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Presenters Brian Redhead and Graham Leach
S.45* Prayer for the Day With THE VEN PETER COLEMAN
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7.0, 8.0 Today's News Read by BRYAN MARTIN
7.251, 8.25* Sport
7.30. 8.30 News headlines
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday In Parliament
8.57 Weather; travel
Continuing the action-packed drama of an Irishman interviewing everyone except the person interviewed by Libby Purves.
Producer PETER ESTALL
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visits Devon where members of the Kingsbridge Home
Gardeners'Association put their questions to
Geoffrey Smith
Dr Stefan Buczackl and Don Hoyle
Questionmaster Ken Ford BBC Manchester
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by Jill Norris
Read by Elizabeth Proud
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NEM. p 122; 0 God of truth, whose living word (BBC HB 359); Psalm 34, w 1-10; Joel 2, vv 21-29
(rsv); The church of God a kingdom is (BBC HB 183)
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Richard Baker presents a blend of musical entertainment on record, mixing the well-loved with the less familiar, and occasionally including the spoken word.
Producer RAY ABBOTT long wave only
Paul Heiney and Pattie Coldwell bring you the latest consumer news. Today: The Weight-off Rip-off (2)
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, Paul Hardwick as the Nachalnik and Alan Tilvern as Locke
(Broadcast Sun 7.2 pm)
(Stuart Milligan is in 'Marilyn!' at the Adelphi Theatre, London)
12.55 Weather; travel; programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day
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with Sue MacGregor including
GuestoftheWeek: the Editor of The Times, Charles Douglas-Home . Rock-a-BYeBaby:
KYLA CROWCROFT ponders the psychological and musical significance 'Of the lullaby.
A Day Out (4):
DAVID FREEMAN and 8-year-old BEN visit the world's first micrarium in Buxton.
The King's General (5) long wave only
Loud Sing Cuckoo by VICTOR CANNING with Rosalind Shanks as Diana and Sean Barrett as Martin A boy out bird-watching takes some compromising photographs. These provide some complications and temptations, for the uncleandauntheis staying ^ABETBLINDSAY
Directed by GRAHAM GAULD
Compiled and presented by Michael Ffineh 2: George Herbert Reader
JOHN VrANKLYN-ROBBINS Who says that fictions only and false hair
Become a verset Is tnere in truth no beautyt
Producer
SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN BBC Bristol
Them Old Horse Chaps A gentleman's groom from North Yorkshire talks to Charles Kightly about training hunting horses for the gentry. producer JOHN LAVIS
The Russian Interpreter(B)
with Susannah Simons and Robert Williams on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather; programme news
with LAURIE MACMILLAN 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
In the Chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE
Producer PETE ATKIN
(Repeated: Thurs 1.40 pm)
A series of weekly investigations into the problems of listeners. Presenter Roger Cook
Highlights from the final of the Schools Debating Competition in which school debating societies compete for The Observer Mace.
STROOD HIGH SCHOOL FOB
GIRLS propose the motion : This House is opposed to unilateral disarmament by the UK.
Opposed by SOLlHULL SIXTH FORM COLLEGE.
UPPINGHAM SCHOOL propose the motion:
In the opinion of this House, the UK should withdraw from the European Economic Community.
Opposed by WORTH SCHOOL. CRAWLEY
Chairman of the judges The Rt lion Norman Tebhlt , MP
Producer NICHOLAS WHINES
A candid self-portrait of playwright and novelist Nell Dunn as it emerged last year when
Dr Anthony Clare invited her to reflect on the major influences in her life.
Producer MICHAEL EMBER followed by an interlude
includes a review of the National Theatre's new production of The Trojan War Will Not Take Place by Jean Giraudoux , directed by Harold Pinter , which has not been seen in London since Its English premiere in 1955 under the title Tiger at the Gates; and visits the Brighton Festival which has as its theme the last year of Mozart's life.
Presenter Natalie Wheen Producer JOHN BOUNDY
with Alexander MacLeod
Anthony Holden with the show that brings you the people and the stories behmd the news.
Producers JULIAN HALE and ROSEMARY ATKINS
The Handyman (8) long wave only
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Weather report; forecast long wave only followed by an Interlude