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7.10 Sunday Papers long wave only
7.15 Apna HI Ghar
Samajhiye: for Asians BBC Birmingham long wave only
7.45 Bells long wave only
7.50 The Shape of God FR JAMES BRAND with a meditation for the sixth Sunday after Easter: Luke 24, vv 44-53 long wave only
7.55 Weather; travel; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
God Fr James

Sunday Mass from
St Thomas More Catholic Church, Manor House, London
Celebrant
FR AIDAN SHARRATT
Preacher CANON HAROLD WINSTONE Readings (Jerusalem
Bible);Apocalypse22,vv
12-14, 16-17. 20; John 17, vv 20-26
Eucharistic Prayer II Sing of the Lord's goodness; Holy, holy; Be not afraid; Walk in the light
Organ Voluntary:
Handel's Organ Concerto in d minor
Organist NOREEN DAVIDSON Director of Music ROSEMARY BISHOP

Contributors

Unknown:
Fr Aidan Sharratt
Unknown:
Preacher Canon Harold
Organist:
Noreen Davidson
Music:
Rosemary Bishop

Bernard Jackson explores the art of carpets, by talking to Jon Thompson and Donald King , organisers of two major exhibitions: and presents Woman's Hour highlights.

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Jackson
Unknown:
Jon Thompson
Unknown:
Donald King

Written by Douglas Adams
Twelve programmes
Zaphod and Roosta are being taken to the evil Frogstar, while Ford and Arthur are stranded on prehistoric Earth.
[Starring] Peter Jones as The Book with Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Simon Jones as Arthur, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford, Alan Ford as Roosta, David Tate as Eddie/ Frogstar Prison Relation Officer and Valentine Dyall as Gargravarr

Contributors

Writer:
Douglas Adams
Radiophonic sound and music:
Paddy Kingsland
Producer:
Geoffrey Perkins
The Book:
Peter Jones
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Arthur:
Simon Jones
Ford:
Geoffrey McGivern
Roosta:
Alan Ford
Eddie/Frogstar Prison Relations Officer:
David Tate
Gargravarr:
Valentine Dyall

visits Perthshire where the villagers of Brig o' Turk put questions to Bill Sowerbutts. Geoffrey Smith. Dr Stefan Buczackl Questionmaster Ken Fora BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Wed 10.2 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Sowerbutts.
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith.
Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczackl
Unknown:
Questionmaster Ken

Urbane Riots by PETER WHALLEY
' I've seen him at home, when he hasn't known
I've been watching, and you can tell by his face - his eyes mostly - that he's yelling away at somebody or other inside his head.' Directed by TONY CLIFF BBCManchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Whalley
Directed By:
Tony Cliff

NELLIE TITTERINGTON was
THOMAS HARDY 'S housemaid until his death In 1928.
Hilary Townsend recount* some of her stories of the Hardy household. Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
Nellie Titterington
Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Hilary Townsend
Producer:
Brian Patten

7: North v London (Round 1)
North of England:
Louis Allen (Chairman) with Dr Patrick Nuttgens Patrick James Fltzpatrick London: Gordon Clough
(Chairman) with Irene Thomas. Erie Korn Question researcher BERNICE COUPE
Producer TREVOR hill BBC Manchester long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Louis Allen
Unknown:
Dr Patrick Nuttgens
Unknown:
Gordon Clough
Unknown:
Irene Thomas.
Unknown:
Erie Korn
Unknown:
Bernice Coupe
Producer:
Trevor Hill

The first of six programmes in which Gyn Freeman talks to people in tune with the taste of the public. Making Movies
Slauground is currently in production with a budget of five-million dollars,
Production chief Verity Lambert says, ' It's a story about a man being chased by a killer and whether he gets away We could be accused of playing safe. But there's nothing wrong in making a good thriller.' , Producer
PETER EVERETT BBC / Manchester
7.0 Travel; programme news

Contributors

Talks:
Gyn Freeman
Unknown:
Verity Lambert
Unknown:
Peter Everett

Nairobi: Railways and Racing
In the seventh of ten talks about crossing Africa, novelist Joseph Hone arrives amid the concrete skyscrapers, International money men and tourist battalions of Nairobi. Producerjoy HATWOOD

Contributors

Unknown:
Joseph Hone
Producer:
Joy Hatwood

compiled and written by BARBARA STRACHEY
Narrator GARARD GREEN ' I rather hate to feel so much. It brings one's heart up into one's throat In a most uncomfortable way. Still, thy letter has come at last. I can swim out into peaceful water again,' age of 27 Mary Whitall smith left her husband and their two baby daughters to live with a young American art historian. Bernard Berenson , and eventually they married. For 50 years Mary shared in Berenson's enthusiastic response to Italian
Renaissance painting and in her letters and diaries she recounts the pleasures and pains of their extraordinary life together at the villa
I Tattl outside Florence. BARBARA STRACHEY has based the programme on her forthcoming book Mary Berenson , a Sell-Portrait, written In collaboration with JAYNE SAMUELS.
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
(Repeated: Thurs 11.3 am)

Contributors

Written By:
Barbara Strachey
Narrator:
Garard Green
Unknown:
Mary Whitall
Unknown:
Bernard Berenson
Unknown:
Barbara Strachey
Unknown:
Mary Berenson
Unknown:
Jayne Samuels.
Producer:
Alan Haydock
as Mary Berenson with:
Gayle Hunnicutt

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