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Presented by Tony Lewis It's Cup Final day in England and Scotland. Brighton, who have never been to a final, play
Manchester United at Wembley; and at
Hampden Park the holders, Aberdeen, play Rangers In a repeat of last year's final.
Meet the personalities and characters involved plus a report from
Rotorua, New Zealand where CHRIS REA has seen the third match of the Lions' tour - against Bay of Plenty.
Producer EMILY MCMAHON

Contributors

Presented By:
Tony Lewis
Unknown:
Chris Rea
Producer:
Emily McMahon

Introduced by Bernard Falk with help from
SUSAN MARLING and ROBIN DEWHURST. Producer JENNY MALLINSON DUFF
Editor ROGER MACDONALD including at
8.57 Weather; travel
9.0 News

Contributors

Introduced By:
Bernard Falk
Unknown:
Susan Marling
Unknown:
Robin Dewhurst.
Producer:
Jenny Mallinson
Editor:
Roger MacDonald

The last seven days put tn a questionable way by Simon Hoggart to Alan Coren
Michael Bywater Sue Cook and David Taylor
Written and compiled by JOHN LANGDON and the producer DANNY GREENSTONE
(Repeated: Mon 6.30 pm)
12.55 Weather: programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Hoggart
Unknown:
Alan Coren
Unknown:
Michael Bywater
Unknown:
Sue Cook
Unknown:
David Taylor
Unknown:
John Langdon
Producer:
Danny Greenstone

The Rocking Chair by GREGORY DAY
Gary Is a seasoned, young native of bed-sitter land, a writer and something of a recluse. But his privacy is suddenly shattered by the intrusion of a new neighbour, and it soon becomes apparent that this vaguely disquieting stranger has no Intention of remaining in the suburbs of Gary's life.
Directed by DAVID JOIlNSTON

Contributors

Directed By:
David Joilnston
Charlie:
John Rye
Gary:
,richard Huw

Beverley Nichols is 85 In September. His life as a professional writer began at the age of 8, when he had a poem published in a Torquay newspaper.
More than 70 years later he is still writing. In the second in a series of three conversations he talks about himself, his family and his friends, and the famous men and women of a far-off time - the 20s. 30s and 40s.
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK

Contributors

Unknown:
Beverley Nichols

Presenter Wendy Jones Today's programme investigates whether walkers should have more access to privately owned land and discovers how to give a facelift to a heap of old slag. producers GAYNOR SHUTTE and MICK WEBB

Contributors

Presenter:
Wendy Jones
Presenter:
Mick Webb

Six programmes for the would-be author, written and presented by Derek Parker
4: Getttng Down to It
I get up at 5.30 in the morning, because that Is my best time: and I sit down and go on writing steadily until one or two o'clock.'
DEREK PARKER talks to established and up-and-coming writers about their methods of working.

Contributors

Presented By:
Derek Parker
Talks:
Derek Parker

A sort of revue written and performed by Robert Bathurst , Jimmy Mulvllle. Rory McGrath Emma Thompson and Griff Rhys Jones Producer
GEOFFREY PERKINS
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather; travel; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Bathurst
Unknown:
Jimmy Mulvllle.
Unknown:
Rory McGrath
Unknown:
Emma Thompson
Unknown:
Griff Rhys Jones
Producer:
Geoffrey Perkins

by R.E.T. Lamb
with Kate Spiro as Janey

When Billy is killed in a motorcycle accident, his fiancee, Janey, is too distraught to attend the funeral but not too upset, it seems, to start a romance with Billy's younger brother.

BBC Bristol

('My Brother's Keeper' is also in the Orchard Touring Theatre's New Writing Festival at the Barnfield Theatre, Breter)

Contributors

Writer:
R.E.T. Lamb
Director:
Paul Chamberlain
Producer:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Janey:
Kate Spiro
Tom:
Cornelius Garrett
Dereck:
Christian Rodska
Mrs Varley:
Jo Anderson
George:
Paul Nicholson
May:
Susan Dowdall
Aunty:
Vivienne Moore
Geoff:
Jonathan Nibbs
Jim:
John Abineri
Joan:
Constance Chapman
Em:
Pat Field
Vicar:
Tony Robinson
First man:
Phillip Manikum

In the last of three programmes
Doreen Taylor looks mostly at
South America in tracing the perils and pleasures of some of the collectors whose work has enriched the gardens of Britain and the study of botany.
Readers MICIUEL ELDER and MARTIN HELLER
Producer JOHN ARNOTT BBC Scotland

Contributors

Unknown:
Doreen Taylor
Unknown:
Martin Heller
Producer:
John Arnott

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