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Presenters Peter Hobday and Chris Lowe
6.45* Prayer for the Day With DOM ROBERT GIBBONS
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 /or the Day
8.57 Weather: travel
Your chance to ask senior politicians about their party's policies and the4r campaign promises. Sir Robin Day Is in the Chair to ensure fair play.
Linesopen from 8.0 am A simultaneous broadcast with BBC1
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Ken Ford Invites Bill Sowerbutts Geoffrey Smith and Dr Stefan Buczackl to answer questions which listeners have sent in by post.
BBC Manchester
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The White Rose by MARK BOURNE
Read by Robert Rietty long wave only
NEM, p 34; New every morning Is the love (BBC hb408);Psalm140:Acts
2. vv 34-47 (rsv): Christ is made ithe sure foundation (BBC HB 445)
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Richard Baker presents a blend of musical entertainment on record. Producer RAY ABBOTT long wave only
with Paul Heiney and Pattie Coldwell
Today John Howard investigates the service we get from insurance companies when we make claims. How do loss adjusters assess damage? Do we always get the payment to which we are entitled? How important Is the small prtnt in policies?
A serial in nine parts by STEPHEN BARLAY starring
5: Limbo
Directed by PETER KING
12.55 Weather: travel: programme news
Presenter Sir Robin Day
1.55 Shipping forecast long wave only
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with Sue MacGregor Guest of the Week: the trainer of Corbiere. winner of the Grand
National. Jenny Pitman.
One in Three:
ROSEMARY EVAN ' takes a sideways look at her divorce.
DentalDefence:
DOREEN TAYLOR Investigates ways to keep your teeth.
The King's General by DAPHNE DU MAURIER abridged in 15 parts by DOREEN ESTALL
Read by JILL BALCON long wave only
3.2 Afternoon Theatre: Time Spent in Reconnaissance
by Ted Allbeury
with Michael Cochrane as Lt. Peter Harvey, Isabelle Amyes as Fg. Off. Julie Peyton and Richard Kay as Captain Palmer
There's an old adage which says, 'Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted'. Peter Harvey finds that this applies to both his professional and his private life.
Compiled and presented by Michael Fflnch Reader JOHN FRANKLY N-ROBS) N
Church.bellsbeyondthe stars heard, the soul's blood,ofspices,
The land something understood.
Produceru
SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN BBC Bristol
Homily Against Excess of Apparel in Women
PETER MCENERY reads extracts from Queen Elizabeth I's book of Sermons and Homilies, 1562.
The Breaker abridged in 13 parts by MADGE HART from the novel by kit DENTON and read by The Author (1)
Based on the true story of Harry Morant. disgraced naval officer who became first a remittance man in Australia famed for his gentle skill in breaking horses. then a cavalryman in South
AfricaduringtheBoer
War?whereBissavage soldiering brought him notoriety and a tragic end.
Presenters
susannah Simons and Robert WilliamS on VHF until 5.55
5.50 Shipping forecast long wave only
5.55 Weather: programme news
With LAURIE MACMILLAN including Financial Report
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)
Presenter Roger Cook
The second of three portraits of great 19thcentury prima donnas in words and music by PEGGY BRANFORD
Narrator STEPHEN THORNE in a rare radio performance, recorded in 1973, Ingrid Bergman touchingly re-creates, the character of her compatriot ' the Swedish nightingale Jenny Lind , whose voice was the wonder of the age. With BETTY BASKCOMB DAVID GOODERSON and CLIFFORD NORGATE
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK (Revised repeat)
Policies Before Parties Part 1
The political parties all have their prescriptions for curing Britain's problems, but what will their policies mean for the nation?
In the first of two programmes; Mary Goldring chairs a discussion with people outside the party political arena about the issues arriving from the manifestos. producer ANNE WINDER Editor TOM READ
includes reviews of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London; and a new recording of Verdi's early opera
Nabucco conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli with Placido Domingo and, in the title role,
Piero Cappuccilli.
Presenter Natalie Wheen Producer
ANTHONY CHEEVEHS
with Simon Winchester
The Hooligan Nights (6) long wave only
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Extracts from the day's major speeches recorded at campaign meetings. Presenter John Hosken
Weather report; forecast long wave only followed by an interlude