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Presenters John Timpson and Brian Redhead
6.45* Prayer for the Day THE REV RICHARD HARRIES
6.55, 7.55 Weather forecast
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25", 8.25* Sport
7.30, 8.30 News Summary
7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35. Yesterday in Parliament
8.50' Your Letters
BBC correspondents look at a contemporary issue. A Radio News production byADAMRAPHAEL
Dusk and Mrs Packletlde 's Tiger by SAKI. Read by Kenneth Fortescue
nem, p 21; 0 heavenly
Word, eternal Light (BBC 1111 37); Psalm 84;
Matthew 13. vv 36-43
(RSV); Jesus, where'er thy people meet (BBC HB 263)
followed by travel
The Trent Piranha and the Barford Crocodile Man-eating fish in the Midlands! What a ridiculous idea - or is it? Terry Langford investigates the case of the Trent piranha and whether crocodiles are alive and well - and living in the warm waters of a Bedfordshire power-station.
Producer ANNE blair could BBC Bristol
John Howard brings you the latest consumer news. Today in It's a Bargain, Norman Tozer discusses value for money in garden games for children. What Is safe, entertaining and sturdy?
For fact sheet with details o/ all this week's items, send sae to [address removed]
12.55 Weather: travel: programme news
Presenter Brian Wldlake
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Introduced from Bristol by Jennl Murray In Vino Veritas: supermarket plonk or wine merchants' vintage - a guide to the best for your palate and pocket. In the Hot Seat: LUKE RITTNER, the new
Secretary General of tne Arts Council of Great Britain.
Producer MARY PRICE BBC Bristol
The High Path (3)
by Mary Renault adapted for radio in 11 parts by Michael Bakewell
with
Theseus and the other dancers from the Bull Court are determined to escape from Crete. Theseus knows King Minos is dead and that Asterion, the Minotaurus, wishes to become Minos. After a bull dance where Theseus is nearly gored to death he receives from deep beneath the Palace of Knossos the earthquake warning of the God.
The Open Championship is being played at Birkdale and Peter Alliss Is there as a commentator, but his association with golf goes back to the cradle.
A sprinkling of music, prose and poetry for St Swithin's Day, with Angela Down Anthony Hyde Douglas Leach Bonnie llurren Compiled by JOYCE ROBERTSON
Producer brun PATTEN BBC Bristol
Judgement Day byPENELOPELIVELY abridged in ten parts by EVANGELJNE BANKS
Read by JOAN HART (10) Producer JOHN CARDY
with Susannah Simons and Gordon Clough on VHF until 5.55
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5.55 Weather: programme news
With Brian Perkins
including Financial Report
Chris Serle brings you the stories behind the scenes in the world of travel and transport, with help from
Eric Tobitt , Alanah Martin and Tom Boswell
Producer IRENE MALLIS Editor ROGER MACDONALD
(Repeated: Mon 1 40 pm)
Margaret Howard presents her selection of extracts from BBC radio and television programmes over the past seven days.
Producer helen PRY
All this week the General Synod of the Church of England - the church's parliament - has been meeting in York. Religious Affairs
Correspondent Rosemary Hartill looks back at what has been debated and decided.
Producer JOHN NEWBURY
The Bishop of Edmonton. The Rt Rev Bill Westwood Clare Francis , Hew Watt and Lord Oaksey tackle the Issues raised 11" the audience In Harwich. Essex
Chairman David Jacobs Producer GEOFFREY JAMES BBC Bristol
includes a review of The Fawn, a little-known satirical comedy written by John Marston In 1604, starring Edward de Souza and Basil Henson at the National's Lyttelton Theatre; and previews a season of films on BBC2 starring Elizabeth Taylor, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Giant and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which starts next Sunday.
Presented by Michael Billington
John Morgan reporting
An irreverently critical look back at the week's news with David Tate Bill Wallls , Jon Glover and Sally Grace
Written by JAMES hindrie IAN BROWN , ANDREA SOLOMONS, ROY APPS, RICHARD QUICK,
JOHN LANGDON , JOHN COLLE ! ROGER PLANER , PETER HICKEY and others
Producer jennie CAMPBELL
The Pavilion on the Links (5) long wave only
(Starting on Monday: ' I'm the King of the Castle' by Susan Hill )
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