blackstuff Alan Bleasdale
Sleep; how much do you really need? PAT THORNTON investigates.
The London Embassy by PAUL THEROUX. abridged in seven parts by JANET QUIGLEY.
Read by WILLIAM ROBERTS 7: Dancing on the Radio and Memo
(Music: Addison's
Concerto for Trumpet,
Strings and Percussion) long wave only
Poor Lonely Man by PAM VALENTINE Starring
Today Annie has buried her husband. With the last of the mourners gone, she's on her own when the doorbell rings and a stranger stands there - a total stranger
Annie recognises at once and has been prepanng herself to meet all day.
Directed by JOHN CARDY
Compiled and presented by Michael Ffinch Reader
JOHN FRANKLYN-ROBBINS 1: George Herbert
Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back
Producer'
SHAUN MACLOUGBLIN BBC Bristol
The Cottage Garden Year: Spring with LYS DE BRAY (2)
TheRusslanlnterpreter (3)
Presenters
Susannah Simons and Robert Williams on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; programme news
with PETER DONALDSON including Financial Report
A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden Race
In the Chair Steve Race Questions by STEVE RACE Producer PETE ATkIN
(Repeated: Thurs 1.40pm)
A series of weekly investigations into the problems of listeners
Presenter Roger Cook
The foundation of Modern Australia
Watkin Tench
Narrator Humphrey Bower At six o'clock on the morning of Sunday 13 May 1787 a fleet of 11 old ships set out from
Portsmouth with nearly 1 000 convicts and their keepers on board. Their destination was New
South ales - more than eight months distant.
Every indication was that the mission would fail.
Music specially composed by ANTHONY SMITH-MASTERS with members of the SUN LIFE BAND Kevin Robbins and Ralph Rowden (cornets),
Stephen Mead (trombone), John Evans (horn), Bernard Morgan (percussion)
Script written by MIKE WALKER Directed by SHAUN MACLOUCHLIN BBC Bristol
A second chance to hear Dr Anthony Clare 's interview with the self-made millionaire Peter Marsh
Producer MICHAEL EMBER followed by an interlude
includes reviews of Puccini's Manon Lescaut starring Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa In Götz Friedrich's production at the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden; and Britain in the Thirties, a new series of films on BBC2 covering various aspects of life in Britain 50 years ago.
Presenter Jeffrey Richards Producer BRIAN BARFIELD (Britain in the Thirties: Thurs 9.35 pm BBC2)
with Alexander MacLeod with voices and topics in and behind the headlines
The Handyman (3) long wave only
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Weather report; forecast long wave only followed by an interlude
