Presenters Brian Redhead and Peter Hobday with John Timpson reporting from Jordan on HM The Queen's visit.
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6.45 Prayer for the Day
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Read by PETER DONALDSON
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7.45* Thought for the Day
8.35* Yesterday in Parliament
by NOEL COWARD
Yesterday a plaque was unveiled to the memory of Noel Coward in Westminster Abbey.
In the 20s and early 30s, he stepped aside from his theatrical career to compile these parodies of the literary pretensions of the age.
In Spangled Unicorn,
Coward anthologises the work of a group of preposterously plausible poets, complete with introductory notes read by John Moffatt
Poems read by Elizabeth Proud and Sean Barrett Producer GLYN DEARMAN long wave only
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The last of four profiles by Ray Gosling Peggy Duff
Chain-smoking Sergeant-major of CND, she put her left foot forward and loud-hailed anti-
Armageddonists towards portable toilets and hot, sweet tea....
Producer ALASTAIR WILSON BBC Manchester (Revised repeat) long wave only
Madge's Close Encounter by CAROL BRUGGEN
Read by Judith Barker Producer GILLIAN HUSH BBC Manchester long wave only
Not Only Jews - Jesus Moves Outside Galilee NEM, p 114; We turn to you, 0 God of every nation (BP 96); From the rising of the sun (Gore-
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Neil Landor sorts out your queries, quibbles and quandaries
Producer JAN TAYLOR long wave only
News and advice for consumers with Paul Heiney and Les Cottington with his weekly shopping guide.
Albert, Carl, Graham,
Maurice and Robin invite you to join them for another half hour of Grumbleweed fun.
This week, the film they said could never be made. The North of England's answer to E.T., which is - TA - T'alien!
Written by MIKE CRAIG and RON MCDONNELL Additional material
BARRY FAULKNER
Producer MIKE CRAIG BBC Manchester
(First broadcast on R2)
Presenter Sir Robin Day
with Gillian Reynolds Boast it, Drop it, Kill it:
CAROLYN HARTMAN looks at what has motivated nearly a million women in Britain to take up the game of squash.
The Birds Fall Down (11) long wave only
Four Legs, One at Each Corner
A new play for radio by ALLAN PRIOR with Julia McKenzie Stella Tanner John Hollis and Victor Spinetti
Jack and Tommy's losses on the horses are starting to worry their wives. So
Erna and Betty think of a way of brightening up their days at the races: stop betting and buy a horse.
Directed by MICHAEL HEFFERNAN
Operatic Encounters Edward Downes raises the curtain on some unexpected aspects of his work in the opera house. 3: Prompting
BBC Manchester
Woman and Puppet (6)
with Susannah Simons and Robert Williams
with HARRIET CASS including
Financial Report
(Repeated: Fri 1.40 pm)
ou la Sympathie
Pastorale-heroique in three acts Libretto by Jean Francois Marmontel
Music by Rameau
Sung in French
Acante and Cephise are crossed in love by a wicked Genie. A good fairy comes to the rescue and love triumphs over all.
The Choir of the English Concert
The English Concert, leader Simon Standage, directed by Trevor Pinnock
(First broadcast on Radio 3)
Introduced by Anthony Howard
Compiled by LAURIE MASON ProducerCAROLE STONE BBC Bristol
Act 2
Slowly light strengthens, and the room takes shape. It stands plain as a wardrobe, what we know, have always known, know that we can escape, yet can't accept. (Aubade) In a rare interview recorded at his home in Hull, the poet Philip Larkin discusses his work, his audience and literary prizes with the novelist A. N. Wilson. Producer BRIAN BARFIELD (Extended repeat of a Kaleidoscope production)
Act 3
The Cone-gatherers (9)
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