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7.10 Sunday Papers long wave only
7.15 Apna Hi
Ghar Samajhiye : for Asians BBC Birmingham long wave only
7.45 Bells
7.50 Turning Over New Leaves: David Craig selects readings from
The History of the Church of England 1945-1980 by PAUL A. WELSBY

Contributors

Unknown:
Ghar Samajhiye
Unknown:
David Craig
Unknown:
Paul A. Welsby

from St Molua's Parish Church, Stormont, Belfast conducted by the Rector THE REV EDGAR HAMILTON
Organist and Choirmaster JAMES DRENNAN
Reading (NEB): Genesis 1, vv 26-31
Hymns (ICH): 0 worship the King (352); We thank thee, Lord, for this fair earth (357); Praise the Lord!(354)
Anthem: All creatures of our God and King (Harris) Psalm 104, vv 24-36 (Longhurst)
BBC Northern Ireland

Contributors

Organist:
Edgar Hamilton

I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again - The Wonder Show starring
Tim Brooke-Taylor John Cleese
David Hatch , Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie
Written by GRAEME GARDEN. ERIC IDLE. BILL ODDIE
Music THE DAVE LEE GROUP Producer HUMPHREY BARCLAY (First broadcast in 1967)

Contributors

Unknown:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Unknown:
John Cleese
Unknown:
David Hatch
Unknown:
Jo Kendall
Unknown:
Bill Oddie
Written By:
Graeme Garden.
Producer:
Humphrey Barclay

visits Staffordshire where members of the Anslow and District
Gardening Society put their questions to Geoffrey Smith Clay Jones and Dr Stefan Buczacki Questionmaster Ken Ford
BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Wed 10.0 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Clay Jones
Unknown:
Dr Stefan Buczacki
Unknown:
Questionmaster Ken

Babylon Has Fallen by JOHN FLETCHER
In the 1840s on the Keeling Cocos Islands, Augustus Hare , an old
Etonian, kept a harem of 50 Malaysian concubines. His idyll was rudely shattered by the arrival of David Worth , a Bristolian evangelist, who was determined to found a New Jerusalem.
Cottage organist IAN CARSON Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN BBC Bristol

Contributors

Unknown:
John Fletcher
Unknown:
Augustus Hare
Unknown:
David Worth
Organist:
Ian Carson
Directed By:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Augustus Hare:
John Castle
Edith Worth:
Maureen O'Brien
David Worth:
John Rowe
Captain Joshua Slocum:
David March
Elisha:
Owen Garmon
Annie:
Shireen Shah

Seal Sands
In the midst of industrial Teesside on the east coast of England, these 400 acres of sands are a vital wintering place for thousands of waders and ducks. Teesside has been an industrial centre since medieval times, when sea coal was used to obtain salt from the estuary mud, but while there is a temporary halt to the march of industry, the future of this wildlife refuge is in doubt.
Derek Jones is joined on a radio nature trail by Michael Clegg and Peter Evans to seek out the natural clues to the past and the future. Producer
CHRISTOPHER LOWELL BBC Bristol
(Repeated: Thurs 9.30 am) long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jones
Unknown:
Michael Clegg
Unknown:
Peter Evans
Unknown:
Christopher Lowell

In the first of three programmes, Julian Hale travels to Stockholm. Here he reports on a crisis in confidence at the heart of one of the world's most comprehensive welfare states. Are too many children being taken into custody? Many parents believe the answer is yes; that the state, however well-intentioned, is playing the role of Big Brother. Producer JULIAN HALE

Contributors

Unknown:
Julian Hale
Producer:
Julian Hale

by ARTHUR JEFFERSON
A thriller serial for radio in six parts
6: For Detective Inspector Carter and Detective
Constable Nuttall , it has been a most complex case. Now they move in for the final killing, but it is a killing they had not expected.
Directed by GERRY JONES (Repeated: Wed 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Arthur Jefferson
Unknown:
Inspector Carter
Unknown:
Constable Nuttall
Directed By:
Gerry Jones
Det Con Nuttall:
Michael Jenner
Det Insp Carter:
Sean Barrett
Sgt Plummer:
John Hollis
Actor:
Allan Cuthbertson
Mrs Norton:
Hilda Schroder
Sandy Harris:
Jon Strickland
Jane Driscoll:
Dione Inman

ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA leader jose luis GARCIA conducted by JEFFREY TATE JOHN WILLIAMS (guitar)
Wagner Siegfried Idyll Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
(First broadcast on R3)

Contributors

Leader:
Jose Luis Garcia
Conducted By:
Jeffrey Tate
Guitar:
John Williams
Unknown:
Wagner Siegfried

The third of six weekly extracts from the forthcoming novel by NEIL BOYD. a new story which follows Jesus through the unrecorded years in his life. 'Jesus was shocked to discover the girl had the same name as his mother, shocked into an even deeper compassion.'
Read by Simon Cadell
Producer SHIRLEY PENROSE BBC Bristol
(Simon Cadell is in 'Hi-de-Hi!' at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London)

Contributors

Novel By:
Neil Boyd.
Read By:
Simon Cadell
Producer:
Shirley Penrose
Unknown:
Simon Cadell

The story of a simple soul by H.G. Wells.
Dramatised in five parts by Michelene Wandor.
Starring Paul Daneman as H.G. Wells and Mark Straker as Kipps.
With Nickolas Grace, Kathryn Hurlbutt and Rosalind Ayres.
(Repeated: Fri 3.0pm)
Woddis On ... page 77

Contributors

Author:
H.G. Wells
Dramatised by:
Michelene Wandor
Music:
Ilona Sekacz
Director:
Martin Jenkins
H.G. Wells:
Paul Daneman
Kipps:
Mark Straker
Chitterlow:
Nickolas Grace
Miss Walshingham:
Kathryn Hurlbutt
Emily:
Rosalind Ayres
Uncle:
John Hollis
Aunt:
Jane Wenham
Sid Pornick:
Michael Jenner
Ann, his sister:
Moir Leslie
Driver:
Jon Strickland
Mr Shalford:
Michael Bilton
Carshot:
Christopher Biggins
Buggins:
John Webb
Flo:
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Chester Coote:
Christopher Good
Henry Walshingham:
Spencer Banks
Miss Lomax:
Margot Boyd

Countryman and broadcaster Phil Drabble helps to celebrate the 300th edition of the Countryside programme with a tour of his
Staffordshire garden - a haven for varying wildlife. Also evidence has been discovered of badger baiting in North Wales and so he discusses the future of one of his favourite animals. There's news for trainee horticulturalists and a walk along the Cotswold Way discovering country crafts and local history. Introduced by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Producer CAROUNE ELUOT

Contributors

Unknown:
Phil Drabble

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