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John Timpson fn Brighton at the Labour Party
Conference and Peter Hobday In London
6.30, 7.30, 8.30
News Summary
6.45* Prayer for the Day
7.0, 8.0 Today's News
Read by EUGENE FRASER
7.10* Your Letters
7.25*, 8.25* Sport
7.45. Thought for the Day

Contributors

Unknown:
John Timpson
Unknown:
Peter Hobday
Read By:
Eugene Fraser

Feet and Footwear
In National Foot Week, shoe-fitter Lionel Freeman and podiatrist and chiropodist Barry Francis Join Jill Burridge In the studio to answer your questions on foot problems, foot development and the part that shoes can play In preventing deformity and pain.
Produced by the Woman's Hour unit
Lines open from 8.0 am

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Freeman
Unknown:
Barry Francis
Unknown:
Join Jill Burridge

including
Twelve Good Men and True What's It like to be on a jury? Who can refuse to be jurors?
Presenter John Howard puts all your questions on jury service to a Crown Court recorder and the administrator of one of Britain's biggest courts.
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Contributors

Presenter:
John Howard

A special edition featuring two former champions of Brain of Britain, plus the winner of this year's competition. Chairman
Robert Robinson Peter Barlow
(former diplomat from Argyll, Scotland, Brain of Britain 1981 Dr John Pusey administrator at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Brain of Britain 1982 and the new holder who last week became Brain of Britain 1983
Programme devised by JOHN P. WYNN
Questions set by IAN GILLIES
Producer RICHARD EDIS
(Repeated: Thurs 6.30 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Robinson
Unknown:
Peter Barlow
Unknown:
Dr John Pusey
Unknown:
John P. Wynn
Unknown:
Ian Gillies
Producer:
Richard Edis

Introduced by Sue MacGregor including
This week Bradford, recently acclaimed as the tourist city of England. welcomes BERNARD JACKSON , who investigates this surprising tourist boom. The House of Women (12) long wave only

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Bernard Jackson

A Kind of Wild Justice by KEITH HAGENBACH with Lee Montague and Eric Lander
Octavio Colomar is very successful and very ruthless. When he comes up against a group of people as ruthless as he Is, he finds himself, for the first time in his life, unable to manipulate events.
Directed by CHRISTOPHER VENNING

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Hagenbach
Unknown:
Lee Montague
Unknown:
Eric Lander
Unknown:
Octavio Colomar
Directed By:
Christopher Venning
Octavio Colomar:
Lee Montague
Juan Vernal:
Eric Lander
Isabella:
Frances Jeater
Commander Torres:
Nigel Graham
Luis Vittorio:
Michael Shannon
DiAngelo:
David Graham
Bank manager:
Michael Spice
Felipe Colomar:
David Timson
Paco:
Richard Huw
Ramon:
Mark Straker
Jose:
Russell Keith-Grant
Raphael:
Jon Strickland

Diane Keen presents a new musical in which pupils from Birmingham's ASTON MANOR SCHOOL follow the warp and the weft of the Bayeaux
Tapestry in re-telling the story of the Battle of Hastings.
Music by MIKE SMITH
Lyrics by STEVE GOODMAN Producer ANN TENNANT BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
Diane Keen
Music By:
Mike Smith
Unknown:
Steve Goodman
Producer:
Ann Tennant

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Written by ROB GRANT and DOUG NAYLOR
Music by PETER BREWIS Producer ALAN NIXON
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Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Barrie.
Unknown:
Nick Maloney
Unknown:
Nick Wilton
Written By:
Rob Grant
Written By:
Doug Naylor
Music By:
Peter Brewis
Producer:
Alan Nixon

Written by DEBBIE COOK
Agricultural story editor JoNTlIONY PARKIN
(Repeated: Wed 1.40 pm) Cast for the week:
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Written By:
Debbie Cook
Editor:
Jontliony Parkin
Dan:
Frank Middlemass
Peggy:
June Spencer
Jennifer:
Angela Piper
Brian:
Charles Collingwood
Phil:
Norman Painting
Laura ,:
Betty McDowall
Tom Forrest:
Bdb Arnold
Walter:
Chris Gittins
Nelson Gabriel:
Jack May
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Joe Grundy:
Haydn Jones
Eddie:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrle:
Heather Bell
Jethro Larkln:
George Hart
Richard Adamson:
Richard Carrington

Victorian reformers built large psychiatric hospitals to take the mentally III away from the horrors of the private mad house and the hostility of an Intolerant public. Now, as many of these buildings crumble, the government Is encouraging revolutionary plans to put thousands of psychiatric patients back into the community.
Roger Finnigan reports on these plans and the critics who say they could end in a social disaster. Producer JOHN DRURY Editor DAVID TAYLOR BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Wed 4.10 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Finnigan
Producer:
John Drury
Editor:
David Taylor

George Orwell 's 1984 was written in 1948. Julian Symons offers his assessment of the book, considers it as a reflection of Britain in the late 40s and discusses its implications for 1983 with Professor Witney Bolton of Ruttgers
University; The Rt Hon
Roy Hattersley ; Anthony Smith , writer and broadcaster; and John Wain , author and critic. Producer ALAN WILDING (Repeated; Fri 11.0 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
George Orwell
Unknown:
Julian Symons
Unknown:
Professor Witney Bolton
Unknown:
Roy Hattersley
Unknown:
Anthony Smith
Unknown:
John Wain
Producer:
Alan Wilding

Prix Italia
Rrrrr ... A Radiophantasy, The Big Gravel-sifter,
Fatti Vivo Claudio , The Dog it was That Died, A Woman, her Lover and her Husband, A la recherche de S, Bartok Goes to Sea ... the pick of the year's music. documentary and drama programmes from broadcasting organisations all over the world have been competing during the past two weeks for the laurel leaves of the Prix Italia. Paul Vaughan reports on the winners and talks to the programme-makers and executives who made the journey to Capri to view, listen and to discuss the latest trends in broadcasting. Producer
RICHARD BANNERMAN

Contributors

Unknown:
Fatti Vivo Claudio
Unknown:
Paul Vaughan
Unknown:
Richard Bannerman

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