Presented from Northern Ireland by John Johnston A regional view of farming in the week ahead
BBC Northern Ireland
Presenters John Timpson and Peter Hobday
6.30. 7.30. 8.38
News Summary
6.45* Prayer for the Day
7.0. 8.0 Today's News Read by LAURIE MACMILLAN
7.25*. 8.25* Sport
7.45* Thought for the Day Editor JULIAN HOLLAND
A look ahead with David llltchlnson
A 9tory by HESTER BURTON arranged In five parts by EDWARD PHILLIPS
Read by Judy Bennett and Charles Collingwood (1) It is 1B05. the year of Trafalgar. Life Is to change dramatically for the 12-year-old Henchman twins. Nell and Tom. when they find the near-lifeless body of a soldier on the beach.
Producer DAVID LYTTLE
A lively ma.tching of wit and wisdom between some of the personalities who will be in the news this week.
Kenneth Robinson adds his own brand of humour. Producer JENNY DANKS
My Uncle Lennie by HILL SLAVID
Read by Cyril Shaps Producer MITCH RAPER
NEM.p 21; Lo. God is here! Let us adore (BBC
HB 264); Psalm 9; Matthew 16. vv 1-12 (RSV); 0 Cod. thou ar,t my God alone (BBC HB 468)
The cathedral, the headquarters of the world's largest travel agency and the Nene Valley Steam Railway are on Brian Johnston 's itinerary when he visits Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.
Producer ANTHONY SMITH BBC Bristol
Some of the poetry requested by Radfo 4 listeners presented by Charles Tomlinson Readers ISABEL DEAN and ANDREW SACHS Compiled by MARGARET BRADLEY BBC Bristol
Paul Heiney with the latest news for consumers. Family finance, health. education, housing and all the other matters that concern us in our everyday lives.
The telephone lines are open for your comments from 11.0 am on [number removed]Editor JOHN GETCOOD
Johnny Morris recalls some of the people. places and happenings in a quarter of a century of jaunting.
This week: New York Producer BRIAN PATTEN BBC Bristol
Presenter Gordon Clough Editor DEREK LEWIS
Introduced by Sue MacGregor will include during the week some Talking Point discussions. Your Letters and other topics.
Among these today: The Dillen. the townspeople of Stratford-upon-Avon join the Royal Shakespeare Company to recreate the battle for survival of their poor
Victorian and Edwardian ancestors. JEREMY HAYES reports.
The Plague Dogs byRICHARDADAMS abridged in 16 pants by PAT MCLOUGIILIN
Read by MARTIN JARVIS (4) Editor SANDRA CHALMERS
Madam Main Course by PETER TERSON
Animal psychologist
Roger Mugford. deals In doggy problems. St John Howell observes the case of Nicky who hates the proverbial postman. Producer ANN TENNANT BBC Birmingham
Pudd'nhead Wilson (6)
Presenters Gordon Clough and Liz Donnelly
Editor DEREK LEWIS
With BRYAN MARTIN including Financial Report
Written by DIANE CULVEHIIOUSE
Cast for the week:
Hymn sung by the children of PARK GROVE SCHOOL, Birmingham BBC Birmingham
(Revised rpt of 9.0 am)
Giles Cooper Award winner
The Old Man Sleeps Alone by JOHN ARDEN
A legend, for radio, of the building of Durham Cathedral
Directed by ALFRED BRADLEY BBC Manchester ' The Old Man Sleeps
Alone' is included in Best Radio Plays of 1982. BBC/Methuen, £7.95 from booksellers
The English Ring The 1983 Bayreuth
Festival production of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelungs is staged by Sir Peter Hall with designs by William Dudley and conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Will this English assault on the green hill where Wagner built his theatre, establish a new style of Wagnerian production for the 80s?
Paul Vaughan has been backstage at the Festival Theatre to talk to those involved in mounting Wagner's masterpiece and reports on the critical reactions to the first complete cycle of Das Rheingold, Die
Walfciire, Siegfried and Gótterdümmerung.
Producer BRIAN BARFIELD Editor ROSEMARY HART
with Alexander MacLeod Editor KEN GOUDIE
Presenter Colin Tudge Producer JULIAN BROWN
In the Cage bVHENRYJAMES abridged in seven parts by MADGE HART
Read by Charles Kay (1) A young girl becomes deeply involved in a couple's secret love affair. conducted largely via telegrams despatched from the London post-office where she works.
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Nine programmes in which Jeremy Slepmann recounts, with the help of letters, diaries and memoirs, the adventures and reflections of composers abroad.
2: Haydn in England with Peter Vaughan as Haydn Producer CATHY WEARING long wave only
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